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Buddy Book Club

Buddy Book Club

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Two buddies try to make sense of popular books with obscure observations, jokes and their 8th grade reading abilities. Join us and read along as we have fun with our untraditional book club. --> www.BuddyBookClub.com
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Have you ever finished a book and thought to yourself, "What Did I Just Read"? Hosted by Holly and Laura Anne (LA) - two eclectic best friends who can't stop talking about their most recent reads. Join them every week where they chat about all the books that made them say "What Did I Just Read?"
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Join our hosts Nikki and Kelly as they discuss a Young Adult and Adult novel every month! Mix yourself a drink, settle in, and relax as they talk about everything from their initial thoughts on each book to the nitty gritty of what happened and what they think about it all.
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It's a book club, but funny! Comedian Michael Ian Black is tackling a great work of literature: Wuthering Heights. Join Michael's weekly book club as he reads aloud from a classic and asks people like Jen Kirkman, Mike Birbiglia, Michael Showalter, and even his teenage kids to weigh in with their perspectives. Season 1: Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure. The book is bleak, but Michael does a lot of accent work. Season 2: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. It's alive, and it's just a big buddy. Also, ...
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Two New York improv actors discussing all-time great children's literature: every winner of the Newbery Medal, year by year and decade by decade. We promise that it's your new favorite book club!
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Library Overload

Library Overload

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Two women talk about their favorite topic - books! They talk about what they’re currently reading, their book club picks, and other bookish topics. Their goal is to help you overload your library request list. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libraryoverload/support
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Word In Your Ear

Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex Gold

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Mark Ellen and David Hepworth have been talking about and writing about music together and individually for a collective eighty years in magazines like Smash Hits, Mojo and The Word and on radio and TV programmes like "Rock On", "Whistle Test" and VH-1. Over thirteen years ago, when working on the late magazine The Word, they began producing podcasts. Some listeners have been kind enough to say these have been very special to them. When the magazine folded in 2012 they kept the spirit of tho ...
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DON'T LOOK AT ME

