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Cody is LIVE at HavenCon in Austin, Texas for one DOOZY of a live show with comedian, journalist, mother, aging starlet, Carina Magyar. You can find the book on the internet and, apparently, from 1/4 of all Tomefoolery listeners.

The Clown Ministry Handbook:
The Original Book of Clown Ministry Basics With Skits for Service and Worship
By Janet Litherland

This handbook tells how anyone can become a clown minister.

• Tells how to organize a clown-ministry troupe for in-church or an outreach program
• Includes many skits and sketches for service or worship activities
• Provides descriptive information about clown types, make-up tricks, wardrobe, props and performance techniques

Cody is joined by comedian and internet person Tamara Lynn Chambers and stand-up comic Kris Simmons to FINALLY get these young'ins in-line with THE LORD. There are a very specific number of millions of children who need to hear it. You can find the book on the internet and inside of the Ark of the Covenant (which used to be represented by a rainbow before the liberal homosexuqueers stole it).

Truth For Youth
by Tim Todd (and The Lord)

Cody is joined by comedians and artists Molly Kearney and Brandon Kirkman to celebrate the birthday of Lafayette RonRonRonald Hubbard in the only real way possible, by tearing your hair and eyes out. You can find the book on Amazon, at your local cult center, and in the basement of that guy who lives at the corner of the cul-de-sac. Yes, the corner.

Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000

by L. Ron Hubbard

In a matter of minutes, the human race was nearly wiped out by an alien invasion of superior strength and weapons so technologically advanced that all counter attack was futile. After a thousand years of dystopian terror, one courageous man attempts to gather the scattered tribes of humanity and take the planet back.  He must unite a beaten people and discover any possible weakness in the alien's hold on our world.

Cody is joined by performer Charlie Baker and writer/performer Gwynn Fulcher to get supes rad up in this Elizabethan homeskillet, broham. You can find the book on Amazon, and in the back pocket of the HIPPEST youth pastor in Nebraska.

YOLO Juliet (OMG Shakespeare)

by William Shakespeare and Brett Wright

Imagine: What if those star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet had smartphones? A classic is reborn in this fun and funny adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays!

<3 and h8. The classics just got a whole lot more interesting. ;)

tl;dr A Shakespeare play told through its characters texting with emojis, checking in at certain locations, and updating their relationship statuses. The perfect gift for hip theater lovers and teens.

Show Notes:

Gwynn Previous Episodes:
"Raising Boys Feminists Will Hate" w/ Gwynn Fulcher & Sarah Shockey
'The Book of Mormon' w/ Gwynn Fulcher
'How to Avoid False Accusations of Rape' w/ Jen Ellison & Gwynn Fulcher

Currently Reading:
'The New Jim Crow' by Michelle Alexander
'Ancillary Mercy' by Ann Leckie
'Between the World and Me' by Ta-Nehisi Coates
'The Baghavad Gita'
'The Bible'
'The Emerald Tablets of Thoth The Atlantean'
'The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life'

Topics:
Gargoyles, modernization, texting, honestly just a lot of puns.

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Cody is joined by writer and teacher Ian Belknap and comedian and activist Kate Milton Mauldin to cut to the quick of current events (and the horror of them all). You can find the essay in question online or in your propaganda sleep pod.

The Flight 93 Election

September 5, 2016 by Publius Decius Mus (former Bush administration speechwriter and current senior national-security official Michael Anton)

2016 is the Flight 93 election: charge the cockpit or you die. You may die anyway. You—or the leader of your party—may make it into the cockpit and not know how to fly or land the plane. There are no guarantees.

Except one: if you don’t try, death is certain. To compound the metaphor: a Hillary Clinton presidency is Russian Roulette with a semi-auto. With Trump, at least you can spin the cylinder and take your chances.

Show Notes:

Previous Episodes:
'When the Mosque Comes to Town' w/ Ian Belknap & Kris Simmons

Currently Reading:

Wonder Woman

'White Rage' by Carol Anderson

Topics:
Isolationist nationalism, Liberals/Dumbocrats, Donald Trump: So Crazy It Just Might Work, metaphor confusion, martyrdom, slipping around white nationalism, Carrot Top, the education system, morality?!!!, othering, empathy, cute (?) dogs.

