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Horror Classic - Dracula by Bram Stoker
Words About Books - October 16, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourWe read the legendary Dracula by Bram Stoker. This is the book that put vampires on the map. It has it all. Monsters, Mayhem, Vague Allusions to Sex, and SO MUCH JOURNALING. Prepare yourselves for bad accents and hot takes. Guard yourselves with your heaviest crucifix and your most potent spices...
The BETTER Haunting of Hill House (Miniseries Discussion)
Words About Books - October 09, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourThis week Ben and Nate read a book with moving pictures and sound on something called a "Netflix". It's the Haunting of Hill House miniseries! It's like the original except it fleshed out a lot of the characters and improved on the foundation that the book laid down in almost every way! Seriousl...
Horror Classic: The Haunting of Hill House (A Discussion)
Words About Books - October 02, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourThe boys start Spooky Month 2022 with a discussion of a classic in ever sense of the word: The Haunting of Hill House. Is there a spooky ghost? How can we defeat a House that stands on its own? And why the hell did Shirley Jackson think having two late-game cartoon characters would be a good ide...
The Dresden Files - Grave Peril by Jim Butcher Part 2
Words About Books - September 25, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourWe conclude our discussion of Jim Butcher's Grave Peril. We follow Harry Dresden as he infiltrates a vampire party, and then escapes, and then reinfiltrates the vampire's head quarters even less prepared than he was the first time. Is it crazy? Or is it just crazy enough to work? Support the S...
Dresden Files - Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
Words About Books - September 18, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourTwo Dresden novices jump into the series for the very first time. They discover a world of magic, monsters, weird audio book direction, and many many descriptions of the humanoid mammary. Join them as they try to find out who is driving the spirit world of the Chicago Metro Area into a chaotic m...
Children of Dune by Frank Herbert Part III
Words About Books - September 11, 2022 04:00 - 58 minutesNate's body is on fire as he types this. He's really sick. Just like this episode is sick and on fire yo! This be pumpin' dawg! That's right! We're here or the final episode of the first Frank Herbert Dune Trilogy! Who will claim the Imperial Throne? Alia? Baron von Jiggly Jello? Farad'n? Leto t...
Children of Dune by Frank Herbert Part II
Words About Books - September 04, 2022 15:00 - 1 hourBen and Nate continue their discussion of Children of Dune. Clumsy re-enactments, reference humor, plans within plans...this episode has it all! Support the Show. Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram...
Children of Dune by Frank Herbert Part I
Words About Books - August 28, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourWe're back for our yearly spice trance! That's right, break out your space crack and start huffing it with every orifice and inch of skin you can possibly put spice into or on top of. When the police come, just let them know you were trying to achieve enlightenment and have them listen to the ep...
An Attempt to Recommend Sandman by Neil Gaiman
Words About Books - August 21, 2022 04:00 - 52 minutesBen attempts to recommend that Nate (and the audience by proxy) read or watch Neil Gaiman's Sandman. Nate will not be recommended to without a fight, though. The conversation wanders through the DC Universe, Alan Moore, and I think One Piece for a minute there...honestly forget how that one came...
Norse Myth - Taking a Voluspa Day
Words About Books - August 14, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourIt's been a rough few weeks here at Words About Books headquarters. We decided to relax and unwind with a refreshing Spa Day...a Voluspa Day! We're diving back into The Poetic Edda with Jackson Crawford's translation of Voluspa. Tag along as we follow Odin All-Father on a quest to learn how our ...
We Started a Patreon
Words About Books - August 14, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutesHave you ever wanted to have more input on what the boy's read? Do you want to know what REALLY goes on behind closed recording booth doors? Do you want early access to all the weird, and occasionally sexy, projects we've been working on? Well good news! The Words About Books Patreon is live! h...
Ready Player Two III (Ernest Cline IV) THE FINALE
Words About Books - August 07, 2022 04:00 - 55 minutesThis week it's done. We're done. Nate is done, most of all. We read every Ready Player Book part-by-part. That is a total of two books, but it feels like a million. A million shitty books. Every chapter is so densely packed with references, idiocy, escapism, and the rampant justification for an ...
Ready Player Two III (Ernest Cline VI) THE FINALE
Words About Books - August 07, 2022 04:00 - 55 minutesThis week it's done. We're done. Nate is done, most of all. We read every Ready Player Book part-by-part. That is a total of two books, but it feels like a million. A million shitty books. Every chapter is so densely packed with references, idiocy, escapism, and the rampant justification for an ...
Words About Books vs. Ready Player Two (Ready Player Two Part II)
Words About Books - July 31, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourThis week it's finally time to bust out the 80s references! And also, you know, the actual story of Ready Player Two. After Ernest wastes a lot of time and energy on a dull part 1 he's basically starting and finishing the book in part 2! The true battle between Words About Books and Ready Player...
