Buddy Book Club

The Buddies take a crack at the World War II historical fiction novel, The Rose Code by Kate Quinn. Code Breaking, Math, Romance, Book Clubs – all things the Buddies are terrible at, but also happen to be central themes in this great read. Despite feeling like fish out of (the Bletchley Park) water, the Buddies did still really enjoy this book and were able to dish out important life lessons. Like...

The Buddies really consumed their latest movie, The Menu, starring Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nicholas Hoult. The Buddies discussed their love for Cheeseburgers, Lumière from Beauty and the Beast, and prostitutes/call girls. They break bread (not actual real bread just like the movie) with recurring (second time) guest Magic (@nicoitaliano13). Want to hear a couple of buddies that conside...

The Buddies jump into the classic dinosaur sci-fi/horror story of Jurassic Park. No one believed that the Buddies could step up and read a long non-YA book, but ‘Life (the buddies) finds a way’. This episode featured a lot of theories and conspiracies (chicken, Malcolm’s effect, Lex’s true identity), and a lot of selling of traditionally strong stocks (science, grandparents, and kids). So pack you...

The Buddies revisit The Gray Man, this time watching the $200 million Netflix action flick. The conversation touched on some of the Buddies favorite topics: Bathroom Etiquette, Austin Powers, and how to correctly pronounce/spell certain words. So join us the only podcast that can match the Gray Man in both action and character attractiveness. Intro: (0:00-2:57) Stock Up/Down (2:58-20:38) Love/Hate...

The Buddies get real deep into sci-fi and politics in their most recent book, Foundation by Isaac Asmov. This book, in many ways like the Buddies, was a bit dense, so they were lost quite a bit while reading this one. Nonetheless, they powered through and got to chatting about the importance of Wikipedia, Star Wars, Rom Coms, and if Asmov knew that women exist. The Buddies suggest browsing your sp...

The Buddies find themselves back in Tolkien’s Middle Earth, this time watching The Hobbit:  An Unexpected Journey. Let’s just say this wasn’t the Buddies favorite movie. They discuss the differences between The Hobbit book versus movie, argue about throwing money at problems, food meaning, fully stocked pantries, and much more. Are you in need of a cathartic experience after watching the movie or...

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides hits home with the Buddies in many ways. It’s a psychological thriller that takes place in a psych ward – which is where many believe the Buddies belong. And it features a patient, Alicia, that has gone mute since murdering her husband – many wish the Buddies would also go mute. So really a perfect book to kick off 2023. The Buddies once again jumped all over...

 Coming in 2023, the Buddies are jumping into the movie game. We'll watch movies of books we have read, discuss the differences, the good/bad changes, and of course we'll still be doing stock up/stock down. All Quiet on the Western front kicked things off, it had the Buddies discussing pissing in public, dubbing movies, and the worst possible ways to die. So grab your popcorn, your Germa...

The Buddies nerd out (more than usual) as they venture into Middle-earth and take on J. R. R. Tolkien’s, The Hobbit. The Buddies kept things high class on this episode, discussing the gentlemanly topics of: formal introductions, high fantasy (pronounced: high fin-ance-tsy) and tree fornication. So devour your two breakfasts, put on your magical rings, memorize your favorite riddles, and adventure...

The Buddies take their first foray into the Grishaverse with Leigh Bardugo’s, Six of Crows. This book had all of the elements of a Buddy Book Club favorite. Adventure – check. Heist Story – Check. Revenge – check.  6th Grade Reading Level – Double Check. That’s really all it takes. The book had the Buddies (heart) rendering up discussions around kickboards, stock markets/gambling, rallying cries a...

The Buddies entrench themselves into the World War 1 literary classic All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. The book was pretty depressing and not all that easy to joke about, so the buddies stuck to more serious topics like going to the bathroom in public, post work clothes, rats, and awful teachers. The movie just hit Netflix as well, so the Buddies help cast the movie (if it w...

The Buddies may be legends in their own mind, but learn about their 'personal legends' in the classic Brazilian novel, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.  This book which is full of metaphors and symbolism, had the Buddies asking deeper questions like: ‘How fragile are crystal cups?’, ‘Are oases real?’ and ‘Should you be a total piece of shit?’ Fill up your tea, sell your crystal, and join u...

The Buddies feel out the literary classic and 6th grade favorite, the Giver by Lois Lowry. Ever wanted to hear a 10-minute argument about what colors are? Interested in increasing your unit size? Don’t think that brain development is that important? Well if you answered yes to any of those questions, we got the podcast for you. So pop that shirt off and join us as we transmit our memories of The G...

