Novel Ideas

Has your Dad ever manipulated the Joy market to ensure the longevity and reach of Christmas? Shouldn't surprise you that Kris and Coal's Dad, Santa is heavily invested in such a thing. Tough enough to have your Mom leave you and your brother behind, or later in life have your Dad force you into an arranged marriage with best friend to gain a cut of Easter's Joy shares; now this? Join i...

It was the first week of December when I rewatched this iconic episode that pays highest respect to what the holidays have to teach us; when in doubt, send a letter to Santa. He may actually help you out with whatever you need. Tune in and subscribe to be notified on Wednesday's release! BYYEEE!!!!

Happy Holidays! It's officially the start of the winter season, and what better way to start then with the lessons of cutting off your hair and selling your gold watch for your partner's gift? Buying traffic so your son can HOPEFULLY profess his love to his girlfriend? Shooting a kind stranger's possibly threatening neighbor who has a bad reputation? "The Gift of the Magi" of...

Imagine you're in an age of cybernetics and cloning, and debt collectors are still hounding you about a measly two-million dollars you still? I can replace my body parts but I'm still beholden to a bank? Who knew a capitalist system would follow holographics and corporate-owned sports teams? The future sounds lovely, doesn't? Enjoy this episode through the eyes of Kobo and a future tha...

In a modern world of ultraviolence, is it any wonder our fictional rumination of the future is contextualized by a world inundated with it? A 15-year old boy remarkably steeped and well-versed in its utility for pleasure, just as the State weaponizes it for their own means, the lines blurring amidst warranted scrutiny in Alex and the government own machinations that further the cycle of pain. Do h...

In a world where everyone presumes to know everything, reading a book about the implications of ignorance as an opportunity to understand reevaluates the paradigm we operate from, and encourages a new point of view if we are to imagine, or more appropriately surmise a new way of seeing the world to survive in the process. Enjoy the newest episode and I hope you have a wonderful day! BYYEEE!!!!

How do you navigate the cosmos in perpetuity? If you answered with the legacies of Antebellum South and chattel slavery in a futuristic, generation ship held up by a stratified caste-system, I would've thought you'd already read the book. Follow Aster and their relationships as they navigate secrecy, truth-seeking, and the cruelties of a system built against them. Hope your enjoy tonight&#...

It's HALLOWEEN! Fall is officially here with the weather in the 60s and darkness descending as soon as it can. Of course that means I have to sit down and tuck in for another movie that didn't cost me purchasing another streaming platform. Continue listening to me live vicariously through Marnie as she deals with another enemy trying to separate her from her family and their magic. Hope yo...

Through my sleepy stupor, deep reflections are found underneath the "monstrous" visage of the creation forced to life. Victor Frankenstein is a tragic figure befalling consequences of his own hubris reflected back by a more tragic figure of his own creation. It's a story for all looking for the mirror to humanity's soul. Let's just say we aren't as good as we'd like t...

Neve Campbell, Rose McGowan, Matthew Lillard, Courteney Cox. Need I say more? It's a live recording this time and I enjoyed every second. Watch along and let me know what you think before I get got. BYYEEE!!!!

A riveting tale explores the horrors of history and personal decisions that ignore tradition, four friends' relationship to a moment of selfishness has lasting consequences for all involved or attached. Well-written, captivating, and somewhat perplexing at times, enjoy tonight's episode whenever you happen listen! BYYEEE!!!!

In a world where comedy is needed more than ever, I embarked on a journey well overdo, watching Scary Movie. With the likes of Anna Faris, Regina Hall, and Marlon and Shawn Wayans, it is an understatement that this movie's goops and gags and grosses left a lasting impression. Please tune in for another rousing discussion on a Halloween classic! BYYEEE!!!!

