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Strange and Beautiful Book Club

Strange and Beautiful Network

Long time partners, Rachel and Matt, bring their unique blend of wit and weirdness to the worlds of sci-fi, horror, and fantasy. From quirky movie reviews to lively book discussions, they keep you entertained and informed with their mature humor and infectious enthusiasm. Join them as they chase their little nerd hearts through the genres they love.

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80:06

FSS Classic - Book Talk with Kate - "Murderbot...

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2023/03/01

Kate and Rachel discuss the last (for now) book in Martha Wells stunning and awarding winning series, Murderbot Diaries: "Fugitive Telemetry". After an action packed, emotional roller coaster of a novel, Martha generously gives us this fun and fulfilling whodunnit to let us live a day in the life of everyone's favorite construct as it attempts to solve a murder and navigate relationships all at the same time. References: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot. Want your finger on

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79:41

81 Kilo Classic - Forever Knight (Season 1 Ep.17) -...

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2023/02/27

Nick's zero-chill nature and reliance on his vampire powers finally comes back to bite him (pun intended) when he and Schanke are featured on a "Cops" style television show and Nick gets caught on camera doing his vampire thing. Will Nick keep the secret of vampires a secret or will a mysterious force have to step in and keep the information from seeing the LIGHT OF DAY!!There's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network!Listen to Rachel, Kate, and Hannah discuss spicy books, serious

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69:44

The Fountain (2006) or "Death is a disease, just like...

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2023/02/24

In depth discussion of the 2006 visually stunning gem starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz, "The Fountain". A simple, but powerfully told story of life, death and the acceptance of mortality. We had a lot of fun with this one and we hope you enjoy listening! Trying for a shorter, more freeform format. Let us know what you think! Instagram! Patreon!There's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network!Listen to Rachel, Kate, and Hannah discuss spicy books, serious books, and everything in

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58:59

FSS Classic - Book Talk with Kate - "City of...

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2023/02/22

We discuss the brand new novel by Rebecca Schaeffer. Definitely not spoiler free! Kate didn't love this book so it was a great opportunity to break down what worked and what didn't work for both of us as readers. Plus, lots of Henry cameos. Sorry Henry. No Henry's were harmed in the recording of this episode unless you count having to be more than five feet away from his person for more than a minute as harm. Instagram! Patreon! (Come on, you know you want to buy us a coffee every

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73:51

81 Kilo Classic - Forever Knight (Season 1 Episode...

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2023/02/20

Nick and Natalie's relationship hits a road-block when Natalie starts to show interest in someone besides Nick and Nick can't handle the competition (Even though he isn't even playing the game). We discuss their origin story (finally! Do you KNOW how hard it was to not tell Matt how they met?) and the importance of establishing dominance by maintaining eye-contact while drinking blood you just found in someone's fridge. Also coin Nick's very appropriate nickname, Nick "Zero Chill"

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111:26

Enemy Mine (1985) or "Your Mickey Mouse is one big...

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2023/02/17

Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Jr. are pure magic in a movie that takes on one of the most quintessential life lessons that we should all embrace: no prejudice can survive understanding. Davidge is a space-fighter for the human army that is embroiled in a territorial war with an enemy known as the Drac. When Davidge is marooned on a planet with an enemy fighter he is forced to confront a Drac in person for the first time. A beautifully written, poignant, brilliantly acted and

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55:16

81 Kilo Classic - Forever Knight (Season 1 Episode...

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2023/02/14

"Nicholas, are you ready to ROCK?" About sums up the episode. Nick explores his own isolation and feelings of otherness through the lens of a famous rock star who is fighting to reclaim her own image and avoid being framed for murder all at the same time. Filmed liked a good ol' 90's music video this is an especially fun one to talk about. References:DaybreakersDexterLuciferThere's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network!Listen to Rachel, Kate, and Hannah discuss spicy books, serious

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74:56

Wisdom of the Crocodiles or "The line that separates...

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2023/02/10

We are joined by Erik Hanson of the "Cradle to the Grave" Podcast to discuss a little known Jude Law vampire movie called "Wisdom of the Crocodiles" or, more inanely, "Immortality." Although the movie in no way mentions immortality and thats generic and I'm not receiving it right now. I first saw this movie back when the internet was still delivered to your mailbox via discs in little red envelopes and I've had something of a soft spot for it every since. Jude Law and all the actors in the

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81:55

FSS Classic - Book Talk with Kate - "Murderbot...

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2023/02/08

Another glorious triumph of sarcasm, depth, and emotional growth despite all odds by Martha Wells. This is Murderbot's first full length novel and it is just as dense, action packed, and beautifully written as the novellas before it. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Now you can listen to us gush about it on the Book Talk. Enjoy!There's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network!Listen to Rachel, Kate, and Hannah discuss spicy books, serious books, and everything in between (but

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91:24

81 Kilo Classic - Forever Knight (Season 1 Episode...

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2023/02/07

Nick vs. Politics. Well, really it's Nick versus a suddenly politically obsessed Natalie and Schanke. If you thought last week was about parenting, think again because if this isn't an accurate view of what it's like to be older and wiser (and have been on trial for communism) then I don't know what it. References:Old Fort NiagaraBuffy Musical12 MonkeysHighlanderEarth: Final ConflictThere's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network!Listen to Rachel, Kate, and Hannah discuss spicy books,

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80:25

Solomon Kane (2009) - "The Devil will have his due."

