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Open A Fucking Book

74 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -

Do you like books and the people that write them? Then join our hosts, Stephanie and Kevin, as they dig deep into the histories and back stories of the world's most influential authors and the books that made them famous (or infamous).
You'll learn the ups and downs of their personal and professional lives and maybe, JUST MAYBE, it will shine a light on how and why they were able to write their novels, poems, short stories, fairy tales, tomes, children's books...yadda yadda yadda........ You get it! So what are you waiting for? LISTEN! Then go Open A Fucking Book!

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Episodes

Some Time Off

March 01, 2021 02:46 - 1 minute - 2.46 MB

Due to medical reasons, there will be no new episodes for a little while.  We're sorry.  Keep checking our twitter for updates. Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkoutStephanie's goodreadsDonate to our PatreonAnd please go Buy Us A Coffee Please rate and review wherever you listen. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Weekday Cliff Notes: Lazy Research

February 25, 2021 05:58 - 46 minutes - 78.6 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: Stephanie's new books, tweeting us a question, multiple book covers, a death, a serious problem, our 4 books of the week, French words, the Screen Door Killer, teaching children about weather, mispronouncing names, and much more! The Paris Dressmakerby Kristy Cambron American Serial Killers: The Epidemic Years 1950-2000by Peter Vronsky What's the Weather?: Clouds, Climate, and Global Warmingby Judith Ralston Firekeeper's Daughterby Angel...

Weekday Cliff Notes: She's Flexing

February 18, 2021 04:15 - 35 minutes - 66.6 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: the Aspen Words nominees, the process of picking a winner, our 4 books of the week, clones, surviving cancer, Stephanie's disability, Kevin's heart surgery, spotting a mom, reality show life, Wattpad, and much more! The Night Watchmanby Louise Erdrich Against the Loveless Worldby Susan Abulhawa The Office Of Historical Correctionsby Danielle Evans Leave The World Behindby Rumaan Alam If I Had Two Wingsby Randall Kenan The Echo Wifeby S...

The Prophet: Part 2 - Leeches Always Find Blood

February 15, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 146 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: re-recording, a new play, poverty, writing colonies, a new lover, grants, money advances, a trip to the south, working in the theater, a bar attack, and much, much more! Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Stephanie's goodreads Donate to our Patreon And please go Buy Us A Coffee Please rate and review wherever you listen. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Weekday Cliff Notes: Commerce

February 11, 2021 03:26 - 30 minutes - 57.8 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: books Stephanie wants, reimagined Great Gatsby, mythology, our 4 books of the week, authors are artists, 400 years of history, public schools, black girl magic, flowers, and much more! Tell Me My Name by Amy Reed Blessed Monsters by Emily A. Duncan Witches Steeped In Gold by Ciannon Smart Lore by Alexandra Bracken The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner Super Hostby Kate Russo Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 16...

The Prophet: Part 1 - "Doing" Paris

February 08, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 178 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: quarantine, being illegitimate, Pentecostal church, stepfather problems, Harlem, teachers, Christian hypocrisy, racist New Jersey, book reviews and essays, a misunderstanding over a bed sheet, the Burroughs comparison, and much, much more!! Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Stephanie's goodreads Donate to our Patreon And please go Buy Us A Coffee Please rate and review wherever you liste...

Weekday Cliff Notes: It Could Be Drugs

February 05, 2021 00:47 - 49 minutes - 86.7 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: changing release dates, Ramsey vs Hollywood, publishing conglomerates, bookstores of yesteryear, new dictionary words, our 4 books of the week, money, aliens, September 11th, a love story in space, and much more! An article By Jim Milliot at Publisher’s Weekly An article By Hannah Herrera Greenspan at Chicago Tribune The Sanatoriumby Sarah Pearse Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earthby Avi Loeb Ground Zeroby ...

