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The Summer Reading Podcast

The Summer Reading Podcast

A professor and a librarian read, discuss, and review all the books you were assigned to read in English class. Also, we swear.

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01:07:11

043 My Antonia by Willa Cather

The Summer Reading Podcast ·

2023/06/06

Marty struggles with characters' names, and Jack has feelings about the Cryptozoology museum. Both are enamored with Willa Cather. Place, sensuality, family, and immigrant experiences. Join Jack and Marty as they dive into the American classic, My Antonia by Willa Cather. Like what you hear? Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!

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01:11:03

042 The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

The Summer Reading Podcast ·

2023/05/18

Jack is just *so over* WWII books. Marty sometimes needs to re-start books to get the rhythm & momentum on her side - doesn't everyone? (Answer: No) Death as narrator is inarguably badass (at least to us here at the ol' SRP) and this book earns some rabbits! Listen as Jack and Marty dive into The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak. Like what you hear? Send us a note! We'd love to hear from you - summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com :).

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01:12:33

041 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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2023/05/12

Happy Friday, old sports! Here with a new episode featuring a truly American tale (and not the kind with adorable singing mice), The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Join Jack and Marty as they discuss capitalism, Zelda, film adaptations, and just how many copies of this book they had in their childhood homes. And bonus - Harriet chimes in for good measure! Enjoying the podcast? Let us know! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you :)

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01:10:29

040 The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Summer Reading Podcast ·

2023/04/28

Marty is back! And what better book to jump back into after having a child than... The Hunger Games? Hmmm... wait, maybe not so much. But there's a lot to dive into - favorite characters, politics, capitalist structures, and yes, intense violence involving children. Yeesh. Hear Jack and Marty's thoughts on the first book in this blockbuster YA series, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins! Like what you hear? Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com! :)

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01:03:19

039 The Awakening by Kate Chopin

The Summer Reading Podcast ·

2023/04/18

Jack's mum Rosa returns for another maternity leave special! And don't you know it, we are reading Kate Chopin's The Awakening. Did they love it? Did they hate it? WHO KNOWS Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com.

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01:00:12

038 A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

The Summer Reading Podcast ·

2023/04/12

Whoa now Jack, uh, he's back with another solo episode talking about his favorite children's series of all time: A Series of, um, Unfortunate Events! Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com.

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01:06:55

037 The Pearl by John Steinbeck

The Summer Reading Podcast ·

2023/04/04

Oh, boy, Jack's back writing another episode copy. Did you know he once shared an office with a guy who used to write copy and that guy described it as the most miserable point in his life? Anyway, John Steinbeck wrote The Pearl and Jack's Mum Rosa is back as guest host? Does she like this one more than Flannery O'Connor? I'll spare you the suspense. Yes. Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at

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00:59:59

036 A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor

The Summer Reading Podcast ·

2023/03/28

Jack's Mum joins us as our first ever guest host as we read the short story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor. And you can join us, too, as we learn that O'Connor is not an Irishman as well as learn that Rosa isn't a fan of short stories Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com.

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01:10:19

035 Jack Pours a Drink and Talks YA (A Maternity...

The Summer Reading Podcast ·

2023/03/21

There's another BABY in the world! While Marty's on maternity leave, I snuck into the studio, poured myself a drink, and went on a rant concerning several opinions on Young Adult Literature. Enjoy, or else! Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com.

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01:11:22

034 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle...

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2023/03/14

The copy gets easier with practice. Uh. Oh, yeah. My friends--this is Jack again, btw--my friends, I got this book for Marty for Christmas and we just had to talk about it. You know how it is. Zevin's amazing. This book's amazing. Just listen. Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com.

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01:00:01

033 Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

The Summer Reading Podcast ·

2023/03/07

Hey there! It's Jack again for this one. Crap, Marty's so good at the copy. Alright, folks, you're in for a good one today. Hurston! She's one of THE American writers. This is one of THE American books. We're talking LOVE and PASSION and SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE and COMMUNITY and, uh, DIALECTICS. We've got it all! Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com.

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00:58:36

032 The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Summer Reading Podcast ·

2023/03/02

Hoo boy. Jack's writing the copy for these episodes, so bear with us. Okay so, this episode we, uh, oh jeez, we talk about Feminist writings, the infantilization of women, and Gilman's history of being a eugenicist. Okay! Copy that. Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com.

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00:59:01

031 Candide by Voltaire

The Summer Reading Podcast ·

2023/02/14

Jack and Marty dive into the madness of Voltaire's most famous work. The hard-hitting questions are answered, like - when was this book actually published? What's the deal with El Dorado? Does this remind anyone else of college? :-[ Join Jack and Marty as they discuss the classic, Candide by Voltaire! Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com.

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00:41:04

30.5 Bonus! Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

The Summer Reading Podcast ·

2023/02/09

Jack and Marty CAN'T STOP talking about Meyer's conclusion. Bonus episode for listeners who CAN'T STOP too ;)

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01:12:03

030 Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

The Summer Reading Podcast ·

2023/02/08

And just when you thought things couldn't get more vampiric, we have Breaking Dawn, the fourth book in the Twilight series. Hear Marty's take on vampire birth, Jack's experience reading Breaking Dawn while on a weekend away with his Dad, and both podcasters' general disdain for the Twilight franchise. Are we done here? Who even knows. Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com.

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01:02:56

029 Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

The Summer Reading Podcast ·

2023/01/31

Ooof. Revisit Terabithia with Jack and Marty as they discuss friendship, bonding as outcasts, and processing grief and loss. Paterson certainly knows how to pack a punch. It's possible one of the hosts was weeping over lunch at this one... listen to find out who! Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com.

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00:58:05

028 Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

The Summer Reading Podcast ·

2023/01/24

Coon hunting, American exceptionalism, and masculinity abound. The dogs are pretty great, and the quarter bag of candy. And trophies are always fun... but does there *really* have to be so much hunting??? Join Jack and Marty as they discuss that oft-assigned classic, Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com.

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01:04:52

027 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

The Summer Reading Podcast ·

2023/01/17

It's ALIVE!!! Imagine being a fly on the wall when Shelley came up with this story. Discussions of the creature's eloquence and Dr. Frankenstein's idiocy (and asshole-ery). What on earth were they thinking in pretty much every film adaptation? Do we even get into Mel Brooks or Frankenstein's bride? Listen now to hear Jack & Marty's take on Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com.

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01:14:18

026 A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

The Summer Reading Podcast ·

2023/01/10

Capitalism, Christmas cheer, the Muppets and Mr. Magoo - that's right, we're talking A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens! So grab some cocoa or mulled wine, sit in front of a roaring fire and be ready to be visited by the ghosts of Jack and Marty. Bah, humbug! Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com.

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01:19:00

025 Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

The Summer Reading Podcast ·

2023/01/03

Marty and Jack dive headfirst into the land of sparkly vampires yet again, and ask the hard-hitting questions. Like, where did Jacob's charm and personality go? WTF is up with Charlie? And do we really need to make teenage girls feel so guilty about being attracted to *gasp* more than one person?! All this and more as we discuss Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer! Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com.

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