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2 Cents Critic

What"s new, folks? If you"re in the mood to listen to Arthur Howell (creator of the blog 2 Cents Critic) give his thoughts on books, movies, and TV shows, then join in! Podcast Twitter and Instagram: @two_centscritic Personal Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, and Letterboxd: @arthur_ant18 Website: www.2centscritic.com Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/144101970-arthur-howell

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02:02:28

#65 - Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid...

2 Cents Critic ·

2022/08/03

Tune in as Anya and Isabel (Book Expectations) hang out with Arthur for a deep dive into Daisy Jones & the Six, the 2019 historical fiction novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid (The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Carrie Soto Is Back) about a ‘70s rock band that gives off Fleetwood Mac vibes. This makes sense, considering they had been a major inspiration for TJR during the writing of this book. The hosts’ expectations for the upcoming Netflix series adaptation of TSHOEH, the pronunciation of “Rhysand” and

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01:53:12

#64 - Disney+’s Ms. Marvel | Helmed by Bisha K. Ali...

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2022/07/27

Tune in as previous 2CC guest Guy Bradford comes back around for a breakdown of the newest Disney+ Marvel Cinematic Universe series Ms. Marvel. It followsKamala Khan, a 16-year-old Pakistani-American who lives in Jersey City, prides herself on her Captain Marvel geekery, and ends up getting thrown into a journey of self-discovery involving her newfound superpowers and her mysterious family history. Additional topics that Arthur and Guy open up include monstrous depictions ofBritish colonialism,

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02:15:52

#63 - Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi | Directed by Deborah...

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2022/07/20

Tune in as gamer Brojem hops onto 2CC for a breakdown of the Disney+ Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi, which follows the eponymous Jedi ten years after the events of Revenge of the Sith. While covering this expansion of the Star Wars universe, Arthur and Brojem chat about topics like the dangers of recklessly flashing your lightsaber, the desire to steer clear of droid slavery, how apparently easy it is to survive getting stabbed in the stomach, and the ultramenacing portrayal of Darth

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03:23:38

#62 - Netflix’s The Power of the Dog | Directed by...

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2022/07/13

Tune in as Gabi and Margot (Oceans Apart) join Arthur for a deep dive into Netflix’s The Power of the Dog. Adapted from Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel of the same name, the much-lauded 2021 Western (or anti-Western, which is debated on the podcast) psychological drama provides plenty of meaty material for the hosts to analyze with its Montana-set exploration of toxic masculinity, queerness, and emotional abuse. The intriguing ways in which Savage drew inspiration from his life for the novel, Arthur’s

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03:06:56

#61 - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness |...

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2022/07/06

Tune in as Arthur invites Franklin Cota (Teen Girl Talk) onto the program for a deep dive into the 28th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. There’s been plenty to look forward to in this movie, especially since it marks Sam Raimi’s return to the director’s chair since the 2013 James Franco-led megaflop Oz the Great and Powerful. Aside from discussing movie elements like Wanda Maximoff’s arc and the cheesy horror vibes, the hosts chat about Doctor Doom

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01:52:20

#60 - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky...

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2022/06/29

Tune in as Chelsee and Christina (The Bi Pod) collaborate with Arthurfor Pride Month 2022, during which queer content will be featured throughout June. For the fourth and final episode of the month,the focus is on the The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, the 2014 space opera debut novel by Becky Chambers. As the first entry in her Wayfarers series, it boasts quite a few merits, including (but not limited to) the Found Family trope, an extensively queer view on gender and sexuality, and detailed

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02:02:46

#59 - Netflix’s The Half of It | Directed by Alice Wu...

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2022/06/24

Tune in as Dr. Terry Dornak (Hello Wonderful Podcast) stops by the show to chat with Arthur about Netflix’s The Half of it, the 2020 coming-of-age movie that follows introverted teenager Ellie Chu as she pens love letters on behalf of inarticulate jock Paul Munsky and sends them off to his crush Aster Flores. The catch: Ellie herself has caught feelings for Aster as well. On top of breaking down this queer and contemporary spin on Cyrano de Bergerac, Arthur and Terry address the usage ofmedia like

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02:14:22

#58 - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (with Ria and...

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2022/06/15

Tune in as Ria and Valli (Queerily Ever After) hop onto 2CC for Pride Month 2022, during which queer content will be featured throughout the month of June. For the second episode, the spotlight is on Cemetery Boys, the 2020 YA contemporary paranormal novel by Aiden Thomas (Lost in the Never Woods, The Sunbearer Trials). The journey of self-acceptance that Yadriel, a 16-year-old trans Latinx boy who lives in a traditional brujx cemetery community in East L.A., goes on while also trying to help out

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03:26:41

#57 - Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly (with...

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2022/06/08

Tune in as Bruce and Renee (The Novel Queers) join 2CC for Pride Month 2022, during which queer content will be featured throughout the June. For the first episode, the hosts kick things off by breaking down Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly. Having been published just back in January, this contemporary romance revolves around a cooking competition on reality TV, where sparks fly between London Parker, who has come out as the show’s first openly nonbinary contestant, and Dahlia Woodson, a

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01:38:28

Off the Cuff #2 | A Colleen Hoover Discussion (with...

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2022/06/04

Finally, 2CC is back from its unplanned hiatus! The situation looked rocky for a while, what with the dead computer and the initially malfunctioning replacement computer (I blame the Mercury Retrograde), but everything is in working order now. Here’s a new episode in the bonus 2CC series Off the Cuff, which Arthur recorded two weeks ago with his Discord book-club mate Saba. The two of them discuss the work of author Colleen Hoover, who typically writes contemporary romances but also pens thrillers

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01:09:46

Interview with Author Kristen O’Neal (Lycanthropy and...