The Bird Lady: Part 3 - Writer's Block

February 01, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 178 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: illness taking it's toll, a "Bible" salesman, a bad kiss, going on tv, new friends, attracting lunatics, a trip to Lourdes, public talks, in and out of the hospital, racism, and much more! Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Stephanie's goodreads Please rate and review wherever you listen. Donate to our Patreon at patreon.com/openafingbook ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Weekday Cliff Notes: A Magical Kazoo

January 29, 2021 03:33 - 32 minutes - 48.4 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: a fairy tale crime book, vaccination help from a book club, solving a crime with a podcast, a stolen dog, helping boys be better, black characters in YA novels, American Gods, and more! Children Of Chicago by Cynthia Pelayo A story by Nora Krug from the Washington Post If I Disappearby Eliza Jane Brazier Oliver : The True Story of a Stolen Dog and the Humans He Brought Togetherby Steven J. Carino and Alex Tresniowski I Am a Kindness Her...

Weekday Cliff Notes: Good Day For Shart

January 21, 2021 20:35 - 41 minutes - 65.8 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: being sick, Stephanie wants books, proper book shipping, sexy RBG calendar, 4 books of the week, daughter of death, first woman Dr., figure skating with an alligator, purgatory in an airport, the difference between YA and AC, and more! Andrew Albanese From Publisher’s Weekly Ed Nawotka from Publisher’s Weekly Shelf Awareness RBG article Remote Controlby Nnedi Okorafor The Doctors Blackwell : How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine t...

The Bird Lady: Part 2 - Peabiddies

January 18, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 154 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: not understanding accents, Iowa, being uncomfortable with sex, faith in writing, the meaning of "date", Yaddo, Communism, an ape, getting sick, cortisone, publishing a novel, leaving a corpse by a Coke machine, and much more! Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Stephanie's goodreads Please rate and review wherever you listen. Donate to our Patreon at patreon.com/openafingbook ★ Support thi...

Weekday Cliff Notes: Things That Fly and Sparkle

January 14, 2021 05:03 - 34 minutes - 59.5 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: Stephanie may be high, an author death, a new book expo, our 4 books of the week, feminist wild west, Japanese football, essential workers, Stephanie likes a certain kind of book, and more! An article from Margalit Fox at the New York Times An article from Ed Nawotka at PublishersWeekly.com Outlawedby Anna North The Eagles of Heart Mountain : A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II Americaby Bradford Pears...

The Bird Lady: Part 1 - I've Got Biscuits

January 11, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 178 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: the flu shot, Irish in Georgia, a very different sort of child, ducks and chickens, mystery illness, Stephanie rants on Southerners, Burma Shave, Klan activity, gender confusion among geese, Catholic roots, Iowa, and much more! Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Stephanie's goodreads Please rate and review wherever you listen. Donate to our Patreon at patreon.com/openafingbook ★ Support t...

The Debtor's Son: Part 3 - Yet Another Christmas Story

December 28, 2020 06:00 - 2 hours - 207 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: family deaths, Household Words, getting political, more Christmas stories, an "old friend", unhappiness in marriage, more Christmas stories, failing health, so many Fannys, a nasty separation, public readings, trips to France, more Christmas stories, a train crash, an unfinished novel, ruining the Fresh Prince theme, and much, much more! Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and ...

Weekday Cliff Notes: Unedited

December 24, 2020 03:02 - 28 minutes - 43.7 MB

On this UNEDITED episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: the mail, failing Spanish, our 4 books of the week, how Stephanie writes, Happy Holidays, and more! The Chicken Sistersby Kj Dell'Antonia The Elusive Shift : How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identityby Jon Peterson Coding Concepts for Kids : Learn to Code Without a Computerby Randy Lynn The Fire Escapeby Kelsey Woods Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and revie...

The Debtor's Son: Part 2 - Dick Swiveller

December 21, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 159 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: getting sad over a character, more father problems, taking time off, an American trip, international copyright, a great wife, Christmas books, falling in love, mesmerism, being attacked by a horse, helping prostitutes, and much much more! Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen. Donate to our Patreon at patreon.com/openafingbook ★ Support this podcast...

