Podcast appearances and mentions of Edward Packard

What’s life without choices? How about books that are nothing but choices? Ross Cleaver discusses the choose-your-own genre with examples from both the U.S. and the U.K.: Edward Packard’s The Cave of Time (1978) and Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson’s The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (1982). John McCoy with Ross Cleaver.

The Drunk Guys choose to drink more beer again this week when they read You Are A Shark: Choose Your Own Adventure book 45 by Edward Packard. They flip back to page 69 for Tuna’s Revenge by Alternate Ending Brewing. Join the Drunk Guys next Tuesday when they read UN Adventure: Mission to Molowa by Ramsey Montgomery. The Drunk Guys now have a Patreon! The Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast can be found on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Overcast, and where ever fine podcasts can be found. We are also part of the Hopped Up Network of independent beer podcasters. If you're drunk enough to enjoy the Podcast, please give us a rating. To save time, just round up to five stars. Also, please follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. There's no excuse to miss another Drunk Guys episode, announcement, or typo!

The Drunk Guys choose their own beer this week when they read Choose Your Own Adventure Book 1, The Cave of Time by Edward Packard. The travel through time for: The Territory by Hudson Valley Brewing and Pleasure Machine by Alias Brew Works. Join the Drunk Guys next Tuesday when they read You Are a Shark by Edward Packard The Drunk Guys now have a Patreon! The Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast can be found on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Overcast, and where ever fine podcasts can be found. We are also part of the Hopped Up Network of independent beer podcasters. If you're drunk enough to enjoy the Podcast, please give us a rating. To save time, just round up to five stars. Also, please follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. There's no excuse to miss another Drunk Guys episode, announcement, or typo!

Mit einer Gefahr geben sich versierte Abenteurer und Podcaster gar nicht erst ab - es müssen schon 1000 sein! Da trifft es sich vorzüglich, dass wir jüngst im Weißbräuhaus zusammenkamen, um den ewigen Klassiker "Die Insel der 1000 Gefahren" (1979) von Edward Packard standesgemäß zu bezwingen.Zaudern und Zagen verboten: Sagt dreimal schnell hintereinander "Galapagos" und geht mit uns auf die absolut perikulöse Reise nach Sugarcane Island!00:00 Zwoa Weizen bitte01:33 Wir und die 1000 Gefahren06:46 Lubo, der Kriegshäuptling16:10 Piraten gehen steil!23:31 Tiere, unsere alten Erzfeinde29:16 Some Jolly Cooperation36:46 Abschließender RealtalkSound-Credits: Michael Ghelfi ⁠⁠⁠www.michaelghelfi.com⁠Mehr Zeug von uns:https://linktr.ee/overthehillspodcast

New book week! Matt resists the call to adventure and watches so many other kids pay the price! Chris quits skateboarding twice, yet somehow still becomes a champion! What kind of champion, you ask? Find out now! https://archive.org/download/340-final/340%20final.mp3 Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of the Is It a Skate Trick or Is It a Fake Trick quiz, the guys make their Predictions official, there's tons of new jangles, and we're back in Edward Packard's mind so you know this will be an amazing ride! Discord is so Hot Right Now Doing the Bluesky Thing Listen on Apple Podcasts Watch the YouTubes! We're Still on Twitter Merch Time: Keep Your Business the Way You Like It! We're on Stitcher, Too There's a Subreddit! Check Out Songs from the Musical and More on SoundCloud Catch up on Meanwhile in the Cave of Time, if You So Desire Illustrations by the great Ron Wing.

An official offshoot of the classic Choose Your Own Adventure series, the Choose Your Own Nightmare books cropped up for a couple of years in the mid-90s, an (alleged) response to the popularity of our old friend RL Stine's Goosebumps series. Stine's somewhat longer-lived Give Yourself Goosebumps sub-series would launch just months after the first Choose Your Own Nightmare book, but it's fun to read CYOA originator Edward Packard take a stab at something more explicitly spooky than the original series. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Go to squarespace.com/overdue for 10% of your first purchase of a website or domain.Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis.Follow @overduepod on Instagram and BlueskyAdvertise on OverdueSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Inspired by the Choose Your Own Adventure series by Edward Packard and Bantam Books of the 80s and 90s, we bring you this horror themed tale! Join us for a walk in the woods to an abandoned haunted house where we complete dares and discover the mysterious circumstances of a centuries old murder. Like, comment, subscribe and let us know your thoughts/if you would have done anything different!Listen now on Amazon, Apple Podcast, and Spotify Facebook, Instagram, Youtube = @sirensofthesupernatural Tiktok = @supernaturalsirens Send us your stories and questions at sirensofthesupernatural@gmail.com Stay Spooky!Show Sources:Sound Effects from:Sound LibraryScary Sound EffectsBoostSoundSound FX FreeFreeify MusicEveryday Cinematic SoundsRoyalty Beat SFXMike DownesFree Audio ZoneFilmmaker Pro App

