Words About Books
Words About Books is a podcast where two wannabe writers read and discuss books. Read along with us, or just enjoy the show! New episodes every Sunday.
Episodes
386 episodes
Discussing Virtual Light by William Gibson
Love the bridge...not so keen on Rydell and Chevette.
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Season 6
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Episode 52
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1:14:12
Nate's Naruto Conclusion
A bonus episode in which Nate lays out his concluding thoughts on Naruto.
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19:45
Talking About Tolkien - The Window On the West (Towers, 4-5)
Detective Faramir is on the case.
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1:05:16
Discussing the Rest of Naruto (Part II)
We finish our discussion on Naruto. If Ben had only held out we could have just had a 3 hour conversation on Naruto non-stop. But here we are finishing the last, rather small, two arcs.
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Season 6
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Episode 51
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1:05:18
Talking About Tolkien - Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit (Towers, 4-4)
Sam teaches us why it's important never to leave our campfires unattended and to ensure that they are properly extinguished when we are done with them.
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56:52
Nate Discusses Naruto Part I
Let's face it, nothing is going to beat Hulk Hogan for Nate's Nightmare November. But this one might come close.
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Season 6
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Episode 50
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1:45:08
Ectoplasm and Photoshop - The History of Spiritualism by Arthur Conan Doyle (Part 3)
The last episode on Arthur Conan Doyle's History of Spiritualism...I promise. We get into the specifics of how manifestation works, the various physical proofs offered on behalf of the Spiritualism, and some of the theology behind the movement....
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1:31:44
Talking About Tolkien - The Black Gate is Closed (Towers, 4-3)
Frodo arrives at the Black Gate expecting sweet death to soon follow. (Un)fortunately, Gollum knows another way and the road goes ever on and on.
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46:49
We Decide Donkey Kong Canon Once and For All
This week of Nate's Nightmare November, we take a break from talking about Hulk Hogan to instead talk about Donkey Kong. First we talk about some book but then we get into the real meat of things when we convene the Council of Nicaea to finally...
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Season 6
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Episode 49
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52:39
Talking About Tolkien - The Passage of the Marshes (Towers, 4-2)
Gollum leads Sam and Frodo through The Dead Marshes. With each step towards Mordor, Frodo's burden threatens to consume him.
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1:08:07
Surprise! Hulk Hogan had a SECOND BOOK! Hollywood Hulk Hogan BROTHER!
We did it! Nate has achieved maximum Hulkage brother! Ben didn't even know what hit him. He was caught so completely off guard, it was beautiful. It was my master plan. Nothing else this Nightmare November will be able to top that intro, DUDE b...
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Season 6
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Episode 48
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1:58:55
Talking About Tolkien - The Taming of Smeagol (Towers, 4-1)
Frodo and Sam descend the Emyn Muil and encounter Gollum. We see a different side of Frodo.
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43:25
Nate Discusses Hulk Hogan's Life Outside the Ring for Almost Two Hours! (Part II)
Are you ready for Nate's Nightmare November to continue?!? We're moving on to PART TWO of Hulk Hogan's book: My Life Outside the Ring. I hope you're ready to hear Hogan talk about how awful his ex-wife was and that Nick did nothing wrong when h...
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Season 6
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Episode 47
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1:53:46
The Hydesville Incident - The History of Spiritualism by Arthur Conan Doyle (Part 2)
We talk about the much hyped Hydesville Incident. The incident that changed everything forever. We also talk about how you can create a fully functioning human body, complete with cardiac and pulmonary systems, out of ectoplasm.
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1:25:02
Night of the Living Dummy II by R. L. Stine (A Trailer)
Words About Books is finally covering the Dummy book that everybody wanted/we thought we were getting the first time around. It's going live on Patreon only Saturday 11/8/2025!
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Season 6
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2:28
Discussing Hulk Hogan's Book: My Life Outside the Ring (Part I)
It's Nate's Nightmare November! We're talking about a wreslting book, again! This time we're talking about THE wrestler of the 1980s, Hulk Hogan. I can't wait. I've been so excited for this. Because it's so bad. It's just terrible. A grown man ...
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Season 6
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Episode 46
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1:32:05
Discussing Silent Invasion The Pennsylvania UFO-Bigfoot Casebook
A surprisingly sober and intelligent discussion of the Pennsylvania UFO-Bigfoot invasion of 1973. Stan Gordon is my new favorite UFOlogist.
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Season 6
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Episode 44
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1:27:28
Before Hydesville - The History of Spiritualism by Arthur Conan Doyle (Part 1)
We begin our series on Arthur Conan Doyle's history of spiritualism. In this episode we cover a bit of the pre-history of the movement, discussing three notable mediumistic awakenings before THE HYDESVILLE INCIDENT (that we all remember, becaus...
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1:10:17
Discussing The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty (Part 2)
We conclude our discussion of The Exorcist. Will good triumph over evil? The answer may confuse you.
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Season 6
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Episode 43
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1:25:30
Discussing The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty (Part 1)
We spend a long time bringing Nate up to speed on Christianity. Then we spend a long time talking about The Exorcist.
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Season 6
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Episode 42
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1:50:52
Abandoning Jeff the Killer: Scars of Corruption
Well, hey guys, you know, they can't all be winners. Sometimes you try something thinking it will be fun and it turns into more of what we in the podcasting biz call "a learning experience." And that's what Jeff the Killer: Scars of Corruption ...
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Season 6
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Episode 41
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2:04:23
Discussing Schismatrix by Bruce Sterling (Part 2)
I hope you're ready for part 2. We've got family abandonment, alien perversion, duels to the ego death, fish people, jellyfish people (they're different), and of course lots of drugs.
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Season 6
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Episode 40
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59:14
A Conversation About Overpopulation Fiction With John Bierce
Apologies, we had some issues with John's audio on this one. Ben and John sit down to discuss the time-honored tradition of Overpopulation Fiction. Is it dead? Is it more relevant than ever before? Can Ben ruin John's career by tricking him int...
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