Weekday Cliff Notes: I Did Both

December 17, 2020 04:21 - 40 minutes - 65.8 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: The Great British Baking Show, accents, books Stephanie wants, getting free stuff, a major literary death, our 4 books of the week, court room drama, Stephanie's witchy past, science or magic, family secrets, Robert Palmer, and more! Richard Lea and Sian Cainat The Guardian Take It Backby Kia Abdullah The Joy of Hex : Modern Spells Without All the Bullsh*tby Nina Kahn A Wolf for a Spellby Karah Sutton and illustrated by Pauliina Hannunie...

Weekday Cliff Notes: My Bag

December 10, 2020 04:42 - 34 minutes - 57.4 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: friends buying books, Amazon and e-libraries, marking in books, our 4 books of the week, why's it so hard to get weed, and more! A Publisher’s Weekly article by Andrew Albanese Dear Wifeby Kimberly Belle Three Days Missingby Kimberly Belle Big Girl, Small Townby Michelle Gallen Inferno : The True Story of a B-17 Gunner's Heroism and the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation Historyby Joe Pappalardo The Beast and the Bethany, Volume 1b...

The Debtor's Son: Part 1 - Heterosexual Life Mates

December 07, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 175 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: when Christmas should start, defrauding the Navy Pay Office, not paying bills, child labor, living in prison, loving the theater, falling in love, side spasms, being very busy, a devastating death, and much, much more! Visit Stephanie's Etsy page for soaps and bath bombs Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen. Donate to our Patreon at patreon.com/ope...

Weekday Cliff Notes: Bath Bam Bomb

December 03, 2020 20:26 - 59 minutes - 102 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: Stephanie messes up the intro, their review of the long awaited Ready Player Two, another author death, our 4 books of the week, an argument about Flowers for Algernon, and much more! Ready Player Twoby Ernest Cline We Hear Voicesby Evie Green Big Kibble : The Hidden Dangers of the Pet Food Industry and How to Do Better by Our Dogsby Shawn Buckley and Oscar Chavez The Smartest Kid in the Universeby Chris Grabenstein Ruinsongby Julia Emb...

The Square Peg: Part 4 - Fucktional Art

November 30, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 166 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: getting back into politics, speaking tours, another boxing match, Oscar's disappearance, going to Vietnam, Key West, a new magazine column, 99 days of uncertainty, a gaggle of celebrities, sorting through letters, two funerals, and much, much more!!! Visit Stephanie's Etsy page for soaps and bath bombs Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen. Donate t...

Weekday Cliff Notes: Her Gasted Is Flabberd

November 26, 2020 04:44 - 30 minutes - 50.8 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: getting a deal on a book, PRH buys S&S, the death of a trailblazer, our 4 books of the week, an uncomfortable discussion on race, the English language, and more! Shadowsong by S. Jae-Jones Conundrum by Jan Morris Lessby Caroline Angel Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Manby Emmanuel Acho No Reading Allowed : The Worst Read-Aloud Book Everby Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter and Bryce Gladfelter Bright Shining Worldby Josh Swiller ...

The Square Peg: Part 3 - Freak Power

November 23, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 140 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: Stephanie staying warm, a new baby, political aspirations, the Aspen Wallposter, The Kentucky Derby, Rolling Stone, a Vegas trip, another presidential campaign, Watergate, a strained marriage, and much much more! Visit Stephanie's Etsy page for soaps and bath bombs Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen. Donate to our Patreon at patreon.com/openafing...

Weekday Cliff Notes: Witty Banter

November 19, 2020 22:37 - 31 minutes - 51.7 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: a rant on conglomerates, self publishing, falling book sales, Stephanie wants a book, Ready Player 2 plot, 4 books of the week, worrying about book length, Sky High, Kevin accidentally gives Stephanie permission to buy books, and more! Dearly: New Poems by Margaret Atwood Do You Know What I Know by Shane K. Morton Before the Coffee Gets Coldby Toshikazu Kawaguchi The Moth and the Mountain : A True Story of Love, War, and Everestby Ed Cae...

