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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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43:32

Dune DEEP CUT - "Dune: Part 2 (2024)" - Out of the...

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2024/03/06

We finally did it. After over a dozen episodes of Dune content, we made it to the epic release of Denis's Dune: Part 2! What did we think? Did we like it? Was it worth all the time and hype? Is one of Tim's legs shorter than the other? Trust Strange and Beautiful to ask the truly important questions around here. Riverside.fm is a video/audio recording platform built for podcasters. Check them out today for uncompressed audio and video recording, unlimited transcription services, AI Social

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65:47

"Solaris (1972)" - Less about the planet, more about...

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2024/03/01

"Solaris" is a 1972 Soviet science fiction film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, based on the novel of the same name by Stanisław Lem. The film follows psychologist Kris Kelvin, played by Donatas Banionis, who travels to a space station orbiting the mysterious planet Solaris. There, he encounters strange phenomena that seem to be manifestations of his own memories and desires. As Kelvin delves deeper into the mysteries of Solaris, he grapples with questions of identity, love, and the nature of

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25:04

Bonus - "The Unknown Best: Book 1" by Matt Wilkening

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2024/02/27

A book recommendation from Rachel and Matt! The Unknown Best: Book 1 by Matt Wilkening! Get it here!Do you have problems? Good. Michael Malbon doesn’t, and he hates it. His supernatural synesthesia confuses smell with normative information, so Mike always knows what to do to produce the best outcome despite not even knowing what the best outcome is.But success is a paradise, and a paradise which one cannot leave is a prison. So when Mike finds himself mysteriously thrust into a war-ravaged

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73:32

Monthly Book Club: "Solaris" by Stanisław Lem

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2024/02/27

Rachel and Matt discuss the novel "Solaris" by Stanislaw Lem which has been adapted into film twice (episodes incoming!) was it an easier read than Star Maker? Did we think this author was also on some really good hallucinogens? You'll find out!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 like sitting down with girl friends to chat about hot book boyfriends but

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62:39

"Radius (2017)" - Neat Sweet Indie Suspense Thriller

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2024/02/23

Rachel and Matt mostly talk about "Radius" from 2017 but also sort of talk about a lot of unrelated stuff too. From Wikipedia: Radius is a 2017 Canadian science fiction thriller film directed and written by Caroline Labrèche and Steeve Léonard. It stars Diego Klattenhoff, Charlotte Sullivan, and Brett Donahue. Klattenhoff and Sullivan play two survivors of a car accident who discover that one causes the death of anyone who comes within a certain radius of him, and the other has the ability

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91:45

Dune DEEP CUT - "Denis Villeneuve's Dune - Part 1...

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2024/02/16

"Dune - Part 1" directed by Denis Villeneuve is an epic science fiction film based on the novel of the same name by Frank Herbert. Set in a distant future where noble houses control planets and a valuable resource called "spice" is mined on the desert planet Arrakis, the story follows Paul Atreides, the young heir of House Atreides, as his family assumes control of Arrakis. As Paul learns about the political intrigue surrounding Arrakis and the indigenous people known as the Fremen, he

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60:27

"Warm Bodies (2013)" - Unabashedly Romantic Zombies

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2024/02/09

The first in our informally themed February episodes where we talk about love and monsters and how sometimes, enjoying a movie that isn't afraid to be wholly romantic (even with the zombies) is exactly what you need. We watched and loved this Zombie movie with heart, Warm Bodies, which was originally released in 2013 and stares Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer. ... There's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network!Listen to Rachel, Kate, and Hannah discuss spicy books, serious books, and

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91:43

Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune...

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2024/02/02

Another installment in our Dune Deep Dive series. We chat about the third episode of the 2003 Children of Dune miniseries which covers the events of Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. Fanning out about Alec Newman (Truly the superior Paul Atreides from all the adaptations) and the music which is basically the soundtrack of my high school years.Find the "Dark Shadows" reboot here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETBpUCVYz_s&themeRefresh=1Until next time friends!Rachel.... There's more

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90:35

Monthly Book Club: "Star Maker" by Olaf Stapledon

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2024/01/30

May we all one day experience whatever chemically induced metaphysical journey Olaf went on in preparation for writing this book. Possibly while writing this book (as we surmise in the episode). Truly a unique, completely wild work of scientific speculation that must have been an absolute revolution in it's day. This is no pulp "Damsel in Space" drama like other 1930's science fiction. This is an epic journey beyond the bounds of human space, mortal consciousness, and all conceivable

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74:28

Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune...

