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by | January 5, 2015 · 12:01 pm

Episode 12 – Outlander

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Ring in the new year–1743–with Kait, Renata, and their guest lassie Erica! We read Outlander by Diana Gabaldon and we learned so much about British history, medicinal herbs, corporal punishment, witchcraft, animal husbandry, the Loch Ness Monster, and many other sexy topics. Sync your MP3 player to your nearest henge to listen now!

Content warning: Outlander contains sexual assault and we discuss it in this episode.

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: Objectified Scotsman Thursday.

Diana Gabaldon Fanlore

Diana Gabaldon on her Doctor Who inspiration

Candy pairing: Erica says mixed bags of Halloween candy,  Kait says beef jerky (or herbs), Renata says Everlasting Gobstoppers.

Coming up next: Need for Speed: the Movie Novelization by Brian Kelleher.

 

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by | January 4, 2015 · 1:00 pm

Episode 11 – Bests & Worsts of 2014 (Part 2, Adult and Graphic Novels)

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Tune in to our Bests & Worsts of 2014 episodes to hear us discuss these titles and read excerpts from our favorites and least favorites! Please note:

  • We counted things that we read in 2014, regardless of publication year.
  • We didn’t count anything that we read specifically for this podcast, so our worst books are aside from those.
  • For that reason, we picked top 5 favorites and only 1 least favorite–we have this whole podcast to talk about bad books, so for these episodes we’re choosing to focus on the positive!
  • Some of our “worsts” are really just “least best.” Listen to the podcast to hear more detail!

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by | January 3, 2015 · 2:47 pm

Episode 10 – Bests & Worsts of 2014 (Part 1, Children’s and YA)

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Tune in to our Bests & Worsts of 2014 episodes to hear us discuss these titles and read excerpts from our favorites and least favorites! Please note:

  • We counted things that we read in 2014, regardless of publication year.
  • We didn’t count anything that we read specifically for this podcast, so our worst books are aside from those.
  • For that reason, we picked top 5 favorites and only 1 least favorite–we have this whole podcast to talk about bad books, so for these episodes we’re choosing to focus on the positive!
  • Some of our “worsts” are really just “least best.” Listen to the podcast to hear more detail!

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by | December 22, 2014 · 12:01 pm

Episode 09 – The Christmas Sweater

The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck

This is it: Kait, Renata, and their guest Caitlin have found the very worst bestseller. It’s The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck and it is truly terrible on every level. Listen now to hear our spirits get fully crushed by this holiday story of a young boy who loses everything because he selfishly wanted a bicycle for Christmas. Or you could spend an hour appreciating your family, so you won’t be wracked with guilt when they die. The choice is yours!

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: Little Libertarians on the Prairie

Candy pairing: Caitlin says Violets, Kait says Werthers Originals, Renata says no candy, get a job.

Coming up next: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.

 

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by | December 15, 2014 · 12:00 pm

Episode 08.5 – The Christmas Shoes (The Movie)

The Christmas Shoes (The Movie)

God wanted to make sure you understood the true meaning of Christmas, so he sent you this podcast episode based on the movie, based on the novel, based on the song, The Christmas Shoes. In this bonus mini-sode, Kait and Renata confront Renata’s long-time nemesis Rob Lowe and conclude that he’s perfectly suited to play a douchebag lawyer who requires human sacrifices before he changes his behavior. We’re also pleased to see that this 12-year-old movie appears to have taken many of the notes we made about the novel’s shortcomings in last week’s episode. Listen now, before one of your loved ones comes down with a case of Christmas cancer!

Footnotes: Renata’s Moth story about her rivalry with Rob Lowe

The Christmas Shoes movie on YouTube

Coming up next:  The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck.

 

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by | December 8, 2014 · 12:01 pm

Episode 08 – The Christmas Shoes

The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere

For this very special holiday episode, Kait and Renata are joined by librarian/Christmas enthusiast Ashley to discuss The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere, the bestselling novel based on a #1 hit single. From this book we learned that Heaven has a dress code and that God will kill as many women as he has to in order to teach rich white men the true meaning of Christmas! Pour yourself some eggnog, put on your crying shoes, and settle in for some good old-fashioned holiday emotional manipulation.

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: Newsong’s “Christmas Shoes” music video

Patton Oswalt’s “Christmas Shoes” animation

The Christmas Shoes movie

Candy pairing: Ashley says candy canes, Kait says generic advent calendar chocolate, Renata says store-bought Christmas cookies.

Coming up next:  The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck.

 

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by | November 24, 2014 · 12:01 pm

Episode 07 – Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims

In this shocking episode, Kait and Renata have their first-ever white male guest, Renata’s brother Reid, to discuss Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims by noted white male Rush Limbaugh. In this book Rush Revere, an irresponsible substitute teacher/iced tea mascot and his talking, time-traveling horse take children of an alarmingly indeterminate age back to meet the Puritans. Listen now to learn about how much the Pilgrims hated socialism!

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: American Indians in Children’s Literature’s review of Rush Revere

Two if By Tea, Rush Limbaugh’s actual real life iced tea company

DailyKos article featuring creepy Rush Revere illustrations

Candy pairing: Kait says Mary Janes, Reid says Flags of Freedom, Renata says Boy Scout popcorn.

Coming up next:  The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere

 

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