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Words About Books is a podcast where two wannabe writers read and discuss books. Read along with us, or just enjoy the show! New episodes every Sunday.

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    Trailer: Pendragon Soldiers of Halla by D. J. MacHale

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 2:53


    On PATREON! Ben and Nate finally discuss what everyone has been waiting for with bated breath. The final book in the epic 10-book Pendragon series. All your answers will be answered. All the mystery will be revealed. The final satisfying entry in a 10-book series that we covered the first book of and then skipped to the end! Only on Patreon!Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing Ship of Destiny by Frank Chadwick (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2026 95:48


    We continue our adventure with Sam Bitka and his lady-owl-friend. Prepare for thrilling engagements and alien wonders. But will it be enough to hold Nate's attention? Will we get a part 3? Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing Ship of Destiny by Frank Chadwick Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2026 94:18


    Ben's wife insisted he read a book with a strange cover. You won't believe what happened.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2026 102:13


    Tried to make the book's deeper themes a little easier to understand. Failed. Posted the episode anyway.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2026 83:44


    This week we tackle a Cyberpunk Classic that is genuinely pretty good but maybe twice as long as it needs to be.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2026 74:47


    This week we discuss a highly stylized book about the navigating the complexities of identity in America. Also Nate is a quarter Japanese. Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Talking About Tolkien - The Choices of Master Samwise (Towers, 4-10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 55:37


    Sam loves Frodo more than I have ever loved anything.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing Beware of Chicken Volume 5 by CasualFarmer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2026 70:49


    There's a new volume of Beware of Chicken and you'd better believe I'm talking about it.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Talking About Tolkien - Shelob's Lair (Towers, 4-9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 49:10


    Frodo and Sam face down Shelob. Frequent references are made to The Silmarillion.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing The Hunger Games 3: Mockingjay

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2026 84:16


    Starving for Justice! The name writes itself! Anyway, I hope you're ready for the finale of the Hunger Games trilogy! I guess!Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Talking About Tolkien - The Stairs of Cirith Ungol (Towers, 4-8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2026 51:58


    Frodo and Sam finally cross into Mordor. Ben and Nate become distracted by questions of morality and-ARE THOSE CRUMBS ON SAM'S JACKET?!Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing Hell Hole by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson (aka the Dune Braintrust)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2026 113:45


    It's that time of year again! Where Ben and Nate take a brief break and give you an episode from our bonus list. If you want to hear this stuff when it comes out rather than over a year (or 2) later, sign up for your patreon! $3 gets you our entire bonus episode library and we're planning on releasing even more this coming year. Check us out!Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    End of Year Retrospect & WABie Awards 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2025 74:37


    Ben & Nate are back with real WABies. And someday you might even see the episode if I ever get the video up and running! Yes, Season 6 is over. We give awards to our favorite books, throw out some stats, and head off into the sunset. See you next year!Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Talking About Tolkien - Journey to the Crossroads (Towers 4-7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2025 24:17


    It is the calm before the storm. Frodo, Sam and Gollum enjoy a quiet moment of reflection and so do Ben and Nate.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Merry Yule (Reginsmal and Fafnismal)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2025 83:09


    As the long night approaches, we tell tales of ancient Gods and Heroes to fortify our courage. Join us in the retelling of Reginsmal and Fafnismal from the Poetic Edda. Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Talking About Tolkien - The Forbidden Pool (Towers, 4-6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 42:30


    Gollum enters a forbidden pool and sings a song about murdering everyone. Do you want Faramir to take the shot?Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing Virtual Light by William Gibson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2025 74:12


    Love the bridge...not so keen on Rydell and Chevette.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Nate's Naruto Conclusion

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2025 19:45


    A bonus episode in which Nate lays out his concluding thoughts on Naruto.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Talking About Tolkien - The Window On the West (Towers, 4-5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2025 65:16


     Detective Faramir is on the case. Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing the Rest of Naruto (Part II)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2025 65:18


    We finish our discussion on Naruto. If Ben had only held out we could have just had a 3 hour conversation on Naruto non-stop. But here we are finishing the last, rather small, two arcs.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Talking About Tolkien - Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit (Towers, 4-4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 56:52


