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On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR Pod)

Hannah C. and Laura M.

We are two best friends who do a deep dive into a new book book series, one book at a time. Join us while we assess the plot, the characters, and the themes of each book, while laughing at some of the more...interesting choices. Join us as we highlight the new series while updating you on other things we are reading, watching, and/or enjoying!Current Seasons:Season 1: Shai"Tan on Wheel of TimeSeason 2: Blazing through the Poppy WarsSeason 3: The Murderbot Diaries DiariesSeason 4: Peaking into the

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91:00

BONUS EPISODE-"Jennifer Lopez is a psychologist."...

On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR Pod) ·

2025/03/05

Send us a text Hannah and Laura are traveling into minds in order to assist the FBI, but they get trapped and require author Steve Westenra's help to get back to reality. That's right! The Cell, a Jennifer Lopez sci-fi/horror movie, is the topic of today's episode! Steve, Hannah, and Laura do a deep dive on the themes, cinematography, and horror elements present in a movie that is drastically different from J-Lo's other work in 2000. *This episode contains SPOILERS for The Cell (2000 movie)....

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Ep. 143- We are dealing with this in our own time....

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2025/02/26

Send us a text Hannah and Laura are wrapping up their discussion of N.K. Jemisin's The Obelisk Gate by discussing the book's characters and themes. They also chat about book club reads, axolotls, turtles, and overcoming anxiety/fears to do things. **This episode contains SPOILERS for The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin. Spoiler section begins at 27 min 12 secs. ** *CW for the episode: discussions of violence, sexism, manipulation, mental illness, racism, xenophobia, death, murder, climate chang...

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70:44

TV Tuesday Ep. 20- "Gojo's been crushing it since he...

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2025/02/25

Send us a text Hannah and Laura are learning to control Cursed Energy while looking for a Curse's missing fingers, so they decide to bring in friend and author, Moses Ose Utomi, to help them. Hannah, Laura, and Moses discuss Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 digging deep into the characters, themes, and their favorite moments of this amazing anime. **This episode contains SPOILERS for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1." *CW for the episode: discussions of death, murder, violence, mental illness, sexism, trauma...

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53:57

BONUS EPISODE- "I need a whole 'Mad Max' sequence." A...

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2025/02/20

Send us a text Hannah and Laura are thrilled to welcome C.M. Caplan back to the podcast to discuss book 2 in their Four of Mercies series, The Diplomacy of the Knife!! They dive deep into the characters of the series, chat about sibling dynamics, learn more about Connor's plotting process, and try to remain calm after reading such a tense, incredible ending. *This episode contains SPOILERS for The Fall Is All There Is and mild spoilers for The Diplomacy of the Knife by C.M. Caplan.* Be sure...

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Ep. 142- Say what you wanna say and let the words...

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2025/02/19

Send us a text Hannah and Laura are covering the final third of the plot of N.K. Jemisin's The Obelisk Gate and are navigating all the things that are ramping up in the Stillness. They also chat about a movie that made Laura cry and Hannah baffles Laura by describing the plots of J-Lo movies. ***This episode contains SPOILERS for The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin. Spoiler section begins at: 37 min 45 secs.*** **Content Warnings for the episode: discussions of murder, death, violence, rac...

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75:32

Ep. 141- Just Schaffa being Schaffa...Ugh. (The...

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2025/02/12

Send us a text Hannah and Laura are covering the middle section of The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin! Things are getting more complicated, and they do their best to keep things sorted. They also chat about book titles being misleading, historical books that are fun to read, and a zany show about a haunted B&B. **This episode contains SPOILERS for The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin. Spoiler section begins at: 39 min 15 secs. ** *CW for the episode: discussions of murder, violence, cli...

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65:08

Ep. 140- Most of these chapters are downers. (The...

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2025/02/05

Send us a text Hannah and Laura are delving into N.K. Jemisin's The Obelisk Gate, covering the first 7 chapters! And let's just say that Hannah is "not pleased" that a certain character has appeared in book two of this trilogy. Laura also shares more about her read through of Vinland Saga and Hannah watched a romp of a movie that she wants everyone to go see. **This episode contains SPOILERS for The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin! The Broken Earth trilogy, book two!! Spoiler section starts at:...

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71:37

BONUS EPISODE- "Utilize the library and be in that...

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2025/01/29

Send us a textHannah and Laura have one of their dreams fulfilled in this week's bonus episode because they get the chance to learn all about libraries and their different services from librarian, Lora Del Rio!!!! Lora (MSLIS) is the Director for Research, Teaching, and Learning, Humanities Librarian, as well as an Associate Professor at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Lora is a wealth of knowledge and answers all of the OWWR pod team's burning questions about libraries. She offers...

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BONUS EPISODE- "I love to show the same moment from...

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2025/01/27

Send us a textHannah and Laura are thrilled to welcome author Adam Bassett to the podcast to chat about his books Digital Extremities and the newly released, Animus Paradox! Adam shares about imagining futuristic worlds, applications of biological technologies, and engaging readers with action scenes. Hannah and Laura now have a new friend and another Auto-Buy author! ANIMUS PARADOX is out on January 27th, 2025!! Be sure to pick up ANIMUS PARADOX and DIGITAL EXTREMITIES by Adam Bassett a...

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Ep. 139- I feel "ick" reading about him (The Fifth...

