There Will Be Books
By Peter Murphy
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Episodes: 191
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Friends, Matt and Peter discuss books and currents reads in a humorous and informal manner.
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Episode 191 "The Snows of Kilimanjaro; Ben Lerner"
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Episode 190 "The Midnight Library"
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Episode 189 "Enoch Soames and Book Talk"
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Episode 188 "Victory Lap by George Saunders, and New TBR Addition"
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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Episode 187 "2026 Kickoff; Book Hauls, Christmas Movies, Author Project, and More"
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Episode 186 "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Episode 185 "New TBR Additions, Christmas Movie Selection"
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Episode 184 "Hemingway and October TBR Additions"
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Episode 183 "Ripley Under Ground"
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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Episode 182 "Book News, Maas Prop Bets, and A Book Recommendation"
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Episode 181 "Saki; TBR Additions"
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Episode 180 "The Singularity"
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Episode 179 "Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead"
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Episode 178 "Lessons in Chemistry"
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Jun 14, 2025 |
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Episode 177 "Hills Like White Elephants; June TBR Nominations"
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Episode 176 "Book Oscars 2024"
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Episode 175 "Flashman in the Great Game"
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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Episode 174 "March Additions; Bookshelf Purge"
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Episode 173 "Great Granny Webster"
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Episode 172 "The Spectre of Alexander Wolf; Plus TBR Short Stories"
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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Episode 171 "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry"
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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Episode 170 "Steppenwolf; For Madmen Only"
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Episode 169 "Fall Reading Roundup, October Nominations"
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Episode 168 "September TBR Additions"
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Episode 167 "My Brilliant Friend"
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Episode 166 "The Wager by David Grann"
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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Episode 165 "Where to start with Pynchon?"
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Episode 164 "NYT 100 Best Books of 21st Century; Plus, Horror Novella Recommendation"
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Episode 163 "Fun & Serious Additions"
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Episode 162 "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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Episode 161 "An Apology: A Maggot"
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May 28, 2024 |
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Episode 160 "The Poison King: Part 1"
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May 16, 2024 |
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Episode 159 "Ripley, Hitchens, and Didion"
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May 01, 2024 |
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Episode 158 "A Question of Upbringing" (A Dance to the Music of Time, #1)
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Episode 157 "April TBR Addition Extravaganza"
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Episode 156 "2023 Book Oscars"
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Episode 155 "March Nominations plus Kafka and Bowles"
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Episode 154 "The Historian. Hunter S Thompson, and Prop Bets"
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Episode 153 "HHhH"
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Episode 152 "Dinner at the Golden Corral; featuring Dostoevsky, Capote, Didion, Thompson, Bowles, Gaiman, Kafka, and Hitchens
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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Episode 151 "Flashman at the Charge"
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Episode 150 "Christmas Movies. Christmas Book Hauls"
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Episode 149 "The Fellowship of Two Turtledoves"
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Episode 148 "Burr: Part 2"
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Episode 147 "Non-Fiction November TBR Addition"
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Episode 146 "Ball Four by Jim Bouton"
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Episode 145 "Jayber Crow"
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Episode 144 "Spooky Nominations"
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Episode 143 "'The Son' by Philipp Meyer"
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Episode 142 "Interview w/ R.J. Jacobs; author of the book 'This is How We End Things'"
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Episode 141 "September Nominations; Patreon Legal Thrillers"
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Episode 140 "Interview with Rustin Dodd; Kingdom Quarterback Co-Author"
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Episode 139 "Burr by Gore Vidal; Part 1"
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Episode 138 "Nights in Rodanthe"
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Episode 137 "August Nominations; A Surprising Selection"
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Episode 136 "Interview w/ author and podcaster Brad Kelly"
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Episode 135 "The Once and Future King: Part I"
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Episode 134 "52 Pickup; Elmore Leonard Talk"
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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Episode 133 "Adding to the TBR and Rodanthe Prop Bets"
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Episode 132 "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again; Special Guest"
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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Episode 131 "Negative Review, Harari, and Prop Bets"
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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Episode 130 "A Moveable Feast"
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Episode 129 "The Manticore; Plus, Adding Sparks to the TBR?!"
