Book Club for Masochists: a Readers’ Advisory Podcast

This episode we’re talking about the genre of Fantasy! We discuss whether fantasy needs magic, clam powers, forklore, Tears of the Kingdom, worksonas, It’s Always My First Day at Wizard School, and more! You can download the podcast , find it on ,...

This episode we’re talking about the very many genres we’ve read for the podcast…and which ones we’d read again! We discuss Jeff VanderMeer’s Zorro, Boat Fiction, We Have Always Hosted The Podcast, Bubble Gum Fiction, Cheese-based Erotica,...

This episode we’re talking about the genre of Economics! We discuss economic philosophy, Excel spreadsheets, micro vs macro, and more! You can download the podcast , find it on , or get it through , , , or your favourite podcast delivery system. In...

This episode we’re talking about recent media we’ve experienced and enjoyed! We discuss Return of the Obra Dinn, Worlds Beyond Number, Horror Queers, If Books Could Kill, Superman Smashes the Klan, Incredible Doom, Taste: My Life through Food by...

This episode we’re talking about Domestic Thrillers! We discuss lies, stressful reading, spoiling endings, characters who are not great people, and whether we’d read other books from this genre. You can download the podcast , find it on , or get...

This episode we’re talking about The Moving and Management of Books! We all own a lot of books. And we’ve all made big moves! We talk about when we leave books behind, how we choose the ones we keep, and more! You can download the podcast , find...

This episode we’re talking about Gender Theory & Gender Studies! We discuss theory vs studies, memes, feminism, books that should exist but don’t, and more! You can download the podcast , find it on , or get it through , , , or your favourite...

This episode we’re continuing our conversation from last year and talking about What is a Book? We talk about hypertext, instruction manuals, visual novels, campfire stories, and more! You can download the podcast  , find it on , or get it...

It's almost Valentine's Day, so this episode we’re talking about Holiday Romance! We discuss what counts as a holiday, Christmas, nostalgia, 1st vs. 3rd person narration, and how all the stories we read are “fine.” Plus: There’s only one bed!...

(Hello! This is a re-upload. The first version had a syncing error that snuck in at the very end of the editing process. We've re-exported it and this version sounds much better!) This episode we’re talking about our 2023 Reading Goals! We discuss...