The Betches talk about the incredible Cave of Time by Edward Packard, the originator of the Choose Your Adventure style books! What an absolutely wild ride!!! Follow us on Instagram for previews of next week's episode and more bookish content! @books_n_betchesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

GREETINGS LISTENER. HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY? IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE BOOK SUPERCOMPUTER BY EDWARD PACKARD? Sometimes people make mistak. YES THEY DO. SHALL WE PLAY A GAME(BOOK)?This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Go to squarespace.com/overdue for 10% of your first purchase of a website or domain.Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis.Follow @overduepod on Instagram and BlueskyAdvertise on OverdueSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I've been stricken by the plague but podcast schedules are podcast schedules so please enjoy this oddly deep voiced reading of two Choose Your Own Adventure books with a little light analysis of the form. Less laryngeal service will hopefully resume later this month.We're playing Who Killed Harlowe Thrombey by Edward Packard and The Race Forever by R.A. Montgomery this time out. I hope you enjoy.

It's time to morph into a shark! But sadly we're not reading Animophs and fighting an alien resistance, we're a dumb kid trespassing into an ancient temple and cursed by a vague monk! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole read through the 80s Choose Your Own Adventure book: You Are A Shark by Edward Packard. Despite the direct title, it's really hard for us to get the animal form we want and really run through the fauna of the world. Will we get to punch out that smug mystic cursing us? Or will we die to humans? This is one of the most brutal CYOA stories, evoking the infamous Back to Pass episode. Adventure starts at 12:23 Off-Topics: Trouble is a fake idea, the idea of sharks

Mark 16:1-8When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. They had been saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in a white robe, sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.” So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. Beware and warning! This book is different from other books. You and you alone are in charge of what happens in this story. There are dangers, choices, adventures and consequences. you must use all of your numerous talents and much of your enormous intelligence. The wrong decision could end in disaster - even death. but don't despair. At any time, you can go back and make another choice, alter the path of your story, and change its result.That's how every “Choose your own adventure” book begins. Then you are thrown into the thick of some plot. Maybe you're a teenage detective searching for a stolen rare tea bowl like in Cup of Death. Or you're a doctor for a highly skilled expedition on the Amazon river as in Lost on the Amazon. Or the COO of spy activity for a new nation in the year 2051 as in Beyond Escape. Did you read these books as a kid or remember your kids reading them? They were all the rage in the 80s and 90s. But if you've never heard of the “choose your own adventure” series, they were small chapter books created by Edward Packard and Ray Montgomery, two dads, who loved telling stories to their kids. Here's how they work: every few pages you are left with a decision to make: swim up the river turn to page 43 or stay on the shore turn to page 71. Make a run for it turn to page 4 or talk to the shop owner, page 38. And then there were multiple endings based on the decisions you made. At first, you likely made choices by following your intuitions, decisions you would actually make in real life. But then, if you weren't happy with the ending, you'd go back, make different choices, and receive a different ending. And the allure of the “choose” books was that the deaths were never final. No matter how the story ends - you could get sliced in half by a portal that sends your torso to the future and your legs to the past - even then you could go back and make different choices. The ending was never really the end. And as a kid… I couldn't stand these books! I didn't like hopping around from one scene to the next. I wanted consistency in the story; I wanted some certainty as to what could be expected; I wanted closure. That's how real life is, afterall. We take comfort that, most of the time, we can anticipate what's coming next. Sure, this life might be a little mundane sometimes, but at least we know what it holds: we're born, we go to school, we get jobs. We might get married; we grow old, and we get one ending, the same ending, [we die]. We make choices along the way, but we can't go back and change them. That's why my routine loving, black and white thinking, ten year old self didn't like “choose your own adventure books”: I wanted more closure then they could offer. And my hunch is that's likely why we struggle with the end of Mark's gospel, too. It offers no closure. Mary Magdalene, Mary the Mother of James, and Salome came for closure. They expected to see and anoint the body of Jesus, whom they saw die two days ago. But that's not how this story goes. What they came looking for, they didn't find. What was expected, didn't happen! “He's not here.” Says the young man in the tomb. “Look! That's where he was laid”. They had in fact watched some guy named Joseph wrap Jesus' body in linen cloth and place him in the tomb that's now empty. “So go, tell his disciples… that he's gone on ahead of you to Galilee; that's where you'll see him, just as he told you!” They fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them, telling nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. That's the ending? That's no ending. Seeing the body in the tomb, that would be an ending. Seeing the risen Jesus in Galilee that would be an ending. But seeing neither and the women leaving and telling no one because they were afraid, that's no ending at all! In Matthew the women see Jesus as they flee the tomb and the disciples talk to him on the mountain. In Luke, Jesus walks with two disciples on the road to Emmaus and then has dinner with all them. In John, there is breakfast on the beach. Those are endings! But in Mark, we get an abrupt pause. An unfinished story. And if there is one thing we can't stand, it's a story with no end. Joyous ending, terrible ending, we'll take what we can get; just as long as there's an ending. We aren't the first people to be troubled by Mark's unfinished story. From very early on, the church tried to fill in the story so that it comes to a nice conclusion, like proof of a resurrection and assurance that the women did in fact tell others. That's why if you pulled out that black Bible underneath your seat you'd see two additional endings. But people much smarter than me say verse 8 is most likely where Mark stopped writing. So it might be helpful to look at Mark's version of the resurrection as a “choose your own adventure”, because in many ways, that's what it is: an unfinished story that you are a part of. You are thrown into the thick of the plot along with Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome. While they went to the tomb, you came here this morning. You too came looking for Jesus. Or maybe you came looking for proof of the resurrection, or maybe you came just to hear a good easter story with no loose ends. But what you got instead is the word and promise of someone else telling you that Jesus was crucified but has been raised. And that he's gone on ahead of you. That he will meet you in the days ahead, just as he said he would. You now get to choose how this story continues…That's the good news of the resurrection! The story is unfinished and you get to be a part of it. Death is no longer the end of the story. Through the death and resurrection of Jesus you have new life and it starts here and now. It's not new life like a “choose your own adventure book”. You can't go back and change the decision you've made and receive a different ending. New life in Christ is much greater than that! Its not going backward, but forward. New life in Christ means: if you aren't happy with the way you're living your life, with the decisions you've made, or with how your story is turning out, you get to try again! We don't make the right choices, we don't love our neighbors as we should, nor do we work for justice the way God wants us to. But because of Jesus, we are forgiven for all that we've done or not done, said or not said. And that forgiveness, that fresh start of each new day, that opportunity to try again and again is what we call grace. And that grace is given to you as a gift, no strings attached.To be clear, no choice you make gets you saved or puts you in a right relationship with God. That choice was made for you by Jesus on Friday. The choice that lies before us now is the same that the Marys and Salome faced some 2000 years ago this very morning. You've heard the good news. Jesus is not dead. He is alive. You've been given new life! So what will it be? Will you leave and tell no one? Will you share the good news with all who need it? Will you run to meet Jesus and continue the work he's called us to: loving our neighbors, feeding the hungry, striving for justice?If so, beware and warning. Because this story is different from all other stories and you are invited to be a part of it. There are dangers, choices, adventures and consequences. God has given you so many talents and enormous intelligence to help along the way. You'll make wrong decisions, there will be disaster, and even death. But don't despair. It's not the end. Jesus has given you new life, calling you forward into a new day, forgiving your sins, giving you grace, and altering the path of your story. Thanks be to God.Amen.

