Have You Read This?
119 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 93 ratingsA book club of unsolicited opinions. We are best friend bibliophiles discussing our favorite and most eye-roll worthy pieces of classic and modern literature.
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Episodes
HYRT RE-RELEASE: To Kill a Mockingbird
November 23, 2020 16:09 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBIn the first of our episode re-release series, we're going back to the beginning of our Have You Read This? journey as Andrea and Megan discuss fourth grade rivalries, witchy neighbors, and prison shivs in Harper Lee's classic To Kill a Mockingbird.
The Poseidon Adventure: MOVIESODE
September 07, 2020 07:18 - 55 minutes - 57.8 MBAndrea and Megan volunteer for ten feet of leadership and discuss onboard exercises, Belle betrayal, and all of the shouting in The Poseidon Adventure MOVIESODE.
The Poseidon Adventure
September 01, 2020 15:13 - 57 minutes - 58 MBMegan and Andrea bless their strong stomachs and discuss trash can fire romances, survival strategies, and deeply problematic pregnancy fantasies in Paul Gallico’s disaster hit, The Poseidon Adventure.
Lady Chatterley's Lover: MOVIESODE
August 24, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBMegan and Andrea try to find the love and consensual passion and discuss nudity speeds, the ever intensifying Bean, and the mystery of Molly in the 1993 miniseries Lady Chatterley.
Lady Chatterley's Lover
August 17, 2020 07:29 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBAndrea and Megan say no thank you to the bitch goddess and discuss an abundance of crises, sex posture analytics, and early Chatterley introductions in D. H. Lawrence’s steamy tale, Lady Chatterley’s Lover. ***Please note that we'll now be discussing the Lady Chatterley (1993) miniseries for our MOVIESODE.
Hidden Figures: MOVIESODE
August 10, 2020 07:16 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBAndrea and Megan sport their pearls and glasses and discuss Mary Jackson fashions, dishwashing sexiness, and classified bathroom documents in the Hidden Figures MOVIESODE.
Hidden Figures
August 03, 2020 07:11 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBAndrea and Megan bow to these mathematical goddesses and discuss human computers, super fan Martin Luther King Jr., and why Andrea will never work in science again in Margot Lee Shetterly’s Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race.
Crazy Rich Asians: MOVIESODE
July 27, 2020 07:02 - 52 minutes - 56.5 MBAndrea and Megan join the dumpling party and discuss endless fashion moments, hypothetical riches, and the overwhelming amount of human beauty in the Crazy Rich Asians MOVIESODE.
Crazy Rich Asians
July 20, 2020 07:03 - 55 minutes - 59.4 MBMegan and Andrea dream of Singaporean street food and discuss personal SAT’s, facial opinions, and the importance of timing in Kevin Kwan’s deliciously fun Crazy Rich Asians.
The Picture of Dorian Gray: MOVIESODE
July 13, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes - 57.7 MBMegan and Andrea join Detective Colin for an overall bloody mess and discuss Lord Harry Henry, mother and daughter endeavors, and otherworldly stamina in Oliver Parker’s 2009 film adaptation, Dorian Gray.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
July 06, 2020 07:32 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBAndrea and Megan go pretty boy portrait gazing and discuss Henry-isms, uncomfortable sibling energy, and the ever present sexual tension in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Outlander (S2E1): THROUGH A GLASS, DARKLY
June 29, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBWelcome to SEASON 2!!! In our special Patreon podcast sneak peak, Andrea and Megan head to France and discuss Comte de cheekbones, orange hair downgrades, and letting bygones be bygones in Outlander S2E1 “Through a Glass, Darkly.” WANT MORE OUTLANDER? BECOME A PATRON! For $5/month, you’ll receive extra content including access to our PATRON ONLY PODCAST! Go to www.patreon.com/hyrtpodcast and join today!
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats: MOVIESODE
June 29, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 51.7 MBAndrea and Megan shake off the catnip and discuss dame demeaning moments, scale insanity, and all the audacity in a particularly strange CATS MOVIESODE.
Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats
June 22, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBAndrea and Megan join the Jellicles and discuss rhyming stories, feline thigh action, and how a cat is not a dog in T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats and the hit Broadway musical CATS.
The Neverending Story: MOVIESODE
June 15, 2020 07:00 - 58 minutes - 51.8 MBMegan, Andrea, and Ryan Cowden (School of Thought) join the giant head people and discuss the importance of eating scenes, the anatomy of sphinxes, and what’s the story of the story in The Neverending Story MOVIESODE.
The Neverending Story
June 08, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBHold on to your luckdragon! Megan and Andrea welcome Ryan Cowden (School of Thought) back to the podcast and discuss rebel couriers, inanimate object lifestyles, and the problem with Bastian Balthazar Bux in Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story.
