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Episode 158: Best Books of the Decade
Episode 158: Best Books of the Decade
This week, Julia, Rider, and Tod look back at the last ten years -- seven of which they've been recording this podcast -... Read more
11 Dec 2019
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #2
Episode 40: Things Fall Apart
Episode 40: Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe’s classic novel of a Nigerian colonial encounter gets the Disco treatment. An in-depth look at Things Fall... Read more
14 Oct 2013
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54mins
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Episode 99: Summer Reading 2016
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It’s that time again.Tod and Julia discuss summer reading…and introduce a contest for Episode 100. Learn more about your... Read more
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Episode 29: The Fault in Our Stars
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Episode 3: Sweet Valley High & Klassics Korner
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Today, we get silly. We discuss the various merits and demerits of Sweet Valley High. We revisit the classics, but upon ... Read more
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Episode 47: Mistborn
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Episode 103: 1984
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Episode 96: Why We Write About Ourselves
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Episode 93: Best of 2015
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Episode 155: Literary Disco and the Apple, Tree
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This week, Julia, Rider, and Tod read and discuss a number of essays from a new collection, Apple, Tree: Writers On Thei... Read more
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Episode 78: Nancy Drew
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We finally take on the young detective Nancy Drew with her first adventure, The Secret of the Old ClockMuch like our Har... Read more
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Episode 30: Flowers in the Attic
Episode 30: Flowers in the Attic
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Episode 134: The Books We Loved in 2018
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Episode 9: Tiny Beautiful Things
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So you think you don’t cry. Well, we challenge you to listen to our discussion of the Beat Generation, how the media rep... Read more
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Episode 16: Pillars of the Earth
Episode 16: Pillars of the Earth
Long ago, in a land far away, three friends decided to take on an inconceivable project. One would read a book. One woul... Read more
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Episode 67: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
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This week, at your request, dear listeners, we take on one of the silliest, most lovable books in the known universe. We... Read more
17 Nov 2014
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Episode 2: Half a Life & Poet Voice
Episode 2: Half a Life & Poet Voice
In our second podcast, we go back to our bookshelves again (or maybe put on our ipods, or maybe even just look at the ba... Read more
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Episode 45: Best of 2013
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In this delightful, coffee-fueled episode, we each choose a book for the hall of fame and name our favorite books we rea... Read more
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Episode 37: Hot for Teacher, LIVE!
Episode 37: Hot for Teacher, LIVE!
Our first live episode, recorded in front of an amazing audience on August 22nd at the Barnes & Noble at the Grove i... Read more
3 Sep 2013
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Episode 56: Shirley Jackson
Episode 56: Shirley Jackson
Before there was the Hunger Games, there was the Lottery. And not the fun kind.This week, we take on a newly published S... Read more
10 Jun 2014
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