Best Topgallant Podcasts (2024)

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BONUS! Film School Professionals Episode 031 Long Cons & Chosen Family: Paper Moon and Solo: A Star Wars Story (with Gabe Mara) 1:24:07

3+ y ago1:24:07

1:24:07

Everything you've heard about Film School Professionals is true. Clover is actually the voice of the Millenium Falcon. Professors Malu and Katie welcome an exceptionally boring and very obnoxious guest who won't stop farting: their producer Gabe Mara of the Slow Readers podcast! Gabe swags in like he owns the place, demanding your two intrepid inst…

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BONUS! Film School Professionals Episode 026: "Tinker Daniel Soldier Spy" Spycraft and Style in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (with Daniel Gonzalez) 1:44:19

3+ y ago1:44:19

1:44:19

Daniel guests on the latest episode of FILM SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS with your favorite Slow Readers guests: Katie "Chaos" Kametz and "Black Metal" Malu Mirones!! So check it out, and then subscribe and listen to all the Film School Professionals episodes RIGHT MEOW!! *** Buckle up, class, we're talkin' sex, spies, and style in two of the horniest film…

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The Pigeon Tunnel by John le Carré (with LOTS OF GUESTS) 1:36:26

3+ y ago1:36:26

1:36:26

Our end of year special (before a short hiatus)! The late great spy writer John le Carré! David Cornwell! Plus a rogue's gallery of guests pop in! Jon Lunger! Kristy Brannon! Katie Kametz and Malu Mirones! Matt Struck! And Dr Phil La Porta and Sean Hayes!! Plus: a spy game! 10:32 Jon Lunger 32:12 Kristy Brannon 50:54 GATEKEEPER 59:30 Katie Kametz a…

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"Snow, Glass, Apples" by Neil Gaiman (with Katie Kametz and Malu Mirones) 1:31:54

3+ y ago1:31:54

1:31:54

The AP Film by Film School Professionals girls join forces for an action-packed, messy as heck episode!! Internet issues, dark subject matters, Snow White, and Neil Gaiman! (PS, we totally missed that there's an award winning graphic novel adaptation that came out recently...) 33:35 A Literary Game 57:06 Final Thoughts TopgallantRadio.com - Radio f…

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F Dying by Dan "Nitro" Clark (with Dr Phil La Porta) 1:29:25

3+ y ago1:29:25

1:29:25

Doc "octopodes" Phil R La Porta (The Whiparound Podcast) returns as the boyos confront their old friend (and potential murderer) Dan Clark, aka NITRO FROM AMERICAN GLADIATORS!! We chat about the good times, total knee replacement surgery, cadaver implants, and (humorous) threats! Plus: a game... that's lost to time! 42:59 A Literary Game(?) 44:51 F…

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Favorite Books (That We Read During 2020)! 1:52:01

3+ y ago1:52:01

1:52:01

The boyos decide to share their favorite 5 books they read during this bizarre year. Also: a cyberpunk game! 37:06 A Literary Game 51:50 Final Thoughts TopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors

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"The Ladies of Grace Adieu" by Susanna Clarke (with Kristy Brannon) 1:40:04

3+ y ago1:40:04

1:40:04

Kristy Brannon (It’s All Downhill) returns as one of Daniel’s favorite authors is discussed! Kristy has to listen to these idiots get too drunk! Also: a short game is played!40:35 A Literary Game55:52 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K Le Guin 1:41:27

3+ y ago1:41:27

1:41:27

The boyos talk crazy long about Earthsea and Sharkansas! Then they need to look up something! Plus: a wizard game!37:42 A Literary Game52:42 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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Born Standing Up by Steve Martin (with Matt Struck) 1:39:19

3+ y ago1:39:19

1:39:19

It’s Gabe’s birfday! Gabe picks funny person book by Steve Martin! Funny person Matt Struck (Really Late Night with Matt Struck) joins us in funny talk! Also: funny game!35:46 A Literary Game53:40 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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Man With No Name by Laird Barron 1:27:09

3+ y ago1:27:09

1:27:09

Nic Pizzolatto says this guy Laird is all right, so that’s all right with Slow Readers. First neo noir/yakuza/weird horror story on this show? Also: our longest game ever!33:00 A Literary Game59:10 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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A Is for Alibi by Sue Grafton 1:13:29

