Mind Duck Books

67 - Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert

Book 5 of the Dune series really horny, bonkers in parts but still very enjoyable and thought provoking. If you are still here with us and have survived the worm god, let's dive into Heretics of Dune!

00:00 Intro

15:04 Spoilers

#frank #herbert #heretics #dune

The best book of the dune series, there I said it. I have been waiting for a long time to talk about this one on the podcast. This has to be one of the weirdest pieces of media out there that somehow still manages to completely make sense. Join me and Paolo to discuss one of the most infamously strange, thought-provoking, comedically hilarious, gory and overly sexual books I have ever read.

Notes:
00:00 Intro
16:53 Spoilers

#frank #herbert #dune #god #emperor #insane #funny #duncan #idaho #fish #speakers

The third book in the classic dune series. Paolo and Kristyna joined me to discuss all the planets we have visited so far as well as all the plot details as usual.

Notes:
00:00 Intro
26:44 Spoilers

#children #of #dune #frank #herbert

One of the best follow-ups to a great story. We love Dune not because of the first book but because of the series as a whole. Dune messiah has Paolo's favorite ending from any book he read and the best villain I had ever read about in a book. So to counter balance our fanboying over Dune I invited Kristyna to join the discussion.

Notes:
00:00 Intro
20:49 Spoilers and plot

#dune #messiah #frank #herbert

The Mister B. of the title is Jakabob Botch, a demon whose will be released if you finish this book, so don't you dare read this! A book by Clive Barker that I was always curious about it. After all there aren't many books that claim they contain an actual demon in them.
Notes:
00:00 Intro
31:52 Spoilers and plot

#mister #b #gone #clive #barker #demon #horror #meta

A beloved Czech comedy classis from 1942. On this episode we discuss the famous ingenious butler Saturnin and all the shenanigans he gets into.

Notes:
00:00 Intro
12:23 Zdenek Jirotka
27:38 Spoilers and plot
#saturnin #zdenek #jirotka #czech #comedy #classic

We have finally found time to read one of the most famous sci-fi classics. Join me and Adam to discuss the details, find about if you can argue and effectively reason with an AI and what the meaning of Christmas actually is.

Notes:
00:00 Intro
18:00 Spoilers
36:45 can you argue with an AI
59:03 Czech Christmas explained

#2001 #space #odyssey #arthur #clarke

Dášeňka is a naughty dog and bringing her up is not an easy task. Join us for a short wholesome holiday episode where we look at one of the most famous Czech children's books by Karel Čapek.

#dasenka #naughty #bad #dog #karel #capek

One of the most creative crime mystery code ridden multi layered mind duck I have ever read. Kristyna definitely has a way to find unusual books. Join us on this episode to find out more about The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett. A mystery crime thriller that came out in 2022.

Notes:
00:00 Intro
13:31 Janice Hallett
25:10 Spoilers and plot

#Twyford #Code #Janice #Hallett #mystery #crime #detective #story

A sci-fi post-apocalyptic classic 1951, the predecessor of all the zombie survival stories that are so common nowadays. Adam and Paul joined me to re-read it, talk about the movie and TV adaptations and find out whether it's still as good as we remember it.

Notes:

00:00 Intro

16:02 John Wyndham

25:07 Spoilers

#day #triffids #john #wyndham #post #apocalypse #scifi #classic

We got a new guest on the podcast, John who lives where the beginning of the cyberpunk classic by William Gibson, Neuromancer, takes place. Let's find out if reading Neuromancer is worth it today.

Notes:

00:00 Intro
14:00 William Gibson
29:24 Spoilers

#neuromancer #william #gibson #cyberpunk

Happy Halloween! On the last part of our month of Mind Suck Spooks, we discuss two books and two iconic monsters.

At first we jump more than 110 yeas back in time to look at The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood. A spooky tale and one of the first ever mentions of a Wendigo in literature released in 1910.

After that we discuss The Flatwoods Monster, an alien than supposedly landed in West Virginia in the 1950s and then somehow mysteriously made it's way to modern Japan and became a mascot.