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2022/05/11

Joining the show on this fine day is Kristen O’Neal, author of the contemporary YA werewolf novel Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses, which just had its paperback release on May 10th. Tune in to hear her and Arthur discuss a multitude of subjects, including their shared love for Jurassic Park, their equally shared displeasure for Jurassic World, chronic illness representation, the role that Discord plays in LAOCI, and time travel. Kristen’s website:https://www.kristenonealwrites.com Kristen’s

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01:58:57

#56 - Disney+’s Moon Knight | Helmed by Jeremy Slater...

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2022/05/11

Tune in as comedian Guy Bradford returns to the show for a conversation about Moon Knight, the six-episode Marvel Cinematic Universe series that ran on Disney+ from March 30th to May 4th. As part of Phase 4 of the MCU, it adopts quite the dark, almost psychological thriller-esque mood in comparison to the rest of the franchise. Considering its mild-mannered museum gift shop employee lead Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac) becomes increasingly uncertain as to the boundary between his reality and his

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02:00:40

#55 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (with Laura...

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2022/05/04

Tune in as Laura Petro and Meggie Gates (YA, We Read It!) hang out with Arthur for a recap of The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. This 2020 magical-realism take on the now-beloved Multiverse subgenre of speculative fiction follows 35-year-old Nora Seed as she ODs to escape her depressing life, which sends her off on a journey to navigate the countless versions of her life that have branched through the aforementioned multiverse. A few of the topics that the hosts chat about are mentalhealth rep, the

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01:29:11

#54 - Gallant by V.E. Schwab (with Jodie and Laura of...

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2022/04/27

Tune in as Jodie and Laura (The Island Library Podcast) collaborate with Arthur for a recap of Gallant, the 2022 supernatural fantasy YA novel by V.E. Schwab (the Shades of Magic series, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue). Coldhearted orphanages, the moment when you realize books that you thought were YA have actually been targeted at general audiences the whole time, Arthur mistakenly referring to one dead dad by the name of another dead dad, and more are all included in this episode. TW: parental

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01:06:40

Interview with Author Eric Berlin (The Puzzling World...

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2022/04/13

Joining the show for today is Eric Berlin, who wrote The Puzzling World of Winston Breen and its two sequels, all of which belong to the small group of puzzle-themed middle-grade books that Arthur had devoured as a child. On top of that, Eric creates puzzles for a living, having whipped up crosswords and variety puzzles for the New York Times, concocted entire puzzle hunts, and launched the puzzle subscription website Puzzlesnacks. Tune into this conversation if you want to hear him chat with Arthur

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03:03:37

#53 - Marvel’s Runaways | Created by Josh Schwartz...

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2022/04/06

Tune in as Matt Cole (Debate This!, Avenge This!) takes a seat at the table to chat about Marvel’s Runaways, the MCU-adjacent three-season TV show that follows a group of six high schoolers as they learn about a murderous scheme that their seemingly upstanding parents have been committing together for years and proceed to do all they can to thwart it. Having premiered in 2017 on Hulu before ending in 2019, it was promoted as a Marvel Studios property despite never giving nods to Iron Man, Hulk,

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01:40:09

#52 - Happy 1st Podiversary!!!

2 Cents Critic ·

2022/03/30

Tune in as Arthur celebrates the 1st podiversary of 2 Cents Critic. Yep, it’s one year old! Over this period, many lessons were learned, varied content was consumed, and discussions and banter were shared with guests. All of this amounted to the total of fifty-seven episodes that have been uploaded to the podsphere. Thank you to all the listeners who discovered this show. Thank you to all the listeners who put the episodes on while they’re cleaning the house, going out for long drives, taking walks,

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03:03:58

#51 - Rooster Teeth’s RWBY Volume 1 | Created by...

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2022/03/23

Tune in as Jackson Leight (creator of the satirical RWBY news websitehttps://bumbleby.com) teams up with Arthur to dissect Volume 1 of RWBY, the American anime web series that online entertainment company Rooster Teeth premiered in 2013. RWBY has been lasting for eight seasons so far, and now 2CC (which already dropped a brief episode on Volume 8 back during the podcast’s text-to-voice days) is returning to where it all started in the world of Remnant when teenage Huntresses-in-training Ruby Rose,

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01:39:45

#50 - Pixar’s Turning Red | Directed by Domee Shi...

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2022/03/16

Tune in as Booktwt buddy Alysha (@alypil_aja) stops by for a review of Pixar’s latest film, Turning Red! Even before Disney+ started streaming it on March 11, it had already garnered quite a bit of positive reception surrounding its subtext on puberty for adolescent girls and menstruation, which have long been social taboos. On top of breaking down all this and more, the hosts chat about complex mother-daughter dynamics, the 2000s-era fad fame of Tamagotchi and Cube World, and Rayaari’s romantic

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02:30:38

#49 - The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas (with...

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2022/03/09

Tune in as Torry (Ready to Be Petty) visits the show to cover The Spanish Love Deception, the 2021 contemporary romance by debut author Elena Armas. Having originally been self-published by Armas and won the Goodsreads Choice Award for Best Debut Novel of 2021, TSLD’s enemies-to-lovers/grumpy x sunshine/fake dating/slow burn love story between engineering coworkers Catalina Martín and Aaron Blackford has enjoyed plenty of BookTok fame over the past year. Does it hold up for Arthur and Torry? In

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