No Good Read

Welcome back to regular scheduled programming on No Good Read! This episode, we dive into the back half of season 3 of Glee, and wonder why this was not the final season of the show! All signs point to series finale! We get into our frustrations with characters who barely exist, nitpick fine details about the Glee in-show universe, and wonder if Ryan Murphy is really the right person to be dealing...

SPOILER ALERT: This episode contains full spoiler's for Season 42, Episode 193 of Jeopardy (aka Gil's episode!!!) Watch it on Hulu or Crave before listening to this episode! GIL WAS ON JEOPARDY!!! In this episode, we take you through Gil's whole Jeopardy journey, from the day she was born until today, the day of its airing!! Have you ever wondered what it was like to get on Jeopardy? W...

TWO-FOUR-SIX-EIGHT! WHO DO WE APPRECIATE? BURT! BURT! BURT! GIVE ME A B! (B!) GIVE ME A U! (U!) GIVE ME AN R! (R!) GIVE ME A T! (T!) WHAT DOES THAT SPELL??? BURT!!! Anyways, welcome back to No Good Read, the podcast where instead of reading we watch Ryan Murphy's seminal TV classic, Glee. This episode, we break into Season 3 which Gil likes a lot and Annie likes less than everything that's...

WELCOME BACK TO NO GOOD GLEE!!!!! Gil is sorry about the first 90 seconds of her audio but if you ask me it's not even that bad so bear with us. THIS EPISODE we are taking you back to Lima, Ohio to break down the second half of Season 2 of GLEE! This is Annie's favourite season so it's all downhill from here. As always, we will have plenty of anecdotes about US Presidents, and as a fun...

Welcome back to NO GOOD GLEE where we're taking you through the show that keeps on giving, Glee! This episode, Annie and Gil walk you through the front half of season 2, also known as Annie's favourite section of Glee, and Gil's "oh I hope it's not all downhill from here". Christmas happens! Crimes are committed! Adults do the school play! You're not gonna want to mis...

WELCOME BACK TO NO GOOD READ where we're recapping the back half of Glee, Season 1! Join Gil and Annie as they dive into Ryan Murphy's sick, sick, mind to discuss padlock inconsistencies, fake eggs, and an absolutely Tony-worthy performance from Idina Menzel. The Journey to Regionals is never an easy one!! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:32 Plot Recap 01:12:36 Crime Watch 01:17:37 What Song Wou...

WELCOME BACK TO NO GOOD READ! It's been a long month without you and we are SO ready to be back and diving into the seminal classic piece of television art, "Glee"! Today, we break down Season 1, episodes 1 through 13 and give you the breakdown and inside scoop that you definitely need because you've definitely never seen "Glee" before. Get ready for Sectionals, it'...

M*RK Z*CK*RB*RG COUNT YOUR DAYS!!! After the devastating revelation that we could no longer go live on Instagram due to our follower count being deemed "below 1000" (allegedly) we were committed to bring you Year In Review as soon as possible. So, here it is. Everybody say thank you, Gil! Timestamps: Intro: 0:22 Annie & Gil's Book Corner: 05:02 The Gilnie Awards: 23:04 Slays of the Year: 43:00...

THIS IS THE SEASON FINALE OF NO GOOD READ SEASON ONE AND ALSO THE EPISODE WHERE WE TALK ABOUT WICKED: FOR GOOD! YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS ONE!!! We have been changed for good by the Wicked Movie and also by this podcast! Come listen as we wrap up a year of absolute fun and magic by breaking down everything you need to know about the new blockbuster release, Wicked: For Good! Timestamps: Updates...

Welcome to Episode 9 of No Good Read, where we tackle the FINAL PART of Gregory Maguire's awful, awful series, The Wicked Years. We round off Out of Oz by trying to decipher how the most confusing book in history ends, tallying up our predictions from throughout the series, and looking ahead to the November release of Wicked: For Good! You're not gonna want to miss this thrilling conclusio...

Oi, listn'a! Join Annie and Gil as they tackle the second part of Gregory Maguire's fourth and final book in The Wicked Years, "Out of Oz"! This may be the most boring segment we've ever read but this episode might be one of the funniest, so you're not going to want to miss out. The penultimate book episode is HERE! Timestamps: Intro: 0:24 Part III - The Chancel of the La...

Welcome to episode 7 of No Good Read, a podcast where after a month of Gregory-less bliss, we dive right back in to the final book of the "Wicked Years" series, "Out of Oz". We are so happy to be back after our hiatus, but also sad because it means we have to read these books again. Timestamps: Intro: 0:24 Summer Reading: 1:33 Updates from the Wickedverse: 9:25 Front Matter: 15...

Welcome to episode 6 of No Good Read, a podcast where we force ourselves to read and dissect Gregory Maguire's truly torturous book series, "The Wicked Years". Today we finish off the third book in the series, "A Lion Among Men". Spoiler alert: it's our least favourite one so far! But this might be our favourite episode - the world contains multitudes. You're not go...

Welcome to episode 5 of No Good Read, a podcast where we reluctantly trudge through Gregory Maguire's deeply terrible book series, "The Wicked Years". Today, we move into the latter half of the series with part one of "A Lion Among Men". Oh boy, this one is a tough one! You won't want to miss it. Timestamps: Intro: 00:24 Update from the Wickedverse: 2:21 Pre-Story Mater...

Welcome to episode four of No Good Read, a new podcast where we break down Gregory Maguire's beloved and deeply obscure book series, "The Wicked Years", also known as the book series that wouldn't end. Today, we finish up book two of the series, "Son of a Witch". Not to toot our own horns, but we think this is our best episode yet! Timestamps: Intro: 00:26 Part III - Th...

Welcome to episode three of No Good Read, a new podcast where we break down Gregory Maguire's beloved yet deeply disturbed book series, "The Wicked Years". Today, we delve into our first post-Wicked installment of the series, Son of a Witch. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:59 Oscars Recap 8:14 Dedication and Epigraph 13.49 Part I - Under the Jackal Moon 42:12 Part II - The Service 1:08:36 A...

Welcome to episode two of No Good Read, a new podcast where we break down Gregory Maguire's original (see: heavily adapted) book series, "The Wicked Years". Today, we finish up book one in the series and talk about our very strong opinions on the first installment in this very long series! Timestamps: 00:24 Intro 03:24 Part III City of Emeralds 23:05 Part IV In The Vinkus 53:26 Part...

Welcome to the first episode of No Good Read, a new podcast where we break down Gregory Maguire's original (see: heavily adapted) book series, "The Wicked Years". We chat about the first half of book one, "Wicked", and talk about how it relates to (or doesn't at all) to the beloved stage show and new blockbuster hit. Timestamps: 00:25 - Introduction 14:22 - Movie Discussion and Our "Wicked" Storie...