Join us for this Halloween special double feature!

Notes:

00:00 Intro

03:03 The Wendigo and Algernon Blackwood

19:19 The Wendigo - SPOILERS

40:30 The Flatwoods Monster by George Dudding

53:08 The Flatwoods Monster - SPOILERS

#wendigo #algernon #blackwood #flatwoods #monster #george #dudding #ufo #halloween

Marked is the first of the Adult fantasy vampire book series House of Night. Thanks to Chan who joined me on this episode I had lots of fun reading this believe it or not.

Notes:

00:00

13:14 P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

26:45 Spoilers and plot

#cast #marked #house #night #cristin #vampire #adult #novel

On the second part of our Dune special, we go directly into the plot and discuss all the details. That means full on spoilers. Please check out episode 50 for a spoiler free discussion about why we think Dune is worth reading.

Notes

00:00 Spice tea making tips

02:25 Dune Plot - Spoilers

#dune #frank #herbert #summary #story #plot #spoilers

We have made it through 50 episodes, so it is finally time to talk about Dune by Frank Herbert as we planned a few years ago.

On this episode Paolo and I do the best to give you some real reasons why this is a book we keep referencing and talking about.

Notes:

00:00 Intro

5:32 Dune - General impressions

11:20 Pop culture - influences

14:50 Frank Herbert

20:33 Why Dune

21:22 Reason 1

26:47 Reason 2

30:48 Reason 3

32:18 Reason 4

33:11 Reason 5

34:37 Reason 6

36:45 Reason 7

39:45 Reasons 8,9

43:54 Reason 10

50:38 Episode recommendations

Book readings and quotes:

01:36 Reading 1

26:11 Reading 2

30:27 Reading 3

32:08 Reading 4

33:06 Reading 5

34:27 Reading 6

36:02 Reading 7

39:37 Reading 8

43:24 Reading 9

44:51 Reading 10

48:33 Reading 11

49:36 Reading 12

#dune #frank #herbert

Brad and Paolo joined for a re-read of one of the biggest classics by George Orwell, Animal Farm.

Notes:
00:00 intro
04:20 Movie adaptations
05:11 General impressions
13:43 History lesson
21:41 Spoilers
#animal #farm #george #orwell #mind #duck #books #podcast

The first of the quadrilogy Hyperion Cantos, Hyperion by Dan Simmons made me completely exhausted and feel like my mind was properly mind ducked. Oh my goodness is this A LOT to take in.

Join us for the longest episode on the podcast so far to discuss 6 short stories in depth and try to find out whether we love or hate this book.

Notes:

00:00:00 Intro
00:16:28 Dan Simmons
00:31:07 Spoilers
00:41:17 Story 1
00:51:29 Story 2
01:00:53 Story 3
01:07:36 Story 4
01:15:21 Story 5
01:30:01 Story 6
01:35:40 Explanation?
01:39:32 Ending?

#hyperion #dan #simmons #cantos

Kristyna, Adam and Martin joined me on this catch up to discuss 4 fantasy books. Have a listen to find out more about:

The Wandering Inn: Book 1 by Pirateaba
Pulling the Wings Off Angels by K.J. Parker
Dreamer's Pool by Juliet Marillier
The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson

Notes:
00:00 Intro
02:29 Czech book recommendations
07:12 The Wandering Inn: Book 1 by Pirateaba
24:26 Pulling the Wings Off Angels by K.J. Parker
35:48 Dreamer's Pool by Juliet Marillier
44:58 The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson

#fantasy #special #Wandering #Inn #Pirateaba #Pulling #Wings #Off #Angels #Parker Dreamers #Pool #Juliet #Marillier #Emperors #Soul #Brandon #Sanderson

Check out Ep.25 - Ender's Game: https://bit.ly/3DOoxTj

Also, for this episode we are on video: https://youtu.be/Cd3YhrobKEc

One my all time favorite books that I enjoyed even more re-reading it after many years. But oh boy, did Paul not share my opinions about this. Join us for a discussion about religion in sci-fi, Orson Scott Card and a of course the sequel to Ender's Game - Speaker for the Dead.

