Two nerdy, elder emos who like talking about books, ranting about the patriarchy, and obsessing over the star signs of fictional characters. New episodes every Sunday. Fellow emos and nerdy ranters welcome!
Today is all about February's book club pick, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi, and trying to wade through our feelings about it. We say "I don't know" a lot if that tells you anything. Tangents include the omegaverse and how we want every book to be turned into a movie.
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We're back with another installment of "This Month In Books", where we recap and discuss some of our favorite book community dramas! This episode will cover authors who have to market their own books, mansplainers on Threads on why we can't read as many books as we want, and TikTokers who talk about books they've never read. Did we miss any of the tea? Let us know in the comments!
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Today, we're talking about our January book club pick, Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong, and breaking down all the reasons why we almost fell asleep reading it. Tangents include our newest video game obsessions and what we'll be reading next.
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In this special episode, we're talking to author Kaylie Smith (again)! We have some insider looks at her Heartless Fates sequel, A Reckless Oath (Disney Hyperion), and some sneak peeks into some of her future projects. And if you're like us and need a pronunciation guide...we have that, too!
You can buy both A Ruinous Fate & A Reckless Oath here. You can also check out Kaylie's book playlists on her Spotify.
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We're hosting our first ever "This Month In Books", where we recap and discuss some of our favorite book community drama! This episode will cover the past few years, we'll be ranting into the void about *men*, and hyping ourselves up for the new year!
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It's the first episode of season three, and we're talking about our December book club pick, 12 Days of Smutmas by Dana LeeAnn. Tangents include Kerri Maniscalco's books, our confusing love of young Coriolanus Snow, and what's coming up the rest of the season.
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Happy Halloween! In what may be Dev and Loretta's most NSFW episode yet (you've been warned) we talk about all things monster smut books. Tangents include our favorite horror movies to watch on Halloween, zombies, and Forks, Washington.
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On this week's episode, Dev and Loretta talk Spooky season book recommendations! Tangents include Percy Jackson, haunted houses, and Mike Flanagan.
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On this episode, we're interviewing New York Times bestselling author, Claire Legrand! Claire shares her writing tips, inspiration for her books, and even gives us a sneak peek into her second Middlemist book. Tangents include baseball, cozy Switch games, and being a plant parent.
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Dev and Loretta deep dive into their August book club book, The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent. The first half is spoiler-free and the last half has ALL the spoilers. Tangents include the expansive Naruto universe, wingspans, and having the same lifespans as our fantasy significant others.
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This week, Dev and Loretta walk through some of their favorite Shakespeare adaptions! Tangents include Ready Player One, Holes, and the entertainment industry STILL being fatphobic towards plus-sized main characters.
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We're back with another author interview! We're joined by Kate Dramis - author of the new adult fantasy, The Curse of Saints. Tangents include character Starbucks orders, Twilight, and Game of Thrones binges.
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Today we're spotlighting one of our favorite authors Mary Pearson and giving you the breakdown of all her books. Tangents include werebear smut (again), drinking pumpkin spice in the middle of summer, and Loretta failing miserably at operating basic technology.
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It's a special episode this week! We're joined by Elise (@theword_wanderer) for an interview with author Lana Pecherczyk who wrote the Fae Guardians, Deadly Seven, and the newly released Sinner Sisterhood series. Tangents include Henry Cavill, our addiction to book smut, and finding our fated mates 2000 years in the future.
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In today's episode, Dev & Loretta talk enemies-to-lovers and give all the recs to keep you covered for literally a year. Tangents include Princess Diaries 2 and of course, Zelda.
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This episode we're talking Love Triangles! The ones we love, the ones we hate, the ones everyone should forget about. Tangents include The Hunger Games, Twilight (again), and Red Queen being a YA Game of Thrones.
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In this last installment of our three-part series, we share the annotations of the last two Litjoy Crate editions of the Mortal Instrument books by Cassandra Clare—City of Lost Souls and City of Heavenly Fire. Tangents include pleading with our listeners to PLEASE sponsor our shadowhunter world tour and our preferred reading order of the shadowhunter books.
Today we continue our deep dive into the annotations inside our special edition box set of The Mortal Instrument series by Cassandra Clare. This episode is all about books three and four in the series - City of Glass and City of Fallen Angels.
Tangents include Dev and Loretta trying desperately to remember what the heck happens in this series and how incest needs to stay out of mainstream media. Please, we're begging.
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In today's episode, we take a look at our special edition box set of The Mortal Instruments and discuss Cassie's special annotations! We go through the first two books - City of Bones and City of Ashes. Stay tuned for parts two and three of this series, where we'll share more of Cassandra Clare's insider info from the rest of the series.
Tangents include Clary and her lack of logic and why no one took a DNA test the entire series.
...In this episode, the girls talk to author Kaylie Smith! We discuss her debut novel, A Ruinous Fate, and get some sneak peeks into the sequel, A Reckless Oath.
Tangents include Shadowhunter fangirling, board gaming, and Taylor Swift.
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Ding dong! Join your culture consultants, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of CULTURE. Alongside sizzling special guests, they GET INTO the hottest pop-culture moments of the day and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas. Produced by the Big Money Players Network and iHeartRadio.
Fear thrives in silence and confusion. Ana Navarro rejects both. Her voice is an antidote to today’s chaos. Her new podcast, Bleep! with Ana Navarro, takes on today’s most pressing issues with the voices most connected to it: decision-makers, political leaders, cultural shapers, and people on the frontlines of the story. The conversations acknowledge the emotions we all feel—despair, sadness, fear— but emerge with knowledge, perspective, and hope. The belief is simple: fearless dialogue can transform fear into courage, and courage into change. When fear dominates the headlines, this show digs deeper. Because information, debate, and conversation don’t just ease fear, they give us power to shape the future.
Hey Jonas! The official Jonas Brothers podcast. Hosted by Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas. It’s the Jonas Brothers you know... musicians, actors, and well, yes, brothers. Now, they’re sharing another side of themselves in the playful, intimate, and irreverent way only they can. Spend time with the Jonas Brothers here and stay a little bit longer for deep conversations like never before.
Thanks Dad with Ego Nwodim is back! And this time, she's sitting down with not just dads, but anyone with a dad...so everyone! Raised by a single mom, Ego Nwodim may have daddy issues, but she suspects you might too. This season, Ego has funny, heartfelt conversations with actors, comedians, musicians and athletes about life and their experiences with their own fathers. Each episode starts with a simple question: “who do you want to say thanks to?” and ends with a listener asking Ego and the guest for some personal advice. Produced by the Big Money Players Network and iHeartRadio.
A weekly podcast where host, Robert Smigel, and a rotating panel, his friends, assist callers seeking help in making something in their real life funnier. Anything. A best man speech, a eulogy, a breakup letter, a cover letter, an apology, a Tinder profile - Robert, with a panel of professional comedy writers and comedians, will punch it up and get results. Want help with your writing assignment? Submit it to: speakpipe.com/humorme