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The Wheel of Time Series 2 - Part 4 - Bannered Across the Sky in Fire
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - April 21, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this 4th bonus episode for our 3rd series, we discuss the final 2 episodes, episodes 7 and 8, of Amazon Primes “The Wheel of Time” series 2, “Daes Dae'mar” and “What Was Meant to Be". We talk about the episodes in relation to the books, this series is an adaptation of books 2+3 “The Great Hu...
The Wheel of Time Series 2 - Part 3 - Egwene Is Going Through It Hours
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - April 07, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this bonus episode, we discuss episodes 5 and 6 of Amazon Primes “The Wheel of Time” series 2, “Damane” and “Eyes Without Pity”. We talk about the episodes in relation to the books, this series is an adaptation of books 2+3 “The Great Hunt” and “The Dragon Reborn”, so we try to not spoil any...
The Wheel of Time Series 2 - Part 2 - Lanfear Loves Lace, Leather, and Lews Therin
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - March 24, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this bonus episode, we discuss episodes 3 and 4 of Amazon Primes “The Wheel of Time” series 2. In this episode we focus on episodes 3 and 4 of Series 2 (“What might be” and “Daughter of the Night”). In relation to the books, this series is an adaptation of books 2+3 “The Great Hunt” and “Th...
The Wheel of Time Series 2 - Part 1 - This looks better than S1
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - March 10, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this bonus episode, Lotti, and M, are joined by AJ, and Liv, about series 2 of the Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime. In this episode, we discuss specially episodes 1 and 2. We discuss all things costumes, plot points, and our favourite bits from the episodes. Plus we ask the question: Which Aja...
Q and A: *jingle jingle jingle*
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - November 19, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt’s our Q and A episode! We answer your questions in this special bonus episode of our podcast. Content Warnings NA Support the Show. Recommend us a Book! If there’s a book you want to recommend to us to read, just send us a message/email and we’ll pop it on our long list (but please read ou...
Hound of the Baskervilles : *cocks gun* Moor’s Haunted
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - November 05, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFor our final book review of series 3 join us as we discuss the Sherlock Holmes story “The Hound of the Baskervilles” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Featuring haunted moors, Scooby-Doo villainy, the John Watson defence squad, and some dogs (no cats). For our other episodes featuring Sherlock Holmes...
Gideon the Ninth: We Do Bones, Motherf*cker
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - October 22, 2023 09:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin us on an unforgettable literary journey as we unlock the secrets of Tamsyn Muir's captivating novel, "Gideon the Ninth." In this episode, we venture into a realm where necromancers wield power, the line between life and death blurs, and secrets shroud the decaying Canaan House. Content War...
Emma: The “Make Up A Guy To Be Mad At” Olympics
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - October 08, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin us for a discussion of Jane Austen’s Emma - a story of misguided match-making, lying lovers, and stressful social situations. We talk about class, telling yourself stories about what’s going on in the heads of those around you, and - of course - who we’d fight if given the chance. Content ...
The Creature in the Case: Country House Monster Mystery
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - September 24, 2023 09:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin us for a lively review of "Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case." By Garth Nix. In this standalone novella set in the Abhorsen universe, Nicholas Sayre embarks on a thrilling adventure, facing personal demons and unraveling a chilling mystery surrounding a locked case and an enigma...
Mini Ep - The Final Empire
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - September 10, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this mini episode, the team ask the questions they didn’t ask before in the full review of The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson. For the full book review, see series 1 episode 20 Support the Show. Recommend us a Book! If there’s a book you want to recommend to us to read, just send us a ...
Alanna the First Adventure: Twenty Pounds of Stubborn in a Five Pound Bag
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - August 27, 2023 09:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin us for a discussion of the first book in Tamora Pierce’s The Song of the Lioness series, Alanna the First Adventure. We think about what this story has to say about gender, and how it took on topics like bullying, sexism and misogyny while not even being allowed to run more than a couple hu...
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight : If You Want To Get A-Head, Get An Axe
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - August 13, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt’s time for us to review another medieval poem! In this episode, we discuss “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century chivalric romance in Middle English, with an unknown author. The title of the poem was given centuries later after it was firs...
Anno Dracula: A Victorian Vampire Clusterf*ck
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - July 30, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin us for a special episode of Teaching My Cat To Read, where Eli brings some beloved guests on board to discuss Kim Newman's Anno Dracula. We talk about whether vampires are always sexy, how many fun literary cameos an author can include before it gets annoying, and exactly what on earth is g...
Mini Ep - Temeraire
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - July 16, 2023 09:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this mini episode, the team asks the questions they didn’t ask before in the full review of Temeraire (His Majesty’s Dragon) by Naomi Novik. "Temeraire" combines history and fantasy, transporting readers to an alternate Napoleonic era where dragons exist. Join Captain Will Laurence as he un...
The Raven Tower: Put That Rock Back Where It Came From Or So Help Me
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - July 02, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode, we review Ann Leckie's captivating fantasy novel, "The Raven Tower." Published in 2019, it immerses readers in a world where gods and humans coexist. Leckie's masterful prose, rich mythology, and well-crafted characters make this a must-read. Discover why it earned critical accl...
