Podcasts about books that changed our lives

This episode we talk about Books That Changed Our Lives and Books That Haunt Us. We talk about comics, cooking, problematic faves, what caused us to study what we did in school, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Questions we discuss Is there such a thing as a "life-changing book"? What do we mean when we use that phrase? What distinguishes a "life-changing" book from a "favorite book"? Do you have any "life-changing" books? Are there any books that haunt you? Media We Mention Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess by Rachel Hoffman Sandman, vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, and Malcolm Jones III “Dramatically Different ‘absolute Sandman’ Recoloring Is Absolutely Necessary” Hark Podcast The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente Episode 058 - The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis Witch Baby by Francesca Lia Block Which Baby for the Billionaire? by Tiana Cole (I couldn’t find a book/sitcom/game show just called “Which Baby?!”) Which Witch Is Witch Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity by Julia Serano Number 6 Fumbles by Rachel Solar-Tuttle Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer Madhur Jaffrey's Ultimate Curry Bible by Madhur Jaffrey Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Episode 006 - Books in Translation Dark Souls Deerskin by Robin McKinley The Girl Without Hands Cul de Sac: This Exit by Richard Thompson How We Die: Reflections of Life's Final Chapter by Sherwin B. Nuland Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us by Kate Bornstein Bitch (magazine) The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You by Elaine N. Aron Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain Reflective Teaching, Effective Learning: Instructional Literacy for Library Educators by Char Booth Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce Uzumaki by Junji Ito Links, Articles, and Things Rural book borrowing in peril as libraries slam PC budget cuts Suggest a genre or book! Fill out the form to suggest a genre or book! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, June 4th when we’ll be talking about the genre of Supernatural Thrillers! Then on Tuesday, June 18th we’ll each be pitching a book we think all of us should read and discuss on the podcast!

This month we’re reading Fairy Tales, Fables, Legends, Myths, and Folklore. We talk about the internet, oral stories, where to start reading superheroes, the problems with incredibly long books, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Books We Read This Month (or tried to read…) A House of Pomegranates by Oscar Wilde The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde Fairies, Pookas, and Changelings: A Complete Guide to the Wild and Wicked Enchanted Realm by Varla Ventura Transgressive Tales: Queering the Grimms Christmas Customs and Folklore: A Guide to Season Rites by Margaret Baker Hark! Podcast Jingle Bells written by James Lord Pierpont Wassailing Haxey Hood Boggans - Changeling: The Dreaming Snap-dragon (game) Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes: A No-Bullshit Guide to World Mythology by Cory O'Brien Here Comes a Chopper to Chop Off Your Head: The Dark Side of Childhood Rhymes and Stories by Liz Evers Ring a Ring o' Roses Contes et sortilèges des quatre coins du Québec Les grandes légendes du Québec : un tour du Québec en 25 récits traditionnels Eye of Newt and Toe of Frog, Adder's Fork and Lizard's Leg: The Lore and Mythology of Amphibians and Reptiles by Marty Crump Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite: The Science of Monsters by Matt Kaplan Crash Course Mythology White as Milk, Red as Blood: The Forgotten Fairy Tales of Franz Xaver von Schönwerth translated by Shelley Tanaka and illustrated by Willow Dawson Willow Dawson’s website Contes du Nord illustrated by Kay Nielsen Kay Nielsen - 43 artworks Other Media We Mention Andrew Lang's Fairy Books PBS Idea Channel How is Slender Man Internet Folklore? What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe What If? Website Links, Articles, and Things Kelpie: “malevolent water horses” Jack Zipes: “an American academic and folklorist who has published and lectured on the subject of fairy tales” Slender Man Creepypasta (just spooked myself out by watching some videos on Petscop…) Afrofuturism The crew of the Argo Folklore of Quebec Protein poisoning Russian Fairy Tales Baba Yaga Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series) (Sonic News Network wiki) Transformers Wiki (read the image captions) Favourite Folklore/Fairy Tales The Girl Without Hands (The Handless Maiden) Vasilisa the Beautiful (girl sent to Baba Yaga’s hut) The Yule Lads Suggest a genre or book! Fill out the form to suggest a genre or book! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, May 21st when we’ll be discussing Books That Changed Our Lives and Books That Haunt Us! Then come back on Tuesday, June 4th when we’ll be talking about the genre of Supernatural Thrillers!

