After 128 episodes of Teffer pestering the others to review a Ship Book, it finally happened! Listen in as Teffer and Bailey review Adrienne Young’s high seas fantasy, Fable, and get into exactly what it is that makes a maritime adventure so much fun. We talk pseudo-love triangles, almost-queer-baiting, and which nautical daddies can get it.
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Angus and Sal are running out of options for turning around Travis’ behaviour, so they go to someone who has had many sidekicks over the years. Can Bubo (Matt Barrow) provide useful advice on keeping sidekicks safe or will things just get more messy?
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This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) chats with special guest Miles Taffert (@wheelie.tattoo) about his all-liquid diet, Boost 2.24, auto-immune disorders, and how to make the most of all of it! We get into soups, teas, and the importance of refusing to accept pain and discomfort as the default. Then, what happens when turkey, celery root, and gluten-free pretzels find their way into the Random Meal Generator?
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Kadi and Teffer review To All the Boys: Always and Forever, the Netflix adaptation of Jenny Han’s Always and Forever, Lara Jean. Join us for Kadi’s first foray into the himbo universe, the joys of boys who do sports, satisfying final chapters, and a surprising side order of Jon Hamm. Is anyone else hot?
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Excited for Halloween Angus and Sal patiently await their first Trick Or Treaters of the night. They chose to set up shop at Sal’s place, a van parked under a street light in the paper mill district.
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This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and special guest Julian McKenzie (@jkamckenzie) from The Athletic talk about the best and wildest foods Julian’s come across on his travels as a journalist following the Ottawa Senators. Bell Centre hotdogs! The Calgary Airport Chili’s! Popeyes! Buffalo Wild Wings! Chicago Deep Dish Pizza! Burger De Ville! Jersey Mike’s! Then, what happens when the Random Meal Generator is given black beans, banana peppers, and “le fromage qui fait squik squik??”
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Teffer and Kadi return to the Graceling Realm with Kristin Cashore’s new release, Winterkeep! We’re talking about environmental anxiety, the Gen Z/Millennial tension, extended character development, generational trauma and generational healing, who can get it, and so much more.
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At first glance, this episode’s deck with 99 lands plus Lumra as the commander might seem like a joke but as we explored the nooks and crannies with our guest, EnkiBye from France, this turned out to be a bear of a deck. We also talk 4-person cube, sharpie alters, and making do with limited options.
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This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Matt Cole (@mc_dj_mc) talk about their favorite sick day comfort foods! Mashed potatoes! Soup! Tea! Cheeseburgers! Frozen lasagnas and casseroles and meal trains! Plus, the Random Meal Generator serves up a delicious trio of pork, onions, and bouillon cubes to really challenge our chefs today. No idea how you could possibly make comfort food out of those ingredients, this is a real curveball. Yeesh.
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Patron Emily Pattyn joins us to talk about one of the hottest new releases of 2020: Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko. We talk about magic systems, the development of diverse fantasy in YA, and why The Lord of the Rings should be 200 pages shorter than it is. Like all our new release reviews, this one is spoiler free!
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