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Today were are talking about chapter 6 of the Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas.The Patreon version of this episode contains nearly 15 minutes of bonus content about the things teens can eat without feeling like trash later, baseball cards (here are the weird baseball cards Jessie mentioned), the joy of "toyetic" media, the age-inappropriate books we read as kids (11 is too young to read Stephen King!!), and our “what nice things have you done lately” segment, featuring delicious baked goods--recipes on Patreon!Here is the recipe for Marranitos Enfiestados that Jessie mentioned, and our Summer CAMP Batman and Robin episode.
Tune in as Rolo Tony (@PoorOldRoloTony) hops aboard the podcast to review and recap The Last Supper, the 1995 satirical black comedy movie about a friend group of grad school students who launch a scheme to kill off conservatives by inviting them over for the last supper they'll ever have. The surprisingly cozy atmosphere wrapped around this film, the politeness and hypocrisy of liberals, the real-life vigilante Phoenix Jones, and Cameron Diaz's knack for comedy with a grim and off-kilter edge to it comprise a few of the subjects for this episode.Directed by Stacy Title, The Last Supper stars Cameron Diaz, Courtney B. Vance, Ron Eldard, Annabeth Gish, Jonathan Penner, Ron Perlman, Nora Dunn, Bill Paxton, Jason Alexander, Charles Durning, Bryn Erin, Mark Harmon, Rachel Chagall, Nicholas Sadler, Warren Hutcherson, Dan Rosen, Pamela Gien, and Elisabeth Moss.Spoilers start at 30:10Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastrHere's how you can learn more about Palestine and IsraelHere's how you can keep up-to-date on this genocideHere's how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected onlineGood Word:• Rolo Tony: Five Easy Pieces• Arthur: Mystery DateReach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello!Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms!Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscriticFollow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpodFollow Arthur on GoodreadsCheck out 2 Cents Critic Linktree
Tune in as Seth Vargas (Movie Friends) returns to the program to discuss Videodrome, the 1983 sci-fi body horror film about a TV station president whose discovery of an enigmatic and pornographic video broadcast drags his mind and his flesh down a spiral of terror. The David Cronenberg movie that Seth saw as a wee little child with his mom, recommendations for 1997's Hercules and the Black Mirror episode “Common People,” and the effect that horror and violent media can have on their audience end up being a few of the talking points for this episode.Written and directed by David Cronenberg, Videodrome stars James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky, Leslie Carlson, Jack Creley, Lynne Gorman, Julie Khaner, Reiner Schwarz, and David Bolt.Spoilers start at 29:35Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastrHere's how you can learn more about Palestine and IsraelHere's how you can keep up-to-date on this genocideHere's how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected onlineGood Word:• Seth: the Vengeance trilogy from Park Chan-wook (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, and Lady Vengeance)• Arthur: A Simple PlanReach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello!Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms!Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscriticFollow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpodFollow Arthur on GoodreadsCheck out 2 Cents Critic Linktree
Our first book for May's prompt to read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel is Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson. Set in a Toronto that has been abandoned by the government and anyone with means, Ti-Jeanne has to learn how to survive and how to protect the ones she loves. Content warning: mentions of violence, suicide, drug addiction Our next book discussion will be I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2024, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others are reading for each month and get ideas for your TBR: The Bookstore Challenge 2025. Get two audiobook credits for the price of one at Libro.fm when you sign up using the code BOOKSTOREPOD. Website | Patreon
Today were are talking about chapter 5 of the Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas.The Patreon version of this episode contains a bonus brain glitch (what even are words??), extra astronomical clock content, and our “what nice things have you done lately” segment, featuring bookbinding lessons and old school computer games (specifically this one)Here's the Storygraph readalong for The Sunbearer TrialsAnd here's the one for Celestial Monsters!Please consider joining our Patreon and/or sticker club! You can now give subscriptions as gifts as well!Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky!Send us your Cozy Corner content here.Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on what we are doing!Find all the ways you can support our work here!Check out our Throne Wishlist.Find all of our shows and information about everything we do on our website, hashtagruthless.com Check out our other podcasts:The Gayly Planet: The Final Fronqueer is about Star Trek TNGThe Gay Pirate Podcast is about Our Flag Means DeathWe Are The Gayers is a Patreon-only Buffy podcast Music Credit: "The Path of the Goblin King v2" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Jeopardy by BenFranklyn -- https://freesound.org/s/789077/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tune in as Anna (@banananna024/@formergleek) jumps back into their guest chair for a breakdown of Drive, the 2011 neo-noir crime thriller film about an L.A. stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Ryan Gosling's auramaxxing, what qualifies as neo-noir, the strange misogyny that's given off by issues like NWR's original goal of casting a porn star as Blanche, and the horrible-person-to-regular-person ratio in Baby Driver comprise some of the talking points for this episode.Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive stars Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Ron Perlman, Christina Hendricks, Kaden Leos, James Biberi, Jeff Wolfe, and Russ Tamblyn.Spoilers start at 44:00Nicolas Winding Refn - Drive Q&AHow Ryan Gosling Ended Up in ‘Drive,' According to Director Nicolas Winding RefnCreate your podcast today! #madeonzencastrHere's how you can learn more about Palestine and IsraelHere's how you can keep up-to-date on this genocideHere's how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected onlineGood Word:• Anna: The Studio• Arthur: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee BakerReach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello!Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms!Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscriticFollow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpodFollow Arthur on GoodreadsCheck out 2 Cents Critic Linktree
