Andy and Dani read Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor. Bad ass phoenix-dragons, sorcery, camel whispers and women should just run the world already. 

Andy and Dani watch and talk about Briarpatch the TV show. Who is chaotic neutral? Would you put your shopping cart away? Would Andy or Dani make the better drone driver?

Andy and Dani read Briarpatch by Ross Thomas.  The best “f*ck you” characters and “f*ck you” money, 2020 still sucks, and noir turns Dani into a heartless monster.

Andy and Dani read Briarpatch by Ross Thomas.  The best “f*ck you” characters and “f*ck you” money, 2020 still sucks, and noir turns Dani into a heartless monster.

Andy and Dani talk through the difference between going to a big city high school vs a small town high school. Who runs the quad? The theater kids...? High school hierarchy, hot or not lists, and the importance of prom dates.

Andy and Dani read To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han. Dani hates how much word Daddy is used, Andy nopes through all the high school awkwardness, and the great cereal debate of 2020 begins.

It’s Andy’s Birthday! Andy goes over his top fantasy books and Dani pretends like she knows what’s happening. Introducing Andy’s Absolutely Outrageous Book Rating System:

Tier 1: Best of the best

Tier 1A: Best of the best but something missing

Tier 2: Seminal texts to read

Tier 3: Everything else

Andy and Dani read The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. Dani listens to the audio book instead of reading because she was lazy, sometimes an olive is just an olive, and the what-not-to-do-after-a-breakup book.

Andy and Dani talk about finishing different series books, TV, and movies. What makes the end of the series satisfying? Andy admits his love for Guy’s Grocery Games, Dani gets heated about Lost, and fan theories gone too far.

Andy and Dani finish the Wolf Hall trilogy with The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel. Andy and Dani create Cromwell’s dating profile, Christophe saves the day, and Henry VIII would be the ultimate Catfish in the 21st century.