Listener beware, you’re in for a scare, Megan and RJ are here to give you Goosebumps! Learn all about RL Stine, the man behind the bumps, plus: Hairy Adoption Alternatives, “What’s the Deal with Kids and Ventriloquism?”, and the oral …
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85: Clear Eyes, One Nut, Can’t Lose
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL??? By which we mean a book about football. Specifically, Friday Night Lights, journalist H.G. Bissinger’s journey to Odessa, Texas, a town so obsessed with its high school football team it was willing to sacrifice …
81: Soothing Whale Sounds With RJ
In this episode, we cover author Witi Ihimaera and his culturally influential novel, Whale Rider, and learn the dangers of not properly appreciating your great-grandchildren, the (continuing) fine art of mascot-naming, the inherent awesomeness of old ladies, and the objective …
69 (Part 2): Holy Cow! Mr. Grey Will See You Now
Ok, for real this time: E.L. James and her Twilight Businessman BDSM fan fiction are here and Megan and RJ are going to do everything in their power to make it possibly even worse than it already was. Featuring: Conspiracy …
64: Not Another British War Drama
Like a candy bar offered to you by a creepy British man, sink your teeth into this episode as we cover another writer still kickin’ it with the modern classic, Atonement, where we learn how a young girl’s lies can …
59: The Remains of The Day – The Phantom Menace
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll wonder why we keep talking about Star Wars as we recount Kazuo Ishiguro’s acclaimed classic, The Remains of The Day, the most frustratingly captivating novel about a butler who does not have sex. We revisit …
54: We Welcome Our Insect Overlords
The authors are only mostly dead in this special request episode that takes us to the sci-fi space futures of “Bloodchild” by Octavia Butler and “Sandkings” by George RR Martin. Learn the do’s and don’ts of exotic (occasionally human) pet …
38: Hello from the Outside(rs)
We’re inside, we’re outside, we’re every which way but the general direction of S.E. Hinton’s twitter as we tackle her classic teen coming-of-age novel, The Outsiders. Which isn’t gay. At all. What would even make you think that? Experience increasingly …
9: With Apologies to Margaret Atwood
In this episode, we abandon our integrity, dignity, and tagline so that we can jump on The Handmaid’s Tale bandwagon…and then mention the TV show maybe once. Instead, we learn why RJ shouldn’t be allowed to talk about authors who …