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Have you ever wondered how many details were lost as you watched the latest blockbuster based on that bestselling book? We Read The Book delves into that very topic, allowing you to annoy acquaintances at parties with the finer points of what Hollywood has got wrong over the years.

Adam Heap and Lois Mitchell


    • Oct 26, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 3m AVG DURATION
    • 33 EPISODES


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    33: Meet the Robinsons

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 38:54


    This week Lois and Bradley discuss Meet the Robinsons. Talking points: Lois cries like a little baby, Early 2000s music, Why is this episode so short? You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter or Instagram @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group.    Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    32: The Giver

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 49:25


    This week Lois and Bradley discuss The Giver. Talking points: Oops We Did A Bad One, Premonitions, Bradley's Rental Woes. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter or Instagram @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group.    Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    31: Postcards from the Edge

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 91:45


    This week Lois and Bradley discuss Postcards from the Edge. Talking points: Young Actors, Drugs R Bad, Celebrity Deaths. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter or Instagram @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group.    Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    30: Ready Player One

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 80:50


    This week Lois, Bradley and Adam Heap discuss Ready Player One. Talking points: Driving Backwards, *GUNT*, Mysterious Things From The Eighties. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter or Instagram @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group.    Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    29: Esio Trot

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 32:09


    This week Lois and Bradley discuss Esio Trot. Talking points: The Grabber, 40 Tortoises In A Bag, Annoying Neighbours. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter or Instagram @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group.    Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    28: Blade Runner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 44:53


    This week Lois, Bradley and Rahul Nayar discuss Blade Runner (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?). Talking points: Unwelcome Narration, Infidelity, We Are A Bit Mean About Harrison Ford. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter or Instagram @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group.    Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    27: Annihilation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 57:24


    This week Lois, Bradley and Sally McMaster discuss Annihilation. Talking points: Mirroring, Marital Problems, The Ominous Hole. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter or Instagram @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group.    Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    26: Watership Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 51:00


    This week Lois and Bradley discuss Watership Down. Talking points: Fake Words, That 70s Movie, Creepy Bunnies. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter or Instagram @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group.    Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    25: Warm Bodies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 70:00


    This week Lois and Bradley discuss Warm Bodies. Talking points: *Groaning Noises*, Not Enough Blood, Rrrrrrrrrromeo. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter or Instagram @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group.      Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    24: Vanity Fair

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 50:00


    This week Lois, Bradley and Jo Jones discuss Vanity Fair. Talking points: Condescension, Not So Happy Endings, Too Many Songs. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter or Instagram @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group.      Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    23: Looking For Alibrandi

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 67:42


    This week Adam and Lois discuss Looking for Alibrandi with Kat Heap. Talking points: Sydney Slang, Why Parents Should Let Their Kids Ride Motorcycles Whenever They Want, Tea With Dad. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod.  Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    22: Bridget Jones' Diary

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 67:22


    This week Adam and Lois discuss Bridget Jones’ Diary with Shaneyah Galley. Talking points: Oops! A Burp, Fountain Fighting, The Furry of Wall Street. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group. Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    21: Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 80:49


    This week Adam and Lois discuss Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban with Jo Jones. Talking points: Arrogant Actors, The Dementor’s Smooch, Wizard Hobos. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group. Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    20: The Bourne Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019 66:02


    This week Adam and Sally discuss The Bourne Identity. Talking points: Codenames, The Baboon Identity, Spiders = Movies/Time. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group. Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    19: The Polar Express

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2018 53:34


    This week Adam and Lois discuss The Polar Express. Talking points: Meeber Chryslams, Hot Chocolate, Automatonophobia. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group. Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    18: The Great Gatsby

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 88:50


    This week Adam and Lois discuss The Great Gatsby with Meghan Griffin. Talking points: Surprise! It’s Amy Adams, Gatsby’s Favourite Superheroes, Book-Measuring Contests You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group. Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    17: Spider-man

