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    117. ‘Cookin' with Coolio’ w/ Bobby Hill

    117. ‘Cookin' with Coolio’ w/ Bobby Hill
    Cody is joined by comedian and podcaster Bobby Hill to kick it in the kitchen with Coolio (and finally have a fun, not harrowingly political episode). You can find your copy of the book online and at your cousin Jarez’s house.
     
    Cookin' with Coolio: 5 Star Meals at a 1 Star Price’
    by Coolio
     
    THERE'S ONLY ONE THING THAT COOLIO'S BEEN DOING LONGER THAN RAPPING: COOKING
     
    Coolio started making thirty-minute meals when he was ten years old and has since developed a whole new cuisine: Ghetto Gourmet. His recipes are built around solid comfort foods with a healthy twist that don't break the bank. Start your Ghetto Gourmet adventure with some "Soul Rolls," follow-up with "Finger-Lickin', Rib-Stickin', Fall-Off-the-Bone-and-into-Your-Mouth Chicken," and finish off with "Banana Ba-ba-ba-bread" sweetened with golden honey. Chapters such as "How to Become a Kitchen Pimp," "Chillin' and Grillin'," and "Pasta Like a Rasta" will guide you through creating 5 star meals at a 1 star price. You can't find fusions like Blasian (black Asian) or Ghettalian (ghetto Italian) in restaurants, but you can have them cooking away in your kitchen faster and easier than ordering takeout. As Coolio says, "All you need is a little bit of food, and a little bit of know-how."
     
    Show Notes:
     
    Currently Reading:
    ‘Fire & Fury’ by Michael Wolff
    ‘Watchmen’ by Alan Moore
    ‘Saga’ by Brian K. Vaughan
    ‘The Black Monday Murders’ by Jonathan Hickman
     
    Topics: Stovetops, West Coast hip hop, Pale Horse, Conspiracies, Trick My Truck, Kitchen Pimp origins and methods, wordplay, Demi Moore, African warlords, Hell’s Kitchen, surprise funkalicious, saucegirls, bitch avocados, Jarez, dime bags of seasoning, Jehovah, indexing, television pitches
     
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    New Podcast: So, I've Done Some Googling

    New Podcast: So, I've Done Some Googling
    This is the first episode of the brand new podcast by Cody Melcher available now on its own feed. It's a podcast of whimsy, discovery, wonder, and bullshit. Cody Melcher takes topic suggestions from listeners dives deep into the Google rabbithole to discover more about not only the topic, but how our information is generated.
     
    TOPIC: Centaurs
     
    53% of people don't click past the first two Google results. 89% don't go past the first page. The results for this one get WAY wilder than even Cody imagined.
     
     
     
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    116. ‘Bernie Sanders for President 2016’ w/ Brandie Posey

    116. ‘Bernie Sanders for President 2016’ w/ Brandie Posey
    Cody is joined by comedian and podcaster Brandie Posey to DEFINITELY NOT UPSET ANYONE ABOUT POLITICS. You can find your copy of the book online and in the apartment of, like, the worst of your dude friends. Like, he’s a good enough guy… but… you wouldn’t let him talk to your boss at a work party.
     
    ‘Bernie Sanders for President 2016: A Political Revolution’
    by John Davis BA JD LLM
     
    Why vote for Bernie Sanders for President in 2016?
     
    This fascinating book explores all that voters need to understand about the issues. The book includes many references to the legislative initiatives of Senator Sanders, and, his supporters, including Senator Elizabeth Warren. The book is intended to empower voters to understand how and why Bernie has become the champion of the People in the darkest hours facing our disappearing middle class, and the poor in America.
     
    The book begins with an analysis of the 40 years of corruption and tyranny, by our own leaders, the media and large corporations, to exploit the people of the United States, economically and otherwise.
     
    Remaining Chapters explore the major issues facing Americans in the upcoming election, including: (1) The Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (fast track); (2) Tax breaks for the wealthy, and corporate welfare; (3) Perpetual debt, and perpetual war, as a form of slavery over the American People; (4) Criminal Justice reforms; (5) Too Big to Fail (TBTF) banks; (6) The conspiracy to lower wages and working conditions for every working American; (7) Wall Street reforms and many other issues facing Americans.
     