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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Episode 128 "Suttree with Special Guest Aldous Asterion"
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Episode 127 "A Time to Be Born by Dawn Powell"
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May 24, 2023 |
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Episode 126 "Author Fantasy Baseball Draft '23"
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May 12, 2023 |
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Episode 125 "New Book Recommendations, Homo Deus, and May Book Selection"
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May 05, 2023 |
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Episode 124 "David Foster Wallace and April Nominations"
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Episode 123 "Spring Short Stories"
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Episode 122 "2022 Book Oscars"
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Episode 121 "The Blithedale Romance"
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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Episode 120 "Book Recs, Mailbag Questions, Children Book Reviews"
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Episode 119 "All the Seas of the World; Short Story Nominations"
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Episode 118 "Interview with the Author of Diplomats & Admirals, Dale A. Jenkins"
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Episode 117 "Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead and January TBR Additions"
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Episode 116 "2022 Review; Goals For 2023"
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Episode 115 "Christmas Book Haul and Holiday Movies"
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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Episode 114 "Some of the Ugly Horses"
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Episode 113 "Sports, Vidal, and Holiday Movies"
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Episode 112 "Holiday Book Recommends; November TBR Addition"
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Episode 111 "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark"
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Episode 110 "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Episode 109 "Spooky Stories"
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Episode 108 "Flash For Freedom!"
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Episode 107 "Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley"
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Episode 106 "Adding Tokarczuk and Bulgakov to TBR"
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Episode 105 "Fantasy Football Book Draft"
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Sep 10, 2022 |
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Episode 104 "Black Leopard, Red Wolf; History Review"
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Episode 103 "Laurus plus New Book Club Selection"
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Episode 102 "Neverwhere and Neil Gaiman"
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Episode 101 "Fifth Business"
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Jul 30, 2022 |
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Episode 100 "A Celebration and Look Back"
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Jul 23, 2022 |
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Episode 99 "Masters of Atlantis"
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Episode 98 "Sally Rooney Pt 2 / New Seasonal Book Club"
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Episode 97 "Summer Lightning; Praise for P.G. Wodehouse"
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Episode 96 "Anabasis by Xenophon"
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Jun 18, 2022 |
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Episode 95 "June Nominations, Plus a Growing TBR"
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Episode 94 "Sometimes A Great Notion; Kidney Stones"
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Episode 93 "Author Fantasy Baseball Team"
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May 20, 2022 |
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Episode 92 "May Book Club; Plus, Book Hauls and Audiobooks"
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May 11, 2022 |
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Episode 91 "Black Swan Green"
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Apr 23, 2022 |
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Episode 90 "The Importance of Being Ernst"
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Episode 89 "April Book Club Nominations"
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Episode 88 "Bookstore Revival and More"
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Episode 87 "The Game of Kings"
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Episode 86 "March Book Club Nominations"
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Episode 85 "TBR Show & Tell"
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Episode 84 "The Red and The Black"
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Episode 83 "February Book Club; Matt's Grocery Store Story"
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Episode 82 "Foundation"
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Episode 81 "Hogfather"
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Episode 80 "Le Guin and January Nominations"
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Episode 79 "2021 Book Oscars"
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Episode 78 "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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Episode 77 "December Book Club Nominations"
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Episode 76 "The Little Stranger"
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Episode 75 "Holiday Bookstore Memories. Plus, Live Book Haul"
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Nov 27, 2021 |
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Episode 74 "November Book Club Nominations"
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Episode 73 "The Turn of the Screw"
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Episode 72 "The House of Mirth"
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Episode 71 "Autumn Nominations and Bewilderment Review"
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Oct 23, 2021 |
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Episode 70 "Lonesome Dove"
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Episode 69 "October Book Nominations; Final Sally Rooney Thoughts"
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Episode 68 "James Ellroy and Sally Rooney"
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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Episode 67 "Royal Flash"
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Episode 66 "September Book Nominations"
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Episode 65 "Summer Book Haul"
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Episode 64 "A Confederacy of Dunces"
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Episode 63 "The Catcher in the Rye"