Xaden is back at Basgiath and he is none too happy about Violet looking into the First Six. Email – readersquadpod@gmail.com Instagram - @readersquadrantpodcast Discord – https://discord.gg/xuDZAjWHPh Tiktok - @readers.quadrant BlueSky - @readersquadpod Samantha's BlueSky/Instagram - @nestasorrengail Kellsie's Storygraph - https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/kellsied Samantha's Storygraph - https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/samanthacenz Tip Jar - https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/readers-quadrant The Pyre by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Support The Readers Quadrant by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/readers-quadrant
Tune in as Andy (Fat Dude Digs Flicks Movie Podcasts) strolls back into the 2CC sphere for a plunge into Maeve Fly, the 2023 horror novel by C.J. Leede that follows a young woman who's harboring grim and bloodthirsty urges while playing an ice princess at a certain Californian theme park and laying an eye on her best friend's intriguing brother. Why people might read splatterpunk books, comparing Maeve a little to Dexter Morgan, maintaining the poop boundaries, and the misconception that addictions create abusive and bigoted behavior comprise a few of the topics on this episode.TW: death, murder, gore, body horror, terminal illness, rape, sexual assault, sexual content, drug use, alcoholism, alcohol, animal injury, cannibalism, vomit, mention of pedophilia, and mention of abortionSpoilers start at 27:20Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastrHere's how you can learn more about Palestine and IsraelHere's how you can keep up-to-date on this genocideHere's how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected onlineGood Word:• Andy: The Pitt• Arthur: Black Mirror, Season 7Reach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello!Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms!Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscriticFollow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpodFollow Arthur on GoodreadsCheck out 2 Cents Critic Linktree
Today's book discussion is on Underground Barbie by Maša Kolanović, translated from Croatian by Ena Selimović. We get slightly off-topic talking about the top news stories from the 90s and reminiscing about playing with Barbies. Content warning: war (mentions of bombing and snipers), swearing Our next book discussion will be Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson. Find it at your local library or bookstore and read along with us! If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2024, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others are reading for each month and get ideas for your TBR: The Bookstore Challenge 2025. Get two audiobook credits for the price of one at Libro.fm when you sign up using the code BOOKSTOREPOD. Website | Patreon
Today we are talking about chapter 4 of the Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas.The Patreon version of this episode contains bonus content about making and eating arepas, and a special birthday edition of our “what nice things have you done lately” segment.Here's the wrestler stuffed toy we talked about, and here's the wild advert for it!Here's the Storygraph readalong for The Sunbearer TrialsAnd here's the one for Celestial Monsters!Please consider joining our Patreon and/or sticker club! You can now give subscriptions as gifts as well!Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky!Send us your Cozy Corner content here.Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on what we are doing!Find all the ways you can support our work here!Check out our Throne Wishlist.Find all of our shows and information about everything we do on our website, hashtagruthless.com Check out our other podcasts:The Gayly Planet: The Final Fronqueer is about Star Trek TNGThe Gay Pirate Podcast is about Our Flag Means DeathWe Are The Gayers is a Patreon-only Buffy podcast Music Credit: "The Path of the Goblin King v2" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tune in as Sam Frontera and Shelby Schwieterman (The Rom Complex) dive back into another collaboration with 2CC for a review and recap of Wilderness, the Prime Video thriller miniseries about a scorned woman's revenge plan against her dickweasel husband. Drawing comparisons between this show and Gone Girl, the potential that this could have had to take on a more darkly comedic tone, and the knack that Oliver Jackson-Cohen has for playing utter assholes make up a few of the topics that the hosts touch on during this episode.Created by Marnie Dickens, Wilderness stars Jenna Coleman, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ashley Benson, Eric Balfour, Claire Rushbrook, Talia Balsam, Morgana Van Peebles, Marsha Stephanie Blake, and Jonathan Keltz.Spoilers start at 18:45Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastrHere's how you can learn more about Palestine and IsraelHere's how you can keep up-to-date on this genocideHere's how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected onlineGood Word:• Shelby: Fields of Mistria• Sam: eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead by Ariana Grande• Arthur: Kill Me Again and Kiss Kiss Bang BangReach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello!Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms!Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscriticFollow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpodFollow Arthur on GoodreadsCheck out 2 Cents Critic Linktree
Samantha is joined by friend of the show, Bat, as we dive into Chapter 17! It's a short but interesting chapter. Listen in and fall in love with Imogen all over again! Please note, Samantha had some audio issues for about the first 5 minutes or so. It got better! You just may want to turn your volume back down a bit around then if you turned it up. Bat's Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/mrsmarygracel Sirius Custom Crafts - https://www.instagram.com/siriuscustomcrafts Email – readersquadpod@gmail.com Instagram - @readersquadrantpodcast Discord – https://discord.gg/xuDZAjWHPh Tiktok - @readers.quadrant BlueSky - @readersquadpod Samantha's BlueSky/Instagram - @nestasorrengail Kellsie's Storygraph - https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/kellsied Samantha's Storygraph - https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/samanthacenz Tip Jar - https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/readers-quadrant The Pyre by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Support The Readers Quadrant by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/readers-quadrant
