Mashreads Podcast

Inspired by the new Starz adaptation, this week on the MashReads Podcast, we read and discuss Neil Gaiman's tale of warring deities, American Gods. The novel follows Shadow, a man just released from prison and looking to find his way home. However, Shadow is intercepted by a mysterious man named Mr. Wednesday who enlists Shadow as his assistant and body guard. Soon Shadow is sucked into a world much bigger and much more powerful than the one he knew before. Then, we move from American Gods and talk about our favorite books featuring mythology. And, as always, we close the show with recommendations: Aliza recommends John Oliver's show Last Week Tonight, especially after the show's episode about kidney dialysis. "I think it's really important for us to be aware of this specifically because it does impact hundreds of thousands of people." Peter recommends Season 3 of Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt . "I've been really super lucky enough to watch several episodes of the upcoming U