Episode 223 Release Date: Jan 28, 2026 Your hosts read Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz, a novella about robots starting a noodle shop in near-future San Francisco. They debate if it can be called cyberpunk (kinda) or cozy (also kinda), and how the scifi setting opens up conversations around familiar situations. Your hosts also talk about naive robots and surprising pacing. Find us on Discord / Support us on Patreon Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their so

Episode 222 Release Date: Jan 21, 2026 Your hosts delve into the grimdark (ish) world of Warhammer 40k with The Infinite and the Divine, a tie-in novel by Robert Rath. They discuss their familiarity with the world (next to none) and how approachable the book was for newbies. They also talk about the ratio of academic rivalry to fight scenes, the complex relationship between main characters, and what this book revealed about their reading preferences. Listen to Vishani’s Song

There’s a group of friends that I occasionally do buddy reads with. My taste in books doesn’t always overlap with theirs, but I usually enjoy the experience of reading the book together even if I don’t always vibe with the book itself. So when one of them started raving over For Whom the Belle Tolls  by Jaysea Lynn and suggested that we all read it together, I was in.  Unfortunately, not even that shared reading experience could redeem this book for me. For Whom the Belle Tol

Episode 221 Release Date: Jan 14, 2026 Your hosts discuss "500k/MO!! as EPIC-POET! by Vincent “Vinnie The Weasel” Vulpikonek - Introduction by Mister C.N. Sumbvert (Mentor-Helpmeet-Editor-At-Largess™)" by Chris Sumberg, a satirical take on those writing advice books (you know the kind). They discuss the intentionally trying narrative voice and whether or not non-writers will enjoy it, and try their very best to not just repeat all of the hilariously bad advice from each chapt

Episode 220 Release Date: Jan 7, 2026 Your hosts talk about 2025! What they read, what they read the most of, and what categories could use some more love. They also award superlatives to their recent reads (including "book they argued the most about" and “setting they would die instantly in”). Your hosts then discuss plans for the podcast in 2026, and how the second half of the year will be "no plans, vibes only." Find us on Discord / Support us on Patreon Thanks to the fol

Want to read along with us? Here's what we're reading in 2026: 500k/MO!! As EPIC-POET! by Chris Sumberg Warhammer 40k: The Infinite and the Divine by Robert Rath Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone For the Road by Stark Holborn