
Join your hosts Alex and Zack on a journey through the world of the His Dark Materials and Books Of Dust series by Philip Pullman . Alex, our resident fiction enjoyer, guides Zack, our resident d*** joke enthusiast on his first journey through this realm. Come for the book club, stay for the para-social stupidity! Grab the book and read along! We hope you enjoy our third project, brought to you by... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 228 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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This week The Boys attempt to go up, up, and away to discuss chapter eighteen of Northern Lights!
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This week The Boys discuss chapter an action-packed chapter seventeen of Northern Lights! Apologies, they call it chapter sixteen all episode. They're not good at their jobs.
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This week The Boys are back to their regularly scheduled programming to discuss chapter sixteen of Northern Lights!
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This week The Boys sleepily discuss chapter fifteen of Northern Lights!
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The Old Kingdom is one of my favorite series, and I was delighted to find this podcast — even more so when I realized Alex and Zack are running a queer-friendly, race-conscious operation while in this fantasy landscape so often dominated by the same faces and sexual persuasions. Sabriel and Lirael are amazing characters — I recently binged the episodes for the first three books and am excited to keep following you as you walk over the wall and into Death with Clariel and Goldenhand! Thank you fo... more
I love the books and my younger teenage daughter does too. The discussion around the chapters isnt drawn out and ponderous.
Since I’m a dad and my younger daughter and I listen to the podcast together, I could do without all of the profanity. A young adult novel may attract younger listeners so its cringy.
I absolutely love this podcast. I tend to save episodes of it for when I’m having a bad day because the hosts never fail to make me laugh and feel better even on my worst days.
It’s such a good combination of thoughtful literary analysis and highly entertaining (if not often wildly inappropriate) rambling tangents.
Come for the insightful discussions on character development, ~world building~, and parallels to historical events; stay for the wacky voices, pop culture references, and dirty jo... more
The Abhorsen books are really good, Alex and Zach are amazing, and their banter brings it all together. They deserve all the recognition they can get.
The Abhorsen books are really good, Alex and Zach are amazing, and their banter brings it all together. They deserve all the recognition they can get.
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The content focuses on a chapter-by-chapter exploration of the 'His Dark Materials' and 'Books of Dust' series by Philip Pullman. Engaging discussions highlight character development, thematic elements, and narrative tensions, often delivered with a humorous flair. Alex and Zack's dynamic contrasts serious literary analyses with light-hearted banter, touching on social issues as well as personal anecdotes. The podcast is particularly noteworthy for its inclusion of diverse perspectives, portraying the story's deeper meanings while being accessible to both longtime fans and newcomers, making it an entertaining mix of literary critique and playful commentary.
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