Tune in as Anna (@banananna024/@formergleek) teams back up with Arthur to review and recap Devs, the 2020 sci-fi techno-thriller miniseries about the mysterious and murderous machinations of a quantum computing company. Anna's mini-review of Civil War, wishing that Alex Garland could grow a political spine, the choice to cast Cailee Spaeny as a teenage cis boy, and how this show deals with weighty themes like the multiverse and free will versus determinism comprise some of the talking points for this episode.Created by Alex Garland, Devs stars Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman, Alison Pill, Jin Ha, Zach Grenier, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Cailee Spaeny, Karl Glusman, and Brian d'Arcy James.Spoilers start at 41:35Devs: Cailee Spaeny on Why She Plays a Male Character on the ShowAlex Garland Is Asking Big Questions with ‘Devs'Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastrHere's how you can learn more about Palestine and IsraelHere's how you can keep up-to-date on this genocideHere's how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected onlineGood Word:• Anna: The Pitt• Arthur: Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft Reach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello!Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms!Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscriticFollow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpodFollow Arthur on GoodreadsCheck out 2 Cents Critic Linktree
A day late, but hopefully not a dollar short! We go a little off-topic in this one but it's a really good time! We talk about books with Jesinia, take down Dasha with Violet and Sloane, and have a little encounter with Varrish. Fun times to be had at Basgiath! Email – readersquadpod@gmail.com Instagram - @readersquadrantpodcast Discord – https://discord.gg/xuDZAjWHPh Tiktok - @readers.quadrant BlueSky - @readersquadpod Samantha's BlueSky/Instagram - @nestasorrengail Kellsie's Storygraph - https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/kellsied Samantha's Storygraph - https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/samanthacenz Tip Jar - https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/readers-quadrant The Pyre by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Support The Readers Quadrant by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/readers-quadrant
Today we are talking about chapter 3 of the Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas.The Patreon version of this episode contains a super long (11 minutes!!) “what nice things have you done lately” segment!Here's the Storygraph readalong for The Sunbearer TrialsAnd here's the one for Celestial Monsters!Please consider joining our Patreon and/or sticker club! You can now give subscriptions as gifts as well!Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky!Send us your Cozy Corner content here.Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on what we are doing!Find all the ways you can support our work here!Check out our Throne Wishlist.Find all of our shows and information about everything we do on our website, hashtagruthless.com Check out our other podcasts:The Gayly Planet: The Final Fronqueer is about Star Trek TNGThe Gay Pirate Podcast is about Our Flag Means DeathWe Are The Gayers is a Patreon-only Buffy podcast Music Credit: "The Path of the Goblin King v2" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tune in as Dustin Holden (The Rewatch Recap) returns to 2CC for a breakdown of How to Train Your Dragon, the 2010 animated fantasy movie about the bond that grows between a teenage Viking boy and a dragon. The creatures and their mannerisms that inspired Toothless's design, worries over the upcoming live-action reboot of HTTYD, the aversion to referring to wild animals that you hunt as “game,” and the physical aspect of voice acting comprise a few of the subjects that this episode dives into.Directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, How to Train Your Dragon stars Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, and Kristen Wiig.Spoilers start at 50:50Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastrHere's how you can learn more about Palestine and IsraelHere's how you can keep up-to-date on this genocideHere's how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected onlineGood Word:• Dustin: Previously On… episodes of The Rewatch Recap on YouTube, Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice, and The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum• Arthur: “Cry for Me” by Magdalena Bay and Better ManReach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello!Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms!Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscriticFollow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpodFollow Arthur on GoodreadsCheck out 2 Cents Critic Linktree
Ryan, Ashley, and Cait are talking about Diverse Books! Books Mentioned During This Episode Concord Pride 5K: Team Gibson's! Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop! 2025 Reading Challenge on Storygraph! OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Buy Gibson's Merch Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook BlueSky TikTok Libro.fm Use the code LAYDOWN for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! Jack of All Graves Book Club Email us at thelaydownpodcast@gmail.com
Becca's pick for April's prompt to read a book based on its cover or title is Nonfiction: A Novel by Julie Myerson, because the contradiction between the title and genre was too compelling to pass up. Content warning: drug addiction Our next book discussion will be Underground Barbie by Maša Kolanović. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2024, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others are reading for each month and get ideas for your TBR: The Bookstore Challenge 2025. Get two audiobook credits for the price of one at Libro.fm when you sign up using the code BOOKSTOREPOD. Website | Patreon