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Codex is joined by comedians Billie Bullock and Brittany Meyer to learn some things which Codex finds incredibly awkward and boy does this episode get PERSONAL. Unofficially sponsored by Mike's Harder Lemonade. You can get your own copy of the book on Amazon, or from that creepy guy. No, not that creepy guy, THAT creepy guy.

How To Give A Hand Job: An Illustrated Guide

by Nate Hawking

The art of the handjob had gone largely neglected in today's sex instruction literature... until now! Nate Hawking's new book details everything you'll need to become more creative, skilled and confident when it comes to pleasing your man with your hands. This books has illustrations of every technique so if you're very visual this book is for you. Techniques covered vary from the Basic Stroke to Twisting Techniques, Double Hand Techniques,Tried and True, even Prostate Play and more. Illustrations and explanations are added to ensure you can establish mastery of every technique, customize it and even create your own. Spice up your hand job skills with Hawking's handy little book!

Show Notes:

Previous Episodes:
'Cowards' w/ Billie Bullock & Jake Noll

'A Birthday Cake for George Washington' w/ Billie Bullock & Charlie Rohrer

'Help! Mom!' w/ Billie Bullock & Kevin Lobkovich

'Mole Catching: A Practical Guide' w/ Peter Bresnan & Brittany Meyer

Topics:
News, Swamplandia, Florida Man, Mike's Harder Lemonade, nature's lube, masturbation, pedophilia time travel philosophy word problems, fire starting, general silliness which makes Cody uncomfortable.

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Cody is joined by comedians Jack Baker and Matt Drufke to finally get down to brass tacks on this whole Kennedy assassination business. You can get your own copy of the book on Amazon, in a dusty old weird bookstore in upstate Michigan, or from that guy in high school you never talked to, but who always talked to you.

Kennedy's Last Stand: Eisenhower, UFOs, MJ-12 & JFK's Assassination
by Michael E Salla

Just before beginning his first term on January 20, 1993, President-Elect Clinton made a very strange request to close family friend and lawyer Webster Hubbell: “If I put you over there in justice I want you to find the answer to two questions for me: One, who killed JFK. And two, are there UFOs.” According to Hubbell, “Clinton was dead serious.” The key to unlocking the mystery of President Kennedy’s assassination and a possible UFO connection lie in events that occurred 18 years earlier in post-war Germany. In 1945 John F. Kennedy was a guest of Navy Secretary James Forrestal, where he personally witnessed technological secrets that have still not been disclosed to the world. These secrets stemmed from extraterrestrial technologies that Nazi Germany had acquired and were attempting to use in their weapons programs. In searching for answers to who killed President Kennedy we need to start with the death of his mentor, James Forrestal in 1949. Forrestal became the first Secretary of Defense in 1947, a position he held until March, 1949. Forrestal was a visionary who thought Americans had a right to know about the existence of extraterrestrial life and technologies. Forrestal was sacked by President Truman because he was revealing the truth to various officials, including Kennedy who was a Congressman at the time. Forrestal's ideals and vision inspired Kennedy, and laid the seed for what would happen 12 years later. After winning the 1960 Presidential election, Kennedy learned a shocking truth from President Eisenhower. The control group set up to run highly classified extraterrestrial technologies, the Majestic-12 Group, had become a rogue government agency. Eisenhower warned Kennedy that MJ-12 had to be reined in. It posed a direct threat to American liberties and democratic processes. Kennedy followed Eisenhower’s advice, and set out to realize James Forrestal’s vision. The same forces that orchestrated Forrestal's death, opposed Kennedy's efforts at every turn. When Kennedy was on the verge of succeeding, by forcing the CIA to share classified UFO information with other government agencies on November 12, 1963, he was assassinated ten days later. Kennedy’s Last Stand is the story of how an American President tried to realize his friend and mentor’s vision of a world where humanity openly knows about extraterrestrial life; and of the government officials responsible for denying that vision.

 Show Notes:

'But What If We're Wrong?' by Chuck Klosterman

'Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink' by Elvis Costello

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, Kennedy Assassination parties, Ancient Aliens
Presidential advisors past and present, 9/11, The Coen Brothers Present: Alien Conspiracy, Boring conspiracies and the boring people who conspire them, Funtime meetings, The REAL reason Hillary wanted to be president.