Lord of the Flies: MOVIESODE
June 01, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 57.4 MBAndrea and Megan hail the glorious Muldoon as they discuss colonial scores, junior high pitches, and how to cook a lizard in this week’s Lord of the Flies MOVIESODE.
Lord of the Flies
May 25, 2020 07:00 - 59 minutes - 67.8 MBMegan and Andrea blow the conch and put on the dazzle paint as they discuss parachute pilots, C-sharp leadership, and rebranding “murder” in William Golding’s Nobel Prize winning novel, Lord of the Flies.
SPECIAL: COVID Catch Up
May 18, 2020 07:22 - 56 minutes - 63.6 MBAndrea and Megan take a reading break as they settle in with new babies and US returns and discuss overseas isolation, the pains of childbirth, and what they've learned in quarantine in a very special Covid catch up.
Wuthering Heights: MOVIESODE
May 11, 2020 16:33 - 50 minutes - 56.7 MBAndrea and Megan follow the wandering Bronte and discuss desirable window nooks, attention calendars, and the brooding Ralph Fiennes in Peter Kosminsky's 1992 adaptation of Wuthering Heights.
Wuthering Heights
May 04, 2020 07:00 - 59 minutes - 66.5 MBMegan and Andrea take the long depressing journey through the killer moors and discuss sham marriages, dropping babies off of banisters, and all the cousin love in Emily Bronte’s tragic romance, Wuthering Heights.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: MOVIESODE
April 27, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 58.8 MBMegan and Andrea don themselves in White Witch attire and discuss leather Santa, Peter/Susan chemistry, and Free the Fawn Nipple in the 2005 adaptation, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
April 20, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 55.3 MBAndrea and Megan wander through the wardrobe and discuss BBC beaver nightmares, fawn roofies, and stone creature inconveniences in C.S. Lewis’ children’s fantasy, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
The Fault in Our Stars: MOVIESODE
April 13, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 60 MBAndrea and Megan momentarily cease their weeping and discuss the mystery age of Sam Trammell, the other Wolff brother, and why they didn’t need to watch Josh Boone’s 2014 film adaptation, The Fault in Our Stars.
The Fault in Our Stars
April 06, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 59.8 MBMegan and Andrea sit in the literal heart of Jesus and discuss pretentious oblivion, unexpected endings, and all the tears in the John Green's YA romance, The Fault in Our Stars.
Jurassic Park: MOVIESODE
March 30, 2020 07:00 - 51 minutes - 57.3 MBHold on to your butts, Megan and Andrea turn off the flashlight and discuss raptor toe tapping, auto-erotica employees, and all the khaki and upper thigh in Steven Spielberg’s classic, Jurassic Park.
Jurassic Park
March 23, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 58.7 MBAndrea and Megan stay out of the long grass and discuss rock star mathematicians, complex poisoning schemes, and whiney children in a world of dinosaurs in Michael Crichton’s literary hit, Jurassic Park.
The Crucible: MOVIESODE
March 16, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 52.5 MBMegan and Andrea grab their books weighted in authority and discuss Puritanical parachute pants, Daniel Day-Lewis prison teeth, and if all brunettes look the same in Nicholas Hytner’s 1996 adaptation of The Crucible.
The Crucible
March 09, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 55.5 MBAndrea and Megan fly over the barn and discuss naked life lessons, corn husk voodoo dolls, and why John Proctor should just move in Arthur Miller’s bewitching play, The Crucible.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower: MOVIESODE
March 02, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 39.8 MBAndrea and Megan do the living room routine and discuss Rocky Horror resistance, a David Bowie mystery, and SAT fails in the 2012 adaptation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
February 24, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 57.4 MBMegan and Andrea breakout their mixtapes and discuss humidity baths, freshmen perspectives, and all the teenage feelings in Stephen Chbosky’s coming of age novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Fifty Shades of Grey: MOVIESODE
February 17, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 48 MBAndrea and Megan review contracts in the dark and discuss Team Taylor, road trip narcolepsy, and all the literal shades of grey in Sam Taylor Johnson’s steamy adaptation, Fifty Shades of Grey.
Fifty Shades of Grey
February 10, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBOh my…Megan and Andrea begrudgingly enter the red room and discuss Twilight inspirations, inner goddesses, and all the incessant lip biting in E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey.
Ender's Game: MOVIESODE
February 03, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 56.4 MBAndrea, Megan, and special guest Ryan Cowden (School of Thought Podcast) emphasize that this is not a science podcast and discuss pulsating ants, floating space hormones, and personal H-Town suggestions for Gavin Hood’s 2013 film adaptation, Ender’s Game.
