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Ep 88 - Dungeon Crawler Carl and Carls Doomsday Scenario

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2024/11/25

Almost everyone on Earth is dead. Everything and everyone you know is gone and you have no time at all to internalize any of it because you are instantly thrown into a fight for your life. No worries, this is going to be fun. Well, for the reader at least. Carl on the other hand has no shoes, no pants, and his only companion is his ex-girlfriend’s cat… who can talk. Believe it or not, as dark as that sounds, this is a hilarious book series we can’t get enough of. Find out why when we discuss the

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01:43:50

Ep 87 - Not Till We Are Lost

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2024/10/28

It’s time to check in on the Bobs and see what has been happening in the Universe. Not a lot really, well if you don’t count the fact the Skippy’s have created a true AI. Or that Howard and Bridgette are exploring a new race of beings. Oh and Bob is helping to set up the “Quiniverse.” Bill & Gar might have figured out FTL travel. Faith is causing problems again. Just kidding, all of our old friends are up to more than I can possibly write here so let’s get into it with Bobiverse book 5, Not Till

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01:05:50

Ep 86 - Masters of Death

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2024/09/30

Viv is a real estate agent who is also a vampire. Fox is a medium who is a fraud who is also Death’s god-son. Viv needs Fox’s help to get rid of the ghost who is haunting the house she is trying to sell. Sound’s like a great setup for a story right? Too bad thats the book we were sold and not the book we got. Find out what book we actually read in our review of Masters of Death by Olivie BlakeOctober: Not Til We Are Lost by Dennis E. TaylorNovember: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt DinnimanHost: Eugene

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Ep 85 - Legends & Lattes

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2024/09/02

Even if you are not a coffee person, there is something to be said about a warm, well lit shop with the smell of roasted coffee beans wafting out the front door. Especially fr those who like to curl up with a good book. Like a fantasy book. Now imagine such a coffee shop set in the fantasy book itself. This month we are reading about such an awesome little whole in the wall run by an orc and a succubus in Legends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeSeptember: Master’s of Death by Olivie BlakeOctober: Not

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Ep 84 - The Milky Way

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2024/08/05

It’s always best to hear someone’s story from them. Which is why we have autobiographies. So when learning the story of the Milky Way, it would only make sense to hear it from her perspective. This month we discuss The Milky Way by Moiya McTier where we get a lot of information about the creation of existence right from the sharp-tongued, sassy, horse’s mouth.August: Legends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeSeptember: Ray’s PickOctober: Shaun’s PickNovember: Joseph’s PickHost: Eugene StephensGuest:

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Ep 83 - The Kaiju Preservation Society

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2024/07/08

Kaiju are giant, monstrous creatures, like Godzilla, best known for destroying cities and wreaking havoc on the planet. But what if they needed our help to stay safe? If there was a place where kaiju could live without harming our world, and could be potentially hunted or harvested for financial gain, you better believe people would try to take advantage of them! This month we explore that idea in The Kaiju Preservation Society by John ScalziJuly: The Milky Way by Moiya McTierAugust: Legends &

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Ep 82 - Starter Villain

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2024/06/10

A lot of people dream about a mysterious uncle dying and leaving them money; so much so its a trope in most media. But what if a mysterious uncle did you leave money. And not just a little, millions, billions, even trillions of dollars? That would be awesome! except for the fact its all tied up in his business that you now have to run. The business of being a villain. Oh and your cat has been spying on you for years and was sent by your uncle to do so. That’s exactly what happens to Charlie in this

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Ep 81 - Making It So

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2024/05/06

Did you know besides being Jean-Luc Picard and Professor X that Patrick Stewart was also in a ton of theater productions? Of course you did because it was a big deal for him to go “slumming it” and join the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation. But in case you didn’t know, the man takes us through his life, first hand, as he reads his autobiography, Making It So by Patrick StewartMay: Starter Villain by John ScalziHost: Eugene StephensGuest: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, Shaun Mclaren, Jennifer

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Ep 80 - Wool

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2024/04/01

We’ve all heard someone say something to the effect of, “that’s just how we do it and always have.” Imagine that being applied to everything in your life; who is allowed to have children, who is in control of the government, why can no one go outside? Now imagine even asking those questions would get you executed. Welcome to the world in the Silo, based on the book Wool by Hugh HoweySponsor: Magic MindApril: Making It So by Patrick StewartMay: Starter Villain by John ScalziHost: Eugene

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Ep 79 - Freedom (TM)

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2024/03/04

The Daemon continues to spread. The economy is failing. Food and gas prices are through the roof and looting is widespread across the US, and the world. But is the Daemon to blame, or corporations? What if the Daemon is here to save us and help bring forth a new world where people, not businesses, decide our fate? Find out in this month’s book, Freedom (TM) by Daniel Suarez.Next books will be:March: Wool by Hugh HoweyApril: Making It So by Patrick StewartMay: Starter Villain by John ScalziHost:

