On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR Pod)

Send us Fan Mail It's monumental. This is our last discussion episode on A Memory of Light! Hannah is comfy. Laura is snacking. We discuss birthdays (and births) and learn that some things never change (especially in Laura's case).  Hannah is nervous and also excited about her buddy read for #MEGAMAY and is cautious when it comes to suggesting books for people to read. Then we talk for a...

Send us Fan Mail Laura has complicated feelings about the fantasy genre, but is enjoying her current read for #MAYbethistime , even though she couldn't remember the main character's name.  She's also confused by the portrayal of the theatre community on Grace and Frankie.  Hannah is starting her buddy read for #MEGAMAY, so join in! She's also read some fun books recently, and w...

Send us Fan Mail Laura has read two books that she considers her favorite this year and wants everyone to read them. Editing Laura is embarrassed by Laura saying "understanded" instead of understood (and hearing her brain fog out loud multiple times during the episode). Hannah is discussing her books in themes. This week's theme is books by Nigerian authors. Hannah is also gearing u...

Send us Fan Mail We are at the beginning of the end! Today we are covering the first of our episodes on A Memory of Light, so buckle up because it's a long one! But first! Laura thinks her opinions on fantasy books may be skewed due to reading The Wheel of Time for the last year.  Hannah has some great thoughts on how adaptations of books should grow with audiences and history, rather than re...

Send us Fan Mail This week we discuss the women in Towers of Midnight. Egwene has been done dirty and Nynaeve is now Moiraine. Oh, and Moiraine should have been back long ago, we missed her. We also discuss dangerous tropes in romance novels and getting joy from new shows like Heartstopper (seriously, watch Heartstopper). Enjoy! Support the show Be sure to follow OWWR Pod! www.owwrpod.com  YouTube...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura recorded at night instead of their usual afternoon recording and things went off the rails a bit.  Laura had to get out a lot of feelings about Agatha Christie (please don't unfollow her), and read a thriller that she really enjoyed. Hannah is still on her theme of watching TV shows about old, rich people who like to stir up drama and walk around in heavy bal...

Send us Fan Mail Laura has greatly enjoyed a show, but does a terrible job describing it to Hannah who becomes mortified by the show's premise.  Hannah has recently returned from Thirstenland, and had a blast exploring Portland with number 1 fan @ronniereadsregularly. When we jump into the second half of Towers of Midnight, we get confused, we get annoyed, we roll our eyes a lot, and we reali...

Send us Fan Mail Laura is "shaking out the cobwebs" this week and has basically just been re-watching some old favorite tv shows. She also reveals some celebrity crushes that make no sense. Hannah has been reading a lot, but she also recently saw a wonderful movie that she recommends everyone go and see. Just kidding! She thought it was awful. Then we dive into the first half of Towers o...

Send us Fan Mail Being very truthful, we spend as much time (possibly more) talking about the second season of Bridgerton as we do talking about Towers of Midnight. So, pick your poison. Just kidding! Listen to this entire episode so you can hear what Laura thinks of a recent read that had been scaring her off, and what Hannah says about the traumas surrounding the main characters of some shows sh...

Send us Fan Mail All the men, all the men, all the men, we talk about all the men! We discussed the men in Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson's The Gathering Storm. BUT FIRST----Laura didn't like a popular book that she listened to recently, but enjoyed another graphic novel read. Hannah reveals that she maybe jumped the gun with her thoughts on a book she talked about last week and sin...

Send us Fan Mail Here's the thing.......we may be fans of Brandon Sanderson now.....  BUT FIRST, Laura read and LOVED Heartstopper and had complicated feelings about Inventing Anna. Hannah has read another book by Douglas Stewart and has been doing some homework recently that lead to some reflection from both of us. We also talked about a handful of rom-coms that we liked, and how a recent wa...

Send us Fan Mail Guess who's back? Back again! That's right. It's The Wheel of Time. We are still Shaitan on The Wheel of Time, BUT we are finally making OWWR way to the last battle. Today we cover the first half of The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan AND Brando Sando. We had a lot of thoughts on the book, the characters, and how the tone felt just...different. "But most of th...

Send us Fan Mail WE DID IT! WE PODCASTED FOR ONE YEAR! So to celebrate this accomplishment, we decided to do a little Q&A. We answered some questions submitted on Instagram & Twitter and had a blast reflecting on the past year of OWWR pod. Thank you so much to all of our listeners, collaborators, and anyone who has helped share the word about OWWR podcast. We appreciate it so much!! -Hanna...

