On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR Pod)

By Hannah C. and Laura M.Comedy TV & Film Arts Books

On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR Pod) episodes

August 05 Ep. 191- Harry Dresden is Dr. Smart Ass not Mr. Smart Ass. (Turn Coat)
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Hannah and Laura are covering the middle portion of Turn Coat by Jim Butcher in today's episode, and friends, things get very zany! They also discuss some romance novels that didn't "hit" for them, a beautiful children's book, and Hannah's first foray into Alfred Hitchcock's works.
*This episode contains SPOILERS for Turn Coat by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 36 min 11 secs. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of violence, sex, guns, gore, blood, sexism, vampires, racism, sexism, immigration, climate change, incarceration, death, murder
Media Mentions:
Turn Coat by Jim Butcher
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen
Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World Shell, by Shattered Shell by Sy Montgomery
There, There by Tommy Orange
Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
Dial M for Murder---Tubi
Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
YouTube: @owwrpod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @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
1 hr 26 min
July 29 Ep. 190- Harry Dresden always gives people the benefit of the doubt. (Turn Coat)
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Hannah and Laura are covering the first third of Turn Coat by Jim Butcher and are struggling to understand why Harry Dresden is helping out a certain terrible warden. They also chat about the impact of an incredibly popular book, Hannah's journey into The Righteous Gemstones, and a book that Laura is adding to her favorites list.
**This episode contains SPOILERS for Turn Coat by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 47 min 21 secs. **
*CW for the episode: discussions of racism, sexism, politics, climate change, death, violence, blood, gore, immigration, police, sex, drugs *
Media Mentions:
Turn Coat by Jim Butcher
Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance by Denali Sai Nalamalapu
Heartstopper, Vol. 6 by Alice Oseman
Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
The Righteous Gemstones---HBO Max
Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
YouTube: @owwrpod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @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
1 hr 29 min
July 22 BONUS EPISODE- "It was nice to write an adventure story about someone who had no business belonging in one." an interview WITH TRAVIS BALDREE
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Hannah and Laura are welcoming back to the podcast one of their favorite authors, Travis Baldree!!! Travis discusses his most recent release, Brigands & Breadknives, digging into how he finds comedy in his characters and seeing what he can "get away with" in his writing. He also shares some details about upcoming graphic novel editions of his works and what to expect from his new LitRPG.
*This episode contains MILD SPOILERS for Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree. *
You can follow Travis online at:
Website: Travis Baldree
Instagram: @travis_baldree
Media Mentions:
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree
Tales from the Territory by Travis Baldree
Four Bastards and a Baby by Travis Baldree
Widow's Bay---AppleTV
Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
YouTube: @owwrpod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @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
43 min
July 15 Ep. 189- Harry Dresden was beleaguered before it was cool. (Small Favor)
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Hannah and Laura are wrapping up their discussion on Jim Butcher's Small Favor by discussing the characters and themes. Laura also shares some worries about an upcoming book to movie adaptation and Hannah returns to a fantasy world that she said she would never go back to.
*This episode contains SPOILERS for Small Favor by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 51 min 38 secs. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of sexual assault, chronic illness, mental illness, violence, blood, death, consent, vampires, werewolves, magic, sex
Media Mentions:
Small Favor by Jim Butcher
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Clakson's Farm---Prime Video
Custodians of Wonder by Eliot Stein
Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
Trust Me: The False Prophet---Netflix
Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
YouTube: @owwrpod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @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
1 hr 39 min
July 08 Ep. 188- Harry Dresden needs to contact HR. (Small Favor)
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Hannah and Laura would like to be sponsored by Oreo. Nabisco, get in touch. They also chat about Taskmaster, Nic Cage, and a book that frustrated Hannah with its title. Then they cover the final third of Small Favor by Jim Butcher, a book that simply didn't have enough "Gruffs" in it.