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01:07:27

Ep 78 - Daemon

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2024/01/29

Artificial Intelligence is all the rage right now causing people to question its use and how it will effect society. But what if it didn’t take AI to bring down the world we know, what if all it took was a really complex decision tree programmed by a genius and set out upon the world after his death? This month we take a look at the first in a two part series where it happens and even though people die, fortunes are lost and countries could fall, we have to ask, is that a bad thing? Find out in this

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Ep 77 - Half a Soul

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2023/12/04

What do you get when you mix Bridgerton with a little Harry Potter? Imagine trying to abide by all of the social norms of the day, while trying to find a husband and doing so only being able to feel a few extreme emotions. How do you know when you have offended a lord, or lady, or wizard when you are unable to pick up on most social queues? Find out in this month’s book, Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater.Next books will be:December: Other Books We’ve ReadJanuary: Daemon by Daniel SuarezFebruary:

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01:09:27

Ep 76 - How to Do Nothing

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2023/10/23

Social media, grind culture, modern life is a series one thing after another always seeming to speed up and never slow down. But more and more people are pushing back and taking back time for themselves. While the title and synopsis for How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell seems to be about that very subject, is it really? This month we discuss How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell and what we feel the book is about.Next books will be:November: Half a Soul by Olivia AtwaterDecember: Other Books We’ve

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Ep 75 - #1 in Customer Service: The Complete...

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2023/09/11

What do you do when aliens, or demons, or manatees from an alternate dimension show up on your planet and start destroying everything? Call you insurance agent of course. Hopefully you have a good one like Tom Stranger. This month we read a collection of stories about the man who does everything in his power to ensure his clients have the best customer service experience possible. #1 in Customer Service: The Complete Adventures of Tom Stranger by Larry CorreiaNext books will be:September: How to do

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Ep 74 - Earthside

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2023/07/31

Earth, our Earth at least, continues to fall into chaos. But over in Outland, everything is great. Well, good. Well, ok. Things are going in the dumpster as well. Kevin and Bill continue to find new worlds but most aren’t any place you would want to vacation on. The colony keeps finding more survivors which means more mouths to feed. Monica and B keep running into locals who don’t want to pull their weight or overthrow the colony. So just another day of life in Earthside by Dennis E. TaylorNext

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Ep 73 - The House in the Cerulean Sea

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2023/07/10

Linus is a by the book investigator for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He is sent to check on 6 such children who might cause the world to end at an orphanage in a far away island. There he meets the head of the home and other curious beings that do not trust he is there to close the place down. Prepare for whimsical magic at its best in The House in the Cerulean Sea.Next books will be:July: Earthside by Dennis E. TaylorAugust: #1 in Customer Service by Larry CorreiaSeptember: Jennifer’s

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Ep 72 - The Last Wish

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2023/06/05

Before the 3rd season of The Witcher drops on Netflix, we’re reading a collection of short stories about Geralt of Rivia. Some of these stories appeared in the previous seasons of The Witcher so you might already be aware of them while others are new to readers of the series. So grab your silver sword, your medallion and your horse and let’s ride with Geralt in The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski.Next books will be:June: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ KluneJuly: Earthside by Dennis E

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Ep 71 - Lincoln in the Bardo

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2023/05/08

Before a soul passes on to the afterlife, sometimes it gets trapped in a between place, in limbo, in the bardo. And this is the unfortunate fate that has befallen the soul of Willy Lincoln, son of President Abraham Lincoln. Unsure of how or if he should move on, he is much discussed by the other 160+ ghosts that haunt the bardo with him. Read by a huge casts, this month we review Lincoln in the Bardo by George Sanders.Next books will be:May: The Last Wish by Andrzej SapkowskiJune: Jennifer’s

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Ep 70 - A Darker Shade of Magic

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2023/04/03

Image a world where there are multiple Londons in separate dimensions; some of lively and gush with magic while others seem to have the color literally fading out of them. And one that was sealed off to protect the others because of magic gone amuck. This is the world V.E. Schwab paints for us in A Darker Shade of Magic where we follow Kell, one of few people who can go between the worlds.Next books will be:April: Lincoln in the Bardo by George SandersMay: Joseph’s PickJune: Jennifer’s PickJuly:

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Ep 69 - The Overstory

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2023/02/27

There is an old saying about not being able to see the forrest for the trees. In The Overstory, it could be said people can’t see life for the trees with the exception being several random people who are all brought together to fight for trees and to attempt to save the forrest. This month we discuss Richard Power’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel about how saving trees is the only way we can save ourselves.Next books will be:March - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. SchwabHost: Eugene StephensGuest: Ray

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