The chapter in which Gimli demonstrates the proper way to ask a lady for some of her hair.

This week we double down on Maegor's Aenys and also talk a little about Jahearys before ending the episode juuuuuust before the part that anyone who watched the HBO show would care about. See you next week when we discuss the Dance!For ...

 Hey! Wanna see some elf-magic? 

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun Dun Da-da-da-dunnnnnnnnn da-da-dunnnnnnnn. It's Fire and Blood! It's like A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones but worse! I hope you're ready for us to lay the groundwork and then we're gonna invade Westeros so that...

You are going to sit there while I describe this tree and you are going to like it.

A special bonus episode! This week we discuss Harry Potter in detail. We spend a lot of time analyzing the books in great detail, including concepts such as "what is a philosopher stone even?" We did avoid mention of the author, this is just pu...

This week the boys talk about the first book in the Animorphs series. They talk about it. Like a book club. They don't just read the book into the microphone. Anyone who listens to it for like 1 minute would get this. It's not actually that com...

"I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow! You cannot pass."

Words About Books is nearing the end of it's filler arc and for no reason in particular that inspired Ben to revisit Beware of Chicken. 

This is a Gandalf appreciation chapter. We sure would be screwed without Gandalf. Fortunately, he will live forever. 

This week we have to finish up 4 or 5 more storylines. But we ALSO have to take you on a journey of words and delight all of your senses. I uhh, don't know what else to say. Ben told me to tell you that this is for fans more than anything becau...

 In this chapter we climb a mountain. The mountain is evil. We go back down the mountain. Honestly, now that I think about it, that is kind of how all mountain climbing stories go. 

This week Ben says we're in the "filler arc." Well Ben, is talking for almost 2 hours about a book "filler" to you? Do you know how much effort I put into this? Do you know how many notes I took? How thorough of a job I did? This isn't filler, ...

The boys once again put John Bierce's patronage to the test by discussing his latest book.

This week the Patrons voted on us reading a Sonic Comic but not the Archie Comics one, the IDW one. It's written by Ian Flynn. The story is "Sonic fights a thing and runs into one of his friends and where is Doctor Eggman?" I just summaraized t...

 We conclude our discussion of the council of Elrond after taking testimony from Gandalf and Legolas. I also read to you the three paragraphs that comprise the entirety of The Hunt for Gollum, an upcoming feature film. I'm sure it will be ...

Having finally decided to shut up and talk about the book, Ben and Nate get to the bottom of these murders. 

We've made it to the Council of Elrond. This is perhaps the most lore dense chapter in all of Lord of the Rings. There's a lot to unpack. Better get comfortable, but don't worry. Unlike the actual Council of Elrond, we will break for lunch.

Detective Kosuke Kindaichi is back. He is tasked with notifying his fallen comrade's family of his death. Before he died, Chimata told Kosuke to save his sisters. But save them from whom? On the night of Chimata's wake one of his three sisters ...

We're back! And so is Frodo. We have finally made it to Rivendell. Unfortunately, we're in meetings all day.

Mona is just a 14-year-old girl with a full time job and an apartment. Now it's up to her to thwart a serial killer and defend a city under siege. Also in this episode, Ben's meme cuts turn into a surprising revelation. 

We're back! With this two parter episode on the Hunger Games 2 and it sure is another Hunger Games. That's for sure. 10/10 lived up to the marketing. Will Katniss be able to either smother the flames of rebellion with her love or fan the flames...

Last year The Hunger Games clinched the WABie for Best in Show! So the boys are back to discuss the sequel: Catching Fire. This time the stakes are higher when an elderly man who smells like blood says that Katniss is about to get a lot of peop...

A man dies and finds himself reincarnated into a Xian Xia world of martial arts mayhem, but all he wants is to be the best damn farmer the world has ever known. This is a recommendation from one of our patrons. Will it hold up? Or will he be ex...

This is it! It's all 6 Dune books and their supercuts smashed into one. You probably could actually summarize the series from this 2 hour trek. Thanks to everyone who continues to support us! We'll be back next week with book discussions!