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Elated Geek- Pop Culture Fandoms and Local Discoveries that Spark JoyAug 03, 2022
📚Top 5 Books of July | Beat The Book
July brought Bookopoly, and nobody predicted how that would go. Laney and Marshall are no longer giving out stars, but they are dishing out best books you need to beat as soon as your shelf clears!
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Top 5 (Laney)
1. Stay Awake by Megan Goldin
2. This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron
3. The Couple at No 9 by Claire Douglas
4. Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry
5. The It Girl by Ruth Ware
Bonus: Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey
Top 5 (Marshall)
1. Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf
2. The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
3. The Counsellors by Jessica Goodman
4. Fence vol1 by C.S. Pacat, W/ Art by Johanna the Mad
5. Zelda: Creating a Champion
📚 Mid-Year Freakout 2022| Beat The Book
Marshall and Laney go over the Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag. Sixteen Questions about books, the book community, and bookish internet, and the year is only half over!
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--Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag
Best book you’ve read so far in 2022.
Best sequel you've read so far in 2022.
Favourite re-read.
Genre you've been loving/reading the most.
New release you haven't read yet, but want to.
Most anticipated release for the second half of the year.
Biggest disappointment.
Biggest surprise.
Favourite new author. (Debut or new to you)
Newest favourite character.
Book that made you cry.
Book that made you happy.
Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)
What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
Favourite video or post you've done so far this year.
Favourite book community members.
📚 Top 5 Books of June| Beat The Book
Laney and Marshall are back with more excellent books for you to read!
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Top 5 (Laney)
1. Happily Ever Island by Crystal Cestari (5)
2 Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia (5)
3. The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentil (4.5)
4. The Counselors by Jessica Goodman (4)
5. Things We Do In the Dark by Jennifer Hillier (4)
Bonus: Radical Love by Zachary Levi
Bonus: Hide by Kiersten White
Top 5 (Marshall)
1. 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
2. Forging Silver Into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer
3. Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
4. Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff
5. Among Us: A Traitor in Space by Laura Riviere
📚 Top 5 Books of February | Beat The Book
February is a month of love, but it's also a month of finding some awesome reads you'll love! Marshall and Laney list off some books you might just want to pick up!
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Top 5 (Laney)
1. LOVELESS by Alice Osman (5)
2. The One True Me and You by Remi K England (4.5)
3. The Night Shift by Alex Finlay (4.5)
4. Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie (4)
5. These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant (4)
Top 5 (Marshall)
1. The Last House On Needless Street by Catriona Ward
2. Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosmiano
3. Defy The Night by Brigid Kemmerer
4. Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
5. Ace of Spades by Fearidah Abikelyimide
📚 Top 5 Books of January | Beat The Book
Laney and Marshall run down reads from the first month of the new year, and the books this time around are all over the place! Sorry about the delay, but this has been a weird year already!
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Top 5 (Laney)
1. Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
2. Welcome to Dunder Mifflin by Brian Baumgartner
3. When You get the Chance by Emma Lord
4. This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel
5.The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
Bonus: Finlay Donovan Knocks Em Dead by Elle Cosimano
Top 5 (Marshall)
1. Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeny
2. A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw
3. Get Thee Back to the Future! by Ian Doescher
4. The Magician's Nephew by CS Lewis
5. The Horse and His Boy by CS Lewis
📚 Best Reads of 2021 | Elated Geek
Well, some virus managed to run through the offices of Elated Geek, but now or never we always say! Or is that our nanny? Anyways, get ready for our favorite reads of December, as well as a rundown of all the best books of 2021! It's a lot of books!