Edward Packard invented the Choose Your Own Adventure concept in the '70s and his stories are generally considered the best in the genre. In this particular adventure there are 32 endings and more than 2.5 hours of recorded audio. Go to it! Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

This week the world celebrates the anniversary of the birth of the great Edward Packard and we're along for the ride! Take a break from viking stuff with a surprise read of a whole new book! Pirates! Puppies! Berries! Let's go!

We're investigating a key piece of gamebook history this episode as we explore The Cave of Time, the first proper Choose Your Own Adventure book by Edward Packard with art by Paul Granger. With 40 different endings this packs a lot of adventure into a small package. It spawned a wildly successful franchise but is this book actually any good? HJDoom plays it to find out and offers a mildly contentious and completely untested theory about the reason gamebooks exploded in the early eighties.

We return with Christian, McKenna, and Ned to raid some haunted houses! Will we actually see a ghost? Will we get our hands on those diamonds? And most importantly, will we manage to get a smooch from Jenny? The book read in this episode is Ghost Hunter by Edward Packard. Massive thanks to all our lovely patrons who made this episode possible! • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/improvtabletop • • • Audio Credits Improv Tabletop's theme song is “Melodic Marauder”, written by Scott Villanueva, and performed by Scott Villanueva and Ned Wilcock. "Melodic Marauders Scared Stupid" also by Ned Wilcock.

New month, new book! And this time, it's a spooooooky book. Christian, McKenna, and Ned are setting out to hunt some ghosts, but will they manage to find any? The book read in this episode is Ghost Hunter by Edward Packard. Massive thanks to all our lovely patrons who made this episode possible! • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/improvtabletop • • • Audio Credits Improv Tabletop's theme song is “Melodic Marauder”, written by Scott Villanueva, and performed by Scott Villanueva and Ned Wilcock. "Melodic Marauders Scared Stupid" also by Ned Wilcock.

