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Slow Readers

Slow Readers

By Daniel Gonzalez

Daniel Gonzalez and Gabriel Mara tempt fate by discussing books, reading, and trying to read in today's busy world. For the book lovers, the light readers, the speed readers, and for those who show up for the company!
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Gladiator by Dan "Nitro" Clark (with Dr Phil La Porta)

Slow ReadersAug 17, 2020

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BONUS! Film School Professionals Episode 031 Long Cons & Chosen Family: Paper Moon and Solo: A Star Wars Story (with Gabe Mara)
Feb 25, 202101:24:07
BONUS! Film School Professionals Episode 026: "Tinker Daniel Soldier Spy" Spycraft and Style in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (with Daniel Gonzalez)
Jan 13, 202101:44:20
The Pigeon Tunnel by John le Carré (with LOTS OF GUESTS)

The Pigeon Tunnel by John le Carré (with LOTS OF GUESTS)

Our end of year special (before a short hiatus)! The late great spy writer John le Carré! David Cornwell! Plus a rogue's gallery of guests pop in! Jon Lunger! Kristy Brannon! Katie Kametz and Malu Mirones! Matt Struck! And Dr Phil La Porta and Sean Hayes!! Plus: a spy game!

10:32 Jon Lunger

32:12 Kristy Brannon

50:54 GATEKEEPER

59:30 Katie Kametz and Malu Mirones

1:02:29 Final Thoughts

1:14:41 Matt Struck

1:24:43 Dr Phil La Porta and Sean Hayes

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Jan 04, 202101:36:27
"Snow, Glass, Apples" by Neil Gaiman (with Katie Kametz and Malu Mirones)

"Snow, Glass, Apples" by Neil Gaiman (with Katie Kametz and Malu Mirones)

The AP Film by Film School Professionals girls join forces for an action-packed, messy as heck episode!! Internet issues, dark subject matters, Snow White, and Neil Gaiman!

(PS, we totally missed that there's an award winning graphic novel adaptation that came out recently...)

33:35 A Literary Game

57:06 Final Thoughts

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Dec 28, 202001:31:54
F Dying by Dan "Nitro" Clark (with Dr Phil La Porta)

F Dying by Dan "Nitro" Clark (with Dr Phil La Porta)

Doc "octopodes" Phil R La Porta (The Whiparound Podcast) returns as the boyos confront their old friend (and potential murderer) Dan Clark, aka NITRO FROM AMERICAN GLADIATORS!! We chat about the good times, total knee replacement surgery, cadaver implants, and (humorous) threats! Plus: a game... that's lost to time!

42:59 A Literary Game(?)

44:51 Final Thoughts

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Dec 21, 202001:29:25
Favorite Books (That We Read During 2020)!

Favorite Books (That We Read During 2020)!

The boyos decide to share their favorite 5 books they read during this bizarre year. Also: a cyberpunk game!

37:06 A Literary Game

51:50 Final Thoughts

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Dec 14, 202001:52:01
"The Ladies of Grace Adieu" by Susanna Clarke (with Kristy Brannon)
Dec 07, 202001:40:05
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K Le Guin
Nov 30, 202001:41:28
Born Standing Up by Steve Martin (with Matt Struck)
Nov 23, 202001:39:19
Man With No Name by Laird Barron
Nov 16, 202001:27:09
A Is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
Nov 09, 202001:13:30
"20th Century Ghost" by Joe Hill (with Jon Lunger)
Nov 02, 202001:24:09
OATES-TOBER! "The Temple" by Joyce Carol Oates (with Malu Mirones)
Oct 26, 202001:38:36
OATES-TOBER! "The Corn Maiden: A Love Story" by Joyce Carol Oates (with Kristy Brannon)
Oct 19, 202001:34:48
OATES-TOBER! "Lovely, Dark, Deep" by Joyce Carol Oates (with Caitlin Alyn)
Oct 13, 202001:10:28
OATES-TOBER! "Mystery, Inc." by Joyce Carol Oates
Oct 05, 202001:44:20
OATES-TOBER! "Angel of Wrath" by Joyce Carol Oates
Sep 28, 202001:25:34
Mariel of Redwall (Redwall 4) by Brian Jacques
Sep 21, 202001:29:09
What's Not To Love?: The Adventures of a Mildly Perverted Young Writer (Part One) by Jonathan Ames
Sep 14, 202001:00:08
High Rhulain (Redwall 18) by Brian Jacques
Sep 07, 202001:04:59
"Hell Is The Absence of God" by Ted Chiang
Aug 31, 202001:04:54
Redwall by Brian Jacques
Aug 24, 202001:10:31
Gladiator by Dan "Nitro" Clark (with Dr Phil La Porta)
Aug 17, 202001:25:21
The Sandman (audio drama) by Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs
Aug 10, 202001:38:58
The Call of Cthulhu by HP Lovecraft
Aug 03, 202001:07:26
Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries 4) by Martha Wells
Jul 27, 202001:15:46
Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries 3) by Martha Wells
Jul 20, 202054:34
Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries 2) by Martha Wells
Jul 13, 202001:09:30
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries 1) by Martha Wells (with Kristy Brannon)
Jul 06, 202001:13:56
"A Really Big Lunch" by Jim Harrison (with Ethan Parkinson)
Jun 29, 202001:00:01
PRYDAIN'ED: The High King by Lloyd Alexander
Jun 22, 202001:14:51
PRYDAIN'ED: Taran Wanderer by Lloyd Alexander
Jun 15, 202001:07:09
Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Vol. 1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze
Jun 08, 202001:07:19
PRYDAIN'ED: The Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander
Jun 01, 202001:08:38
PRYDAIN'ED: The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander
May 25, 202001:16:18
PRYDAIN'ED: The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
May 18, 202001:00:43
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
May 11, 202001:03:02
Prophet: Remission by Brandon Graham, Simon Roy, Farel Dalrymple, Giannis Milonogiannis
May 04, 202050:14
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (with Kristy Brannon)
Apr 27, 202001:26:49
"Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell
Apr 20, 202001:16:45
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Apr 13, 202001:35:56
Third Year Anniversary! Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
Apr 06, 202002:06:42
"A Temporary Matter" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Mar 30, 202055:29
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa
Mar 23, 202001:16:55
150 EPISODE SPECIAL! One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Mar 16, 202001:15:04
"The Echo of Neighborly Bones" by Daniel Woodrell
Mar 09, 202055:03
"Gravel" by Alice Munro
Mar 02, 202049:44
"The Infamous Ramírez Hoffman" by Roberto Bolaño
Feb 24, 202001:13:29
Chambermaids: "The Courtship of Mr Lyon" and "The Tiger's Bride" by Angela Carter
Feb 17, 202058:18
Daniel, Take My Hand: Sacred by Dennis Lehane
Feb 10, 202058:12