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Top 5 of 2021 (Laney)
1. Defy The Night by Brigid Kemmerer
2. This Poison Heart by Kaylynn Bayron
3. Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
4. The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman
5. A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw
Bonus: In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead (4.5)
Top 5 of 2021(Marshall)
1. Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig
2. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
3. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
4. As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson
5. Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
Bonus (from Marsh): Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Top 5 of Dec (Laney)
1. A History of Wild Places by Shea Earnshaw
2. A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
3. Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins
4. The holiday Swap by Maggie Knox
5. The Replacement Wife by Darby Kane
Top 5 of Dec (Marshall)
1. The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
2. The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman
3. The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
4. Star Wars High Republic: A Test of Courage by Justina Ireland
5. The World of the Dark Crystal by Brian Froud
📚 Most Anticipated Books of 2022 | Beat The Book
A new year is already upon us, and as we let the dumpster fire that is 2021 burn to embers, we use its light to look ahead... And to read by. What are Laney and Marshall looking forward to reading in the year of Twenty-Twenty-Also?
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January
4 - Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins
4 - Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
18 - Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
February
1 - Finlay Donovan Knock's Em Dead by Elle Cosimano
8 - Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P Manansala
8 - the Office BFF's by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey
22 - The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
March
1 - Sundial by Catriona Ward
1 - The Nice House on the Lake Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV
15 - The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St James
15 - The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
15 - Nine Lives by Peter Swanson
29 - Four Aunties and A Wedding by Jesse Q Sutanto
April
5 - The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
5 - In a Garden Burning Gold by Rory Power
19 - Watch Out For Her by Samantha M Bailey (not in podcast)
26 - The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon
26 - An Honest Lie by Tarryn Fischer
May
3 - I Kissed Sarah Wheeler by Casey McQuistan
3 - Forging Silver into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer
3 - Book Lovers by Emily Henry
3 - Family of Liars by E Lockhart
3 - Heroic Hearts by Jim Butcher (Anthology)
17 - My Summer Darlings by May Cobb
17 - Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
31 - Rivals by Katharine Mcgee (american Royals 3)
June
21 - This Wicked Fate by Kaylynn Byron
28 - The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
July
12 - How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
12 - The It Girl by Ruth Ware
19 - Things we Do in the Dark by Jennifer HIllier
21 - The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell
26 - The Last To Vanish by Megan Moranda
August
30 - Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
30 - The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
30 - Nothing More to Tell by Karen McManus
September
27 - The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber
2023
Untitled - Samantha Downing
📚 Goodreads 2021 Awards | Beat The Book
Goodreads rings in the new year with an awards ceremony for books from 2021. The people pick the winners, but which champions deserve their title? Marshall and Laney discuss the top picks for last year and see what they feel.
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Goodreads 2021 Winners
FICTION: Beautiful World Where are you - Sally Rooney
MYSTERY/THRILLER: The Last Thing He Told Me - Laura Dave
HISTORICAL FICTION: Malibu rising - Taylor Jenkins Reid
FANTASY: A Court of Silver Flames - Sarah J Maas
ROMANCE: People we Meet on Vacation - Emily Henry
SCIENCE FICTION: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
HORROR: Final Girls Support Group - Grady Hendrix
HUMOR: Broken - Jenny Lawson
NONFICTION: Anthropocene Reviewed - John Green
MEMOIRS/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner
HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY: Empire of Pain - Patrick Radden Keiffe
GRAPHIC NOVEL: Lore Olympus - Rachel Smythe
POETRY: The Hill We Climb - Amanda Gorman
DEBUT: The Spanish Love Deception - Elena Armas
YA FICTION: Firekeeper's Daughter - Angeline Boulley
YA FANTASY: Rule of Wolves - Leigh Bardugo
MIDDLE GRADE: Daughter of the Deep - Rick Riordan
📺- Revisit & Examine Little Women (1994) Part Two | Can't Fight Nostalgia
The second half of our deep dive into the 1994 classic Little Women, now with discussions of transcendentalism, a coming out party, and a discussion of how much this movie changed people's opinions.
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📚 Top 5 Books of November | Beat The Book
November is always a crazy time in the Elated Geek studio, but somehow we managed to read twenty-four books together! There are some intriguing twists in this episode, as sequelitis strikes and giants get toppled.