    Show Notes:
     
    Previous Episodes:
    15. LIVE: ‘Lyndon’ w/ Brandie Posey & Justin Davis 
    37. 'Let's Make Mary' w/ Lady to Lady 
    38. 'How to Disappear' w/ Brandie Posey & James Fritz 
    75. 'How to Good-bye Depression' w/ Jeffrey Jay & Brandie Posey
     
    Currently Reading:
    ‘Oryx and Crake' by Margaret Atwood
    ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go’ by WHAM
     
    Topics: Depression, hoo boy the sadness, wow stuff is bad isn’t it, just keeping going, surviving, hopes and dreams, the rocks they are dashed upon, in-group thinking and policing, politics, government, giving up, not giving up, giving up again.
     
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    115. 'Git-R-Done' w/ Zach Peterson

    115. 'Git-R-Done' w/ Zach Peterson
    Cody is joined by comedian, podcaster, and dark poet of the plains Zach Peterson to GET IT DONE AND SUCH! *airhorn/finger guns* You can find your copy of the book online and if you drive around Kentucky long enough.
     
    ‘Git-R-Done’
    by Larry the Cable Guy
     
    Git-R-Done is chock-full of fart jokes and straight talk about America. I sat down one day and said to myself, “Larry, you’ve done it all. You’ve got three gold records, a successful DVD, a hit TV show, a picture of Shania Twain givin’ ya the finger, and most important, the high score on Frogger. What more could you possibly do?” Then I started thinking about writing a book. I wanted mostly to write Git-R-Done for all those good Americans who just wanna laugh like I do.
     
    Come on inside and hear me make fun of Janet Reno, Rosie O’Donnell, and my fat sister, who caused a twelve-tray pileup in front of the caramel nut rolls at the country buffet. I’m gonna tell you why Dick Trickle is my hero, why we need to get back to good ol’ common sense, and why I prefer a picture of the Last Supper with NASCAR drivers as the disciples over just about anything.
     
    Lord, I apologize!
     
    The book will go down in history as one of America’s most important events since the breakup of Aldo Nova. Even my mom liked the book—here’s what she said: “There’s really not much I can say here except for I apologize to everyone ahead of time for the crap you are about to read.” Git-R-Done is just plain funny, I don’t care who ya are!
     
    Also available as an eBook.
     
    Show Notes:
     
    Previous Episode:
    94. 'What Makes Me Amish?' w/ Elizabeth O'Neill & Zach Peterson
     
    Currently Reading:
    ‘Communion’ by Whitley Strieber
    ‘Keeper of the Clown’ by John Cherry
    ‘Walden on Wheels’ by Ken Ilgunas
     
    Topics: Ernest P Worrell, just… so much… so… much, shopping carts are WEIRD.
     
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    114. 'The Illuminati in Hollywood’ w/ Dylan Farr

    114. 'The Illuminati in Hollywood’ w/ Dylan Farr
    THE FUTURE IS NOW and Cody is joined by comedian Dylan Farr to learn the ins and outs of how Cody’s new home: HELLywood. You can find your copy of the book online and from the WORST dude standing on a street corner yelling at people about his new cool idea.
     
    The Illuminati in Hollywood: Celebrities, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies in Pop Culture and the Entertainment Industry
    by Mark Dice
     
    The infamous Illuminati secret society represents the pinnacle of power in politics, banking, and the news media; but what about the entertainment industry? Do Hollywood’s elite studios, producers, and celebrities have a secret agenda? Are they part of a covert conspiracy?
     
    Media analyst Mark Dice will show you exactly how Hollywood uses celebrities and entertainment as a powerful propaganda tool to shape our culture, attitudes, behaviors, and to promote corrupt government policies and programs.
     
    You will see how the CIA and the Pentagon work hand in hand with Hollywood to produce blockbuster movies and popular television shows crafted to paint positive portraits of war, Orwellian government surveillance, unconstitutional agendas, and more.
     
    You’ll also learn the strange and secret spiritual beliefs of the stars that fuel their egos and appetites for fame and wealth, making them perfect puppets for the corporate controllers behind the scenes. And you will also discover the rare instances of anti-Illuminati celebrities who have dared to bite the hand that feeds them.
     
    Character Howard Beale once warned in the 1976 classic film Network, “This tube is the most awesome God-damned force in the whole godless world, and woe is us if it ever falls in to the hands of the wrong people,” and unfortunately that is exactly what has happened.
     
    Show Notes:
    Currently Reading: Communist Propaganda
     
    Topics: Communism, religion, mental illness, YouTube conspiracies, magicians, business meetings, Twitter, 2017, Return to Oz, limousine liberals, Jay Leno, feminism, Kim Kardashian, Miley Cyrus, fucking in nightclubs, gay hip hop, The X-Men, turtle fucking, kangaroo hips, Ellen, truck types, equality, video comments, cult mentality, empathy.
     