Today in 1931, the birthday of Edward Packard, who along with R.A. Montgomery founded a book series that let millions of young readers pick the ending to the story: Choose Your Own Adventure. Plus: today in 1967, the first appearance of the Star Trek villain Khan Noonien Singh, who Gene Roddenberry named as a shout-out to an old war buddy. The Enduring Allure of Choose Your Own Adventure Books (The New Yorker) The Name's Familiar Mr. Leotard, Barbie, and Chef Boyardee (via Google Books) If you choose to help this show grow, go to our page on Patreon --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/support

You can't escape the Cave of Time. You can only jump from era to era, trying your best to get burned at the stake. Will Ned, Evan, and Thomas R. manage to get burned at the stake? Find out as we journey back into the Cave of Time! The book read in this episode is The Cave of Time by Edward Packard. Massive thanks to all our lovely patrons who made this episode possible! • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/improvtabletop • • • Audio Credits Improv Tabletop's theme song is “Melodic Marauder”, written by Scott Villanueva, and performed by Scott Villanueva and Ned Wilcock. The following music was used for this media project: Music: Sunday Dub by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4435-sunday-dub License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com

Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosem as they chat with Edward Packard, the creator of the hugely popular book series, Choose Your Own Adventure!Edward discusses how the series got started, some of the more popular books like Hyperspace and Inside UFO 54-40, what he's doing now, & much more!

Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosem as they chat with Edward Packard, the creator of the hugely popular book series, Choose Your Own Adventure!Edward discusses how the series got started, some of the more popular books like Hyperspace and Inside UFO 54-40, what he's doing now, & much more!

At the request of our fans, we're back with another Choose Your Own Adventure book, and this time, it's the one that started it all! Join Ned, Evan, and Thomas R. as they speak with cavemen, advanced future humans, and Abraham Lincoln himself. The book read in this episode is The Cave of Time by Edward Packard. Massive thanks to all our lovely patrons who made this episode possible! • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/improvtabletop • • • Audio Credits Improv Tabletop's theme song is “Melodic Marauder”, written by Scott Villanueva, and performed by Scott Villanueva and Ned Wilcock. The following music was used for this media project: Music: Sunday Dub by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4435-sunday-dub License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com

Seth is joined by the mastermind behind the 'Choose Your Own Adventure' book series that has helped influence many different types of TV, film, and games over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us in the Everglades as Florida Boy rummages through the bayou in search of adventure! Will we make it out alive? Will we win the war? Tune in to find out! Thank you to the Patreon supporters who joined us as we made these adventurous choices. Find out how to join us for bonus recordings at patreon.com/overduepod. Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Advertise on Overdue See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Choose Your Own Adventure Book 132 - The Luckiest Day of Your Life by Edward Packard illustrated by Tom La Padula read by Connie Jeromy and Jason face hard decisions regarding a prize greater than they could ever imagine, a rigged raffle, and a chance to terrify an old lady. The book started out so promising… and then Jeromy fell asleep again. Support Choose Your Own Adventure and Edward Packard: https://www.cyoa.com https://www.edwardpackard.com Gallery Twitter Facebook Youtube Spotify Amazon iTunes Stitcher Google Podcasts Podbean Player.fm Visit us at: https://www.stupendousaurusrex.com Contact us at: stupendousaurusrex@gmail.com Stock media provided by timbeek/Pond5

Choose Your Own Adventure Book 130 - You Are Microscopic by Edward Packard illustrated by Ron Wing read by Jeromy Jason and Connie face hard decisions regarding a rescue mission, expanding indefinitely, and that's it! No other choices. This book is so long-winded, it took almost 30 minutes just to reach the first choice. Support Choose Your Own Adventure and Edward Packard: https://www.cyoa.com https://www.edwardpackard.com Gallery Twitter Facebook Youtube Spotify Amazon iTunes Stitcher Google Podcasts Podbean Player.fm Visit us at: https://www.stupendousaurusrex.com Contact us at: stupendousaurusrex@gmail.com Stock media provided by timbeek/Pond5

Choose Your Own Adventure Book 128 - Viking Raiders by Edward Packard illustrated by Ron Wing read by Jason Connie and Jeromy face hard decisions regarding rich men, America, and a fast current. Sound the ram's horn! It won't keep the gang from getting lost, but it probably sounds cool. Incredibly Daring will return on Jan. 3, 2022 with Choose Your Own Adventure Book 129 - Earthquake!, by Alison Gilligan. Support Choose Your Own Adventure and Edward Packard: https://www.cyoa.com https://www.edwardpackard.com Gallery Twitter Facebook Youtube Spotify Amazon iTunes Stitcher Google Podcasts Podbean Player.fm Visit us at: https://www.stupendousaurusrex.com Contact us at: stupendousaurusrex@gmail.com Stock media provided by timbeek/Pond5

