ReLiterated

We're talking about the squeakuel to The Mouse and the Motorcycle this week! Running away from home, waxing nostalgic about camp, the first Thriftbooks fail ever, and more. Interact with us! Join the discussion and view and post relevant material on our  subreddit! Like us on  Facebook Tweet us  @reliterated View our  Instagram Episode archive and video content on our  YouTube channel Do whatever...

It's time to jump into some sequels! We begin this chapter devoted to second installments with the second story in the Charlie Bucket duology. Topics of discussion include the physics of atmospheric re-entry, Josh downplaying the United States' achievements in the Space Race, Harold admitting Stephen King writes just like J.R.R. Tolkien, and a recitation of a beautiful poem about flatulence. Inter...

It's time to wrap up spooky season just in time for Thanksgiving! Topics of discussion include Josh's vacation plans, Harold's possum friend, and Andy's guest spot on another great podcast in the 989 Podcast Network Interact with us! Join the discussion and view and post relevant material on our  subreddit! Like us on  Facebook Tweet us  @reliterated View our  Instagram Episode archive and video c...

Twelve-year-old Jamie recounts the horrible events of last Summer, when ginormous bats attacked Bay City. And you can tell it's Bay City because he says it's Bay City...and that's about it. Harold isn't here to suffer through this with us this week, but we do have our very first guest host and fellow Bay Cityan Janelle Allison to fill in.  Interact with us! Join the discussion and view and post re...

Hurry, hurry, hurry! Come one, come all! Listen to a tale of a dark carnival and two boys out to discover its twisted secrets. It's a story that could not be done justice by three very tired guys recording past their bedtime. There's no need to prick your thumbs for Something Wicked This Way Comes! Interact with us! Join the discussion and view and post relevant material on our  subreddit! Like us...

Lizzy and her family get lost on their way to Zoo Gardens, and wind up at a horror-themed amusement park where they face their doom at every turn. Will Lizzy stay calm amidst these trials? How little does it take to get Josh and Andy talking about pro wrestling? And what's the most dangerous ride the guys have ever been on? Find out on this week's episode! Interact with us! Join the discussion and...

AAAAAAAHHHHHHH! We're kicking off Season Two, Chapter One: "Books for Spooky Season" with this classic collection of horror tales widely popular with kids in the 80s and 90s. But did they withstand the test of time?  Guess you gotta listen to this episode of Reliterated to find out, huh? Interact with us! Join the discussion and view and post relevant material on our  subreddit! Like us on  Facebo...

We're still on hiatus! As the guys gear up for Season Two (mostly by just going about their day jobs), let's look back at some of our favorite moments from Season One. Enjoy! We're back starting Chapter One of Season Two on October 5th! Interact with us! Join the discussion and view and post relevant material on our  subreddit! Like us on  Facebook Tweet us  @reliterated View our  Instagram Episod...

It's the Season One FINALE as Andy, Harold, and Josh wrap up their chapter on sci-fi selections of days past. We recap our reads, Harold recaps his adventures in tubing, and we form an elite team of Reliterated Avengers from all the superhuman kids we've read about. Greatest episode? Or best episode? You decide. Interact with us! Join the discussion and view and post relevant material on our  subr...

We discuss Bruce Coville's story of a sixth grade class infiltrated by an impostor from out of this world. Harold thinks there might be a second deep-cover alien spy, but the others aren't so convinced. Tangents this week are kept to a minimum. We were pretty efficient. Not no-nonsense, but just the right amount of nonsense. Interact with us! Join the discussion and view and post relevant material...

We're back to discussing Ender's Game, and this time it's Game Over. We power through the rest of the story as we follow Ender through his harrowing experiences in Battle School, the world domination schemes of his brother and sister (which chillingly predict the influence of social media in gaining political power), and the shockingly realistic training simulations Ender faces in Command School....

We're down a host this week, so we're taking an intermission from Ender's Game and Sci-Fi this week to bring you a childhood favorite of Harold's. Harold and Josh discuss the name Harold, lack of young savvy Harolds, and a young Harold who can do fantastical things with his writing utensil. Interact with us! Join the discussion and view and post relevant material on our  subreddit! Like us on  Fac...

