Honest Dog Pod

Bookstore Owner Julie Buckles and Will Potter talked via Zoom in early November about Potter's latest book, Little Red Barns: From Farm to Fable, breaking down the mythology--one that is everywhere in our daily lives--and what it means and the ways it has been used to push forward not only Big Ag but fascism.

Bridget Crocker's debut memoir, The River's Daughter, releases today so what a way to celebrate by releasing her interview we did for the Dog Pod! As a young girl, Bridget sought refuge in the river from a tough childhood. During a near-drowning experience, the river spoke to Bridget, telling her to SWIM! and she survived. Bridget felt the river chose her and her life has been intertwined...

Times are tough right now. Turn on the news for a millisecond and it is one anxiety-inducing breaking news alert after the next. Whether it's learning something new, laughing, getting inspired, or just relieving your brain from the now for a few chapters, books are a balm to the soul, especially for these times. In our second BookTalk round table, Julie, Erin and Maggie talk us through the boo...

BONUS EPISODE! The last Saturday in April is known among bookworms nationwide as Indie Bookstore Day. It can be the second biggest weekend for independent booksellers just behind the winter holiday time. At Honest Dog Books, we had a store full of book talks, music, and lively conversations with customers. Kara set up the Dog Pod in the main shop to talk to some HDB staff about their picks from th...

After their One Tough Broad book club meeting, Julie knew she needed to talk to author and wolf biologist Diane Boyd more. So she asked Diane to do a Zoom interview for our Dog Pod and we are so glad she agreed. Originally from Minnesota, Diane has been living and working out west studying wolves for four decades. When she started, she was the only female biologist in the United States studying wi...

Our first round table Dog Pod BookTalk! In this episode, Julie, Erin, Maggie, and Claire have a round table discussion about North Woods and Martyr! as well as what they're currently reading. Oh, and a very important (and overdue) Shop Dog update. Books Mentioned in the Episode: North Woods by Daniel Mason Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar Crush by Ada Calhoun You'll Do by Marcia A Zug Disfigured by...

We're continuing our theme of badass women for March. Last December, we hosted an author talk over Zoom with Rebecca Donner about her latest book, All The Frequent Troubles of Our Days, and we were thankfully able to record it to share with more of you here! Rebecca is the great-grand-niece of Mildred Harnack, someone you sadly likely haven't heard about. From Rebecca's website: "B...

We were so fortunate to not only have one badass author in our presence recently, but two. Pam Houston and Deborah Jackson Taffa came to town for a live author talk event in February and we got them to talk to the Honest Dog Pod the morning before. Thanks to both Pam and Deborah for taking the time to sit down with us and for the powerful conversation. Pam Houston is making her fourth appearance a...

Back in January, Julie's daughter Caroline was home from college so we took this opportunity for a mother/daughter book talk. In this episode Caroline talks about how not-so-great her reading year was, compared to Julie's best reading year yet (helps when you're a bookseller and not a college student). They also talk about how being pressured to read a book makes them want to read it l...

A romance enthusiast and romance skeptic walk into a bookstore... Kara and Erin - a romance enthusiast and romance skeptic, respectfully - sit down to talk through the divisive genre. They talk a bit about the history of romance writings, try to recall their first time…reading a romance book, and sift through some of the pros and cons of romance books. Whether or not you read romance (or smut, or...

Julie, Erin and some additional Honest Dog Staff get together to talk about their favourites from 2024, what their reading year was like, and more! Want to show your support for Honest Dog Books and the Honest Dog Pod? Buy books! Online or in store: https://honestdogbooks.com/ EVENT NOTE! Julie mentions looking forward to meeting Deborah Jackson Taffa. Well, you can too! Her and fellow author Pam...

Thanks for tuning in to the intro episode! A quick teaser to let you know what to expect in this podcast. Stay tuned for our first full episode drop! This trailer hosted by Julie and Erin Produced by Kara