Death Readers

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Doug had never read the Harry Potter books. Robb has read them many times. Together they went through the books to see if the magic was still there.

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The podcast currently has 163 episodes available.

Death Readers episodes:

March 22, 2021 Episode 95: T*G*R*Z*R*D
Ready Player One
Chapters: 23 - 31
Samurai Swords! Giant Robots! Suicide!
This episode has it all!!
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2h 25min
March 15, 2021 Episode 94: Put Your Mind Back Into Your Brain Case
Ready Player One
Chapters: 0015 - 0022
The Readers note that action and plot take a backseat this week as angst and references move center stage.
Is the digital bloom off the virtual rose?

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1h 48min
March 09, 2021 Episode 93: Preferred Nerdery
Ready Player One
Chapters: 0007 - 0014
Who’s the more narcissistic, the narcissist who programs an elaborate Easter egg hunt centered around himself or the narcissist who novelized it and casts himself as the puzzle solving hero? Robb explores his reticence to play Dungeons and Dragons, and Doug reveals he’s been a Gunter since before Ready Player One’s publication!
All in this episode of Death Readers!

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1h 59min
March 01, 2021 Episode 92: It Won’t Be the First Time!
Ready Player One

Chapters: 0000 - 0006

The Readers tackle another of Robb’s favorite books that Doug’s never read! Step with us into the OASIS to see how many references Robb’s compelled to explain.

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1h 54min
February 22, 2021 Episode 91: Ape-ricot
Tarzan of the Apes
Chapters 23 - End of Book

It’s the Tarzan of the Apes Book Wrap Party! In this episode the Readers discuss Big Game Hunting, Twist Endings, and Burroughs’s Progressive Takes on Race and Gender(!?) Have we done this before? Feels like we’ve done this before....

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1h 39min
February 15, 2021 Episode 90: 50 Shades of Greystoke
Tarzan of the Apes
Chapters 16-22

In this episode the Readers address Tarzan’s theme of white supremacy.

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1h 34min
February 09, 2021 Episode 89: What did Edgar See?
Tarzan of the Apes
Chapters 9-16

In this episode of Death Readers we discuss poisoned meat, and why you shouldn't eat it. Tarzan meets Jane and the readers confront the book's racism.

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1h 22min
February 02, 2021 Episode 88: Social-Media Grammar-Swamps
Tarzan of the Apes
Chapters: 1-8

The Readers delve into the depths of the Dark Consonants. Tarzan’s a classic British literary character... right? How many origins does one hero need? He’s got the perfect human physique, but why does Tarzan have negative body image?

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1h 55min
January 25, 2021 Episode 87: I Grew A Lot That Day
Chapter: Segno Caves to End of Book.
It’s the book wrap party! Raptor Red is dead... or is she? Yes, yes she is. For millions of years now. But how does it end? Is it happy or tragic nor neither because nature doesn’t assign value to drama!

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1h 4min
January 19, 2021 Episode 86: The Condescending Porch-Whittle
In this episode the readers discuss “dinosaur tv”, dead-chicks, and the soft “G”. What’s become of the romance between Robbie and Red? Who gave who crabs? Will Bakker ever describe dinosaur sex?

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55min

FAQs about Death Readers:

How many episodes does Death Readers have?

The podcast currently has 163 episodes available.