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2023/02/05

In which we discuss the entertaining but not deep fantasy epic of 2009 starring James Purefoy as the bad-ass puritan warrior involuntarily bound for Hell. References:The Wisdom of the CrocodilesThe IT CrowdBreath of Fire 2Smoke SignalsBeing Human (UK Version)The WatchmenThere's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network!Listen to Rachel, Kate, and Hannah discuss spicy books, serious books, and everything in between (but mostly spicy!). It's like sitting down with girl friends to chat about

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88:53

81 Kilo Classic - Forever Knight (Season 1 Episode...

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2023/01/30

In an episode whose shenanigans rival even the legendary Highlander episode of '22, we discuss the latest episode of Forever Knight, "Father Figure" in which Nick confronts his greatest fear, a child in his apartment. We tackle such timely topics as:- Matt's 80% correct rule- The newest hit phrase "Pedalling the meme stream"- The fact that Janette's costume designer deserves an award.- How "Purple member's only jacket" and "Kirkland Blood cask" are tongue twisters- WTF is up with Nick's

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126:12

"Dark City (1998)" or "The only place home exists in...

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2023/01/28

Matt and I delve deep into the 1998 Noir masterpiece that starred Rufus Sewell and Jennifer Connelly along with William Hurt and so many more surprising actors. This is a perennial favorite in our house and we hope you love hearing us chat about it. As always, please be sure you've watched the movie first unless you dearly love spoilers (It can happen, I love them very much.)Random references in this episode include (but are probably not limited to):JumperNapoleon Dynamite EffectWinters

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111:48

FSS Classic - Book Talk with Kate: "The Serpent and...

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2023/01/26

We FINALLY read a vampire book and OF COURSE its the perfect intersection of Rachel's thing for fangs and Kate's devotion to winged men. This book was smart, snappy, consistently paced, and a joy to read. Every character was fleshed out to perfection (Pun intended) and the spice level is *chef's kiss. Cannot be looking forward to the next one more. There's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network!Listen to Rachel, Kate, and Hannah discuss spicy books, serious books, and everything in

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98:20

81 Kilo Classic - Forever Knight (Season 1, Episode...

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2023/01/24

Trigger warning: Sexual Assault and Suicide Nick pursues Justice with the ruthless intensity of all people typically associated with bats. Much to the frustration of literally everyone around him since the Justice he's seeking is against a fellow cop. Halfway through Season 1 (Which means we're halfway to Lacroix and I couldn't be happier) Check out all our links on here: StrangeandBeautiful.club (instagram, patreon, you name it, we've got it!)There's more from the Strange and Beautiful

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37:46

Defense of Everything Everywhere All at Once and...

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2023/01/22

Outtakes from our most recent episode of Book Talk with Kate! Includes her defense of Everything Everywhere All at Once, the answer to the question of whether you can store chips in your pant cuffs, Rachel's treatise on why Babylon 5 is the most groundbreaking and underrated seminal Sci-Fi show every made, and more!There's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network!Listen to Rachel, Kate, and Hannah discuss spicy books, serious books, and everything in between (but mostly spicy!). It's

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139:03

"Jennifer's Body (2009)" or "Do you get all your...

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2023/01/20

We had more fun than a barrel full of murderous teenagers possessed by the Beast. We cover everything from the clinical definition of erotic to the fact that Matt, for once, is happy there isn't more nudity. This movie gave us a lot to chat about and CHAT WE DID. If what you've been missing in life is an hour and forty five minutes of Megan Fox snarking and snacking her way through the high school boy population then this movie is for you and so is this podcast. There's more from the

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102:04

FSS Classic - Book Talk with Kate "Murderbot" Books 3...

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2023/01/19

Book Talk with Kate! We discuss the next two novellas in the Murderbot Diaries, "Rogue Protocol" and "Exit Strategy". We're even joined by a surprise guest midway through the episode! Outtakes episode (Including the defense of Everything Everywhere all at Once) will be out tomorrow!Next week we will be discussing "Serpent and the Wings of Night" by Carissa Broadbent so Kate can have a good amount of time to really dig into the Murderbot novel! There's more from the Strange and Beautiful

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77:47

81 Kilo Classic - Forever Knight (Season 1 Ep.11) -...

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2023/01/17

Schanke and Nick race against time to find out who could possibly be targeting "Donut" Don Schanke and take them out before they can take out our favorite human detective. After a couple of lack-luster episodes in a row, it was nice to see one that had a lot of good content to chat about. Matt even saw fit to harass me about how old my favorite movies are. It's only shame if you're a-shamed. But I think they are a-mazing so, pffft. There's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network!Listen

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78:21

Everything Everywhere All At Once or "Of all the...

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2023/01/15

The long awaited (by some anyways) episode on Everything Everywhere All At Once or the universally loved comedy hit of 2022 that Matt and Rachel....kind of didn't enjoy as much as the hype suggested they would. We get into the details on why we weren't wowed in the episode and we were so discombobulated by out strange dislike of this movie that we have invited Kate to join us for a special "In Defense" episode where she gets to defend the movie and convince us we're wrong.There's more from

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