Reading Minds
24 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhere ordinary people read extraordinary books
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"I Don't Think You Can Blame Superhero Movies" (Assignment #3)
August 09, 2019 03:49 - 35 minutes - 65.3 MBWelcome to Readings Minds where ordinary people read extraordinary books! Today Mason is joining me to discuss the books we’ve assigned each other. I finally finished The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Mason read The Old Man and the Sea. LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_ MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE The history podcast Mason learned his WW1 facts from: https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/ The ...
July 2019: Gone With the Wind
August 02, 2019 05:45 - 1 hour - 158 MBWelcome to the Reading Minds book club, where I talk about books with my besties! Today Shannon, Suzie, and Annie are discussing Shannon’s pick: Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell! As always, SPOILERS! LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_ Things to listen for: Annie won’t stop talking about the KKK Shannon comes up with an alternate ending Suzie joins the alcohol club BONUS- Baby Cooper crying in t...
June 2019: The Old Man and the Sea
June 29, 2019 01:21 - 50 minutes - 92.5 MBWelcome to the Reading Minds book club, where I talk about books with my besties! Today, Shannon, Suzie, and Annie are discussing Suzie’s pick: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway! As always, SPOILERS! LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_ Things to listen for: Annie discusses her greatest fear Shannon shows off her Shark Week knowledge Suzie has the sudden realization that she has been to Hemingw...
"I Just Invented Feudalism... Again" (Assignment #2)
June 21, 2019 22:54 - 36 minutes - 66.3 MBWelcome to Reading Minds where ordinary people read extraordinary books! Today Mason is joining me to talk about our new reading tactic: assigning each other books. This time he read A Conflict of Visions by Thomas Sowell and I read The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien. Stay tuned for some moderately amusing banter about our baby’s name and whether or not to leave us a five star review. LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at [email protected] and follow us on Instagr...
May 2019: The Sirens of Titan
June 07, 2019 23:07 - 1 hour - 144 MBWelcome to the Reading Minds book club, where I talk about books with my besties! Today, Shannon, Suzie, and I (Annie) are discussing Shannon’s pick: The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut! As always, SPOILERS! LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_ Things to listen for: Annie says “Check out these hot babes” Shannon laughs in the midst of humanity’s bleak outlook Suzie wishes for a summer miracle Drinki...
Season's Readings: Spring 2019
June 03, 2019 22:46 - 27 minutes - 50 MBWelcome to Reading Minds, where ordinary people talk about extraordinary books! Today I’ll be updating you on my reading life (and life in general) from this spring. LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_ My Goodreads Account: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74525142-annie-bruza Music: “Ukulele Whistle” and “Happy Ukulele” by Scott Holmes
"Sci-Fi is Just Fantasy in Space" (Assignment #1)
May 22, 2019 14:01 - 55 minutes - 101 MBWelcome to Reading Minds where ordinary people read extraordinary books! Today Mason is joining me to talk about our new reading strategy: assigning each other books. This time he read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and I read The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien. Music: “Ukulele Whistle” and “Happy Ukulele” by Scott Holmes http://scottholmesmusic.com Stay tuned for some moderately amusing banter about Fantasy and Sci-Fi in general. LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an em...
March/April 2019: Notes From Underground
May 09, 2019 22:29 - 46 minutes - 85.6 MBWelcome to the Reading Minds book club, where I talk about books with my besties! Today, Shannon, Suzie, and I are discussing my pick: Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky! As always, SPOILERS! LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_ Check out my friend Nate at Air War Audiobooks: https://airwaraudiobooks.podbean.com/ Things to listen for: Annie attempts to be an expert on Russia Shannon urges...
February 2019: The Great Divorce
March 15, 2019 00:29 - 1 hour - 114 MBWelcome to the Reading Minds book club, where I talk about books with my besties! Today, Shannon, Suzie, and I are discussing Suzie’s pick: The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis! As always, SPOILERS! LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_ Things to listen for: Annie makes *mind-blowing* sound effects Shannon identifies with a murderer Suzie thinks she’s the best singer ever Drinking Game: Burn your tongu...
Season's Readings: Winter 2018/19
March 09, 2019 23:01 - 15 minutes - 27.8 MBWelcome to Reading Minds, where ordinary people talk about extraordinary books! Today I’ll be updating you on my reading life (and life in general) from this winter. LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_ My Goodreads Account: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74525142-annie-bruza Music: “Ukulele Whistle” and “Happy Ukulele” by Scott Holmes http://scottholmesmusic.com
January 2019: A Midsummer Night's Dream
March 09, 2019 19:14 - 1 hour - 120 MBWelcome to the Reading Minds book club, where I talk about books with my besties! Today, Shannon, Suzie, and I are talking Shakespeare with our mutual pick of A Midsummer Night’s Dream! As always, SPOILERS! LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_ Things to listen for: Annie has some exciting news! Shannon geeks out over Greek mythology Suzie compares Shakespeare to Dr. Suess Drinking Game: Take a dri...
December 2018: The Deal of a Lifetime
January 03, 2019 17:50 - 1 hour - 111 MBWelcome to the Reading Minds book club, where I talk about books with my besties! Today, Shannon, Suzie, and I are together in the same room for the first time in over 6 months! Because of Christmas, we decided to read a book set around the holidays and Shannon settled on The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman. As always, SPOILERS! LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_ Things to listen for: Annie doesn’t...
