Best Mack W. Mani Podcasts (2024)

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H2: Tales from the Quoray 51:46

4M ago51:46

51:46

The spirits are there. You can feel them. It's a fact. Who would you turn to in a moment of paranormal emergency? Probably not the internet! This time we're taking questions from the deepest, darkest, creepiest parts of the world wide web (plus Quora) and trying to solve the great mysteries of our time including: Why are there no naked ghosts? What…

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Le Loyon 36:12

8M ago36:12

36:12

Imagine yourself in a lush forest, not too far from a sleepy little town -but not so close either. You hear a twig snap, the nearby branches rustle, and you suddenly realize how alone you really are. A hulking figure emerges from the verdant green, a man (you think it’s just a man) wearing a boiler suit and a gas mask. You cannot see his eyes. You …

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Tomino's Hell 44:09

8M ago44:09

44:09

It was just a dare. A fun game you wanted to play with your friends. They sent you the words, you read them out loud, and now…now you don’t feel so good. It might have been the thing itself, a twisted story about a young boy’s suffering. But it was just a dumb poem, there’s no way it was actually written by some kid (some victim) over 100 years ago…

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Howl-and-Scream 2023 Special pt. 1 41:19

8M ago41:19

41:19

October, 1962. Two men obsessed with horror movies, monsters, and the macabre create the unthinkable…the greatest Halloween song of all time. Then the mastermind behind this endeavor does it again, and again, and again…and then a couple more times. Join us as we celebrate the life work of Bobby “Boris” Pickett, the driving force behind The Monster …

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The GRB-End 1:07:50

2+ y ago1:07:50

1:07:50

The journey in to Love and Literature has come to an end. Join Mack & Lucky for an adventure postmortem, where we look back on the ups, the downs, and the all arounds. An incredibly touching end to a once-in-a-lifetime-movie journey into the Romance genre. We have messages from our previous characters, a riveting duet featuring Mack and a special g…

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HoliDaze | Final Loop-stination 36:37

2+ y ago36:37

36:37

Spend your Christmas Vacation with Mack and Lucky! We’re channeling the holiday spirits and drinking far too much eggnog. Is this our first time reviewing this book or the 4th? Tune in to find out! It’s our second to last episode here at GRBN and we’re hanging out with Santa and finishing up In a HoliDaze by Christina Lauren. Highlights include the…

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Holidaze | A Christmas Carol 2: Partners In TIme 36:25

2+ y ago36:25

36:25

The boys are back with the second reading of In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren, and things are really steaming up at the beloved family cabin! Will Maelyn's lust for Andrew pave the way for her freedom from the time loop, or will she make a complete 180 and see Theo as anything other than a sniveling baby? We're just begging for one more loop throu…

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Holidaze | Thanksgiving Spec-turkey-ular...I guess 30:22

2+ y ago30:22

30:22

The boys are back with the first episode of our holiday book In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren. But not just that, we're here to celebrate our eighth favorite holiday, the Thanksgiving Spec-Turkey-Ular! We definitely didn't forget about it and choose our holiday book too early. Does love, time travel, and half-plucked monstrosities peak your fancy?…

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Warm Bodies | The Zombatcular HOWL-n-Scream Extravaghoulsza! 36:01

2+ y ago36:01

36:01

Scream-sons greetings, ghouls and boooos! This week, Mack and Lucky finish their review of Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion. Does R finally find love with Julie? Does Perry interrupt even more story with his depressing outlook on life? What's the deal with R's look anyway? All of these answers and more on this Spooktacular Extravaghoulsza! Highlights fr…

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Warm Bodies | ZomBODY Once Told Me 33:17

2+ y ago33:17

33:17

Mack and Lucky are back with the second portion of Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion, and what a content feast! R learns to drive, he spends the night in bed with Julie, and gets closer with Perry than we ever wanted. Will he succeed in saving Julie and becoming a human, or will his new squad overrun the rest of humanity? Highlights from this episode inc…

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Warm Bodies | Pain in the MemBrain 30:47