Hamlet: Everything a Goddamn Ordeal in Area Family
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - June 18, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode, we chat about the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark”, often shortened to “Hamlet” is one of Shakespeare’s most quoted plays. It was written between 1599-1601, and is his longest play. The play is set in Denmark, where Prince Hamlet’s ...
Mini Ep - Small Gods
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - June 04, 2023 09:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this mini episode, the team asks the questions they didn’t ask before in the full review of Small Gods by Terry Pratchett. For the full book review, see series 1 episode 10. Support the Show. Recommend us a Book! If there’s a book you want to recommend to us to read, just send us a messag...
Guards! Guards!: Bjorn Strong in the Arm’s your Uncle
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - May 21, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAs we continue on our valiant quest to read more books in the Discworld series, we decided to discuss “Guards! Guards!” by Terry Pratchett. The first in the City Watch series of books within the Discworld universe, Guards! Guards! Follows the Night Watch as they try to recover a stolen magical b...
Death on the Nile: Don’t Make Me Turn This Ship Around
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - May 07, 2023 09:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss the Agatha Christie Novel “Death on the Nile”. Featuring everyone’s favourite Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, (brushing off our gcse French to understand his thoughts), the twists and turns of the plot, silly questions, and what our cat would think. Content Warnin...
Cosmere: Look, a chicken!
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - April 23, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode Lotti is joined by friends of the podcast Liv and AJ to discuss Brandon Sanderson’s high fantasy book series The Stormlight Archive. What did we think of this series compared to Wheel of Time, or other Cosmere books? What’s our favourite cameo? Who’s our favourite character? Chec...
Howl’s Moving Castle: The world’s magic-est camper van
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - April 09, 2023 09:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode we discuss the novel Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. Listen to the episode to find out what we thought, and more importantly what our cat thought of the book! Book blurb: Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserabl...
Jeeves and Wooster: Wait! Let Me Jeeves That For You
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - March 26, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss The Inimitable Jeeves by PG Wodehouse. A collection of short stories, published in the 1920’s, the book follows Bertie Wooster and his Valet Jeeves, who solves the hapless problems encountered by Wooster. Featuring why shouldn’t probably steal other authors ideas, col...
Planning Series 3: Best laid plans of cats & men
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - March 12, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this special episode to kick off series 3, we record us planning the books we are going to read! If you want to find out all the books we are reading check out our website for all the details. Content Warnings NA Support the Show. Recommend us a Book! If there’s a book you want to recomm...
Welcome to Teaching my Cat to Read
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - March 12, 2023 09:00 - 59 seconds ★★★★★ - 4 ratings"Teaching My Cat to Read" is a book podcast that adds a unique comedic twist to literary discussions - thinking what our cat would think of this book. Discover answers to questions like, "Who would emerge victorious in a fight between Lady Catherine and Mrs. Bennett?" or "Who funded the grant mo...
Mini Ep - Dracula: A Preponderance of Malewives
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - July 10, 2022 09:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this mini-episode we discuss DRACULA by Bram Stoker! We discuss the fun questions we introduced in series 2 for a book we’ve previously read in series 1. Including who’s the manipulator in this book, and what would the right move review be that Dracula is looking for for his London home (he p...
The Song Of Achilles: Being God’s Favourite Little Boy Is Bad, Actually
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - June 26, 2022 09:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin us for a discussion of Madeline Miller’s 2012 novel, The Song Of Achilles, which is a modern retelling of the life of Achilles and Patroclus from childhood to death. We talk about the original text of the Iliad (a lot!), the masterful work of art that is the 2004 movie Troy, and which bits ...
The Song Of Achilles: Being God’s Favourite Little Boy Is Bad, Actually
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - June 26, 2022 09:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin us for a discussion of Madeline Miller’s 2012 novel, The Song Of Achilles, which is a modern retelling of the life of Achilles and Patroclus from childhood to death. We talk about the original text of the Iliad (a lot!), the masterful work of art that is the 2004 movie Troy, and which bits ...
Cosmere: Time to Get Out My Conspiracy Diagrams
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - June 12, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week, friends of the podcast, Liv and AJ, join Lotti to discuss all things Cosmere! In this episode we discuss the following books and series: The Final Empire, Stormlight Archive (all four books), Warbreaker, Mistborn era 2, Secret History, Sixth of Dusk, Elantris, Mistborn Era 1… This is ...
A Study in Scarlet: The Book of Mormon (No Not That One)
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - May 29, 2022 09:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week, we’re talking about A Study In Scarlet, the first full-length Sherlock Holmes novel by Arthur Conan Doyle. Join us for a discussion of frontier Mormonism, flatmate compatibility, and - of course - yelling about how badly Moffat and Gatiss botched it on the BBC. Give us a listen to fin...
Abhorsen: The Dog Lends A Hand
Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast - May 15, 2022 09:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week, we’re talking about Abhorsen by Garth Nix. Join us for a discussion of character growth, using metaphorical molotov cocktails to exchange one problem for another, and - of course - what the cat would think of it all. NB: This is the third in The Old Kingdom Series, after Sabriel and ...
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