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    113. 'Christmas in Transylvania' w/ Amy Sumpter & Alexandra Tsarpalas

    113. 'Christmas in Transylvania' w/ Amy Sumpter & Alexandra Tsarpalas
    It’s the holiday season and Cody is joined once more by comedian/writer/director/rapper Amy Sumpter and comedian/character extraordinaire Alexandra Tsarpalas to revisit the INCREDIBLY confusing world of THE VANGELS! You can find your copy of the book in the weirdest holiday display at Barnes & Noble EVER.
     
    Christmas in Transylvania: A Deadly Angels Novella
    by Sandra Hill
     
    For the first time ever,the leader of the Viking Vampire Angels, VikarSigurdsson, has been talked into celebrating a traditional Christmas! The tree has been decorated, the gifts have been wrapped, and the stockings have been hung. And that's mistletoe, not cobwebs, hanging from the ceiling of the creepy castle full of vangels … really!
    The icing on the vampire cookie comes when vangel Karl Mortensen rescues Faith Larson, a battered young waitress, from her abusive boyfriend and hides her in the castle amidst the Christmas chaos. But what Karl thought was a frail young teenager is actually a very tempting woman. And she thinks his fangs are sexy!
    But a strange "Christmas visitor" at the castle and demon vampires up to their old tricks could threaten the budding romance between Karl and Faith. It's an impossible match—a human and a vangel—but Christmas is a time for magic.
    Karl and Faith don't stand a chance …
     
    Show Notes:
     
    Previous Episodes:  

    6. ‘The Fir Tree’ Holiday Special w/ Kristin Clifford & Alexandra Tsarpalas

    51. '31 Days to Becoming a Happy Wife' w/ Amy Sumpter & Alexandra Tsarpalas

    64. 'Women of the Klan' w/ Amy Sumpter & Michael Timlin

    70. 'Anybody Can Be Cool' w/ Alexandra Tsarpalas & Rad Turkin

    89. Holiday eBook Erotica w/ Amy Sumpter & Alexandra Tsarpalas

    Currently Reading:
    ‘What She Ate’ by Laura Shapiro
    ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
    ‘Santa’s Husband’ by Daniel Kibblesmith
     
    Topics: masturbation, FBI lists, militias, editors, longing glances, Transylvania, Amish lawsuits, THE PLOT, Karl (with a K), uncle spooning, way too much conversation about 'Dharma & Greg', Yeardley Smith, SEX, renovation, Lizzie Borden, weird reading, bathrooms, boundaries, love scents.
     
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    112. ‘Darcy Swipes Left' w/ Improvised Jane Austen

    112. ‘Darcy Swipes Left' w/ Improvised Jane Austen
    Cody is joined by the brilliant women of Improvised Jane Austen to meet our destiny, LOL JK! You can find your copy of the book in the ballroom of the saddest child.
     
    ‘Darcy Swipes Left' 
    by Jane Austen and Courtney Carbone
     
    Pride and Prejudice, one of the greatest love stories ever told . . . in texts?!
     
    Imagine: What if Lizzy Bennet and Mr. Darcy had smartphones and dated IRL (in real life)? A classic is reborn in this clever adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice!
     
    A truth universally acknowledged: a rich guy must want a wife.
    A terrible first impression.
    A couple that’s meant to be . . . if they can just get over themselves. #hatersgonnadate
     
    Don’t miss: Lydia taking selfies with soldiers, Mrs. Bennet’s humble-brag status updates, Lizzy texting from her long walks, and Darcy swiping left on a dance card app.
     
    tl;dr Jane Austen’s most famous novel told through its characters texting with emojis, posting photos, checking in at locations, and updating their relationship statuses. The perfect gift for any teen (or any reader with a sense of humor)!
     
    A glossary and cast of characters are included for those who need it. For example: tl;dr means too long; didn’t read.
     
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    111. 'Real Men Don't Apologize' w/ Le Aboav & Matt Brown

    111. 'Real Men Don't Apologize' w/ Le Aboav & Matt Brown
    Cody is joined by comedian/performer/interpreter Le Aboav and comic/writer Matt Brown to finally become the men we never were but were always meant to be(head)! You can find your copy of the book in THAT GUY’s “Man Cave".
     
    'Real Men Don't Apologize' 
    by Jim Belushi
     
    In this "guys guide to life," the star of the hit TV show According to Jim talks about how men can continue to be real men while still managing to make things work with the opposite sex
    Jim Belushi is a national celebrity who has starred in numerous movies as well as the current hit TV show airing on ABC, According to Jim. His "guy's guy" take on things led to a huge following among both men and women who cant get enough of Jim and his irrepressible take on life. Now he's sharing his unique perspective with a funny new book about dating, marriage, and sex that is sure to hit home with every redblooded American male and the women who love them.
    Any guy will relate to Belushi's self-discovered advice from the school of hard knocks. In character with his TV show, Belushi has strong opinions on how real men should act, and he relates his ideas with the trademark irreverent humor that has made him famous. Sample chapters from Real Men Dont Apologize! include:
    How to Be a Man 
    How to Get a Phone Number 
    Boot Camp for Men 
    Sex and the Single Man Over 18 
    and many more!
    Show Notes:
     
    Currently Reading:
    Heterosexuality of Black Men Sociology
    Dr. Laurie Schaffner
    Sexuality Books
    ‘Come As You Are’ by Emily Nagoski
    ‘The Goldfinch’ by Donna Tartt
    ‘What Would Susie Say?’ by Susie Essman
     
    Topics: Diana Ross, boundaries, lotsa sex talk y’all, toxic masculinity, gender roles and gender rolls, dating?, Denny’s and hunting, gender wines, for the back of the room: GENDER IS A CONSTRUCT, just straight-out dragging Jim Belushi, politics politics politics.
     
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    110. 'The Devil Wants Me Fat!' w/ Elliot Lerner & Dave Stinton

    110. 'The Devil Wants Me Fat!' w/ Elliot Lerner & Dave Stinton
    Cody is re-joined by comedian, actor, and writer Elliot Lerner and comedian, writer, and illustrator Dave Stinton // to get The Nemesis out of your Nabisco! You can find your copy of the book at the house of your neighbor who has a lot of free time. 
     
    'Help Lord - The Devil Wants Me Fat!' 
    by C.S.Lovett
     
    1977: Learn HOW the devil is able to influence our eating an how to deal with him. Learn how to deal with your appetite. Last learn how to de-program yourself from bad eating habits.
     
    1982: Book by C.S.Lovett
     
    1995: A wonderful book concerning weight loss.
     
    Show Notes:
     
    Previous Episodes:

    9. ‘The Wendigo’ w/ Dave Stinton

    88. 'Legally Stoned' w/ Erica Reid & Dave Stinton

     
    Currently Reading:
    ‘Infinite Jest’ by David Foster Wallace
    ‘Leaving the Atocha Station’ by Ben Lerner
    ‘Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting TogetherIn The Cafeteria?’ by Beverly Daniel Tatum
    'Your blues ain't like mine’ by Bebe Moore Campbell
    Longform Investigative Journalism
     
    Topics: SATAN, THE LORD, C.S. Lewis, Dan Nainan, dieting, eating disorders, blame, Savior, calories, hunger, The Cave, Judaism, conspiracy, hunger.
     
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    109. ‘Baseball as a Spiritual Experience’ w/ Dan Sheehan & Tyler Snodgrass

    109. ‘Baseball as a Spiritual Experience’ w/ Dan Sheehan & Tyler Snodgrass
    Cody is re-joined by writers/comedians Dan Sheehan and Tyler Snodgrass to avoid talking about baseball while being forced to talk about baseball. You can find your copy of the book at the house of your local old man after you accidentally hit a ball into his yard which also contains a very large dog. 
     
    'Fathers, Sons, & Holy Ghosts: Baseball as a Spiritual Experience'
    by Austin Gisriel 
     
    No other sport, and indeed few other activities evoke as much passion as does baseball. It is a passion that unites generations and genders, laborers and lawyers, Republicans and Democrats. Baseball serves as a common language, a unified way of perceiving the world, a means to greater understanding. Baseball’s shrines, rituals, myths, and heroes certainly give it a religious aura, but many activities may be pursued “religiously.” Baseball is beyond religion. It is a living myth that puts us in touch with Eternity, with the Infinite. Its Miracle is not some long-ago act that contradicts the laws of physics. Its Miracle is the scrubbing away of cynicism to reveal the fresh-faced child within who is ready to believe, eager to believe, who does believe. Fathers, Sons, & Holy Ghosts: Baseball as a Spiritual Experience is an examination in memoir form of how baseball nourishes the spiritual side of those who are part of the game.
     