The Square Peg: Part 2 - Intestinally Yours

November 16, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 149 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: women being cold, Prince Jellyfish, Puerto Rico, jealousy, abuse, going west, getting published and evicted, South America, marriage, Aspen, a motorcycle gang (club), a book contract, politics, and much much more! Visit Stephanie's Etsy page for soaps and bathbombs Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen. Donate to our Patreon at patreon.com/openafing...

Weekday Cliff Notes: Big Silvery Bush

November 12, 2020 23:56 - 39 minutes - 61.7 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: Fantastic Beasts vs. Aquaman, word of the year, Mary Wollstonecraft, 4 books of the week, Jar Jar Binks, cats in the background, WWII, the 60's, explaining YA, and more. From a Certain Point of View : The Empire Strikes Back(Star Wars)by Austin Walker, Hank Green, Tracy Deonn, Martha Wells, Mark Oshiro, Seth Dickinson, Tom Angleberger, Sarwat Chadda, S.A. Chakraborty, Mike Chen, Adam Christopher, Katie Cook, Zoraida Cordova, Delilah S. Daws...

The Square Peg: Part 1 - Got To Have Stamps

November 09, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 154 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: a difficult child, a merry group of troublemakers, a birth deformity, pranks, an important death, military service, destroying a car, fun with concrete, meeting a new love, and much much more! Visit Stephanie's Etsy page for soaps and bathbombs Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen. Donate to our Patreon at patreon.com/openafingbook ★ Support this p...

Weekday Cliff Notes: You'll Smell Like A Sandwich

November 05, 2020 03:57 - 31 minutes - 52.7 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: an author death, book boyfriend vs. imaginary celebrity boyfriends, uncle Rick, 4 books, and much more! The Russian Pinkby Matthew Hart Beat the Odds Survival Manual : Real-Life Strategies for Surviving Everything from a Global Pandemic to the Robot Rebellionby Tim Macwelch Find Fergusby Mike Boldt This Is How We Flyby Anna Meriano Visit Stephanie's Etsy page for soaps and bathbombs Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 fo...

The Critic: Part 3 - Rushing Wings Of Love

November 02, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 160 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: problems with trick or treating, meeting a new friend, vampire stereotypes, Stoker getting help writing, Dracula finally, publishing in America, a horrible fire, Egyptian mummies, Friday the 13th, opinions on the book, and much more! Go to the All The Horror twitter page for more info on Scares That Care Visit Stephanie's Etsy page for soaps and bathbombs Please rate and review wherever you listen. Donate to our Patreon at patreon.com/open...

All The Horror: War Booty

October 30, 2020 05:00 - 39 minutes - 57.6 MB

On this special All The Horror episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: the most evil thing in the universe (if you believe in that sort of thing), what monastic vows do you have to break to be sentenced to death, a deal for a soul, a cursed book, a fire, and much more! Go to the All The Horror twitter page for more info on Scares That Care ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Weekday Cliff Notes: Put The Phone Down

October 29, 2020 21:01 - 29 minutes - 49.7 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: a new Ransom Riggs book, an independent book store gets help but did the owner really need it, a very dark book store overseas, the 4 books of the week, HAPPY HALLOWEEN, and much more! The Devil and the Dark Waterby Stuart Turton Heroes' Feast(Dungeons & Dragons) : The Official D&d Cookbookby Kyle Newman and Jon Peterson and Michael Witwer Bill Nye's Great Big World of Scienceby Gregory Mone and Bill Nye  Magic Dark and Strangeby Kelly P...

The Critic: Part 2 - Beefsteak

October 26, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 175 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: bidets, buying a trunk, a conflict of interest, a sincere apology, a new "love", perfume commercials, a children's book, meeting an idol, a ship wreck, a very disturbing story, and much more! Go to the All The Horror twitter page for more info on Scares That Care Visit Stephanie's Etsy page for soaps and bathbombs Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you list...