Tune in as Guy Bradford (Jesters of Ravenloft: A D&D Podcast) jumps back into his guest chair to discuss Magic, the 1978 psychological horror drama movie starring Anthony Hopkins as Corky Withers, a magician and ventriloquist who becomes a little too obsessed with his dummy Fats. The flop sweat that this film is full of, alternative stars who were in the running for the role of Corky, and the depiction of psychosis in Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice comprise some of the topics for this episode.Directed by Richard Attenborough, Magic stars Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter, E.J. André, Jerry Houser, and David Ogden Stiers.Spoilers start at 25:15Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastrHere's how you can learn more about Palestine and IsraelHere's how you can keep up-to-date on this genocideHere's how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected onlineGood Word:• Guy: Breath of Fire III• Arthur: Serial Killer Support Group by Saratoga SchaeferReach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello!Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms!Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscriticFollow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpodFollow Arthur on GoodreadsCheck out 2 Cents Critic Linktree
Today were are talking about chapter 2 of the Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas.The Patreon version of this episode contains bonus content about induction stoves, a life with less internet, and our “what nice things have you done lately” segment.Here's the Storygraph readalong for The Sunbearer TrialsAnd here's the one for Celestial Monsters!Please consider joining our Patreon and/or sticker club! You can now give subscriptions as gifts as well!Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky!Send us your Cozy Corner content hereSign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on what we are doing!Find all the ways you can support our work here!Check out our Throne Wishlist Find all of our shows and information about everything we do on our website, hashtagruthless.com Check out our other podcasts:The Gayly Planet: The Final Fronqueer is about Star Trek TNGThe Gay Pirate Podcast is about Our Flag Means DeathWe Are The Gayers is a Patreon-only Buffy podcast Music Credit: "The Path of the Goblin King v2" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tune in as some good old buddies of 2 Cents Critic return to the program in honor of it turning four years old! Glad to have Andy (Fat Dude Digs Flicks Movie Podcasts), Anna (@banananna024/@formergleek), Jessica (Opinionated Lushes), Marie Nicola (Alt.Pop.Repeat), and Robert “Stew” Stewart (Stew World Order) hopping back into their guest seats. It really has been a journey for this show to last so long with all of its book, movie, and TV reviews and recaps. Here's to many more of those to come down the line! All the gratitude goes out to the listeners and the past guests who've been a part of this ride and boosting it forward. And now, to celebrate that, there shall be some trivia gaming and banter unfolding on this episode, which will touch on topics like the power of random guessing, wondering if Anna could host a podcast, the mission to Trap-pill people, ambivalence over Dirty Dancing, and a VeggieTales parody of The Lord of the Rings that manages to slip in an Elvis bit.Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastrHere's how you can learn more about Palestine and IsraelHere's how you can keep up-to-date on this genocideHere's how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected onlineReach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello!Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms!Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscriticFollow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpodFollow Arthur on GoodreadsCheck out 2 Cents Critic LinktreeCover art credit: Connor Kujawinski
The March prompt is to read a book published by an indie press, and Corinne's pick is Witches by Brenda Lozano, translated by Heather Cleary, and published by Catapult. Content warning: brief mentions of violence, including sexual violence Our next book discussion will be Nonfiction by Julie Myerson. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2024, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others are reading for each month and get ideas for your TBR: The Bookstore Challenge 2025. Get two audiobook credits for the price of one at Libro.fm when you sign up using the code BOOKSTOREPOD. Website | Patreon
So You Want To Be A Writer with Valerie Khoo and Allison Tait: Australian Writers' Centre podcast
What secrets do you have hiding in YOUR family tree? Every family has them, and in AWC graduate Kate Horan’s new mystery, The Inheritance, DNA-testing shines a light on two women and previously unspoken truths. Kate shares her experience writing the book including inspirations and real life research. 00:00 Welcome05:21 Writing tip: StoryGraph app09:28 WIN!: Twist by Colum McCann11:10 Word of the week: ‘harbinger’12:51 Word Insights with Dean Koorey: ‘hone vs home’15:55 Writer in residence: Kate Horan18:00 On writing two very different characters20:11 Geographic and DNA inspirations24:20 The many meanings of ‘inheritance’26:13 Inspiration from Who Do You Think You Are?26:40 Complicated family dynamics28:19 Kate’s writing process and balancing life29:18 Managing time and prioritising as a writer31:15 Journey to publication via an agent35:00 Importance of structural edits37:09 AWC courses and learning the craft40:09 Kate’s writing tips and investing in your skills41:33 Building a writing community44:18 Surreal experience of getting published45:17 Upcoming projects and future plans47:45 Final thoughts Read the show notes Connect with Valerie and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | ValerieKhoo.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tune in as Brett Salter (Irish Salt) jumps back onto the program to break down the 2019 sci-fi thriller movie Synchronic, which follows a couple New Orleans paramedics as they get caught up in the mystery surrounding a new designer drug and the reality-altering impact it's having on its users. Anthony Mackie's flair for dark comedy, puzzling out the stylistic choices for elements like nonlinear storytelling and color grading, and the theory that perhaps this film should have ran along a Steins;Gate-esque road comprise a few of the topics for this episode.Directed by Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, Synchronic stars Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan, Alexia Ioannides, Katie Aselton, Ramiz Monsef, Bill Oberst Jr., Carl Palmer, Betsy Holt, and Shane Brady.Spoilers start at 20:20Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastrHere's how you can learn more about Palestine and IsraelHere's how you can keep up-to-date on this genocideHere's how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected onlineGood Word:• Brett: Into the Badlands• Arthur: Things Will Be DifferentReach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello!Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms!Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscriticFollow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpodFollow Arthur on GoodreadsCheck out 2 Cents Critic Linktree