2+ y ago30:47

30:47

The spooky season is upon us, and Mack and Lucky are coming out shambling with our new book Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion! We follow a zombie named R, trapped in his own deteriorating mind, as he tries to seduce a living woman whose boyfriend's brains he just ate. A classic rom-com scenario if I'VE ever seen one! Highlights includes inner zombie soli…

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Honey Girl | dun dun DONE... 42:09

3y ago42:09

42:09

In the thrilling finale of Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers, Mack and Lucky dissect a sudden flight to the Orange Groves of Florida. A search for a therapist, touching reunions, estranged wives wandering through the woods looking for monsters, what's not to love? Highlights from this episode include the GRBN Monster Call-In Hotline, Mack's Singing Teleg…

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Honey Girl | In Search Of...The HONEY Girl 41:33

3y ago41:33

41:33

The heat is gone and the chill of the mysterious is afoot in this weeks reading of Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers. A daring search for a cryptid brings our heroine Grace Porter closer to her mysterious wife Yuki Yamamoto, but will the first signs of struggle, even the slightest amount, send Grace running to the orange-covered hills of her youth? Yes! …

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Honey Girl | Bee Boys 27:17

3y ago27:17

27:17

Your favorite Boyzzz are BACK with a brand new book, Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers. Grace Porter makes the classic drunken mistake in Vegas, returning home married and buzzed. But with the support of literally everyone in her life, will she be able to be the Honey Girl her wife sees? Highlights include a romantic deal between Magneto and Professor X,…

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Sex & the City pt. II: Sex City 26:22

3y ago26:22

26:22

Welcome to part 2 of our dive into Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell, the original columns that inspired the hit HBO series and Todd McFarlane action figure set! This time we explore the mysteries of the Modelizers, Mr. Big, and the MMF threesome. Stay until the end to get Lucky & Mack’s pro-dating tips to turn your love life from deceased to un…

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Sex & the City & Mack & Lucky in the City 25:04

3y ago25:04

25:04

Lucky and Mack are back, getting knee deep in cosmos, boy talk, and bad advice! We’re reading the original true life columns that ignited the Sex and the City phenomenon. And yes we call it “Sex IN the City” a bunch, don’t @ us about it. Highlights from the high life of Manhattan include Lucky’s sack of many faces, the secrets of the biscuits & gra…

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Summer of the Mack: It Takes Two 20:37

3y ago20:37

20:37

Welcome to The Summer of the MACK! That’s right Mack has taken over the studio studio as part of a non-violent coup, and Lucky "couldn't be...[happier]!" On the docket for this non-hostile takeover is the rom-com-action video game It Takes Two, a preview of our next SEXY, CITY-based book, and lots of complaining about this gosh darned sun being WAY…

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GRBN Special | The Simon-Kirby Young Romance Collection 35:21

3y ago35:21

35:21

Your hosts with the most Mack and Lucky are back with another GRBN Special! You've been asking, begging us for another one of these cheeky, off-brand bits of content, and we're here to deliver! For this special, we take a deep dive into the Young Romance comics of noted cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Buckle up folks, because these stories ge…

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SAO | 3.0: My Romantic Book Nook Academia Online: RE: Coded? 36:17

3y ago36:17

36:17

The final installment of Sword Art Online: Aincrad by Reki Kawahara is in, and in a shocking twist....The Boys actually like this one! Join your favorite hosts Mack and Lucky as they bemoan the lack of depth in Asuna and relish in the grand fishing adventure. This one goes in the recommended pile, GRBNation! Highlights from this episode include the…

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SAO | 2.0: Is it wrong to read anime-romance books in a dungeon?! 38:24

3y ago38:24

38:24

We're half way through Sword Art Online: Aincraft by Reki Kawahara, and gang, we're actually liking this one! Join your favorite hosts Mack and Lucky as they delve into the fantasy novel that sparked a generation of anime fans, with their usual levity and lack of real experience. Highlights from this episode include an explosive an egregious pizza …

