SEASON 7 EPISODE 8: HESITATION
This week we’re reading chapters 35-39 of Anna and the French Kiss through the theme of hesitation. And you know what, maybe some of our characters should have hesitated a bit more. It gets a bad rap but it’s not always a bad thing! Sometimes you should actually hesitate for a sec!
In this section, Anna wakes up hungover and very regretful, but she and Rashmi get closer over a late breakfast heart-to-heart. St Clair and Anna are at an impasse. Dave makes a pass and Anna’s kind of okay with it until she’s really, really not. Etienne’s mom gets a clean bill of health. He also tells Anna he’d kiss her if she asked… she asks. Meredith is distraught, Anna is freaking out, everything is terrible.
This episode was recorded on 3 September 2022.
Show notes
This week we’re reading chapters 35-39 through the theme of hesitation. If you’d like to read along with us, you can find the full breakdown here.
CONTENT WARNING: We discuss a suicide attempt in the first part of this episode so if this is triggering for you, we’re past that chat around 8min into the pod.
If this brings up anything for you or anyone you know, please reach out to Lifeline. They are there to help. You can call Lifeline Australia at 13 11 14, or Lifeline New Zealand at 0800 543 354, or look to the show notes for more resources.
About A Boy - IMDB IMDB here.
No man is an island by John Donne - read it here.
More here about My Best Friend’s Wedding. Here’s the scene Jen V was talking about:
What book is Jen V talking about? Can anyone guess??
Read more here about the show Jenn D started: Nancy Drew (can confirm it is both canon and heartbreaking)
We’re not gonna link She Who Must Not Be Named obviously.
Anne Rice’s writer shield - more here!
The Ann Perkins (more here!) thing where you change your entire personality based on romantic partners. They might even get you jogging :|
We would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land where this episode was recorded - the Guringai and Darug people, and tangata whenua of Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Our intro and outro music is by the excellent Scott Buckley. Check him out here.
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Thanks for listening! Next week, we’re reading Chapters 40-43 through the theme of opportunity.