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PODCAST

The Book Pile

Kellen Erskine and David Vance

A podcast where comedians tell you about books so you never have to read! (Now including fiction!) Kellen does standup; Dave writes ads; together they highlight lessons from the world’s best books--and some of the worst. New episode every Monday!

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32:05

THE ROAST OF: Transformers (the Novelization of the...

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2023/02/27

Our YouTube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1QXNiZn4c0btMe0K0piUeQIf you like stuff turning into stuff (okay, Charles Darwin…) then you will LOVE when robots-turn-into-cars is turned into a blockbuster movie, which turns into a piece-of-crap book, which turns into this roast. Enjoy how much we didn’t enjoy Transformers! Also, Kellen has a scheme involving Daniel Day Lewis and Dave just bought a bigger thesaurus.*To buy the book, Transformers, AND support the podcast, click ...

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23:15

The Willpower Instinct, by Kelly McGonigal

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2023/02/20

Our YouTube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1QXNiZn4c0btMe0K0piUeQWant to improve your willpower so that you can work hard and rise above your station, obscuring the shameful secret of your low birth as you hobnob with the bourgeoisie? Us too! Today’s book is The Willpower Instinct about improving your weak willpower. Plus, Dave is still reeling from pop-science books past, and Kellen wants you to badly meditate.*To buy the book, The Willpower Instinct, or listen to it free...

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27:13

Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare

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2023/02/13

Our YouTube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1QXNiZn4c0btMe0K0piUeQFor Valentine’s Day, if you’re ever feeling inadequate as a lover, just remember that at least you and your sweetheart aren’t dead because of bad communication and being overdramatic. Ah, young love! Today we cover the most iconic love story of the last 1,000 years. Plus, Kellen is grateful Romeo and Juliet don't talk like actual teens and Dave drops a new rap song. *To buy the book, Romeo and Juliet, or list...

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22:56

Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir

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2023/02/06

Today’s book is a thrilling sci-fi adventure, and it has everything – comedy, action, science, aliens, references to the Beatles, two f-bombs (just the right amount!), and cowardice. Plus, Dave has thoughts on human laziness and Kellen loves science museums for the wrong reasons.*To buy the book, Project Hail Mary, or listen to it free on Audible AND support the podcast, click here!https://amzn.to/3YoS7XS*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy...

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23:00

Science Fictions by Stuart Ritchie

The Book Pile ·

2023/01/30

Today we answer the hard-hitting questions. How do you separate good science from bad? Which studies should you believe? And if vaccines are so safe, how come Jonas Salk still died??? Plus, Dave explains what a p-value is. (Answer: boring.) And Kellen inhales a lungful of secondhand smoke to prove a point.*To buy the book, Science Fictions, or listen to it free on Audible AND support the podcast, click here!https://amzn.to/452UPV2*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Co...

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32:10

Me, by Sir Elton John

The Book Pile ·

2023/01/23

This excellent memoir covers the legendary career and rollercoaster life of Elton John, the original Honky Cat (note: do not call random white people this, they do NOT like it). Plus, Kellen wants you to know what row he sat in at Elton John’s concert, and Dave has some thoughts on Bob Dylan.*To buy the book, Me, or listen to it free on Audible AND support the podcast, click here!https://amzn.to/3QgRKN2*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy K...

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26:58

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

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2023/01/18

Today’s episode is about a beautiful book on the life of an immigrant Indian-American family, interspliced with Dave and Kellen’s thoughts on the classic film The Land Before Time. We discuss the role of literature in building empathy for experiences unlike your own, and we also sing the classic song If We Hold On Together from The Land Before Time. Plus, Dave still wants you to buy his book so that he can accumulate immeasurable wealth and Kellen finally gets a laugh for his first public jok...

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NEXT EPISODE WILL COME OUT ON 1/18/23

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2023/01/16

This is an apology for not getting an episode out on time this week due to Kellen's being ill (with half the country). New episode will come out Wednesday, Jan 18th. Dave and Kellen also share quick stories about what's crawling in their walls.

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29:23

The Starlings, Episode 1: Airborne, by David Vance,...

The Book Pile ·

2023/01/09

Today we cover a book written by Dave! (You can currently buy it by searching Kickstarter for “The Starlings Adventure Box”, starting January 10! Or if you’re not the reading type, you can just come to Dave’s house and kill him. Either one solves his career problems.) Plus, Kellen reads the book to his two sons, who immediately outsmart Dave. Check it out!*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the...

