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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . if you're a fan of Trogdor the Burninator from Homestar Runner, you can pledge to help create a board game in his name! CAMPAIGN ENDS AT 3:00 PM TODAY (August 15)! Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/08/15/geekout-trogdor-the-board-game/ =) webmeister Bud
In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss the closing of Lupine Grove Literary and best practices for when your agent turns out to be toxic. NB: Next episode will be our FIFTIETH EPISODE! We will be doing ALL QUESTIONS, ALL THE TIME for this episode, so be sure to get them in before THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 at 6pm. Listen to the episode here. Like the podcast? Support us by buying one of the books we mention in this podcast and using our affiliate links (below! Currently only Amazon and Indiebound.) Thank you to this week’s donors! You can also support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed In This Episode: Agent Danielle Smith Accused of Fraud, Lupine Grove ClosesTrogdor the Burninator from Strongbad Email #58 “Dragon” Maria Semple – Where’d You Go, Bernadette? Amazon | B&N | IndieBoundChad Harbach - The Art of Fielding Amazon | B&N | IndieBound **NB: Jen used The Art Of Fielding as an example of a book whose success was inversely proportional to the size of the advance. A better example of this would be CITY ON FIRE by Garth Risk Hallberg, which sold for a larger advance and did less in sales, whereas Art Of Fielding actually has done very well relative to its advance. Sorry, Chad! Hannah Kent - Burial Rites Amazon | B&N | IndieBound “No, you probably don’t have a book in you” by Kate McKean H.G. Bissinger - Friday Night Lights Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Jared Diamond – Guns, Germs, and Steel Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Misa Sugiura– It’s Not Like It’s a Secret Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Kelly Yang - Front Desk Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Kat Yeh – The Truth About Twinkie Pie Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Mary Winn Heider – The Mortification of Fovea Munson Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Emily Duncan – Wicked Saints GoodreadsConnie Willis – To Say Nothing Of The Dog Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Simon Sebag Monetfiore – The Romanovs 1613-1918 Amazon | B&N | IndieBound
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat in the fires of Mount Doom.Your intrepid podcast duo has returned once more, but are joined by a Fellowship of two lovely ladies; Kenzie makes her glorious return to offer some in-depth knowledge on J. R. R. Tolkien, and Robyn tags along just because. After a brief recap of their relatively quiet weeks, Alex makes his pick for the ABC's of Geekdom segment, this week deciding on one very hyperactive stuffed animal. After a short but sweet discussion on that, they move right into the corrections segment, including Caity Lotz, the Forbes Fictional 15 list, firedrakes, Trogdor the Burninator, the Berenstain Bears, Andrew Clements, James Wolk, Facepunch Studios, Sprint vs. Verizon, Jennifer Connelly, Ghost in the Shell, Chris Evans, Gilmore Girls, Injustice 2, Ronald McDonald, the Simpsons, the Nibblonains, Falling Skies, and Star Wars. Then, since it's such a light news week, they jump straight into reporting on the Bumblebee spinoff movie being set in the 80's, character appearance confirmations for Justice League and Infinity War, and plans for a new Spider-Man trilogy.After the break, the gang breaks down a few trailers, including Rough Night, Flatliners, and Olaf's Frozen Adventure. With all of that out of the way, they have an in-depth discussion of The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring (spoilers from around 1:19:24-2:17:28). Brandon and Kenzie have been waiting for this day for a long time, so humor them and listen to them nerd out for a bit. Then, out of order, they give a few hot takes, including Spartacus, House of Cards, Million Dollar Baby, London has Fallen, Thor: the Dark World, Orange is the New Black, and Wonder Woman. Finally, they finish the show with an all-new Fan Fic Fights, this time engaging in a magical duel of epic proportions.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean, and our guest @RockinRobyn94. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar medley of music from The Lord of the Rings by Feanor XOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!