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Top 5 (Laney)
1. Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike- Lymide
2. The Rules Of Magic by Alice Hoffman
3. The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky
4. In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
5. Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest
Honorable Mention: Rebel Homemaker by Drew Barrymore
Top 5 (Marshall)
1. As Good as Dead by Holly Jackson
2. Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
3. In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
4. The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
5. The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
📺- Revisit & Examine Little Women (1994) Part One| Can't Fight Nostalgia
Join us for the 1994 classic film Little Women, based off the book by Louisa May Alcott, which is inspired by her own life. We cover a lot of production notes in this episode, but we also get into the Pickwick Portfolio, women's fashion in the 1860's and the origins of a classic Christmas song! Break out your cracked monocles and petticoats!
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💥 Strictly Dickly | Spinner Rack Kids
In the bleak, dark world of detective fiction, Corey must hit the mean streets alone if he's going to expose the best comics you should read. With his usual partner out of commission, and no-goodniks at every turn, he must be ever vigilant for danger.
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Cases Discussed:
Goldie Vance by Brittney Williams and Hope Larson
Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew: The Death of Nancy Drew by Anthony Del Col
Batman: The Detective by Tom Taylor and Andy Kubert
Sherlock Holmes: Year One by Scott Beatty and Daniel Indro
Stumptown by Greg Rucka and Matthew Southworth
Gotham Central by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, and Michael Lark
Luke Cage Noir by Mike Benson, Adam Glass, and Shawn Martinbrough
The Deadboy Detectives by Toby Litt and Ryan Kelly
The Baker Street Peculiars by Roger Langridge and Andy Hirsch
Batman: Gotham Noir by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
Dead Again
The Name of the Rose
Murder by Death
Deathtrap
Columbo
Magnum PI
Batman: The Long Halloween
Nero Wolfe
📚 Top Winter Reads of 2021 | Beat The Book
It's wintery holiday time, and while Florida knows no snows, it's still great to curl up in a chair with a cozy book. Wait, Marshall doesn't read cozy books? Well, Laney's going to advise ten cozy winter books to get him started.
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Top 5 (Laney)
1. Greenglass House by Kate Milford https://amzn.to/3kCeTbR
2. Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney https://amzn.to/3kBDM7E
3. In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren https://amzn.to/30lAQ8t
4. Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella https://amzn.to/3HoIcIE
5. My True Love Gave to Me (Anthology) https://amzn.to/3kAbOJy
6. Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis https://amzn.to/3Cd89XR
7. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott https://amzn.to/3Fif7wD
8. Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeline L'Engle https://amzn.to/30jmlBt
9. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder https://amzn.to/31Q11US
10. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling https://amzn.to/3Fghu3m
Laney's TBR-
Winterhouse by Ben Guterson https://amzn.to/3kBt9BD
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn, David Levithan https://amzn.to/3ovb8WL
Winter People by Jennifer McMahon https://amzn.to/3F9KbyA
📚 Top 5 Books of October | Beat The Book
October is for spooks, so let's see if we can scare up some good reads! Laney has some solid recommendations, but Marshall struggles with his TBR List.
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Top 5 (Laney)
1. As Good As Dead - 5
2. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - 5
3. Daughter of the Deep - 4
4. All of Us Villains - 4
5. Dial A For Aunties - 4
Top 5 (Marshall)
1. Dresden Files: War Cry by Jim Butcher -4
2. Winterset Hollow by Johnathan Edward Durham -4
3. Heroes by Stephen Fry -4
4. Watching You by Lisa Jewell -3
5. Camp Slaughter by Sergio Gomez -2 (woulda been 1.5 If I did that)
Book List with Amazon links:
Daughter of the Deep: https://amzn.to/3lcApVr
The Falling Girls: https://amzn.to/3owVZGj
The Throwback List: https://amzn.to/3ozcX71
The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne: https://amzn.to/2Z09La2
The Mother Next Door: https://amzn.to/30nRVxU
The Ex Hex: https://amzn.to/3p7O3eQ
All Of Us Villains: https://amzn.to/3lVDIAL
Dial A For Aunties: https://amzn.to/3jlRknf
7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle: https://amzn.to/3vEYZSp
Resting Beach Face: https://amzn.to/2XGTXs8
As Good As Dead: https://amzn.to/3vZcxbu
The Castle School for Troubled Girls: https://amzn.to/3BwMKbR
The Final Girls Support Group: https://amzn.to/3w2TJbi
Dresden Files: War Cry: https://amzn.to/2ZM5VBe
Winterset Hollow: https://amzn.to/3CEWrqb
Heroes: https://amzn.to/3mzvNt7
Watching You: https://amzn.to/3GJr1RY
Camp Slaughter: https://amzn.to/31rfwhS
📺- Revisit & Examine Practical Magic | Can't Fight Nostalgia
A family of witches come together to defeat heartbreak, abuse, and very bad decision making in the cult classic Practical Magic. Starring Sandra Bullock, Nichole Kidman, Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing and based on the book by Alice Hoffman!