**This episode contains SPOILERS for Small Favor by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 49 min 05 secs. **
*CW for the episode: discussions of menstrual cycles, women's health, violence, guns, crime, vampires, magic, gore, abuse, blood, death, self-harm, suicide, mental illness, sex
Media Mentions:
Small Favor by Jim Butcher
The Doctor Will See You Now: Recognizing and Treating Endometriosis by Dr. Tamer Seckin
Spider-Noir---Prime Video
Taskmaster---YouTube
VenCo by Cherie Dimaline
The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
Not Suitable for Work---Hulu
Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
YouTube: @owwrpod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @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
1 hr 31 min
July 07 BONUS EPISODE- "I wanted to explore how messy revolution is." an interview WITH MJ KUHN
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Hannah and Laura are thrilled to welcome MJ Kuhn back to the podcast to celebrate the release of Killswitch Protocol!! MJ shares all about this revenge-filled, cyber-punk, science fiction book that she calls her "anticapitalist scream into the void."
Be sure to pick up Killswitch Protocol and follow MJ at:
MJ Kuhn, Author | SFF books
Instagram: @mjkuhnbooks
*CW for the episode: discussions of climate change, religious groups, cults, futuristic worlds
Media Mentions:
Killswitch Protocol by MJ Kuhn
Among Thieves by MJ Kuhn
Thick as Thieves by MJ Kuhn
SFF Addicts podcast
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Andor---Disney+
Discount Dan by James A Hunter
He Who Fights with Monsters by Shirtaloon
Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
YouTube: @owwrpod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @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
50 min
July 01 Ep. 187- Harry Dresden prefers to go by Harold. (Small Favor)
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Hannah and Laura are in the middle of Jim Butcher's Small Favor and they are (spoiler) loving this book so far. They are admittedly struggling to remember all the different plots and characters in this series (SO many) but dig that Harry Dresden pays his taxes. They also chat about Christina Lauren books, a science fiction novel that challenged Hannah, and the movie The Other Guys.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for Small Favor by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 33 min 17 secs. *
**CW for the episode: discussions of mental illness, death, murder, violence, gang activity, guns, vampires, sex, body objectification, consent
Media Mentions:
Small Favor by Jim Butcher
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren
Flamecraft board game
A Gentle Rain board game
Taskmaster---YouTube
Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Cost of the Perfect Playlist by Liz Pelly
The Honeymoon Crashers by Christina Lauren
The Other Bennett Sister---BritBox
The Other Guys---HBO Max
Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
YouTube: @owwrpod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @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
1 hr 6 min
June 24 Ep. 186- Harry Dresden watches Pirates of the Caribbean. (Small Favor)
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Hannah and Laura are hilarious. No feedback necessary. They are also back to discussing Harry Dresden's antics. They cover the first third of Small Favor by Jim Butcher, discuss a book on endometriosis, and discuss their musical crushes.
*This episode contains SPOILERS for Small Favor by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 31 min 2 secs. *
**CW for the episode: discussions of violence, danger, gore, blood, sex, death, vampires, werewolves, chronic illness, mental illness, abusive relationships, poverty
Media Mentions:
Small Favor by Jim Butcher
Fiction Fans podcast
The Summer Hikaru Died by Ajani Oloye Mokumokuren
My Happy Marriage---Netflix (to
The Doctor Will See You Now by Tamer Seckin
A Fatal Ingredient by Paul Austin Ardoin
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
YouTube: @owwrpod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @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
1 hr 26 min
June 23 TV Tuesday Ep. 32- You have some of your best moments in your darkest places. (The Amazing Digital Circus)
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Hannah and Laura are trapped in a video game and are forced to participate in a series of "adventures" created by AI. That's right! Today's episode is a discussion of The Amazing Digital Circus!! Hannah and Laura break down the episodes, characters hitting close to home, and how surprised they were by this very quirky show.
*This episode contains SPOILERS for The Amazing Digital Circus. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of mental illness, harassment, bullying, guns, PTSD, body dysmorphia, artificial intelligence, trauma, depression, masking, existential crises, abuse, unhoused persons, manipulation, death, loss**
Media Mentions:
The Amazing Digital Circus---YouTube
Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
YouTube: @owwrpod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @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
1 hr 9 min
June 17 BONUS EPISODE- "These worlds end up becoming so real and lived in that they start to consume your imagination." an interview WITH ADRIAN M. GIBSON
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Hannah and Laura are welcoming back to the pod their friend, author Adrian M. Gibson, to talk about his newest release, A Murder Most Fungal! Adrian delves into how his experience working in restaurants helped him create characters, the responsibility writers have for the information they put out to their readers, and how he tries to capture the lived truth of ordinary experiences.
*CW for the episode: discussions of food, racism, politics, colonialism, death, murder, violence, language barriers, ableism, resident schools, genocide *

Be sure to follow Adrian online at:
Adrian M. Gibson | Author & Podcaster
Instagram: @adrianmgibson
Media Mentions:
A Murder Most Fungal by Adrian M. Gibson
Mushroom Blues by Adrian M. Gibson
SFF Addicts Podcast
The Book of Spores Anthology
The Blackfire Blade by James Logan
Haruki Murakami's works
Support the show
Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
www.owwrpod.com
YouTube: @owwrpod
BlueSky: @OwwrPod
TikTok: @OwwrPod
Instagram: @owwrpod
Threads: @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
1 hr 19 min

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