Book Narcs is Justin Pierre and Lindsay Pierre, a husband and wife team, dedicated to narcing on books. They also narc on books with guests.
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Disgraced line leader Brad Beideman and disgraced-er reading champion Rachel Crowe bring in their favorite nostalgic reads from growing up. Oh, you haven't heard of any of these books? Weird!
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Take The Quiz: Are You A Pumpkin Or A Rag?
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Get it off your chest, boo It's the gay episode! Sure, we're late to Pride but we're also wildly early to next year's Pride (which we'll also be late to). Rachel and Brad discuss their favorite Gaysop's Fables, those antiquated stories everyone's parents read to them. Support the Show.By Brad Beideman and Rachel Crowe
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Get it off your chest, boo Brad and Rachel have the incredible honor of hosting Shvitzty DeLonge (yes, that DeLonge) as we discuss her life as an omnipotent being and tiny and the author of "The Day It Was 2008 Forever". Support the Show.By Brad Beideman and Rachel Crowe
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For My Third Wish, I Want The Genie To Die
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Get it off your chest, boo This week on their children's book podcast, Brad and Rachel discuss Brazilian porn star Pamela Butt. They also introduce a new segment where they read the zoom ai summaries of their previous episodes and give the ai extensive notes on what they actually meant. Brad reads from his book about a boy who finds out his bully w…
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And The Night Wind Screams, "I Can't Believe It Wasn't Butter"
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Get it off your chest, boo I tote in "I Don't Know What Day My Birthday Is (Don't Worry It's Not Sad)" and Brad goes all Egyptology on our flat asses with his pick, "Tomb Robin: The Grave Robbin' Kid: Rattle of the Sphanx". Support the Show.By Brad Beideman and Rachel Crowe
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Get it off your chest, boo Brad and Rachel drool over the shlubby hubs in Stepdad Magazine: CIA Edition (it's like the swimsuit edition of Sport's Illustrated). Rachel brings in a favorite, Where In The Store Is Karen Sacramento? and Brad brings in J.D. Salinger's take on Freaky Friday. Support the Show.…
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Get it off your chest, boo Rachel and Brad trot in so much new lore, from the debut of Stepdad Magazine to Rachel's subterranean neighbor Chomp Gnomsky who's exactly as belligerent and semi-naked as he sounds. We also review "If I Were President, Everything Would Have Captions" by Giovanni Pumpkins and "The Magic Bee's House" series by Marleypop Ot…
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I'm A Bit Of A Narc & A Perv (feat. Yesi Rego)
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Get it off your chest, boo Upside-down rights activist and author of The Inescapable World of Upside Down Versa Majora discusses her upcoming book tour, how she pees and the friendships she has with worms that people living "right" side up just wouldn't understand. Support the Show.By Brad Beideman and Rachel Crowe
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I Was Phantom of the Opera-ing a Day Camp (To No Reward)
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Get it off your chest, boo Rachel and Brad are weenus deep in smut between his book The Summer We Porked and her latest installment in the President High series, Old Farts, Broken Hearts & Revolutionary Warts. Support the Show.By Brad Beideman and Rachel Crowe
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Get it off your chest, boo Child starlet turned author/poacher Greef Lundgreef graces us with her presence and puts Brad in his place but really loves how much Rachel sucks up to her. Support the Show.By Brad Beideman and Rachel Crowe
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Get it off your chest, boo Rachel unveils another D.H. Donker's masterpiece from the iconic Sweaty Shivers series; "Just Add Slaughter" and Brad wheels in some bullsh*t called, "The Yesterplace in the Everhere Over by the Someveryone" by Scoober LeJeezers. Support the Show.By Brad Beideman and Rachel Crowe
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I've Got The Vibe Of Someone Who's Loved & Lost
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Get it off your chest, boo Rachel and Brad do, frankly, discuss his family's plane a little bit more but mostly Rachel takes a deeper dive into the life of Shivesly Dewer, author of the wildly successful "Mr. Potpourri" series about a middle-aged monkey duping his way into positions of power. Brad drags in the dregs of literature- some coloring boo…
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All Of These Smoke Alarms Will Be Yours Someday
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Get it off your chest, boo Airplane prince Brad walks us through The Killing of the Big Old Goose and city bus prinsuss Rachel grabs us by the elbow and yanks us through the picture book Mr. Potpourri. Support the Show.By Brad Beideman and Rachel Crowe