Episode Merch!
From Reading a Book- Practical Magic
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💥 Second Hand Part 2: The Foretold Time Rant | Spinner Rack Kids
Just as hinted in our Spinner Rack Kids: Second Hand episode, Marshall returns by himself to teach you about time travel, and the biggest thing to remember when writing time temporal stories.
Subjects Mentioned:
Timeless
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Loki
Back to the Future
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
The Man who F#&%ed Up Time by John Layman
Paper Girls by Brian K Vaughan
Dragon Ball Z by Akira Toriyama
Doctor Who
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💥 Second Hand | Spinner Rack Kids
Corey and Marshall find themselves incapacitated by the flux of conundrums and mobius strips. So basically they're talking time travel.
Comics discussed:
Doctor Who: The 13th Doctor
Jody Houser (Spiderman, Supergirl, Star Wars)
Roberta Ingranata (Witchblade)
Knights Temporal
Cullen Bunn (Xmen, Deadpool, The Sixth Gun)
Fran Galán (Goya)
Chrononauts
Mark Millar (Wanted, Kick-Ass, Old Man Logan)
Sean Murphy (Star Trek, Teen Titans, Batman)
Paper Girls
Brian K. Vaughan (Y the Last Man, Runaways, Saga)
Cliff Chiang (The Spectre, Green Arrow/Black Canary, Wonder Woman)
Infinite Loop
Pierrick Colinet (Star Wars Adventures)
Elsa Charretier (Star Wars Adventures)
Back to the Future
Bob Gale (Back to the Future movie trilogy & animated series, Antman, Batman)
John Barber (Optimus Prime, Ultimate Spiderman)
The Man Who F#¢%Ed Up Time
John Layman (Thundercats, Chew)
Karl Mostert (DCeased, Dark Knights the Metal)
Xmen: Days of Future Past
Chris Claremont (long time Xmen writer and creator of Rogue, Psylocke, Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat, Phoenix among others)
John Byrne (Xmen, Fantastic Four, Superman)
Return of the Dapper Men
Jim Mcann (New Avengers, Hawkeye & Mockingbird)
Janet K. Lee (Emma, North anger Abbey, Sea Sirens)
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📚 Best Thriller Books from 2021 | Elated Geek
Are you looking for a thriller, chiller, tonight? Laney and Marshall talk about the most suspenseful reads that grabbed them by the throat (and the imagination) in 2021.
Laney
1. Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica (5 Star)
2. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (5 Star)
3. Survive the Night by Riley Sager (5 Star)
4. For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing (4 Star)
5. Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeny (4 Star)
Marshall
1. Survive the Night by Riley Sager (5 Star)
2. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (5 Star)
3. For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing(5 Star)
4. He Started It by Samantha Downing (5 Star)
5. Falling by TJ Newman (4 Star)
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TWD S3E4- Killer Within | Sunday of the Dead
Some weird guy plays with deer. The Prison Peeps discuss bringing the convicts into the fold. Herschel's crutch is voted MVP. Rick cries about coral. There was a killer somewhere in there, but we forgot where we put them.
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📺 Revisit and Examine The Mummy - Can't Fight Nostalgia
We kick off our brand new series of podcasts with the 1999 cult classic The Mummy, starring Brandon Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Arnold Vosloo, and John Hannah. Learn more about ancient Egyptian mythology than you can fit on a papyrus. Just remember to stay on the right side of the river.
