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Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intros

00:00:50 - Our Unpopular Opinions

00:01:15 - Audiobooks Count As Reading

00:14:50 - Special Editions: Are They Necessary?

00:23:45 - Adaptation Covers/Reprints

00:26:45 - Dog Eared Pages

00:39:00 - Books Can Be Short

00:48:55 - Book Series Need Glossaries

00:56:40 - Graphic Novels Count As Reading Too

01:03:45 - One-Piece Tangent

01:06:00 - The Movie Can Be Better Than The Book

01:18:20 - The Percy Jackson Movies Weren’t Bad

01:23:20 - Men Should Read Romance

01:31:50 - Cryptid Romances

01:36:55 - Age Gap Romance

01:46:30 - Women/AFAB Are Better At Writing Gay/MLM Romance Than Men

01:56:05 - Is Predictability Necessary in Genre.

02:02:43 - Still Friends?

02:03:02 - Books We’re Currently Reading

02:04:30 - Outro

Things Discussed In This Episode

Related Articles and Websites

Is It Just Me, or Are the Books Getting Fancier? A Guide to the Special Editions Trend

The Benefits of Graphic Novels: Why They Count as Reading

What’s the perfect length for a book?

Books Mentioned

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan

Edinburgh Nights series by T. L. Huchu

The Midnight Taxi by Yosha Gunasekera

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Soften The Blow by Bread Tarleton

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Things Discussed In This Episode:

* Why Are People ‘Going Analog’ in 2026? Ways to Put Down the Devices

* This Is Your Sign To Go Analog

* The lost art of letter writing uniting generations

* DVDs and CDs are becoming cool again, thanks mostly to Gen Z

* To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog

* AI anxiety is spiking. The internet is pining for the simpler days of iPods, digital cameras, and retro phones.

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00:00:00 - Intros

00:00:50 - Android Vs Apple

00:17:45 - Bring Back CD and USB Ports!

00:20:30 - It’s Okay to Call It “Soccer” In The US

00:25:25 - Your Pets Do Not Need To Go Everywhere With You

00:28:22 - Quiet Cars And Women Only Cars On Trains

00:37:37 - Previously Strong Opinions

00:37:40 - Wearing a Band Shirt for the Aesthetic

00:44:49 - KPop Interlude

00:53:05 - Questionable Grammar and Spelling in FanFic 

01:01:20 - Subs Vs Dubs

01:15:15 - Oil Paints Are Not Necessarily Better Than Acrylic Paints

01:28:10 - Visit The Studio Museum of Harlem

01:30:10 - Outro

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"Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" by Kevin MacLeod used as interlude music.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intros

00:00:45 - Talking About Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein

00:01:21 - Quick intro to Frankenstein

00:02:45 - Who read the book?

00:06:30 - Various Versions of the Novel

00:14:14 - Diving In

00:30:40 - Quick Tangents

00:37:32 - Back to the Movie

00:46:02 - What Makes a Faithful Adaptation

00:51:40 - Evelyn’s Breaking up / Please Hold

00:54:13 - Are You Not Entertained!?

01:04:25 - Is the Monster Hot or Not?

01:08:10 - Final Thoughts

01:21:15 - Final Rating: 3 out of 5

01:26:00 - Outro

Image: Artist, Theodor von Holst (1810–1844)

Victor Frankenstein becoming disgusted at his creation. Illustration from the frontispiece of the 1831 edition. Steel engraving (993 x 71mm) to the revised edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, published by Colburn and Bentley, London 1831. Source: Tate Britain

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Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intros

