Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Readers Advisory: Episode 09 – The Christmas Sweater
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Episode 08.5 – 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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Episode 08 – The Christmas Shoes
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
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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Readers Advisory: Episode 08 – The Christmas Shoes
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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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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Readers Advisory: Episode 07 – Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims by Rush Limbaugh. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 06 – Under the Radar
Kait, Renata, and their guest, practicing misandrist Naomi, read Under the Radar by Fern Michaels and questioned the motives of the vigilante Sisterhood. You’d think a group of women dedicated to rescuing women from abuse would have sympathy for the forced sister wives of a polygamist cult, but as we discovered–you’d be shockingly incorrect about that. Listen now and help us figure out what all the pumpkins were for!
PS: This episode ran longer than usual because this book has approximately as many characters as Game of Thrones and we needed time to discuss them all. We’re sure you’ll understand.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: Fern Michaels’s Sisterhood character descriptions
Candy pairing: Kait says Starburst Fave Reds, Naomi says pumpkin spice M&Ms, Renata says chocolate Viactiv chews.
Coming up next: Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims by Rush Limbaugh.
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Readers Advisory: Episode 06 – Under the Radar
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Under the Radar by Fern Michaels. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 05 – Scavenger Hunt
In this episode, Kait, Renata, and their guest Lisa struggle to piece together the clues of Christopher Pike’s Scavenger Hunt. As far as we can tell, it’s the story of a bunch of horny high school students on a scavenger hunt with their dead friend (who has been semi-reincarnated into the body of a brain-damaged football player). Did we mention that some of the high schoolers are secretly lizard people? Did we mention that the prize for winning the scavenger hunt is you get to be a human sacrifice for the aforementioned lizard people? Listen now and relive your misspent youth!
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: Forever Young Adult’s breakdown of Christopher Pike’s most commonly-used tropes
Candy pairing: Kait says candy necklaces, Renata says chocolate covered crickets.
Coming up next: Under the Radar by Fern Michaels.
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Readers Advisory: Episode 05 – Scavenger Hunt
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Scavenger Hunt by Christopher Pike. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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