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Discussing Star Wars Thrawn: Treason by Timothy Zahn (We will never stop)
Words About Books - April 07, 2024 04:00 - 56 minutesThis might as well just be "Words About Thrawn". This blue alien has come in and just taken over the podcast. I think if you count the bonus super-cut we have, as of this week, talked about Thrawn for 13 episodes. Thrawn has tied with Dune! He cannot be stopped! Support the show Discord - htt...
Discussing Thrawn: Treason by Timothy Zahn (We will never stop)
Words About Books - April 07, 2024 04:00 - 56 minutesThis might as well just be "Words About Thrawn". This blue alien has come in and just taken over the podcast. I think if you count the bonus super-cut we have, as of this week, talked about Thrawn for 13 episodes. Thrawn has tied with Dune! He cannot be stopped! Support the show Discord - https...
Julian Zelizer: "The Presidency of Barack Obama"
Book Club with Michael Smerconish - April 06, 2024 14:04 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsAn original and engaging account of the Obama years from a group of leading political historians: Barack Obama's election as the first African American president seemed to usher in a new era, and he took office in 2009 with great expectations. But by his second term, Republicans controlled Congre...
Being There: Supporting Loved Ones Through Mental Health Challenges
Sexy Freedom Media Podcast - April 06, 2024 06:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsEp#194: Join hosts, Helen Edwards and January Liddell with special returning guest, Dr. Gretchen Gavero for an in-depth episode for learning how to support someone you love who is going through mental health issues. Don’t forget to leave us a review and tag us @VipFinanceBuilders and @Helofajour...
Ep80: The Path of Daggers, Chapters 16 - 19
Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time Spoilercast - April 05, 2024 14:00 - 2 hoursAnd we're back! Guess who else is back? Egwene. The young, rebel Amyrlin Seat with a plan. And it all plays out in this episode. From the setup at camp, the meeting on the ice, the interactions with all the Aes Sedai factions along the way and finally, the showdown with the Hall. Great stuff a...
Talking About Tolkien - Flies and Spiders and Bombur (The Hobbit, Ch 8)
Words About Books - April 05, 2024 04:00 - 46 minutesThe gang is taken prisoner by sentient spiders. Fortunately, Bilbo has a very particular set of skills that makes him a nightmare to spiders like these. Support the show Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Twitter - https://twitter.com/wabpod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsabou...
Fr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 5)
FORMED Book Club - April 03, 2024 18:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsGod the Fine Tuner: How to scientists explain how the laws of the universe got so precise? Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue their discussion of Father Robert Spitzer’s new book “Science at the Doorstep to God.” Support the show
Pete Dexter: "Paper Trails"
Book Club with Michael Smerconish - April 03, 2024 17:04 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsFormer Philadelphia Daily News columnist and National Book Award Winner Pete Dexter ("Paris Trout") speaks with Michael about his book "Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage." Original air date Februa...
Fat Joe Writes the Book of Jose
Celebrity Memoir Book Club - April 02, 2024 13:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.3K ratingsThis week we’re living the life of a key player in the Bronx music scene and one of JLo’s best friends (according to her, not him), Fat Joe. From a bullied kid to a teen that ran millions of dollars worth of drugs to finally a successful rapper, Fat Joe has lived 5 to 7 lives and it keeps going. ...
Ep 424: Books that amaze, amaze, amaze
What Should I Read Next? - April 02, 2024 10:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.8K ratingsRecovering from a reading slump can be challenging, and today's guest credits a book subscription box for saving her reading life. In today's episode, Anne Bogel is chatting with Tiffany Vicars, a pharmacist, mom and State Fair prize-winning paper crafter in Louisville, Kentucky. Tiffany knows r...
Season 3, Episode 6: Richard E. Rubenstein, Aristotle's Children: How Christians, Muslims, and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Middle Ages
Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs - April 02, 2024 04:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsJoin Professors Jeffrey Sachs and an expert on religious conflict, Richard E. Rubenstein as they discuss Rubenstein’s book, Aristotle's Children: How Christians, Muslims, and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Middle Ages. Rubenstein skillfully guides us through the vivid contr...
Cass Sunstein: "Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas"
Book Club with Michael Smerconish - April 01, 2024 17:19 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsThe most controversial essays from the bestselling author once called the most dangerous man in America—collected for the first time. The nation’s most-cited legal scholar who for decades has been at the forefront of applied behavioral economics, and the bestselling author of Nudge and Simpler, C...
On Rotation by Shirlene Obuobi
Not Your Mom's Romance Book Club - April 01, 2024 07:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 197 ratingsEllen and Mom discuss the med students, murals, and mamma drama in On Rotation by Shirlene Obuobi. Plus, highwaywomen and Bridgerton fever. Come hang out with us! Twitter/Instagram: @notyourmomsrom Facebook Group: Not Your Mom's Facebook Group Email: [email protected] Not ...
1 Samuel 24: David is Tested and Tempted in the Wilderness
Bible Book Club - April 01, 2024 04:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 207 ratingsIn the next 3 episodes, while David is in the wilderness, he is going to have 3 tests. The first test is the temptation to avoid suffering. The second test is the temptation to avenge himself. The last test is a temptation, like the first, to avoid suffering. Will he pass all three? Thank you f...
