The Summer Reading Podcast

Okay friends, here we go. Choices were made (lookin' at you, Marty), and the Summer Reading team is talking Three Lives by Gertrude Stein. They dive into Stein's life & influence, the value of this book in the time it was written, and their own feelings on the text. Perhaps you'll be curious enough to pick it up yourself!

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Jack and Marty are talking movies, other peoples' podcasts, music, and staying up late. Oh yeah, and they dive into Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin! This is a first read for both, and they have a lot to discuss - Americans in Paris, mid-century queer literature, and the side characters you always want to hear more from in books.

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Happy New Year, friends! Marty and Jack dive into this season of the podcast with none other than the famous modernist classic, Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. They also talk New Year's resolutions, gratitude and penance, and the lovely escapism that comes with reading.

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Jack and Marty discuss vacations, going to the grocery store, and BBC adaptations of... The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (Clive Staples - who was known to his friends as Jack!) We talk about the book, too, of course ;). Step through the wardrobe with us, and listen to a lively discussion on beavers, Father Christmas, and magic of all types.

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Marty and Jack are both exhausted in different ways, so whee! Jack gets into his feelings on prefaces, Marty talks about mom-ing, and both are feeling good about wrapping up the latest series. So dive in with us to The Toll by Neal Shusterman, the third in the Arc of a Scythe series.

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Marty and Jack discuss old-timey commercials (should we add those in?), art, pizza, movies, and... dystopian feminist literature!!! Buckle up, friends, we are jumping into the contemporary classic, The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

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Marty and Jack are back at it with the dystopian fiction! They discuss color schemes, quackery, nose-writing, and self sobriety tests. Neither knows how to pronounce the name Aldous, Marty brings her mirth, and both feel like they are forgetting their lines.

So sit back, relax, remind yourselves that "everyone belongs to everyone," and listen to your favorite podcasters dive into Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.

Just when you thought life couldn't be more bleak, we hit you with more dystopian literature! Luckily, there's some banter tossed in there about beverages, domestic life, and even a fun little technical glitch (woohoo zoom life!).

Kick back, relax, and enjoy our thoughts on the sci fi dystopian classic Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler.

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Summertime, and the living is... dystopian!!! That's right, friends, we are doing a whole dystopian unit, and we're discussing one of the classic summer reads, 1984 by George Orwell! But first we discuss math, wizards, and pedicures. Totally related topics, right? Listen and find out!

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We're still here! Having a busy summer of... reading! At the top of this episode, Marty has stayed out late, and Jack has been honing his Robin Hood skills. AND we are continuing with our series week, discussing Thunderhead by Neil Shusterman. Discussions of "the chosen one," robots with hearts, and lackluster villains await. Listen and enjoy!

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