Tune in as Connor Kujawinski (@connorkuj) teams back up with Arthur to recap the momentous occasion that is the 2025 Oscars! This past awards season has been brimming with a particularly high amount of chaos and toxicity, and now it's finally reached its conclusion, allowing people to take a rest from all of this awards hubbub for some time. There was certainly plenty of that hubbub within the Oscars ceremony itself, which gets Arthur and Connor discussing the cringey singing, the wish for Timothée Chalamet to have earned a nomination for Dune: Part Two instead of A Complete Unknown, frustrations with Yuval Abraham's Oscars speech, the suspicious facets of Sean Baker, and more on this episode.The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)'s position on No Other LandAnora allegation from @crewstoriesigCreate your podcast today! #madeonzencastrHere's how you can learn more about Palestine and IsraelHere's how you can keep up-to-date on this genocideHere's how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected onlineGood Word:• Connor: Shoot ‘Em Up• Arthur: DandadanReach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello!Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms!Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscriticFollow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpodFollow Arthur on GoodreadsCheck out 2 Cents Critic LinktreeCover art credit: Connor Kujawinski
We are officially in our Sunbearer Duology era! Today were are talking about chapter one of the Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas. The Patreon version of this episode contains bonus content about funding the arts, smart animals, dogs that need jobs, and our “what nice things have you done lately” segment. Here's the Storygraph readalong for The Sunbearer TrialsAnd here's the one for Celestial Monsters! Please consider joining our Patreon and/or sticker club! You can now give subscriptions as gifts as well! Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky! Send us your Cozy Corner content here Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on what we are doing! Find all the ways you can support our work here! Check out our Throne Wishlist! Find all of our shows and information about everything we do on our website, hashtagruthless.com Check out our other podcasts:The Gayly Planet: The Final Fronqueer is about Star Trek TNGThe Gay Pirate Podcast is about Our Flag Means DeathWe Are The Gayers is a Patreon-only Buffy podcast "The Path of the Goblin King v2" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Becca's pick for March's prompt to read a book published by an indie press is Earthlings by Sayaka Murati, translated from the Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori, and published by Grove Atlantic. Content warnings: sexual assault, death, murder, violence, cannibalism Our next book discussion will be Witches by Brenda Lozano. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2024, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others are reading for each month and get ideas for your TBR: The Bookstore Challenge 2025. Get two audiobook credits for the price of one at Libro.fm when you sign up using the code BOOKSTOREPOD. Website | Patreon
Tune in as Clayton Jones II (Men Who Like Men Who Like Movies Podcast) heads back to this program for a review and recap of The Killing of a Sacred Deer, the 2017 film that follows a cardiovascular surgeon and his family as their meticulous and pristine life starts to collapse at the hands of a teenage boy. The knack that director Yorgos Lanthimos has for showing the darkest and most grotesque horrors in such a blackly comedic light, cold and lifeless sex scenes, the delightfully awkward use of Ellie Goulding's “Burn,” and Eden Lake being mean enough of a movie to inspire Arthur to create a whole new Letterboxd tag comprise a few of the talking points for this episode.Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, The Killing of a Sacred Deer stars Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Nicole Kidman, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Bill Camp, Alicia Silverstone, and Denise Dal Vera.Spoilers start at 22:10Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastrHere's how you can learn more about Palestine and IsraelHere's how you can keep up-to-date on this genocideHere's how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected onlineGood Word:• Clayton: Severance (Apple TV+) and American Primeval (Netflix)• Arthur: CompanionReach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello!Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms!Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscriticFollow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpodFollow Arthur on GoodreadsCheck out 2 Cents Critic Linktree
A new episode of Geeking with Karen Bee has arrived! We dive into the Valentine's Day long weekend, discuss the misfortune of getting sick over the holiday, and share what we're currently reading. We address the concept of rating things, the 5-star review system, and why not everything should be rated 5 stars. What exactly constitutes a library, and do you have one? We delve into Stephen King's book, 11/22/63, focusing on its time travel elements. We also discuss The Hellfire Club, both as a political thriller novel and the villains from X-Men. We explore the Storygraph app and touch on Geddy Lee's My Effin Life, Swamp Thing, and the comparison between Hunger Games and Battle Royale.We highlight several AI movies including Ex Machina, Wild Robot, Lost in Space, Big Hero 6, and Bicentennial Man. We also talk Superman (1978), the 1960s Batman, and the various incarnations of these characters over the years, including Lex Luthor and the unconventional choice of Jesse Eisenberg. We debate our favorite Batman and discuss the upcoming Flash movie. Nostalgia kicks in as we reminisce about Wonder Woman.We conclude the episode by talking about the Fantastic Four, especially the new trailer. Do we still need the Avengers when we have the Fantastic Four?#podcast #ValentinesDay #StephenKing #11/22/63 #TheHellfireClub #Storygraph #GeddyLee #SwampThing #HungerGames #BattleRoyale #AIMovies #ExMachina #WildRobot #LostInSpace #BigHero6 #BicentennialMan #Superman #Batman #WonderWoman #FantasticFour #Avengers #comics #movies #geeking #KarenBeeLinktree: https://linktr.ee/seangeekpodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/meetthegeeksMerch: Tee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/seangeekpodcastRed Bubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/seangeekpodcast/shop@seangeekpodcast on Twitter, Instagram and FacebookMentioned in this episode:New Merch AdAn ad that incorporates Red Bubble and Tee Public
