Book Club For Masochists: A Readers Advisory Podcast

This episode we’re talking about Non-Fiction Sports books! We discuss how to define sports, live sports, weird rules, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) The Comic Book Story of Basketball: A Fast-Break History of Hops, Hoops, and Alley-OOPS Canadian Heritage Minutes: Basketball (YouTube) (lots more below in “Links, Articles, and Things”) Walking: One Step at a Time by Erling Kagge, translated by Becky L. Crook, narrated by Atli Gunnarsson Revolutions: How Women Changed the World on Two Wheels by Hannah Ross One Game at a Time: Why Sports Matter by Matt Hern Strong Like a Woman: 100 Game-Changing Female Athletes by Laken Litman A Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of America's First All-Black High School Rowing Team by Arshay Cooper, narrated by Adam Lazarre-W

This episode we’re talking about our Favourite Reads of 2022! (Some of them were even published in 2022!) We discuss our favourite things we read for the podcast and our favourite things we read not for the podcast. Plus: Many more things we enjoyed this year, including video games, manga, graphic novels, food, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Favourite Fiction For the podcast Anna Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez, translated by Megan McDowell, narrated by Tanya Eby Episode 158 - Audiobook Fiction Jam Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg Episode 160: Biographical Fiction & Fictional Biographies Matthew Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori, narrated by Nancy Wu Episode 158 - Audiobook Fiction Meghan

This episode we’re talking about Military Fiction! We discuss jingoism, how war is hell, war stories vs military fiction, clichés, historical fiction, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) A Summer for War by Darrell Duthie All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, translated by Arthur Wesley Wheen Battlefields, vol. 1: Night Witches by Garth Ennis and Russ Braun Night Witches (Wikipedia) Battlefields, vol. 6: Motherland by Garth Ennis and Russ Braun Battlefields, vol. 8: The Fall & Rise of Anna Kharkova by Garth Ennis and Russ Braun The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers Rebel Seoul by Axie Oh Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac Code talker (Wikipedia) Stalingrad by Vasily Grossman, translated by Ro

This episode we’re talking about Podcasts! We talk about the first podcasts we listened to (and whether we still listen to them), how we find new podcasts, what speed we listen to podcasts at, what podcasts we’ve been enjoying recently, podcasting in our pyjamas, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Podcasts We Recommended Mangasplaining Finish It! Podcast Stuff The British Stole Hey Riddle Riddle One Shot Podcast Gender Reveal Stronger by Science The Slowdown Food 4 Thot American Hysteria Dig: A History Podcast You Are Good Clue (1985) w. Lauren Milberger Other Podcasts We Mentioned War Rocket Ajax Episode 333 - Long, Sustained Dong f/ [Jam] and Ian from HARK! Episode 383 - The Christmas Specials Special f/ [Jam] and Ian from HARK Episode 613 - Every Dracula Ever f/ Benito Cereno and Elle C

This episode we’re talking about Investigative Journalism! We talk about what makes something journalism, when we don’t read articles, enjoying vs. appreciated media, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) Busted: A Tale of Corruption and Betrayal in the City of Brotherly Love by Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump by Sarah Posner, narrated by Cassandra Campbell The Finance Curse: How Global Finance Is Making Us All Poorer by Nicholas Shaxson "The overall results of this sea change from progressive economics toward identity politics has been an enduring one, and it was crystallized by Hillary Clinton in an election rally speech in 2016. "If we broke up the big banks tomorrow," she shouted, "Would that end

This episode we’re talking about Hate Reads! We discuss annoyance reading, hate reading vs reading something you hate, completionism, experiencing bad media as a social bonding experience, and 1-star reviews of books. Plus: Books about women murdering! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Media We Mentioned The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels (Wikipedia) "A spectre is haunting Europe” Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Game of Thrones (Wikipedia) Divergent by Veronica Roth “Divergent might have been sloppy in places, but in a bizarre continuity error, both Tris’ disabling trauma around guns and an actual gun appears and disappears as is convenient in the final chapters… This violates both Chekhov’s Gun and some corollary: if you introduce a gun, it must exist.” (from Jam’s review; s