Notes:

00:00 Paul torture

24:16 Religion in sci-fi

36:58 SPOILERS

#speaker #for #the #dead #orson #scott #card #religion #sci-fi #science #fiction

My Sister, the Serial Killer started a buzz online because of it's striking cover art and the reputation of being an edgy dark comedy. Join us on episode 43 of the Mind Duck Books Podcast to find out what it's really about.

Notes:

00:00 Intro
07:40 My sister, the serial killer
13:45 Oyinkan Braithwaite
23:03 Spoilers

#sister #serial #killer #oyinkan #braithwaite

This time we have read 4 interconnected stories based around a book, The King in Yellow. Paul and Kristyna joined me on this one and I have to give credit to Paul. This is the highest production value we have ever done. Please tune in to hear not only music to set the mood, Paul narrating passages from the book but also Kristyna being appalled with the whole endeavor.

00:00 Intro

06:04 King in Yellow

11:14 Robert W. Chambers

17:44 Spoilers

21:06 The Repairer of Reputations

32:55 The Mask

38:42 In the Court of the Dragon

48:07 The Yellow Sign

#king #yellow #robert #chambers #horror #short #stories #repairer #reputations #court #dragon #sign

Norse Mythology is a modern retelling of the classic stories we all heard of, flavored by Neil Gainman. Join us on this episode where we discuss who the biggest bastard is, laugh at Thor being a chad bashing everything and each try to retell one of our favorite stories.

Notes:

0:00 Intro
03:15 TV shows and Neil Gainman
07:28 Neil Gainman
11:32 General impressions
18:28 Spoilers
22:51 The creation of everything
31:54 The master builder
37:06 Martin's favorite story
49:56 Filip's favorite story
#norse #mythology #neil #gainman #thor #loki #odin #folklore #classic #stories

illustration to the last story (spoilers, look after listening): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead_of_poetry#/media/File:Processed_SAM_mjodr.jpg

Does this sci-fi classic still hold up today? Join me and Adam to find out.

Notes:

00:00 Intro, general impressions
08:20 Arthur C. Clarke
13:27 Book impressions
18:30 Movie adaptations
22:05 Spoilers

#rendezvous #with #Rama #Arthur #Clarke #hard #scifi

Snow crash is a cyberpunk dystopian novel from the 90s that predicted the metaverse, virtual reality worlds and dove deep into the history of languages Sumerian myths and data encryption. There is a lot to unpack here. Join me an Paul on the latest episode of our book podcast.

Notes:
00:00 ddeductun mac mudook
02:25 GPT predictions
04:58 General impressions
12:49 Neil Stephenson
20:00 World building
24:50 Spoilers

AI Generated podcast logo: https://imgur.com/a/Emr3S0F

#snow #crash #neal #stephenson #language #metaverse #crypto #encryption #sumer #myth #linguistics

After all the covid and 10 dimensional nonsense Paul, Paolo and I have gathered to discuss another classic. Moreover, we looked a documentary about George Orwell's life: A Life in Pictures.

Notes:
00:00 Intro
03:25 George Orwell
09:34 A Life In Pictures documentary
15:06 Goat milking instructions
22:31 Movie adaptation
25:20 Ministry of truth today
33:08 Net-Neutrality
41:07 Spoilers

#1984 #george #orwell #big #brother #thought #police

Yup, that's what we're talking about today and not only that. We also have a very special guest for this episode. Somehow I persuaded Chan to read this with me. Oooh boy, strap in and get ready for the most bizarre erotic adventure of the covid-19 pandemic.

Notes:
00:00 Intro
02:40 General Impressions
05:09 The Author
10:59 Who is this for?
16:24 Spoilers and Plot

#kissing #coronavirus #edwards #pandemic #virus #erotica #romance #nonsense

It's time to get together and talk about what we've been reading and catch up. Everyone shares an interesting book and I try to derail the podcast as much as I can.