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2025/01/22

Send us a textHannah and Laura are wrapping their discussion of N.K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season by discussing the characters and themes of the novel. They also chat about a vampire book that Laura shockingly enjoyed and a book that Hannah feels like she wasted her time reading. **This episode contains SPOILERS for The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. Spoiler section begins at: 30 min 05 secs. ***CW for the episode: discussions of death, murder, violence, racism, colonialism, climate change,...

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47:42

TV Tuesday Ep. 19- Lisa Frank never worked a day in...

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2025/01/21

Send us a textHannah and Laura made the bold, colorful decision to cover a documentary for this TV Tuesday! They watched Glitter & Greed: The Lisa Frank Story and try to sort out if they actually learned anything. Spoiler: not much.**This episode contains SPOILERS for Glitter & Greed: The Lisa Frank Story.**Media Mentions:Glitter & Greed: The Lisa Frank Story---Prime VideoDoctor Who---MaxAmerican Factory---NetflixBe sure to follow OWWR Pod!www.owwrpod.com Twitter (updates only): @...

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65:05

Ep. 138- I learned very little in that four hours....

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2025/01/15

Send us a textHannah and Laura are sick, but they put themselves together just enough to cover the final portion of N.K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season and all of its shocking final moments. They also talk about Laura's trip to a museum and some of Hannah's favorite Taskmaster moments. Laura also is sad to learn that a certain author does not portray a character he has written in the television adaptation of his books.*Apologies for audio issues on Laura's end. ***This episode contains SPOILERS f...

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96:58

Ep. 137- Where is our girl? She is gone. (The Fifth...

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2025/01/08

Hannah and Laura continue to "break the earth" by covering the middle section of N.K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season. Laura is fighting a bit of a cold, but she still gushes about Vinland saga and one of her favorite TV shows, and Hannah does something Laura loves.... rants about a book. They also chat about growing more sensitive to certain media and decide that they will watch an upcoming documentary based on some online buzz.***This episode contains SPOILERS for The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisi...

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Ep. 136- Let's begin at the end of the world, shall...

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2025/01/01

It's a new year and a new season for OWWR pod! A fifth season, in fact! Hannah and Laura are covering the first third of N.K. Jemisin's book, The Fifth Season. They also chat about a manga series that Laura loves, a Poirot (BBC) marathon watch, and a fun, queer romance that Hannah recently read. Oh, they also decide to possibly reread The Wheel of Time...**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. Spoiler section begins at: 37 min 25 secs.***CW for the plot section:...

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BONUS EPISODE- Hannah and Laura's 2024 Favorites

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2024/12/25

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Hannah and Laura wrap up 2024 by sharing some of their favorite books, TV shows, and movies! Thank you to OWWR listeners, friends, and guests for supporting the podcast! See you in 2025 as we "Break the Earth" together!Media Mentions:SNL---PeacockKevin Can F*ck Himself---NetflixAgatha All Along---Disney+The Last of Us---MaxBlue Eye Samurai---NetflixFallout---Prime VideoSFF Addicts podcastA Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie CathrallSea of Soul...

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BONUS EPISODE- Fran Drescher as "The Nanny" can bring...

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2024/12/18

It's the holiday season, so that means that Hannah and Laura have decided to go on another wild ride of discussing movies that may or may not be about Christmas! If you're looking for a "cross-stitching movie," this is the podcast episode for you! Hannah and Laura chat about The Beautician and the Beast, a childhood favorite of Hannah's, and try to decide what the overall theme of the movie really is.**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Beautician and the Beast. **Media Mentions:The Beaut...

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BONUS EPISODE- "Things have to sometimes die in order...

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2024/12/11

Hannah and Laura are thrilled to be welcoming back to the podcast their friend, author K.E. Andrews!! The trio discuss Katie's wonderful novel and SPFBO9 finalist, Hills of Heather and Bone. Hannah and Laura fight back tears, do some "chicken math," and gush about the representation present in this emotional, cozy-fantasy book. Katie also shares her process of writing about grief, Scottish folklore influences, and why she decided to "skip" the romance.This episode contains SPOILERS for Hills ...

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BONUS EPISODE- "So much of what we consider true, or...

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2024/12/04

Hannah and Laura are THRILLED to talk with Moses Ose Utomi about his truly fantastic novella series, The Forever Desert!! Moses shares about effective storytelling and its interpretations, writing from the perspective of an outsider, and the realities of being a dreamer. Hannah and Laura also try their best to get Moses to tell them what happens in The Memory of the Ogisi (The Forever Desert Book #3).**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Lies of the Ajungo and The Truth of the Aleke by Mos...

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70:01

Indie Intermission Ep. 18- I hate to be this...

On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR Pod) ·

2024/11/27

Hannah and Laura finish up this their coverage of The Fires of Treason by Michele Quirke by discussing the characters and themes of the book. Hannah read a great sci-fi book by an author that was at a book fair she and Laura recently attended. They also talk about Marvel...again...**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Fires of Treason by Michele Quirke.**Spoiler section begins at: 41 min 20 secs.*Apologies for audio issues on Laura's end.*Media Mentions:The Fires of Treason by MicheleAnt M...

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55:13

Indie Intermission Ep. 17- I'm Sure This Is Someone...

On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR Pod) ·

2024/11/20

Hannah and Laura are on Indie Intermission and finish up their coverage of the plot of The Fires of Treason by Michele Quirke!! They chat about YouTube channels Laura has been watching, Hannah's recent read about the history of D&D, and movies that hit them "right in the nostalgia." They also go in depth into Hannah's farm on Stardew Valley leaving Laura confused...**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Fires of Treason by Michele Quirke.***Apologies for some audio issues on Laura's end...

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