This episode we’re talking about Biographical Fiction & Fictional Biographies! We talk about metafiction, superhero origins as cover songs, spaceship detectives, cat biographies, amendments to amendments, alien abductions, and more!  You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) Nat Tate: An American Artist: 1928-1960 by William Boyd Wikipedia Maigret's Memoirs by Georges Simenon, translated by Howard Curtis Matthew was wrong about how many books in this series came out in one month, but based on the French Wikipedia article four titles (including this one) were released in 1951. Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg Jack Sheppard (Wikipedia) The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Peter Sís Orlando: A Biography by Virginia Woolf (Wikipedia) Summertime by J.M. Coetzee Oth

This episode we’re talking about Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose by Leigh Cowart! We discuss how much science a book needs to be to count as “pop science,” content warnings for books, BDSM, MRIs, and other acronyms! Plus: How many hot sauces we own! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards The Book We Talked About Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose by Leigh Cowart Other Media We Mentioned Nerve - Adventures in the Science of Fear by Eva Holland Secretary (2002 film) (Wikipedia) Turning by Jessica J. Lee Valley Girl by Moon Unit and Frank Zappa The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World by Elaine Scarry  Links, Articles, and Things Episode 154 - Battle of the Books 2022 Don't Be Afraid Of The Clowns Mary Roach (Wikipedia) Frank's RedHot (Wikipedi

This episode we’re talking about Audiobook Fiction! We discuss narrators vs casts, sound effects, music, adaptations, footnotes, and more! Plus: How do you picture the hosts in your mind when you listen to us? You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, narrated by a full cast Coasting Trade by Robin McGrath, narrated by Robert Joy, Rick Boland, and Anita Best  Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez, translated by Megan McDowell, narrated by Tanya Eby The Sentence by Louise Erdrich Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori, narrated by Nancy Wu What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez, narrated by Hillary Huber Other Media We Mentioned The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Hexagonal

You asked for it, so in this special bonus episode we’re talking about Public Domain Superheroes! We discuss the Golden Age of Comics, masked adventurers, copyright, crossovers, and more! Plus: Time Eggs! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Matthew Murray | Carol Borden Things We Read (or tried to…) Project Superpowers (Wikipedia) by Jim Krueger, Alex Ross, Doug Klauba, Stephen Sadowsk, and Carlos Paul Masks, vol. 1 by Chris Roberson, Alex Ross (Artist), Dennis Calero (Artist) jae lee See all the covers Miss Fury: The Minor Key by Corinna Sara Bechko and Jonathan Lau Swords of Sorrow (Women in Comics Wiki) by Gail Simone and so many others Superheroes and Masked Adventurers (all links are to Wikipedia) Plastic Man Captain Marvel (DC Comics) Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics) The Shadow The Spider Miss Fury Miss Fury and Miss Mills (article by Carol Borden

This week it’s time for our Summer 2022 Media Update episode as we talk about media we’ve recently enjoyed including video games, comics, books, podcasts, and interior decorating! Plus: Obsolete customary measuring units! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Media We’ve Been Enjoying Matthew Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun by Izumi Tsubaki, translated by Leighann Harvey The anime no longer on Netflix, but can be found on Hidive Beetle & the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne Meghan Graphic Novels Snapdragon by Kat Leyh Memento Mori by Tiitu Takalo Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden Murder The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup, translated by Caroline Waigh I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara  Episode 080 - True Crime Interior decora

This episode we’re talking about Literary Fan Fiction! We discuss ancient myths, fairy tales, Sherlock Holmes, copyright, Sherlock Holmes, authorized sequels, Sherlock Holmes, and sequels vs reinterpretations! Plus: Sherlock Holmes! (Okay, he didn't get mentioned that much.) You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) The Girl in Red by Christina Henry The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne was reprinted in Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Lost Boi by Sassafras Lowrey Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie (Wikipedia) Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie (Wikipedia) Copyright status Telling Tales by Patience Agbabi The

No episode this week due to a variety of technical issues. We'll be back next week with out episode on Literary Fan Fiction! In the mean time you can listen to this "bonus" episode in which we announce who won our Battle of the Books! (And if you haven't had a chance yet, make sure to check out Episode 154 - Battle of the books 2022.)

This episode we’re giving our book pitches for our Battle of the Books 2022! Each of us has picked one title that we think we should all read and discuss and you get to vote for which one it is! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Books We Pitched Vote for the book you want us to read and discuss! Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien  The Sentence by Louise Erdrich Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols & Other Typographical Marks by Keith Houston Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose by Leigh Cowart Our “Long List” of Titles Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey The Unbroken by C.L. Clark Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch Track Changes: A Literary History of Word Processing by Matthew G

This episode we’re talking about Humour Non-fiction! We talk about how truthful stand-up comedy is, identifying books from the call number, giant mosquitos, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach 99% Invisible, Episode 471: Mini-Stories: Volume 12 (features Mary Roach talking about several “footnotes” from Fuzz) Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Amber Ruffin, Lacey Lamar I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom The Little Mermaid - Part of Your World (YouTube) Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury (YouTube) We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby Other Media We Mentioned Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson (

This episode we’re talking about Beach Reads! We discuss what counts as a beach read, what doesn’t count as a beach read, whether any of us has even been to a beach recently (yes!), and more. Plus: We play “two truths and a lie” with books! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Two Real Books and One Fake Contemporary romance (RJ) Just Haven’t Met You Yet Head Over Feet Call Me, Maybe Endurance Sports (Meghan) The Pain Cave: Pushing the Limits of Human Endurance Hell on Two Wheels: An Astonishing Story of Suffering, Triumph, and the Most Extreme Endurance Race in the World The Pursuit of Endurance: Harnessing the Record-Breaking Power of Strength and Resilience Domestic Thriller (Matthew) The Lady in Waiting: A Novel Her Dark Lies: A Novel The Girls Are All So Nice Here: A Novel Travel Memoir (Anna)

This episode we’re talking about Classics! We talk about what makes a book a classic, whether a classic has to be good or not, fiction vs non-fiction classics, and how classics change over time. Plus: Pro strats and speedrunning techniques for classics! (Apologies for some audio problems this episode, should be fixed for next time!) You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Netflix show (Wikipedia) In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Comic adaptation by Emi Gennis Passing by Nella Larsen The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Manga Classics: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, adapted by Crystal S. Chan, Stacy King, and SunNeko Lee Manga Classics: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, adapted by Crystal S. Chan and N

For our 150th episode, Chaos Reigns! We discuss the differences between talking about fiction and non-fiction, genres that don’t get the respect they deserve, our favourite pies, what genres we’re least and most looking forward to reading for the podcast, the horrors of virtual presentations, and more! Plus: Matthew’s Technically Correct Corner!  You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Media We Mentioned Never Say You Can't Survive: How to Get Through Hard Times by Making Up Stories by Charlie Jane Anders Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis The Gilda Stories by Jewelle L. Gómez Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers (the book Meghan couldn’t remember the title of) Gamechanger (the Bounceback) by LX Beckett  Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal Turn This World Inside Out: The Em

This episode we’re talking about Astronomy and Space Non-Fiction! We talk about astronauts, planets, moons, rocks, and more! Plus: We despair about all the math in these books! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach Book of the Moon: A Guide to Our Closest Neighbour by Maggie Aderin-Pocock “Too much information on the Moon.. Was not expecting that.” Frequently Asked Questions About the Universe by Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe (podcast) Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium by Carl Sagan Impact: How Rocks from Space Led to Life, Culture, and Donkey Kong by Greg Brennecka, read by Sean Pratt The Last Stargazers: The Endu

This episode we’re talking about recent media we enjoyed! We discuss TikTok food, video games about boxes, French language books, Pokemon, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Media We’ve Been Consuming Anna: B. Dylan Hollis TikTok YouTube Pumpernickel (Wikipedia) Ryan Hollinger Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything by Kelly Weill Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland by Jonathan M. Metzl Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson Matthew: Unpacking How Unpacking's Developers Designed 2021's Coziest Game Hyper Light Drifter Wandersong Meghan: L’homme qui marche by by Jirō Taniguchi The Route of Ice and Salt by Jose Luis Zàrate Football-Fantaisie by Zviane Zviane’s comic