The Buddies sink their teeth into Stephen King’s 1975 classic: ‘Salem's Lot. The Buddies stayed on brand  chatting about topics ranging from WAP to Jesus. This wasn’t the Buddies favorite book but much like Stephen King they found themselves going off on random tangents discussing food and movies. Grab a stake (steak?), say your Hail Mary’s, and join us as we take a bite out of ‘Salem’s Lot....

The Buddies are so dedicated to the craft, that some say they are married to the game. But Evelyn Hugo is 7x more dedicated, as they find out in the most recent book: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. The Buddies chat about acting vs. real life, beards (not the hipster kind), making tough decisions, and much, much more in their second foray into TJR's work. Want the co...

The Buddies speed their way through S.A. Cosby’s Blacktop Wasteland, a heist-thriller, with a southern noir twang. The buddies jump all over the map on this episode, one second talking about tattoos and chop shops, the next second chatting about family humor and math skills. Hop in your Duster, turn up the Elvis, and flip the nitrous as we burn through this gritty page-turner. Intro: (0:00-0:58) S...

 The Buddies cross The Terminal List by Jack Carr from their list. Bobbo, @bobbymccart, joins the podcast for a long stock buying/selling session. The Buddies chat about the importance of old cars, friends, and tomahawks. Taking after James Reece, they vow to eliminate their enemies, namely: Garth Brooks, California, and coffee with cream and sugar. Gear up, sight your scope, and join us for this...

The Buddies take down another Mistborn book as they continue onto book 2 The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson. The Buddies are talking chemistry (actual and romantic), dogs (actual and people), and put on their stethoscopes while diagnosing the medical maladies of Koloss. They sprinkle in some Star Wars, Aladdin, and beach book talk for good measure. Flare your metals or pull from your metal...

The Buddies grab their conches, and blow through the Lord of the Flies by William Golding. The classic high school novel had the Buddies discussing common literary themes, such as: Prison tactics, Smokey the bear, the meaning of ‘taking short’ and much, much more. Pick up a spear, spread some blood on your face, and join the anarchy that is the Buddy Book Club. Intro: (0:00-1:33)  Stock Up/Down (1...

The Buddies flare all of their metals and burn through the second half of Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn: Final Empire. They chat about the benefits of reading, debating, religion, and of course face tattoos. The deep discussion also had the Buddies drawing parallels between the book and Forrest Gump/Jenny’s relationship, discussing the science behind being a eunuch, and reconsidering Bugs Bunny’s m...

The Buddies enter into the Mistborn Saga as they read the first half of Brandon Sanderson’s epic fantasy novel: Final Empire. This episode was a bit off the rails as the Buddies jumped around a lot and literally discussed how trains should be off rails. They broached many other topics as well including the religion of Ja (Morant), trilogies, noticeable colors and many more non sequiturs. Jump on b...

The Buddies rock out in the fictional rock world of Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Tucker, (@tuckerpeanutbut), joins the Buddies in full Billy Dunne attire and may or mayn’t have been in character the whole episode. The discussion got heated around some controversial topics (the character of Eddie, Coffee drinks/CoVo™, Reese Witherspoon, and more) but luckily memory is fallible...

The Buddies enrich themselves with the writing of Jennifer Lynn Barnes, and her young adult novel: The Inheritance Games. The Buddies are joined by super fan Steph (@stephie_cton) and touched just about every subject: Pedophiles (no pun intended), movies (Star Wars prequels, Blank Check, Shooter, Fast and The Furious), world-class body guards, family therapy/dynamics, and talking to old people. Th...

The Buddies stare down Armageddon in Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s classic, Good Omens. The Buddies are joined by Matt (@mattythekid7) of Tupelo, Mississippi fame and discuss a wide variety of topics including: America bashing/communists, musk (the smell), going to heaven vs hell, drugs and rock & roll, talking to plants/strangers at gas stations, prostitutes/demons with a hearts of gold,...

The Buddies bolt into book one of the Percy Jackson series, The Lighting Thief, by Rick Riordan. It was the first time reading this young adult adventure novel for the Buddies, and it had them reminiscing about capture the flag, peanut butter and (Heinz) ketchup sandwiches, and the true definition of a satyr. No episode would be complete without a plethora of Harry Potter and Austin Powers referen...