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Cody is joined by comedians and brilliant people Kelsie Huff and Rachael Mason to at the Chicago Podcast Festival to discuss the number one concern of all parents—Satanic rituals. You can get your own copy of the book by drawing a pentagram on the ground and sacrificing, I don't know, a hedgehog? What's the ritual for having a better year than 2016?

Don't Make Me Go Back, Mommy: A Child's Book about Satanic Ritual Abuse
by Doris Sanford & Graci Evans

The words of the text and the objects and situations illustrated are based on months of intensive research into the nature and practice of satanic ritual abuse. Any child who has been ritually abused will recog-nize the vilidity of this story.

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Cody is joined by comic and rapper Amy Sumpter & comic and spinster Alexandra Tsarpalas to "deck the balls" as it were with a bevy of multi-cultural holiday eBooks. This is definitely not an episode for the whole family, unless your family is super freaky. You can get your own copy of the books online or told to you over a campfire by that weird person who hangs out near the abandoned Supercuts.

Sex Addict Anonymous: A Paranormal Fantasy Historical Romance (Sex Addict Santa Book 1)

by Lucy Lake

Santa tries to enter a sex addict anonymous group to cure his sex addiction, but he is instantly recognized by Virginia who just happens to have a Santa fetish. What will their interactions lead to? A humorous and sexy look at Santa in a different light

Santa (is a) Bear: A Gay Christmas Story

by Sara Pierce

When Justin's boyfriend breaks up with him on Christmas Eve, the young man thinks it's going to be the worst Christmas ever. Fortunately for Justin however, he's been a very good boy all year and who shows up but merry old Saint Nick, determined to bring the young man some holiday cheer. Justin is more than happy for the company and when he realizes jolly old Santa wouldn't mind a little holiday nookie, together they deck the balls as far up the chimney as they can!

Hanukkah Bliss (Jaz Jimínez Holiday Seductions Book 2)

by Sarah Salari

On her way to pick up supplies for winter break at Utah State, Jaz Jimínez notices a young woman struggling to hold onto too many shopping bags while crossing an intersection and rushes to help her. The girl turns out to be an Israeli exchange student, bringing home supplies for the festival of Hanukkah. The chance meeting begins one of Jaz's biggest challenge to date.

Can Jaz seduce the devout young Rivka, or is theirs a relationship destined to be limited to friendship?

Jaz's newest holiday seduction will enrapture you as their relationship, and attraction, unfold in a most unconventional way, leading up to genre-defying conclusion you won't soon forget.

Warning: 18+ This title contains erotic situations, graphic language, lesbian sex, kissing, and some of the most nontraditional ways of celebrating the Festival of Lights you'll ever read.

Tome Notes:

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

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

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

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

Amy's reading:
'Revolution From Within' by Gloria Steinem
'You Are a Badass' by Jen Sincere

Alexandra's reading:
'Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd' by Alan Bradley

Topics:
Baphomet, Judging Amy, Book-binding, magical creatures and their heights, rhubarb pie, Santa Claus theory and physics, lesbian stereotypes, Hanukkah safety, truffles, Peaches, urine?, self-publishing.

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Cody is joined by comedian, producer, dj Erica Reid and comedian and illustrator Dave Stinton to do completely legal things, you have to tell us if you're a cop. You can get your own copy of the book only on audiobook now and through completely legal reasons, none of us know a guy.

Legally Stoned: The Most Effective Substances to Get Legally High!
Micheal Kratom (Author, Publisher)

Get High Without Breaking the Law

You may have heard the term legal high before and wondered what it meant - is it just getting your adrenaline flowing, or is there actually a way to get high without being put behind bars? This book exists to give you the information that scaremongering news articles might not - the information about what is legal or not, what is safe or not, and what will get you high or not. You will be given an insight into the world of legal highs and the ways that people have been experimenting with their minds for thousands of years...or just the last few months.