    Show Notes:
     
    Currently Reading:
    Kurt Vonnegut
    ‘Runnin’ with the Devil’ by Noel E. Monk & Joe Layden
    ‘You’re Not Doing It Right’ by Michael Ian Black
    ‘Annihilation’ by Jeff VanderMeer
    ‘Believe Me’ by Eddie Izzard
     
    Topics: spinning baseball children, St. Louis Cardinals, butter cake, rivalries, Audible.com, fonts, baseball people, Star Wars theories, dads, plot, footnotes v endnotes, 
     
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    108. ‘Passenger to Frankfurt’ w/ Kristin Lytie & Eric Scull

    108. ‘Passenger to Frankfurt’ w/ Kristin Lytie & Eric Scull
    Cody is joined by podcaster/comedian Kristin Lytie and podcast host/improviser Eric Scull to discuss the intricacies of British aristocracy as they pertain to the realm of Belgian horticulturalists and polite criticism of a Dame in Her Majesty’s literary service. You can find your copy of Passenger to Frankfurt in the furthest-back part of the Agatha Christie display at your local Barnes and Noble. 
     
    'Passenger to Frankfurt'
    by Agatha Christie
     
    Christie's superb stand-alone mystery, Passenger to Frankfurt, is a true masterwork of surprise and suspense, as a diplomat comes to the aid of a terrified woman in an airport, only to find that his identity has been stolen and his life is suddenly in serious jeopardy.
     
    Sir Stafford Nye's flight home from Malaya takes an unprecedented twist when a young woman confides in him that someone is trying to kill her. In a moment of weakness, he agrees to lend her his passport. Unwittingly, the diplomat has put his own life on the line.
     
    When he meets the mystery woman again, she is a different person, and he finds himself drawn into a battle against an invisible—and altogether more dangerous—enemy. . . .
     
    Show Notes:
     
    Currently Reading:
    ’Speaker for the Dead‘ by Orson Scott Card
    ‘The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl’ by Issa Rae
    ‘You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain’ by Phoebe Robinson
    ‘We are Never Meeting in Real Life’ by Samantha Irby
     
    Topics: trains, Manhattans, 27 Hitlers, The Parent Trap, aristocracy, posture play, The Mockingjay, conspiracy, Alzheimer's, the news.
     
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    107. 'Mommy, Who Is Donald J. Trump?' w/ Jordan Holmes & XL

    107. 'Mommy, Who Is Donald J. Trump?' w/ Jordan Holmes & XL
    Cody is joined by comedians Jordan Holmes and XL to finally teach your kids about nuance and also the complete lack of nuance. You can find your copy of Donald Trump children’s books at your soon-to-be-defunded library. 
     
    'Mommy, Who is Donald J. Trump?': An Introduction to the 45th U.S. President (Mommy, What is Democracy? Book 1)
    by Taffy Jensen
     
    WE HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT
     
    The 2016 presidential campaign riveted the nation. As grown-ups discussed candidates, issues, and the nation’s future, our youngest citizens were listening – and they have questions.
     
    Mommy, Who is Donald J. Trump? draws kids into the presidential conversation. In clear, unbiased language, families can learn about the dynamic and provocative 45th president of the United States. Read these bright, educational pages with your future voters and engage them in the American democratic process.
     
    Check out all the titles in the Mommy, What is a Democracy? series. Usher in this new era with inclusive family learning and discussion!
     
    DEFINING TIMES ARE TEACHABLE MOMENTS
     
    Show Notes:
     
    Currently Reading:
    ‘Shattered’ by Amie Parnes and Jonathan Allen
    Investigative Journalism & Think Pieces
     
    Topics: nihilism, journalism, Calvin and Hobbes, Shutterstock, Marla Maples, The Omen, vanity presses, impartiality, definitions, Hillary Clinton, rhetoric, nuance
     
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    106. 'Plunder of Gor' w/ Shuffle Quest

    106. 'Plunder of Gor' w/ Shuffle Quest
    Cody is joined by the cast of the real-play pop culture tabletop podcast Shuffle Quest (Gwynn Fulcher, Tom Harrison, and Joe Anderson) to dive DEEP into the world of GOR! You can find all 1,549 Gor novels in the basement of your local “that guy”. 
     
    'Plunder of Gor' (Gorean Saga Book 34) 
    by John Norman 
     
    A mysterious package lies unclaimed somewhere in the great port of Brundisium, and it is rumored that its contents could determine the fate of a world. Whether or not that is true, one thing is certain: Men and beasts will kill to claim it. 
     
    Meanwhile, a young woman, now merchandise, has been brought to the slave markets of Gor after displeasing a stranger in her secretarial job back on Earth. Unbeknownst to her, she holds the key to finding the elusive package—and changing the course of history forever. 
     