3+ y ago1:13:29

1:13:29

The boyos start at the top of the alphabet as they solve a mystery! What’s the mystery? How to start a podcast episode! Also: a game of Gatekeeper!33:16 A Literary Game48:34 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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"20th Century Ghost" by Joe Hill (with Jon Lunger) 1:24:09

3+ y ago1:24:09

1:24:09

The spookiest season continues as Jon Lunger (The Improvised Wikipedia Podcast, Escape! The Podcast) brings a ghost story about film nerds! Also: a hardcore game!34:26 A Literary Game58:35 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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OATES-TOBER! "The Temple" by Joyce Carol Oates (with Malu Mirones) 1:38:35

3+ y ago1:38:35

1:38:35

Oates-tober comes to an end! Malu Mirones (AP FILM by Film School Professionals) brings the shortest story ever to wrap up our month of Joyce Carol Oats! Also: the most intense game of Gatekeeper ever! Also: the show gains a celebrity nemesis! 30:08 A Literary Game1:07:58 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors…

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OATES-TOBER! "The Corn Maiden: A Love Story" by Joyce Carol Oates (with Kristy Brannon) 1:34:47

3+ y ago1:34:47

1:34:47

Kristy Brannon (It’s All Downhill) returns for her third visit to Topgallant closet… and all the juicy corn! Then: a game is played! 33:19 A Literary Game56:32 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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OATES-TOBER! "Lovely, Dark, Deep" by Joyce Carol Oates (with Caitlin Alyn) 1:10:27

3+ y ago1:10:27

1:10:27

Spooky season continues with our hauntingly late episode! Comedian and filmmaker Caitlin Alyn joins us as we read about how scummy Robert Frost truly was!33:38 A Literary Game53:53 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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OATES-TOBER! "Mystery, Inc." by Joyce Carol Oates 1:44:19

3+ y ago1:44:19

1:44:19

Katies “KAK” Kametz (AP Film by Film School Professionals) is back! So that means CHAOS REIGNS!!! See her grapple with her second JCO story ever! See her contest over a game of film trivia (you’d think she’d be better)! And hear what people across the pond think of this dumb show!41:39 A Literary Game1:16:18 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radi…

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OATES-TOBER! "Angel of Wrath" by Joyce Carol Oates 1:25:34

3+ y ago1:25:34

1:25:34

In our house, Halloween starts in September! That also goes for OATES-TOBER! The boyos pick this disturbing yet human story from the book The Female of the Species. We’re going all Oates until they make us stop!34:17 A Literary Game54:09 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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Mariel of Redwall (Redwall 4) by Brian Jacques 1:29:09

4y ago1:29:09

1:29:09

They’ve done it! They’re finally did it! They overdose on too much warrior mice, evil seafaring pirate rats, and fated quests! Yup, we done with Redwall!22:48 A Literary Game47:22 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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What's Not To Love?: The Adventures of a Mildly Perverted Young Writer (Part One) by Jonathan Ames 1:00:08

4y ago1:00:08

1:00:08

Puberty, crabs, virginity, exhibitionism, male baldness, and MORE hit HARD in these stories by the doofus who created Bored To Death and You Were Never Really Here(?). 21:02 A Literary Game30:56 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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High Rhulain (Redwall 18) by Brian Jacques 1:04:59

4y ago1:04:59

1:04:59

A wild cat gets his face ripped off! An annoying full cast audiobook is too much to handle! And a game of Gatekeeper turns the tables! This and more as the boyos keep talking about the Redwall books!18:48 A Literary Game35:24 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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"Hell Is The Absence of God" by Ted Chiang 1:04:54

4y ago1:04:54

1:04:54

The boyos pick up their old buddy Chiang again to experience all the hate God has for us! Plus: a game!28:39 A Literary Game38:32 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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Redwall by Brian Jacques 1:10:31

4y ago1:10:31

1:10:31

The boyos jump back in time to their mouse-warrior-with-a-sword days as they delve into THE fantasy book series of their childhoods! 27:13 A Literary Game36:14 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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Gladiator by Dan "Nitro" Clark (with Dr Phil La Porta) 1:25:20

