Episode Twenty-Five: James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

The transcript can be found here: Link

Content Warnings:

Child abuse, body shaming/fatphobic language, ableist language

This podcast does not endorse any of Roald Dahl’s views. He has been called out in a great many publications for racism, sexism, and being outspokenly antisemitic. It is our policy to not platform living authors who have such worldviews.

Links to things we mentioned:

What we are reading next!

Season 3 begins with Redwall by Brian Jacques

Ways to Support

Also, leaving us nice reviews on itunes or goodpods would make our day!

Credits:

The music used in this podcast was licensed by Epidemic Sound. Our icon image was illustrated by Cindy Lau.

Have a question or comment for the team?

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We would be super excited to know what books you loved growing up!

Thanks for listening!

Episode Twenty-Four: Samantha – An American Girl series by Susan S. Adler

My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: “Samantha – Manner and Mischief”, a repackaged collection containing the 1986 books “Meet Samantha” “Samantha Learns a Lesson” and “Samantha’s Surprise” 

Content Warnings:

Oblivious entitled white kids in the late Victorian era.

Classism. 

What we are reading next!

It’s our Twenty Fifth episode! So we are going to read James and the Giant Peach! A book we both loved as kids, to see how we feel about it, talk about how the podcast has been going in general, and determine if we should still even be basing our rating system on this book! 

Ways to Support

Also, leaving us nice reviews on itunes or goodpods would make our day!

Credits:

My Dog ate My Book Report is hosted and produced by Wren and Brandon, Each of whom can be found on Twitch as Pikorito and WrenOuttaTime, respectively. 

The music used in this podcast was licensed by Epidemic Sound. Our icon image was illustrated by Cindy Lau. 

Have a question or comment for the team? 

You can find us on our website which links to all of our socials at: dogatemybookreport.blubrry.net or by emailing at DogAteMyBookReport at gmail. 

We would be super excited to know what books you loved growing up!

Thanks for listening!

My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott

The transcript can be found here: Link

Content Warnings:

Misogyny, eugenics, genocide, fascism, nonconsensual sex

Links to things we mentioned:

What we are reading next!

Wren has selected the book for next time: Samantha: Manners and Mischief by Susan Adler

Ways to Support

Also, leaving us nice reviews on itunes or goodpods would make our day!

Credits:

The music used in this podcast was licensed by Epidemic Sound. Our icon image was illustrated by Cindy Lau.

Have a question or comment for the team?

You can find us on our website which links to all of our socials at: dogatemybookreport.blubrry.net or by emailing at DogAteMyBookReport at gmail.

We would be super excited to know what books you loved growing up!

Thanks for listening!

My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: Magic Kingdom for Sale SOLD by Terry Brooks

Content Warnings:

Generic Fantasy Tropes/veiled racism

Eating of small pets

Suicidal ideation

Links to things we mentioned:

Reddit AMA

Ted Talk: Why I write about elves: https://youtu.be/fExrstN8TEg?feature=shared

Interview, mentions inspiration for Landover: https://youtu.be/G4OWPlkofwY?feature=shared

What we are reading next!

Brandon has selected the book for next week: “Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott”

Ways to Support

Also, leaving us nice reviews on itunes or goodpods would make our day!

Credits:

My Dog ate My Book Report is hosted and produced by Wren and Brandon. Each of whom can be found on Twitch as Pikorito and WrenOuttaTime, respectively. 

The music used in this podcast was licensed by Epidemic Sound. Our icon image was illustrated by Cindy Lau. 

Have a question or comment for the team? 

You can find us on our website which links to all of our socials at: dogatemybookreport.blubrry.net or by emailing at DogAteMyBookReport at gmail. 

We would be super excited to know what books you loved growing up!

Thanks for listening!

Episode Twenty-One: Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

The transcript can be found here: Transcript coming soon!

Content Warnings: Body horror, death, bullying, cruelty to animals, gaslighting, body shaming, defenestration.

Links to things we mentioned:

http://www.louissachar.com/about.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/louis-sachar-returns-to-wacky-wayside-school-more-than-40-years-after-sideways-stories/2020/02/24/0106ecac-5735-11ea-9b35-def5a027d470_story.html

What we are reading next!

Wren has selected the book for next time: Magic Kingdom For Sale Sold by Terry Brooks

Ways to Support

Also, leaving us nice reviews on itunes or goodpods would make our day!

Credits:

My Dog ate My Book Report is hosted and produced by Wren and Brandon.

The music used in this podcast was licensed by Epidemic Sound. Our icon image was illustrated by Cindy Lau.

Have a question or comment for the team?

You can find us on our website which links to all of our socials at: dogatemybookreport.blubrry.net or by emailing at DogAteMyBookReport at gmail.

We would be super excited to know what books you loved growing up!

Thanks for listening!

My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read the classic to children from Maine only. With Derrick from the Octobers Children Podcast! (https://linktr.ee/octoberschildrenpodcast) 

A note: This episode features a not insignificant amount of bleeping out the F Word. When you get two Mainers together…

Content Warnings:

-Slurs and other disrespectful terminology and mentions of American Natives 

-Ableist Language 

– Description of blood and injuries

Links to things we mentioned:

Interview with Donn Fendler: https://youtu.be/3_Kb6A6Fxf0

Kill FM the audio project we mentioned that Derrick is involved in: https://www.kill-fm.com/

What we are reading next!

