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Judging Book Covers

Judging Book Covers Podcast is a monthly book club podcast hosted by Megg Griffin, Stephanie Cortez, and Ollie Brady! Each month we read a new book, discuss media we've absorbed, and discuss the impor... Read more

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JBC Challenge: A Book with Purple on the Cover

JBC Challenge: A Book with Purple on the Cover

This week Stephanie and Meghan dive into one of our more controversial authors: Dean Koontz! We grabbed a copy of Odd Th... Read more

24 Apr 2019

1hr 55mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 11: Stiff with Dawn Gildenmeister and Liz Babish

Episode 11: Stiff with Dawn Gildenmeister and Liz Babish

Meghan is joined this week by two new guests: Liz Babish, and Dawn Gildenmeister of Beckett to the Future Podcast! They ... Read more

20 Aug 2017

1hr 7mins

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Episode 10: Enter, Night with Gena Radcliffe and Erin Ayers

Episode 10: Enter, Night with Gena Radcliffe and Erin Ayers

Meghan is joined again by Gena and Erin to discuss Michael Rowe's Enter, Night, a vampire novel that pays homage to the ... Read more

6 Aug 2017

1hr 23mins

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Episode 12: Annihilation with Liz Babish and Dawn Gildenmeister

Episode 12: Annihilation with Liz Babish and Dawn Gildenmeister

This week we discuss book one of the Southern Reach Trilogy: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer.  This book is a bit of a d... Read more

4 Sep 2017

1hr 22mins

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JBC Challenge: Romance Books

JBC Challenge: Romance Books

There is a LOT going on in this episode, as the week we recorded it was definitely a big one for pop culture! So if you ... Read more

9 May 2019

1hr 40mins

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The Host with Elle Riccardi

The Host with Elle Riccardi

 This week we are joined by A Handbook for Handbook for Mortals' newest cohost, Elle Riccardi! We discuss the now 10 yea... Read more

3 Jun 2018

2hr 11mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 9: The Anubis Gates with Erin Ayers and Gena Radcliffe

Episode 9: The Anubis Gates with Erin Ayers and Gena Radcliffe

It's a hot summer, and movies are playing blockbusters to fill the air conditioned seats. The guest this week recommende... Read more

23 Jul 2017

1hr 21mins

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JBC Challenge: A Trusted Recommendation

JBC Challenge: A Trusted Recommendation

This week Stephanie and Meghan fall into a magical world in Howl's Moving Castle! They talk about the pressures of being... Read more

14 Feb 2019

1hr 56mins

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JBC Challenge: A Collection of Fairy Tales!

JBC Challenge: A Collection of Fairy Tales!

This week Stephanie and Meghan tackle Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber! We discuss all ten stories in the collection, ... Read more

5 Jul 2019

1hr 27mins

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JBC Challenge: LGBTQ+ Romance

JBC Challenge: LGBTQ+ Romance

Stephanie and Meghan are back to continue our month of love and romance! This time we read two novellas that center arou... Read more

23 May 2019

1hr 44mins

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JBC Challenge: A cover with Green (or well Blue) on it

JBC Challenge: A cover with Green (or well Blue) on it

It is time for Tim's annual visit! We welcome him back with another weird book (we wouldn't want it any other way?) Is W... Read more

11 Apr 2019

1hr 56mins

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Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Life is stressful and busy, so Stephanie and Meghan take it slow and calm in this host-only episode! We read Children of... Read more

18 Jun 2018

2hr 42mins

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JBC Challenge: A 1988 Bestseller

JBC Challenge: A 1988 Bestseller

To celebrate Meghan's birthday, we read a classic from 1988: Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice! And who better to come ta... Read more

27 Feb 2019

1hr 51mins

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JBC Challenge: Non Fiction

JBC Challenge: Non Fiction

Stephanie and Meghan check off number 2 on their JBC reading challenge: A non-fiction book based on a historical event! ... Read more

29 Jan 2019

1hr 25mins

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Gunslinger with Chris Hayes

Gunslinger with Chris Hayes

Meghan and Stephanie end the year discussing Stephen King with one of our favorite guests! We debate whether we are goin... Read more

31 Dec 2018

2hr 1min

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JBC Challenge: Revisit a Childhood Classic

JBC Challenge: Revisit a Childhood Classic

This week Stephanie and Meghan get real with talks of childhood and puberty, inspired by this week's book: Are You There... Read more

14 Mar 2019

1hr 45mins

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JBC Book Challenge: Comics not by the big 3

JBC Book Challenge: Comics not by the big 3

This week Stephanie and Meghan dive into the first half of the Joe Hill's comic series Locke and Key! We discuss our rel... Read more

29 Mar 2019

1hr 44mins

Ranked #18

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2020 JBC Challenge: A Book Given For Free

2020 JBC Challenge: A Book Given For Free

This week Stephanie and Meghan get all up in some heists while reading Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Rohrig! We also sp... Read more

10 May 2020

2hr 6mins

Ranked #19

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2020 Challenge: A Humorous Book

2020 Challenge: A Humorous Book

Our favorite Ollie Brady joins us to talk about Terry Pratchett's Reaper Man! We are also in severe cabin fever isolatio... Read more

9 Apr 2020

2hr 22mins

Ranked #20

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2020 JBC Challenge: Historical Event

2020 JBC Challenge: Historical Event

JBC is back and has invited Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker of Media-eval Podcast back on to discuss some 14th Century court cases... Read more

12 Mar 2020

1hr 36mins

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