Hello! We are Banging Book Club, three friends who decided to read a book about sex every month of 2016. We thought we'd document it in a monthly podcast, which you can listen to here! We hope you enjoy it - feel free to subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes or listen on Soundcloud. If you're looking for spoiler free summaries of each book, we have created a five minute video for each read which you can find the link to in the description of each podcast. Basically, we're the baddest bitches i ...
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This monthly podcast will look at Doctor Who through the writers who molded the show and their televised output. Hosted by Kyle Anderson (Doctor Who blogger for Nerdist.com) and Erik Stadnik (host of the Doctor Who Book Club podcast)
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Your one-way ticket into the realm of paranormal and fantasy romance novels! This series will explore our latest and greatest and steamiest reads. Whether vampires, werewolves, witches, or other supernatural creatures have captured your heart, come and join us on this journey as we discuss the novels that make our hearts race and sparks fly. So, grab your favorite beverage, snuggle up with a cozy blanket, and let’s bang!
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Join filmmaker Steven Silver, photographer and author Greg Marinovich and actor Taylor Kitsch as they discuss this gripping drama based on the nonfiction book by Greg Marinovich. The film follows four young combat photographers who risk their lives and use their cameras to tell the world of the violence associated with the first free elections in post-apartheid South Africa.
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Your biweekly pop culture book club.
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Bangarang (n): Battlecry of the overdramatic. Stumbling through life with a glass of Moscato in one hand & a dumbbell in the other. Caro Strachan is a fitness and lifestyle blogger passionate about empowering other women to enjoy their frickin lives. Through an unfiltered voice, and a few too many swear words, Caro takes you behind the scenes on how she takes on life with a comedic outlook.
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A Good Man Goes to War and Let's Kill Hitler
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We reach the midpoint of Series 6, with the very weird pair of highly plot-relevant episodes, "A Good Man Goes to War" and "Let's Kill Hitler," both by Steven Moffat. What works, what doesn't, what is pure mess and what is great characterization? River Song, Melody Pond, Mels, and Lorna Bucket...what names! Don't Colonel Runaway too soon.…
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This month, Kyle and Erik get contentious surrounding the Matthew Graham two-parter "The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People," which introduced the concept of Gangers into the series six silliness. One of your intrepid hosts thinks it's a very bad story and the other thinks it's pretty okay. Arguments aplenty!…
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This month, Kyle and Erik discuss the two episodes written by acclaimed novelist/author/showrunner Neil Gaiman. Arguably the biggest guest writer ever to write for the series, Gaiman's stories---"The Doctor's Wife" from series 6 and "Nightmare in Silver" from series 7---have an interesting history, and a diametrically opposed fan reaction at the ti…
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The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon
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Can Steven Moffat follow up a tremendous two-part finale, and a brilliant Christmas special, with a satisfying premiere? If you ask Kyle and Erik...sort of? It's time for Series 6, and that's a whole thing.By Erik Stadnik and Kyle Anderson
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Truly the culmination of the most ambitious series of Doctor Who yet, Kyle and Erik look at Steven Moffat's tremendous two-part finale, "The Pandorica Opens" and "The Big Bang." Might it be his crowing achievement, even with so many other episodes to love?By Erik Stadnik and Kyle Anderson
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We discuss Bella's execution of her plan, how dumb teenagers on, how we just used to post anything and everything on the internet, and where we go from here. Music: Auxjack - Crab BoysBy Fangs & Bangs
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Episode 10 - Looks like you Brought a Snack
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We talk about Bella finally telling Charlie that Edward is her boyfriend, we talk about the infamous baseball scene, and how it goes terribly wrong and Bella is now on the run for her life. Intro music by Crab Boys - "Auxjack" Discord Invite: https://discord.gg/xWNP7rcEDnBy Fangs & Bangs
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Episode 9 - We’re making Italiano for you
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After a hiatus, we're back! And we're talking about Bella meeting the Cullens and their house for some reason. As mentioned in the episode, here's the link to the Mormon Angel Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moviesandheists/video/7338910575218674990?_r=1&_t=8kz91PczOAx Discord Invite: https://discord.gg/xWNP7rcEDn Song: "Auxjack" by Crab Boys…
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Amy's Choice & Vincent and the Doctor
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This here is the good stuff! This month Kyle and Erik discuss two series five episodes written by guest writers. "Amy's Choice" by Simon Nye and "Vincent and the Doctor" by Richard Curtis. An actual Oscar nominee writing for Doctor Who! Can you even believe it?!By Erik Stadnik and Kyle Anderson
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This month, Erik and Kyle go deep underground, some might even call it Hades itself, to discuss "The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood," the two-part series five story from future showrunner Chris Chibnall. It brings back the Silurians and gives us a remix of Third Doctor story elements before falling on its face trying to do something interesting but failin…
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Happy New Year! This month, Erik and Kyle embark on the first of what they're calling "Getting Whithoused," which is looking at the stories written by Toby Whithouse in the Steven Moffat era. Up first, "The Vampires of Venice" from series 5 and "The God Complex" from series 6.By Erik Stadnik and Kyle Anderson
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Hello and happy December, friends. This month, Erik and Kyle are taking a trip to the crash of the Byzantium to discuss what is certainly in the running for best Smith-era Steven Moffat script, "The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone." The Weeping Angels, River Song, the Crack, it's all here! And no beating around the bush, we pretty much love it.…
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Mackenzie and Aislinn discuss the short backgrounds of the Cullens and the lack of character Esme was given. They also talk about sex baby and how Edward is a 100 year old virgin. And they also discuss Bella's "human" moments around vampires.By Fangs & Bangs
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Episode 7 - You're Exactly My Brand of Heroin (As if you can outrun me)
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Mackenzie and Aislinn continue with Twilight about the meadow scene, Mackenzie's strange obsession with the "Be Safe" note, the various lion references, and the relationship between classic dating with and without sex as a variable.By Fangs & Bangs
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This month, Erik and Kyle continue the Moffat Years train with his second episode, and indeed the second Eleventh Doctor and Amy episode, "The Beast Below," an episode---to quote Kyle---with a better story than plot.By Erik Stadnik and Kyle Anderson
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Episode 6 - Say It, Out Loud... Mushroom Ravioli!
