Put A Blurb On It
66 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsPut A Blurb On It is where Ardo and Yash chat about all things related to books and comics. They interview industry folks and occasionally play games.
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Put An Enamel Pin On It
July 09, 2018 02:20 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBThis episode was recorded at the end of May after an eventful month! The audio quality is not the best but hopefully, you’ll still enjoy it. Ardo and Yash attended Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) and then Yash flew to Vancouver for Vancouver Comic Arts Festival (VanCAF). They discuss the comics they picked up, the panels Ardo moderated at TCAF and then end the episode with the non-comics/festival books they’ve read so far (not many!). The logo was designed by Nick Hanover. The theme ...
Put Some Truth On It
May 28, 2018 01:09 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBThis episode was intended for the first week of May but thanks to TCAF, VANcaf and the start of Ramadan, Ardo and Yash were swamped! Have no fear! They're releasing both May episodes before the month ends starting with this one! It's their first host only episode in a while. They discuss book related news which includes brief thoughts on Infinity War and HarperCollins Canada's Frenzy Presents event. Then they chat about what they're reading, this year's Canada Reads and the re-reading expe...
PABOI: Justina Ireland
April 04, 2018 03:08 - 44 minutes - 34.7 MBArdo and Yash had the privilege of interviewing Justina Ireland who is a young adult author and an executive co-editor of FIYAH magazine. They spoke to her about her brand new novel, Dread Nation, as well as the impact that editing a black speculative and science fiction magazine has on her views of representation in the publishing industry. It was a blast. They discussed jokes, advice to writers and where zombies came from. The logo was designed by Nick Hanover. The theme song and break m...
PABOI: Zareen Jaffery
March 27, 2018 02:24 - 39 minutes - 29 MBArdo and Yash interviewed Zareen Jaffery who is the executive editor at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers and founder of the Salaam Reads imprint. Ardo had interviewed Zareen for Teen Vogue when the first two books from the new imprint (Amina's Voice and The Gauntlet) were being published and a year later, Ardo and Yash have followed up! We discuss next steps for representation, the reception the books are getting and Zareen offers a blurb. Interview starts at 8:00 The logo was de...
Put Lethal Girls On It
March 17, 2018 16:44 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBIn this episode, Ardo and Yash discuss projects they're involved in and the #MeToo movement finding itself in the Children's Lit community. They start talking about what they've read at the 33:45 mark which includes some March releases. Some corrections in the episode: They said Tomi Adeyemi was 23 years old but she's actually 24 and they speculated that her debut book, Children of Blood and Bone, would be a success and it was! It found itself on the New York Times Bestsellers List. The ...
Put Wakanda On It
February 26, 2018 05:09 - 53 minutes - 42.6 MBArdo and Yash are back with a regular ole episode. They discuss Black Panther in all of its spoiler-y glory from 3:28 to 24:45 and then they get into what they've been reading. The logo was designed by Nick Hanover. The theme song and break music is from Haris Qureshi’s song Give AF. You can find his album here. Everything mention in the episode can be found on Goodreads. You can also find the podcast on Twitter and Instagram at @PutABlurbOnIt.
PABOI: Jason Reynolds
February 05, 2018 00:00 - 40 minutes - 30.8 MBArdo and Yash interviewed bestselling and award-winning children's author Jason Reynolds! They discussed writing, comics, young people and literacy, and questioning literally canon. It was VERY exciting. The logo was designed by Nick Hanover. The theme song and break music is from Haris Qureshi’s song Give AF. You can find his album here. Everything mention in the episode can be found on Goodreads. You can also find the podcast on Twitter and Instagram at @PutABlurbOnIt.
Put A Resolution On It
January 08, 2018 00:00 - 21 minutes - 17.3 MBWe'll be resting up in January to plan and scheme but will return in February with new content! But for now, enjoy this episode we did with our special guest, Angel Cruz, as we discuss our reading resolutions and the 2018 books we're excited to read. Our logo is by the talented Nick Hanover. Our theme song and break music is from Haris Qureshi's song "Give AF". You can find his album here: haris.bandcamp.com/album/chips-salsa. Everything we've mention in the episode can be found at facebook....
