On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR Pod)

By Hannah C. and Laura M.

We are two best friends who do a deep dive into a new book book series, one book at a time. Join us while we assess the plot, the characters, and the themes of each book, while laughing at some of

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September 02, 2025 BONUS EPISODE- "It's never too late to learn what you want out of life." an interview WITH ALISON COCHRUN
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Author Alison Cochrun is BACK!!! Alison answers all of Hannah and Laura's questions on her new book, Every Step She Takes, its inspirations, chasing new dreams as an adult, and how writing this book was different from writing her previous works. Every Step She Takes is out today (9/2/2025)!!! Be sure to pick it up at your local library or independent bookstore!
*This episode contains mild SPOILERS for Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun. *
You can follow Alison online at:
Alison Cochrun
Instagram: @alisoncochrun
Media Mentions:
Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun
Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun
Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun
The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
Donut Summer by Anita Kelly
The Long Con by Jenna Voris

Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @OwwrPod
Hive: @owwrpod
Send us an email at: [email protected]
Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod
Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!

You can follow Hannah at:
Instagram: @brews.and.books
Threads: @brews.and.books
TikTok: @brews.and.books

You can follow Laura at:
Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats
BlueSky: @myyypod
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56min
August 27, 2025 Ep. 160- The world revolves around Harry Dresden. (Proven Guilty)
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Hannah and Laura are finishing up their discussion of Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher. They chat about Harry Dresden's relationships, his eternal guilt, and his ability to give a rousing speech. They also discuss another urban fantasy book set in Chicago, Taskmaster, and board games they've played recently.
*This episode contains SPOILERS for Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 40 min 15 secs. *
Media Mentions:
Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones
Friends Talking Fantasy podcast
Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami
When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
Taskmaster---YouTube
Star Trek
Disney Villainous the board game
Can't Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan
The Departed---Netflix
Splendor the board game
Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun
Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @OwwrPod
Hive: @owwrpod
Send us an email at: [email protected]
Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod
Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!

You can follow Hannah at:
Instagram: @brews.and.books
Threads: @brews.and.books
TikTok: @brews.and.books

You can follow Laura at:
Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats
BlueSky: @myyypod
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1h 16min
August 20, 2025 Ep. 159- Harry Dresden finds so many loopholes... (Proven Guilty)
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Hannah and Laura finish Proven Guilty in today's episode and, shockingly, Harry Dresden was not the guilty party. They also chat about a great horror novel, some manga that Laura read, a fascinating nonfiction book, and some terrifying/enlightening documentaries.
*This episode contains SPOILERS for Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 44 min 31 secs. *
*CW for the episode: discussions of sexual assault, violence, blood, gore, murder, death, religion, Christianity, racism, sex, fat phobia, poverty, reality TV, child stars, eating disorders, manipulation*
Media Mentions:
Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
Dandadan, Vol. 1 by Yukinobu Tatsu
One Punch Man, Vol. 1 by ONE
Taskmaster---YouTube
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib
Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
A Conjuring of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Fit for TV: The Reality Behind The Biggest Loser---Netflix
Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing---Netflix
Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @OwwrPod
Hive: @owwrpod
Send us an email at: [email protected]
Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod
Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!

You can follow Hannah at:
Instagram: @brews.and.books
Threads: @brews.and.books
TikTok: @brews.and.books

You can follow Laura at:
Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats
BlueSky: @myyypod
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1h 26min
August 19, 2025 TV Tuesday Ep. 23- "In some ways that can be more insidious..." (K-Pop Demon Hunters with Dylan of Friends Talking Fantasy podcast)
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Hannah and Laura are joined in today's episode by fellow book podcaster, Dylan, of the Friends Talking Fantasy podcast! They're going up, up, up with their voices discussing K-Pop Demon Hunters!!! The trio discusses the movie, its themes, the amazing vocals, and favorite moments. Baby, this episode was GOLDEN!
**This episode contains SPOILERS for K-Pop Demon Hunters. **
Be sure to follow Dylan/Friends Talking Fantasy podcast at:
Bluesky: @theftfpodcast.bsky.social
Youtube: Friends Talking Fantasy
Instagram: @theftfpodcast
Media Mentions:
K-Pop Demon Hunters---Netflix
Friends Talking Fantasy podcast
Fiction Fans podcast
Marvel Cinematic Universe---Disney+
King Kong (2005)---Prime Video
Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @OwwrPod
Hive: @owwrpod
Send us an email at: [email protected]
Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod
Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!

