Bookclub

Grasp your mood organ tightly and join us on an empathetic journey as we discuss Philip Kindred Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? In addition to the book, we also discuss the movie inspired by the book, turtle sex, and much more! Next book: A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor

In this episode, we get in the trenches in order to wish you a Merry Xmas and discuss a woefully boring book in Stanley Weintraub's General Sherman's Christmas: Savannah, 1864. Next book: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

In this festive episode, Ansel goes into excruciating detail as we discuss Donna VanLiere's The Christmas Shoes along with its associated media. Next Book: General Sherman's Christmas by Stanley Weintraub

In this episode of Bookclub, we talk about Kurt Vonnegut's Sirens of Titan. In the process we discuss free will, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and The Mandalorian. Next book: The Christmas Shoes by Donna Van Liere

Join us for a challenging episode as Elijah deals with back pain, Ansel calls in from the field, and we get bamboozled by J.R.R. Tolkien's Beren and Luthien. Next book: Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut

In this episode, we discuss Watership Down by Richard Adams from the perspective of the book, audio book, and animated film. We also apply Kurt Vonnegut's 8 rules for storytelling to the narrative to see how it holds up. Next book: Beren and Lúthien by J.R.R. Tolkien

Join us for this episode of Bookclub, wherein we discuss H.P. Lovecraft's  The Shadow Over Innsmouth.  We also read a pair of undescribably racist poems written by Lovecraft. We then play a fun little dating game. Come on in; the water's fine. Next book:  Watership Down  by Richard Adams

On this episode, our entities get wet and psychologically thrilled as we delve deep below the waves to revisit an old family favorite with Michael Crichton's  Sphere. We discuss the book, audio book, and the 1998 film. Next book:  The Shadow Over Innsmouth  by H.P. Lovecraft

Join us as we discuss the "classic" gay novel Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin. We also have a brief look back at year two of Bookclub and play a nail-biting round of Is It Kiss or AC/DC. Next book: Sphere by Michael Crichton

Join us as we club the literature-adjacent cinematic masterpiece LXG (or The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen for the uninitiated). We also enjoy some pearls of wisdom from a Dr. Jordan Peterson (not the Dr. Jordan Peterson; I can not stress this enough). Next book: Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Bookclub welcomes returning champion Robert Louis Stevenson with his classic work,  The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.  We also enter the Hasselhoff Cinematic Universe. Enjoy! Next book: LXG

In this gem mint ten episode, we discuss Marie Kondo's  The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. Make sure to hit us up on Twitter @bookclubcast if you #WantThatBook. Next book: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

In this episode, Ansel and Dillon discuss John Irving's  Setting Free The Bears  as well as zoos, octopi/octopusses/octopodes, and the deal with airplane inconveniences. Next book:  The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing  by Marie Kondo

Join us for the second adventure of CHAMPFAST, as we once again play Dungeons and Dragons. We welcome returning champion Alex Byrd into the club as the halfling fighter Lotho. Listen as our intrepid heroes investigate a cataclysmic event and do battle with a demonic marauder from beyond! Next book:  Setting Free The Bears  by John Irving

Unfortunately, our intrepid adventurers ran into the most daunting of D&D foes: scheduling conflicts. So instead of the planned D&D episode, Elijah and Dillon bring you (nearly) 60 of Elijah's Media Minutes, wherein they discuss topics including Dune, Star Wars, Game of Thrones, and more! Never fret, for Harooon and Eruga will return next episode in... DUNGEONS & DRUMMEAT EPISODE 2: THE ATTACK OF...

Get new weird with us as we discuss  Perdido Street Station  by China Mieville. Topics include sexy bug ladies, moral quandaries, and GRIMNEBULIN. Enjoy! Next book: Dungeon Master's Guide by Wizards of the Coast

Join us for this very special bonus episode wherein Ansel and Dillon recount their once-in-a-lifetime experience of seeing KISS live! We play our favorite game with some strangers, give glory to Satan and Israel, and learn about the Two-Edged Cyclops.

Don't judge this Bookclub by its cover! Listen as we welcome Spenser Brown into the club to discuss Jane Austen's  Pride and Prejudice.  

For episode 42, we discuss  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy  by Douglas Adams. We're joined by emergency guest Tarica Lesley, who was so kind to fill in for Ill-ijah at the last minute. We also discuss the film adaptation of the book, long necks, wide necks, and much more. Neckst Book:  Pride and Prejudice  by Jane Austen

Join us as we welcome Alex Byrd into the club to break the world record for longest cold open. We discuss The Hobbit , Christopher Lee,  To Kill a Mockingbird 2: The Search for More Money , and more. Continue listening as we club Earth Abides by George R. Stewart. Next books: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams and Pawpaw: In Search of Amercia's Forgotten Fruit by Andrew Moore

Osgiliath could only hold so long against the wrath of Minas Morgul. Similarly, in this epic conclusion of our three-part discussion of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit or There and Back Again , we fail to keep Elijah's wrath toward Peter Jackson's film adaptation at bay. Next book: Earth Abides by George R. Stewart

The epic saga continues in part two of The Greatest Adventure, wherein we continue our discussion of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit or There and Back Again . Look, some of you might say that this episode is completely unnecessary. You may also say that we just crammed in a bunch of stuff that has absolutely nothing to do with the book in order to stretch this thing out to three episodes, and you woul...

In this opening episode of an epic three-part series, we begin the greatest adventure by discussing  The Hobbit or There and Back Again  by J.R.R. Tolkien. Ansel, much like a certain wizard, guides us into the world of Middle Earth via the lens of the book, the Rankin/Bass animated film, and Leonard Nimoy's masterful song, the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins.

Join us for our clubbing of  The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic  by Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker. You'll learn all about the unstoppable widespread transfer of seamen. Next book:  The Hobbit  by J.R.R. Tolkien

We make up our minds about  Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living  by Bailey White in this episode of Bookclub. Special thanks to friend of the show Matthew McConaughey for his help on this one. Next book: The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic by Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker