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Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson Andy and Dani talk metal. Dani swears she’s not dumb, books between young adult and adult, choosing certain ages of characters, did this magic system work, making predictions, and what actor would play Kelsier?

Andy and Dani give their top 3 books. Having an email with AOL, was this a good year for books, a lot of honorable mentions, not upset just disappointed, Dani gets mad at Andy, what the author set out to do vs their execution, and 2 Bared 2 You.

Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman Andy and Dani talk the plague. Christian horror, River Monsters, creatures with human hands, losing your glasses during the apocalypse, killing characters off perfectly, casting this book as a movie, and of course a movie where Cate Blanchett plays everyone.

Andy and Dani talk the men’s World Cup. The “oh no I’m getting old hangover,” streaming vs live games, camaraderie in airport bars, women’s World Cup, favorite goals, favorite matches, favorite players, and obviously who will win bets.

Left Behind: The Kids by Jerry B. Jenkins & Tim LaHaye Andy and Dani are joined this week by Jason Kirk, co-host of podcasts Vacation Bible School and Shutdown Fullcast. This book is TERRIBLE, which kid got it the worst, getting wild at trailer park parties, the antichrist’s hot flight attendant, Jason explains why we would all miss the rapture, and we cannot stress this enough this book is te...

Andy and Dani talk Dungeons and Dragons. World building, The Adventure Zone, Dani is REALLY into being a DM, playing who your character is instead of yourself, Andy obviously has backstabbing bonuses, how to introduce strong monsters, and we all love a little role play.

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Andy and Dani talk afterlives? It’s Dani’s damn birthday, the famous two sentence summary, Andy has THEORIES, would you want to go into new lives, what do Andy and Dani’s books of regret look like, and of course girl scout cookies.

Andy and Dani talk politics? Does Dani know anything about politics? Probably not. Does Andy? Probably. Doing your political homework, not being old enough to vote, Dr. Oz HAS to do a charisma check, third party voting, and are political tv ads the hallmark movies of advertising?

Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran Andy and Dani read a mystery. Dani is unhinged this whole episode, is this white savior-y, guys who don’t wear socks with loafers, detectives who know everything, Andy spills beer everywhere, new characters at the end of a mystery, who would play Claire DeWitt?

*SPOILERS* Andy and Dani finish talking about House of the Dragon. World class acting, did side characters hold the same weight, what if Vhagar gobbled with her turkey neck, did Alicent believe Viserys, Aegon looks like Gerard Way, there are always too many men, show us your feet, and favorite scenes. 

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher Andy and Dani read a horror book. Carving pumpkins is annoying, Jigsaw had a bad day at Sephora, slow burn horror, was this all just a bad shroom trip, scary books with happy endings, and of course Gilmore Girls.

Andy and Dani talk about spooooooooky season. Andy is a fancy boi, coming up with new Halloween candies, spooky decorations, trick-or-treating with drunk parents, top 3 animated Disney movies, favorite Halloween candy, and lime skittles vs. green apple skittles.

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Andy and Dani read about WWII. Titanic framing, reading different character chapters as different books, don't pick on the girl with hot pink hair, men really are that dumb, Andy reveals a terrible secret, who else googled what the Pyrenees mountains looked like, big pay off in Paris. 

Andy and Dani talk about modern myth and folklore… kind of. Dani stans scooters, palm pilots were just fancy Etch A Sketches, it was in fact Matt Damon, go play The Wolf Among Us, Shrek is amazing, FernGully is way better than Avatar, and take to the streets to find your local folklore.

Andy and Dani talk Polish folklore. Dani brings absolute chaos, so many sex jokes, rule 34, VERY accurate descriptions of characters, fantastical but also true, changing locations for subplot, and everyone actually just has scurvy.

Andy and Dani talk about House of the Dragon… can you believe it?! Andy absolutely, without a doubt loves Renaissance Fairs, these costumes are awesome, pretty petty girls, can we trust the writers yet, how small is too small of a detail to mean something.

The Sandman by Neil Gaiman Andy and Dani talk comics with their friend, Angela. Learning how to read comics, favorite volumes, Death is a jooob, warm beer will ALWAYS be bad, which of the Endless would you be, and of course Florence Pugh vs Olivia Wilde.

Andy and Dani ask each other 1,001 or more like 10 questions. Get to the point in work messages, there is an “I” in team, a partner making more money, lucid dreaming, what color sheets are best, nocturnal professions, 3 things that are over and underrated, and piece by piece snacks.

The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen Andy and Dani talk scientific dating services. Authors justifying weird names, personality tests vs compatibility tests, cold butter is a crime, fatal flaws in relationships, why do people kiss so loud, Andy is very against murder mystery parties, and would join The Arc?

Andy and Dani talk terrible travel tales. Dani gives expert travel advice, what makes a travel day horrible, planes in free fall, turbulence will always be scary, Las Vegas bachelor parties, hangovers on the tarmac, and backstabbing audio.

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart Andy and Dani get really, really sad. Bring Whiskey Andy back, this book is sad, realistic shit show, fiction acting like a memoir, assuming the worst is going to happen, most devastating scene, and did we mention this book is sad? Warning: This book deals HEAVILY with alcoholism and relapse.

Andy and Dani talk about disappointments. Star Wars prequels, Andy traveled for a Star Wars card game, X-men movies, a young Magneto movie, Three Musketeers, Heroes, would you finish reading GoT if it was exactly like the last season.

The Burning God by R. F. Kuang Andy and Dani finish The Poppy Wars trilogy. Andy is actually a big fat loser, mismanagement of characters, failed predictions, getting rid of characters in dumb ways, is Rin a shitty drunk white guy, and what the hell was the point?

Andy and Dani are supposed to talk about D&D. Everyones moving out of Boston, packing SUCKS, call him bougie Andy, Dani is the new and bestest DM, decent sized D&D group, hard Mountain Dew, playing your character’s wisdom and not your own, playing as Shrek.

The Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang Andy and Dani continue reading The Poppy War trilogy. They should never make predictions, main characters you don’t like, cursing in books, undeserved friendships, why is everyone so young and good at war, and of course Andy and Dani still make predictions.