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The Three Body Problem: Part One

Don't call it a book club.
Don’t call it a book club.
The Three Body Problem: Part One
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Friendship: one of the pillars of podcasting. Listen to hear about Dan and Luke’s new friends (0:00 to 4:15). Organization: another pillar, Luke and Dan give some advice on how […]

The Fifth Season: Part Three

Don't call it a book club.
Don’t call it a book club.
The Fifth Season: Part Three
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School’s….in? Luke comes to office hours and gets himself learned. Also get hyped for our next big media project, Life Hacked (6:30). Luke and Dan debate if Essun is mother […]

The Fifth Season: Part Two

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Don’t call it a book club.
The Fifth Season: Part Two
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If you’ve been apartment shopping in your life then boy do we have a #relatable rant for you (6:19). Long time listeners will not be surprised or disappointed when we […]

The Fifth Season: Part One

Don't call it a book club.
Don’t call it a book club.
The Fifth Season: Part One
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You might be wondering, "Luke and Dan, how are you gonna make a discussion about this horrifyingly dark book funny?" We were wondering the same thing. So we start with […]

Warbreaker: Part Three

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Don’t call it a book club.
Warbreaker: Part Three
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Dan kicks this episode off by bringing up Game of Thrones yet again, in spite of his earlier pledge to stop talking about it (5:04). As we wrap up the […]

Warbreaker: Part Two

Don't call it a book club.
Don’t call it a book club.
Warbreaker: Part Two
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Luke is lookin fresh and no man is gonna stop him (07:30). Your favorite fantasy fellows propose several crucial innovations for T’Telir. Dan, known to some as fantasy Sherlock, pieces […]

Warbreaker: Part One

Don't call it a book club.
Don’t call it a book club.
Warbreaker: Part One
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Dan kicks us off by attempting to alienate our listeners with a hot take about superhero movies (8:30), feel free to tell us how you feel about his awful opinion. […]

Aching God: Mike Shel Interview

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Don’t call it a book club.
Aching God: Mike Shel Interview
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Mike Shel pretty much schools us on Aching God, RPGs, psychology, and proper methods of maniacal, sadistic punishment. We laughed. We cried. Dan was almost flayed alive. A good time […]

Aching God: Part Three

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Don’t call it a book club.
Aching God: Part Three
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To start this episode we revolutionize the book adaptation world by throwing out video game ideas (10:50). Tweet us your video game adaptations of books with #adaptmyvideogamealready and we’ll rant […]

Aching God: Part Two

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Don’t call it a book club.
Aching God: Part Two
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Get excited, we are talking about swords this episode. Do you agree with Dan and his perfectly reasonable stance about swords being tools with a somber purpose and thus not […]