    Sam teaches us why it's important never to leave our campfires unattended and to ensure that they are properly extinguished when we are done with them.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Nate Discusses Naruto Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2025 105:08


    Let's face it, nothing is going to beat Hulk Hogan for Nate's Nightmare November. But this one might come close.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Ectoplasm and Photoshop - The History of Spiritualism by Arthur Conan Doyle (Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2025 91:44


    The last episode on Arthur Conan Doyle's History of Spiritualism...I promise. We get into the specifics of how manifestation works, the various physical proofs offered on behalf of the Spiritualism, and some of the theology behind the movement.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Talking About Tolkien - The Black Gate is Closed (Towers, 4-3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2025 46:49


     Frodo arrives at the Black Gate expecting sweet death to soon follow. (Un)fortunately, Gollum knows another way and the road goes ever on and on. Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    We Decide Donkey Kong Canon Once and For All

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2025 52:39


    This week of Nate's Nightmare November, we take a break from talking about Hulk Hogan to instead talk about Donkey Kong. First we talk about some book but then we get into the real meat of things when we convene the Council of Nicaea to finally decide once and for all what is Donkey Kong and what is blasphemy and lies.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Talking About Tolkien - The Passage of the Marshes (Towers, 4-2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 68:07


    Gollum leads Sam and Frodo through The Dead Marshes. With each step towards Mordor, Frodo's burden threatens to consume him.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Surprise! Hulk Hogan had a SECOND BOOK! Hollywood Hulk Hogan BROTHER!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2025 118:55


    We did it! Nate has achieved maximum Hulkage brother! Ben didn't even know what hit him. He was caught so completely off guard, it was beautiful. It was my master plan. Nothing else this Nightmare November will be able to top that intro, DUDE but I will try my hardest. Enjoy another 2 hours of talking about Hulk Hogan's life INSIDE the ring BROTHER!Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Talking About Tolkien - The Taming of Smeagol (Towers, 4-1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 43:25


    Frodo and Sam descend the Emyn Muil and encounter Gollum. We see a different side of Frodo.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Nate Discusses Hulk Hogan's Life Outside the Ring for Almost Two Hours! (Part II)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2025 113:46


    Are you ready for Nate's Nightmare November to continue?!? We're moving on to PART TWO of Hulk Hogan's book: My Life Outside the Ring. I hope you're ready to hear Hogan talk about how awful his ex-wife was and that Nick did nothing wrong when he wrecklessly crashed his car!Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    The Hydesville Incident - The History of Spiritualism by Arthur Conan Doyle (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 85:02


    We talk about the much hyped Hydesville Incident. The incident that changed everything forever. We also talk about how you can create a fully functioning human body, complete with cardiac and pulmonary systems, out of ectoplasm.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Night of the Living Dummy II by R. L. Stein (A Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2025 2:28


    Words About Books is finally covering the Dummy book that everybody wanted/we thought we were getting the first time around. It's going live on Patreon only Saturday 11/8/2025!Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing Hulk Hogan's Book: My Life Outside the Ring (Part I)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2025 92:05


    It's Nate's Nightmare November! We're talking about a wreslting book, again! This time we're talking about THE wrestler of the 1980s, Hulk Hogan. I can't wait. I've been so excited for this. Because it's so bad. It's just terrible. A grown man tells you a lot of lies or exaggerations, craps on his wife, then says "I wish her all the best." This is what my dog would have wanted. Don't forget to support us on Patreon! My dog would have wanted that too.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Born of Science - Jane the Killer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 82:35


    Ben saves HalloweenSupport the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing Silent Invasion The Pennsylvania UFO-Bigfoot Casebook

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2025 87:28


    A surprisingly sober and intelligent discussion of the Pennsylvania UFO-Bigfoot invasion of 1973. Stan Gordon is my new favorite UFOlogist.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Before Hydesville - The History of Spiritualism by Arthur Conan Doyle (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 70:17


    We begin our series on Arthur Conan Doyle's history of spiritualism. In this episode we cover a bit of the pre-history of the movement, discussing three notable mediumistic awakenings before THE HYDESVILLE INCIDENT (that we all remember, because it changed everything forever).Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2025 85:30


