The Brook Reading Podcast

Episode 79 is the first for Brook Reading of the new year, 2020, and a brand new decade!  Tonight, I’ve got a lot in store to cover, including special coverage of a new artistic venue by Artemisia’s Axe and the Corpse’s Tongue, Brook Reading’s new website and blog, and a look back at a very interesting article about the Night Witches, a group of female pilots during WWII.  Thank you for returning...

Episode 78 of Brook Reading is my SECOND ANNUAL Holiday Episode, featuring silly stories from some of my podcasting pals!  Thank you so much for listening, have a happy, safe, and fun holiday season and a very happy, healthy, and prosperous new year!  I love you all, Brookworms.     Link to 5 minute rant article: https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2019/12/hallmark-channel-boycott-network-slammed-for...

Episode 77 of Brook Reading is my first all-episode “5 minute rant”.  You know what really grinds my gears? People who can’t properly form a sentence.  Also, I discuss the ongoing debate regarding Stephen King’s ability to write an ending.  The links to the articles I referenced are listed below. There are spoilers for a few of King’s works, so please be aware.  I would also love to hear what you...

Episode 76 is a housekeeping episode, preparing all of my Brookworms for our upcoming episodes!  In two weeks, I will be recording a special episode for Brook Reading’s SECOND Holiday Season, and I need YOUR help!  Send me any of your funny or silly holiday stories, meals, traditions, gifts, etc., and I will read them on the show. OR, if you want to add your voice to the party, go ahead and send m...

Episode 75 is a brand new take on Brook Reading, and I am so excited to share it with you!  This week, I commiserate on some bad news regarding a periodical staple in my life, discuss the good and bad of “too many options”, and RAVE over my reaction (finally, I know) to “Captain Marvel”.  As a warning, I DO spoil the ending, so if you are like me and haven’t seen it yet (which I HIGHLY doubt), you...

Episode 74 FINALLY reviews the ending, Parts 2 & 3, of Stephen and Owen King’s exciting and super twisty novel, “Sleeping Beauties”.  I try my best to refresh everyone’s memories of ALL the characters involved in this massive tome, relish in the creative manner in which the King men take on the battle of the sexes and create these scenarios that thematically represent them, and dedicate this show...

Yo yos! Men’s role in the film!  Drew from the Reel Feels Podcast pops up in the movie!  Plenty of Easter eggs! Are they necessary? We talk about all of this and more during our discussion of “Halloween” (2018).     Episode 73 of Brook Reading falls during our massive podcasting and arts event celebrating all things ghoulish and gory, All the Horror!  I sit down with Victoria, the host of TWO - ye...

Episode 72 of Brook Reading falls during our massive podcasting and arts event celebrating all things ghoulish and gory, All the Horror!  I sit down with Victoria, the host of TWO - yes, count them - TWO Horror themed shows on YouTube, indie/cult/horror, and The Horror Academic (on which I recently appeared).    Tonight, we continue our conversation of the John Carpenter (AND Debra Hill - see what...

Episode 71 covers part 2 of our massive review of “IT:  Chapter Two”. Alison from the four parts of “IT” on Brook Reading, Victoria of Pocket Change Productions and the Horror Academic, and our good friend and fellow King fanatic, Crissa, discuss FURTHER our opinions on the recent iteration of the Stephen King masterpiece.  As we are wont to do, we litter our conversation with Family Guy soundbite...

Episode 70 is my first film review!  My friends (and former co-hosts of Brook Reading) and I dissect each nuance of “IT:  Chapter Two” after a Stephen King themed weekend together!   Alison from the four parts of “IT” on Brook Reading, Victoria of Pocket Change Productions and the Horror Academic, and our good friend and fellow King fanatic, Crissa, discuss minority stereotypes and how they were b...

This episode is full of creativity, passion, and kazoos!  Wait - what? Where is the book review, you ask? It’s coming, it’s coming...but sometimes we have to “step out of the closet”.  Join me as I share my journey with you. In this episode of Brook Reading, I pay homage to those who came before me, bow down to those who choose to walk beside me, and look forward to my future.  Please stay with me...

Episode 68 of Brook Reading revels in the wonder of fairy tales while I discuss Part 1 of “Sleeping Beauties” by Stephen and Owen King.  My special guest and lady love, Shera, pops by the Brook to discuss HER favorite fable, “Streganonna”, I ask lots of questions about the plot of this novel - I mean, it’s not like I read it, right?? - and rage against the idea of female hysteria and silencing wom...

This week for Episode 67, I review the novella, “The Body” by Stephen King and the film adaptation, “Stand by Me”.  I butcher Kiefer Sutherland’s name a LOT, confuse the race of Vern because of my childish television habits, and inadvertently plug the IMDB Journey podcast!  I do also talk about my opinion on this wonderful story and look forward to continuing the Summer of King!   Quote from Chapt...