Kristyna picked a book from 1666 - The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish.
Paul read Holes by Louis Sachar.
What did I read? Have a listen to find out.

Notes:
00:00 Intro
02:50 - The Blazing World
Novel by Lady Margaret Lucas Cavendish
26:11 - Holes by Louis Sachar
42:25 - Taken by the T-Rex by Christie Sims & Alara Branwen
52:03 - Other Obscure Erotica

#blazing #world #margaret #cavendish #holes #louis #sachar #taken #by #t-rex #trex #christie #sims #alara #branwen #erotica #dinosaur

Paolo is back, ready to make feel depressed and pessimistic. We're talking The Stranger by Albert Camus. I was prepared to hate this but I didn't at all and dare I say that it was a really interesting discussion on this episode.

Notes:
00:00 Intro
02:40 The Stranger
05:47 Episode 100 teaser
07:46 Albert Camus
12:13 Movie Adaptations
15:17 SPOILERS and Plot

#stranger #albert #camus #existentialism #pessimism

We're talking Red rising the first or Paul's Favorite book series the Red Rising Saga.

00:00 Intro
03:45 Red Rising
07:55 Pierce Brown
21:18 SPOILERS

#Red #Rising #Pierce #Brown

Kristyna and Paul joined me to discuss this very intriguing and unusual book.

Tune in to have a chance to win an audio book.

Notes:
00:00 Intro
02:13 Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
05:41 Piranesi - general impressions
14:06 Susanna Clarke
20:24 Win a book
22:47 Spoilers

#Piranesi #Susanna #Clarke #mystery

Check out this episode on video: https://youtu.be/gyzX-pf1g5U

To celebrate a year of the podcast, we have decided to show our faces, make a new logo, new website and a lot more. 

On episode we look back at the last year, discuss the news and changes and talk about our top 5 mind duck in the first year of the podcast. 

We are always trying to improve, so let us know what you think on any social media:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindduckbooks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindduckbooks/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindduckbooks
Check out the website :http://mindduckbooks.zndesign.cz

#book #club #discussion #review #mind #blowing #duck

A very special long planned episode with a very special guest. Brad joined on this one to discuss being Machiavellian. We’re talking the Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli.

#Prince#Niccolo #Machiavelli

The final part of hour four episode special on The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. To finish this series off, we look at the second half of the book and discuss the plot. Moreover, we talk about out top 3 best and worst of the whole book.

Way #Kings #Brandon #Sanderson #story #plot #top3 #best #worst

In the 3rd part of our 4 episode special we get into the plot and dive in deep into all the details of the first half of the book. Full on spoiler all the way. This episode is good as a recap and discussion if you've read it or as an overview for those who don't want to read it.

Way #Kings #Brandon #Sanderson #story #plot

On the second part of our 4 episode special on the Way of Kings, we discuss all the concepts, religion, weapons, magic systems and more. Join un or this extremely nerdy discussing to find out how the world or Stormlight Archive works. There are no spoilers here, no plot.

Notes:

01:08 - Shard Blades
09:16 - Shard Plate
10:30 - Gem-stones, Stormlight and Gem-hearts
16:54 - Light-eyes, Dark-eyes, Bright-lords, society
21:53 - Magic systems - lashings, surges, Stormlight
32:17 - Spren
38:15 - Soulcasting
39:12 - Safe-hand, religion and bigotry

#Way #Kings #Brandon #Sanderson #Worldbuilding #shard #blade #plate #magic #system #lashing #soul #casting #lighteyes #darkeyes #brightlord #surge #saefhand #spren

Check out episode 44 for the sequel - Speaker for the Dead: https://bit.ly/3IJmr8O

The book that kickstarted my most beloved sci-fi series of books. On this episode with talking Ender’s Game with Paul.

Notes:
00:00 General Impressions, O. S. Card
31:49 SPOILERS

#ender #game #wiggin #enders #orson #scott #card

Please have a good look at the book cover of Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk. This is a very good artistic interpretation of my facial expression after having read the first story in this collection. This book is infamous for it's grossness and controversial topics. So consider this to be a warning. If you're easily offended or don't like talking about anything remotely gross, please skip this episode.

