DreadPennies

The Radcracker Podcast

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Great book recommendations and reviews from a full-time trucker who reads a little of everything! Part of the DreadPennies Media Network. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/radcracker/support

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Ep 045 You're the Mann Now Dawg 03.06.2019 14:17

"1491," "1493," and "The Wizard and the Prophet" by Charles C. Mann

End of May report 01.06.2019 18:02

I read 19 books this month. Yikes. But a lot of them were good!

Tales From the Road: Ballarat 31.05.2019 23:19

(Republished July 2022) You've never heard of this town until now. I guarantee it.

Ep 044 One Thing Led To Another 28.05.2019 16:19

"The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss and "Empire of Silence" by Christopher Ruocchio

Ep 043 Memorial Day Special 27.05.2019 14:02

"Flags of our Fathers" by James Bradley

Ep 042 Past Russia, Future Ireland 22.05.2019 9:59

"Tetris" by Box Brown, and "The Supernaturalist" by Eoin Colfer

Ep 041 A Bone to Pick 20.05.2019 12:30

"The Last Lost World" by Stephen & Lydia Pyne, and "American Monster" by Paul Semonin.

Tales From The Road: Tonight, We Invade Canada! 17.05.2019 14:53

(Republished July 2022) My carrier paid me extra to go into Canada, so I went as often as possible.

Ep 040 With and Without Magic 15.05.2019 10:33

"Undaunted Courage" by Stephen Ambrose, and "Uncharted" by Kevin J. Anderson & Sarah Hoyt.

Ep 039 A World Without Death 13.05.2019 11:53

"Scythe" and "Thunderhead" by Neal Shusterman.

Tales From the Road: Stuck in the Dirt 10.05.2019 11:51

(Republished July 2022) Hauling potatoes, gypsum, and hay for fun and profit. Lol really just profit. Lol really just for hauling oh man I am so sad.

Ep 038 I'm Super Thanks For Asking 08.05.2019 9:22

"Arsenal" by Jeffrey Haskell and "Ex-Heroes" by Peter Clines

Ep 037 Innies and Outies 06.05.2019 10:33

"How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie, and "Quiet" by Susan Cain. Extroverts v introverts.

Tales From the Road: Flying Solo 03.05.2019 10:47

(Republished July 2022) I was out from under my trainer's thumb and flying free on the American highways!

Ep 036 This But With That 01.05.2019 13:37

"His Majesty' Dragon" (Temeraire) by Naomi Novik, and "Hard Magic" (Grimnoir) by Larry Correia.

End of April Report 30.04.2019 2:30

Nine more books in the...books.

Ep 035 Battle Born 29.04.2019 13:59

"Area 51" by Annie Jacobsen and "Dry" by Neal & Jarrod Shusterman

Ep 034 Completely Unrelated 24.04.2019 12:57

"The Likeness" by Tana French, and "Truman" by David McCullough

Ep 033 Ladies' Night 22.04.2019 14:14

"Lemon Tart" by Josi Kilpack and "Call the Midwife" by Jennifer Worth

Tales From the Road: Training Day 19.04.2019 12:02

(Republished July 2022) My four-week training run in 2013 was a grueling sprint across 28 states. Here's how it worked.

Ep 032 Bring Me That Horizon 17.04.2019 10:28

"On Stranger Tides" by Tim Powers, and "Pirate Latitudes" by Michael Crichton.

Ep 031 ¡Extravaganza Española! 15.04.2019 31:17

Get inundated with Spain books! "History of Spain: Land on a Crossroads" by Joyce E. Salisbury; "The Food of Spain" by Claudia Roden; "El Cid," by Anonymous; "The Adventures of Captain Alatriste," by Arturo Perez y Reverte.

Tales from the Road: Class is in Session 12.04.2019 15:48

(Republished July 2022) What trucking school entailed, what I learned, and how it ended.

Ep 030 Weaponized Storytelling 10.04.2019 12:23

"The Paradise War" by Stephen R. Lawhead and "Icefall" by Matthew J. Kirby

Ep 029 Hunting Season 08.04.2019 16:16

"Monster Hunter International" by Larry Correia, and "The Cardturner" by Louis Sachar