The legacy of America enshrouds the crimes and traumas present within the survivors of slavery. Its history soaks the land and raises the dead; no wonder Toni Morrison felt it necessary to utilize the horror genre to elicit the masked tragedies of those still living and dead in Sethe and Denver's experience in their haunted home. With much to discuss and reflect in memory, enjoy tonight's episode!...

Welcome to the world of witchcraft, where wild girls willfully work with spirits for the pursuit of power. With Nancy, Rochelle, and Bonnie, Sarah's arrival breathes new life into the worlds of the girls who have been pushed to the outskirts of their small-town, religious community, seeking power and control over their lives. Sordid and dark with touches of humanity throughout, enjoy this rete...

If there was anything I could do, it would to learn to become a god. Turn into jet, cast pizzas down from the sky, delete every spam email without having to individually unsubscribe from each. All-powerful, you know? But if I had a Father lock me up and hide the proverbial key in a metaphorical lock to figuratively keep me tied, I'd imagine I'd rethink the whole idea. Carolyn didn't ha...

For one of the first movies for October that I'm watching, Halloweentown is a quintessential staple of my life. From the spells, rambunctious grandma, and celebratory moments dedicated to the beauty and wonder of Halloween? It was made for me. I'm excited to share my joy in this extra episode release! BYYEEE!!!!

To say Agustina put her foot in this book would be a poor, but accurate, choice of words for a book about humanity's commitment towards government-sanctioned cannibalism. From abhorrent conditions for "meat" and "flesh" for sale, we follow the steps of a deceptive protagonist who offers subversive, and complicit accounts of the everyday life of Carlos Tejo, a meat runner le...

Y'all! The book and the movie are not the same. The characters, the plot, the danger, and the magic take deep breathe and exhale as if they are thrumming on the page. I devoured it up and hope loves find me heads over heels and loved correctly before my life is over, and I'm talking about turning 30. Black cats, deep bodies, and complicit aunts make this a story that you don't want to...

Adolescence is tough enough without a world ready to raise you. Boyhood is an experience that marks against the expectations of femininity and softness, luxuries of childhood no longer afforded to the youth as they are arriving at the threshold of self-awareness and maturity. The protagonist goes unnamed and we continue to watch self-actualization without a face or identity attached to the humanit...

Between adolescence and adulthood lies a chasm, the death of the self as we and others identify us. Through this developmental trauma comes understanding and awareness to the likes that shifts what we see in this world, and redefines the limitations that stop us from reaching out for more. Annie John asks us to consider a young girl's place in her home, beside her mom, as time works its way into t...

If I had to pick between a thoughtful conversation about school and talking about school in classroom, I'd usually say can we find something else to talk about. But today's episode is a different story, especially when concerning the fate of schooling or trying to help the next generation in their personal growth, John Taylor Gratto hopefully offers something of value to you. Hope you enjoy! BYYEE...

From conversations about racism, legacy, and trauma, there's an undercurrent of regret voiced in today's episode, especially Matt Mendez takes us in a journey through his three protagonists' lives as we arrive to a turning point that leaves everything up in the air. Join me for a spoiler heavy discussion on the weight of identity and what happens when we are denied that subjectivity. I hope you en...

Transition and movement is an important factor in our lives; an element conducive to ideas of freedom and independence, but is sorely lacking when looking to the laws and policies passed that kmakes this more difficult. I wanted to have a conversation about this point through a novel about magic, and its latent potential accessed through focus and opportunity, similar to how we could imagine educa...

I can't believe I finally recorded a video for this podcast. While a little nerve-wracking and ultimately new territory, I'm excited to see the response. I'm talking about one of my favorite books that has impacted me, and after watching and listening, you'll see why. Luckily I don't completely lose it talking about Dade and his trials through life as college looms and summer&#...

We reach another end with this finale of the Rainbow Boys trilogy, but only just beginning to explore my love and cherishing for this book series; what it means to explore another part of myself that teenage-me loved and adult me is able to appreciate for a lifetime. I hope you enjoy another amazing episode of this stellar series. BYYEEE!!!!