    Inspired by works like Edgar Rice Burroughs’s John Carter of Mars novels and Robert E. Howard’s Almuric, this adventure series—alternatively referred to by several names including the Chronicles of Counter-Earth or the Saga of Tarl Cabot—has earned a devoted following for its richly detailed world building, erotic themes, and mash-up of science fiction, fantasy, history, and philosophy.
     
    Show Notes:
     
    Previous Episodes: 
    Gwynn:

    41. "Raising Boys Feminists Will Hate" w/ Gwynn Fulcher & Sarah Shockey

    65. 'The Book of Mormon' w/ Gwynn Fulcher

    87. 'How to Avoid False Accusations of Rape' w/ Jen Ellison & Gwynn Fulcher

    95. 'YOLO Juliet' w/ Charlie Baker & Gwynn Fulcher

     
    Currently Reading:
    ‘Left Hand of Darkness’ by Ursula K. Le Guin
    ‘The Three-Body Problem’ by Liu Cixin
    ‘Eyes Like Leaves’ by Charles de Lint
    ‘White Teeth’ by Zadie Smith
    ‘Year of Wonders’ by Geraldine Brooks
    ‘Road to Little Dribbling’ by Bill Bryson
    ‘Child of God’ by Cormac McCarthy
    ‘By Blood’ by Ellen Ullman
    ‘Notable American Women’ by Ben Marcus
    Raymond Carver Short Stories
    ‘Leaving the Sea’ by Ben Marcus
    ‘White Noise’ by Don DeLillo
    ‘Omega Point’ by Don DeLillo
    ‘The Hundred-Year House’ by Rebecca Makkai
     
     
    Topics: slavery, women, women in slavery, slavery in women, fox in socks, how much women are in slavery these days, what’s the deal with all these women in slavery, ankles.
     
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    105. The Alpha Female's Guide w/ Meredith Kachel & Melody Kamali

    105. The Alpha Female's Guide w/ Meredith Kachel & Melody Kamali
    Cody is joined by producer and comic Meredith Kachel and comic Melody Kamali to finally figure out what the whole deal with women is! Amirite fellas?! You can find the book on Amazon and at your friend from middle school’s—you should probably admit to yourself that the two of you have grown apart as you’ve matured and maybe it’s for the best if you made new friends. 
     
    The Alpha Female's Guide to Men and Marriage: How Love Works
    by Suzanne Venker
     
    America is in love with the alpha female. She’s the quintessential modern woman—assertive, razor sharp, and fully in control. Her success in the marketplace is undeniable, a downright boon to society. But what happens when the alpha female gets married?
     
    She becomes an alpha wife, of course.
     
    An alpha wife is in charge of everything and everyone. She is, quite simply, the Boss. The problem is, no man wants a boss for a wife. That type of relationship may work for a spell, but it will eventually come crashing down. Since 1970, just as women became more and more powerful outside the home—more alpha—the divorce rate has quadrupled. And it is women who lead the charge. Today, 70% of divorce is initiated by wives.
     
    Do men just make lousy husbands? Not at that rate, says Suzanne Venker, bestselling author of The War on Men. The truth is that women don’t know how to be wives. Why would they? That’s not what they were raised to become.
     
    But women can learn. There’s an art to loving a man, says Venker, and any woman can master it. An alpha female herself, Venker learned how to be a wife the hard way—through trial and error. Lots of error. And here’s what she knows today—the set of skills a woman needs to pursue a career, or even to raise children, is the exact set of skills that will mess up her marriage for good. No man likes to be told what to do. And no woman respects the man who does.
     
    The Alpha Female's Guide to Men and Marriage gives women who are used to being in charge the tools they need to make their marriages less competitive and more complementary. Part memoir, part advice, this brave manifesto argues that while marriage is more challenging for the alpha female, it is possible to find peace in your marriage. In fact, it may be easier than you think.
     
    Show Notes:
     
    Previous Episodes: 
     
    Currently Reading:
    ‘How to Grow Up’ by Michelle Tea
    ‘How to Weep in Public’ by Jacqueline Novak
    ‘Anarchist Essays’ by Charlotte Wilson
     
    Topics: libertarians, quizzes, strap-ons, teasing, interrupting, depression, relationships, competition, control, rights, betas.
     
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    104. 5-Year New World Order Anniversary LIVE

    104. 5-Year New World Order Anniversary LIVE

    Cody is joined by friends of the show Peter-john Byrnes, Stephanie Hasz, Bill Bullock, and Brittany Meyer LIVE at The Public House Theatre in Chicago to get down to BRASS TACKS in honor the 5th anniversary of Tomefoolery! All proceeds from the live show went to 826CHI, a nonprofit writing and tutoring center for children. AND there was a special charity auction which will forever change Tomefoolery! You can get the books... but do you really want to?

