This episode is excerpted from my first Livestream on YouTube, which was held on Friday, December 5. It was nice to chat with all those who came to participate, and I’ll be doing another Livestream on December 12 at 9 pm Greenwich Time to tell the history of Santa Claus. Tune into this episode to … Continue reading "217 – Krampusnacht!"
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216 – Vengeance and Honour by Ben Dixon
Friend of the show Ben Dixon is back to talk about his new novel Vengeance and Honour, a sword and sorcery adventure for older teens and up. Fans of Dungeons and Dragons, fantasy RPGs, and Choose Your Own Adventure stories will LOVE this book, as its full of action, adventure, friendship, and just enough immature … Continue reading "216 – Vengeance and Honour by Ben Dixon"
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215 – Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein
This was a big episode for me to put together, as in I had to limit myself to the amount of time it takes to drink a pot of tea or else I would have talked about Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein FOREVER. How does it compare to Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel? How many Snapes do … Continue reading "215 – Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein"
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214 – My Tween Has THOUGHTS About Banning Kpop Demon Hunters
Chloë does a lot for the show, mostly behind the scenes. But a school of literal actual Lilliputians has banned kids from singing songs from Kpop Demon Hunters struck a nerve, and I thought she had some great ideas about grownups freaking out over a great story that only has good things to teach children.
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213 – Book Drama: Insane Paddington Bear Is Canceled
There are two bits of book related silliness to cover this week. A tiny group of outspoken activists are trying to cancel J.K. Rowling — again. And the corporate juggernaut Studio Canal+ has succeeded in canceling the wild-eyed parody of Paddington Bear that was featured on the revived comedy show Spitting Image.