Disgraced line leader Brad Beideman and disgraced-er reading champion Rachel Crowe bring in their favorite nostalgic reads from growing up. Oh, you haven't heard of any of these books? Weird!
Brad Beideman and Rachel Crowe
Wanna talk? Get it off your chest, boo!If this episode could have a middle name, it'd be "He Got His Macros From Microfiche". And if it had a last name... it would be Crowe-Book Fair-Beideman. Yes in that order.If you want to watch episodes with your eyeballs and your little worm paws on them a week earlier, check out our Patreon!Support the show
Wanna talk? Get it off your chest, boo!Oh, how we've missed you. O child, let me look at you- it's been too long! But we're back, now and probably forever! Rachel and Brad discuss her triumphant return to Los Angeles (it was on fire and they evacuated for the first two days) and their love of these weird books they keep reading (they're so weird why are these books so weird??)! For early access to episodes and video footage, come on by and visit our Patreon!Support the show
Get it off your chest, booIt's the gay episode! Sure, we're late to Pride but we're also wildly early to next year's Pride (which we'll also be late to). Rachel and Brad discuss their favorite Gaysop's Fables, those antiquated stories everyone's parents read to them.Support the Show.
Get it off your chest, booBrad and Rachel have the incredible honor of hosting Shvitzty DeLonge (yes, that DeLonge) as we discuss her life as an omnipotent being and tiny and the author of "The Day It Was 2008 Forever".
Get it off your chest, booThis week on their children's book podcast, Brad and Rachel discuss Brazilian porn star Pamela Butt. They also introduce a new segment where they read the zoom ai summaries of their previous episodes and give the ai extensive notes on what they actually meant. Brad reads from his book about a boy who finds out his bully was just released from prison and Rachel reads from her book about a fun wacky teacher who should be in prison.
Get it off your chest, booI tote in "I Don't Know What Day My Birthday Is (Don't Worry It's Not Sad)" and Brad goes all Egyptology on our flat asses with his pick, "Tomb Robin: The Grave Robbin' Kid: Rattle of the Sphanx".
Brad and Rachel drool over the shlubby hubs in Stepdad Magazine: CIA Edition (it's like the swimsuit edition of Sport's Illustrated). Rachel brings in a favorite, Where In The Store Is Karen Sacramento? and Brad brings in J.D. Salinger's take on Freaky Friday.
Rachel and Brad trot in so much new lore, from the debut of Stepdad Magazine to Rachel's subterranean neighbor Chomp Gnomsky who's exactly as belligerent and semi-naked as he sounds. We also review "If I Were President, Everything Would Have Captions" by Giovanni Pumpkins and "The Magic Bee's House" series by Marleypop Otterpop.
Upside-down rights activist and author of The Inescapable World of Upside Down Versa Majora discusses her upcoming book tour, how she pees and the friendships she has with worms that people living "right" side up just wouldn't understand.
Rachel and Brad are weenus deep in smut between his book The Summer We Porked and her latest installment in the President High series, Old Farts, Broken Hearts & Revolutionary Warts.
Child starlet turned author/poacher Greef Lundgreef graces us with her presence and puts Brad in his place but really loves how much Rachel sucks up to her.
Rachel unveils another D.H. Donker's masterpiece from the iconic Sweaty Shivers series; "Just Add Slaughter" and Brad wheels in some bullsh*t called, "The Yesterplace in the Everhere Over by the Someveryone" by Scoober LeJeezers.
Rachel and Brad do, frankly, discuss his family's plane a little bit more but mostly Rachel takes a deeper dive into the life of Shivesly Dewer, author of the wildly successful "Mr. Potpourri" series about a middle-aged monkey duping his way into positions of power. Brad drags in the dregs of literature- some coloring book.
Airplane prince Brad walks us through The Killing of the Big Old Goose and city bus prinsuss Rachel grabs us by the elbow and yanks us through the picture book Mr. Potpourri.
Y'know, what a classic ep of Book Fair. Just a solid, fun romp through Rachel's most recent read Sweaty Shivers classic "The Old Breastfeeder" and Brad's YA bubblegum trite "Talon And Tooth: Scythe and Squeezing and Boyfriends and Bugs".
Rachel and Brad interview the aggressively sex pos children's author Louinda Wiles, author of the new book "There's An Old Wet Golden Retriever In The Grocery Store".
You don't have to hold your breath any longer- Brad shares his review of "3 Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri" and IT. IS. BRUUUUTAL. Also Rachel updates us on the latest installment of the President High series- "The Pants That Lost The Battle of the Bulge" and Brad talks about "Fornever and Ever And Never Or Ever".
This one's a whopper! Rachel talks about the classic kid-horror read "Sweaty Shivers: I'm The King of Hog Castle!" and Brad walks us through the YA novel "Who Kissed My Mailman?".
Rachel freakin' crows about her flat spot and the installment of the hottest YA revisionist history "President High: That Lame Duck Is One Tame Fuck" and Brad shares "The 9th 7th: The 5 Of 9s", a sci-fi so fi and not at all sci that reading it does make you dumber.
Rachel presents the pre-K read "Who Took My Package?" and Brad spills the beans on the YA thrill-an-hour "Somebody Killed Everbody".
Brad discusses "They're Not Gay; Don't Waste Your Time" and Rachel recounts "Dinosgusting".
Brad and Rachel discuss:Rachel's BookandBrad's Book.
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