It's Women's History Month, so Ryan, Cait, and Ashley are celebrating Women's Rights AND Women's Wrongs with literary ladies we're feral for! It's a grand ol' time. Books Mentioned During This Episode Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop! 2025 Reading Challenge on Storygraph! OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Buy Gibson's Merch Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook BlueSky TikTok Libro.fm Use the code LAYDOWN for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! Jack of All Graves Book Club Email us at thelaydownpodcast@gmail.com
Tune in as Drew and Nino (Boycott Scream 7) join Arthur for a conversation about the campaign that many people are pursuing to boycott Scream 7 (as well as Spyglass in general, considering this production company, which currently owns the rights to the Scream franchise, is a supporter of Zionism). The importance of BDS, how crucial it is to have the boycott appeal to casual horror fans, and excuses that people may give to avoid boycotting comprise a few of the topics for this bonus episode.Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastrHere's how you can learn more about Palestine and IsraelHere's how you can keep up-to-date on this genocideHere's how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected onlineGood Word:• Drew: @HeyImReallyDrew on Medium• Nino: Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel and Enter Ghost by Isabella HammadReach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello!Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms!Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscriticFollow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpodFollow Arthur on GoodreadsCheck out 2 Cents Critic Linktree
Today we are discussing the thrilling conclusion of Any Way The Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell. Get your tickets to our tea party and your raffle tickets here! The Patreon version of this episode contains bonus content about Queer Eye and our “what nice things have you done lately” segment.You can listen to our Snow For Christmas episode here!Here's the Storygraph readalong for The Sunbearer TrialsAnd here's the one for Celestial Monsters! Please consider joining our Patreon and/or sticker club! You can now give subscriptions as gifts as well! Send us your Cozy Corner content here! Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on what we are doing! Find all the ways you can support our work here! Check out our new Throne Wishlist! Follow us on Instagram for memes and updates. Find all of our shows and information about everything we do on our website, hashtagruthless.com Intro music: Professor and the Plant by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4244-professor-and-the-plant License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tune in as Fake-Dating February wraps up on 2CC with the fourth and final episode of the month, where Mama D (Petals of Support) hops back into her guest seat for a review and recap of The Wedding Crasher, the 2022 rom-com novel by Mia Sosa that follows Solange and Dean as they create a fake-dating scheme together in the wake of Solange having put a stop to Dean's wedding. Wondering where the so-called power couples of our world really are, the great capacity that single moms have to take care of their kids, normalizing condoms in rom-com novels, and Mama D's quibble over the book's period depiction stand out as some of the conversation matter in this episode.TW: sexual content, parental abandonment (in the past), pregnancy, infidelity, alcohol, racism, and misogynySpoilers start at 30:55Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastrHere's how you can learn more about Palestine and IsraelHere's how you can keep up-to-date on this genocideHere's how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected onlineGood Word:• Mama D: Bok choy with kimchi• Arthur: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3Reach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello!Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms!Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscriticFollow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpodFollow Arthur on GoodreadsCheck out 2 Cents Critic Linktree
February's prompt is to read a book with a non-human narrator or from a non-human perspective. Corinne's pick, that we'll be discussing today, is Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck, which is about a house/plot of land. Content warning: swearing, Nazism, repressive regimes, book has sexual and physical violence March prompt is to read a book published by an indie press, our first book is Becca's pick, Earthlings by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori, and published by Grove Atlantic. Corinne's pick is Witches by Brenda Lozano, translated by Heather Cleary and published by Catapult. If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2025, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others are reading for each month and get ideas for your TBR: The Bookstore Challenge 2025. Get two audiobook credits for the price of one at Libro.fm when you sign up using the code BOOKSTOREPOD. Website | Patreon
Today we are discussing chapters 84-89 of Any Way The Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell. The Patreon version of this episode contains bonus content about calling dibs on freaking out, Merlin media, the 10th Kingdom, spiders, and our “what nice things have you done lately” segment. Get your tickets to our tea party and your raffle tickets here!Submit something for Cozy Corner here! Here's the Storygraph readalong for The Sunbearer TrialsAnd here's the one for Celestial Monsters! Please consider joining our Patreon and/or sticker club! You can now give subscriptions as gifts as well! Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on what we are doing! Find all the ways you can support our work here! Check out our new Throne Wishlist! Follow us on Instagram for memes and updates. Find all of our shows and information about everything we do on our website, hashtagruthless.com Intro music: Professor and the Plant by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4244-professor-and-the-plant License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Romantic Goat sex on today's episode. We read The Story of a Goat by Perumal Murugan. Next time we will read Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck Content Warnings: Violence, sexual violence If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2024, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others are reading for each month and get ideas for your TBR: The Bookstore Challenge 2025. Get two audiobook credits for the price of one at Libro.fm when you sign up using the code BOOKSTOREPOD. Website | Patreon
