Bad Bad Book Club

This bonus content could have been recorded in a house of mirrors, because we get reflective. We talk about what we could do better, dream about future podcast ideas, and judge the book club as a whole. Plus we get a special drop in visit from a dear friend of the show. It's a pretty great wrap up. Thanks for listening, and keep an eye out for some potential future eps!

We close out season four with our buddy Dustin Hempstead and The Game by Neil Strauss. We hear some classic Dustin tales, talk dating strategy, and explore the similarities between the pickup artist and comedy communities. Brent didn't finish it, and Kelly rabbit trailed the conversation into personal baggage. Doesn't sound much different than the beginning, huh? Hope you enjoy anyway!

Milan Patel joins us all the way from Portland to talk about a non-memoir by Norm Macdonald. We love a stupid protagonist in a funny book and spend a lot of time reading passages and laughing. We also uncover a good deal of thoughtful, authentic, and sincere words of wisdom. A heartwarming time. For us. For you? You tell us.

Bettina was such a delight in season two, we had her back on our beer book podcast to talk about The Secret Place by Tana French. It's a Dublin Murder Squad mystery about teenage girls, omg SO choice. Or not. We get into it. Check it out.

There is only one Erin Smith, and we are overjoyed to have her kick off season four with the first scifi book of the club. We get into the wacky characters of Phillip K. Dick's A Maze of Death, the practice of tracking reading on spreadsheets, and some rudimentarty existentialism.

In this bonus content episode we are excited to not have to talk about Harry Potter. But we still spend a lot of time talking about magic. We also get into tatoos, role clarity, and judge season 2 of the podcast. There's a chance we think we're getting better at this, but you should listen and decide for yourselves. Enjoy!

Notes: I Need You to Kill documentary by J. Elvis Weinstien; The Magicians by Lev Grossman

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Travis Watt helps us close out this season of the book club with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling. We chat about our favorite scents, the intricacies of wizard economies, and Travis' dislike for "chosen one" stories.

Alyssa Yeoman joins us to chat with us about Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling. We talk houses in terms of astrology, young Voldermort, and horcrux hunting. We pick our favorite classes at Hogwarts and take an in depth look at what confidence means.

Evelyn Jensen gets in tune with her inner Malfoy to join us for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling. We geek out about the Department of Mysteries, character hypotheticals, and Drake. We also start to feel the effects of magic overload.

Tyler Smith comes ready to talk Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling with his own personal goblet of fire. We get into quidditch, high school dances, and we learn about a new audiobook option.