Oops All Ben!
Words About Books - April 01, 2024 04:00 - 44 minutesCaptain Nate accidentally messed up the crunchitizing machine and we got ALL BEN! OOPS! Support the show Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Twitter - https://twitter.com/wabpod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/ Buy the ...
Discussing Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Words About Books - March 31, 2024 04:00 - 1 hourThe author of the legendary Legends and Lattes is back with another novel featuring everyone's favorite orc. Can Baldree rekindle the magic and produce another cozy fantasy story for the ages? Support the show Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Twitter - https://twitter.com/wabpod Instag...
Beneath the Armor: Unveiling Courage through Vulnerability
Sexy Freedom Media Podcast - March 29, 2024 21:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsEp#193: Join hosts, Helen Edwards and January Liddell for this inspiring episode on the subject of vulnerability and how it can be of value and growth for your life. Please leave us a review, subscribe, and share. Thank you! Disclaimer: The hosts of this show are not doctors, therapists, psyc...
Power Tool Glove (LOC: Ch 50-51)
Cool Story - A Wheel of Time Podcast - March 28, 2024 15:00 - 51 minutesIn this episode, Matt and Enn discuss Chapters 50 & 51 of Robert Jordan's Lord of Chaos from the Wheel of Time series! Ch. 50: Thorns Ch. 51: The Taking Support the Show.
The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle
Tipsy Nerds Book Club - March 28, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThe Nerds are dipping into an old-school hard sci-fi book—The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle, a 1957 classic of British sci-fi. When a giant cloud of interstellar matter races toward the center of our solar system, the fate of humanity rests on the shoulders of an elite gathering of scientists. Join ...
Fr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 4)
FORMED Book Club - March 27, 2024 18:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIt is said that a monkey in front of a typewriter, given an infinite amount of time, would eventually type out the complete works of Shakespeare. This is true. But would it understand? Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue their discussion of Father Robert Spitzer’s new book “S...
Jennifer Weiner: "In Her Shoes"
Book Club with Michael Smerconish - March 27, 2024 16:50 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsLooking back at Jennifer Weiner who joined Michael to discuss her book "In Her Shoes." The book tells the story of two women with nothing in common but a childhood tragedy, shared DNA, and the same size feet. The two are about to learn that their family is more different than they ever imagined, ...
Talking About Tolkien - Queer Lodgings aka Beorn to Be Wild aka The Hobbit Ch 7
Words About Books - March 27, 2024 15:00 - 42 minutesIn this chapter the squad finds themselves in Queer Lodgings as guests of a giant, muscular, half-man half-bear. You know, Tolkien was right, language is fun. Support the show Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Twitter - https://twitter.com/wabpod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wor...
Avengers vs. X-Men
ComiClub - March 27, 2024 15:00 - 56 minutesYour heroes reunite to discuss Avengers vs. X-Men! This episode continues our exploration through Marvel Event comics. We chat about the history of this comic, characters we love, the insane creative team, and what makes a good superhero event. As always, you'll find the History of the Creato...
Gracie Gold is Outofshapeworthlessloser
Celebrity Memoir Book Club - March 26, 2024 14:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.3K ratingsThis week Gracie Gold peels back the ice to expose that being an elite athlete isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Not everyone has what it takes to go from a midwestern ice rink to the world stage and if you do have what it takes, would you really want that??? Keep up with all the latest: https:/...
Ep 423: Quiet, compelling, and wildly popular novels
What Should I Read Next? - March 26, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.8K ratingsToday’s guest is Susan Meissner, a historical fiction author based in the Pacific Northwest. You might know Susan from books like Only the Beautiful and The Nature of Fragile Things: Susan is also a reader and listener and today she's here to talk with Anne about her readerly dilemma. Susan write...
Jonathan Haidt: "The Anxious Generation"
Book Club with Michael Smerconish - March 25, 2024 14:57 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsAfter more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on many measures. Why? Phone-based childhoods. Michael talks to social psychologist and bestsell...
Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey (with Listener Ashley!)
Not Your Mom's Romance Book Club - March 25, 2024 05:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 197 ratingsEllen and Mom are joined by Listener Ashley to discuss the grumpy golfer, glucose levels, and good clean "fun" in Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey. Plus, more tangents than usual and we get to know Ashley a little better. Come hang out with us! Twitter/Instagram: @notyourmomsrom Facebook Group: N...
1 Samuel 22-23: Saul, the Priest-Killing King
Bible Book Club - March 25, 2024 04:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 207 ratingsIn 1 Samuel 22 and 23, David flees Saul, picking up 400 followers and his family along the way. King Saul searches for a mole and pursues David. Thank you for being a part of the club. Show Notes Blog The Path to Good or Evil The Old Testament Books The New Testament Books Bible Timeline...
Finishing Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert (Part III)
Words About Books - March 24, 2024 05:00 - 50 minutesThis week we wrap up an early Dune Month with the final part of Heretics of Dune! Including an interesting fight between Duncan and an Honored Matre that involves plans within plans and a beefstick. You've been warned now. Support the show Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Twitter - http...
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...
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