Paul joined me to discuss this book and we managed to make it a tasteful discussion considering the content. Why would somebody read this? Why was it even written? Join us on this episode to find out.

#haunted #chuck #palahiuk

We had a really got time getting together and discussing what he have been reading. Each of us choosing one book. So we have 4 books and 3 guest.
– Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein
– He Who Fights with Monsters by Shirtaloon
– Got Fight? by Forrest Griffin, Erich Krauss
– Rytmatysta by Brandon Sanderson
Paul, Martin and Adam joined me to discuss whether any of these books are worth reading. I can assure you that mine definitely was.

Notes:
00:00 Intro
3:52 Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein
11:20 He Who Fights with Monsters by Shirtaloon
29:42 Got Fight? by Forrest Griffin, Erich Krauss
42:23 Rytmatysta by Brandon Sanderson

#Job #Comedy #Justice #Robert #Heinlein #he #Who #Fights #with #Monsters #Shirtaloon #Got #Fight #Forrest #Griffin #Erich #Krauss #Rytmatysta #Brandon #Sanderson

Paolo’s turn on this episode to talk about something he’s really passionate about. We looked at 2 short stories from Fyodor Dostoevsky and both liked them believe it or not. It’s The Dream of a Ridiculous Man and A Gentle Creature.

So join us on this episode about classic literature where we try our best to be pretentious and of course also do a promised follow-up on the previous episode. We had to talk about one more installment of Hellraiser from 2017 – C*ckraiser.

Notes:
00:00 Intro
07:05 Fyodor Dostoevsky
18:08 The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
21:01 SPOILERS
28:24 A Gentle Creature
33:37 SPOILERS
46:29 Hellraiser 2017: C*ckraiser

#Fyodor #Dostoevsky #Dream #Ridiculous #Man #Gentle #Creature.

Finally, a long awaited episode about the horror book that kickstarted the Hellraiser movie franchise. Not only did Paolo read it with me but he also indulged me in a therapy session where I talk about 10 Hellraiser movie sequels and tell you what they’re all about.

Notes:
00:00 Intro
06:48 Clive Barker
13:58 The Hellbound Heart
23:13 SPOILERS
47:52 ALL Hellraiser movies one by one

To show you that I’m not kidding, here is a list:

• Hellraiser 1987
• Hellbound: Hellraiser II 1988
• Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth – 1992
• Hellraiser: Bloodline 1996
• Hellraiser: Inferno 2000
• Hellraiser: Hellseeker 2002
• Hellraiser: Deader 2005
• Hellraiser: Hellworld 2005
• Hellraiser: Revelations 2011
• Hellraiser: Judgment 2018
• Hellraiser 2022 ?
  
  #clive #barker #hellbound #heart #Hellraiser #Hell #on #Earth #Bloodline #Inferno #Hellseeker #Deader #Hellworld #Revelations #Judgment

Both Paolo and Paul joined on this one to discuss the book that the famous movie is based on. We talk about what Chuck Palahniuk likes to do in his free time, talk about Fight club comic books - Fight Club 2 and 3. We also look at Fight Club 4 the children's book and finally look at the connection to Mr. Robot.

Notes:
00:00 intro
17:47 Chuck Palahniuk
32:04 SPOILERS
01:07:12 Comic books
01:13:32 Mr. Robot

#Fight #Club #Chuck #Palahniuk #mr #robot

This we have decided to cover some classic Japanese literature. One of the most famous Japanese writers Yasunari Kawabata. However, as you might expect, we were not as excited as we were hoping to be after having read this book.
Because the discussion was a bit shorter we also talked about a few other things we read, namely the Dragon Lance series that Paolo red and the Egg by Andy Weir that I read.

Notes:
00:00 Podcast stats, intro
00:00 Snow country and it's writer, general impressions

14:32 SPOILERS
45:39 other stuff we read
45:39 Dragon Lance chronicles
56:00 The Egg

#Snow #Country #Yasunari #Kawabata #classic #japanese #literature