Weekday Cliff Notes: Don't Listen To Your Parents

October 22, 2020 03:34 - 28 minutes - 47.5 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: Ready Player Two, the Game of Thrones finale for some reason, our 4 books of the week, Mean Girls, a busy weekend, and much more. Plain Bad Heroinesby Emily M. Danforth and Sara Lautman We Promised You a Great Main Event : An Unauthorized Wwe Historyby Bill Hanstock Stop That Virus!by Words&pictures and Susanna Rumiz Something Happened to Ali Greenleafby Hayley Krischer Go to the All The Horror twitter page for more info on Scares That ...

The Critic: Part 1 - The Little Ones Fit Best Down The Chimney

October 20, 2020 03:37 - 1 hour - 165 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: pronouncing Wuthering, horrible epidemics, a famine, premature burial, a mystery illness, fairy tales, pantomimes, loving the theater, 2 fathers dying, being a cheerleader, and much more! Go to the All The Horror twitter page for more info on Scares That Care Visit Stephanie's Etsy page for soaps and bathbombs Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen. ...

Weekday Cliff Notes: Some Of Our Listeners Are Rather Dirty

October 15, 2020 03:08 - 32 minutes - 54.6 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: new cover art, Hagrid being cancelled, "Boxed Out", trying not to be hypocrites, our 4 books, supporting a great cancer charity, book soaps, #AllTheHorror, and much more! Magic Lessons: The Prequel to Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman Ring Shoutby P. Djèlí Clark Wise as Fu*k : Simple Truths to Guide You Through the Sh*tstorms of Lifeby Gary John Bishop The Watering Holeby Jeff Burton Illustrated by: Brooke Renfro The Puppetmaster's Appre...

The Myth: Grab Some Homerade

October 10, 2020 23:59 - 1 hour - 139 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: recording late, a series of 1, an author that wasn't an author, when did he live, where was he born, was he blind, a game of wits, differences between two epics, 34 hymns, leaving out Hades, a deadly riddle, BIG NEWS, and much more! Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen. Donate to our Patreon at patreon.com/openafingbook ★ Support this podcast on Pa...

Weekday Cliff Notes: Any Time You Add Underwear To A Story

October 08, 2020 16:18 - 31 minutes - 71.5 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: a late recording, having to sign for a book delivery, Sherlock Holms has too many feelings, James Patterson, our 4 books of the week, Stephanie's Etsy, a Sloppy Joe food truck, and much more! Missionaries: A Novelby Phil Klay His Very Best : Jimmy Carter, a Lifeby Jonathan Alter Attack of the Underwear Dragonby Scott Rothman, Pete Oswald Hushby Dylan Farrow Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at ch...

The Artist: Part 2 - Banana Hammocks Everywhere

October 03, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 154 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: Stephanie being cold, putting off going to the doctor, weird bodily noises, hologram tours, staying busy, people in your head, floppy disks, pettiness, Fandoms, so many books and so little time, declining sales, and much more! Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen. Donate to our Patreon at patreon.com/audioparfait Part of the Audio Parfait Podcast N...

Weekday Cliff Notes: Jennifer Donnelly

October 01, 2020 00:39 - 26 minutes - 23.5 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: doing dishes, becoming a barefoot bookseller in the Maldives, our four books of the week, "Friends" not being relatable, Kevin forgets how to close a show, and much more! Earthlingsby Sayaka Murata English translation by Ginny Tapley Takemori Golden Girls Cookbook: More Than 90 Delectable Recipes from Blanche, Rose, Dorothy, and Sophiaby Christopher Styler Labyrinth: The ABC Storybookby Luke Flowers Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Ric...

The Artist: Part 1 - Horror-lite

September 26, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 151 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: Saturday cartoons, an ordinary childhood, a very talented child, a life changing accident, getting bored easily, a name change, no trust for reporters, a new wealth, the OG Buffy, movie problems, an unexpected death, and much more.  Thank you to our listener Angela Guthrie for the suggestion for this author series.  Email us at info@audioparfait or tweet us @openafingbook to put in your suggestion for an author you would like to hear.  Inter...