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SAO | Help, I’m Stuck in a Video Game & I Have No Girlfriend! 28:22

3y ago28:22

28:22

Your favorite hosts Mack and Lucky return to the mics with take 2 of their fantasy romance selection. This time, our most requested book on the GRBN hotlines - Sword Art Online: Aincrad by Reki Kawahara. Join the boys as they test the waters of the new read, bringing some actual expertise on the subject for once! Highlights from the episode include…

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TLSH | The One Where We Give Up And Watch Stardust Instead 32:55

3y ago32:55

32:55

In this weeks episode, twists and turns give the boys reading whiplash! The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune sends Mack and Lucky on a journey through mystical forests, arcane towers, arid wastelands, and wizardry unlike anything they've.....okay, so they may have given up and watched Stardust instead. Thank you again to our sponsor our very ow…

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TLSH | Lucky-Kong vs. Mackzilla - The Snyder Cut 34:10

3y ago34:10

34:10

Sparks fly in the GRBN studio as the brothers clash over The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune. The book's challenging themes and crass humor tear at the seams of Lucky & Mack's very souls, leading to an epic confrontation on the shores of Skull Island! Could this spell...the endship of friendship? Highlights include The Seaman's Key, sexy KILFs…

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TLSH | We're Concerned About the Sexually Aggressive Dragon 22:50

3+ y ago22:50

22:50

The boys are back in town with a brand-new book; The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune! There is A LOT going on in this novel; stone statue douchebags, a hornless gay unicorn, a prince named Justin, we can barely keep up! Join your favorite co-hosts Mack and Lucky as they dive their way into the romantic fantasy-comedy hybrid adventure for the a…

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MUBU | Rub Down In Tub Town 46:09

3+ y ago46:09

46:09

It’s finally here; the final reading of Make Up, Break Up by Lily Menon. A bonding between two men over dinner. Confessions and secrets. A romantic train ride. Injuries, accidents, drama, and much, much more! Join the boys as they try to figure out how to talk about Ablutolagnia, and finally settle a great GRBN Debate: Is Tom Hanks in Polar Express…

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MUBU | Shake Up, Bake Up 39:25

3+ y ago39:25

39:25

An inspirational speech to impressionable youth. Sabotage, everywhere you look. A steamy kiss and rampant stalking. Squashing beef with Daddy. A LOT happens in this reading of Make Up, Break Up by Lily Menon, but never fear, your favorite co-hosts will guide you through these tepid waters! Highlights from this episode include Sabotage via Juul, the…

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MUBU | Gorf Hemsworth vs. The World 41:32

3+ y ago41:32

41:32

Annika Dev just CAN'T make up her mind about the gorgeous Hudson Craft, but Mack and Lucky have some opinions! This week we read the first seven chapters of Make Up, Break Up by Lily Menon, a journey through the modern dating scene of L.A. Do the boys understand all the topical, hip references? No! Do we get completely sidetracked no less than five…

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MUBU | Dream Dad, Nightmare Harem 31:45

3+ y ago31:45

31:45

Your favorite gentlemen are BACK in this season 2 premiere! To kick this season off right, Mack and lucky have chosen the hotly anticipated, not even AVAILABLE yet novel Make Up, Break Up by Lily Menon. This modern look into digital dating and the moral quandaries therewithin have the boys asking; has technology not gone far enough? Episode highlig…

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The Bear Supercut 1:01:57

3+ y ago1:01:57

1:01:57

All of BEAR by Marian Engel in ONE episode?! That’s right we’ve taken the best bits from our first journey into love in literature and blended them together into one hilarious SUPERCUT. Tell your wife, tell your friends, Mack and Lucky are back and BEARer than ever. Contains edited versions of GRBN eps. 1-4. Music: Echo Sclavi by The Mini Vandals.…

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TCFCP | Season Finally 57:14

3+ y ago57:14

57:14

The boys are back for the season finale of The Gentleman's Romantic Book Nook! This is a jam packed episode; we finish The Cowboy From Christmas Past by Tina Leonard, Spend a little time chatting about what we've learned, and present the 2020 Nookie Awards! Highlights from this episode include solving the Christmas River Killer cold case, the inven…