Brandon has selected the book for next week: “Sideways Stories from Wayside School”

Ways to Support

Also, leaving us nice reviews on itunes or goodpods would make our day!

Credits:

This episode of My Dog ate My Book Report was hosted and produced by Wren and Brandon, and edited by Derrick Valen who also was a guest host! Check out his stuff at https://linktr.ee/octoberschildrenpodcast

The music used in this podcast was licensed by Epidemic Sound. Transcripts were generated by Otter.ai. Our icon image was illustrated by Cindy Lau. 

Have a question or comment for the team? 

You can find us on our website which links to all of our socials at: dogatemybookreport.blubrry.net or by emailing at DogAteMyBookReport at gmail. 

We would be super excited to know what books you loved growing up!

Thanks for listening!

My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: Little House in the Big Woods

The transcript can be found here: Link

Content Warnings:

-Racist language for Black people

-Corporal punishment

-A horse gets injured

-Old fashioned values

-Gun fetishization 

Links to things we mentioned:

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/the-subtle-libertarian-politics-of-laura-ingalls-wilders-little-house-books/16584/

What we are reading next!

Wren has selected the book for next week: “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” with special guest Derrick Valen, also of Maine. Sometimes lost. 

Ways to Support

Also, leaving us nice reviews on itunes or goodpods would make our day!

Credits:

My Dog ate My Book Report is hosted and produced by Wren and Brandon, and this episode was edited by Daisy McNamara

The music used in this podcast was licensed by Epidemic Sound. Transcripts were generated by Otter.ai. Our icon image was illustrated by Cindy Lau. 

Have a question or comment for the team? 

You can find us on our website which links to all of our socials at: dogatemybookreport.blubrry.net or by emailing at DogAteMyBookReport at gmail. 

We would be super excited to know what books you loved growing up!

Thanks for listening!

My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: Nancy Drew #1 – The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene.

The transcript can be found here: My Dog Ate My Book Report Episode 18 – Nancy Drew #1 The Secret of the Old Clock

Content Warnings:

Classism, being trapped in tight spaces. Discussion of racist stereotypes.

Links to things we mentioned:

Mildred Wirt Benson Slate Interview

Carolyn Keene and the Mystery of the Real Nancy Drew Author

Who Was Carolyn Keene?

The Not-So-Hidden Racism of Nancy Drew

What we are reading next!

Wren has selected the book for next week: Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Ways to Support

Also, leaving us nice reviews on itunes or goodpods would make our day!

Credits:

The music used in this podcast was licensed by Epidemic Sound. Transcripts were generated by Otter.ai. Our icon image was illustrated by Cindy Lau.

Have a question or comment for the team?

You can find us on our website which links to all of our socials at: dogatemybookreport.blubrry.net or by emailing at DogAteMyBookReport at gmail.

We would be super excited to know what books you loved growing up!

Thanks for listening!

My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: The Haunted Mask (Goosebumps series #11 by RL Stine)

The transcript can be found here: Transcript Link

Content Warnings:

Horror 

Body Horror 

Creepy Masks

Identity Erasure/Mind Control

Bullying

Links to things we mentioned:

TV Show Theme

Old vs New cover:

What we are reading next!

Brandon has selected the book for next week: Nancy Drew #1 The Secret of the Old Clock

Ways to Support

Also, leaving us nice reviews on itunes or goodpods would make our day!

Credits:

My Dog ate My Book Report is hosted and produced by Wren and Brandon, this episode was edited by Wren. You can find either of them regularly on Twitch as WrenOuttaTime and Pikorito, often together. 

The music used in this podcast was licensed by Epidemic Sound. Transcripts were generated by Otter.ai. Our icon image was illustrated by Cindy Lau. 

Have a question or comment for the team? 

You can find us on our website which links to all of our socials at: dogatemybookreport.blubrry.net or by emailing at DogAteMyBookReport at gmail. 

We would be super excited to know what books you loved growing up!

Thanks for listening!

Episode Sixteen: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein

My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein

The transcript can be found here: Episode Sixteen: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein

Content Warnings:

Death, war, physical violence, physical trauma, ableism and ableist slurs, corporal punishment, themes of fascism, flamethrowers, nuclear weapons, giant bugs

Links to things we mentioned:

What we are reading next!

Wren has selected the book for next week: Goosebumps #11: The Haunted Mask by R.L. Stine

Ways to Support

Also, leaving us nice reviews on itunes or goodpods would make our day!

Credits:

My Dog ate My Book Report is hosted and produced by Wren and Brandon. This episode edited by Brandon.

The music used in this podcast was licensed by Epidemic Sound. Transcripts were generated by Otter.ai. Our icon image was illustrated by Cindy Lau.

Have a question or comment for the team?

You can find us on our website which links to all of our socials at: dogatemybookreport.blubrry.net or by emailing at DogAteMyBookReport at gmail.

We would be super excited to know what books you loved growing up!

Thanks for listening!