Backlist and Chill
65 episodes - English - Latest episode: 29 days ago - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsFriends Ollie and Cyna review nostalgic YA authors‘ entire backlist one book at a time. With booze.
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Episode 3 - LJ Smith: The Vampire Diaries: The Fury
March 03, 2020 18:29 - 1 hour - 86.7 MB"That's a nice way to end it. Fuck, there's more." Backlist: It's the penultimate episode of Season 3 with THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: THE FURY. This is LJ Smith's third novel, published November 1991, featuring "character development", "redemption arcs", "heterosexuals", Our Lady of the Attempted Eternal Polyamorous Triad, and the hand of the author! Bonus: Katherine and Honoria make the best worst roommates. Chill: We're drinking the same thing, gasp! Love Noir Satin Red Wine: aka Elena Gilbert...
Episode 2 - LJ Smith: The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle
December 25, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBContinuing Season 3 of B&C with THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: THE STRUGGLE. This is LJ Smith's second novel, published October 1991. A trilogy in four parts! What's aged well, what's going in the trash, and can we possibly recommend this? Featuring Cyna drinking an alcoholic shake, "Vampire Cocktail" (vanilla ice cream, Triple Sec, white creme de cacao, and strawberry drizzle) and Ollie with some cousin-of-babywine (Wild Vines blackberry merlot). Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. Bonus ...
Episode 1 - LJ Smith: The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening
November 23, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBTime to kick off Season 3 of B&C with THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: THE AWAKENING. This is LJ Smith's first novel, published September 1991. And no one could guess that we're talking about... vampires! Again! (We're very on-brand.) What's aged well, what's going in the trash, and can we possibly recommend this? Featuring Cyna drinking the mixed drink "The Vampire Diaries" (strawberry syrup, pepper vodka--oh wait, no, that was awful; rum & coke it is!) and Ollie with some basic-ass wine in honor of ...
Episode 1 - LJ Smith: The Vampire Diaries; The Awwaken
November 23, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBTime to kick off Season 3 of B&C with THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: THE AWAKENING. This is LJ Smith's first novel, published September 1991. And no one could guess that we're talking about... vampires! Again! (We're very on-brand.) What's aged well, what's going in the trash, and can we possibly recommend this? Featuring Cyna drinking the mixed drink "The Vampire Diaries" (strawberry syrup, pepper vodka--oh wait, no, that was awful; rum & coke it is!) and Ollie with some basic-ass wine in honor of ...
Intro Episode: LJ Smith
October 21, 2019 06:00 - 43 minutes - 31.7 MBWe're prepping for our next boo~klist, and right in time for the spooky Halloween season! In this Intro Episode, Cyna and Ollie explore the history of our third Backlist & Chill author, LJ Smith! Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. No booze was consumed in the making of this episode. Regularly scheduled alcohol to resume in Episode 1: The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening!
Episode 5 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: Midnight Predator
September 20, 2019 12:53 - 1 hour - 66 MBWelcome back, listeners! In the fifth episode of Season 2, B+C is chatting at you about MIDNIGHT PREDATOR. Published in January 2002, the fourth Den of Shadows by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. This story includes vampires, hunters, and shapeshifters, set in a human trafficking plot-line of sorts. Featuring Cyna drinking the mixed drink "Turquoise Daiquiri" (rum, Triple Sec, Blue Curacao, lime juice, pineapple juice) and Ollie with whatever random nips they found at their place and their brother's ...
Episode 4 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: All Just Glass
August 08, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBWelcome back, listeners! In the fourth episode of Season 2, B+C is bringing you ALL JUST GLASS. Published in January 2011, this one is out of order from the last ones because it is a direct sequel to SHATTERED MIRROR, #7 in the Den of Shadows but the thirteenth book by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. We return to the world of Sarah Vida, but now with her sister and cousin also taking center stage. Despite our pure salt last time, we're really excited to talk about this one! Featuring Cyna drinking...