Weekday Cliff Notes: I've Seen "Friends" Once Or Twice

September 24, 2020 02:56 - 38 minutes - 70.4 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: professional podcasting, their love of fall, marriage money, therapists can't write books about their patients, literary deaths, a theft at the parents house, and much more! White Fox by Sara Faring The Midnight Library by Matt Haig I'm A Therapist And My Patient Is Going To Be The Next School Shooter by Dr. Harper The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh Friends : The Official Cookbook by Amanda Ye...

The Grandma's Boy: Part 2 - He Loves The Research

September 19, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 249 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: a fight with NOI, unpaid taxes, Malcolm X's assassination, searching for roots, Gambia, griots, lecturing, broken promises, unreliable sources, the mini-series, law suits, and much more! Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen. Donate to our Patreon at patreon.com/audioparfait Part of the Audio Parfait Podcast Network ★ Support this podcast on Patreon...

Trailer - Open A Fucking Book

September 18, 2020 02:32 - 55 seconds - 902 KB

Weekday Cliff Notes: I Did A Drum Roll

September 16, 2020 01:45 - 26 minutes - 23.5 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: J.K. Rowling and the Transgender community, Tenacious D, our 4 books of the week including the best children's book we've ever seen, Stephanie becoming a businesswoman, and more. The Last Story of Mina Leeby Nancy Jooyoun Kim How I Built This : The Unexpected Paths to Success . . .by Guy Raz Legendbornby Tracy Deonn and a very special children's book  by Munty C. Pepin Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your...

The Grandma's Boy: Part 1 - Make Sure You Like The Uniforms

September 12, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 77.2 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: Stephanie's love of pumpkin spice, a new author, learning a family history, growing up in the south, an argument about seamen/Sea-Men, writing in the Coast Guard, Harleem, San Francisco, Malcolm X, Playboy, and much more. Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen. Donate to our Patreon at patreon.com/audioparfait Part of the Audio Parfait Podcast Networ...

Weekday Cliff Notes: 192 Books

September 10, 2020 02:04 - 28 minutes - 23.6 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: Stephanie's migraines, publishings getting pushed off, a David Copperfield movie, a publishing monopoly, our 4 books of the week, and more. Daddy : Storiesby Emma Cline The Little Guide to Dolly Parton : It's Hard to Be a Diamond in a Rhinestone Worldby Malcolm Croft Respect : Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soulby Carole Boston Weatherford and Frank Morrison None Shall Sleepby Ellie Marney Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDI...

Our Apologies - No Show

September 04, 2020 19:13 - 1 minute - 1010 KB

No show this weeks. Really sorry, but sometimes sh*t happens. See ya next week!

The Performer: Part 3 - Un-Godparents

August 29, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 83 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: Gadgets and computers, being imprisoned in a hotel, a expedition in Madagascar, a major financial blow, a mountain climb in an animal costume, hard hitting deaths, a life changing birth, STARSHIP TITANIC, and much more! Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen. Donate to our Patreon at patreon.com/audioparfait Part of the Audio Parfait Podcast Network ...

Weekday Cliff Notes: A Day Late

August 27, 2020 01:41 - 29 minutes - 25.6 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: Independent Bookstore Day, the importance of the USPS, Barnes and Noble, 4 books of the week, how we read, and much more. Sistersby Daisy Johnson Livewired : The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brainby David Eagleman My Little Occult Book Clubby Steven Rhodes Kind of a Big Dealby Shannon Hale The Glass Queen, The Warlord, and Darkness Eternal by Gena Showalter Afterwords Books is currently closed but will do porch pick-up.  If you li...

The Performer: Part 2 - Hitchhikers And Guardians..... Whatever

August 22, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 81.1 MB

On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: an story of digestive biscuits with a twist, moving back in with mum, missing deadlines, love and loss, more love, the fourth part of a trilogy, and much more! Go to TheBeardStruggle.com and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen. Donate to our Patreon at patreon.com/audioparfait Part of the Audio Parfait Podcast Network ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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