DON'T LOOK AT ME

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Hi! We're Chantelle and Micaela, two cuties who mainly talk about relationships, online dating, movies, music, books, and our personal experiences on a variety of different topics. It's actually very fun and we're very sweet and funny. New episodes out every Friday! Subscribe to us, follow us, don't look at us.
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The Fight Game Podcast is now on the Blue Wire Podcast Network. Hosts Garrett Gonzales and John LaRocca discuss the art of professional wrestling, the drama of mixed martial arts, and the sweet science of boxing.
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The Buddies continue their marathon with movie #2, Harry Potter and the Chambers of Secrets, directed by Chris Columbus. The Buddies delved into a number of movie topics including: Mr. Weasley's book vs movie differences, the uncanny similarity between Quidditch and Star Wars space battles, and whether Moaning Myrtle's voice is more terrifying than…
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For the final chapter of his Summer Book Club, Russillo welcomes in ‘Conquistador’ author Buddy Levy to learn more about Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the last days of the Aztec Empire (0:24). Plus, Life Advice with Kyle and Ceruti (43:14)! What do I do if I don’t love my job? Check us out on YouTube for exclusive clips, livestreams, and more …
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Love’s official biographer John Einarson tells David Hepworth the star-crossed tale of the band who made the least psychedelic album of the psychedelic era. Their conversation takes in: ….Lee’s growing up between Memphis and L.A., dealing with the problems of looking more like Johnny Mathis than Otis Redding. ….how being indulged as a youngster by …
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Russillo is joined by Rob Gronkowski to discuss everything from how Bill Belichick shaped his career to eating in Europe to his favorite musical groups (0:33). Plus, Life Advice with Kyle and Ceruti (31:10)! Should I move to a new city for my job? Check us out on YouTube for exclusive clips, livestreams, and more at https://www.youtube.com/@RyenRus…
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Clyde and Roberta are about to do the deed (share a canoe). After months of distant lustery, the two have found themselves in the same place at the same time, out on the water of a public park. Plus, a memory of the comedian Kevin Meany, as well as a explanation of the military term "pink mist." This episode has it all! Support Obscure! Read Michae…
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Russillo is joined by Danny Kanell to preview the upcoming college football season. They discuss who benefits most from playoff expansion, share whom they like in each power conference, and draft teams they think are most likely to be in the College Football Playoff (0:24). Finally, Life Advice with Kyle and Ceruti (62:09)! How do I handle my 23-ye…
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As Mark Ellen goes shrimping at Frinton David Hepworth and Alex Gold links hands across the Atlantic to discuss: ….why a quick turn around Mount Hood in a Cessna should never be confused with pleasure ….why all the highly-rated albums are actually over-rated. ….why Timothee Chalamet has no hope of being able to capture more than one facet of Bob Dy…
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LA & Holly once again read Ali Hazelwood's latest release Not in Love. Both women loved Ali stretching her wings into a less bubbly romance! However, Holly took some real issue with her alma mater being thrown under the bus and the general Austin backdrop with random ice skating involved... Because, why? Have a book you want us to cover? Want to sp…
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Russillo starts by naming what he thinks are the five worst quarterback situations in the NFL based on talent, contracts, and more (0:31). Then, he chats with The Athletic's Dianna Russini about why she's optimistic about the Jets, if Justin Fields will be the Steelers' starting QB over Russell Wilson, Dak's contract, and more NFL training camp new…
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In this episode, Kelly and Nikki discuss the book 'Holly' by Stephen King. They share their overall ratings and impressions of the book, highlighting the dark and intense moments as well as the heartwarming and heartbreaking moments. They discuss the characters, including Holly Gibney, the pacing and research in the book, as well as the portrayal o…
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The heat is rising out there in Lycurgus. Nothing to do in the stultifying heat but rent a boat and head on out to Crum Lake and eat some goddamned watermelon, which is how your host has been spending about 40% of his time when not reading classic works of literature and commenting on them out loud. Support Obscure! Read Michael's substack Follow M…
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Russillo starts the pod by trying to make sense of college football's latest round of realignment (0:36). Then, Field Yates joins the show to rank the top five fantasy players at each position, explain why the best players aren’t the best fantasy players, and share some sleepers for the upcoming season (10:28). Finally, Life Advice with Kyle (53:04…
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A small Pastis, a game of boules and a conversation putting the rock and roll world to rights, which this week includes … … why Debbie Harry and Mick Jagger worked so well on the small screen. … Elvin Pelvin on the Bilko Show and how Elvis was modelled on Tony Curtis. … An American Werewolf In London, The Birds, Invasion of the Bodysnatchers, Don’t…
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Rockfield is a converted farmhouse in the Welsh countryside where, for over 50 years, bands have lived while recording. In the ‘70s Tiffany Murray’s mum was the in-house cook, filling Motorhead to the brim with boeuf bourguignon and Black Sabbath with salmon en croute. Her touching memoir My Family And Other Rock Stars – hailed as “a rock and roll …
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Join Holly & LA for June's round of the Pain or Pleasure Wheel. This episode LA gets PAIN and is forced to finish a book she started almost a year ago, "This Spells Disaster" by Tori Anne Martin. Holly lands on beige, chose PAIN, and read read "Spoiler Alert" by Olivia Dade. Next episode, LA and Holly decide to change up the pain or pleasure wheel …
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Mark Blake calls Dreams: the Many Lives of Fleetwood Mac a “mosaic biography”, their almost six-decade saga presented as a series of enthralling short stories with titles like ‘Mick Fleetwood’s Great Epiphany’ and ‘Rumours: A Doomed Romance in Six Acts’. It opens in fact with a “cast of characters”, the 18 one-time members, as if dramatis personae …
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Beloved Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith, old pal of the pod, is touring the UK in November, two of the nights at the Palladium, and looks back here at the first shows he saw and played himself. Which delights include … … what you learn playing Canadian bars aged 16. … seeing Elton John in a 75,000-seater stadium when he was 12. … early memo…
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A mystery resolved! In last week's episode, we puzzled over the identity of a certain Mrs. Peyton. Friends, that mystery is solved in this tantalizing episode of Obscure. PLUS! Some light bowling commentary AND Clyde is dreaming of love. If you listen to one episode of ANY podcast this year, make it this one. Or not Support Obscure! Read Michael's …
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Passing the baton of discourse on the rock and roll racetrack, our Olympian hosts sprint in the following direction … … watching Toumani Diabaté play in the pitch-black Malian night. … Laurel Canyon, the Brain Damage Club and the great fire of ‘79. … the Kinks in Fortis Green Road, the Beatles in Chiswick House and other alternative London rock lan…
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The Buddies jumped into book 2 of their epic Harry Potter book/Movie Marathon, with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling. The Buddies delved into a number of magical topics including: Mr. Weasley being a gangster, Quidditch equipment regulations, the economics of the wizarding world, and whether Moaning Myrtle's bathroom is pref…
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For the second chapter of his Summer Book Club, Russillo welcomes in John Sedgwick—author of ‘From the River to the Sea’—to learn more about the history of transit and railways (0:35). Plus, Life Advice with Kyle and Ceruti (32:18)! Should I coach my son’s youth soccer team? Check us out on YouTube for exclusive clips, live streams, and more at htt…
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Huge episode today as we cross the proverbial Rubicon. There's no going back now, not after we reach the half century mark. As we cross our own point of no return, old Clyde Griffiths and his new flame, Roberta Alden, seem destined to cross their own. A tepid love blossoms apace! Support Obscure! Read Michael's substack Follow Michael on Twitter Fo…
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Russillo talks with Jamal Mashburn (0:29), Troy Aikman (6:04), Doug McDermott (10:28), Dan Hurley (14:40), Andre Iguodala (16:31), Baron Davis (20:46), Jimmer Fredette (24:16), P.J. Carlesimo (31:10), Fred Warner (37:17), and Lane Johnson (39:27) about their best college recruiting stories. Check us out on YouTube for exclusive clips, livestreams, …
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