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Weekend Reads Podcast

80 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★ - 2 ratings

A biweekly show where we talk about a short story or book we read over the weekend. Come read with us!

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Episodes

Legend by Marie Lu Pt 2

February 18, 2020 04:16 - 23 minutes - 18.2 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we're digging deeper into Legends by Marie Lu.

Legend By Marie Lu

January 13, 2020 09:01 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MB

In our first YA book of our YA year, We talk about Legend by Marie Lu.

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken pt2

December 02, 2019 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MB

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken pt2 by Lisa and Pan

The Darkest Minds Pt1

November 19, 2019 04:08 - 35 minutes - 27.9 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we begin the long drive into The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken.

Monster Blood, Goosebumps by RL Stine

November 04, 2019 08:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MB

Monster Blood, Goosebumps by RL Stine by Lisa and Pan

Welcome to Dead House, Goosebumps by RL Stine

October 28, 2019 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB

This week we talk about the dangers of realty. I guess location isn't everything.

The Ghost Next Door, Goosebumps by RL Stine

October 21, 2019 07:00 - 23 minutes - 17.2 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we talk about benign child ghosts, M. Night Shyamalan, and church camp.

One Day in Horror Land, Goosebumps by RL Stine

October 14, 2019 04:25 - 27 minutes - 20.4 MB

We start our special spooky reads series with a series in itself. Goosebumps!

The Midnight Meat Train By Clive Barker

October 01, 2019 01:00 - 39 minutes - 30.1 MB

The Midnight Meat Train By Clive Barker by Lisa and Pan

A Hundred and Twenty Muscles By Rachel Heng

September 17, 2019 02:49 - 15 minutes - 11.7 MB

This week we talk about a bunny in the hands of a girl.

Hint Fiction

September 04, 2019 06:56 - 25 minutes - 20 MB

For this episode of Weekend Reads, we're reading a few pieces of hint fiction.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Movie Review

August 26, 2019 07:00 - 19 minutes - 15 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we chat about the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark movie. Make sure to check out our review of the books as well!

Good Teeth by Winona León

August 20, 2019 02:41 - 27 minutes - 19.9 MB

Good Teeth by Winona León by Lisa and Pan

The Dead Are Only Meat by Elizabeth Han

August 05, 2019 00:00 - 36 minutes - 25.7 MB

Am I human? Humans need clothes right? This second-person narrative puts you in the role of a starving child, forced to fend for yourself and others in an unclear world.

Dismember Me by Joanna Rafeal Goldberg

July 22, 2019 07:00 - 11 minutes - 14 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we dissect Dismember Me by Joanna Rafael Goldberg.

Subtraction by Sean Madden

July 09, 2019 05:29 - 26 minutes - 19.7 MB

In our first "Los Angeles based" stories we talk about talking toasters.

An Open Window by HH Munro

June 24, 2019 07:00 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we climb through a regular-sized window in The Open Window by HH Munro.

I Hate Dragons

June 04, 2019 05:43 - 22 minutes - 16.5 MB

We talk about a man who doesn't want to be eaten

A Bruise The Size and Shape of a Door Handle by Daisy Johnson

May 21, 2019 05:37 - 36 minutes - 26.6 MB

In this episodes we are confused by a sexually jealous house I guess.

A Fish Story by Gene Wolfe

May 06, 2019 00:00 - 35 minutes - 27.4 MB

In this episode we freak out about who Rah/Rab in a tale that contains zero fish.

Peter Pan by JM Barrie

April 21, 2019 00:00 - 26 minutes - 18.6 MB

Peter Pan by JM Barrie by Lisa and Pan

Goodnight Punpun By Inio Asano

April 08, 2019 08:00 - 21 minutes - 16.8 MB

We try to figure out what we just read in our last manga episode.

Dramacon

March 19, 2019 04:14 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

In this episode we talk about Dramacon by Svetlana Chmakova

57 Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku

March 12, 2019 05:24 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we are rambling about Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku by Fujita.

56 PS I Still Love You by Jenny Han

February 24, 2019 17:55 - 56 minutes - 41.7 MB

We finally made our way back to Lara Jean with the second book and the only one we hadn't talked about yet. The audio on this one is messy, we are working on it :P

55 A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks

February 04, 2019 08:00 - 37 minutes - 27.9 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we fall in love all over again with A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks.