Ender's Game continues as our hero starts school...in outer space! He'll spend all his time on high stakes laser tag as he dodges jealous classmates, power-mad platoon leaders, and virtual monsters. Harold still thinks he can take Ender in a fight.  Interact with us! Join the discussion and view and post relevant material on our  subreddit! Like us on  Facebook Tweet us  @reliterated View our  Ins...

It's the beginning of the End...er's Game coverage on this week's ReLiterated! Ender Wiggin is yet another young boy gifted and talented beyond his years. It's becoming a bit of pattern here. In this episode we get Harold started on Christian Supremacists, stumble into endorsing a local car dealer, and wonder what's going on with the Space Force as we go through the first three chapters of Ender's...

The story of Larry Boyd is no fairy tale; it's a hairy tale. We discuss My Hairiest Adventure: a thrilling story with a surprising conclusion, but we manage to make it a super-sized (but also super fun!) episode getting lost on such topics as webbed fingers, Trapper Keepers, the great "owned pet" vs. "fur baby" debate, Fast and Furious movies, and so much more. PLUS an ad from a HUGE sponsor! Spec...

This week we go on a cross-dimensional interplanetary journey to learn more about tesseracts, centaurs that aren't centaurs, the big "Black Thing", mind-controlling brains, furry tentacles, and isn't Charles Wallace one of the hosts of 60 Minutes? It's the conclusion to the sci-fi fantasy classic "A Wrinkle in Time" on this episode of Reliterated. Interact with us! Join the discussion and view and...

A Wrinkle in Time is a strange book that is beloved by many despite being criticized for being too magical for religious people, too much religious allegory for atheists, too childish for adults and too complex for kids. PERFECT for a book club podcast that's too mature for kids and too immature for literary scholars! Interact with us! Join the discussion and view and post relevant material on our...

We've reached the end of another chapter! We reflect on this collection of episodes dedicated to woman authors in our usual unqualified manner, discuss movie adaptations, go off on irrelevant tangents, and add filler with a trivia game show segment: Andy's Askhole! Interact with us! Join the discussion and view and post relevant material on our  subreddit! Like us on  Facebook Tweet us  @reliterat...

It's officially camping season! Time to get away from the pressures of city living and get back to nature. What are you taking? A 20' trailer? Campground reservations? Flashlights? Marshmallows? Bug repellent? That's cute. Sam Gribley is taking the clothes on his back, an ax, some flint and steel, and an encyclopedic knowledge of wilderness survival, and he's 12 years old. How many peregrine falco...

On this week's episode we discuss the finer points of time travel, American history we think we know, and glory holes. If there's a hot button topic we didn't touch in this episode, we musta missed something. Interact with us! Join the discussion and view and post relevant material on our  subreddit! Like us on Facebook Tweet us  @reliterated View our  Instagram Episode archive and video content o...

The boys finally get brave enough to take on one of their childhood fears: reading something meant for giiiiirls! Nevermind that Dawn's house is haunted. We're just fascinated by the well-oiled machine of business that is the club itself. Maybe that was the point? Interact with us! Join the discussion and view and post relevant material on our  subreddit! Like us on Facebook Tweet us  @reliterated...

Gentlemice, start your engines! Pb-pb-b-b-b-b-b... It's the first story in our chapter on children's novels written by woman authors, and what better way to kick it off than this tale by Beverly Cleary?  Interact with us! Join the discussion and view and post relevant material on our  subreddit! Like us on Facebook Tweet us  @reliterated View our  Instagram Episode archive and video content on our...

It's our first talk episode, recapping our first chapter in the annals of podcasting! Topics of discussion include: Butterscotch Krimpet contest winners, death by candy, rotten eggs, Great White Hopes, high heels, Josh is an ending-tease, the Star Wars sequels are fine, and cartoon character tattoos.  Interact with us! Join the discussion and view and post relevant material on our  subreddit! Twee...

It's one of the most famous children's novels by one of the most beloved children's authors of the late 20th century and the basis for one of the most well-known cult classic movies of the 1970s. Andy, Harold, and Josh have given you a golden ticket to join them on this journey down the psychedelic Gloop-flavored chocolate river of lingering problematic world building and sanctimonious revenge fan...

Here it is, the final part of our deep dive into Maniac Magee. Young Maniac has been through a lot in his short but storied lifetime. And we've been through a lot reading about it. And you've been through a lot listening to us talk about it. Indulge us for one more episode as we conclude our very amateur analysis of a very relevant young adult novel that really held up as a classic in YA literatur...