The Laydown Podcast

Taryn and Fal join Ryan and Jo for this extra long Pride episode! Your hosts talk about Bad Gays and Queer Joy and Jo takes us on a twenty minute history lesson about Roy Cohn and we all get really punchy. It's a great time, enjoy! Happy Pride!

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2024 Reading Challenge

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Between Ryan's trip to London and Jo's trip to NYC, our hosts basically didn't see each other during May, so this Bonus Episode is their chance to talk all about the books they read last month! 

Books Mentioned During This Episode
2024 Reading Challenge

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Bonus Episode! Saint Gibson is on the podcast to discuss her new Urban Fantasy novel, Evocation! It's got magic, romance, curses, and more! Saint will be at Gibson's in person for an event this summer, so mark your calendars! She'll be here Wednesday, July 24th at 6:30pm. If you're local, we hope you join us. If you can't make it to the event, you can order your book from us and let us know in the order comments that you'd like it signed/personalized, and we'll take care of it and mail it to you after the event! Links for all of that below!

S.T. Gibson

Evocation (want it signed this summer but can't make the event? Let us know in the order comments and we'll mail your signed copy after our event!)

Evocation Event Info

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It turns out the one thing our podcast has been missing this whole time is a game segment. Luckily for us, Cait is here to save the day with a delightful game she calls Magical Realism or Real Magicalism? It's a delightful time. Play along at home and let us know how you did!

Books Mentioned During This Episode
2024 Reading Challenge

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It's a Climate Change episode!

Bill Weir, award-winning journalist and Chief Climate Correspondent for CNN, has written a book about Climate Change called Life As We Know It (Can Be)! He and Ryan chat about some things that bring him hope, his reimagining of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and things that we can do in our own lives to combat the worst effects of Climate Change. Enjoy!

Life As We Know It (Can Be)
Bill Weir
 
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Scott Carson (AKA Michael Koryta) joined Ryan on the podcast to chat about his new book, Lost Man's Lane, which is available now!

Michael Koryta
Lost Man's Lane

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Ryan and Jo are digging into their TBR piles/stacks/bookcases and discussing how they decide what to read next, among other things!

Books Mentioned During This Episode
2024 Reading Challenge

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It's Black History Month, and Ryan and Jo are bringing you a ton of recommendations of books by Black Authors! Click the shoppable list below for a list that includes everything discussed in this episode, plus a ton more.

Obligatory "sorry about the audio quality" - we're still figuring out a new microphone setup! In theory the audio will get better each episode. Bear with us!

Books Mentioned During This Episode
The 2024 Reading Challenge

Libro.fm Audiobooks by Black Authors
Libro.fm Black Owned Bookstores

The Lizzie Bennet Diaries

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Ryan, Jo, and Reagan chat about what they've been reading so far this year, how they feel about reading goals, and then they give a rundown of the 2024 Laydown Podcast Reading Challenge! It's an extra-long episode, so buckle in and enjoy!

Books Mentioned During This Episode
The 2024 Reading Challenge
The Music Episode

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It's Ryan's annual chat with Horror Author, Rachel Harrison! They discuss Rachel's latest novel, Black Sheep, they talk about cults, Halloween, Holiday traditions, give each other book recommendations, and more! It's the final episode of the year, so sit back, enjoy, and we'll see you in your podcast feeds in 2024. Have a safe and happy holiday season!

Black Sheep
Rachel Harrison

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