Send us Fan Mail LOVE IS IN THE AIR! We recorded on Valentine's Day, so Laura accidentally got really into the "love theme" and talked about a recent romance read and a horrible reality "love" tv show. Hannah had thoughts on some recent reads and made a great point that we still need to push ourselves outside of our comfort zones even if the books we read are excellent. Th...

Send us Fan Mail Laura has found a new love in Superstore and Hannah shared that she was retweeted by Jon Barinholtz for something hilarious.  Hannah has some good new TV recs and Laura is so excited to watch them.  We also discuss our past lives as members of a sorority and how we are so glad to have grown as people. Then we finish up the plot coverage of Light From Uncommon Stars and gush over h...

Send us Fan Mail Grab some donuts and your headphones! It's February! Which means it's time to talk about the winner of the Standalone-Showdown!  But first---Laura keeps telling Hannah to watch Ozark, but she won't do it and Laura really wants to talk about this show with her. Laura also thinks Laura Linney just deserves an Emmy for that show.  Just give it to her.  Hannah feels rea...

Send us Fan Mail Major SPOILERS for What We Do In The Shadows 15:40-18:25 Someone has a crush on Henry Cavill and it's unclear who it is.  Laura says she has too many different styles/colors of face masks, but will probably continue to acquire them.  Hannah claims to have hit a "certain amount of bitter" when it comes to romance, but we aren't sure what that amount is. We also...

Send us Fan Mail Laura is annoyed when science books don't "stick to the science," and thinks that hyenas deserve more positive screen time. Hannah is the resident TikTok expert, and also loves Ronan Farrow's relationship with Jon Lovett.  I mean, who doesn't? At some point, we DO discuss the men in Knife of Daggers (or Dreams), but we are still at a point where we are fru...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura are.....old. We discuss the reasons why, and really, they are all valid. We also discuss Queer Eye, dinosaurs, casseroles, and Fredrik Backman. Then we finish up the second half of Knife of Dreams, which THANKFULLY, was much better than the last Wheel of Time book. Media Mentions: The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan The Wheel of Time---Amazon Prime Video The...

Send us Fan Mail We cloned ourselves to talk about the final episode of The Wheel of Time series. Just kidding. No cloning, but lots of Wheel of Time talk. We consider a popular WoT theory, talk American Girl Dolls, the misdirection the show tried on us, and how Moiraine's wig looks a bit rough...We have a lot of thoughts and we try to compile them on this last episode and the series in gener...

Send us Fan Mail It's a new year, a new Robert Jordan book, and we're back! Laura is losing her voice because she's been singing the Encanto soundtrack nonstop. Hannah has read a TON and also had some good book hauls. We talk supporting small businesses, our favorite songs in Encanto, and the first half of the plot of Knife of Dreams.  We are glad that things actually happen in this...

Send us Fan Mail For the penultimate episode of Amazon Prime's The Wheel of Time, we talked with our number one fan, Veronica of @RonnieReadsRegularly !!  Summary: Hannah is all in on a relationship in the series and wants to see more of a certain bartender; Veronica has her sexual awakening and thinks that all the characters should be in love with Egwene; and Laura wants to see a grandfather...

Send us Fan Mail To celebrate the holidays we read A Holiday Memory by Lauren Brooke and discussed it with none other than, Fiction Fans podcast! Sara and Lilly also  decided that there was not enough wine in the world to make them continue watching the Heartland show! Shocked? Laura was! Hannah and Laura grew up reading the Heartland series and have a sentimental attachment to them, but we get cr...

Send us Fan Mail Laura has been consuming vast amounts of Christmas content and recommends Jingle Jangle make it on your holiday watchlist. Hannah loves it when worlds collide and has been watching lots of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  We discuss some of our favorite reads of 2021. Then we finally finish up our discussion on Robert Jordan's Crossroads of Twilight by taking a look at where the wo...

Send us Fan Mail We watched episode 5 of Amazon Prime's Wheel of Time series and talked about it with some of our favorite people.....FICTION FANS PODCAST!! We loved having Lilly and Sara on to talk about changes being made to the show and things we would be looking forward to in the future of the series. Lilly reveals herself to be a Lan stan and asks some great questions on WOT plot, charac...