Were you one of the 500 million people who read Choose Your Own Adventure books?   When I was growing up in the 80s these books were at the front of every library in every elementary school. Or, at least, in mine! I know for sure the kids at Sunset Heights Public School in Oshawa, Canada all went gonzo for them.   If you don't know Choose Your Own Adventure, the books are written in the second person. The protagonist is … you! Who are you? Well, you might be a private investigator, mountain climber, race car driver, doctor, or spy. The stories are gender and race neutral and written so that after a couple of pages, you face a couple of options: do you want to go deeper into the jungle or head back to shore? Do you want to follow the guide up the mountain or retreat to the village? You zig and you zag and each book features dozens of endings. With no clear pattern around number of pages per ending, ratio of good to bad endings, or the reader's progression backwards and forwards, there is a vertiginous sense of unpredictability which leads to (yes) reading them again and again.   Cover to Cover Club members will have heard us talk about these books already. Do you remember back in Chapter 42 when Molly Bloom told us the books were hugely formative to how she views her life as an adventure? Or just a few moons ago in Chapter 87 when Jason Shiga picked Sugar Cane Island by Edward Packard — a precursor to CYOA — as one of his most formative books?   Well, it's with that lead-up that I'm so excited to share our conversation with the creator of second-person fiction and co-creator of Choose Your Own Adventure today —- Mr. Edward Packard. Edward is 90 years old and writing, blogging, swimming, hiking, and continuing the adventure that is life from his home in Durango, Colorado.   Get comfy and let's talk about what the word formative really means, whether our self stays constant throughout our life, how the advent of chronology affected human development, where the best place to get a lot of reading done is, how should we take in the news, how can we maintain a sense of contentment as we age, how do we transcend ourselves, what is an unhappy versus a happy brain, what is quality decision making, how do we process past success in our current state, and, of course, what are Edward Packard's 3 most formative books.   Are you ready to dive in on today's new moon?   Let's flip the page into Chapter 92 now…   What You'll Learn: How does 3 Books deal with guests picking the same formative book? What does the word “formative” really mean? What does it mean to live life in a narrative vs. non narrative fashion? Does our self stay constant or change throughout our life? How has the advent of chronology and the measure of time affected human development? Where is the best place to get a lot of reading done? How should we best take in the news? How can we maintain a sense of contentment as we age? How do we transcend ourselves? What is an unhappy brain? What is a happy brain? What is quality decision making? How do we process past success in our current state?   You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://www.3books.co/chapters/92    Leave us a voicemail. Your message may be included in a future chapter: 1-833-READ-A-LOT.   Sign up to receive podcast updates here: https://www.3books.co/email-list    3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover and discuss the 1000 most formative books in the world. Each chapter discusses the 3 most formative books of one of the world's most inspiring people. Sample guests include: Brené Brown, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, Angie Thomas, Cheryl Strayed, Rich Roll, Soyoung the Variety Store Owner, Derek the Hype Man, Kevin the Bookseller, Vishwas the Uber Driver, Roxane Gay, David Mitchell, Vivek Murthy, Mark Manson, Seth Godin, Judy Blume and Quentin Tarantino. 3 Books is published on the lunar calendar with each of the 333 chapters dropped on the exact minute of every single new moon and every single full moon all the way up to 5:21 am on September 1, 2031. 3 Books is an Apple "Best Of" award-winning show and is 100% non-profit with no ads, no sponsors, no commercials, and no interruptions. 3 Books has 3 clubs including the End of the Podcast Club, the Cover to Cover Club, and the Secret Club, which operates entirely through the mail and is only accessible by calling 1-833-READ-A-LOT. Each chapter is hosted by Neil Pasricha, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awesome, The Happiness Equation, Two-Minute Mornings, etc. For more info check out: https://www.3books.co

What does a series of popular children's books from the 1980s and 1990s have to do with today's frictionless omnichannel retailing environment? If you've consumed enough of my content by now, you know I love to find historical linkages or possible root causes that can explain current trends in consumer behavior. One such major consumer behavior trend, that was strengthened by the “COVID-19 Effect”, is that consumers are increasingly expecting retailers to be omnipresent. Today's consumers have the desire to move seamlessly between different channels and still enjoy a unified shoppers experience. So, what does this have to do with retro children's books? Millennials have been influenced by “Choose Your Own Adventure” books and it's now playing out in the consumer market. We are living in an era of “Choose Your Own Adventure” shopping experiences (aka frictionless omnichannel retail) and brands are well advised to take this into account. Just like the Choose Your Own Adventure books, alternate paths to the shopping journey speaks to the elevated desire of control that consumers seek now. Choice will become more important in an age of personalization. The future will be rich with personalized products, endless customer service options, 1-to-1 marketing, and loyalty programs that make us feel like special snowflakes. For all that, I guess we can thank Edward Packard.