    'Human Race Get Off Your Knees: The Lion Sleeps No More’
    by David Icke

    David Icke marks his 20th year of uncovering astounding secrets and suppressed information with the publication of his most amazing book yet. He takes the manipulation of the human race and the nature of reality to still new levels of understanding and he calls for humanity to rise from its knees and take back the world from the sinister network of families and non-human entities that covertly control us from cradle to grave. David has moved the global cutting edge so many times since his incredible awakening in 1990 and he he does it again and then some.He describes what he calls the Moon Matrix, a fake reality broadcast from the Moon which is decoded by the human body/mind in much the same way as portrayed in the Matrix movie trilogy. The Moon Matrix has hacked into the human body-computer system, he says, and it is feeding us a manipulated sense of self and the world 24/7.

    '9-11 Descent into Tyranny: The New World Order's Dark Plans to Turn Earth into a Prison Planet’
    by Alex Jones

    The government needed a crisis to convince the people to willingly give up their liberty in exchange for safety. Now the painful facts are in. The dark forces of global government are funding, training, and protecting terrorist networks worldwide.

    Topics: The New World Order (see: Ted DiBiase)

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    103. 'I'm Not Scared... I'm Prepared!' w/ Ashley Huck & Jenn White

    103. 'I'm Not Scared... I'm Prepared!' w/ Ashley Huck & Jenn White
    Cody is joined by comedians Ashley Huck and Jenn White to deal with the number one threat to ants: wolves! You can find the book on Amazon and in a very—I’m sure—well intentioned, but misguided school counselor’s office. 
     
    I'm Not Scared... I'm Prepared! 
    by Julia Cook  (Author), Michelle Hazelwood Hyde (Illustrator)
     
    (Grades K and Up) The teacher at the Ant Hill School wants her students to be prepared - for everything! One day, she teaches her students what to do if a "dangerous someone" is in their school. Unfortunately, in the world we now live in, we must ask ourselves the essential question: What options do I have for survival, if I ever find myself in a violent intruder event? "I'm Not Scared…I'm Prepared!" will enhance the concepts taught by the ALICE Training Institute, and make them applicable to children of all ages in a non-fearful way. By using this book, children can develop a better understanding of what needs to be done if they ever encounter a "dangerous someone.”
     
    Show Notes:
     
    Currently Reading:
    Buzzfeed
    Mark Epstein
    ‘Capitalist Realism’ by Mark Fisher
     
     
    Topics: Niagara Falls, Gossip Girl, bomb threats, Shakira, Columbine, ants, Andorians, metaphors
     
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    102. 'Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality' w/ Scott Duff & Casey Larwood

    102. 'Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality' w/ Scott Duff & Casey Larwood

    Cody is joined by comic and host of OUTCHICAGO Scott Duff and comedian and returning champion Casey Larwood to finally deal with our inner, outer, and inbetweener demons. Learn how to butch up your son so he'll stop having those girly "feelings" and also one chapter about your daughter who you don't make eye contact with anyway because of Eve. You can find the book on Amazon and on the bookshelf of that friend of yours from high school who always wanted kids but didn't really know what that meant, they just viewed it as a societal pressure and a cute accessory. You know, like a mortgage puppy or an office job handbag.

    'A Parents Guide to Preventing Homosexuality'
    by Joseph Nicolosi, PhD {& Linda Ames Nicolosi}
     
    Homosexuality. Is it learned, biological…or both?
     
    The answer to this question deeply concerns parents. They want to know how they can best raise their children. Many would have us believe that nothing can be done to foster the development of healthy gender identity and heterosexual orientation in children. But the clinical experience of Dr. Nicolosi and others, along with a careful look at the professional literature, indicates otherwise. (*HOO BOY*)
     
    Show Notes:
     
    Previous Episodes:
     
    Currently Reading:
     
    Cook Books
     
    Topics: It Gets Better, But I'm a Cheerleader, teaching, veganism, childhood, pseudoscience, The Gay Agenda, Maxim, gender roles, opera canes, piers, CATS.
     
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    101. 'The Angel Wore Fangs' w/ Matt Baume & Sherman Edwards

    101. 'The Angel Wore Fangs' w/ Matt Baume & Sherman Edwards

    Cody is joined by returning champions Matt Baume and Sherman Edwards on the trippiest romance/erotica ride you've ever been on. You can find the book on Amazon and in a weird basement somewhere, I'm sure.