You can follow Hannah at:
Instagram: @brews.and.books
Threads: @brews.and.books
TikTok: @brews.and.books

You can follow Laura at:
Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats
BlueSky: @myyypod
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1h 8min
August 13, 2025 Ep. 158- Harry Dresden has to get into that NeverNever (Proven Guilty)
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Hannah and Laura are in the middle of Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher and are struggling to figure out how everything connects and what is actually relevant. There may in fact be a lot of things that don't add much to this story. They also chat about a fun romance audiobook, a graphic novel that highlights natural disasters, and the zaniness of Tim Burton movies.
*This episode contains SPOILERS for Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 47 min 15 secs. *
*CW for the episode: discussions of violence, racism, gore, magic, sex, blood, vampires, fires, floods, drug use, sexual abuse
Media Mentions:
Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami
A Fire Story by Brian Fies
Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel by James Luceno
Taskmaster---YouTube
The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen
Big Fish---Hulu
Shanghai Noon---Hulu
Life in Pieces---Hulu
Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @OwwrPod
Hive: @owwrpod
Send us an email at: [email protected]
Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod
Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!

You can follow Hannah at:
Instagram: @brews.and.books
Threads: @brews.and.books
TikTok: @brews.and.books

You can follow Laura at:
Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats
BlueSky: @myyypod
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1h 33min
August 06, 2025 Ep. 157- Harry Dresden describes how the brain works. (Proven Guilty)
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Hannah and Laura are covering the first third of Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher and they are really starting to question if Harry Dresden should be allowed near children. It seems unwise for Michael to let him babysit. Hannah also influenced Laura to watch season 19 of Taskmaster, so they both gush over the contestants, Laura has a new favorite rom-com, and Hannah talks about how surprising it can be to read dark/deep themes in YA books as an adult.
**This episode contains SPOILERS for Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 53 min 55 secs. **
*CW for the episode: discussions of violence, sexual abuse, mental illness, homophobia, sex, vampires, gore, blood, racism, zombies, ghosts*
Media Mentions:
Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
Taskmaster Season 19---YouTube
A Nice Indian Boy---Hulu
Captain America: Brave New World---Disney+
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier---Disney+
The Incredible Hulk---Disney+
A Man on the Inside---Netflix
Thursday Murder Club---Netflix
Agatha All Along---Disney+
Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao
The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery by Clarence A. Haynes
Shetland---BBC
Superman (2025)
Smallville---Hulu
Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @OwwrPod
Hive: @owwrpod
Send us an email at: [email protected]
Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod
Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!

You can follow Hannah at:
Instagram: @brews.and.books
Threads: @brews.and.books
TikTok: @brews.and.books

You can follow Laura at:
Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats
BlueSky: @myyypod
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1h 41min
July 30, 2025 BONUS EPISODE- "You're still going to have blind spots if you are that much separated in power from the people you are trying to help." An interview WITH JORDAN IFUEKO
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Hannah and Laura were so thrilled to be joined by author, Jordan Ifueko, to discuss her Raybearer duology and her most recent release, The Maid and the Crocodile!! Jordan discusses how she develops characters who challenge societal norms, her interest in the working class and its representation, and writing about parental trauma for a younger audience. She also shares about a book that she is currently writing that will come out in Spring of 2026!
**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Maid and the Crocodile and mild spoilers for Raybearer and Redemptor. **
Be sure to follow Jordan online at:
JORDAN IFUEKO - New York Times Bestseller Author
Instagram: @jordanifueko
Please request Jordan's books, Raybearer, Redemptor, and The Maid and the Crocodile at your local library or purchase them from your local indie bookstore!!
Media Mentions:
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko
The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko
The Genie Game by Jordan Ifueko
Howl's Moving Castle by Dianne Wynne Jones
Howl's Moving Castle---HBO Max
Charlotte Bronte's works
Frozen---Disney+
Tangled---Disney+
Pokémon Detective Pikachu---AppleTV
Severance---AppleTV
Sinners---HBO Max
A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @OwwrPod
Hive: @owwrpod
Send us an email at: [email protected]
Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod
Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!