Episode 3 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: Shattered Mirror
July 02, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBWelcome back, listeners! In the third episode of Season 2, B+C is bringing you SHATTERED MIRROR. This is the third novel by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, published in fall 2001. Like the second book, this one is about vampires and witches, but with witches taking center stage! Despite a lot of interesting meta...we're real salty about this one. PLEASE READ THE CONTENT WARNINGS. This one is rough and we get EXTRA vulgar about it. Featuring Cyna drinking the mixed drink "Black & White" and Ollie wi...
Episode 2 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: Demon in My View
May 30, 2019 17:28 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBWelcome back, listeners! In this second episode of Season 2, B+C is talking DEMON IN MY VIEW. This is the second novel by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, published in spring 2000. Like the first book, this one is about vampires but now with added witches! Have a listen, as we continue to explore our shared history and friendship via the books that brought us together. What aged well? What needed some help? And do we recommend you read this too? Find out! Featuring Cyna drinking the mixed drink "Gre...
Episode 1 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: In the Forests of the Night
May 12, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBKicking off Season 2, B&C brings you IN THE FOREST OF THE NIGHT. This is the first novel by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes published way back in 1999. And just like Season 1, yes, we're talking about vampires! Come learn what aged well, what is a total trash fire, and if we'd recommend it after all this time! Featuring Cyna drinking "Tiger's Blood" and Ollie with an original cocktail: "Undeath in the Afternoon" (1 part Absente absinthe, 2 parts Canada Dry's ginger ale with lemonade). Intro theme - ...
Intro Episode: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
April 28, 2019 18:00 - 28 minutes - 22.1 MBCan you believe it? We're already onto our next backlist! In this Intro Episode, Cyna and Ollie talk about the upcoming second season of Backlist & Chill, featuring books by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes! Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. No booze was consumed in the making of this episode. Regularly scheduled alcohol to resume in Episode 1: In The Forests of the Night!
Episode 3 - Annette Curtis Klause: Freaks: Alive, on the Inside!
April 14, 2019 18:00 - 2 hours - 96.5 MBFriends, it is with great sadness we inform you that Season 1, Episode 3: Blood & Chocolate is currently delayed by intense technical difficulties. An explanation: Ollie's recording was set to use THE GOOD MIC while chatting with Cyna but alas! The recording in Audacity used the built-in laptop mic. While that mic isn't a huge problem for most things, it wasn't what Ollie was aiming for when talking. So a lot of their voice got chopped up. It's awful. So! Ollie loves you apparently? A...
Episode 2 - Annette Curtis Klause: Alien Secrets
April 07, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBGet ready for Backlist & Chill: Episode 2—now with ALIEN SECRETS. This second novel by Annette Curtis Klause, ALIEN was published on August 1st 1993 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers. A huge departure from what we are familiar with (sexy vampires, sexy werewolves), this is also the first book by ACK that neither of us had read yet! So how does it hold up to new readers 25 years later? Would we recommend you read it, too? Listen to find out! Featuring Cyna with Captain Morgan Parrot B...
Episode 1 - Annette Curtis Klause: The Silver Kiss
March 24, 2019 16:51 - 1 hour - 61 MBKicking off Backlist & Chill—your new favorite boozin' and readin' nostalgia podcast—we're bringing you THE SILVER KISS. This is the first novel by Annette Curtis Klause published way back in 1990. And, yes, it is about vampires. So what parts aged well? What parts are trash fires? Would we recommend you read it, too? Listen to find out our thoughts after all this time. Featuring Cyna with a cheap-ass vodka screwdriver and Ollie with B. Nektar's The Dude's Rug. Intro theme - "Let It In" b...
Intro Episode: Annette Curtis Klause
March 24, 2019 16:42 - 9 minutes - 8.11 MBThanks for joining us! In this Intro Episode, Cyna and Ollie talk about the upcoming first season of Backlist & Chill, featuring books by Annette Curtis Klause! No booze was consumed in the making of this episode. Sorry, friends, NEXT TIME! For more content, check us out on Patreon.com/BacklistandChill