The Bitten Word

We're back with our yearly book stats to share! Dive in with us as we discuss how our reading life went this past year. Also in this episode: spanning the gamut between lowbrow and highbrow, an unusual reading year for us, and Christine's trademark "most depressing book".

The 2025 edition! You haven't heard from us in a while so come hear what our highest recommendations for 2025 reads are. Also in this episode: Princess Donut the Queen Anne Chonk, John Green's terrible taste in music, and trashy tv. Slight language warning.

Come with us into this world of magical realism, found family, and comfort food as we discuss the book Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen and Potato Chip Sandwiches! Also in this episode: "salads", trauma food, and proper chip dipping.

Mr. New Vegas here to tell you all about Sunset Sarsaparilla and the Mojave Wasteland. Put on your spurs and listen up! Also in this episode: editor's notes, possibly made up candy contests, and obscure Monty Python references.

Join Ashley and Christine on a Parisian adventure as we talk about Disney Pixar's Ratatouille! Also in this episode: mean fast food mascots, reincarnation, and paper thin eggplant.

The Lake of Shining Waters! The White Way of Delight! Oh the wonderful things to see in Avonlea! We're talking the raspberry cordial from Anne Shirley's beautiful adventures on Prince Edward Island. Also in this episode: Japan's "Red Haired Anne", the Very Hungry Caterpillar's girl dinner, and Thaddeus J. Toad: menace.

Have you ever wondered what the world might look like if human genetic engineering was a thing? Join us for our discussion of Upgrade by Blake Crouch to have your mind expanded to the possibilities, both good and bad! Also in this episode: psychotic AI, Elon Musk, and mathematical equations for sci-fi.

What are you worth? More than a chocolate peanut butter pie? Come find out in our episode about The Joy Luck Club, the movie. Also in this episode: meat as a dangerous sexual stimulant, peanut GOAT George Washington Carver, and choking alligators.

Never give up! Never surrender! Ashley and Christine are back to talk about the movie Galaxy Quest and a sandwich you might never have heard of that was popularized at Disneyland. Come join in! Also in this episode: the best Star Trek movies, Disneyland planning strategies, and the virtue of raspberry preserves.

Welcome back my friends! (Skrrt!) For a while anyway. We're delving into the world of Squid Game and trying tteokbokki! Also in this episode: dodgeball with grenades, not fake phone numbers, and terrible dubs.

Join Ashley and Christine as they talk about their book stats for the year and reveal their ranked top 5 new books of the year!

It's that time of the year! We're ranking our top 5 best books of the second half of 2024. Come get your book recs! Also in this episode: cheese church, degrees in laundry, and splatter punk.

Christine and Ashley take you through their top 5 books of 2024 so far. Will you find a new favorite? Music is Tres French by Johnny Boyle

We're back for one night only! (Ok, two.) Since we can't be here all year to annoy you we're back briefly to break down our top books of 2023! Come hear our top five ranked books that we read this year and find some recommendations for your future reading. Also in this episode: Junji Ito the cinnamon roll, the new weird genre you didn't know you wanted, and book boyfriends.

We've been gone a while, but we still want to share our reading life with you! Listen in to hear a snapshot of our reading life for the year 2023.

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Mr. Lee makes the best twice cooked pork in Ontario, come try some in our episode about Turning Red! Also in this episode: boy bands, constipated fish, and what a flute sounds like.  For recipes and photos follow us: Twitter https://twitter.com/TheBittenPod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thebittenwordpodcast/ Support Us: Buy Me A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thebittenpod Music fro...

It's the most wonderful time of the year! It's time for book stats 2022! We're breaking down what we read this year and seeing how it compares to last year. Most read genres, total number of pages reads, oldest and newest books, and so much more. Use our model to put together your own book stats and then let us know how they went! Also in this episode: out ranked best books of 2022! For recipes an...

True crime at its funniest with Steve Martin and Martin Short!  Join us for a look at Hulu's Only Murders in the Building.  Also in this episode: Timothee Chalamet's Divergent faction, bougie cookbooks, and omelet oppression. For recipes and photos follow us: Twitter https://twitter.com/TheBittenPod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thebittenwordpodcast/ Support Us: Buy Me A Coffee htt...

Come hear us talk about the books we loved most in the second half of 2022!  There are some great recommendations in this episode, so you don't want to miss it! Also in this episode: When Breath Becomes Hair, death trap water parks, and a plethora of celebrity memoirs. For recipes and photos follow us: Twitter https://twitter.com/TheBittenPod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thebittenwordp...

You'll shoot your eye out, kid! Just one of the many things you'll hear if you ask for a Red Rider BB Gun for Christmas. Get out your Little Orphan Annie Secret Circle decoder pins and be sure to drink your Ovaltine! Come find out what Ovaltine tastes like and what malt is. Also in this episode: Bob from Stranger Things, radio premiums, and sundials. For recipes and photos follow us: Twitter https...

SANTA!! I KNOW HIM! Join us for a trip to the North Pole as we talk about the movie Elf!  Also in this episode: Christmas adjacent movies, sitting in a Zoom ski lift, and Mary Steenburgen - girl boss. For recipes and photos follow us: Twitter https://twitter.com/TheBittenPod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thebittenwordpodcast/ Support Us: Buy Me A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theb...

Have you ever in your heart of hearts wanted to secretly date Colonel Sanders? Then have we got the game for you! We're playing I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin' Good Dating Simulator, and we're making the KFC recipe fried chicken. Also in this episode: time travel, dating pigeons, and the Noid. For recipes and photos follow us: Twitter https://twitter.com/TheBittenPod Instagram https:...

Today we delve into the mind of a killer and a therapist as we talk about Hulu's The Patient starring Steve Carrell, Domnhall Gleeson, and ten tons of amazing takeout meals.  Also in this episode: serial killer sandwiches, raw humanity, and eponymous cookbooks. For recipes and photos follow us: Twitter https://twitter.com/TheBittenPod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thebittenwordpodcast/...

Ever wondered where the modern vampire came from? Well look no further, Bram Stoker has got you covered with his terrifying character Count Dracula, the vampire that gave us all of our favorite vampire tropes today. We're talking chicken paprikash, Jonathan Harker's favorite Hungarian dish. Also in this episode: Dracula is a woman (?), unfortunate copyright errors, and cinema's sexiest vampire.&nb...