Show Notes:

Erica's past episode:  ‘Ten Stupid Things Women Do’ w/ Jen Ellison & Erica Reid

Dave's past episode: ‘The Wendigo’ w/ Dave Stinton

Books:
How to Sharpen Pencils by David Rees

The Beaver Show by Jacqueline Frances

Grace by Grace Coddington

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

Cooking Magazines, Sarah and Duck, Welcome to Leith, Dragnet, Squirty Cream, Nutmeg, Caffeine addiction, Sad pot stories, Mushrooms!, Trepanation, Poppers, Secret robot uprising

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Cody is joined by writer, comedian, director, teacher Jen Ellison and writer, performer Gwynn Fulcher to really just deal with a lot of emotions. You can get your own copy of the book on Amazon or in the deepest, darkest pit of despair.

Codex is joined by comedians Billie Bullock and Jake Noll to get to the bottom of what makes the country so gosh-darned dysfunctional! You'll never believe it! You can get your own copy of the book on Amazon or at your uncle's house.

Cody is joined by comedians Claire Friedman and Mary Beth Smith to finally get their coven shit together! Take notes, you'll need them for your own coven/possible cult. You can get your own copy of the book on Amazon or at your local farmers market.

Cody is joined by writer and radio producer Peter Bresnan and comic storyteller and arm-wrestler Brittany Meyers to learn about the hottest new job in post-election America: mole catching! This episode gets surprisingly silly. You can get your own copy of the book on Amazon or at your weird friend's garden party.

Cody is joined by comedians Peter-john Byrnes and Kevin Lobkovich to finally set aside their lives and slog through the endless, banal tundra that is Ayn Rand's writing. The episode goes exactly as expected. You can get your own copy of the book on Amazon or at the Speaker of the House's house.

Cody is joined by comedians Erik Niewiarowski and Jerry Tran to learn the way of the stern, loving, but VERY STERN parent in the light of The Lord™. You can get your own copy of the book on Amazon or at that weird, rundown church you should stop going to.

Cody is joined by comedian Curtis Cook and writer/designer Tommy Maranges to talk about the most topical of topics: Nazis and their significance in the Roswell mystery. You can get your own copy of the book on Amazon or at your weird neighbor's house.

Physicist and Oxford-educated historian Farrell continues his best-selling series of exposés on secret Nazi technology, Nazi survival, and postwar Nazi operations such as German survival and Project Paperclip with the newly formed CIA and other defense/military establishments. In Roswell and the Reich alternative science and history researcher Joseph P Farrell presents a very different scenario of what crashed in Roswell, New Mexico in July 1947, and why the U.S. military has continued its cover-up to this day. By means of a meticulous review of the best-known Roswell research from both UFO-ET advocates and skeptics alike, as well as some not-so-well known Roswell research, Farrell presents a fascinating case sure to disturb both ET believer and skeptic alike, namely, that what crashed may have been representative of an independent postwar Nazi power, an extraterritorial Reich monitoring its old enemy, America, and its continuing developments of the very technologies it confiscated from Germany at the end of the war.

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Cody is joined by essayist/storyteller Richard Joyce and actor/improviser Connor Konz to talk about the most important fashion icon of the millennium: Boy George. Good luck getting your own copy, they're almost impossible to find after Thatcher burned them all.

Topics covered include: Rugrats in Paris, gay manga, Bronski Beat, fabulous hats, wire hangers, stealing clothes, A Boy Called Mary, Kris Kirk, #FrockUp, little gay boys from Grey Gardens, outing, self love.

Boy George Fashion and Make-Up Book
by Wayne and Gerardine Winder, and Christine Saunders

Boy George is the most outrageous dresser to hit the limelight in the last decade. His distinctive and rainbow-colored image epitomizes the extravagance of the 1980s. Although his look has been perfected by London's top designers, the philosophy behind it is inexpensive and extremely simple.

In this step-by-step guide, packed with extraordinary Boy George color photographs, the authors explain how you can recreate this glittering look. The first part of the book contains 28 colorful illustrations for 11 maginificent garments, which have been specially selected so that even those who have never before attempted to make their own clothes can come up with a dazzling outfit. There are also instructions on how to create your own flamboyant hats, hairstyles and, in the last part of the book, illustrated expert tips on make-up.

The Boy George Fashion and Make-up Book is the fun book of the 80s no self-respecting fan can do without.

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