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TCFCP | The Doinkening 34:53

3+ y ago34:53

34:53

We're over half way through The Cowboy From Christmas Past by Tina Leonard, and we gotta say.... It's the same as the first reading! Join your favorite Gentlemen Mack Mani and Lucky as we follow Auburn and Dillinger back in the past, where a bout of Timenesia causes an almost identical reiteration of our first reading. Can the boys keep it together…

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TCFCP | Doc Brown's Time Travelling Six-Pack Abs 32:57

3+ y ago32:57

32:57

Well, we've finished the first 6 chapters of The Cowboy From Christmas Past by Tina Leonard, and y'all, this one is scattered. Join your favorite Co-Hosts Mack and Lucky as we try to find just any explanation, any at all, to help us wade our way through this journey in time, parental care, and throwing caution to the wind. Highlights for this episo…

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TCFCP | Time Baby Saves Christmas 23:36

3+ y ago23:36

23:36

The Gentlemen are back with a brand new holiday novel! Join Lucky and Mack as they discuss the new book for the festive season The Cowboy From Christmas Past by Tina Leonard. A Cowboy from the past finds a loose baby and is swept into the future to meet the heiress of a perfume company. Sounds like a standard romance to me! Highlights from this epi…

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Widdershins | Eva Green Needs Big Muscles! 30:05

3+ y ago30:05

30:05

In the final chapters of Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk, our heroes Griffin, Whyborne, and Christine must face arrests, horrors, resurrections, 70-1's, daddy issues, undead perverts, and a slew of other terrible, gut-wrenching monstrosities. But never fear; these boys will always make time for romance! Highlights from the episode include a sexual ca…

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GRBN HallowScream SpookTacular! 36:58

3+ y ago36:58

36:58

For Halloween 2020, Lucky & Mack have cooked up a spooky, scary special episode sure to send shivers down your funny bone! It's a DIY holiday as the boys make their own movies, choose their own adventure, and unleash the beast within! And don't forget to stay tuned until the end to find out which movie monster Lucky & Mack REALLY are! This episode …

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Widdershins | Porno Di Giorno 36:15

3+ y ago36:15

36:15

A first kiss rounds home base and THEN some in the steamiest episode of GRBN to date! This week in Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk, Whyborne and Griffin finally take the big plunge - repeatedly. Can the Gentlemen handle these delicate scenes with aplomb? You're darn right! Highlights include an otherworldly sensual encounter, an effort to uncover the…

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Widdershins | Wet And Spooky (A Visit From The Crypt) 40:53

3+ y ago40:53

40:53

After the first chapters of Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk, the boys are feeling the chills and thrills! A Meat Cute between our two heroes (as well as some less than savory dreams) give promise to a romance for the century; but evil and darkness are a- BOO-t, causing the most inopportune moments for romance! Highlights from this weeks episode inclu…

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Widdershins | Please? No! Tentacles! 24:36

4y ago24:36

24:36

Welcome back, Boils and Ghouls, to a new selection from your fav-boo-rite Gentlemen! For this most cherished time of year, we’ve selected the m/m horror/romance Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk! Will a mysterious Lovecraftian cult and an iron constitution/butt be the perfect recipe for steamy romance? Highlights from our intro episode include GRBN’s o…

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Selection | Between a Prince and a Hard Place 40:14

4y ago40:14

40:14

We've gotten to the end of The Selection by Kiera Cass, and America has selected...Herself! Join the Gentlemen as we traverse through the action-packed ending of our third featured book. Rebels rear their finger-lickin' heads, America makes terrible choices, and that Dirty Dog Aspen makes a horrific return. As a special twist for this final episode…

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Selection | A Kneed Jerk Reaction 31:57

4y ago31:57

31:57

8 women have been eliminated. Rebels have made their move. The Royal Package has been kneed to smithereens. Is there a future for the monarchy now that children are off the table? Join your favorite Gentlemen Mack and Lucky for the third installment on the journey through The Selection by Kiera Cass! A lot happened in this weeks reading, but one th…

