A special Nerding Out episode in which we explore a few of our favorite outtakes, bloopers and moments that didn’t make it onto the show. Dylan gets the giggles. Kelsey works on her Dylan impersonation and Dylan …
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Dr. Carr’s Word Forage: Dumb Butter, Finger Coffee & the Problem with Counting in a Circle-Ep.37
Today Poet and MFA Director, Dr. Emily Carr plays her poetry game, Dr. Carr’s Word Forage, with us. We toss around multi-species labels, discuss the most recent dream we remember, and engage in poetry sabotage. Learn the …
Meet Poet and MFA Director, Dr. Emily Carr
Emily Carr says that she “writes murder mysteries that turn into love poems that are sometimes (by her McSweeney’s editors, for example) called divorce poems.” She has lived all over the world and is the author of …
Book goals & the Timeless Blob of Before: Skevious Dive Bars, Book Overlords, Bulbous Proportions-Ep.27
A 60 minute tangent episode centered around book goals and ambitions. Dylan dishes about D&D. Kaisha bemoans her reading fails. We swap tips about finding the time to read and discuss what is on our reading …
Krambambuli and the Dirty Skinflint
A 60 minute episode in which we discuss “Krambambuli” by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach. Yay! Kaisha makes us all feel like losers when she talks about all the books she’s read so far this year. We debate the …
Best Reads of 2017: The Velociraptor Hunger Games, Proximity Bias, Foot Envy, & Crab Cows-Ep.25
A 60 minute episode in which we announce that Dylan is joining us permanently as a cohost. Yay! We each discuss our five favorite reads from 2017. We debate Goodreads usage. Dylan offers to break Kaisha’s legs …
Nerd Expert Dylan Slye: Spam Filters, Rabid Fans, Comic Nerd Hassling & LOTR Battles-Ep.24
A 90 minute guest episode in which we discuss much and cackle more. We grade book covers and maps, battle over nerdy topics, and test the knowledge of nerd-extraordinaire, Dylan Slye. Join in as we tackle important …
The Grande Breteche & Coquettish Behavior: reading nirvana, writing agony, Victorian Bones
A 60-Minute episode in which we discuss in which we discuss reading nirvanas, harsh feedback (and Kelsey’s bruised ego), Star Trek’s Dr. McCoy as a Victorian, and Balzac’s “The Grande Breteche.” Inspiration and cackling laughter abounds. Welcome …
Rip Van Winkle & Termagant Women: characterization, drunken naps, Romanticism & Captain Kirk
A 60-minute episode in which we discuss getting drunk and falling asleep for twenty years, Washington Irving’s fantastic characterization, the one book Kaisha refuses to read, and Kelsey’s insistence that Captain Kirk is the ideal Romantic Era …
Tibetan Lemonade 