Episode 111 - Die Hamletmachine by Heiner Müller (Translated by Dennis Redmond) with Special Guest Mary Parker *Patron’s Choice*

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our Patron Miri requested that we read the legendary German post-modernist play, <em>Die Hamletmachine </em>and also watch a film adaptation of it.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">You can watch us react in real-time to the film version on <a title= "Terrible Book Club's Patreon" href= "https://www.patreon.com/terriblebookclub" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">our Patreon</a>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Due to the depths of madness that this piece took us to and the fact that neither of us are thespians, we invited local Boston theater director, actor, and all-around hilarious and glorious human Mary Parker on the show today to guide us through</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Hamletmachine</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can hear day-time Mary on <a title="Eureka's Sounds of Science Podcast" href= "https://www.criver.com/eureka/podcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Eureka's Sounds of Science</a>, the podcast she makes for her actual job. Conversely, you can opt to hear after-hours Mary on the <a title="Book #51 episode of Sweet Valley Diaries" href= "https://www.sweetvalleydiaries.net/2021/04/extra-drama-51-so-youre-raising-a-jessica-podcast-bonus-episode.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Book #51: Against the Odds episode of Sweet Valley Diaries</a>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Content Warnings:</strong> <em>In addition to our usual barnyard language, today's episode makes mention of</em></span> <em>cancer, incest, misogyny, murder, sexual assault, and socialist Germany.</em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em>If you, too, would like to force us to read a book (or other written ephemera), head over to our Patreon and select the $10/month tier to fast-track your book of choice to an upcoming episode!</em></span></p>