Choose Your Own Adventure Super Adventure Book 1 - Journey to the Year 3000 by Edward Packard illustrated by Leslie Morrill read by Connie Jeromy and Jason face hard decisions regarding halfway in between, possible acid rain, and following the bees. The Incredibly Daring Three-Year Anniversary Celebration Month™ kicks off with a trip to Venus! Support Choose Your Own Adventure and Edward Packard: https://www.cyoa.com https://www.edwardpackard.com Gallery Twitter Facebook Youtube Spotify Amazon iTunes Stitcher Google Podcasts Podbean Player.fm Visit us at: https://www.stupendousaurusrex.com Contact us at: stupendousaurusrex@gmail.com Stock media provided by timbeek/Pond5

Choose Your Own Adventure Book 124 - Superbike by Edward Packard illustrated by Judith Mitchell read by Jeromy Jason and Connie face hard decisions regarding keeping secrets, bike camp, and taking shelter. Remember, kids: cheaters never win, and winners never cheat. Support Choose Your Own Adventure and Edward Packard: https://www.cyoa.com https://www.edwardpackard.com Gallery Twitter Facebook Youtube Spotify Amazon iTunes Stitcher Google Podcasts Podbean Player.fm Visit us at: https://www.stupendousaurusrex.com Contact us at: stupendousaurusrex@gmail.com Stock media provided by timbeek/Pond5

Choose Your Own Adventure Book 122 - Magic Master by Edward Packard illustrated by Frank Bolle read by Jason Connie and Jeromy face hard decisions regarding some light stalking, pushing one button, and then pushing another button. Looks like the Great Bonza's about to get his butt whooped by the earthquake police! Support Choose Your Own Adventure and Edward Packard: https://www.cyoa.com https://www.edwardpackard.com Gallery Twitter Facebook Youtube Spotify Amazon iTunes Stitcher Google Podcasts Podbean Player.fm Visit us at: https://www.stupendousaurusrex.com Contact us at: stupendousaurusrex@gmail.com Stock media provided by timbeek/Pond5

Choose Your Own Adventure Book 118 - Vampire Invaders by Edward Packard illustrated by Ron Wing read by Jeromy Jason and Connie face hard decisions regarding Nirvana, The Count and Chief Du Bois… everybody's favorite, most beloved CYOA character, Chief DuBois. Ennnjoooooy! Support Choose Your Own Adventure and Edward Packard: https://www.cyoa.com https://www.edwardpackard.com Gallery Twitter Facebook Youtube Spotify Amazon iTunes Stitcher Google Podcasts Podbean Player.fm Visit us at: https://www.stupendousaurusrex.com Contact us at: stupendousaurusrex@gmail.com Stock media provided by timbeek/Pond5

Choose Your Own Adventure Book 116 - Kidnapped! by Edward Packard illustrated by Frank Bolle read by Jason Connie and Jeromy face hard decisions regarding running for it, running for it again, and — you guessed it — running for it one more time! Serpentine, Babou! Support Choose Your Own Adventure and Edward Packard: https://www.cyoa.com https://www.edwardpackard.com Gallery Twitter Facebook Youtube Spotify Amazon iTunes Stitcher Google Podcasts Podbean Player.fm Visit us at: https://www.stupendousaurusrex.com Contact us at: stupendousaurusrex@gmail.com Stock media provided by timbeek/Pond5

Edward Packard knows about choices. He went to Columbia Law School, but he never really wanted to be an attorney. He admits he was often "sleepwalking" through life before landing on an innovative idea for young readers. He eventually began writing full time, and many 80s kids (like Colin) can thank him for that. Edward created and wrote for the popular "Choose Your Own Adventure" series of paperbacks. Edward's idea was so successful that it inspired spin-offs (including his own Space Hawks series) and imitators. The series began in 1969 as a book called Sugarcane Island that Edward wrote for his children. A few years later, two books in the iconic CYOA series had appeared. One was a western, the other a sci-fi story. Edward wrote for the CYOA series for twenty years. While he has not been involved with the brand for a long time, CYOA is still generating new stories. Edward just turned 90, but he shows no signs of slowing down. He recently wrote a memoir and is trying his hand at a novel for adults. Colin talks with him about his "Essay the View from 90" as well as why Colorado has proven far more hospitable than southern Florida. You can check out Edward's work at www.edwardpackard.com   Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/americanrambler Buy Colin's book at https://www.amazon.com/Marching-Masters-Slavery-Confederate-Divided/dp/0813935415/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=marching+masters+slavery&qid=1562860180&s=gateway&sr=8-1#reader_B00GHXUKNG  

