This episode is little chaotic, but honestly, we had to leave in some of these moments because they’re hilarious. Don’t worry though, we still dive deep into the book and share all the little details worth latching onto. We’ve got more predictions, and some final scary movie recs for Halloween weekend!Follow us, tap that 5-star like you’re Nina taking Andy's credit card for a ride after being kicked out of the house, hit us up on social (IG & TikTok) or at mybfbookclub@gmail.com Read along

War, and the threat of war, spurs governments to invest in secret military technologies and weapons. Imperial Japan, ahead of the Second World War, was no exception. After the First World War, Japan set up the Noborito Research Institute: a division of scientists and technicians to invest in overt and clandestine warfare.Stephen Mercado dives into this history in his new book Japanese Spy Gear and Special Weapons: How Noborito’s Scientists and Technicians Served in the Second World War and the

For more than 60 years, the United States has trained fewer physicians than it needs, relying instead on the economically expedient option of soliciting immigrant physicians trained at the expense of other countries. The passage of the Hart–Celler Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 expedited the entry of foreign medical graduates (FMGs) from postcolonial South Asia and sent them to provide care in shortage areas throughout the United States. Although this arrangement was conceived as temporary,

In Belfast, good fences can make for bad neighbors. David Cunningham ( Wash U. sociologist, author of There’s Something Happening Here and Klansville, U.S.A and frequent RTB visitor) joins John to speak about the Troubles and their aftermath with the brilliant Northern Irish novelist/essayist/memoirist Glenn Patterson. His fiction includes The International (1999) and Where Are We Now? but the conversation’s main focus is his two collections of short non-fiction, Lapsed Protestant (2006) and Here’s

Send us a text Halloween is just around the corner. In celebration of this spooky season, we're discussing some of the monsters who have jumped from the pages of the books we've read and given our wimpy hearts a real fright. Books Mentioned: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. HarrowI Cheerfully Refuse by Leif EngerHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling The Stepford Wives by Ira LevinThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Lous Stevenson,...

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You know what they say: Hell is going to grad school. Or that’s what R. F. Kuang says, and we here at Book Squad Goals tend to agree with her assessment. This week, the squad dives into Kuang’s latest, Katabasis, discussing everything from the state of Booktok and the publishing landscape to whether or not an erection qualifies a book for Romantasy status. Feel free to weigh in by sending an email to thesquad@booksquadgoals.com. You can also check out our blog for at least one NEW POST (gasp) at

Lorrie Kim is back to talk Chapter 30 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Sacking of Severus Snape with us! Harry is desperate to find the diadem of Ravenclaw... and throws around an Unforgivable?! Tsk tsk, Mr. Potter. In classic Swish style, we talked so much we had to split this half of a half of a chapter up. The rest will be released next week!Thank you so much for joining us, Lorrie! You can find her podcast here and her personal site here!Check out our website for all of our latest

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The history of film calls to mind unforgettable photographs, famous directors, and the glitz and hustle of the media business. But there is another tale to tell that connects film as a material to the twentieth century's history of war, destruction, and cruelty.This story comes into focus during World War II at the factories of Tennessee Eastman, where photographic giant Kodak produced the rudiments of movie magic. Not far away, at Oak Ridge, Kodak was also enriching uranium for the Manhattan

Legal Knowledge in Organizations: A Source of Strategic and Competitive Advantage (Cambridge UP, 2025) offers a step-by-step guide on how to utilize the law as a source of value in organizations. Robert C. Bird demonstrates how legal knowledge can be a valuable asset for firms, providing them with a sustainable competitive advantage that is difficult for rivals to imitate. Bird presents a five-part framework that outlines how firms can use legal knowledge in competitive markets and how they can

In this engaging episode of Big Blend Radio’s “Rants, Raves & Rock ‘n Roll” podcast, legendary bassist Greg T. Walker — founding member of Blackfoot and former member of Lynyrd Skynyrd — joins the show to talk about his latest musical adventure: Two Wolf. The band’s debut self-titled album, out June 6, 2025 through Cleopatra Records, delivers a ferocious modern take on classic Southern rock grit, blending soul, blues, and hard-edged rock ‘n’ roll.Greg discusses the formation of Two Wolf, the

This is part 2 of "The immortal Hulk" ep from Monday on The Haus of Ideas! Go listen to Part 1 before getting to Part 2 so you know whats going on!Inquiries can be sent to hausofthevoid@gmail.comCheck out the NeonicVoid Productions network of podcasts! -https://linktr.ee/neonicvoidproductionsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-book-watchers--5342258/support.

In this episode I'm joined by Rhea and Tilak, professionals from the world of advertising & marketing, to discuss our take on nostalgia, how brands use it to market to millennials & Gen-Z and how it can serve as a great tool for introspection.

Milkman tells the story of an 18 year old girl living in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. The novel is set in the late 1970s, at a time when large parts of the Catholic community were in effect run by the IRA, and most families would have had young men involved in the struggle in one way or another, with many of them being captured, injured or killed. The story is told entirely in the first person, through the eyes of an 18 year old girl, who is being stalked by a mysterious older man ca...

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in August. You get 10% off your books when you order your October Reading Recap bundle. Each month, we offer a Reading Recap bundle, which features Annie’s favorite books she read that month.To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 553), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app: A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar The Irish

APPROX AGE RATING: 14+Welcome back to The Reading Cafe, the award-winning podcast named Best Children and Young Adults' Show by the Independent Podcast Awards, as well as Kids finalist in the 2025 British Podcast Awards and Books finalist in the 2025 Independent Podcast Awards! This magical new Halloween episode features Annaliese Avery, author of The Wycherleys, in conversation with Cara and Molly. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL DISCOVER: How Annaliese’s characters shape their own stories when she is

Welcome to Plotting and Panting!! We’re excited to be here; grab your favorite drink, get comfy and let’s turn the page together! Today we are talking about A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley! From Sarah’s website: “Mariel Spark knows not to trust a demon, especially one that wants her soul, but what’s a witch to do when he won’t leave her side—and she kind of doesn’t want him to?” A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon — Author Sarah Hawley Panting Scale Barely Warm – ...

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The Catcher In The Rye - A Short Film by Leah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fVkYDlqoII&t=161s&pp=ygUdY2F0Y2hlciBpbiB0aGUgcnllIHNob3J0IGZpbG0%3DThe Catcher In The Rye Short Film (2016) by Jacob Horne Movies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6gWaSbZGgs&t=96s&pp=ygUdY2F0Y2hlciBpbiB0aGUgcnllIHNob3J0IGZpbG0%3DThe Catcher in the Rye | A Short Film by Gabe McKeown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSkHE2mOi3o&pp=ygUdY2F0Y2hlciBpbiB0aGUgcnllIHNob3J0IGZpbG0%3D