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Get it off your chest, boo Y'know, what a classic ep of Book Fair. Just a solid, fun romp through Rachel's most recent read Sweaty Shivers classic "The Old Breastfeeder" and Brad's YA bubblegum trite "Talon And Tooth: Scythe and Squeezing and Boyfriends and Bugs". Support the Show.By Brad Beideman and Rachel Crowe
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Get it off your chest, boo Rachel and Brad interview the aggressively sex pos children's author Louinda Wiles, author of the new book "There's An Old Wet Golden Retriever In The Grocery Store". Support the Show.By Rachel Crowe, Brad Beideman and Kelsey Judge Buckley
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After A Long Day Of Plucking & Cucking
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Get it off your chest, boo You don't have to hold your breath any longer- Brad shares his review of "3 Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri" and IT. IS. BRUUUUTAL. Also Rachel updates us on the latest installment of the President High series- "The Pants That Lost The Battle of the Bulge" and Brad talks about "Fornever and Ever And Never Or Ever". S…
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Get it off your chest, boo This one's a whopper! Rachel talks about the classic kid-horror read "Sweaty Shivers: I'm The King of Hog Castle!" and Brad walks us through the YA novel "Who Kissed My Mailman?". Support the Show.By Brad Beideman and Rachel Crowe
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Hello Sharks- Would You Like To Throw Up?
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Get it off your chest, boo Rachel freakin' crows about her flat spot and the installment of the hottest YA revisionist history "President High: That Lame Duck Is One Tame Fuck" and Brad shares "The 9th 7th: The 5 Of 9s", a sci-fi so fi and not at all sci that reading it does make you dumber. Support the Show.…
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Didn't He Make A Fire By Rubbing Two Eels Together?
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Get it off your chest, boo Rachel presents the pre-K read "Who Took My Package?" and Brad spills the beans on the YA thrill-an-hour "Somebody Killed Everbody". Support the Show.By Brad Beideman and Rachel Crowe
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Get it off your chest, boo Brad discusses "They're Not Gay; Don't Waste Your Time" and Rachel recounts "Dinosgusting". Support the Show.By Brad Beideman and Rachel Crowe
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Welcome to the Third Best Day of the School Year
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Get it off your chest, boo Brad and Rachel discuss: Rachel's Book and Brad's Book. Support the Show.By Brad Beideman and Rachel Crowe
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Episode 16: Geek Girls (and Guy) with Leslie Simon
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This episode we talk to wonderful Leslie Simon! Leslie is the author of Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide To Emo Culture, Wish You Were Here: An Essential Guide To Your Favorite Music Scenes—From Punk To Indie And Everything In Between, and Geek Girls Unite: How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks, And Other Misfits Are Taking Over The World. Her w…
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Episode 15: Fakebook Founding Father Fanatic For Frightening Fiction! with Bill McShane
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This episode features musician and all around super cool dude, Bill McShane! Bill used to sing and play guitar in Ultimate Fakebook. Now he sings and plays guitar in The Pride of Erie PA! He also has a mega-top-secret-awesome-job that we aren't at liberty to discuss (listen to hear him kind of explain it). We talk to Bill about all of these things …
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Episode 14: Everything is Caffeinated with Lee Carter
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Today's episode features local musician and coffee entrepreneur Lee Carter! Lee was a part of the former band Party House, is a part of a new instrumental project called E/Z/R/A, and is co-owner of the popular new coffee house in Minneapolis called Five Watt Coffee. We talk to Lee about some of his favorite books and get into our opinions on book c…
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Episode 13: Stranger Than Fiction with Brian Schwarz
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On this episode we talk with Brian Schwarz, the first novelist on our podcast, who is currently promoting his first full length novel called Shades. Brian tells us about his writing process, what the experience has been like so far, and lets us in on a few of his literary inspirations. Stick around for a reading by Brian, and get a taste of what hi…
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Episode 12: You're NOT Invited to the Cat Party with Koo Koo Kanga Roo
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On this episode we sit down with Bryan Atchison and Neil Olstad from the dance party kid adult band Koo Koo Kanga Roo to talk about their favorite kid books and their own books "Cat Party" and "Unicorns R Real." Come along with us on this adventure of a conversation and see how long you can keep up with the lunacy. Thanks to McNally Smith College o…
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Episode 11: Choose Your Own Adventure with Jonah Bayer