We Have Merch!
No Harm Ever Came From Reading a Book (The Mummy)
Elated Geek and the Book of the Dead
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TWD S3E3- Walk With Me | Sunday of the Dead
The Governor takes Andrea and Michonne on a tour of the best little gated community ever. He even helps a bunch of National Guardsmen reunite with their missing pilot! What a great guy. Oh, and Merle was there, too.
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📚 Top 5 September Reads | Elated Geek
Ten (eleven?) books have risen to the top of September's reading list, but which two shall be the best? Listen in!
Top 5 (Laney)
1. The Book of Magic
2. The Hawthorne Legacy
3. Rock Paper Scissors
4. The Last House on Needless Street
5.The Last Graduate
Honorable Mention: Battle of the Bands
Top 5 (Marshall)
1. Ninth House
2. For Your Own Good
3. Paper Girls
4. No One Goes Alone
5. Falling
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TWD Ep3-2 "Sick" | Sunday of the Dead
At the jail, the cafeteria is more crowded than expected. Herschel's snoring is beginning to get worrisome. Carol learns surgery, and gains a stalker. At least there's food.
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Ain't That A Witch | Spinner Rack Kids
Corey and Marshall head to every magical pocket dimension they can find... Except Hogwarts.
Comics discussed:
Doctor Strange: The Way of the Weird by Jason Aaron, Strange Academy: First Class by Skottie Young, Dr. Fate Vol 1+2 by J.M. DeMatteis, Mystic U by Alyssa Kwitney, The Magicians: The New Class by Lilah Sturges, Justice League Dark: The Last Age of Magic and Dark Lords of Order by James Tynion IV, The Magic Order by Mark Millar, Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things by Ted Naifeh,
Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel: Hellmouth by Jordie Bellaire and Jeremy Lambert, Fables Vol 1-3 by Bill Willingham, Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle and Dog Men by Jim Butcher.
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TWD Ep3-1 "Seed" | Sunday of the Dead
Rick and the fam are on the hunt for a new home, and run across a fixer-upper in their price range. Andrea has the sniffles, while Michonne ponders a road trip. Herschel's leg is bothering him.
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Sunday of the Dead- TWD S2E13 Beside the Dying Fire
Gunshots bring the deadheads to the yard. A lot of them. The survivors must not only handle Shane's betrayal, they must fight the largest horde of zombies they've ever seen. Enter... the Ricktatorship.
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Sunday of the Dead- TWD S2E12 Better Angels
With Dale no longer among the living, the other survivors must figure out better ways to protect the farm from both zombies and the marauding bandit gang. Lori pokes the bear. Shane takes the guys on a walk. Darryl wonders where his gun went.
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Elated Geek 9/6/21- August Book Wrapup
In This Episode, Laney recounts reading her largest list of books in one month yet! Included are Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer, Luck of the Titanic by Stacy Lee, The Family Plot by Megan Collins, Me by Elton John, Never Saw You Coming by Erin Hahn, All The Missing Girls by Megan Miranda, Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglas, I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella, Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holy Jackson, For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing, After by Anna Todd, The House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas, 400 Calorie Mediterranean Diet Cookbook, The Unofficial Disney Park Drink Recipe Book, I Love My Air Fryer, Home Hydroponics, Blanca & Roja by Anna Marie McLamore, Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cusomano, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Take Me With You When You Go by David Levithan and Jennifer Niven, Wondersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend, The Charm Offensive by Allison Cochrane, Instructions for Dancing by Nichole Yoon, and The Spires: A Thriller by Kate Moretti.
Also, Marshall read The Book of Accidents By Chuck Wendig, if you care.
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Sunday of the Dead- TWD S2E11 Judge, Jury, and Executioner
Randall's locked up in the shed, and the gang has to decide on their criminal justice system. Glenn gets a new timepiece. Carl throws rocks at the creek. Nobody listens to Dale. We discuss a gross looking bug.
