My Dog Ate My Book Report

My Dog Ate My Book Report

A podcast where two weirdo thirtysomethings take turns introducing the other to a formative book from childhood.

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October 24, 2022 10 mins

Welcome to My Dog Ate My Book Report, the introduction Episode!

A podcast where two weirdo thirtysomethings take turns introducing the other to a formative book from childhood. However, first we thought it made sense to do a brief introduction/ preview episode of our two hosts, Brandon and Wren!

The first book we will be covering in episode one is Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, so if you want to rea...

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Episode One: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

Hosted by Wren (they/he) and Brandon (he/him) and edited by Derrick Valen. 

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Episode Two: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

The transcript can be found here: EpisodeTwoTranscript....

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Episode Three!

My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: “The Mouse and the Motorcycle” By Beverly Cleary.

The transcript can be found here: Epi...

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My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon

The transcript can be found here: Episode Four Transcript.pdf

 

Content Warnings:

In the book: fatphobia

In the discussion: brief mention of racist stereotyping

 

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February 7, 2023 55 mins

Episode Five: My Dog Ate My Book Report Sneaks off to the movies!

My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we didn’t read anything, instead we watched some of the film adaptations of books ...

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My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov

The transcript can be found here: Read more

Episode Seven

My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: Pet Sematary by Stephen King

The transcript can be found here: Episode Seven Transcript<...

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My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: Animorphs #1 – The Invasion by K.A. Applegate

The transcript can be found here: Episode Eight Tr...

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My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read “The Cricket in Times Square.”

The transcript can be found here: Link

 

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April 5, 2023 39 secs

We thought it was about time we cobbled together one of these!

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April 11, 2023 10 mins

So something funky happened with our introduction episode when we uploaded our trailer. So we have to repost it to get it back into our itunes feed!

If you have heard it already, apologies! If not, this is a great place to start! It introduces the hosts, and also explains our rating system!

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Welcome to My Dog Ate My Book Report, the introduction Episode!

A podcast where two weirdo thirtysom...

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April 18, 2023 55 mins

My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

For this episode, we took a break from reading and watched the classic PBS literacy mystery show, Ghostwriter.

The transcrip...

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Episode Eleven: The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley

My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley, which was selected by Wren, who read it in ...

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Episode Twelve: Dinotopia by James Gurney

My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: Dinotopia by James Gurney

The transcript can be found here: EpisodeTwelveTranscript

 

Content Warnings:

A guy hits a Protoceratops with a rock and she doesn’...

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My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: The 1974 Post Apocalyptic Book: Z for Zachariah

The transcript can be found here: 

 

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My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

The transcript can be found here: Episode Fourteen Transcript

 

Content Warnings: 

Cultural appropriation
Violence against children

 

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My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry

From 43:42 to 45:17 a passage from a short story is read aloud which co...

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Episode Sixteen: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein

My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein

The transcript can be found here: Episode Sixteen: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein

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Death,...

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My Dog Ate My Book Report is a podcast where two weirdo thirty-somethings take turns introducing each other to a formative book from childhood the other has never read to see if the magic has held up!

This episode we read: The Haunted Mask (Goosebumps series #11 by RL Stine)

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