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Andy and Dani talk through different villains in books, movies, and tv shows. The kid from The Giving Tree is a monster, who is your favorite villain, what villain would you want to be, which actor has been ruined because of their villainous role, and of course we talk about Game of Thrones.

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo Andy and Dani use their superb acting skills to recreate scenes from the final book, ideal characters vs. what we got, things that ended up not mattering… at all, Andy and Dani are horrible at predictions, and did this have a good ending?

Andy and Dani talk Libraries but promise it won’t be boring. Dani gets into the nitty-gritty about overdue library books, the band Frothy Treats makes an appearance, surprise surprise Andy worked as a shelf-reader, library intimidation is real, and do you know how hard it is to be a Librarian?!?

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo Andy and Dani talk about new characters, old characters, and blah characters. Dani loses the bet, Andy shockingly does not like this book, will Mal ever be magical, the Apparat still has the best name, book three predictions ensue.

Andy and Dani talk YA books and movies. The age difference between Andy and Dani shows itself, are YA books written just to be turned into movies, The Hunger Games win the movie adaptation award, what children’s book series should be turned into movies or shows?

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo Andy and Dani start the Shadow and Bone series. Andy creates some challenges for Dani, who is Daddy Darkling’s Daddy, what would the YA version of GoT look like, Andy and Dani place bets on series predictions.

Andy and Dani get to record in person! Dani says farewell to Boston, there is an enemy of the podcast, Tabba the Hutt the lesser-known cousin to Jabba the Hutt, what drinking games would the Stars War characters be best at, and epic Fire and Ice parties.

Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich Andy and Dani have their first guest on the show, Hannah Taylor! Dani is now terrified of her dystopian future, Hannah does not stan Helen Hunt, scary crazy fast big babies, Andy discovers a dirty angel, and is the apocalypse real?

Andy and Dani had a Mortal Kombat movie marathon! Dani finds out how hard DDR really is, Andy finally comes up with his Only Fans name, movie snacks are extremely important, and what Mortal Kombat power would you have?

The Paper Menagerie by Ken Lui Andy and Dani somehow have to pick their top 3 stories from this masterpiece, Dani gets to use her English Major brain, Ken Lui masters writing about brutality, Shellfish Vs Cephalopod the new hit SyFy movie, how many times did Andy cry, everyone should watch Ted Lasso.

Andy and Dani talk Sci-Fi books, shows, and movies. The Storm Troopers would be horrible at I Spy books, Dani is upset that Andy doesn’t know her Spongebob references, Andy is a HUGE Lil Nas X fan, is Steampunk sci-fi or fantasy, and what would intergalactic passports be like?

Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Andy and Dani discuss the existential crisis this book has caused Dani, would you want to know how everything in your life plays out, who would play Rumfoord in a movie, Andy keeps saying quote-unquote, Dani tries to explain science, and Titan is the perfect place for an All-Inclusive.

Andy and Dani ramble about their favorite outdoor patios, breweries, and other things. Dani graduated from keg stands of Bud Light to keg stands of Founders All Day, Andy and Dani are once again the worst Bostonians, Andy keeps making beer appointments instead of reservations, Dani just wants to make friends.

Andy and Dani read another recommendation book, The Night Swim by Megan Goldin. Andy was um... not a fan, Dani liked it for what it was, what does Rachel bring to the table, it always comes back to The Da Vinci Code, Andy and Dani come up with another great band name, and what’s up with the nightingale?

Andy and Dani talk about fan theories especially about the ones that go a little too far. First and foremost SPOILER ALERT, of course, we talk about GoT, is LOST the original fan theory show, Dani reads “well-known” ridiculous fan theories that Andy has a lot to say about.

Andy and Dani read A Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh which was neither restful nor relaxing. Andy’s recommendation gets trashed, Dani can’t spell, is this book its own art installation, did Andy and Dani just not get the point, will they ever recover from reading this? *Tigger warning: Self-harm and addiction throughout this book*

Andy and Dani talk about their favorite places to travel. Dani’s Dad got staph at a funhouse in Paris, Andy ships Montreal, watch out for the man with street snakes, Andy and Dani both did country reports on Botswana, and what’s the difference between traveling and vacation?

Andy and Dani read Less by Andrew Sean Greer. Once again Andy and Dani are emotionally ruined, is Andy the main character of his life, Dani has another existential crisis, which character would you want to marry, and they might just have to read the next Bared to You.

Andy and Dani debate best secondary characters in books, tv, and movies. Boba Fett is definitely a cool guy, who would you want to go on a quest with, would The Hound be good at Catan, and who would you want to see party together?

Andy and Dani read The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner. This book is capital “H” Heavy, Andy loves luxuriating in an atmosphere, Dani is forced to drink a flat G&T, bees?, and Andy and Dani realize they MUST read something happy next.

Andy and Dani watch and talk about The Little Drummer Girl. Dani is extremely confused about most things, is it creepy to get a woman clothes for a date, a new drinking rule is established, and it comes back to musicals. 

Andy and Dani read The Night Manager by John le Carré. Dani is morbidly hungover, Andy was The Night Lackey at a UConn convenience store, Dani has an existential crisis, and could either of them be good spies?

Andy and Dani talk all things romance. Meeting significant others through a dating app vs “real life,” could Dani meet “the One” at the clurb, Andy guesses rom coms based on their descriptions, and Dani feels like her friendship with Andy has been a lie!

Andy and Dani read Normal People by Sally Rooney. Dani hates the word juicy, what would this book look like if everyone was a mutant, Andy and Dani talk about the different types of love, everyone is f*cked up, and Andy begins his new role as a Love Goro fighting for love.

Andy and Dani have a Harry Potter movie marathon and of course, get hammered. Andy and Dani recast the characters, Andy raps for a quick second, the movies screwed Ginny over hardcore, would Snape have pooped his pants when he died, and more importantly did Harry?