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Episode 62 "The Wicked Pavilion"
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Episode 61 "August Book Nominations"
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Episode 60 "Killing Time at the Info Desk"
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Episode 59 "The Talented Mr. Ripley"
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Episode 58 "July Book Club Nominations"
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Episode 57 "July Reading Updates, TBR additions, and Book Haul"
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Episode 56 "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue"
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Episode 55 "June Book Club Nominations; Plus Waffle House"
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Episode 54 "Shakespeare in Love: Melville Edition"
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Episode 53 "Seasonal Book Club Nominations"
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Episode 52 "Dune"
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Episode 51 "Kitchen Confidential"
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May 24, 2021 |
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Episode 50 "May Book Club Nominations"
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May 16, 2021 |
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Episode 49 "Spring Semester"
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May 09, 2021 |
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Episode 48 "Author Fantasy Football Draft"
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Episode 47 "Medley of Books and Digressions"
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Apr 24, 2021 |
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Episode 46 "If On A Winter's Night A Traveler"
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Episode 45 "April Book Club Nominations"
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Episode 44 "R.J. Jacobs Author Interview"
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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Episode 43 "Sherlock and Ursula K. Le Guin"
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Episode 42 "March, What Are We Reading?"
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Episode 41 "New Book Reviews, Fizzy Water, and Thadd"
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Episode 40 "I,Claudius"
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Mar 06, 2021 |
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Episode 39 "February TBR: Short Stories"
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Feb 27, 2021 |
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Episode 38 "Fake Accounts"
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Episode 37 "The Count of Monte Cristo Part 3"
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Feb 14, 2021 |
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Episode 36 "Winter Seasonal and The Liar's Dictionary"
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Episode 35 "The Count of Monte Cristo Part: 2"
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Jan 30, 2021 |
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Episode 34 "January Book Haul"
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Jan 23, 2021 |
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Episode 33 "The Count of Monte Cristo Part:1"
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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Episode 32 "The Hobbit"
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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Episode 31 "January Book Club Nominations"
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Jan 03, 2021 |
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Episode 30 "A Christmas Carol"
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Dec 25, 2020 |
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Episode 29 "Home Alone"
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Dec 25, 2020 |
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Episode 28 "2021 TBR and Resolutions"
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Episode 27 "Dubliners'
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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Episode 26 "December Book Club Nominations"
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Episode 25 "Eclectic Book Haul and TBR"
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Episode 24 "Piranesi"
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Episode 23 "Confidence Men and Presidential Memoirs"
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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Episode 22 "The Haunting of Hill House"
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Episode 21 "It's Time to Read Joyce"
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Episode 20 "Reread Old Favorites"
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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Episode 19 "Weekly Reads/Shoe Box Ideas"
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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Episode 18 "Sleepy Hollow and Coffee Table Books"
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Episode 17 "Spooky October Book Club"
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Episode 16 "American Rust: September Book Club"
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Episode 15 "Weekly Reads, Genius Grants, and Ideal Bookshops"
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Episode 14 "Bookish Pet Peeves"
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Episode 13 "Revolutions and Alexander the Great"
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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Episode 12 "Skateboards and September Book Club Nominations"
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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Episode 11 "Flashman: August Book Club"
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Episode 10 "Auditions to be Professors"
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Episode 9 "Autofiction in Kansas"
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Episode 8 "War (What Is It Good For?)"
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Episode 7 "Two Five Star Reads"
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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Episode 6 "The Monthly/Seasonal Book Club Picks"
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Episode 5 "Utopia Avenue"
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Aug 01, 2020 |
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Episode 4 "Criticism and Mickey Rourke"
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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Episode 3 "Desert Island Books but Really Eggs and Pasta Sauce"
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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Episode 2 "Brain Pills, Clearing the Deck, and Feuds"
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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Episode 1 "A Podcast about books and weights"
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Jul 15, 2020 |