The Dark Academicals: translation in Oxford, battling Hell, and 15th century tarot in the season 5 line-up
The podcast where we delve into the mythos of dark academia, one book at a time.
Our fifth season (!!) is going to be our biggest and most challenging yet with two chonks, a series continuation, a modern classic and another pick from a favourite author.
We. Are. Excited.
And also slightly daunted by the size of the first two picks if I’m being totally honest… But they’re going to be good. I have zero doubt about that!
If you’re signed up to our newsletter (we have giveaways and Q&As!) or listened to the final episode of season 4 then you got a sneak peek at the titles coming to your earbuds this season, but if you’re not quite caught up there’s no need to worry - we’ve got you covered.
You can listen via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and this very website!
The full list of titles and the episode date are below - we’d absolutely love you to read along with us!
‘Babel’ by RF Kuang (30 May)
‘Hell Bent’ by Leigh Bardugo (13 June)
‘The Ruins’ by Phoebe Wynne (27 June)
‘Brideshead Revisited’ by Evelyn Waugh (11 July)
‘The Cloisters’ by Katy Hays (25 July)
‘How We Fall Apart’ by Katie Zhao (8 August)
This season is going to bring us traditional boarding school and university settings, but also visits The Met in NYC and dabbles in Hell, historical fiction, and a legit modern classic that I’ve been meaning to read for YEARS.
You can listen via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and this very website!
(The podcast is also available on Castbox and Google Podcasts.)
If you want to read along this season, we have a list of every title we’ve tackled across the podcast so far that are available through bookshop.org to buy in a playlist below. Buying through our affiliate link helps us fund the podcast and the website, and supports independent bookshops too, at no extra cost to you - a winner for all.
Written by Sophie
