Words About Books

Ben & Nate

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Words About Books is a podcast where two wannabe writers read and discuss books. Read along with us, or just enjoy the show! New episodes every Sunday.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Words About Books episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Words About Books for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Words About Books episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Lokasenna, The Most Passive Aggressive Myth

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05/15/22 • 55 min

Ben forces Nate to read Lokasenna, a poem about the Norse gods from the Poetic Edda. The boys are finally taking the plunge into real art and culture. This week we're covering a classic of European myth and history: Lokasenna. A poem in which Loki becomes very drunk and roasts all the gods.

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An Attempt to Recommend Sandman by Neil Gaiman

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08/21/22 • 52 min

Ben attempts to recommend that Nate (and the audience by proxy) read or watch Neil Gaiman's Sandman. Nate will not be recommended to without a fight, though. The conversation wanders through the DC Universe, Alan Moore, and I think One Piece for a minute there...honestly forget how that one came up.

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Thrawn Alliances Part 2: As The Mokivj Turns

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07/10/22 • 46 min

Ben continues to describe Thrawn Alliances by Timothy Zahn to Nate. Things quickly get out of hand as Ben crumbles under the weight of two very similar timelines. Truthfully, we didn't even bother editing this one very closely. You wanted Thrawn. We'll give you Thrawn. In fact, why don't you all go smoke a whole CARTON of Thrawn.

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Think Global, Read Local

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05/01/22 • 102 min

Ben reads Shepherd's Fall by George R. Appelt Jr. What was supposed to be a relatively straightforward discussion of a mysterious local horror author quickly goes off the rails. The boys grapple with a multifaceted narrative filled with ghosts, possible zombies, demons, and serious foundation damage that could run well into the 5-figures.

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Getting Tuf On Ecological Crime

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06/26/22 • 61 min

Ben and Nate read "Guardians" by George R.R. Martin featuring his legendary recurring character, a hairless, obese man named Tuf. This is a real thing and I actually quite enjoy it.

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Thrawn (Yes, again) Alliances Part 1

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07/03/22 • 61 min

Ben read Star Wars: Thrawn: Alliances by Timothy Zahn.
Listeners demanded it. They even bought us coffee for it! Now it's here. It is Ben's turn to describe a Thrawn book to Nate. The result has been described as "a disaster" and "are you STILL recording?"

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WABPod New Rating System and Marathon Re-Review

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04/24/22 • 85 min

This week Ben finally unveils a rating system he kinda sorta plagiarised from an English Creative Writing class. Yes after months of threatening both Nate and the listeners he's finally gone and done it! And the results are... actually pretty good. Hopefully this will help us organize our thoughts and help you the listener understand what we liked, didn't like, and why from a variety of standpoints. After unveiling this new ratings system we stress test it by talking about EVERY BOOK THAT WE PREVIOUSLY BOTH READ AND DISCUSSED ON THIS PODCAST AND RE-REVIEW THEM ALL!

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THE BEST OF WABPOD Quarter 1 2022

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04/17/22 • 88 min

We've got a bonus for you this week! The best of the first quarter of WAB Pod! Chapter markers available off of our website.

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Minecraft: The Island and Interrupting Ben Nonstop

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06/19/22 • 61 min

This week on Words About Books we tackle Minecraft: The Island! Ben picked this book when he was given the option and he has no regrets. Come listen as we discuss Max Brooks playing Minecraft for the first time and blogging about his experiences. Now with cannibalism and body horror!
Fun tip: Did you know that if you pull out your crafting table, put a block of copper in the top left corner, the bottom right corner and the top left corner and then put a block of lapis lazuli in the middle and a block of amethyst in the bottom left corner you can ALSO interrupt Ben repeatedly!? It's fun, try it some time.

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Ben vs. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

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11/20/22 • 79 min

This week the boys discuss a book voted on by the Patrons over at Patreon: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants! Ben goes all Carmen on us when he describes this book. Nate thanks the Patrons for giving us a book Ben finally hates. If you want to hear more about the Sisterhood OR you never want to hear from them again then consider becoming a $2 Patron to vote in our monthly polls! Help Nate annoy Ben or help Ben curb Nate's tyrannical abuse of power! Democracy!

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