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2024/01/26

Another installment in our Dune Deep Dive series. We chat about the second episode of the 2003 Children of Dune miniseries which covers the events of Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. Fanning out about Alec Newman (Truly the superior Paul Atreides from all the adaptations) and the music which is basically the soundtrack of my high school years..... Listen to Rachel, Kate, and Hannah discuss spicy books, serious books, and everything in between (but mostly spicy!). It's like sitting down

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90:20

Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune...

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2024/01/18

Another installment in our Dune Deep Dive series. We chat about the first episode of the 2003 Children of Dune miniseries which covers the events of Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. Fanning out about Alec Newman (Truly the superior Paul Atreides from all the adaptations) and the music which is basically the soundtrack of my high school years..... 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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100:05

Dune DEEP CUT - "Dune: Children of Dune" by Frank...

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2024/01/12

The next installment in our long form Dune series. In this episode we discuss the sequel to Dune Messiah, Dune: Children of Dune. If you've heard it's no bueno and to just stop at Dune, don't listen to that noise. Frank Herbert wrote parts of Messiah and Children of Dune before he ever wrote the first book. You can't understand Dune completely unless you understand that the first three books are really a play in three acts. There's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network!Listen to

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40:05

"Vlad Tepes (1979) - Vampires of 1979 - Part 8 of 8

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2024/01/05

The last and driest movie in our vampire tour of 1979, Vlad Tepes. The Communist propaganda version of the Vlad Dracula story. Also a little red thread moment as Rachel spirals into a comparison of all the movies we've watched so far and the original Dracula story. 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 like sitting down with girl friends to chat about hot

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46:21

Monthly Book Club: "The Unfinished World" by Amber...

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2024/01/03

We discuss the short story collection by Amber Sparks entitled: "The Unfinished World" Did Matt learn to love short stories? Listen to find out!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 like sitting down with girl friends to chat about hot book boyfriends but in podcast format! Listen now at Feast, Sheath, Shatter: A Book Chat PodcastLove Movies, TV Shows and

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50:00

Author Chat - Dr. George Paxinos - "A River Divided"

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2023/12/29

We had a lovely chat with Dr. George Paxinos about his one (and only) fiction novel after a career of writing for scientific publication. Professor George Paxinos is the scientist who mapped the brain of humans and the principal experimental animals. He studied at Berkeley, McGill and Yale and was a visiting scientist at Cambridge, Oxford, Stanford and UCLA. As brain cartographers before him, he publishes his work principally in books, 57 in his case. His first, The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic

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86:48

"Salem's Lot (1979)" - Vampires of 1979 - Part 7 of 8

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2023/12/23

Arguably one of the most popular vampire offerings of 1979. We discuss the Stephen King miniseries adaptation of Salem's Lot that was released in 1979. 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 like sitting down with girl friends to chat about hot book boyfriends but in podcast format! Listen now at Feast, Sheath, Shatter: A Book Chat PodcastLove Movies, TV

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65:41

"Thirst (1979)" - Vampires of 1979 - Part 6 of 8

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2023/12/15

"The descendant of Elizabeth Bathory is abducted by a cult of blood-drinking, self-proclaimed supermen who want her to join them."We review the 1979 "Ozploitation" film, Thirst. Another 1979 Vampire offering and THIS time it's not DRACULA! WHO KNEW? This movie is worth a watch even if it's just for the vampire street cred. We didn't hate it but I'm sure in 1979 we would have loved it. (See our rant about survivorship bias)There's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network!Listen to Rachel,

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65:39

"Dracula Blows His Cool (1979)" - Vampires of 1979 -...

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2023/12/08

Another week, another Dracula adaptation. This time with nudity! So. Much. Nudity.A descendant of the famous vampire gets a job as a photographer shooting beautiful fashion models at the family estate. Being around so much naked and semi-naked flesh has the expected effect on him."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 like sitting down with girl friends to

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57:43

"Nocturna (1979)" - The Vampires of 1979 - Part 4 of 8

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2023/12/01

We chat about this movie (?), Nocturna (1979) and the truly 70's nature of ubiquitous nudity and how survivorship bias affects how we view movies from decades long past. "Dracula's granddaughter falls in love with a disco guitarist and runs away to New York City with him."***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 like sitting down with girl friends to chat

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71:50

Author Chat - Haldane B. Doyle - "Our Vitreous Womb"

Strange and Beautiful Book Club ·

2023/12/01

We have an awesome chat with Author/Biologist/Experimental Agriculturalist - Haldane B. Doyle about biology based scifi novel (Collection of 4 novellas) - "Our Vitreous Womb"Find more about him on his website here: https://haldanebdoyle.com/Within the smallest continent a boundless world is born…Thirty thousand years ago the machine age consumed the world.The only remaining resource was biology.Now, the battle for the Earth is ongoing. Slave empires rule the largest continents -- bastions

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