Ender's Game
January 27, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 96.1 MBMegan and Andrea welcome special guest and friend of the podcast, Ryan Cowden (School of Thought Podcast), and discuss third child problems, the nut tapping code of honor, and if Bonzo Madrid is from Spain in Orson Scott Card’s science fiction classic, Ender’s Game.
Little Women: MOVIESODE
January 20, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes - 62.5 MBMegan and Andrea call each other Daisy and discuss the handsome Monsieur Bhaer, Queen Marmee Dern, and why single women must die in Greta Gerwig’s fresh 2019 take on Little Women.
Little Women
January 13, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBAndrea and Megan trade pickled limes and discuss hand beauty standards, romantic sister swaps, and all of the happy/sad tears in Louisa May Alcott’s classic, Little Women.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: MOVIESODE
January 06, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes - 56.6 MBAndrea and Megan take the hobbits to Isengard and discuss moth-eagle connections, crusty Balrog penguins, and the love of the Bean in Peter Jackson’s 2001 film adaptation, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
December 30, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBIt’s the Have You Read This? 1 Year Anniversary! To celebrate, Megan and Andrea dive into one of their collective favorites and discuss unrelenting poetry, team GONDOR, and all the Fattys in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy epic, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
A Christmas Carol: MOVIESODE
December 23, 2019 07:00 - 47 minutes - 53.2 MBRoink! Andrea and Megan question the coherent vegetables and discuss the spirit of nightmarish past, bottom heavy rats, and mutant pig-frog children in Brian Henson’s beloved film adaptation, The Muppets Christmas Carol.
PATREON PICK: The Great Alone
December 21, 2019 07:00 - 50 minutes - 56.1 MBMegan and Andrea head back to Alaska and discuss wilderness realities, women vs. the law, and enduring love in the darkness in our winter patron pick, The Great Alone. Want us to cover your favorite book? Become a patron! Go to www.patreon.com/hyrtpodcast and pledge $5/month to get access to our PATRON ONLY PODCAST and the chance to have us read and discuss your literary choice!
A Christmas Carol
December 16, 2019 07:00 - 56 minutes - 57.7 MBGod bless us everyone! Megan and Andrea get down at Fezziwig’s and discuss misread Ebenezer origins, common-law husbands, and a very special Nazgul appearance in Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol.
A Christmas Story: MOVIESODE
December 09, 2019 07:00 - 40 minutes - 45.9 MBAndrea and Megan try not to shoot their eye out and discuss bedazzled fantasy outfits, shrieking mothers, and the spectacle that is Randy in the 1983 Christmas classic, A Christmas Story.
A Christmas Story
December 02, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 68.1 MBMegan and Andrea light the leg lamp and discuss feminine jungles, Ovaltine secret circles, and inevitably shooting your eye out in Jean Shepherd’s personal holiday comedy, A Christmas Story.
Outlander (S1E1): SASSENACH
November 25, 2019 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40.8 MBAre you ready to sing me a song of a lass that is gone?! Have You Read This? brings you a preview of their new book based television series PATRON ONLY PODCAST! Kicking off with Outlander season 1, Andrea and Megan discuss male member name origins, underwear practicalities, and the wonder that is Tobias Menzies in episode 1 “Sassenach”. WANT MORE OUTLANDER? BECOME A PATRON! For $5/month, you’ll receive extra content including access to our PATRON ONLY PODCAST! Go to www.patreon.com/hy...
Outlander
November 18, 2019 07:00 - 56 minutes - 57.7 MBMegan and Andrea head to the Highlands and discuss swoon worthy Scottish crushes, unexpected wolf attacks, and real life witch tests in Diana Gabaldon’s time traveling romance, Outlander.
Jane Eyre: MOVIESODE
November 11, 2019 07:00 - 37 minutes - 37.6 MBMegan and Andrea look for chemistry in the darkness and discuss Michael “no pants” Fassbender, the Dench on the moors, and where the rest of the story is hiding in the 2011 film adaptation, Jane Eyre.
Jane Eyre
November 04, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBAndrea and Megan put on their Quaker trim and discuss the offensive plainness of Jane, classic Grace Poole moves, and how love is literally blindness in Charlotte Bronte’s gothic romance, Jane Eyre.
The Haunting of Hill House: MOVIESODE
October 28, 2019 07:00 - 45 minutes - 38.3 MBBuckle up, it’s MOVIESODE day. Andrea and Megan follow the blood to the bookcase and discuss fireplace overcompensation, impregnating your great great-granddaughter, and all the screaming statue children in the 1999 film adaptation, The Haunting.
The Haunting of Hill House
October 21, 2019 07:00 - 59 minutes - 49.2 MBMegan and Andrea gather around planchette and discuss the house of sexual tension, personal haunting stories, and how Eleanor really needs to come home in Shirley Jackson’s horror classic, The Haunting of Hill House.