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Selection | Aspen For Trouble 27:34

4y ago27:34

27:34

This week we begin our deep dive into The Selection by Kiera Cass! Just when we thought we could love the first male character we meet in a young adult novel, heartbreak strikes! Free from her Aspen-sized burden and finding Maxon just above repulsive, will new friendships and icy encounters slow our girl America down from snatching up the Crown? We…

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Selection | Our Hero, America 27:23

4y ago27:23

27:23

Helva is dead, long live The Selection! America might become a princess if she can choose between Aspen and the Prince. If that sentence makes no sense to you, welcome to The Selection by Keira Cass, where 35 women compete to become royalty. And yes the main character’s name really is America Singer. In this episode we hear from the book’s fans (sp…

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TSWS | Helluva Ride 40:26

4y ago40:26

40:26

This week we finished The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffery, wrapping up our intergalactic journey with Helva-XH834. In these last chapters we meet the Queen Bee of Gossip-town, relive past loves and losses, and finally get the sensual romance we've been waiting for! ...well not really, but when you can't be romantic you can at least be creepy. Other…

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TSWS | Romeo & ERRORXH834 32:28

4y ago32:28

32:28

Everybody’s favorite sassy singing spaceship is back and badder than ever! Join us as we discuss The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey where Helva encounters a volcanic death cult, a renegade brain, and a sexually promiscuous alien race with a penchant for Elizabethan theatre! The only thing this rocket woman can’t do...is fall in love. All that and …

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TSWS | Rocket Woman 29:28

4y ago29:28

29:28

This week we're thruster deep in The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffery, and so far we've seen a ship sing, eight men fit inside our protagonist (with room to spare), and a planet in peril of their ignorance over a worldwide pandemic -- wait, that's too real!!! All this and more, here at The Gentleman's Romantic Book Nook! Music: Orbital Romance by Si…

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TSWS | Lady Spaceships vs Sexy Ghosts 22:21

4y ago22:21

22:21

BEAR is out! Space is in! This week Lucky did a deep dive into the romance novel archives and came back with two interstellar options: The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffery and Gabriel's Ghost by Linnea Sinclair Will Mack choose the steamy space pirate ghost story? Or the timeless tale of a bisexual human brain inside a singing spaceship? Find out th…

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Bear | The Clawclusion 38:56

4y ago38:56

38:56

A cacophony of drama swirls around the final pages of BEAR by Marian Engel, including shocking revelations, a new romance, and a scandalous surprise. Will the boys be able to unpack these decadent twists and turns in just one episode? Yes! And much more! *Editor's Note: We had a little trouble with Mack's mic in what will be now known as "Antmagedd…

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Bear | The Honeypot 34:07

4y ago34:07

34:07

Love! Pleasure! A line that can never be uncrossed! The history of Cary Estate finally revealed! Revelations sure to shock and titillate this time on GRBN as we continue our journey into BEAR by Marian Engel. This week we read chapters 9-16 and let's just say...the boys will never be the same again. Laugh and cringe along as they delicately recount…

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Bear | A Walk to RememBear 26:24

4y ago26:24

26:24

The plot thickens here at The Gentleman's Romantic Book Nook! The first 8 chapters of BEAR by Marian Engel are down, and these boys have some THOUGHTS! Is Lou, the mousy librarian-turned-homeowner discovering a new, untapped side of her individuality? Or is she discovering something even deeper down...? Music: Echo Sclavi by The Mini Vandals…

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Bear | A Bearmance 19:28

4y ago19:28

19:28

EDITOR'S NOTE: Link to super cut of Bear by Marian Engel (Episodes 1-4). It's way better, trust us. Welcome to The Gentleman’s Romantic Book Nook! If this is your first time listening, you should know that every four episodes we focus on a new novel. There's no right place to start, so just pick a book that interests you and dive in! We've covered …

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