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: booktube and libraries enabling our hobbies Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: how to finish a book well The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . 1:35 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week 4:08 - Megwithbooks on Youtube 6:29 - Blackwell's UK 6:35 - Our Current Reads 6:43 - All Along You Were Blooming by Morgan Harper Nichols (Kaytee) 9:04 - Oscar Wars by Michael Schulman (Meredith) 13:13 - Whalefall by Daniel Kraus (Kaytee) 15:25 - Orbital by Samantha Harvey 16:00 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant 17:08 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett 17:27 - A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (Meredith, releases April 1, 2025) 21:57 - Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang (Kaytee) 24:28 - American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang 25:23 - The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson (Meredith) 26:26 - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 28:37 - Deep Dive: How To Finish A Book Well 38:12 - StoryGraph 39:45 - Currently Reading Patreon (to get the tracker Kaytee mentions) 46:52 - Meet Us At The Fountain 46:56 - I wish it was more socially acceptable to be nosy in people's reading lives. (Kaytee) 48:49 - I wish everyone would schedule a reading retreat this year. (Meredith) Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's IPL comes to you from Fables and Fairy Tales in Marinsville, Indiana! Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
NBC's Vicky Nguyen highlights all the free deals going on this month. Also, Christina Ricci joins to discuss season three of "Yellowjackets." Plus, Jill Martin sits down with the software designer and CEO of the popular app "The StoryGraph." And, we share some unique floral gifts for Valentine's Day.
Tune in as Fake-Dating February kicks off on 2CC in honor of the hijinks and machinations that turn artificial love into authentic love! For this first podcast of the month, Arthur's buddy Anna (@banananna024/@formergleek) is circling back around for a review and recap of To All the Boys I've Loved Before, the 2018 Netflix rom-com whose fake-dating scheme that Lara Jean Song Covey and Peter Kavinsky cook up is based on the 2014 YA romance novel of the same name by Jenny Han. The hygienic importance of not wearing shoes in the house, the shaky state of teen media that can be found on streaming and on Netflix specifically, Arthur's rant against Jake Ryan from Sixteen Candles, and cheering for Lana Condor and Noah Centineo to have bigger careers comprise just some of the subjects for this episode. Directed by Susan Johnson, To All the Boys I've Loved Before stars Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Israel Broussard, Madeleine Arthur, Janel Parrish, Anna Cathcart, Emilija Baranac, John Corbett, Trezzo Mahoro, and Andrew Bachelor. Spoilers start at 41:45 Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here's how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here's how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here's how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Anna: A Real Pain • Arthur: Sleuth (1972) and Deathtrap Reach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree
Last episode for January is Pastoralia by George Saunders, this is a book of short stories that all have the trademark Saunders satirical edge. Content warning: swearing, brief mentions of death and a sick child Our next book discussion will be The Story of a Goat by Perumal Murugan. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2024, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others are reading for each month and get ideas for your TBR: The Bookstore Challenge 2025. Get two audiobook credits for the price of one at Libro.fm when you sign up using the code BOOKSTOREPOD. Website | Patreon
in this episode, we once again weigh in on your hot takes and unpopular opinions and dish out some unexpected life advice. we dig into the Goodreads vs Storygraph debate and also discuss the latest Booktok-island bombshell (Fabel) and its recent AI roasting controversy. the internet's faves like Colleen Hoover, Sally Rooney and SJM'S A Court of Thorns and Roses also gets a special mention. finally, it wouldn't be a talk lit, get hit episode if we didn't find space in the episode for a little bit of discussion on the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer. if you have any hot takes or thoughts that need to be heard by the people. email us at hello@talklitgethit.com.spoilers and your hot take time stamps:1:10 - Goodreads is such a low-budget app considering it's Amazon6:28 - Colleen Hoover can get in the bin10:24 - should I move to the city next year?12:51 - should i quit my job?15:55 - my fave part of BookTok at the moment is Jodi Picoult18:34 - my neighbour keeps putting their rubbish in my bin!19:46 - 20:16 - Flight of the Conchords season 1 episode 7 spoilers21:23 - 23:48 - Tamlin deserves a redemption arc and Feyre sucks and ACOTAR series spoilers 23:48 - I don't like Normal People26:34 - 28:31 Eclipse is the best book in the Twilight series and Twilight series spoilersArticles and TikToks mentioned:Fable AI controversyJodi Picoult tutorialsend us questions, things you want us to speak about or just say hi!choose our next podcast read by going here and voting in the first week of each month!make sure you subscribe to hear our groundbreaking thoughts as soon as they are unleashed. if you want to be on the same page as us, follow us at talklit.gethit on Instagram and TikTok.theme music born from the creative genius of Big Boi B.talk lit, get hit are reading and recording on Giabal, Jagera, Jarowair & Turrbal lands. we acknowledge the cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and pay respect to Elders past, present and future. always was, always will be.