Predictably Irrational By Dan Ariely is the seventh & final book in our ‘7 Books That Changed Our Lives’ mini series. In this episode, we cover: A short overview of the book The key lesson we took from the book How we applied that lesson to our life and how you can too Listen to this short episode to hear our overview, thoughts and lessons learned from Predictably Irrational. If you think we’ve missed something or have a great book recommendation for us, let us know at  https://www.lifedesigndiaries.com This episode is the last in our mini series - The 7 Books That Changed Our Lives. If you haven’t listened to the other episodes, make sure you check them out now. REFERENCES Predictably Irrational By Dan Ariely CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook Thanks, Ross + Lucy

How To Win Friends And Influence People By Dale Carnegie is the sixth book in our ‘7 Books That Changed Our Lives’ mini series. In this episode, we cover: A short overview of the book The key lesson we took from the book How we applied that lesson to our life and how you can too Listen to this short episode to hear our overview, thoughts and lessons learned from How To Win Friends & Influence People. If you think we’ve missed something or have a great book recommendation for us, let us know at  https://www.lifedesigndiaries.com This episode is part of our mini series - The 7 Books That Changed Our Lives. If you haven’t listened to the other episodes, make sure you check them out. REFERENCES How To Win Friends And Influence People By Dale Carnegie CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook Thanks, Ross + Lucy

The 4-Hour Work Week By Tim Ferriss is the fifth book in our ‘7 Books That Changed Our Lives’ mini series. In this episode, we cover: A short overview of the book The key lesson we took from the book How we applied that lesson to our life and how you can too Listen to this short episode to hear our overview, thoughts and lessons learned from The 4 Hour Work Week. If you think we’ve missed something or have a great book recommendation for us, let us know at  https://www.lifedesigndiaries.com This episode is part of our mini series - The 7 Books That Changed Our Lives. If you haven’t listened to the other episodes, make sure you check them out. REFERENCES The 4-Hour Work Week By Tim Ferriss CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook Thanks, Ross + Lucy

Derek Sivers’ Blog on drama is the fourth book in our ‘7 Books That Changed Our Lives’ mini series.  “Having drama in your life is a choice” This is actually a blog post rather than a book however it’s such a great piece of writing and has had such an impact on our lives that we wanted to include it in this mini series. In this episode, we cover: A short overview of the blog The key lesson we took from the blog How we applied that lesson to our life and how you can too   Listen to this short episode to hear our overview, thoughts and lessons learned from Derek Sivers’ Blog. If you think we’ve missed something or have a great book recommendation for us, let us know at https://www.lifedesigndiaries.com This episode is part of our mini series - The 7 Books That Changed Our Lives. If you haven’t listened to the other episodes, make sure you check them out. REFERENCES Derek Sivers’ Blog on drama Our blog on no drama The Obstacle Is The Way - Ryan Holiday   CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook   Thanks, Ross + Lucy

The Book Of Joy by Dalai Lama is the third book in our ‘7 Books That Changed Our Lives’ mini series. In this episode, we cover: A short overview of the book The key lesson we took from the book How we applied that lesson to our life and how you can too   Listen to this short episode to hear our overview, thoughts and lessons learned from The Book Of Joy. If you think we’ve missed something or have a great book recommendation for us, let us know at https://www.lifedesigndiaries.com This episode is part of our mini series - The 7 Books That Changed Our Lives. If you haven’t listened to the other episodes, make sure you check them out. REFERENCES The Book Of Joy by Dalai Lama CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook   Thanks, Ross + Lucy  

The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson is the second book in our ‘7 Books That Changed Our Lives’ mini series. In this episode, we cover: A short overview of the book The key lesson we took from the book How we applied that lesson to our life and how you can too   Listen to this short episode to hear our overview, thoughts and lessons learned from The Slight Edge. If you think we’ve missed something or have a great book recommendation for us, let us know at https://www.lifedesigndiaries.com This episode is part of our mini series - The 7 Books That Changed Our Lives. If you haven’t listened to the other episodes, make sure you check them out. REFERENCES The Slight Edge - Jeff Olson CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook   Thanks, Ross + Lucy

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki is the first book in our ‘7 Books That Changed Our Lives’ mini series. In this episode, we cover: A short overview of the book The key lesson we took from the book How we applied that lesson to our life and how you can too   Listen to this short episode to hear our overview, thoughts and lessons learned from Rich Dad Poor Dad. If you think we’ve missed something or have a great book recommendation for us, let us know at https://www.lifedesigndiaries.com This episode is part of our mini series - The 7 Books That Changed Our Lives. If you haven’t listened to the other episodes, make sure you check them out. REFERENCES Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook Thanks, Ross + Lucy

This is our first mini series covering The 7 Books That Changed Our Lives. Books are a key part of our education and we get asked for book recommendations a lot from our listeners. Because of this, we wanted to put together a mini series covering our favourites to give you a great insight of each. These will not simply be book reviews however. Instead, we want to pick out the key lesson we've taken from each book and how we applied it so you can see tangible application of the lessons in each book. In this mini series, you will find out: A short overview of each book The key lesson we took from each book How we applied that lesson to our life and how you can too   We’d love to hear your book recommendations! Head over to https://www.lifedesigndiaries.com to get in touch and listen to the whole mini series. Ross + Lucy