TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around violence, murder, death, sexual abuse, trauma, and body gore. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my two stellar guest, Dan Rector and Julie McCulloch-Francis, as we go down the biggest rabbit hole yet to discover DC comic tropes, discover more and more about the works of Alan Moore, and see in real time how little I know about Batman or Superman (they fixed me) in Batman: The Killing Joke written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Brian Bolland & John Higgins.

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The Exile by D.G.P. Rector

The Last Scion written by D.G.P. Rector

Battle Tech: Shrapnel, Issue #20, featuring short story by D.G.P. Rector

Battle Tech: Shrapnel, Issue #23, featuring short story by D.G.P. Rector

Our Recommendations

Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming

Batman: Death in the Family by Jim Starlin & Jim Aparo

Batman: Mitefall by Alan Grant & Dennis O'Neil

Batman: Wayne Family Adventures by CRC Payne & StarBite

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Gerald Brom

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Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

Y'all, how are we already to Season 6!? Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the support and for being a super duper nerd with me each episode. Sending the biggest hugs and kisses to all near and far. I'm so excited to get into another year of silly convos with silly guests and hope you will enjoy them as much as I do. Cheers to all and thank you again for your continued support!

Erin

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around violence, death, public executions, suicide, psychological and physical trauma, self harm, sexual abuse, substance abuse, and emotional abuse. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my guest, Julie McCulloch-Francis, for a true ranter where we unpack all the cringy cinema tropes of white washing, racism, and stylistic choices confusing the crap out of us in our Part 2 episode of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.

Our Recommendations

Swiss Army Man directed by Daniel Scheinert & Daniel Kwan

The Fox Wife: A Novel by Yangsze Choo

Sinners directed by Ryan Coogler

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If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Bluesky, Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around violence, death, suicide, psychological and physical trauma, self harm, child abuse, sexual abuse, substance abuse, and emotional abuse. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my glorious returning guest, Julie McCulloch-Francis,  as we unpack dysfunctional love, garbage can human beings, and find out really fast how we each feel about Gothic Romance in our Part 1 episode of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.

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If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Bluesky, Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

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Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around violence, murder, death, suicide, psychological and physical trauma, and self harm. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my guest, Daniel Palmer, as we break down (both academically and mentally) a politically charged story to talk through radical regimes, societal alienation, and the age old question of "Why eel?" in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

Our Recommendations

Andor created by Tony Gilroy

American Horror Story: Season 7 - Cult created by Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, & Halley Feiffer

Salem's Lot by Stephen King

Doom Patrol developed by Jeremy Carver

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If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Bluesky, Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around violence, murder, death, suicide, genocide, sexual abuse, rape, psychological and physical trauma, religious extremism, and religious persecution. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my guests, Sheree Baxter McLaughlin and Daniel Palmer, as we have a real deep discussion around religious extremism, beautiful prose structures, and dive into one of the hardest (and most relevant) topics yet with The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

Our Recommendations

Andor created by Tony Gilroy

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Pluribus created by Vince Gilligan

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Women by Kristin Hannah

Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright

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If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Bluesky, Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around violence, murder, war, death, brutality, drug usage, substance abuse, PTSD, animal abuse, racial injustice, hate crimes, and racism. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my frequent flyer guest, Julie McCulloch-Francis, as we dive real deep into the past to talk about classic Greek themes, wacky mythos, and how in the heck does it tie into the Great Depression (that don't make no sense!) in The Odyssey by Homer.

Our Recommendations

Lucifer, the Devil in the Middle Ages by Jeffrey Burton Russell

Blood Orange: The Dracula Duet Book 1 by Karina Halle

Black Rose: The Dracula Duet Book 2 by Karina Halle

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If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around violence, war, murder, death, brutality, animal abuse, and body gore. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my returning guest (and renown author!), Dan Rector, as we redeem ourselves by diving back into the classic sci-fi realm to nerd out over beautiful world building, the complexities of culture, and have a good ol' squeal about cute space puppies in A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

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RectorWriter - Dan’s Blog

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And A Health To The Widow by D.G.P. Rector featured in BattleTech: Shrapnel, Issue #23 (now on pre-order!)

Our Recommendations

Last Podcast on the Left - Vampire The Masquerade by Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski, & Ed Larson

Apostle directed by Gareth Evans

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If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around violence, murder, death, emotional abuse, and physical abuse. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my returning guest, Meghan Palmer, as we have a massive scream into the void to unpack the major differences between stellar writing and fever dream creation in Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine.

Our Recommendations

Delicious in Dungeon written by Ryoko Kui

Delicious in Dungeon directed by Yoshihiro Miyajima

Ever After directed by Andy Tennant

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If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Bluesky, Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around violence, murder, death, sexual abuse, non consensual sex, war, war crimes, and body gore. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my guest, Dan Rector, (now a famous author!) as we come back for yet another hot mess in the adaptation world to rant about character flaws, the nonsense that was the early 2000's cinema style, and lament over the lack of cinematic plot in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vol 1 written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin O'Neill.

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The Exile by D.G.P. Rector

The Last Scion written by D.G.P. Rector

Our Recommendations

Leviathan Wakes: Book 1 of The Expanse Series by James S.A. Corey

The Expanse created by Daniel Abraham, Mark Fergus, & Ty Franck

Lost Gods by Brom

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If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Bluesky, Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer