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Overdue

Overdue is a podcast about the books you"ve been meaning to read. Join Andrew and Craig each week as they tackle a new title from their backlog. Classic literature, obscure plays, goofy childen’s books: they"ll read it all, one overdue book at a time.

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01:17:01

Ep 648 - Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill and...

Overdue ·

2024/05/18

The Overdue boys learn how to THINK AND GROW RICH.

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01:10:22

Ep 647 - I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov

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2024/05/13

Isaac Asimov's short story collection-turned-novel has very little to do with the mid-2000s Will Smith movie adaptation, which is a good thing.

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01:01:58

Ep 646 - A Bear Called Paddington, by Michael Bond

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2024/05/06

The Overdue boys celebrate Children's Book Week by discussing A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond.

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01:00:58

Ep 645 - Sharp Objects, by Gillian Flynn

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2024/04/29

Did you know that before Gillian Flynn brought us the book Gone Girl, the movie Gone Girl, and the concept of "Gone Girl-ing" someone, she wrote a murder mystery about a different kind of unhealthy family dynamic!

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01:08:43

Ep 644 - Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi

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2024/04/22

This episode is about Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, the complete edition containing both The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a Return.

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01:06:52

Ep 643 - Holes, by Louis Sachar

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2024/04/15

Holes! We all need 'em, we all love 'em. This is a book where a boy is sentenced to dig a bunch of holes out in the desert because he was accused and convicted of a crime he didn't commit.

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01:10:24

Ep 642 - Last Night at the Telegraph Club, by Malinda Lo

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2024/04/08

Lo's award-winning novel seeks to shine a light on marginalized experiences from mid-century San Francisco. What's most impressive is how she's synthesized all of her research into a couple of fresh, compelling characters - allowing the story to honor the historical record without feeling overly bound by it.Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Follow @overduepod on Instagram and Bluesky Advertise on Overdue See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice

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01:12:04

Ep 641 - War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy?

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2024/04/01

This week's book is about the topic of war and also the topic of peace.

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01:45:40

Stop! Homer Time: The Iliad - Episodes 3 & 4 (Books 5-9)

Overdue ·

2024/03/30

For our latest show-within-a-show, we'll revisit Ancient Greece through Emily Wilson's new translation of Homer's The Iliad.

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01:17:38

Ep 640 - Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk

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2024/03/25

The boys from Overdue cover Chuck Palahniuk's 1996 novel FIGHT CLUB. One of us even rewatched the famous film starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton!

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01:01:56

Ep 639 - There There, by Tommy Orange

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2024/03/18

There There sets itself apart by being a book by and about indigenous Americans in an explicitly contemporary, urban setting.

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01:14:35

Ep 638 - The Mystery at Lilac Inn (Nancy Drew #4), by...

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2024/03/16

The Overdue boys discuss Nancy Drew and the Mystery at Lilac Inn.

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01:10:43

Ep 637 - The Trumpet of the Swan, by E.B. White

Overdue ·

2024/03/11

The boys from Overdue cover E.B. White's children's novel The Trumpet of the Swan.

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01:06:27

Ep 636 - The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis

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2024/03/04

The Screwtape Letters, written from the point of view of a demon whose object is to send souls to Hell, is a deeply Christian work but its appeal comes just as much from C.S. Lewis' insight into what makes humanity tick.

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01:13:03

Ep 635 - Jazz, by Toni Morrison

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2024/02/26

Toni Morrison’s second novel in her beloved Beloved trilogy, Jazz introduces the reader to a trio of characters united by an incident of tragic romance. Will the freewheeling optimism of the Jazz Age set them on the path of redemption or will they be bound to their painful pasts? This episode is sponsored by Factor. Head to factormeals.com/overdue50 and use code overdue50 to get 50% off delicious, ready-to-eat meals. This episode is also brought to you in part by Eavesdrop: Conversations Across

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01:09:24

Ep 634 - The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the...

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2024/02/19

Percy Jackson returns for another road trip across a mythological United States. Plenty of new characters are introduced -- and some of them survive! This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Go to squarespace.com/overdue for 10% of your first purchase of a website or domain. Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Follow @overduepod on Instagram and Bluesky Advertise on Overdue See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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01:09:55

Ep 633 - Network Effect (Murderbot Diaries #5), by...

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2024/02/12

Our month of sequels continues with the first full-length novel in Martha Wells' Murderbot series.

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01:09:24

Ep 632 - Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb #2), by...

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2024/02/05

To kick off a month of sequel coverage, we get bone deep in the Locked Tomb follow up Harrow the Ninth. This obtuse but compelling sci-fi/fantasy tome plays with perspective, doubles down on the space wizards, and challenges the reader NOT to notice oddly specific meme references. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Go to squarespace.com/overdue for 10% of your first purchase of a website or domain. Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Follow @overduepod on Instagram and

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00:55:31

Ep 631 - The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die, by Shirshendu...

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2024/01/29

An early-90s Bengali novel that was translated into English relatively recently, The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die has a lot going for it, but as with many books the thing we'll remember the most is the murderous horny ghost aunt. Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Advertise on Overdue See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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01:33:06

Stop! Homer Time: The Iliad - Episodes 1 & 2 (Books 1-4)

Overdue ·

2024/01/26

For our latest show-within-a-show, we'll revisit Ancient Greece through Emily Wilson's new translation of Homer's The Iliad.

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