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Dork Matters - Kafka on the Dork

Kafka on the Dork

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11/24/21 • 70 min

Dork Matters

Lexi & Ben get literary AF with their first ever book club episode! Dork book club? Book dork club? Whatever. Listen in as they dork out about some of the formative books that made them the dorks they are today.

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Producer Jess' formative book picks and explanations:

  • Howl's Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones. I wasn't really much of a reader until I was turned on to the Harry Potter series, but this was the first book I read before even those ones that made me interested in fantasy, and was ultimately what put me on the path of being a lifelong book lover (Gail Carson Levine also falls under this umbrella as another kickass fairytale fantasy writer)
  • A Complicated Kindness, Miriam Toews. I think YA is grossly underrated and books like this prove that; I also think the idea that YA has to have a happy ending is ridiculous and this is a book that proves that because it's decidedly melancholic throughout all the way to the end (but honestly that is how teenagerdom felt for me, so I appreciate that)
  • Nightwood, Djuna Barnes. From a stylistic perspective it's unlike any other book I've ever read (it's a story wi...
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Lexi & Ben get literary AF with their first ever book club episode! Dork book club? Book dork club? Whatever. Listen in as they dork out about some of the formative books that made them the dorks they are today.

SHOW NOTES:

Books we talked about:

Important references:

BONUS MATERIAL:

Producer Jess' formative book picks and explanations:

  • Howl's Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones. I wasn't really much of a reader until I was turned on to the Harry Potter series, but this was the first book I read before even those ones that made me interested in fantasy, and was ultimately what put me on the path of being a lifelong book lover (Gail Carson Levine also falls under this umbrella as another kickass fairytale fantasy writer)
  • A Complicated Kindness, Miriam Toews. I think YA is grossly underrated and books like this prove that; I also think the idea that YA has to have a happy ending is ridiculous and this is a book that proves that because it's decidedly melancholic throughout all the way to the end (but honestly that is how teenagerdom felt for me, so I appreciate that)
  • Nightwood, Djuna Barnes. From a stylistic perspective it's unlike any other book I've ever read (it's a story wi...

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Ben and Lexi are dorking out about all things food! What gross food combinations bring you the most comfort? If you had one last meal before the great beyond - what would you eat? What does a latch key eat when they are too afraid to use the stove? Listen in as they dork out with their forks out.

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We are talking food BUT safety first - here is a helpful video on how to save yourself from choking on food if you are alone!

Lexi's Last Meal:

  • Yam fries and miso gravy from the Coup
  • Caesar salad from Lexi's mom
  • "Pseudo" Lasagna , again from Lexi's mom
  • Mocha Cake from Glamorgan Bakery

Ben's Last Meal:

  • Fancy pants Shepard's pie NOT cottage pie (maybe some gravy or ketchup)

Disgusting Food We Love:

  • Spoonfuls of ice tea mix, straight up
  • Saltine crackers with peanut butter and chocolate chips (sad snacks)
  • Marble cheese, pasta sauce and crackers (saltines, Breton crackers, Ritz crackers or Stone Wheat Thins)
  • White pasta, Zesty Italian salad dressing and A LOT of parmesan (sprinkle) cheese...like a lot
  • The Dylan special, the Pregnant woman wrap - whole wheat pita, sauerkraut, nut butter (not a sweet one) and lacinato kale
  • Imitation crab and melted butter OR wasabi OR a sriracha mayo
  • Just melted cheese out of a bowl

Maybe not gross food?

  • Brie covered in butter, brown sugar and maple syrup and then wrapped in puff pastry
  • Brie covered in Kahlua and then melt and eat with crackers
  • Brie and raspberry jam
  • Cottage cheese and raspberry jam

Door Dash or Skip the Dishes Go To Order:

  • Vietnamese food is the winner! Subs or anything with noodles (Jess agrees!)

Strangest Food We Have Tried

  • Lexi will eat pineapple but only on pizza but will NEVER eat pineapple on its own. Pineapple is gross.
  • Ben ate a kangaroo , frog and crocodile

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