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018 86:00


    This week Adam and Lois discuss Spider-man with Liam S. Smith. Talking points: Camp, The Enhanced Power of Me, J. Jonah Jameson the Buzzfeed Editor. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group. Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    16: P.S. I Love You

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018 64:34


    This week Lois discusses P.S. I Love You with Bradley Walker. Talking points: Lois is Fully Sick, Worst Friends Ever, Family Funtimes. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group. Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    15: Paddington

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 59:33


    This week Adam and Lois discuss Paddington with Bronwyn Hughes. Talking points: It’s My Hat Now, Silly Voice, Unbearable Puns. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group. Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    14: The King's Speech

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2018 52:14


    This week Adam and Lois discuss The King’s Speech. Talking points: Larrikinism, Orlando Bloom Facts, Old Mr Hitler. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group.    Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    13: Crazy Rich Asians

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2018 90:51


    This week Adam discusses Crazy Rich Asians with Lois Mitchell. Talking points: Timeshare Conundrums, Harry Shum Jr.’s Chin, Rainbows In Singapore. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group. Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    12: How To Train Your Dragon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2018 51:44


    This week Adam discusses How To Train Your Dragon with Sally McMaster. Talking points: Lois Possibly Dead, Dragon Explosions, Red Death Is The New Blue Death. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group. Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    11: Fever Pitch

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2018 61:12


    This week Adam and Lois discuss Fever Pitch with Bradley Walker. Talking points: Air Bud Is Dead, Chad Freedom, Lois Hates Barge Hipsters. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod, or on Facebook at the We Read The Book Discussion Group. Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    10: The Remains of the Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2018 54:06


    This week Adam and Lois discuss The Remains of the Day with Emily Bebbington. Talking points: Birds & Bees & Hugh Grant, He’s SO OLD, Just Trust Us. NOTE: There is a soft whine in the background for about 10 minutes in the middle - our apologies! You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod. Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    09: Fast and the Furious

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2018 59:32


    This week Adam and Lois discuss Fast and the Furious with Sally McMaster. Talking points: Lesbians Make Everything Sexier, 2001: A Retrospective, Is Vin Diesel Shrek. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod. Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    08: The Golden Compass

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2018 60:47


    This week Adam and Lois discuss The Golden Compass. Talking points: Eragon Flashbacks, Wasted Witches, Balloon Conspiracy. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod. Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    07: She's The Man

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2018 59:14


    This week Adam and Lois discuss She’s The Man with Jo Jones. Talking points: Marriage ft. Bling, That One Time Adam Was A Mermaid, Maximum Exposure. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod. Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    06: Avengers: Infinity War

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2018 108:09


    This week Adam and Lois discuss Avengers: Infinity War with Cam Butler. Talking points: Jerry Seinfeld (The Newest Avenger), When Hugo Weaving Isn’t Hugo Weaving, Marvel/Nintendo Crossovers. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod. Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    05: A Wrinkle In Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2018 63:17


    This week Adam and Lois discuss A Wrinkle In Time with Erin Ayers. Talking points: Manborg, A Two And A Half Foot Rat, Weird Art Installation. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod.    Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    04: Catch Me If You Can

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2018 55:51


    This week Adam and Lois discuss Catch Me If You Can. Talking points: Flying Washing Machines, The Swedish Judge (Bork Bork), Christopher Walken Around. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod.  Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    03: Star Wars: A New Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2018 58:34


    This week Adam and Lois discuss Star Wars: A New Hope with Bradley Walker. Talking points: Pig In The City, Quiescent Piranha, Cultural Differences. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod.  Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    02: The Princess Diaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2018 76:09


    This week Adam and Lois discuss The Princess Diaries with Emily Bebbington. Talking points: Macho Man Randy Savage, The Zeppelin Conundrum, Kool-Aid Cameo. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod. Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

    01: Treasure Island

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2018 56:24


    This week Adam and Lois discuss Treasure Island. Talking points: Modern Muppets, Billy Connelly Dies, When Musicals Aren’t Musicals. You can contact us at wereadthebook@gmail.com or on Twitter @readthebookpod. Thanks to The Dada Weatherman for the use of our theme song “Human Light”!

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