The Canterbury Fails
David Coley and Matt Hussey
Reading marginal, minor, and absolutely unread Old and Middle English poetry, paired with a thematically appropriate cocktail.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Apr 21, 2023 • 48min
A Delightful Rustic Burlesque Tournament
A bunch of yahoos battle it out over a reeve's daughter, while we drink an oily peach-potpourri disaster.
Apr 7, 2023 • 48min
An Old English Poem about Bones Cooked by Cooks in a Cooking Pan
A degenerate and grotesque Old English psalm paired with a smoky golden delight.
Mar 4, 2023 • 42min
A Description of Man's Members (really!)
A wild and all too detailed description of male members; actually, no, it's a political allegory in verse, and a sevenfold rich whisky marvel.
Feb 18, 2023 • 46min
The Old English Chrodegang
A stultifying set of rules for churchmen with a flaming rum-blast of venom, scorpion-style.
Jan 29, 2023 • 48min
Very Special Episode: Council of Trees and the Knight's Tale
In this stunt episode, David and Matt adventure downtown to a super fancy cocktail lab and--switching it up--attempt to match a medieval text to the drink. Amazing cocktail and mainstream (non-Fail) text. An ambient noise odyssey in self-consciousness, grotesque wealth, and canonical literature. Special thanks to our very cool bartender and bonus thanks to our audio engineer splice-master.
Jan 14, 2023 • 36min
Rats Away! A Middle English Charm
A broken-down shattered poeticalish charm against vermin with a swingin' big city celebrity tipple.
Dec 10, 2022 • 40min
Excommunication! Curses! Woe!
A fiery blast of excommunication ritual with a literally on fire tequila citrus blowout.
Nov 19, 2022 • 38min
The Book of Quint Essence
An alchemical slog in Middle English prose matched by a neoplatonically perfect cure-all.
Oct 28, 2022 • 44min
Lorica of Laidcenn
God and his army protects every last one of your weird little body parts, while you sip a herbal smoky kick to the the triform brain (and liver).
Oct 15, 2022 • 1h 3min
WPHP Monthly Mercury x Canterbury Fails: MONKS !!!
A late medieval music theory complaint and literally the best most bonkers depraved monk freak show mock-gothic novel paired with a gin-soaked tea (do re mi!) and repugnant Jolly Rancher retro-cocktail. With awesome special guest stars Kandice Sharren and Kate Moffatt.