00:02:10 - What We’ve Been Up To

00:15:16 - Brief Ozzy Osbourne Interlude

00:19:30 - Go Go Power Rangers

00:27:50 - Primus and Other Performances

00:38:50 - Movie Talks

00:43:20 - Future Concerts

00:47:35 - Future Ventures in the Past

00:49:20 - Outro

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intros

00:01:10 - New and Exciting with All of You

00:01:15 - Movie Tangents 

00:15:45 - ATEEZ and Other Meet-Ups 

00:19:55 - We All Read Pride and Prejudice Retellings

00:23:20 - Heartstone by Elle Katherine White

00:33:18 - I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Connor

00:39:30 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi

00:55:08 - Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner

01:02:15 - Real Futbol Love

01:07:20 - Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne

01:20:20  - KPop Demon Hunters Discourse

01:25:15 - I Know What You Did Last Summer and Other Movies

01:32:46 - Wrap-Up

Things Discussed In This Episode

Books Mentioned

* The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins

* The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

* Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah

* Somewhere In The Deep by Tanvi Berwah

* The Stranded by Sarah Daniels

* The Only Way Out by Sarah Daniels

* Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

* Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

TV/Movie Franchises Mentioned

The 17 Longest Movie Series of All Time, Ranked

* The Fast and the Furious

* Scream

* Disney Live Action Films

* Spider-Man/Assassin’s Creed

* 911

* Mission: Impossible

* Pokémon

* The Muppets

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Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intros

00:00:30 - Adaptations and Franchises

00:01:00 - Whitney Fast and The Furious

00:35:00 - Seque, Whose Your Favorite Batman?

00:12:45 - Sherlock Holmes discourse

00:15:39 - Tabrizia Scream 

00:17:05 - Evelyn The Muppets

00:18:35 - Tessa Pokemon

00:20:45 - Chris Spider-Man/Assassin’s Creed

00:30:40 - Franchises That Should Stop Being Made

00:31:00 - Disney’s Lost Magic

00:38:55 - 9-1-1 Rant

00:47:15 - Not a Franchise per se…

00:52:45 - Live Action Disney Strikes Again

00:54:30 - Let a Villain Be a Villain 

01:09:05 - Mission: Impossible is the Last Action Movie

01:19:45 - Give Us Romance Movies Again

01:25:45 - Weak Hero

01:27:45 - A Book TV or Movie That You Would Like to See a Sequel or Reboot

01:42:10 - Outro

00:00:00 - Intros

00:00:42 - Welcome Back Tessa

00:01:50 - Tokyo Highlights

00:20:50 - Manilla Highlights

00:23:20 - Beginnings of Fandom 

00:30:35 - Philippine Book Festival 

00:35:54 - What We’re Reading / Watching

00:36:50 - Girl Mode and Lunar Boy mention by Whitney

00:37:24 - Daredevil Born Again

      The Pitt - Whitney

00:42:46 - Adolescence - Tabrizia 

00:49:45 - The Knight’s Shadow / The Greatcoats Series - Chris

00:54:50 - American Psycho - Evelyn

01:02:25 - META / AI Using Publishers and Authors as “Training”

01:06:55 - Fandoms!!

01:32:18 - What We’re Looking Forward To

01:36:50 - Outro

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Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intros

00:00:42 - Welcome Back Tessa

00:01:50 - Tokyo Highlights

00:20:50 - Manilla Highlights

00:23:20 - Beginnings of Fandom 

00:30:35 - Philippine Book Festival 

00:35:54 - What We’re Reading / Watching

00:36:50 - Girl Mode and Lunar Boy mention by Whitney

00:37:24 - Daredevil Born Again

      The Pitt - Whitney

00:42:46 - Adolescence - Tabrizia 

00:49:45 - The Knight’s Shadow / The Greatcoats Series - Chris

00:54:50 - American Psycho - Evelyn

01:02:25 - META / AI Using Publishers and Authors as “Training”

01:06:55 - Fandoms!!

01:32:18 - What We’re Looking Forward To

01:36:50 - Outro

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intros

00:00:51 - Whitney’s Valentine’s Day / Speed Dating

00:10:35 - Physical Media vs Streaming vs Owning Digital Movies

00:19:07 - Super Bowl

00:30:50 - Psychic Fever (K-Pop band)

00:33:29 - The Great Jane Austen Read Along

00:35:10 - Neil Gaiman and the Death of the Author

01:14:52 - Positive Things To Look Forward To

01:21:18 - Tabrizia Author Talks

01:22:22 - Outro

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intros

00:00:30 - What’s new with everyone?

00:00:36 - Tessa’s Album Journey

00:07:40 - Books vs CDs 

00:13:45 - Tabrizia went to London! (again)

00:17:28 - Whitney’s Bday!

