Paperback Friends
By Sam Ögren
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Episodes: 94
Description
This podcast is my dream, and a space to celebrate the wonder of books. I find inspiration, comfort, and awe in the pages of a great story. Books have a unique power, and I’m here to share it with you. Through book reviews and lively discussions; we’ll dive into stories that inspire, challenge, and teach us about life and how to become better writers.
My "why", is for this podcast to be what books have always been for me: your escapism, your hope, and a friend you can always count on.
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Episode: 88 – [Writing 101] How to Get Your Book Published?
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May 08, 2026 |
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Episode: 87 – [Review] The Secret Garden
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May 01, 2026 |
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Episode: 86 – [Writing 101] What Is Purple Prose?
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Episode: 85 – [Review] Down and Out in Paris and London
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Trailer - 3
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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Episode: 84 – [Review] Red Seas Under Red Skies
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Episode: 83 – [General] The Problem with Book Snobbery
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Episode: 82 – [General] Three Books I Can’t Wait to Talk About
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Episode: 81 – [Review] Shutter Island
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Episode: 80 – [Review] The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Episode: 79 – [Review] The Man Who Fell to Earth
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Episode: 78 – [General] The Angriest I’ve Ever Been While Reading a Book
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Episode: 77 – [Review] Permanent Record
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Episode: 76 – [Review] Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Episode: 75 – [Review] The Old Man and the Sea
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Episode: 74 – [Review] Coraline
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Episode: 73 – [Review] Burmese Days
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Episode: 72 – [Review] The Dice Man
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Episode: 71 – [General] Year in Review
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Episode: 70 – [Review] Great Expectations
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Episode: 69 – [Review] All Systems Red
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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[Update] 4 – Goals for 2026
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Episode: 68 – [Review] Queen of Fire
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Episode: 67 – [Review] Dragonfruit
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Episode: 66 – [General] Topp 5 Protagonists
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Episode: 65 – [Writing 101] Closed World Narrative
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Episode: 64 – [Review] The Hustler
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Episode: 63 – [Review] The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Episode: 62 – [Review] 185 Tips on World Building
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Episode: 61 – [Writing 101] What Makes Great World-Building
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Episode: 60 – [Review] Tower Lord
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Episode: 59 – [General] Was I Too Harsh On Blood Song?
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Episode: 58 – [Review] Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Episode: 57 – [Writing 101] Yelling About Clichés
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Episode: 56 – [General] Reviewing Audio Books
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Episode: 55 – [Writing 101] Write About What You Know
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Episode: 54 – [Expectations and impressions] Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Episode: 53 – [Review] The Record of a Spaceborn Few
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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[Update] 3 – The Needlessly Long Tirade
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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Episode: 52 – [Review] The Queen’s Gambit
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Episode: 51 – [General] Thrillers VS Mystery Novels
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Episode: 50 – [General] Easy Breezy Summer Book Recommendations
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Episode: 49 – [Review] Homage to Catalonia
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Episode: 48 – [Writing 101] Why Do So Many Villains Suck?
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Episode: 47 – [General] When Should You Stop Reading a Book?
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Episode: 46 – [Review] The Lies of Locke Lamora
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Episode: 45 – [Review] Sorcery of Thorns
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Episode: 44 – [Interview] Oskar Eklind from - Hej Eklind
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Episode: 43 – [General] Grading Books in Reviews
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Episode: 42 – [Writing 101] Good Action in Books?
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Episode: 41 – [General] Topp 5 biggest spoilers (so far)
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Episode: 40 – [Review] Project Hail Mary
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Episode: 39 – [Review] A Little History of Philosophy
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May 30, 2025 |
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Episode: 38 – [Writing 101] What Makes a Bad Character
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May 23, 2025 |
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Episode: 37 – [Review] The Anatomy of Story
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May 16, 2025 |
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Episode: 36 – [Writing 101] What Makes a Great Character?
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May 09, 2025 |
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Episode: 35 – [General] How to Find Good Books
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May 02, 2025 |
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Episode: 34 – [Review] Year of the Reaper
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Episode: 33 – [Writing 101] Mass Effect; Revelation
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Episode: 32 – [Review] The Great Gatsby
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Episode: 31 – [Interview] Emily Ringborg Stockholm's Library
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Episode: 30 – [Review] A Closed and Common Orbit
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Episode: 29 – [Writing 101] Five Good Things Even Bad Novels Do
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Episode: 28 – [Philosophy] AI and Writing
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Episode: 27 – [Writing 101] Corrupted Evil Is Stupid
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Episode: 26 – [Review] A Face Like Glass
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Episode: 25 – [Review] 1984
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Episode: 24 – [Review] ”Allt är för bra nu”
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Episode: 23 – [Review] Animal Farm
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Episode: 22 – [Writing 101] What Is Suspension of Disbelief?
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Episode: 21 – [Review] The People on Platform 5
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Episode: 20 – [Review] Dark Space Universe - The Last Stand (book 3)
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Episode: 19 – [Review] Dark Space Universe - The Enemy Within (book 2)
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Episode: 18 – [Review] Nothing but the Night
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Episode: 17 – [Writing 101 ] Mind Control
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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[Update] – Happy Holidays and New Year!
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Episode: 16 – [Review] Blood Song - [part 2]
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Episode: 16 – [Review] Blood Song - [part 1]
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Episode: 15 – [Review] World of Warcraft Thrall Twilight of the Aspects
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Episode: 14 – [Review] World of Warcraft: Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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Episode: 13 – [Review] World of Warcraft: War Crimes
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Episode: 12 – [Review] This Is Where I Leave You
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Episode: 11 – [Review] Dark Space Universe (book 1)
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Episode: 10 – [Update] The Reflective Episode
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Episode: 09 – [Writing 101] How Do You Start Writing?
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Episode: 08 – [Review] Ruination: A League of Legends Novel
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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Episode: 07 – [Review] The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Episode: 06 – [Review] The Power of Habit
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Episode: 05 – [Philosophy] Is Philosophy Important?
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Episode: 04 – [Review] Stoner
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Episode: 03 – [Review] The Perks of Being a Wall Flower
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Episode: 02 – [Review] Dark Matter
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Episode: 01 – [Review] The End of Eternity
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Trailer
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Aug 21, 2024 |