Five or Flop: the Best (and Worst) Historical Fiction Has to Offer
by Five or Flop
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Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht: The Flopiocentric Theory
Jun 23, 2026
Unknown duration
Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot: Breaking the Flop Wall
Jun 16, 2026
Unknown duration
The Piano Lesson by August Wilson: The Flop Cycle
Jun 9, 2026
56m 15s
Amadeus by Peter Shaffer: Composing a Flopera
Jun 2, 2026
25m 31s
King John and Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare: A History, A Tragedy, and a Flop
May 26, 2026
53m 47s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/23/26 | Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht: The Flopiocentric Theory | Continuing the theme of Catholic persecution (from another angle), we're reading Life of Galileo this week! Brief correction: we know you actually can't make a reservation at Eebee's.Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five.Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!Our Season Six Reading Challenge is live on StoryGraph! Find it here: https://bit.ly/3Qvy6yYWant to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8 | — | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot: Breaking the Flop Wall | We read Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot—or should we say, Murder in the CAT(S)hedral for how much we're talking about Cats this week.Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five.Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!Our Season Six Reading Challenge is live on StoryGraph! Find it here: https://bit.ly/3Qvy6yYWant to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8 | — | ||||||
| 6/9/26 | The Piano Lesson by August Wilson: The Flop Cycle✨ | familyPittsburgh+3 | — | The Piano Lesson | Pittsburgh | August WilsonThe Piano Lesson+5 | — | 56m 15s | |
| 6/2/26 | Amadeus by Peter Shaffer: Composing a Flopera✨ | historical fictionMozart+3 | — | Amadeus | — | AmadeusPeter Shaffer+5 | — | 25m 31s | |
| 5/26/26 | King John and Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare: A History, A Tragedy, and a Flop✨ | Shakespearehistorical fiction+4 | — | Five or FlopKing John+1 | — | ShakespeareKing John+5 | — | 53m 47s | |
| 5/19/26 | 1776 by Peter Stone and Sherman Edwards: Flopnoxious and Disliked✨ | historical fictionmusicals+3 | — | Ford's TheaterFive or Flop+1 | — | 1776historical fiction+3 | — | 43m 46s | |
| 4/28/26 | Silence Movie Review: Five Movie, Flop Accents✨ | movie reviewhistorical fiction+3 | — | Five or FlopLetterboxd+2 | — | SilenceMartin Scorsese+5 | — | 23m 51s | |
| 4/14/26 | The Hamnet Play: Alas, Poor Flop✨ | Hamnethistorical fiction+3 | — | Five or FlopHamnet+1 | — | Hamnethistorical fiction+5 | — | 20m 27s | |
| 3/31/26 | Gone with the Wind Movie Review: Fiddle-Dee-Flop✨ | movie reviewhistorical fiction+3 | — | Five or FlopGone with the Wind | — | Gone with the Windmovie review+3 | — | 31m 31s | |
| 3/17/26 | Watching Wuthering Heights: I Think I'm Gonna Flop in This House✨ | film reviewWuthering Heights+3 | — | Five or FlopWuthering Heights | — | Wuthering Heightsfilm review+3 | — | 30m 00s | |
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| 2/24/26 | The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell: The Last Duke of Flopara✨ | historical fictionbook review+3 | — | Five or FlopThe Marriage Portrait+1 | — | historical fictionMaggie O'Farrell+3 | — | 53m 23s | |
| 2/17/26 | The Red Tent by Anita Diamant: Jacob and His Twelve Flops✨ | historical fictionbook review+3 | — | The Red Tent | Biblical times | The Red TentAnita Diamant+5 | — | 42m 42s | |
| 2/10/26 | The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas: Agnes T. Flop✨ | female friendshipmurder+3 | Jen Traver | Five or FlopThe Persian Pickle Club | — | The Persian Pickle ClubSandra Dallas+5 | — | 44m 34s | |
| 2/3/26 | Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell: Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Flop✨ | American literaturehistorical fiction+3 | — | Gone with the Wind | — | Gone with the WindMargaret Mitchell+3 | — | 1h 20m 55s | |
| 1/27/26 | The Paper Daughters of Chinatown by Heather B. Moore: A Journey to San Flopcisco✨ | historical fictionbook review+3 | Spencer | The Paper Daughters of Chinatown | San Flopcisco | historical fictionbook review+5 | — | 49m 07s | |
| 1/20/26 | A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles: House Arrest at Hotel Flop✨ | historical fictionbook review+4 | Hannah | Five or FlopA Gentleman in Moscow+1 | — | A Gentleman in Moscowhistorical fiction+5 | — | 48m 30s | |