00:20:55 - Twenty Sided Tavern

00:22:35 - Current Events - Luigi Mangione

00:36:48 - Evelyn has switched to Storygraph

00:42:10 - Tik Tok Ban 

1:00:38 - Goals and Positivity in the New Year

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intros

00:01:49 - Reflection on Elections

00:13:05 - What’s everyone currently reading

00:13:20 - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury - Chris

00:21:18 - Tabrizia reads a romance book! (Once Persuaded, Twice Shy by Melodie Edwards)

00:29:44 Steve Kornacki Pounded Enthusiastically By His Handsome Election Map by Chuck Tingle - Evelyn

00:32:03 - Kamisama Kiss aka Love will always be real - Tessa

00:39:18 - Motor Crush (reread) - Whitney

00:40:36 - Quick ComicCon seque

00:46:10 - The Friends of Stevie Derstler (starting) - Whitney 

00:50:00 - Kodansha House Redux

00:55:00 - Chris’ Spider-man Rant

00:57:46 - Goodreads vs Story Graph

01:26:15 - Glasses Tangent

01:29:00 - We’re all getting old

01:34:45 - Closing Statements

01:48:53 - Holiday Plans

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Song used:

This Is Halloween by UNIVERSFIELD

From freemusicarchive.org

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intros

00:00:50 - Spooky Levels

00:02:35 - Slasher Discourse

00:11:37 - Creepy Kids Discourse

00:26:28 - Gothic Horror and Psychological Thrillers (Tabrizia)

00:33:00 - All Horror Welcome (Evelyn)

00:34:24 - Movie/Shows Recommendations

00:35:46 - Tim Curry’s Criminal Minds episode, Possibly Disturbing (Whitney)

01:11:32 - Rosemary’s Baby and The Shining book vs film (Evelyn)

01:14:00 - Tabrizia and Tessa Prefer Reading / Book Recommendations

01:43:46 - NYC Halloween Parade

01:48:00 - NYC ComicCon!

01:52:25 - Outro

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intros

00:01:21 - AnimeNYC and ComicCon

00:24:05 - Future events i.e. Libraries & Comic Shops

00:25:55 - Paper Girls ReTelling

00:29:37 - Volume 1 -Whitney

00:38:01 - Volume 2 -Tabrizia

00:55:55 - Volume 3 -Evelyn

01:03:05 - Volume 4 -Tessa

01:15.10 - Volume 5 -Chris

01:24:33 - Volume 6 -Future Whitney

01:40:05 - Final Thoughts

01:51:35 - Outro

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Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intros

(00:00:45) - Weird Current Events

(00:00:45) - Hot As Hell

(00:10:42) - Crowdstrike Outage

(00:12:30) - Airline Talk

(00:18:20) - Conspiracy Episode?

(00:19:45) - Celebrity Deaths

(00:27:05) - What’s New With Everyone?

(00:28:00) - The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang (Chris)

(00:33:00) - A Game of Lies by Clare Mackintosh (Tabrizia)

(00:38:40) - Language Detour

(00:46:30) - My Summer of You [Manga (Evelyn)]

(00:50:11) - New Adaptation of Ranma ½ from MAPPA (Tessa) 

(00:50:47) - General Discussion on Anime and Anime Studios

(00:59:30) - All the Sports (Euros, Copa, etc.) 

(01:18:40) - AnimeNYC & other Cons

(01:30:55) - Positive Notes

(01:31:00) - Concerts (KPOP, Flow, Green Day)

(01:34:33) - Whitney and Tabrizia at Zine Conference

(01:36:30) - Man City vs AC Milan (Tabrizia, Evelyn, Whitney)

(01:41:10) - Outro

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Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - The Tabrizia and Evelyn Show!/Begins

(00:00:05) - Plane trip distractions

(00:00:32) - The Three Body Problem / Asteroid City / Love to Love You, Donna Summer - Evelyn

(00:01:44) - The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallet / Binged Dreamland -      Tabrizia

(00:04:30)  -Customs

(00:05:45) - Maikie Mentioned!