     

    The Angel Wore Fangs: A Deadly Angels Book

    by Sandra Hill

    New York Times bestselling author Sandra Hill continues her sexy Deadly Angels series, as a Viking vangel’s otherworldly mission pairs him with a beautiful chef who whets his thousand-year-old appetite . . .

    Once guilty of the deadly sin of gluttony, thousand-year-old Viking vampire angel Cnut Sigurdsson is now a lean, mean, vampire-devil fighting machine. His new side-job? No biggie: just ridding the world of a threat called ISIS while keeping the evil Lucipires (demon vampires) at bay. So when chef Andrea Stewart hires him to rescue her sister from a cult recruiting terrorists at a Montana dude ranch, vangel turns cowboy. Yeehaw!

    The too-tempting mortal insists on accompanying him, surprising Cnut with her bravery at every turn. But with terrorists stalking the ranch in demonoid form, Cnut teletransports Andrea and himself out of danger—accidentally into the tenth-century Norselands. Suddenly, they have to find their way back to the future to save her family and the world . . . and to satisfy their insatiable attraction.

     

    Show Notes:

    Currently Reading:
    'House of Leaves' by Mark Z. Danielewski
    'Ready Player One' by Ernest Cline
    Agatha Christie

    Topics:
    Vampires, demons, angels, vikings, ISIS, cowboys, sins, gluttony, vocabulary, politics, more angels, seriously what is even happening anymore?

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    100. 'My Awakening' w/ Billie Bullock & Peter-john Byrnes

    100. 'My Awakening' w/ Billie Bullock & Peter-john Byrnes

    Codex is joined by comedians and returning champions Billie Bullock and Peter-john Byrnes for the special all-insanely-racist 100th Episode! You think you know batshit racism? You ain't seen nothing yet! You can find the book on Amazon and, you know, in so many actual places that it would just cause terminal depression in the hearts of good people. But, yay, 100th episode!

     

    My Awakening

    by David Duke

    My Awakening is a powerful autobiographical account of David Duke's evolution from a typical American son to one of the most controversial political leaders in the world. His compelling story takes us from his early life and love of the wetlands and forests of south Louisiana to his activism for the rights and heritage of European Americans. It recounts his political victory in the House of Representatives from Louisiana, and his subsequent amazing races for the U.S. Senate and Governorship that won him a landslide of White voters (over 60%) even though he was vastly out spent and attacked relentlessly by a hostile media.

     

    Show Notes:

    Currently Reading:
    'Watchmen' by Alan Moore
    'Questionable Content' by Jeph Jacques
    Matt Helm
    Lawrence Sanders

    Topics:
    Goodwill, Martin Luther King, Richard Spencer, Bell Curve, racism, autodidacts, childhood, fathers, father figures, sadness, integration, Zionist conspiracies, irony, satire, Nazis, symbolism, rhetoric,  psychology, politics, debate, Blaxploitation, the future.

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    99. 'Adult Golf Joke Book' w/ Joe Lewis & Willie Opper

    99. 'Adult Golf Joke Book' w/ Joe Lewis & Willie Opper

    Cody is joined by artist, producer, performer Joe Lewis and performer/writer Willie Opper to get to brass tacks on these gosh-darned adult golf jokes! Bringing you the best adult jokes from the fairway to the green and everywhere inbetween. You can find the book on Amazon and strategically left out in the locker room at the golf course.

    Absolutely Hilarious Adult Golf Joke Book: A Treasury of the Best Golf Jokes Ever Causing Loud Guffaws and Laughing Convulsions - Hilarious Golf Jokes Delays on the Course, Tee Backups or Any Time

    by The Team at Golfwell

    A Great Gift for Any Golfer. Amazing compilation of the funniest adult golf jokes ever heard! Hilarious Golf jokes for the clubhouse bar, delays on the golf course, tee backups. There are also entertaining golf anecdotes, quotations from well known people throughout the book. Over 200 pages of golf jokes. Puts everyone in a great mood. Laughter helps you relax and focus. No corny jokes here. This is the first adult golf joke book of its kind. Presented by www.TeamGolfwell.com and authored by the Golfwell Team. Non-stop laughter! Keep it in your bag and pull it out for the clubhouse bar. Puts everyone in a great mood.

    Adults Only!

    Show Notes:

    Currently Reading:
    'I'll Never Write My Memoirs' by Grace Jones and Paul Morley
    'Born Standing Up' by Steve Martin
    'Bossypants' by Tina Fey
    'Yes Please' by Amy Poehler

    Topics:
    adulthood, memoirs, fencing, golf, not really golf anymore, blondes, sex, sex things, more sex things, racism, terminology, different clubs, metaphors, wanting to belong.

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