4y ago1:25:20

1:25:20

Doc “Octopodes” Phil La Porta (The Whiparound podcast) brings the high-octane hurt to the cowering nerd boyos with this memoir by Nitro from American Gladiators! Plus: another game fizzles!35:44 A Literary Game55:57 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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The Sandman (audio drama) by Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs 1:38:57

4y ago1:38:57

1:38:57

The boyos check out the new confusingly titled audio drama adaptation of the classic comics series! It’s a long ep cuz it a lotta Sandman! Plus: TWO games of Gatekeeper go horrible wrong!42:03 A Literary Game54:09 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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The Call of Cthulhu by HP Lovecraft 1:07:25

4y ago1:07:25

1:07:25

The boyos say, “eff it, let’s do Cthulhu!” They gab about the history of Cthulhu and its author, then have a chill time talking about how they think Lovecraft is dull! Good times!31:24 A Literary Game41:19 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries 4) by Martha Wells 1:15:45

4y ago1:15:45

1:15:45

The boyos reach the end of the first arc (first four novellas) to the dang ole Murderbot books! The episode is kinda long because they go into their thoughts on the series thus far. Sorry not sorry?28:27 A Literary Game44:05 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries 3) by Martha Wells 54:33

4y ago54:33

54:33

The boyos murder their way through Murderbot part3! The book’s gotta whiney Woody Allen robot or whatever! Good god!22:32 A Literary Game32:55 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries 2) by Martha Wells 1:09:30

4y ago1:09:30

1:09:30

The boyos continue into the void with the Murderbot books! They apply their artificial conditioner and play the most intense literary game yet!27:52 A Literary Game50:30 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries 1) by Martha Wells (with Kristy Brannon) 1:13:56

4y ago1:13:56

1:13:56

Awesome horse girl Kristy Brannon (It’s All Downhill podcast) returns as the nerd team picks up a new, highly acclaimed series! Also: A game is played!Kristy Bannon: @kristybannon @alldownhillpod29:29 A Literary Game45:20 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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"A Really Big Lunch" by Jim Harrison (with Ethan Parkinson) 1:00:01

4y ago1:00:01

1:00:01

The boyos are joined in studio with old school friend of the show Ethan “E-Brake” Parkinson! They gab about food and how food makes us happy!32:00 A Literary Game47:12 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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PRYDAIN'ED: The High King by Lloyd Alexander 1:14:51

4y ago1:14:51

1:14:51

The boyos boat away to the Summer Country after finishing the Chronicles of Prydain! How do they feel? Will they make connections to Lord of the Rings? Find out!31:36 A Literary Game44:30 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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PRYDAIN'ED: Taran Wanderer by Lloyd Alexander 1:07:09

4y ago1:07:09

1:07:09

SUSPENSE! One of the boyos tries to murder the other with BUTTER! How will they escape this situation?! Also, they discuss the penultimate book in The Chronicles of Prydain or whatever. 43:21 A Literary Game50:44 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Vol. 1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze 1:07:18

4y ago1:07:18

1:07:18

A nation tearing itself apart? Revolution in the streets? Only in the pages of comics! The boyos pick up Coates’s first entry into comics!40:11 A Literary Game52:40 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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PRYDAIN'ED: The Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander 1:08:37

4y ago1:08:37

1:08:37

The boyos lose their baubles over the third book in theChronicles of Prydain! There’s a kitty cat! Meow!34:56 A Literary Game46:49 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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PRYDAIN'ED: The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander 1:16:18

4y ago1:16:18

1:16:18

The dumb dumbs keep talking about this Prydain thing! Now they talk about the one Disney sorta made into a movie. But mainly they spend a lot of time remembering what happened in the book! Also: a Disney game is played!36:59 A Literary Game51:35 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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PRYDAIN'ED: The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander 1:00:42

4y ago1:00:42

1:00:42

The boyos take a Welsh journey to ole Prydain land! Will we do all these books? Probably! I dunno!35:00 A Literary Game45:50 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 1:03:01

4y ago1:03:01

1:03:01

STRANDED continues with a book we selected ourselves! Because leaving the selections to chance is a nightmare! Anyway: this beloved American classic is discussed! Also: A fan favorite segment returns!41:21 A Friend Returns!51:21 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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Prophet: Remission by Brandon Graham, Simon Roy, Farel Dalrymple, Giannis Milonogiannis 50:13

