A very special guest visits the studio with a Christmas treat: a look back at where this all began. Books discussed this week include a stunning new edition of Alice in Wonderland and a very fun, very twisted book for kids, as well as a new work from Richard Dawkins. Merry Christmas, everybody, and we’ll [...]
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The Book Club is back with a look at manly works of adventure fiction, spy thrillers, tales of assassins and more. Sponsored by Audible, folks, so check out www.audiblepodcast.com/bysr for a freebie. James Bond audio books are pretty cool.
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Sometimes the most interesting elements of a country’s past are hidden in plain sight, forgotten, and not easily noticed. For instance, the stone boots from a statue of explorer Lasalle are the only piece remaining of an historic landmark on a windswept stretch of sand on the Texas gulf coast, as we learn in Philip [...]
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By KENNEDY (Starbase 66, Books You Should Read) A couple of hours ago, I was sitting on a stool, Jakob from Nerd Hurdles on one side of me, Jay from Masters of None on the other, and we were laughing uncontrollably about all kinds of things, but mostly about a moustache. This was the Toronto [...]
Kennedy here, from Starbase 66 and Books You Should Read. As we near the end of Super-Hero Summer here at Simply Syndicated and Weather Station Studios, I’m looking back over the spandex-stretching package of costumed characters who flew across cinema screens in 2011. Old-school X-Men, Thor, Captain America, Green Lantern, Green Hornet, Cowboys and Aliens, [...]
This week we dig into rock star biographies with a look at Life, the top-selling autobiography of Keith Richards, as well as the stories of some other famous rock stars. And then, of course, tangents occur. This is how it’s done. Sponsored by Audible, where the books do the talking so we don’t have to.
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Our summer hiatus is almost over, listeners — the new Weather Station Studios is close to being finished, and eventually we hope to figure out where the microphone cables are buried in the pile of boxes down here. Honestly, it looks like that warehouse where they stashed the Ark of the Covenant, or at the [...]
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Hey, nerds. Kennedy here, from the Starbase 66 podcast. You know what I like? Star Trek and comics, especially when they combine into a powerful new form, like Tuvix. Actually, that title is a lie. Star Trek has been featured in comics since its inception. Some were good (the terribly drawn, but charming, Gold Key [...]
The Book Club returns for a fascinating discussion of books that have been adapted for the screen — a favourite topic here at Books You Should Read. You know how it is; sometimes it works (A Simple Plan, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Joy Luck Club, The Shining) and sometimes it doesn’t (Remo Williams: The [...]
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Hi, folks. Kennedy here, from Starbase 66 and Books You Should Read. Someone pointed out to me that I haven’t been talking about Star Trek much lately. I was concerned, but mostly because I knew she meant it as a compliment. This was my response: Whiny haters blame the lens flares, but real expert types [...]
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