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Track your reading like a pro! Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Andrew Kinstetter, and Pat Scott discuss top book tracking tools like Goodreads, StoryGraph, and more. Discover how to set reading goals, organize your library, and find your next favorite book! The post Master Your Reading Goals and Track Your Books appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Send us a textIn Episode 184 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are joined by Nadia Odunayo, Founder, CEO and sole developer for The StoryGraph. We chat a little bit about Nadia's personal background and share all kinds of fun information about our favorite reading tracker. We can't wait for you to listen and share in the excitement!If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you'll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Bookstore Browsing, and a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month!Loving LatelyBeis Bag - The Weekender (T)The Millions - Year in Reading Series (H)Traitors UK (N)Book Talk Books MentionedThe GunnersProject Hail MaryThe FlatshareBad BloodSay NothingEmpire of PainRoguesHatching TwitterRob's Videos - @the.storygraphBooks MentionedMad Honey | Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan (T)Children of Red Peak | Craig DiLouie (H)What if We Get it Right | Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (N)Traci Thomas - @thestackspod on IGWhite Smoke | Tiffany D. Jackson (T)Lofi | Liz Riggs (H)Magpie Murders | Anthony Harrowitz (N)Shelf AdditionsMinistry of Time | Kaliane Bradley (N)Blood in the Water | Tiffany D. Jackson (T)Only In Your Dreams | Ellie K. Wilde (H)Support the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailTina's TikTok , IG @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
New year, same us. We discuss (more like complain about, to be honest) Maggie O'Farrell's novel After You'd Gone. January's prompt is to read a book published in the year 2000. Our next book discussion will be Pastoralia by George Saunders. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2024, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others are reading for each month and get ideas for your TBR: The Bookstore Challenge 2024. Get two audiobook credits for the price of one at Libro.fm when you sign up using the code BOOKSTOREPOD. Website | Patreon
It's officially 2025! Many of us have already thought about eating better and exercising more, but have you considered your reading resolutions? In today's episode, Stephanie, Briana, and Cate talk about the various ways they approach reading. Whether your reading style involves casually browsing the shelves or crafting carefully curated spreadsheets, this episode will offer tips and tools for starting your 2025 reading journey. The team dives into the pros and cons of using sites like Goodreads and Storygraph and they'll even share a behind-the-scenes glimpse at Stephanie's expertly-designed reading spreadsheet. We hope this light-hearted chat inspires you to find joy and satisfaction in all your reads this year! Book RecommendationsEverything We Never Had by Randy RibayWe Do This 'Til We Free Us by Mariame KabaThe Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuireAdrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuireOnyx Storm by Rebecca YarrosFourth Wing and Iron Flame by Rebecca YarrosThe Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka HiiragiWhat You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko AoyamaThe Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai MochizukiThis podcast uses music by Ashutosh, under a creative commons license:Time by ASHUTOSH | https://soundcloud.com/grandaktMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
We are back and we have a recap of our reading in 2024, along with the challenge prompts for 2025, since I don't know how we chose books before we starting following these prompts. The challenge prompts start around 37:04. Prompts from past years. Our books for January are After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell and Pastoralia by George Saunders. If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2025, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others are reading for each month and get ideas for your TBR: The Bookstore Challenge 2025. Get two audiobook credits for the price of one at Libro.fm when you sign up using the code BOOKSTOREPOD. Website | Patreon
Brea and Mallory talk about their 2025 reader resolutions, and how they did on 2024's. Plus, they deliver a ruling on whether you're responsible for what someone buys with a bookstore giftcard. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreCawpile ✨Link to the spreadsheet: please right click on the spreadsheet of your choice and select 'make a copy'. This will then appear in your G drive and you can use it with full access. Sponsors -Pair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.comCODE: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - Why We Remember by Charan RanganathThe City in Glass by Nghi Vo
Send us a textIn today's solo episode, I'm sharing actionable tips, personal goals, and an exciting new reading challenge to help you make 2025 your best reading year yet. Whether you're aiming to read more, discover new authors, or simply have your best reading year yet, this episode is packed with inspiration for all readers.Episode Highlights:Why reading matters.Set reading intentions:What genres or topics are you curious to learn more about?Is there an author's backlist you were hoping to explore?Do you want to read to relax? To learn? To challenge yourself?Practical strategies for building a consistent reading habit.How audiobooks can transform your reading life.The value of joining a reading community like the BFF Book Club.
Brea and Mallory test out Fable and decide whether bookish social media apps are worth using. Plus, they recommend books with folklorist protagonists and debate whether you should use the library bathroom. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Pair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.comDipseawww.dipseastories.com/GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned -A Better World by Sarah LanganConfess by Rob HalfordA Natural History of Dragons by Marie BrennanEmily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettThe Fair Folk by Su BristowFruiting Bodies by Kathryn Harlan