Leviathan Reads

By The Armadillo Podcasting Club

Welcome to Leviathan Reads! We're reading The Expanse novels by James S.A. Corey, and podcasting about them! Each episode we read a few chapters, then discuss them with (some) wit and (occasional) ins... more

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The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.

Leviathan Reads episodes:

July 11, 2025Caliban's War: Chs. 28-34
Avasarala figures out the nefarious plot, and gets sent to Ganymede for her trouble (with Bobby). Meanwhile Holden gets fired, which solves most of his problems.
(00:15) - Intro
(00:30) - Recap
(01:16) - Chapter 28
(06:22) - Chapter 29
(10:55) - Chapter 30
(15:27) - Chapter 31
(18:39) - Chapter 32
(25:27) - Chapter 33
(28:19) - Chapter 34
(32:31) - Outro

We are Alice Sullivan, Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake.
Find us at armadillo.club!
Music: second stand by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
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34min
July 04, 2025Caliban's War: Chs. 21-27
A series of escapes: Holden's crew escapes from their Earthling captors, then they escape from the doomed Ganymede station, then Naomi escapes from her relationship with the emotionally damaged Holden. They don't completely escape from the protomolecule, though.
(00:15) - Intro
(00:30) - Recap
(01:14) - Chapter 21
(06:08) - Chapter 22
(11:33) - Chapter 23
(17:09) - Chapter 24
(20:39) - Chapter 25
(25:50) - Chapter 26
(28:39) - Chapter 27
(34:21) - Outro

We are Alice Sullivan, Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake.
Find us at armadillo.club!
Music: second stand by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
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35min
June 28, 2025Caliban's War: Chs. 15-20
Bobbie goes to a meeting so boring she quits her job, career, and planet. Holden and his crew of mostly-expendables shoots their way into the secret lab where Mei was taken, find even more destruction than they themselves caused, then shoot their way back out.
(00:15) - Intro
(00:29) - Recap
(01:27) - Chapter 15
(10:52) - Chapter 16
(13:15) - Chapter 17
(17:44) - Chapter 18
(25:06) - Chapter 19
(29:17) - Chapter 20

We are Alice Sullivan, Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake.
Find us at armadillo.club!
Music: second stand by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
...more
36min
June 20, 2025Caliban's War: Chs. 8-14
It's a meeting extravaganza! Bobbie travels to Earth for a diplomatic meeting, where she meets Avasarala. Then Prax meets Holden and Amos, and takes them to meet his hacker friend, whose face Amos soon meets with a can of chicken.
(00:16) - Intro
(00:30) - Recap
(01:31) - Chapter 8
(05:14) - Chapter 9
(10:12) - Chapter 10
(15:10) - Chapter 11
(18:31) - Chapter 12
(23:01) - Chapter 13
(27:12) - Chapter 14
(34:49) - Outro

We are Alice Sullivan, Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake.
Find us at armadillo.club!
Music: second stand by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
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36min
June 13, 2025Caliban's War: Prologue-Ch. 7
New book, new characters, new war! A horror appears on Ganymede, igniting the tense standoff between Earth and Mars into a deadly fire. Into this chaotic situation plunges James Holden, who is sure to calm things down.
(00:15) - Intro
(00:31) - Recap
(01:36) - Cover
(04:11) - Prologue
(06:01) - Chapter 1
(11:26) - Chapter 2
(14:51) - Chapter 3
(18:50) - Chapter 4
(23:45) - Chapter 5
(27:56) - Chapter 6
(31:05) - Chapter 7
(33:52) - Outro

We are Alice Sullivan, Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake.
Find us at armadillo.club!
Music: second stand by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
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35min
May 01, 2025Leviathan Wakes: Ch. 49-Epilogue
As Eros (no longer a station) accelerates toward Earth, Holden and crew attempt a series of increasingly suicidal plans to stop it. Then Miller comes up with an even more radical plan: talking.
(00:16) - Intro
(00:31) - Recap
(01:10) - Chapter 49
(06:30) - Chapter 50
(08:51) - Chapter 51
(12:14) - Chapter 52
(17:30) - Chapter 53
(20:17) - Chapter 54
(26:27) - Chapter 55
(30:03) - Epilogue
(34:41) - Review
(36:12) - Outro

We are Alice Sullivan, Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake.
Find us at armadillo.club!
Music: second stand by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
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38min
April 25, 2025Leviathan Wakes: Chs. 42-48
After Miller murders Dresden, Holden and Miller have a falling-out, due to Holden's strict no-murder policy for his crew. Then Miller and Fred Johnson come up with an bold plan to deal with Eros. Hopefully nothing impossible happens to screw it up.
(00:15) - Intro
(00:30) - Recap
(01:38) - Chapter 42
(09:28) - Chapter 43
(12:33) - Chapter 44
(19:02) - Chapter 44
(22:23) - Chapter 46
(26:00) - Chapter 47
(29:17) - Chapter 48
(32:33) - Outro

We are Alice Sullivan, Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake.
Find us at armadillo.club!
Music: second stand by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
...more
34min
April 18, 2025Leviathan Reads: Chs. 35-41
The crew of the Rocinante find the stealth ship whose brutal attack started this whole mess, and they find its logs. With a heroic effort, they manage to prevent Holden from broadcasting them and starting a third war. Instead, it's time to head to the ship's home base for some vengeance.
(00:15) - Intro
(00:30) - Recap
(01:56) - Chapter 35
(05:08) - Chapter 36
(09:36) - Chapter 37
(13:29) - Chapter 38
(20:40) - Chapter 39
(23:59) - Chapter 40
(27:13) - Chapter 41
(32:20) - Outro

We are Alice Sullivan, Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake.
Find us at armadillo.club!
Music: second stand by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
...more
33min
April 11, 2025Leviathan Wakes: Chs. 28-34
Miller and Holden escape Eros (although they do take in some radiation and a few bullets) Then the crew follows Julie Mao's clues to track down the mysterious ship that started the war. Meanwhile Holden takes on his greatest challenge yet: a healthy romantic relationship.
(00:16) - Intro
(00:32) - Recap
(02:04) - Chapter 28
(05:58) - Chapter 29
(08:29) - Chapter 30
(11:52) - Chapter 31
(14:57) - Chapter 32
(19:22) - Chapter 33
(24:54) - Chapter 34
(34:11) - Outro

We are Alice Sullivan, Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake.
Find us at armadillo.club!
Music: second stand by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
...more
35min
April 04, 2025Leviathan Wakes: Chs. 21-27
Miller and Holden's crew's paths intersect on Eros station, where they rapidly encounter a gunfight, a cosmic horror, a corporate conspiracy, and an irradiated death trap. But things are about to get worse.
(00:15) - Intro
(00:30) - Recap
(01:11) - Chapter 21
(07:21) - Chapter 22
(10:58) - Chapter 23
(14:42) - Chapter 24
(20:50) - Chapter 25
(24:27) - Chapter 26
(27:25) - Chapter 27
(31:45) - Outro

We are Alice Sullivan, Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake.
Find us at armadillo.club!
Music: second stand by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
...more
33min

FAQs about Leviathan Reads:

How many episodes does Leviathan Reads have?

The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.