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Sunday of the Dead- TWD S2E10 18 Miles Out
Shane and Rick go for a drive and break the Geneva Convention. Gauntlets and wrenches are thrown. Andrea and Maggie calmly discuss ways to help Beth over tea. No real men are to be found.
Warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide and suicidal ideation. Elated Geek warns any listeners that this may be a sensitive topic. Please, if you or anyone you know is struggling with suicide, please do not struggle alone. Please call 1-800-273-8255.
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Sunday of the Dead- TWD S2E9 Triggerfinger
Glenn joins the A-Team as he and Rick try to get Herschel home in time to save Beth. Lori drives a car poorly. Crash test dummy meets a bad end. Beth still stares into space.
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Sunday of the Dead- TWD S2E8 Nebraska
In the wake of BarnGate, the Atlanta Survivors face eviction from the farm. Beth stares into space. Herschel falls off the wagon. Two men walk into a bar. The return of a survivor from the CDC explosion is marred by disgrace.
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Elated Geek 8/2/21- July Wrapup
Laney and Marshall break down their reading... and what a lot of reading! Records and goals are broken, along with spines. Book spines, not people spines. What kind of people do you think we are?
Books discussed: The Guilt Trip by Sandy Jones, Doctor Who: The Secret Lives of Monsters by Justin Richards, Doctor Fate by J.M. Mattheis, The Imperial Handbook by Daniel Wallace, Curvy Girls Can't Date Soldiers by Kelsie Stelting, Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens, Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P Manasala, One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus, Chew: Taster's Choice by John Layman, Spider Man: Blue by Jeph Loeb, The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon, The Cousins by Karen McManus, Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend, Sabriel by Garth Nix, A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik, If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy, The BabySitter's Club by Ann M. Martin, My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendricks, The Anatomy of Desire by L.R. Dorn, Teh Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz, Doctor Strange: Way of the Weird by Jason Aaron, Justice League Dark: Lords of Order by James Tynion IV, Heroes in Crisis by Tom King, The One by John Marrs, The Dead in The Dark by Courtney Gould, Survive the Night by Riley Sager, The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig, and Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.
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Sunday of the Dead- TWD S2E7 Pretty Much Dead Already
We get to see a bunch of pretty scenery around the farm, as we continue the search for Sophia. Dale plays keep-away. Shane has a melt-down. The group cleans out a barn.
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Spinner Rack Kids 7/26/21- Let There Be Space!
Marshall and Corey delve into the void with comics based on deep space adventures. Which is better: Star Trek or Star Wars?
Books discussed: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Star Trek/Green Lantern, Green Lanterns/Planet of the Apes, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps, Star Wars: Skywalker Strikes, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 1, 1.5, and 2, Star Wars: Thrawn Trilogy, Star Wars "Lorebooks" by Daniel Wallace, Guardians of the Galaxy: New Guard, Final Gauntlet, and 2020, Serenity: A Shepherd's Tale, Firefly: Unification War Vol 1+2, Captain Marvel: Higher Further Faster More, Stay Fly, and Alis Volat Propriis.
We also mention Outlaw Star. Briefly. Deal with it.
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Sunday of the Dead- TWD S2E6 Secrets
Everyone's mind is on gun safety, as the gang head out to the range. Glenn head holds on to more secrets than his conscience will allow, and Andrea's wrist goes very limp. We discover a lost OG who is in the series from episode 1 until the end!
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Sunday of the Dead- TWD S2E5 Chupacabra
Daryll takes a ride on a horse, and Carol cooks a nice dinner. Andrea is on lookout, but we're just talking about our library.
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Elated Geek 7/2/21- Summerween and July TBR
Laney and Marshall discuss their plans to undertake the Summerween challenge, then go on to say what they plan on reading for July!
Books Discussed: Chew Taster's Choice by John Lyman, Heroes in Crisis by Tom King, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps by Robert Venditti, Cousins by Karen M. McManus, Sabriel by Garth Nix, The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon, My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix, Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig, Jim Henson's The Labyrinth by ACH Smith, Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno, Journal 29, A Dark and Secret Place by Jen Williams, Doctor Who: The Secret Lives of Monsters by Justin Richards, Survive the Night by Riley Sager, The Incomplete History of Secret Organizations, Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, The Last Thing He Told Me, Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P Menansala, The Bride Test by Helen Hoang, Final Girls Support Group by Grady Hendrix, For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing, and Hairpin Bridge.