(00:05:54) - Lake District

(00:07:22) - Beatrix Potter House

(00:10:26) - Ten Lakes Tour

(00:12:00) - Grasmere Gingerbread Shop

(00:13:30) - Honister Slate Mine

(00:15:25) - Hadrian’s Wall

(00:21:25) - Forester Peak

(00:22:54) - Whitney’s Souvenir 

(00:24:21) - Evelyn is a Hobbit

(00:26:10) - Manchester

(00:27:01) - Manchester Central Library

(00:31:35) - Spirits of Manchester Distillery

(00:36:35) - Back to the Central Library

(00:37:15) - Music History with Evelyn

(00:40:47) - Return to Analogue

(00:42:10) - National Football Museum; Football Talks (Man City Won)

(00:51:17) - Manchester Art Gallery

(00:54:12) - Trip Wrap Up / North Wales

(00:55:11) - Thomas the Tank Engine

(00:55:55) - Great Britain’s Smallest House

(00:58:14) - Tabrizia Returns to London

(00:58:44) - Beginning of Tabrizia’s Roast

(01:03:05) - What we’re looking forward to

(01:03:10) - BM and Megan Thee Stallion Concert - Whitney

(01:06:25) - Surprise Engagement Party for Adena

(01:08:27) - ThrillerFest - Tabrizia

(01:10:10) - Sports Summer - Evelyn

(01:11:51) - Outro

Timestamps

(00:00:00) - Intros

(00:00:44) - What’s new with everyone

(00:00:58) - Bridgerton - Whitney

(00:11:48) - Walking Dead Tangent

(00:12:20) - Back to Bridgerton

(00:17:55) - Shogun - Whitney & Evelyn

(00:26:47) - Anti-Prom - Whitney

(00:36:40) - The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin - Evelyn

(00:40:08) - The Great British Bump Off by John Allison - Evelyn & Tabrizia

(00:42:28) - Ebony Gate by Julia Vee and Kel Bebelle - Chris

(00:47:09) - Samurai Champloo - Chris

(00:48:36) - Dublin Gate

(00:49:48) - 9/11 Mentioned

(00:52:50) - Cross Bronx Expressway 

(00:54:30) - The Tabrizia and Evelyn Show!/End

Please note that this episode's Quiet on the Set section at 35:00 marks contains some sensitive topics. To avoid this content, skip to the 46:00 mark.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) - Intros

(00:00:30) - Apocalypse Now

(00:15:38) - Quick Notes / Fact Checking

(00:16:08) - What’s Everyone Reading

(00:16:14) - The Gathering by C:J: Tudor - Tabrizia

(00:22:20) - The Talented Mr: Ripley by Patricia Highsmith - Evelyn

(00:25:26) - The Codex Alera by Jim Butcher - Chris

(00:28:08) - Yakuza Lover (manga series) by Nozomi Mino - Whitney

(00:33:24) - Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch - Tessa

(00:35:50) - What’s Everyone Watching

(00:35:50) - Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV - Tabrizia

(00:46:20) - 9-1-1 - Whitney

(00:56:25) - Marry My Husband - Whitney

(00:57:58) - Arrested Development - Tabrizia

(01:10:14) - Ripley - Evelyn

(01:15:25) - The Brothers Sun - Chris

(01:20:20) - Jurassic Park Trilogy - Chris

(01:24:55) - Tessa Watches Anime

(01:25:20) - Yu Yu Hakusho - Tessa

(01:26:09) - InuYasha - Tessa

(01:34:14) - Whitney’s Thai Group Date

(01:46:45) - Holly Jackson Book Signing - Tabrizia

(01:49:25) - Book Signing Talk truly begins

(01:51:56) - Beatrix Potter Exhibit - Evelyn

(01:54:55) - FOB Concert - Chris & Tessa

(02:06:25) - Positive Notes 

(02:06:30) - Upcoming Concerts - Whitney

(02:07:50) - UK trip with Evelyn and Tabrizia

(02:09:35) - Paint & Sip + Wedding talk with Chris and Tessa

(02:11:29) - Outro

• Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé


• I Hate This Place by Kyle Starks


• Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood


• The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonara Reyes


• The Codex Alera Series by Jim Butcher


• La Vida Que Pensamo by Eduardo Sacheri

Movies/TV Shows

• Shogun


• Death In Paradise


• Dune Part II


• Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender

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