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Episode 16: Geek Girls (and Guy) with Leslie Simon

Book Narcs - November 19, 2014 01:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
This episode we talk to wonderful Leslie Simon! Leslie is the author of Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide To Emo Culture, Wish You Were Here: An Essential Guide To Your Favorite Music Scenes—From Punk To Indie And Everything In Between, and Geek Girls Unite: How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chick...

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Episode 15: Fakebook Founding Father Fanatic For Frightening Fiction! with Bill McShane

Book Narcs - August 25, 2014 22:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
This episode features musician and all around super cool dude, Bill McShane! Bill used to sing and play guitar in Ultimate Fakebook. Now he sings and plays guitar in The Pride of Erie PA! He also has a mega-top-secret-awesome-job that we aren't at liberty to discuss (listen to hear him kind of ex...

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Episode 14: Everything is Caffeinated with Lee Carter

Book Narcs - August 12, 2014 00:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Today's episode features local musician and coffee entrepreneur Lee Carter! Lee was a part of the former band Party House, is a part of a new instrumental project called E/Z/R/A, and is co-owner of the popular new coffee house in Minneapolis called Five Watt Coffee. We talk to Lee about some of h...

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Episode 13: Stranger Than Fiction with Brian Schwarz

Book Narcs - May 26, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
On this episode we talk with Brian Schwarz, the first novelist on our podcast, who is currently promoting his first full length novel called Shades. Brian tells us about his writing process, what the experience has been like so far, and lets us in on a few of his literary inspirations. Stick arou...

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Episode 12: You're NOT Invited to the Cat Party with Koo Koo Kanga Roo

Book Narcs - May 11, 2014 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
On this episode we sit down with Bryan Atchison and Neil Olstad from the dance party kid adult band Koo Koo Kanga Roo to talk about their favorite kid books and their own books "Cat Party" and "Unicorns R Real." Come along with us on this adventure of a conversation and see how long you can keep ...

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Episode 11: Choose Your Own Adventure with Jonah Bayer

Book Narcs - April 27, 2014 19:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
We chat with the famously talented writer, musician, and speaker Jonah Bayer from the band United Nations, the podcast Going Off Track, and contributor to MySpace's Music Blog. He is also the co-creator of the web series Sound Advice with Janessa Slater and the former Music Editor of Alternative ...

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Episode 10: Nabokov? No! Youbokov! with Ben Thornewill

Book Narcs - April 13, 2014 18:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
This week we have the incredibly quick, clever, and funny Ben Thornewill on the podcast! He makes up 1/3 of the band Jukebox the Ghost and his duties include vocals, piano, and keyboards. He gives us a taste of his book history, which includes some Russian greats as well as a series that sheds so...

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Episode 9: History Lessons with Adam Levy

Book Narcs - March 30, 2014 17:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
We talk books and history with the wonderful Adam Levy, from the Honeydogs and And The Professors. Adam also teaches song writing and music at McNally Smith College of Music. On this episode, Adam educates us on a variety of his favorite and latest non-fiction finds. This is also Book Narcs' debu...

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Episode 8: Community Outreach with Justin and Lindsay Pierre

Book Narcs - November 24, 2013 20:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Justin and Lindsay answer questions posed to them from the lovely Book Narcing community. 

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Episode 7: Nuts Noises and The Nineties with Thomas Rehbein

Book Narcs - November 10, 2013 18:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Justin and Lindsay talk to their dear friend Thomas "Tommy" Rehbein! Tommy is the noise master behind the guitars in Farewell Continental, and he has his own musical project International Karate. He talks to Book Narcs about a wide range of literary geniuses including Chuck Klosterman, Aaron Come...

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Episode 6: By Will Alone with Nels Lennes

Book Narcs - October 27, 2013 16:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Justin and Lindsay talk to their friend, comedian and actor, Nels Lennes in this episode. Nels is the co-founder of the only long-form improv theater in Minnesota, HUGE Theater. In regard to books, we get into all things Dune! We also chat about author HP Lovecraft, and the books Inferno and The ...

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Episode 5: Mean Melin with Eric Melin

Book Narcs - October 12, 2013 15:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
We talk to the current air guitar champion OF THE WORLD, drummer for Ultimate Fakebook and The Dead Girls, and creator of Scene-Stealers, Eric "Mean Melin" Melin! Eric talks all things satire, sci-fi and pulp, specifically James Ellroy, Kurt Vonnegut, and Douglas Adams. Eric has some mean recomme...

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Episode 4: The Glass Factory with Crissy Herron

Book Narcs - September 28, 2013 02:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Justin and Lindsay talk to Crissy Herron, who is a business advice guru and the mastermind behind IndieBizChicks.com! Crissy talks about her entrepreneurial adventures, some of her favorite books, and she absolutely blows our minds with some major J.D. Salinger trivia. Listen, learn, and we promi...

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Minisode 1 (Warped Edition): The Swellers

Book Narcs - July 01, 2013 04:27 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Today's mini episode comes directly from the Vans Warped Tour and features Nick (Guitar/Vox) and Jonathan (Drums) Diener from the band The Swellers!  There are so many wordsmiths and book readers on this tour, we felt we should tap into their minds and let you in on what they dig in terms of the ...

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Episode 3: Bass In Your Face with Gabriel Douglas

Book Narcs - June 19, 2013 02:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Justin and Lindsay have Gabe Douglas from The 4onthefloor onto the podcast. Gabe talks about his musical projects and his deep love of books. We specifically focus on A Song of Ice and Fire series and Eating Animals. Stick around until the end of the episode to listen to the band's single "King o...

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Episode 2: A JOY/US Affair with Jenny Owen Youngs

Book Narcs - June 06, 2013 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Justin and Lindsay have their first guest on to the show: singer and songwriter Jenny Owen Youngs! Jenny talks about what books influenced her growing up and persuades us to read some of her favorites. Listen to her song "Love for Long" off her album An Unwavering Band of Light following the podc...

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Episode 1: Les Classy Deux with Justin Pierre and Lindsay Pierre

Book Narcs - May 30, 2013 16:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Justin and Lindsay introduce themselves in this first episode with their Book History. Additional segments include: Fun Facts with Intern Jack and Katie's Krap. Spoilers: None.

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