A book club podcast hosted by two close brothers living too far apart. We love books, we love each other, and now that you’re here, we love you too. Each episode we challenge ourselves to jump genres and pick contrasting books to bring us unique perspectives, whether fiction or nonfiction, then we meet to share our joys, frustrations, laughs, ideas and digressions - broken down in easy to digest chapter format, for any of you book lovers out there. We are ever on the hunt for your new favorite book, by trying to find our new favorite book. So sit back, get cozy with a book and join us!
The Coleman brothers review 'The Nineties' by Chuck Klosterman. Listen as Danny and Joey laugh their way through this episode while filling you in on all of the essential 90's culture that Chuck missed.
Danny and Joey invite Paniz Zade as their first special guest to assist in their review of 'The Complete Persepolis' by Marjane Satrapi. Listen in to learn about the ongoing Iranian Revolution, the heartbreak of leaving one's country behind and (to lighten it up a bit) to hear Paniz do her best Dumbledore impression.
Once Upon A Time the brothers discussed 'Fairy Tale' by Stephen King. This is one of Joey's favorite episodes- as for the book... well, listen to see! Danny and Joey talk about riddles, their favorite bookstores in the world and how other cultures typically start and end their fairy tales.
The Coleman brothers review 'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt. They have lots to talk about in this one including Donna Tartt's actual history, unreliable narrators and Danny finds a way to tie all the books from this season together.
Danny and Joey review 'The Human Cosmos: Civilization and the Stars' by Jo Marchant. In this episode, Danny and Joey dive into black holes (not literally), audiobooks and even discuss spiritual beliefs. Enjoy!
Danny and Joey review 'Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism' by Amanda Montell. In this episode, Danny gets mathematical with Joey (hint: it doesn't go so hot), the brothers talk about some of their own brushes with cults and get into 'thought ending clichés'. If you don't like it, it is what it is.
Danny and Joey review 'Project Hail Mary' by Andy Weir. The brothers chat about their sleep demons, famous Ryans and learn about Pteromerhanophobia. Due to the format of the book, this podcast contains many spoilers. We highly recommend reading PHM before listening!
Something special is brewing. Have a quick listen to the 'prepisode' to be on the same page as Danny and Joey on their hunt for Your New Favorite Book.
Danny and Joey review 'Mayflies' by Andrew O'Hagan. The brothers giggle their way through some tough topics, talk about Scotland's national animal (you'll never guess what it is) and Joey confesses about an old love.
Danny and Joey review 'Such A Fun Age' by Kiley Reid. The brothers try their best (as two upper middle class white men) to deal with serious topics like racism and classism.
Get to know your hosts Danny and Joey better by listening to how their book club and podcast came to be! Are you more of a Danny reader, or more of a Joey reader? The brothers chat about some of their pre-pod books including, but not limited to- 'Educated' by Tara Westover, 'The Inconvenient Indian' by Thomas King and 'Know My Name' by Chanel Miller.
Danny and Joey review 'Think Again' by Adam Grant. Grant is a well known psychologist and author that has given many Ted Talks. The brother's talk about Bill and Melinda Gates, the overview effect and 'kummerspeck' aka grief bacon.
Trigger warning: Suicide. Danny and Joey review 'The Midnight Library' by Matt Haig. 'The Humans' by Matt Haig has been reviewed by the Coleman's in their pre-pod book club life. In this episode, the brothers talk about multiple universes, Schrödinger's cats and Pavlov's dogs.
Danny and Joey review 'The Shadow of the Wind' by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. 'Shadow of the Wind', originally written in Spanish, is a worldwide best seller. The brothers chat about bibliophiles, twist endings and flatulence humour.
Danny and Joey review 'Big Magic' by Elizabeth Gilbert. Gilbert is best known for her 2006 memoir 'Eat, Pray, Love'. In this episode, the brothers delve into Karens, creativity and paradoxes!
Danny and Joey review 'The Chestnut Man' by Søren Sveistrup. Sveistrup is best known for being the screenwriter of the hit series 'The Killing'. The brothers brave a thriller/nordic noir and chat about the horror of nursery rhymes, the dictionary of invented words and tree killing fungus.
Danny and Joey review 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. Collins is best known for her Hunger Games trilogy. The brothers review her prequel and get into Shakespeare, the pronunciation of soft J's, and Wordsworth.
Danny and Joey review 'M Train' by Patti Smith. Patti Smith is an american singer, song-writer whose 1975 album 'Horses' was widely influential for the punk-rock scene. She also wrote the memoir 'Just Kids' which is one of Joey's favorite books. In this episode, the brothers dive into poetry baths, grief and discuss how mundane objects can hold such sentimental value.
Danny and Joey review 'Exhalation' by Ted Chiang. Ted Chiang is best known for writing 'Story of Your Life' which the movie 'Arrival' was based on. The brothers get into family lore, memories, existential crises and plot structure.
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