Choose Your Own Adventure Book 112 - Skateboard Champion by Edward Packard illustrated by Ron Wing read by Jeromy Jason and Connie face hard decisions regarding the Winners’ Club, Steve Gordon, and Matt Cunningham. Who would’ve thought a book about skateboarding could wind up being such a tender tale of romance? Support Choose Your Own Adventure and Edward Packard: https://www.cyoa.com https://www.edwardpackard.com Gallery Twitter Facebook Youtube Spotify Amazon iTunes Stitcher Google Podcasts Podbean Player.fm Visit us at: https://www.stupendousaurusrex.com Contact us at: stupendousaurusrex@gmail.com Stock media provided by timbeek/Pond5

Choose Your Own Adventure Book 110 - Invaders from Within by Edward Packard illustrated by Frank Bolle read by Jason Connie and Jeromy face hard decisions regarding Steamboat Springs, touching the power dome, and fresh air. Come for the fuzzy, green teddy bears on the cover, stay for the anecdote about how Steamboat Springs got its name! Support Choose Your Own Adventure and Edward Packard: https://www.cyoa.com https://www.edwardpackard.com Gallery Twitter Facebook Youtube Spotify Amazon iTunes Stitcher Google Podcasts Podbean Player.fm Visit us at: https://www.stupendousaurusrex.com Contact us at: stupendousaurusrex@gmail.com Stock media provided by timbeek/Pond5

Choose Your Own Adventure Book 100 - The Worst Day of Your Life by Edward Packard illustrated by Frank Bolle read by Jeromy Jason and Connie face hard decisions regarding accepting rides from strangers, swimming in sewage, and staring down a bull. When life gets you down, never forget to clench your face like a fist.Support Choose Your Own Adventure and Edward Packard: https://www.cyoa.com https://www.edwardpackard.com Gallery Twitter Facebook Youtube Spotify Amazon iTunes Stitcher Google Play Podbean Player.fm Visit us at: https://www.stupendousaurusrex.com Contact us at: stupendousaurusrex@gmail.com Stock media provided by timbeek/Pond5

Choose Your Own Adventure Book 97 - Through the Black Hole by Edward Packard illustrated by Frank Bolle read by Jeromy Jason and Connie face hard decisions regarding kicking Nick out, letting Nick back in, and the perfect planet (but not THE Perfect Planet). 4LIFE! Support Choose Your Own Adventure and Edward Packard: https://www.cyoa.com https://www.edwardpackard.com Gallery Twitter Facebook Youtube Spotify Amazon iTunes Stitcher Google Play Podbean Player.fm Visit us at: https://www.stupendousaurusrex.com Contact us at: stupendousaurusrex@gmail.com Stock media provided by timbeek/Pond5

Choose Your Own Adventure Book 95 - You Are a Genius by Edward Packard illustrated by Frank Bolle read by Jason Connie and Jeromy face hard decisions regarding non-polluting power plants, terrorists, and faster-than-light travel. The President is going to have to deal with his own problems. Support Choose Your Own Adventure and Edward Packard: https://www.cyoa.com https://www.edwardpackard.com Gallery Twitter Facebook Youtube Spotify Amazon iTunes Stitcher Google Play Podbean Player.fm Visit us at: https://www.stupendousaurusrex.com Contact us at: stupendousaurusrex@gmail.com Stock media provided by timbeek/Pond5

Choose Your Own Adventure Book 91 - You Are a Superstar by Edward Packard illustrated by Stephen Marchesi read by Jeromy Jason and Connie face hard decisions regarding classical music, tennis, and a man with a gun. For the first time ever (and hopefully the last), the gang abandons a story arc mid-way through. Tune in to find out why. Support Choose Your Own Adventure and Edward Packard: https://www.cyoa.com https://www.edwardpackard.com Gallery Twitter Facebook Youtube Spotify Amazon iTunes Stitcher Google Play Podbean Player.fm Visit us at: https://www.stupendousaurusrex.com Contact us at: stupendousaurusrex@gmail.com Stock media provided by timbeek/Pond5

Choose Your Own Adventure Book 90 - Mutiny in Space by Edward Packard and R.A. Montgomery illustrated by Howard Bender read by Connie Jeromy and Jason face hard decisions regarding who to side with, taking command of the shuttle, and Die Hard in Space. Never take a spaceship captain’s trucker speed. Support Choose Your Own Adventure and Edward Packard: https://www.cyoa.com https://www.edwardpackard.com Gallery Twitter Facebook Youtube Spotify Amazon iTunes Stitcher Google Play Podbean Player.fm Visit us at: https://www.stupendousaurusrex.com Contact us at: stupendousaurusrex@gmail.com Stock media provided by timbeek/Pond5