Put A 2017 Recap On It
December 28, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MB2017 is ending! Ardo and Yash have a guest joining them in the remembering: Angel Cruz. She’s a freelance writer (Book Riot, Women Write About Comics, Ms En Scene, Bookmarked etc) and friend they constantly mention on the podcast. All three of them looked at the book/comic news stories that they still think about, what they’ve read and their top book picks of the year! It’s a fun (and giggly) episode. The logo was designed by Nick Hanover. The theme song and break music is from Haris Qures...
Put A Monarch On It
December 18, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBIn this episode, Ardo and Yash discuss Entertainment Weekly’s November cover story, cheaper comics from Chapterhouse, a publisher who doesn’t like agents, Rupi Kaur and the firing of a long-time DC Comics editor. The logo was designed by Nick Hanover. The theme song and break music is from Haris Qureshi’s song Give AF. You can find his album here. Everything mention in the episode can be found on Goodreads and the films mentioned are below. You can also find the podcast on Twitter and Inst...
Put A Prize On It
November 21, 2017 00:00 - 59 minutes - 50.3 MBArdo and Yash recorded this episode back in October before their break. They discuss the different literary prizes and awards (with updates), Hank Green's new book, the CW wanting to adapt the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Charlie from Charlie and The Chocolate Factory was originally supposed to be black (???) and the various preview events Ardo attended. Of course, there were also books and comics to blurb! The logo was designed by Nick Hanover. The theme song and break music is from Ha...
Put Some Romance On It
November 14, 2017 00:00 - 27 minutes - 24.4 MBArdo and Yash took a break due to life but they're back! They recorded this back in October and the interview with Jessica was big enough to go solo. Jessica Pryde is a librarian, Book Riot contributor and has a romance column called Sparks and Tarts at Women Write About Comics (it's been moved recently to Bookmarked, a WWAC sister site). They asked her about when she fell in love with books, how she became a librarian, the 411 on romance as a genre and looking at the writers who are helpi...
Put A Scam On It
September 21, 2017 03:09 - 59 minutes - 50 MBIn this episode, Ardo and Yash talk about The Handbook for Mortals scam, the Indigo preview that Ardo attended, V.E. Schwab’s $1M deal and Toronto International Film Festival (this was recorded before TIFF started). They also talk about what they’ve been reading! The logo was designed by Nick Hanover. The theme song and break music is from Haris Qureshi’s song Give AF. You can find his album here. Everything mention in the episode can be found on Goodreads and the films mentioned are below...
Put A Redo On It
September 05, 2017 02:58 - 59 minutes - 69.9 MBIn this episode, Ardo and Yash make the second attempt at episode 2 better than ever. Need a list of books to help combat white supremacy by equipping you with knowledge? They got you. They chat news like The Hate U Give getting a 16th printing and Ardo’s trip to the Harry Potter store. The duo also have an interview with the Marketing and Publicity Coordinator at Penguin Random House Canada, Sylvia Chan, and she plays a game with them. Lastly, they talk about what they’ve been reading! ...
Put A Beard On It
August 07, 2017 00:00 - 43 minutes - 29.5 MBThe official first episode! Ardo and Yash talk about San Diego Comic Con 2017, the criticisms of #OwnVoices in the young adult space and other news. They play their first game where one of the hosts earns her first point and they talk about what they've been reading. The logo is designed by Nick Hanover. The theme song and break music is from Haris Qureshi's song Give AF. You can find his album here.Everything mention in the episode can be found on Goodreads. You can also find the podcast ...
The Teaser
July 22, 2017 00:00 - 32 minutes - 26.3 MBThis is the teaser episode of the podcast. Ardo and Yash discuss Spider-Man: Homecoming (2:30 -15:35), books and comics! No games this time around but you do get a 32 min teaser that was supposed to be 15 mins long! Oh and Ardo discovers new things about Yash. The logo is designed by Nick Hanover. Everything mention in the episode can be found on Goodreads. You can also find the podcast on Twitter and Instagram at @PutABlurbOnIt.