November 2018: The Prose Edda
December 06, 2018 22:00 - 59 minutes - 109 MBWelcome to the Reading Minds book club, where I talk about books with my besties! Today, Shannon and Suzie are joining me as usual, and I picked for us to read The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson. As always, SPOILERS! LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_ Things to listen for: Annie wishes to she were the Alfather Shannon feels nostalgic about the Norse gods Suzie talks about a “special sauce” Drink...
Season's Readings: Fall 2018
November 29, 2018 00:08 - 32 minutes - 58.7 MBWelcome to Reading Minds, where ordinary people talk about extraordinary books! This is our second episode of Season’s Readings where I talk to you about everything I’ve read the past three months and give you an update on my reading life. Today you'll hear me ramble in particular about Educated, Go Set a Watchman, and The Handmaid's Tale. Enjoy! As usual, SPOILERS! LET’S BE FRIENDS: Send us an email at [email protected] Look at pretty pictures of books at @reading_mind...
October 2018: Frankenstein
November 05, 2018 21:00 - 59 minutes - 109 MBWelcome to the Reading Minds book club, where I talk about books with my besties! Today, Shannon and Suzie are joining me as usual, and Suzie picked for us to read Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. As always, we will be talking about the whole book so there will be lots of SPOILERS! LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_ Things to listen for: Annie bemoans never having gone trick-or-treating. Shannon is frus...
In-Depth Introductions: H. P. Lovecraft
October 12, 2018 20:40 - 29 minutes - 53.9 MBWelcome to Reading Minds! This is our second episode of In-Depth Introductions where I talk about the big ideas of a book with one guest. Today, Mason will be joining me again and we’ll be discussing three short stories by H. P. Lovecraft: “The Call of Cthulhu,” “Dunwich Horror,” and “The Thing on the Doorstep.” As always, SPOILERS! Here are links to both of our Goodreads accounts ANNIE: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74525142-annie-bruza MASON:https://www.goodreads.com...
September 2018: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
September 29, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBWelcome to the Reading Minds Book Club where I talk about books with my besties! This month, Shannon picked for us to read a book by one of her favorite authors, Agatha Christie. Today we’ll be discussing The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Since there is no way we can talk about a murder mystery without discussing the murderer, please remember that there are SPOILERS. LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at [email protected] Things to Listen For: I am a scaredy-cat and can’t ...
In-Depth Introductions: Things Fall Apart
September 18, 2018 00:32 - 36 minutes - 66.6 MBWelcome to Reading Minds! This is our first episode of In-Depth Introductions where I talk about the big ideas of a book with one guest. Today I’ll be talking with my husband, Mason about Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. We’ll be tackling controversial topics of all kinds (think colonialism AND gender roles). As always, SPOILERS! Here are links to both of our Goodreads Accounts ANNIE: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74525142-annie-bruza MASON:https://www.goodreads.com/us...
August 2018: The Wind in the Willows
September 08, 2018 20:28 - 1 hour - 113 MBWelcome to the Reading Minds Book Club, where I talk about books with my besties. This month, I chose The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame for Shannon, Suzie, and I to read together. We loved reading this children’s classic and think that you will too! As usual, beware of (or embrace) the SPOILERS. LET’S BE FRIENDS: send us an email at [email protected] Things to Listen For: I say “poop poop” Shannon wishes there were more birds Suzie shows off her washer w...
Season's Readings: Summer 2018
September 06, 2018 15:51 - 43 minutes - 80.4 MBWelcome to Reading Minds, where ordinary people talk about extraordinary books! This is the first of a new kind of episode called Season’s Readings, where I talk with my husband, Mason, about everything I’ve read the past three months and give an update on my reading life. Enjoy! LET’S BE FRIENDS: Send us an email at [email protected] Here is a full list of all the titles mentioned on today’s show along with my ratings. For even more books I’ve read this summer, check out...
July 2018: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
August 16, 2018 00:33 - 55 minutes - 101 MBWelcome to the Reading Minds Book Club where I talk about books with my besties. Shannon and Suzie are here with me again and this time Suzie picked The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. And, as always, there will be SPOILERS- Like meaning of life SPOILERS. Things to listen for: I’m basically MIA for the first 20 minutes Shannon waxes eloquently about the fjords of Norway Suzie sings the song of the dolphins (BONUS) We ramble about how wonderful the Earth is for...
June 2018: To Kill a Mockingbird
August 10, 2018 14:59 - 1 hour - 113 MBWelcome to our second episode of the Reading Minds Book Club where I talk about books with my besties! I’m talking again with my best friends, Shannon and Suzie. For this episode, Shannon picked the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee for us to discuss and she will be leading our conversation! Since we will be talking about the whole book, there will be many SPOILERS. I WHOLEHEARTEDLY apologize for the terrible pun at the end… But also I really don’t. Things to listen f...
Introduction
July 29, 2018 02:27 - 3 minutes - 7.16 MBHi friends, Welcome to Reading Minds! Listen to this short intro to find out who I am and what this show is about! Enjoy, Annie Bruza Music: "Ukulele Whistle" and "Happy Ukulele" by Scott Holmes http://www.scottholmesmusic.com
May 2018: Persuasion
July 13, 2018 01:27 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBWelcome to our first episode of the Reading Minds Book Club where I talk about books with my besties! Today I’m talking with long-time friends and readers, Shannon Franson and Suzie Herman, about Jane Austen’s novel, Persuasion! We will be talking about the book in its entirety so don’t listen if you don’t want to hear SPOILERS!!! Things to listen for: I love all the bad characters. Shannon laments being the youngest child. Suzie says the words “truth nugget." Drinking gam...