54 Sea Oak by George Saunders

January 22, 2019 04:23 - 39 minutes - 27.8 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we visit Joysticks in Sea Oak by George Saunders.

53 We Have Always Lived In The Castle By Shirley Jackson

January 07, 2019 04:38 - 44 minutes - 48.3 MB

In this episode we talk about how much we hate Charles.

52 Anasi folktales

December 25, 2018 02:20 - 28 minutes - 20.8 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we talk about Anansi folktales.

51 Blue Beard By Charles Perrault

December 11, 2018 03:38 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB

In this episode we discuss a man who kills his wives, and somehow end up talking about the bible :/

50 The Frog Prince by the Brothers Grimm

November 28, 2018 02:55 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we struggled through The Frog Prince by the Brothers Grimm. For the record, Lisa did not say, "Read or else." Enjoy.

49 Snow White and Rose Red by the Brothers Grimm

November 13, 2018 02:29 - 26 minutes - 19.6 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we chat about a sexy bear and an asshole dwarf in the Grimm's Fairy Tale Snow White and Rose Red.

48 Snow, Glass, Apples by Neil Gaiman

October 30, 2018 02:49 - 44 minutes - 28.1 MB

In our final spooky story of 2018, we discuss Neil Gaiman's take on Snow White.

47 The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule, Part 2

October 23, 2018 03:35 - 19 minutes - 13.8 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we wrap up our discussion about Ann Rule's The Stranger Beside Me.

46 The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule, Part 1

October 16, 2018 05:16 - 32 minutes - 26 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we're getting suspicious of VW Bugs and men in slings with The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule.

45 The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker

October 08, 2018 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we're chatting about skin, puss, and lost loves in Clive Barker's The Hellbound Heart.

44 Gramma by Stephen King

October 01, 2018 07:00 - 27 minutes - 15.2 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we're getting creepy vibes from Gramma by Stephen King.

To All The Boys Movie Review

September 11, 2018 04:12 - 22 minutes - 12 MB

In this very speacial episode of Weekend Reads? we talk about the new Netflix adaptation of Jenny Han's To All The Boys I've Loved Before!

43 Signs and Symbols By Vladimir Nabokov

August 27, 2018 13:40 - 31 minutes - 19.4 MB

Can you write a story from the point of view of a judgmental rock?

42 The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

August 21, 2018 03:00 - 28 minutes - 19.2 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we're discussing The Lottery by Shirley Jackson.

41 The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe

July 31, 2018 01:33 - 18 minutes - 10.2 MB

For this episode of Weekend Reads, we read The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe.

40 A Costume Piece by E. W. Hornung

July 05, 2018 19:17 - 17 minutes - 10.1 MB

In this episode our heroes dress as hobos and fail to steal some diamonds.

39 Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes

June 18, 2018 23:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we get emotional with Daniel Keyes' Flowers for Algernon.

38 Annabel Lee By Edgar Allan Poe

June 04, 2018 23:00 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we're chillin' in a kingdom by the side of the sea with Edgar Allan Poe's Annabel Lee.

37 The Flea by John Donne

May 29, 2018 02:32 - 10 minutes - 6.09 MB

For this episode of Weekend Reads, we're reading The Flea by John Donne.

36 My Honest Poem by Rudy Francisco

May 15, 2018 01:54 - 22 minutes - 13 MB

This week we learn a little about Rudy Franciso and his lack of swimming abilities.

35 Loving in Truth by Sir Philip Sidney

May 08, 2018 02:56 - 12 minutes - 7.83 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we read the poem Loving in Truth by Sir Philip Sidney.

34 everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too by jomny sun

April 24, 2018 05:31 - 33 minutes - 20.1 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we get the feels with jomny sun's everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too.

33 Maus by Art Spiegelman

April 10, 2018 06:57 - 38 minutes - 28.6 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we visit some mice in an internment camp in Maus.

32 Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan

March 27, 2018 03:49 - 39 minutes - 23.4 MB

On this episode of Weekend Reads, we're talking about Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan.

Books

A Walk to Remember
1 Episode
Harriet The Spy
1 Episode