Want to do Summerween yourself? Go check out Oliviareadsalatte on YouTube!
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Elated Geek 7/4/21- June Reading Wrapup in the House of Leaves!
Marshall and Laney survive a harrowing journey into a dark, labyrinth of a house, and discuss Playboy Bunnies and Ducktales.
Books Discussed: No Waste Save the Planet Vegan Cookbook by Celine Steen, Women Food and Hormones by Sara Gottfried MD, Fridge Love by Kristen Hong, Ducktales Mysteries and Mallards by Joey Cavalieri, Ducktales Monsters and Mayhem by Joey Cavalieri, Ducktales Solving Mysteries and Rewriting History by Rob Renzetti and Rachel Vine, We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz, Shoulder Season by Christina Clancy, The Imperial Handbook by Daniel Wallace, The Royal Delivery by Melanie Summers, The Therapist by B.A. Paris, Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth, They Never Learn by Layne Fargo, Where It All Lands by Jennie Wexler, One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston, The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Delilah Harris, The Dissappearing Act by Catherine Steadman, The Maidens by Alex Michaelides, The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson, Nevermoor The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend, House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, and The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vho.
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Sunday of the Dead Outtakes- Shipping Fail
Flubbed lines lead to new romantic avenues for our favorite Deliveryman.
Sunday of the Dead Outtakes- Bad Hat
Marshall has issues with color metaphors.
Sunday of the Dead- TWD S2E4 Cherokee Rose
The survivors come together with the Farm Fam to search for Sophia, but a situation at the well bloats to dangerous proportions. Daryll gives Carol a flower, while we talk about Shane's hat.
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Sunday of the Dead- TWD S2E3 Save the Last One
Carl is out of the woods, but the group struggles with despair in their search for Sophia. Andrea has a breakthrough, and Shane cuts his hair.
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Sunday of the Dead- TWD S2E2 Bloodletting
Carl hangs on by a thread while the group searches for Sophia. Shane and Otis run for much needed medical supplies. Andrea whines some more.
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Sunday of the Dead- TWD S2E1 What Lies Ahead
Rick and the Survivors head for Fort Benning, but a massive pileup on the highway blocks their path. A herd of walkers turns a tense situation into a rescue operation, and faith is tested. Andrea whines.
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Sunday of the Dead- TWD S1E6 TS-19
The Atlanta survivors have made it to safety at the CDC. Now, can they survive the safety of the CDC? Also, Shane is a creeper, and we read into the contents of the rec room just a little bit much.
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Elated Geek 6/7/21- A Soothing May Reading Wrapup
Get cozy with Laney and Marshall as they go through their May reading list.
Books discussed: Good Gut Great Health, The Alchemist's Kitchen by Guy Ogiluy, The Escape Room by Megan Golden, Rabbits by Terry Miles, The Book of Sith and The Bounty Hunter's Code by Daniel Wallace, the Royal Wedding by Melanie Summers, Troy by Stephen Fry. Nutcracked by Susan Adrian, We Were Liars by E. Lockheart, People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry, Ten Truths and A Dare by Ashley Elston, Dawn of the Elite by Andrea Barringer, Curvy Girls Can't Date Best Friends and Curvy Girls Can't Dance by Chelsey Stelting, Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson.
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Sunday of the Dead- TWD S1E5 Wildfire
After a sudden assault by a hard of walkers, the survivors of the survivors head out to the CDC. Shane is shifty, Jim is sweaty, and nobody is happy.
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Sunday of the Dead Outtakes- CarolCoralCarl
Marshall doesn't know who he's talking about.
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Sunday of the Dead- TWD S1E4 Vatos
A rescue attempt goes horribly wrong, and Glenn may just end up getting fed to The Caretaker's dogs. He got them at the Devil's Yard Sale.
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