    We conclude our discussion of The Exorcist. Will good triumph over evil? The answer may confuse you.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2025 110:52


    We spend a long time bringing Nate up to speed on Christianity. Then we spend a long time talking about The Exorcist.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Abandoning Jeff the Killer: Scars of Corruption

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2025 124:23


    Well, hey guys, you know, they can't all be winners. Sometimes you try something thinking it will be fun and it turns into more of what we in the podcasting biz call "a learning experience." And that's what Jeff the Killer: Scars of Corruption is: a learning experience. Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing Schismatrix by Bruce Sterling (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 59:14


    I hope you're ready for part 2. We've got family abandonment, alien perversion, duels to the ego death, fish people, jellyfish people (they're different), and of course lots of drugs.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    A Conversation About Overpopulation Fiction With John Bierce

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 89:06


    Apologies, we had some issues with John's audio on this one. Ben and John sit down to discuss the time-honored tradition of Overpopulation Fiction. Is it dead? Is it more relevant than ever before? Can Ben ruin John's career by tricking him into bad-mouthing Taylor Swift? Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing Schismatrix by Bruce Sterling (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2025 62:26


    This is without a doubt the strangest book I have ever read. I love it.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing Yumi and The Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2025 119:48


    Are you ready for the Sanderlanche?Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Continuing to Discuss Mess Effect by Shamus Young until the end of time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2025 106:17


    This week nobody asked for this. Ben didn't. Nate didn't. The fans didn't. But yet here we are because SOMEBODY didn't write a book that would take 2 parts despite being 400+ pages. Blame that guy.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Talking About Tolkien - The Palantir (Towers, 3-11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 62:21


    Pippin goes toe to toe with the will of Sauron. Gandalf wakes up to the screams.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing Mess Effect by Shamus Young Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2025 103:42


    This week Nate tackles something very near and dear to his heart: Mass Effect. Also Shamus Young, a writer who had tragically passed away just a few short years ago. Ben is also here. Sometimes. He's around here. Occasionally he has some good observations that are born out of Nate failing to properly get his point across or describe Shamus Young's writing concepts and then he has to go back and add in a lot of post-recording footgate to better explain himself. This episode started with about 91 minutes of audio and after extensive cuts and recordings it now only has... 101 minutes... well, crap.Check out Shamus Young's work at https://www.shamusyoung.com/ and consider supporting the author on amazon. The book is currently on sale for $5!Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Talking About Tolkien - The Voice of Saruman (Towers, 3-10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 48:07


    Saruman rolls a charisma saving throw with extreme disadvantage.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing Mass Effect Revelation by Drew Karpyshyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 89:01


    Ben finally tackles his Christmas present from Nate. Prepare to experience Mass Effect as you've never experienced it before! (Second hand from a guy who wasn't super interested in what he was reading)Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Talking About Tolkien - Flotsam and Jetsam (Towers, 3-9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 57:13


    You really do not want to anger an Ent.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing The Hound or Hounds of Baskerville or the Baskersvilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2025 64:21


    This week we discuss a book that Nate struggles to get right and struggles to remember the fine detail of. Ben does a lot of heavy lifting. A dog not named Scooby Doo uses Scooby-Doo-like tactics to murder some men. Will Sherlock save the day? Yes.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    The President is Missing by James Patterson & Bill Clinton (A Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 3:48


    Saturday 8/16/25 the full episode drops on Patreon for $3 tier members and above!Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

    Discussing World War II (and also The Man in the High Castle by Phillip K DICK)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 96:06


    This week Nate did research into WW2 and because of that, you have to also hear about it. Suck it Ben.Nate read: Stalin: Waiting for Hitler by Stephen KotkinThen Nate watched a bunch of videos: Battlefield (an oldie but a goodie. Just all of them but specifically the Battle for Russia, the Battle for France, Midway, Stalingrad, and Kursk)Soviet Storm: World War II in the East (which isn't on youtube anymore but IS on Prime)There are definitely other videos Nate watched that are not coming to mind readily.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

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