Edward Packard invented the Choose Your Own Adventure concept in the '70s and his stories are generally considered the best in the genre. In this particular adventure there are 32 endings and more than 2.5 hours of recorded audio. Go to it!Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Choose Your Own Adventure Book 84 - You Are a Monsterby Edward Packard illustrated by Judith Mitchell read by ConnieJeromy and Jason face hard decisions regarding hiding from the police, living like a bear, and hiring an agent. If you dare wear short shorts, this is the episode for you!Support Choose Your Own Adventure and Edward Packard: https://www.cyoa.com https://www.edwardpackard.comTwitter Facebook Youtube Spotify iTunes Stitcher Google Play Podbean Player.fm Visit us at: https://www.stupendousaurusrex.com Contact us at: stupendousaurusrex@gmail.comStock media provided by timbeek/Pond5

Eddie and Lee go live and tackle the 80's kids book Choose Your Own Adventure and YOU get to help decide their fate. The books they go through are Cave of Time and Inside UFO 54-40 both authored by the Choose Your Own Adventure creator Edward Packard. To participate in the next Choose Your Own Adventure Live! go to the Covert Nerd Facebook   Read the Choose Your Own adventure books here at Archive.org: Cave of Time  Inside UFO 54-40 Other episode links: Covert Nerd Website Covert Nerd Instagram Covert Nerd Twitter Covert Nerd Merch Proud Member of The Last Starfighters Entertainment Group. For more great content go to the Facebook Page:

Choose Your Own Adventure Book 80 - The Perfect Planet by Edward Packard illustrated by Leslie Morrill read by Jason Connie and Jeromy face hard decisions regarding a stunning space machine, charging mumpa beasts, and the evil eye. The ecology of this supposedly perfect planet is absolute nonsense. Support Choose Your Own Adventure and Edward Packard: https://www.cyoa.com https://www.edwardpackard.com Twitter Facebook Youtube Spotify iTunes Stitcher Google Play Podbean Player.fm Visit us at: https://www.stupendousaurusrex.com Contact us at: stupendousaurusrex@gmail.com Stock media provided by timbeek/Pond5

Eddie and Lee go live and tackle the 80's kids book Choose Your Own Adventure and YOU get to help decide their fate. The books they go through are Ghost Hunter and The Mystery of Chimney Rock both authored by the Choose Your Own Adventure creator Edward Packard.   Links and pictures from the episode listed below: ----more----       The caretaker from Chimney Rock                                                           You fall and become a ghost in Ghost Hunter   Covert Nerd Facebook Read the Choose Your Own adventure books here at Archive.org: Mystery of Chimney Rock Ghost Hunter Covert Nerd Website Covert Nerd Instagram Covert Nerd Twitter Covert Nerd Merch Proud Member of The Last Starfighters Entertainment Group. For more great content go to the Facebook Page: Rainbowcomics Lincoln Facebook Page Rainbowcomics website

You said you would never return to the Cave of Time…well you’re full of shit!That bitch of a cave whirls you back to medieval England and you must solve the riddle that leads to the Forbidden Castle…but the king want’s its fortunes for himself and that fucker and his army is right behind you.Join Alex, Austin, David, Marisa, and Scott, as they go through a classic Choose Your Own Adventure tale…but drunk like.Our theme music is Pretend by Malyssa BellarosaAdditional music includes Land of a Folk Divided by Mid-Air-MachineThe Forbidden Castle is a novel by Edward Packard published by Bantam BooksThe illustrations come from the book and are by Paul Granger.Thank you all so much, and have a great Christmas!

Podcast #080 For my eightieth Dream Gardens children’s books podcast, I interviewed author Jonathan Rosen about two books in the Choose Your Adventure series: The Cave of Time by Edward Packard, and Mystery of the Maya by R.A. Montgomery. The Choose Your Adventure books is a popular series of books written in the second person … Continue reading Choose Your Own Adventure – The Cave of Time and Mystery of the Maya: an interview with Jonathan Rosen → The post Choose Your Own Adventure – The Cave of Time and Mystery of the Maya: an interview with Jonathan Rosen appeared first on Dream Gardens.

Choose Your Own AdventureBook 71 - Space Vampireby Edward Packardillustrated by Judith Mitchellread by JasonConnie and Jeromy face hard decisions regarding their elite rating, Steve, and the last remaining jet on their spacesuit. Will that pocketful of garlic ever come into play? Tune in and find out!Support Choose Your Own Adventure and Edward Packard:https://www.cyoa.comhttps://www.edwardpackard.comTwitterFacebookYoutubeSpotifyiTunesStitcherGoogle PlayPodbeanPlayer.fmVisit us at: https://www.stupendousaurusrex.comContact us at: stupendousaurusrex@gmail.comStock media provided by timbeek/Pond5