Podcast in Death

We said we were going to do it someday, and that day is finally here! On this week's episode of "Podcast in Death," we will be reviewing "Year One," the first book of Nora Roberts' "Chronicles of the One" series.

It's a tough book to get through because Plagues are Bad, and there's just a lot of death and dying in this book, but it's also a great book about how people learn to find their strength within, learn to find community, and learn to find tolerance for people who are different from them.

We are very aware that there are MANY of you out there that did not at all like this book series, but we are hoping that you will listen anyway, and maybe you will be inspired to read it again. If you haven't read it, and you have been on the fence about reading it, you might give this episode a listen and maybe you will be inspired to pick it up.

TARA'S BACK!!

This episode, in celebration of Pride Month, we talk about all of the characters in the series who are members of the LGBTQIA+ community. The characters we love, the characters we don't love so much, and we discuss how Nora is continually giving us an ever widening circle of queer characters.

This week, AJ talks with listener Melissa who, like Jen before her, has a lot to say about all things medical. Melissa has a unique perspective having a unique background in Emergency Response. It's a very interesting episode that I hope you will all enjoy!

This week, Tara is still recovering from her throat problems, but the show must go on! So, listener Quincey volunteered to co-host the show and talk about a topic that she suggested a while back: all of the pop culture references in the "In Death" series. We talk about everything from James Bond to Iron Man to Star Wars to the Rolling Stones. We also go off topic a LOT, but it's all pop-culture or book related. Don't be surprised if you come away from this episode with some book, TV or Movie recommendations.

On this episode of the podcast, AJ opened up a Zoom meeting, and let anyone from our Facebook group enter the chat and talk about whatever they wanted to talk about. The conversation went from speculating on the next book release, "Framed in Death," to talking about characters that we would like to see again, to talking about Nora Roberts' "Chronicles of the One" and the controversy surrounding that. It was a fun discussion, and I hope you all have fun with it as well.

In this week's episode, Tara is still sick, so AJ is joined by listener Heidi to talk about all of the teachers in the "In Death" series.

So sorry to say that Tara is still sick and her doctor says he wants her to completely rest her voice, not using it at all, for another two weeks. So, we pivot!

This episode, we play a short discussion we had on our Briefing Room in 2024. In this clip, AJ explains the Karen Read trial to Tara and Jen. Since we recorded this, the first Karen Read trial ended up with a hung jury. Now as we post this episode, the second Karen Read trial is underway, so we thought this discussion is relevant to what's happening currently.

Hopefully, Tara will be back in a couple of weeks and we can continue on as we had been. Everyone keep their fingers crossed!

In this episode of Podcast in Death, AJ is joined by listener Dana to discuss Nora's tendency to repeat character names. We of course have a few spreadsheets to refer to, and we also talk about character names that repeat from Nora Roberts titles to JD Robb titles. It's an interesting look into the statistics of character names.

Podcast in Death is still on a short break, so we bring you another of our "Briefing Room" Episodes that are usually exclusively for our Patrons. This episode, Tara tells us every detail of her recent trip to the UK.

Due to the recent announcement that AJ's mother has passed away, we will be taking a break from the regularly scheduled episodes for a few weeks. We will be back soon to start our 3-month long journey into "The Chronicles of the One."

But, we still wanted to give you all something to listen to, so here is an episode of our Patrons Only podcast: The Briefing Room. In this episode, we talk about famous slogans and how democracy dies in the comments section.