4y ago50:13

50:13

Daniel forces us all to reflect on this awesomely grotesque graphic novel that’s a ‘sort of’ sequel a Rob Liefeld comic! By the eye! Also: a Rob Liefeld game is played!29:45 A Literary Game38:35 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (with Kristy Brannon) 1:26:49

4y ago1:26:49

1:26:49

New guest (ghost?) and comedian Kristy Brannon (It’s All Downhill) shares the story-truth with the boyos in this Vietnam book/historical fiction/metafiction classic! Plus: A game is played!Kristy Bannon: @kristybannon @alldownhillpod42:00 A Literary Game59:20 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors…

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"Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell 1:16:44

4y ago1:16:44

1:16:44

The boyos finally learn to read and write English with this Orwell essay on language and oppression! Then they play a game about war and Metal Gear Solid or whatever! 40:33 A Literary Game50:16 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 1:35:56

4y ago1:35:56

1:35:56

Stranded returns! The boyos hit up the bonnet-filled classic by Jane Austen! They discuss everything from first impressions to last impressions to everything Colin Firth! Plus: a game is played!30:27 A Literary Game43:47 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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Third Year Anniversary! Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling 2:06:42

4y ago2:06:42

2:06:42

Oh no, this episode is so long! Happy three years all you weirdos! The boyos return to WIZARD SCHOOL PARTS ONE THROUGH SEVEN to bring in our fourth year doing this crazy show. A lousy Sorting Hat app thing is played! Batteries run out! Magic happens! Happy Corona-tine everyone!8:00 Wizard School and Rowling48:51 A game!1:02:06 The sorting hat game1…

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"A Temporary Matter" by Jhumpa Lahiri 55:29

4y ago55:29

55:29

The boyos drop into the Pulitzer Prize winning The Interpreter of Maladies and dig up this little matter! They tell each other secrets in the dark and confront dark secrets! Also: a game is played!30:27 A Literary Game43:47 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Daniel Reichl

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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa 1:16:55

4+ y ago1:16:55

1:16:55

The boyos take a trip down memory lane to when they were nerds before it was cool! They read something called a ‘light novel’ the was adapted into an anime they both loved, like, 100 years ago. Plus they discuss the historical pandemic sweeping the nation… CATS!40:50 A CATS Game55:56 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors…

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150 EPISODE SPECIAL! One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez 1:15:04

4+ y ago1:15:04

1:15:04

150 episodes of this madness! The boyos continue the STRANDED subseries by delving into this big ole book of magical realism! Plus: a game the recalls our crazy past!36:37 A Literary Game48:24 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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"The Echo of Neighborly Bones" by Daniel Woodrell 55:03

4+ y ago55:03

55:03

The boyos get all neighborly in this murder ballad by the fellow who wrote Winter’s Bone and Tomato Red! Also: a game is played!28:07 A Literary Game41:02 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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"Gravel" by Alice Munro 49:43

4+ y ago49:43

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The boyos finally figure out who this Alice Munro person is! The revelation is pretty exciting! They read a story from her latest short fiction collection, Dear Life. Also: a game is played!28:27 A Literary Game36:49 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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"The Infamous Ramírez Hoffman" by Roberto Bolaño 1:13:29

4+ y ago1:13:29

1:13:29

Okay, so the boyos get kinda drunk and go on for a long time about this short story from the dark satire book Nazi Literature in the Americas by the late great Bolaño. Much fun is had! Plus: a Kanye game is played!36:53 A Literary Game46:46 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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Chambermaids: "The Courtship of Mr Lyon" and "The Tiger's Bride" by Angela Carter 58:17

4+ y ago58:17

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The gang is doing, like, another Beauty and the Beast tale! They’s also returning to the Angela Carter book of fairy tales! So yeah, many returns!32:54 A Literary Game45:04 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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Daniel, Take My Hand: Sacred by Dennis Lehane 58:11

4+ y ago58:11

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The boyos catch up with Kenzie/Gennaro in the third book of Dennis “the Hatred” Lehane’s detective series (which includes Gone Baby Gone). Also: a slapdash literary game is played!31:54 A Literary Game42:59 Final ThoughtsTopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailorsBy Slow Readers

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