Have you ever wanted to hear what two middle-aged men think of Young adult novels? Well now you got a couple of book boys to do that for you as we read chapters 6 - 10 of 'The Subtle Knife' by Philip Pullman. We learn that: * Ben didn't like going to Ta

There were flies in my basement, which is gross and I didn't want to record anything. So I've included two short stories that I had pre-recorded for the 'Cultured Bumpkin' podcast: 'The Quarrel Between the Dogs and the Cats and Between the Cats and the Mi

I read one story about a boy with a deadly imaginary friend- and another about a tiny, vengeful God. Enjoy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anc

Have you ever wanted to hear what two middle-aged men think of Young adult novels? Well now you got a couple of book boys to do that for you as we read chapters 1 - 5 of 'The Subtle Knife' by Philip Pullman. We learn that: * Ben had a nice weekend he

Just as poor Gregor begins feeling human feelings toward his sister- he gets snubbed by three hipsters. After his family says they'd be happier if he were dead- he does just that. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a po

Gregor is getting the hang of being a bug- but things go south when his sister tries to take down his Farrah Fawcett picture. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice m

We decided to torture ourselves by reading Sean Penn's book because we thought it would be 'fun'. And it wasn't. At all. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice messag

You know what's weird? Waking up as a giant beetle, and not being so grossed out that you don't stop worrying about getting to work. You know what's weirder? Your boss showing up at your house to see if you're faking sick. Enjoy. --- This episode is sp