Episode 66 is somewhat of a heavy episode, Brookworms, due to the sensitive nature of my 5-minute rant.  I apologize if it makes you uncomfortable, and completely understand if you choose to skip this episode. Thank you, though, for allowing me to use my platform for discussions such as these.  Tonight’s episode also includes a schedule of novels for the upcoming months, and some gracious comments...

Episode 65 discusses the Richard Bachman - Yup, Stephen King - short story “The Running Man” and, in true Brook Reading fashion, I deliver my most epic 5 minute rant to date.  I also - VERY BRIEFLY - review the movie, ask YOU, my Brookworms, some more questions, and relish in the wonder that is Stephen King. Thank you so much for listening! I love you all!   Shoutouts: John Hunt Fiction Dorothy Vi...

“Hope Springs Eternal” - Hope is the theme throughout the entirety of this episode.  Episode 64, a classic episode of Brook Reading, covers one of my new favorite stories, “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” by Stephen King.  You will hear my excitement over favorite movies, my TERRIBLE Morgan Freeman impressions, and special comments from my mom and dad!   Shoutouts: On Twitter - Victori...

Episode 63 of Brook Reading reviews one of the most revered novels of all time, Robert Heinlein’s “Stranger in a Strange Land”, along with my special guest, Sam from Invasion of the Remake Podcast!   Sam and I had so much fun!  We learned much more about Sam’s childhood and how that molded him into the man he is today, we struggled with the word “quarantine”, and became ‘water brothers’ (?maybe?)!...

Episode 62 of Brook Reading is chock full of audience comments!  I share listener feedback from all over the social media, try to understand a Negative Nancy in my 5 minute rant, and prepare my Brookworms for some exciting upcoming episodes.     Shoutouts: Victims and Villains Podcast (On Twitter @vctmsandvillans) A Non Mom Happy Hour Nicki Needs an Adult (On Twitter @needsadult) Soundtrack Podcas...

Episode 61 of Brook Reading, which is the final discussion of Stephen King’s masterpiece, “IT”, starts with Part 4 of the novel, Chapter 13 featuring the apocalyptic rockfight and ends with...well, the end!  We explain why we LOVE the apocalyptic rockfight, learn more about the Ritual of Chüd and engage in one of the most enlightening and gorgeous discussions regarding femaleness that I’ve ever ha...

Episode 60 of Brook Reading continues our discussion of Stephen King’s “IT”.  We become old ladies overnight, discuss Chapters 7 through 12, and introduce Part 3 of the novel.  I also open the episode with a very special surprise from one of my favorite people, Sean from the What Does It Matter? Podcast, and we end the episode with a special snack recipe from Alison, as well as ANOTHER special the...

In this section, Ali and I talk about how we met, my rant on the 2017 film, and the watchman.  We also talk about racism, library anxiety, and our favorite scene. This episode includes:  Derry: The First Interlude, and Part 2 of the novel, from Chapters 4 through 6.     Promos:   Brunch with the Halliwells Epic Film Guys   When you are in the market for concert, sports or events tickets, why don’t...

Episode 58 of Brook Reading is a mini episode, highlighting some news, podcasts, and future plans!  I share my excitement about writing, my recent achievements, and my gripes about allergy season. Oh, and the rain makes a guest appearance.     Part 2 of Stephen King’s epic novel, “IT”, will be up next week.  I’m looking forward to it - I hope you are as well!   Promos: Short Stories with Augie Pet...

This episode is the beginning of a very important set of episodes for Brook Reading, and for me personally.  My favorite book of all time - outside of genres, authors, eras, etc. - is Stephen King’s “IT”. King is one of the authors that brought my friends and I together, and “IT” specifically is one of the special experiences shared by myself and my best friend, Alison.  She joins me on this journ...

Episode 56 of Brook Reading is a brief housekeeping and schedule update for the following weeks, including my last promo for Epic Film Guys’ Livestream for the Cure!  The event is coming up next weekend, May 17 - 19. Also, stay tuned for my birthday episode at the end of May, Part 1 of Stephen King’s Masterpiece, “IT”, with my very special guest, Alison!   Don’t forget to save your pennies and mak...

Brook Reading’s 55th episode this week is a flashback of “On Writing” by Stephen King, as I prepare to release my biggest episode yet.  Don’t forget to save your pennies and make a donation during Livestream for the Cure, the Epic Film Guys’ venture to eradicate cancer through research and development of a cure.  Find them on Twitter @EpicFilmGuys to find out more. “We all float down here…”   When...