Episodes

  • 177: "The Compound": A Sinister Summer Read for "Love Island" Fans

    177: "The Compound": A Sinister Summer Read for "Love Island" Fans
    Jun 29 2026
    Life surrounded by cameras and at the mercy of brands and other residents of an isolated home isn't for the weak. And what if the normal "Love Island" style game was a little more sinister with more personal gain involved?
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • 176: Cozy in Canada with "Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter"

    176: Cozy in Canada with "Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter"
    Jun 22 2026
    The author of the viral "Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries" series is back with a cozy cat shelter set in Montreal. It brings the same historic charm, with new bumbling characters set on the pursuit of magical knowledge. Will we keep reading Heather Fawcett's cozy fantasies?
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    56 mins
  • 175: "Yesteryear": It's Not What You Think

    175: "Yesteryear": It's Not What You Think
    Jun 9 2026
    When the trending book is pitched as a modern social media trad wife being transported back in time, it doesn't deliver as promised. "Yesteryear" is actually a sort of psychological thriller where the narrator is unreliable and unlikable. Anne Hathaway had us all fooled, but we kind of like it?
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • 174: "Half His Age" Only Appeals to Half of Readers

    174: "Half His Age" Only Appeals to Half of Readers
    May 28 2026
    Jennette McCurdy's memoir took BookTok by storm, so fans were lining up for her fiction debut. While loosely based off of personal experience, it may be a tad too blunt and graphic for most readers to enjoy. (Major trigger warnings.)
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    58 mins
  • 173: "Operation Bounce House" Amid the Matt Dinniman Craze

    173: "Operation Bounce House" Amid the Matt Dinniman Craze
    May 18 2026
    The author of Dungeon Crawler Carl took a break from the series to release "Operation Bounce House". Is it more of the same thing? Or does it deserve its own merit in the sci-fi world?
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 172: We Selected "The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1"

    172: We Selected "The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1"
    Apr 27 2026
    Jane Austen and Bridgerton lovers rejoice: Emma M. Lion has come to bust you from your reading slump. At just over 100 pages, this delightful first installment of a series is too short to not finish.
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    42 mins
  • 171: Witchcraft Across the Ages in "The Bewitching"

    171: Witchcraft Across the Ages in "The Bewitching"
    Apr 21 2026
    The spooky chaos of "The Bewitching" doesn't fit into normal witchy stereotypes. With three different decades and three different leading females, is the unique twist worth the twisty timelines?
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    55 mins
  • 170: The Newlyfriends Game

    170: The Newlyfriends Game
    Apr 13 2026
    You've heard of the Newlywed Game, but we bring you the Newlyfriends Game! The Busy Girls are all together for the first time since the pod started. So we had to have some fun. Be sure to watch the video!
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    52 mins