Bibliophools

What is the meaning of life? Just a little question the Phools are tackling on a Monday. This week's book is SIRENS OF TITAN!!! A Solar System spanning Sci-Fi epic by the legendary Kurt Vonnegut! Other questions they tackle include: Does freewill exist? (spoiler alert, they don't agree), What's a chrono-synclastic infandibulum? Where's the line on whether or not you're a terrib...

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!! The game is simple. The longer he lives, the more money he makes. Who's hunting him? EVERYONE!!! ---- Episode Summary: In this conversation, the Phools delve into Stephen King's dystopian novel 'The Running Man,' exploring its themes of desperation, societal commentary, and the impact of media. They analyze the complex character of Ben Richards, discussing hi...

It had to happen eventually!!! You’d better hold on tight spider monkeys because this week it's TWILIGHT for goodness sakes! A teenage girl falls in love with a vampire and the late 2000’s were never the same! The Phools are shirtless and sparkling and they don’t give a flying fetch who sees!!! --- Episode Summary: In this episode of Bibliophools, the hosts delve into the world of Twilight, ex...

Last week the monster tried to love, this week he chooses VIOLENCE!!! We’re back to finish the story of everyone’s favorite delusional scientist and corpse monster! The hopeless pursuit of happiness becomes the futile pursuit of revenge becomes the endless pursuit of the next rowboat. WHERE WILL IT END??? The Phools love this book so much it’s EMBARRASSING!!!!  --- Episode Summary:

IT'S ALIVE!!!! Frankenstein Fun Fact (FFF) #1, nobody ever says "It's Alive" in Frankenstein. FFF #2: It's maybe the greatest book of all time!!! This week the Phools revisit Mary Shelley's classic Horror Science Fiction about a tragically ambitious scientist who sets out to create a man from dead flesh, but raises a Monster instead! IT'S A TWO PART HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAG...

The phools are right where we left them. STUCK! in the mysterious HOUSE OF HELL!!!  This House of Hell is part of the Fighting Fantasy series from the 80’s. Its’ part book, part game, all doors. Kyle drinks a mystery liquid, Mac has an encounter with a goat cult, and Evan gets cocky. You know. Regular Bibliophools stuff.  Will they escape!? Listen and find out!!! Epidsode Summary: The hosts contin...

We are doing a choose your own adventure book! Buckle up and get ready to be terrified as the boys make their way through… THE HOUSE OF HELL This is part one of their harrowing journey!

It’s SPOOKY SEASON! The boys are diving into the works of Edgar Allen Poe this week. Will they survive? Yes because it’s a podcast

The sexiest podcasters in the world are back with the sexiest book about dragons ever written.  In a world of Dragons, Gryphons, and magical tattoos, Violet Sorrengail must ride her way to victory. Sorry... fly. Violet Sorrengail must fly her way to victory. Fly on a Dragon. Get your minds out of the gutter. The Phools are back and it’s getting hot in here!!! (because of the Dragons… sickos...) Su...

BACK TO THE DUNGEON!!! Carl and Donut are back battling killer clowns, disarming magical nukes, and taking down evil alien mega-corporations while the Phools argue about whether or not vegetables are real and continue their campaign to get McKylin in this TV show. THIS ONE'S FOR YOU SETH MACFARLANE!!!!

We’re back with a SPOOKY CLASSIC! Everybody knows Dr. Jekyll is the mad scientist who made a potion that turned him into a big evil monster man named Mr. Hyde. But is that the real Mr. Hyde? Is there a Mr. Hyde at all? Why does everyone value fancy doors over human life!?!? The Phools are exploring their dark sides this week!!! --- In this episode of BIBLIOPHOOLS, the hosts celebrate hitting new m...

NOTHING MATTERS!!! The phools take the plunge into existentialism and absurdism with Albert Camus 1942 novella "THE STRANGER" A man's mother dies, his neighbor is a terrible person, it's hot outside, and he's on death row. His main question: "who cares?" Not him. And certainly not the BIBLIOPHOOLS!

This week the boys are going down to the dungeon!! We read Matt Dinniman’s LitRPG opus about an emotionally stunted man in his underwear and his sentient cat, facing down goblins, bare feet and the crushing pressure of existential dread!

It's time for literature's favorite H.P.!!! No, not the magical boy with his mother's eyes, we're talking about H.P. Lovecraft!!! The Father of Cosmic Horror, the Cthulu Mythos, and this week's book! There's a brand new color coming from a spooky meteor and the plants, animals, and people just can't handle it. It's the Phools at their most LOVECRAFTIAN this week!!!...

It's HUNT or BE HUNTED!!! A psychotic Russian nobleman hunts people for sport! A famous hunter finds himself trapped in the hunting grounds. Who will emerge victorious!? Also, who would win in a fight between Kyle and a jaguar? The Phools are on the prowl this week!!! Summary: In this episode, the BiblioPhools delve into Richard Connell's classic short story 'The Most Dangerous Game.&#...

It's the OLD WEST and we couldn't be sadder boys about it!!! Two brothers cross the border to avenge their parents! Or was it to return a she-wolf to the wild? Or was it to discover at last that their innocence had been stolen by the cold injustice of the desert? The Phools are introspective this week!!!

It’s a SPOOKY MYSTERY this week!!!  Teachers are dead, reporters are dead and they’re also the cops, and EVERYONE IS DRAWING PICTURES!!! What does it all mean? Also who wrote this book?  The Phools are on the case!!!

It's DINOSAUR TIME!!! That's right! Its a book too! A sociopathic billionaire brought back the dinosaurs. Will all go as planned? How do you pronounce Isla Nublar? Will there ever be another good Jurassic Park movie? The Phools answer all these questions and more!!!

IT'S COMEDY TIME!!!! A 1960s edge-lord can't stop writing manifestos, A naughty nightclub owner is smuggling contraband, and sworn enemies turned lovers are going on the run!!! The Phools are dismantling the whole system this week!!!

It’s a squishy slimy MYSTERY!!!  An elderly custodian’s son dissapeared, an aimless guitar player wants to find his dad, and a remarkably bright octupus has the whole thing figured out! The Phools are on the case, tentacles be damned!!!

The phools have been very bad boys...

IT’S A LISTENER REQUEST AND WE’RE GOING TO SPACE!!! Space bacteria is eating the sun, somebody stole all Ryan Gosling’s memories, and a lonely spider teaches us all how to love. The Phools are saving the world with SCIENCE this week!!!!

It's a rockstar memoir!!! What's the connection between Blink-182 and secret alien conspiracies? Would Jesus or Satan make better music? Who is the bald headed man who haunts all our dreams? Nobody asked these questions, but the Phools are answering. Episode Playlist: Bibliophools: Fahrenheit-182

IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD!!! In a race against time the president gets manhandled, people push buttons, everything blows up, and our only hope is "Wonderwall". The Phools are crashing out this week!!! Summary In this conversation, the hosts explore the themes of existential crises, the implications of nuclear warfare, and the flawed nature of deterrence as discussed in the book '...

This book is about dreams that come true... Even the bad ones... Aliens invade, Psychologists are sketchy, and somebody melted Portland! The Phools are living a nightmare!!!