| 1/13/26 | Circe by Madeline Miller: Exiled to Flop Island✨ | historical fictionbook discussion+3 | Jen | Circe | — | CirceMadeline Miller+3 | — | 50m 07s | |
| 1/6/26 | Brazil-Maru by Karen Tei Yamashita: Floptail Hour | Santiago and his themed cocktails are back, and we're reading Brazil-Maru by Karen Tei Yamashita! But will the drinks be the best part of the episode?Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five.Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!Our Season Five Reading Challenge is live on StoryGraph! Find it here: https://rb.gy/2qehsnWant to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8 | — | ||||||
| 12/16/25 | The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See: Fishing for Flops | We're returning to a classic pod author this week, as Grace's friend Kate Weis picks The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See! Will she keep up her streak as Erin's favorite pod author?Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five.Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!Our Season Five Reading Challenge is live on StoryGraph! Find it here: https://rb.gy/2qehsnWant to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8 | — | ||||||
| 12/9/25 | Silence by Shusaku Endo: Flopostasy | We're putting the family in Family and Friends this week when Grace's brother Nick comes on to talk about Silence by Shusaku Endo! Which of the three film adaptations should we watch?Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five.Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!Our Season Five Reading Challenge is live on StoryGraph! Find it here: https://rb.gy/2qehsnWant to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8 | — | ||||||
| 12/2/25 |  The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows: Epistolary Novels Are Not a Flop | Returning guest Kat joins us to read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, as well as to share a salacious story or two! But the biggest question: Has she joined the season five Storygraph reading challenge?Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!Our Season Five Reading Challenge is live on StoryGraph! Find it here: https://rb.gy/2qehsnWant to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8 | — | ||||||
| 11/18/25 |  The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver: The Gospel of Flop | Grace and Erin are alone in the studio this week, discussing a recommendation from Erin's friend Ryleigh: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver!Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!Our Season Five Reading Challenge is live on StoryGraph! Find it here: https://rb.gy/2qehsnWant to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8 | — | ||||||
| 11/11/25 |  The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell: The Four United Flops | Data Scientist Ashley is here again, with a book she's been recommending since season one! We sat down to talk with her about it, and not even technical glitches could stop us! Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!Our Season Five Reading Challenge is live on StoryGraph! Find it here: https://rb.gy/2qehsnWant to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8 | — | ||||||
| 11/4/25 |  The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon: Flop in a Box | We're bringing the family back to Friends and Family: Erin's mom, Pam, joins us with a book from her book club, The Frozen River! Are feminist themes, a real historical document, and a shocking ending enough to thaw our hearts?Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!Our Season Five Reading Challenge is live on StoryGraph! Find it here: https://rb.gy/2qehsnWant to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8 | — | ||||||
| 10/28/25 |  Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie: The Flop of a Ka-Priest | While we travel back to ancient Egypt this week for a murder mystery, Kate C. joins us this week as our guest and Agatha Christie expert! Where does this book rank on her list of books read? And will we be watching an adaptation of this one?Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!Our Season Five Reading Challenge is live on StoryGraph! Find it here: https://rb.gy/2qehsnWant to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8 | — | ||||||
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