Book Eaters Podcast

In this episode we discuss coming of age books.  April, Michele, and Iris share stories about the first time that they over imbibed.  Questions around if aliens or robots can have coming of age stories are debated and the definition and pronunciation of bildungsroman is discussed.  Michele confesses that she is not a very good reader, April relates her thought processes to a cow’s stomach and Iris slowly realizes that she may be going through a midlife crisis.

In this episode April and Michele pre-game a little before the episode starts, where they then join Iris in discussing stories that have been retold many times.  Discussion centers around fairy tales, mythology and Jane Austen.  Iris attempts to have an intelligent conversation about Science Fiction authors and narratives with Michele who is unable to keep up and April delves into her fascination with pastiche. 

In this episode we discuss the differences between audio books recorded by a single narrator vs those recorded by a full cast.  

In this episode we discuss books across all generations.  How stories maintain relevance and continue to be read and influence books into the next generation.  A conversation develops regarding religious texts and their translations as well as beloved books from our childhood.

In this episode April, Michele and a special guest, Tracy Stegall, talk about the books that have made them laugh.  They discuss how their personal preferences for humor impact the stories that they choose and the medium in which they choose to consume them. We learn that April has a dark side and that Michele has a dirty mind.

In this episode we discuss White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo and narrated by Amy Landon.  Due to the sobering nature of the book, we chose not to imbibe or create a specific drink.

We each read, listened and watched the story of Where’d You Go Bernadette just so we could talk about the different mediums. Spoilers included

Please join us in our most indulgent and delightful episode yet, where we discuss the first Trilogy in Robin Hobbs Realm of the Elderlings.  We talked about the experiences in listening and reading the Farseer trilogy while we enjoyed a few Sandsedge Slings.

Listen as we discuss the romance genre with our special guess Jess Brent who has well thought out opinions regarding the feminist aspect of the romance genre and who loves these stories with her whole heart and can speak to them in a respectful and endearing way. 

Content Warning:  Sexual Content, Rape and Sexual Assualt

We didn’t pull our punches – in this episode we talk about the audio book narrators we love and those we love to hate.

In this episode we talk about the first time we listened to audio books and how those experiences helped us fall in love. 

In our inaugural episode we talk about how the podcast came about and discuss the art of skimming while reading or listening to books.