Mayday: The Handmaid’s Tale Podcast

No historical symposium here, just the final episode of our podcast series covering The Testaments. Join Tiana, Angie, Whitney, & Leah once more as they break down the remainder of Margaret Atwood's sequel to The Handmaid's Tale. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support

Tiana and friends are back for their final installments of The Testaments. We're breaking this final discussion up into two parts so you can really dive into it. Look for part two next week! How do they feel about the book in the end? Did Lydia win them over? Did Margaret Atwood capture the teenage voice? Can you drink leftover red wine? All shall be revealed in Pt 1 of the final episode of The Testaments Book Club! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support

Justin and Tiana LOVE scary movies. Tiana never gets to watch them and Justin...well he loves them but...well he's kinda scared of them. So they figured that the best solution was to watch them together and let YOU pick what they watch! It's the second annual Mayday Scary Movie Day featuring "The Conjuring" and "Freaks!" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support

Pour yourself a glass of wine and join Mayday for the third installment of The Testaments Book Club series of podcasts. This week Tiana is joined by Angie and Leah to discuss the next 100 pages in the book. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support

It's the second episode of our book club podcasts cover The Testaments. Tiana, Sarah and Whitney breakdown the next 100 pages and give their thoughts on Lydia, Agnes and Daisy. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support

The Testaments, the long-awaited sequel to Margaret Atwood's novel The Handmaid's Tale is here...and we're here to discuss it! We will have four podcasts dedicated to the book, with each episode covering approx 100 pages of the novel. In our first episode, Tiana and Sarah are joined by friends Whitney, Angie and Leah to talk about Chapters 1 - 6. Enjoy as they take a deep dive back into the world of Gilead! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support

Welcome to our intro to The Testaments book club. Over four episodes, covering about 100 pages per episode, we will be exploring the world of The Testaments, Margaret Atwood's sequel to The Handmaid's Tale. This episode features an introduction to our book club members, our Mayday co-hosts Tiana and Sarah and special guests Whitney, Angie, and Leah. Plus they introduce us to and breakdown the three main characters, Agnes, Daisy, and Aunt Lydia from whose perspective The Testaments is told. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support

Elisabeth Williams is responsible for making the horrifically beautiful world of Gilead come to life on screen. Listen as she describes how her production design team takes The Handmaid's Tale from script to screen and get some great insider info on the show. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support

Editors, the unsung heroes of the film/tv world...and The Handmaid's Tale's Wendy Hallam-Martin is a great one. Her work on the show earned her an Emmy in 2018 and she's nominated once again in 2019. She talks to us about some of the ways editing shapes what we see on the screen and drops a bunch of fantastic fun facts about some of her favorite scenes from the show. It's great, great stuff! Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support

Music nerds unite! Composer Adam Taylor, the man responsible for composing all that creepy, crawly and....occasionally...uplifting music that you hear on The Handmaid's Tale, joins Mayday for an interview. Learn about how he creates that music for the show, where he came from, what his influences are, and much much more! PLUS we bet you've heard his work in a couple other places and didn't even know it. Listen and enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support

Wanna know what we have planned for September and October? Take a listen as we plan for more great Handmaid's Tale content for the fall. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support

Three time Emmy nominee, and former Handmaid's Tale costume designer Ane Crabtree joins us to answer your questions and talk about all things Handmaid's Tale. Why did she leave the show? Who was the most challenging character to design for ? What inspired the leather muzzles in season 2? Plus we discuss what the future holds for one of the most creative, positive, authentically warm and open people you could ever talk to. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support

We were so excited to talk to Ane Crabtree again! Here is a small sample of the interview with her answering a listeners question about the impact the Handmaid's Tale costumes had on her and other fans. Enjoy! Full interview up soon! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support

It's Part 2 of our Wrap up/Ask us anything-ish show! In this episode we really get to dive deep into the psyche of Sarah. Whether it's black bean brownies, a bag that only she can explain, her love for the Punisher or wishing death upon the Puntams, Sarah straddles her way into your heart. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support

We don't always drink and podcast, but when we do it's because it's the Season 3 wrap up show AND our favorite time of year...AMA-ish....time! It's time unwind, relax, take a look back season 3, take a look forward at what comes next for the podcast, AND answer some of your burning questions. Questions such as...."WTF with Nick!?", "How did we meet & start the podcast?", "Why did you guys think there was a second house?!". and more! So, we're splitting this episode up into a few different parts so you can savor it as much as we did. Thank you so much! DO NOT UNSUBSCRIBE! We have more content coming very, very soon! Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support

We're not crying, you're crying! Ok we're all crying, right? A season that had many fans questioning everything about this show, ends with a finale that is a beautiful testament to what can be achieved when women empower other women to get shit done. Meanwhile Fred and Serena remind us that when there's nothing left to eat, the last two rats will feed on each other to survive. What a finish! Let's talk about it! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support

In which we discuss the Waterford's luxury prison accommodations (wtf!?) and Fred's new gig modeling for "Private Prison's Illustrated", marvel at Serena's general lack of self awareness, applaud Moira as she reminds Serena of exactly who, and what she is regardless of hairstyle and clothing choice, we wonder what exactly Luke's plan was (what's in the binder!?!?), deep dive into June's big decisions, and try and figure where this is all leading. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support

In which we get to speak to Bruce Miller, showrunner, writer, and producer for The Handmaid's Tale on HULU! Including one question & answer that will fundamentally change the way you view the show! Bruce is amazing as always in a an interview that covers a ton of ground, including questions from some of you! We cover topics ranging from fan reactions to the new season, the whereabouts of Nick, mental health and medicine in Gilead as well as on set, as well as June's Jezebel outfit, who picked THAT song, PLUS we learn once and for all if the Joey Lawrence rabbit hole is real. Thank you to everyone that submitted questions on social media or through the message app on Anchor! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support

Hey! Look who checked their notifications! Well you are in for a treat! Here is a super tiny sneak peak at our interview with Bruce Miller...just for those of you who happened to check for a new episode today. Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support

In which we discuss... Serena's bold plan for stupid Fred, June and the angry Martha mafia, Commander Lawrence and the deflated ego, how all of our hopes hinge on Billy, little stabs, little stabs......burn baby burn. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themaydaypodcast/support