You can follow Hannah at:
Instagram: @brews.and.books
Threads: @brews.and.books
TikTok: @brews.and.books

You can follow Laura at:
Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats
BlueSky: @myyypod
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July 23, 2025 Ep. 156- Harry Dresden dates himself. (Dead Beat)
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Hannah and Laura are wrapping up their discussion of Jim Butcher's Dead Beat by discussing the characters and themes. They question Harry's relationships, wonder about his mental health, and make guesses about what is next to come in the series. They also chat about a movie soundtrack Laura is loving, a Slavic folklore novella that Hannah recently read, and an actor whose presence in movies makes Hannah instantly fall asleep.
**This episode contains SPOILERS for Dead Beat by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 32 min 5 secs. **
*CW for the episode: discussions of death, mental illness, violence, sex, gore, blood, memory loss, vampires
Media Mentions:
Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
Conan O'Brien Must Go---HBO Max
KPop Demon Hunters---Netflix
Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
The Umbrella Academy---Netflix
Blank Check podcast
O Brother, Where Art Thou? ---Netflix
Blood Simple---AppleTV
The Fugitive---Prime Video
Taskmaster: New Zealand---YouTube
Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy by Martha Wells
Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @OwwrPod
Hive: @owwrpod
Send us an email at: [email protected]
Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod
Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!

You can follow Hannah at:
Instagram: @brews.and.books
Threads: @brews.and.books
TikTok: @brews.and.books

You can follow Laura at:
Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats
BlueSky: @myyypod
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1h 10min
July 22, 2025 TV Tuesday Ep. 22- "You can't even tell he was shot in the face." (Daredevil: Born Again with Adam Bassett)
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Hannah and Laura are fighting crime in Hell's Kitchen and decide to team up with fellow vigilante, Adam Bassett! The trio discusses Daredevil: Born Again, its themes, what will happen in the next season, and Daredevil's relevance today. They also try to determine if their enjoyment is directly correlated to more screentime for Vincent D'Onofrio.
**This episode contains SPOILERS for Daredevil: Born Again and Daredevil.**
*CW for the episode: discussions of violence, death, murder, mental illness, disability, sexism, racism, social inequities, guns, gun violence, kidnapping, politics, manipulation, crime, gore*
Be sure to follow Adam online at:
Adam Bassett | Author, Illustrator, Designer
and on all social medias at the handle @adamcbassett
Media Mentions:
Daredevil: Born Again---Disney+
Daredevil---Disney+
Digital Extremities by Adam Bassett
Animus Paradox by Adam Bassett
Marvel Cinematic Universe---Disney+
Umbra by Amber Toro
Parallax by Amber Toro
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @OwwrPod
Hive: @owwrpod
Send us an email at: [email protected]
Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod
Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!

You can follow Hannah at:
Instagram: @brews.and.books
Threads: @brews.and.books
TikTok: @brews.and.books

You can follow Laura at:
Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats
BlueSky: @myyypod
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1h 28min
July 16, 2025 Ep. 155- Harry Dresden talks to his favorite person...himself. (Dead Beat)
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Hannah and Laura are finishing up the final third of Dead Beat by Jim Butcher and Laura is immensely proud to have finally guessed a plot point correctly, while Hannah's not convinced that Harry should aim to live to 500. They also chat about television that hits too close to home, a newly released novella, and a television series that doesn't leave its viewers hanging.
**This episode contains SPOILERS for Dead Beat by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 37 min 55 secs. **
*CW for the episode: discussions of violence, murder, capitalism, colonialism, death, blood, gore, vampires, slavery, zombies, necromancy, dog attacks
Media Mentions:
Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
The Memory of the Ogisi by Moses Ose Utomi
Squid Game---Netflix
Sinners---HBO Max
The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler
The Fall Is All There Is by C.M. Caplan
Mammoths at the Gate by Nghi Vo
The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo
The Bear---Hulu
Stranger Things---Netflix
The Umbrella Academy---Netflix
Petition by Delilah Waan
Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @OwwrPod
Hive: @owwrpod
Send us an email at: [email protected]
Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod
Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!

You can follow Hannah at:
Instagram: @brews.and.books
Threads: @brews.and.books
TikTok: @brews.and.books

You can follow Laura at:
Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats
BlueSky: @myyypod
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FAQs about On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR Pod):

How many episodes does On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR Pod) have?

The podcast currently has 264 episodes available.