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We chat with the famously talented writer, musician, and speaker Jonah Bayer from the band United Nations, the podcast Going Off Track, and contributor to MySpace's Music Blog. He is also the co-creator of the web series Sound Advice with Janessa Slater and the former Music Editor of Alternative Press. There are also way too many additional accompl…
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Episode 10: Nabokov? No! Youbokov! with Ben Thornewill
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This week we have the incredibly quick, clever, and funny Ben Thornewill on the podcast! He makes up 1/3 of the band Jukebox the Ghost and his duties include vocals, piano, and keyboards. He gives us a taste of his book history, which includes some Russian greats as well as a series that sheds some light on the whole "Jeeves" phenomenon. Thanks to …
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Episode 9: History Lessons with Adam Levy
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We talk books and history with the wonderful Adam Levy, from the Honeydogs and And The Professors. Adam also teaches song writing and music at McNally Smith College of Music. On this episode, Adam educates us on a variety of his favorite and latest non-fiction finds. This is also Book Narcs' debut of our new and improved podcast, we have upped our …
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Episode 8: Community Outreach with Justin and Lindsay Pierre
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Justin and Lindsay answer questions posed to them from the lovely Book Narcing community.
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Episode 7: Nuts Noises and The Nineties with Thomas Rehbein
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Justin and Lindsay talk to their dear friend Thomas "Tommy" Rehbein! Tommy is the noise master behind the guitars in Farewell Continental, and he has his own musical project International Karate. He talks to Book Narcs about a wide range of literary geniuses including Chuck Klosterman, Aaron Cometbus, Brennan Manning, and Robert Farrar Capon, and J…
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Episode 6: By Will Alone with Nels Lennes
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Justin and Lindsay talk to their friend, comedian and actor, Nels Lennes in this episode. Nels is the co-founder of the only long-form improv theater in Minnesota, HUGE Theater. In regard to books, we get into all things Dune! We also chat about author HP Lovecraft, and the books Inferno and The Prophet.…
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Episode 5: Mean Melin with Eric Melin
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We talk to the current air guitar champion OF THE WORLD, drummer for Ultimate Fakebook and The Dead Girls, and creator of Scene-Stealers, Eric "Mean Melin" Melin! Eric talks all things satire, sci-fi and pulp, specifically James Ellroy, Kurt Vonnegut, and Douglas Adams. Eric has some mean recommendations to give everyone, so get ready. Stick around…
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Episode 4: The Glass Factory with Crissy Herron
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Justin and Lindsay talk to Crissy Herron, who is a business advice guru and the mastermind behind IndieBizChicks.com! Crissy talks about her entrepreneurial adventures, some of her favorite books, and she absolutely blows our minds with some major J.D. Salinger trivia. Listen, learn, and we promise that this podcast will make you want to read every…
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Minisode 1 (Warped Edition): The Swellers
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Today's mini episode comes directly from the Vans Warped Tour and features Nick (Guitar/Vox) and Jonathan (Drums) Diener from the band The Swellers! There are so many wordsmiths and book readers on this tour, we felt we should tap into their minds and let you in on what they dig in terms of the written word. And these boys dig some pretty radical w…
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Episode 3: Bass In Your Face with Gabriel Douglas
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Justin and Lindsay have Gabe Douglas from The 4onthefloor onto the podcast. Gabe talks about his musical projects and his deep love of books. We specifically focus on A Song of Ice and Fire series and Eating Animals. Stick around until the end of the episode to listen to the band's single "King of the Jungle" off of their new album Spirit of Minnea…
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Episode 2: A JOY/US Affair with Jenny Owen Youngs
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Justin and Lindsay have their first guest on to the show: singer and songwriter Jenny Owen Youngs! Jenny talks about what books influenced her growing up and persuades us to read some of her favorites. Listen to her song "Love for Long" off her album An Unwavering Band of Light following the podcast. We think the Wolverine Quotient of this song is …
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Episode 1: Les Classy Deux with Justin Pierre and Lindsay Pierre
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Justin and Lindsay introduce themselves in this first episode with their Book History. Additional segments include: Fun Facts with Intern Jack and Katie's Krap. Spoilers: None.
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