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23:22

Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke

The Book Pile ·

2023/01/02

Welcome to a new year! We launch 2023 with a book about making good decisions! You should make the good decision to listen to it. Or we will make the good decision to cry. Also, Kellen has beef with Canada and Dave poses his favorite story problem.*To buy the book, Thinking in Bets, or listen to it free on Audible AND support the podcast, click here!https://amzn.to/3QgS2n6*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Go...

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31:36

Our Favorite Books of 2022!

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2022/12/19

Join us as we review our Top 10 books/episodes of 2022! (Plus a few more!) We also answer some frequently asked questions about the podcast (dare we pull back the curtain?!) Thank you so much for listening to us this year! We’re truly so grateful. We can’t wait to come at you with more books in 2023.*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered ove...

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21:29

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

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2022/12/12

Do you think Scrooge ever gets annoyed that, even though this is a book about repentance and change, calling someone a “Scrooge” is still only an insult? Like, culturally, we act like he just stayed evil. It’d be like if you called someone an Oskar Schindler, and what you meant was “Nazi." Plus, Dave reads this book’s PG-13 passages and Kellen wants you to watch video of yourself and suffer.*To buy the book, A Christmas Carol, or listen to it free on Audible AND support the podcast, click her...

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27:44

The Righteous Mind, by Jonathan Haidt

The Book Pile ·

2022/12/05

This book looks at morality through the lens of evolutionary psychology. Which sounds boring, but we promise, there’s murder and cannibalism! Plus, Kellen sings the REAL Lion King, and Dave is such a Gemini.*To buy the book, The Righteous Mind, or listen to it free on Audible AND support the podcast, click here!https://amzn.to/3rLcYZ8*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Serie...

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23:13

Mistborn: The Final Empire, by Brandon Sanderson

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2022/11/21

What if you could swallow certain metals and they gave you POWERS? (Well I guess they do in real life, but only boring powers, like how iron just gives you regular blood.) Anyway, this is our discussion of the high fantasy epic that begins the Mistborn trilogy! Plus, Dave talks about the Soviets again and Kellen wants you to get a night job at a motel.*To buy the book, Mistborn, or listen to it free on Audible AND support the podcast, click here!https://amzn.to/3Y9DsiW*TheBookPilePodcast@gmai...

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22:07

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré

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2022/11/14

Imagine your favorite spy movie! Okay, now take out the spying, the fighting, the hot people, and the hope. That’s basically this book, which is one of Time’s Top 100 Novels. Plus, Kellen plans his perfect crime and Dave tells you too much about torture.*To buy the book, The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, or listen to it free on Audible AND support the podcast, click here!https://amzn.to/3OtIaoD*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Li...

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23:51

Surprise Episode!

The Book Pile ·

2022/11/07

It's a surprise.*To buy the book, The Oxford Book of Aphorisms, click here!https://amzn.to/3OzaztC*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 75 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS...

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19:47

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Book Pile ·

2022/10/31

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Today we cover the most classic of the Sherlock Holmes books, complete with fire-breathing dog! (Fun fact: England DID produce entertainment before the BBC was invented!) Plus, Dave finds a truly wonderful blog and Kellen touts his Reader’s Digest credentials.*To buy the book, The Hound of the Baskervilles, or listen to it free on Audible AND support the podcast, click here!https://amzn.to/3KfFVTb*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Centr...

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23:39

The Charisma Myth by Olivia Fox Cabane

The Book Pile ·

2022/10/24

Want to become more charming and charismatic so you can achieve your boundless and ruthless ambitions? Us too! Today’s book is a step-by-step guide to charisma. Plus, Kellen discourages you from acting like a gorilla, and Dave uses mantras, but he still believes in vaccines!*To buy the book, The Charisma Myth, or listen to it free on Audible AND support the podcast, click here!https://amzn.to/43JINP2*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimm...

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24:43

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

The Book Pile ·

2022/10/17

At age 18, Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein, the groundbreaking, genre-defining sci-fi book, because she needed more extracurriculars on her college application. Today we cover her seminal masterpiece. Also, Dave begs English teachers to teach something fun and Kellen uses any book as an excuse to talk about Inception.*To buy the book, Frankenstein, or listen to it free on Audible AND support the podcast, click here!https://amzn.to/450CyYd*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine ha...

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27:10

I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi

The Book Pile ·

2022/10/10

If you like this excellent book about personal finance, then you will love our much more criminal book, I Will Teach You To Inherit an Immense Fortune. Plus, Kellen can’t stop bragging about all his credit cards and Dave's first car has a series of unfortunate events.*To buy the book, I Will Teach You to Be Rich, or listen to it free on Audible AND support the podcast, click here!https://amzn.to/3q5qC90*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy K...

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