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**TW: SA 19:11-20:20 and 21:52-27:02 In this episode, Aislinn and Mackenzie discuss Bella's visit to Port Angeles and the inciting incident of the plot that puts the entire story into motion. They do discuss how Bella avoided a sexual assault, so if that is a trigger, please skip over the 16:00 - 23:00 mark. Some deeper level discussions occur abou…
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Episode 5 - Fangs & Bangs Halloween Special
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Aislinn and Mackenzie interrupt their usual broadcast about Twilight to talk about the history of traditional vampires, but then they end up talking about Twilight again... They also get into the details of Vampire Diaries and Vampire Academy and the discussion of when vampires went from scary to sexy. **Spoiler Alert for Midnight Mass**…
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Episode 4 - LaPush! (Do You Like Scary Stories?)
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Aislinn and Mackenzie get into the beginning dynamics of Team Jacob vs Team Edward. Lots of conversation goes into the "new girl" at school and also a very uncomfortable conversation about why Jacob had to be 15 in the book. Music: Crab Boys Pt. 2 - Auxjack, JobiiBy Fangs & Bangs
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Episode 3 - What if I'm the Bad Guy (Holy Crow! I hope you Enjoy Disappointment)
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Aislinn and Mackenzie discuss the kindling of Edward and Bella's relationship in Twilight. They may or may not spend 15 minutes dragging a particular author that is not Stephanie Meyer.By Fangs & Bangs
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After a few months of falderal and fiddle-dee-dee, it is finally time for Erik and Kyle to begin the proper journey into the Steven Moffat showrunner era. And boy howdy what a big one to start with. "The Eleveth Hour" may be Moffat's masterpiece, and a taste of things to come. We are EXCITED.By Erik Stadnik and Kyle Anderson
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Aislinn and Mackenzie talk about Bella's questionable upbringing and her relationship with her parents and the desert. They discuss how Stephanie Meyer used Bella as a self insert for her story and the happenings of chapter 1 of Twilight. Not to mention the bewilderment of Carlisle matchmaking foster children????…
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Mackenzie and Aislinn delve into the cultural impact Twilight had on the world and on their individual lives. The complexities of early Youtube, texting questions to KGB, and the Emo culture all had a significant role in the spread of Twilight.By Fangs & Bangs
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Let's try this again! This month, Kyle and Erik say farewell (for now) to showrunner Russell T Davies. What did he bring to Doctor Who, what is his legacy? It's a lot, that's the short answer.By Erik Stadnik and Kyle Anderson
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Get to know Mackenzie and Aislinn and why they wanted to start this podcast. They'll discuss what they read and what inspired them to get started.By Fangs & Bangs
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Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead
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The Girl in the Fireplace and Blink
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This month we begin a new season! The Moffat Years! As a prelude, we discuss Steven Moffat's scripts during the Russell T Davies years, specifically this time "The Girl in the Fireplace" and "Blink." Nothing too major here or anything. Timey Wimey begins here!By Erik Stadnik and Kyle Anderson
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Well, friends, sometimes you lose episodes to tech crashes. It finally happened to us. So, you aren't getting a final discussion about the Russell T Davies (1) era of Doctor Who, you instead get us doing our top 11 RTD scripts. So, a draft rather than a discush. It happens. Enjoy!By Erik Stadnik and Kyle Anderson
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It's here. It's finally here. Kyle and Erik's discussion of the RTD tenure (first one) comes to an end with sigh "The End of Time." Both parts. They're doing it. Here we go.By Erik Stadnik and Kyle Anderson
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Planet of the Dead and The Waters of Mars
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And so begins the gap year specials in earnest. Kyle and Erik are very nearly at the end of the Tennant and RTD (1) years. This month, it's "Planet of the Dead" and "The Waters of Mars." One of these won a Hugo for being one of the best pieces of sci-fi of the modern age. The other, did not. Care to guess which one's which?…
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We are indeed approaching the end of some journey! Kyle and Erik take a look at the Series 4 finale two-parter "The Stolen Earth/Journey's End," in which Russell T Davies tried to bring back nearly everyone from his entire era, plus Davros. Lot going on, shame about the bad stuff.By Erik Stadnik and Kyle Anderson
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This month is a big one, folks! We're in the home stretch of the RTD1 era, talking about two of the writers' best episodes. "Midnight," series 4's companion-lite episode, and "Turn Left," the Doctor-lite episode that aired the following week. Both showcase Davies' trademark cynicism and have their own kinds of terrors. Neither are feel-good, but we…
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