A Needlessly In-Depth Analysis of Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
Words About Books - July 24, 2022 04:00 - 2 hoursHey are you ready for a fun trip into 80s nostalgia! Well you've come to the right place... in like 121 pages or so. Yeah we'll throw you a bone here and there. You remember Marty McFly's alarm clock?!? Yeah... I hope that reference will sustain you. Because we're not going to spend a whole lot ...
THE BEST OF WABPOD Quarter 2 2022
Words About Books - July 20, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourAnother compilation episode just for you! Yes you, the person reading this right now. Nate made this only for you. Support the Show. Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Bl...
Best of WABPod Compilation (Q2, 2022)
Words About Books - July 20, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourAnother compilation episode just for you! Yes you, the person reading this right now. Nate made this only for you. Support the show
The Ghost Hunters Adventure Club and the Train to Nowhere by Dr. Cecil H. H. Mills
Words About Books - July 17, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourDr. Cecil is back and he's done it again! This brilliant super genius author man has once again changed the game in ways that we won't fully understand for generations to come. He's released another fantastic book about two alleged brothers and their much smarter female friend as they tackle THE...
Thrawn Alliances Part 2: As The Mokivj Turns
Words About Books - July 10, 2022 04:00 - 46 minutesBen continues to describe Thrawn Alliances by Timothy Zahn to Nate. Things quickly get out of hand as Ben crumbles under the weight of two very similar timelines. Truthfully, we didn't even bother editing this one very closely. You wanted Thrawn. We'll give you Thrawn. In fact, why don't you al...
Thrawn (Yes, again) Alliances Part 1
Words About Books - July 03, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourBen read Star Wars: Thrawn: Alliances by Timothy Zahn. Listeners demanded it. They even bought us coffee for it! Now it's here. It is Ben's turn to describe a Thrawn book to Nate. The result has been described as "a disaster" and "are you STILL recording?" Support the Show. Discord - https:/...
Getting Tuf On Ecological Crime
Words About Books - June 26, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourBen and Nate read "Guardians" by George R.R. Martin featuring his legendary recurring character, a hairless, obese man named Tuf. This is a real thing and I actually quite enjoy it. Support the Show. Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodc...
Minecraft: The Island and Interrupting Ben Nonstop
Words About Books - June 19, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourThis week on Words About Books we tackle Minecraft: The Island! Ben picked this book when he was given the option and he has no regrets. Come listen as we discuss Max Brooks playing Minecraft for the first time and blogging about his experiences. Now with cannibalism and body horror! Fun tip: D...
Bonus Episode: Thrawn, Coffee, and Ben's Misery
Words About Books - June 15, 2022 04:00 - 13 minutesExtra episode time! We get paid money for Ben's human suffering! It's the best! If you're interested in ruining Ben's life feel free to throw money at him! His misery is INCREDIBLY cheap! Support the Show. Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutboo...
A Long Meandering Summary of Iron Widow
Words About Books - June 12, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourBen describes Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao to Nate. The boys are burnt out from House of Leaves, so Ben decides to regale us with a tale of a YA book he read recently. It's described as The Handmaid's Tale meets Pacific Rim. Does it deliver on that promise? Can Ben remember any of the terminolog...
House of Leave(s) Part 3
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House of Leave(s)
Words About Books - May 29, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourThIs week Ben and Nate reaD HOuse of Leaves by Mark DaNielewski. A bOok abouT a movie that never existed. Nate’s exCitement quickly weArs off as he discoveRs that thE mystery oF The NavidsOn RecoRd is noT wHat he was promIsed. Ben uSes his douche philosophy powers to try discover what the novel ...
Get Thrawned Again! It's The Hand of Thrawn Duology!
Words About Books - May 22, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourPrepare to get Thrawned all over again as Nate recounts what happened in The Hand of Thrawn Duology while Ben is forced to sit and listen! Our heroes are once again meandering around waiting for the plot when THRAWN RETURNS! OR DOES HE?!? NO! BUT MAYBE YES!? Witness the mad dash to run in every ...
Lokasenna, The Most Passive Aggressive Myth
Words About Books - May 15, 2022 15:00 - 55 minutesBen forces Nate to read Lokasenna, a poem about the Norse gods from the Poetic Edda. The boys are finally taking the plunge into real art and culture. This week we're covering a classic of European myth and history: Lokasenna. A poem in which Loki becomes very drunk and roasts all the gods. Su...
Judging Books By Their Cover IV
Words About Books - May 08, 2022 04:00 - 46 minutesNate has once again compiled a list of books for Ben to choose for our next book club. Ben can judge them only based on the information present on their covers. This time there is a secret theme to all of the choices. See if you can guess what it is. Support the Show. Discord - https://discor...
Think Global, Read Local
Words About Books - May 01, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourBen reads Shepherd's Fall by George R. Appelt Jr. What was supposed to be a relatively straightforward discussion of a mysterious local horror author quickly goes off the rails. The boys grapple with a multifaceted narrative filled with ghosts, possible zombies, demons, and serious foundation da...
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