Book Cult
Episodes
Mini 82: UPDATE: Book Banning, Elections & Elon Musk Getting Sued
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book bans, Giuliani, and Elon, oh my... Today we are giving updates on topics covered in the past like the Democratic party and how Bernie Sanders thi...
189-One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BOGO lobotomies at Claires :)))) Also we are talking about One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, it's the bro version of Girl, Interrupted. If...
Mini 81: PragerU Part II
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
PragerU is coming to a school near you, if you live in Idaho. Today we are talking about how Idaho public schools have approved PragerU materials to b...
188-Goosebumps
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Halloween! Make it extra spooky this year with some Goosebumps. We ready A Night in Terror Tower by RL Stine and Werewolf in Fever Swamp by RL S...
Mini 80: Halloween, Is It Just for Americans?
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Halloween! Celebrate by learning about how people around the world celebrate during this time of year and find out what you should have actually...
187-Swallow
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Teen bullies are at it again. This week we read Swallow by Sam Schill and want to tell you all about it. If you like the story of Carrie but wished it...
Mini 79- Voting Rights, Do We Still Have Them?
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's another American presidential election and we are all exhuasted yet they just won't stop. The latest comic book villian plan to win the presidenc...
Movie Night 23: Lisa Frankenstein
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Frankenstien but with 80s teenagers. We watched one of our new fave movies, Lisa Frankenstien and want to tell you all about it. The writing, the cost...
186-Tender is the Flesh
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's cannibalism but make it capitalist ;) We are talking about the english translation of Tender is the Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica and boy it goes...
185-Hatchet (with special guest)
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's been 153 episodes so we invited Delaney's brother Jon back! And he wanted to talk about every boy's favorite book, Hatchet! Do you think a 13 cou...
Mini 78- Cards Against Humanity v Elon Musk
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, the card game. Cards Against Humanity is taking on SpaceX in a lawsuit regarding the destruction of their property in Texas by the company owned ...
184-I Know What You Did Last Summer
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know what you did last summer? Well someone does and they are leaving you creepy little notes about it. Today we are talking about I Know What ...
StoryTime 63
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We missed Friday the 13th but here is a spooky story time anyways. We are talking about a creepy circus with a hot clown and a sunken place from an an...
183-Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The second in the Zoey Ashe series by our bestie Jason Pargin, we are talking about Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick. This book has everything we l...
Mini 77- The Drama behind It Ends with Us
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In case you haven't heard, there is a movie adaptation of the Colleen Hoover book, It Ends with Us. You probably have heard about all the drama going ...
182-The Reptile Room
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
sssssssssssssnakessssssssssss. It is about to get real unfortunate up in here because we are talking about The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket. Is this...
Mini 76: The DNC is *almost* fun
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well back to another episode of the American Democratic party trying really hard to be fun and cool. This time they get close with a surprise appearan...
181-The Storm Is Upon Us
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WWG1WGA! Jk. Today we are talking about Mike Rothschild's (no relation) book The Storm is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult and Conspiracy Th...
StoryTime 62
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's StoryTime gives us the much anticipated second half of a box car kids book about why women don't belong in video games and another classic Gri...
180-Cinnamon
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you wanted the classic VC Andrews novel without all that pesky plot, this is the book for you. It has a teen girl who is so much better than any ot...
StoryTime 61: Qanon's Version
17 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today is a special Qanon Story Time with a story from Jesselyn Cook's book The Quiet Damage: Qanon and the Destruction of the American Family. Listen ...
179-The Burning: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you know anything about America you know it has a very horrific and racist history. This story will still shock you. On May 31, 1921 a mob of white...
Mini 75: Vampire Literature
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vampires are more than just Twilight, did you know that? We did and now you get to learn about it. Listen to hear about the origins of vampire literat...
178-Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Bannon is woke and cool? Nah. Today we are talking about the book written by Christopher Wylie about his experience as a whistleblower for Cambr...
177-The Animals at Lockwood Manor
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is not night at the museum, sorry! Today we are talking about The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey (not the shoes) and all the spooky, sapp...
176-I Am Legend
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Zompires? Vambies? It's a mystery. If you think this is going to be an episode where we talk about zombies and a loving relationship between a man and...
StoryTime 60
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a StoryTime & a book banning mini all in one! Today we give a quick update on the Pen America v Escambia County School District lawsuit and F...
175-If You Really Loved Me
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you think you have daddy issues just wait until you hear about this guy. Today we are taking a dip into true crime because we read If You Really Lo...
Mini 74: Conservapedia (Trump Got Shot)
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why do conservatives want us to read about Mien Kamf so much??? Today's mini is a journey into the conservative version of Wikipeida, created apparent...
174-The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
6 tattoos is way too many tattoos, according to a tattoo artist apparently. We are talking about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larson and e...
Mini 73: Stieg Larsson
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We love an anti-racist socialist and that is what Stieg Larsson was. While we may not suggest overworking yourself while smoking 60 cigarettes a day, ...
173-Educated
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you thought going to school sucked as a kid, then you are not ready to hear about how much worse it is to grow up with a fundamentlist, paranoid fa...
StoryTime 59
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's theme is orphans, kind of. Join us for a runaway who likes to make sure she is covered in soot prior to cooking for a king and loves to hide h...
Mini 72: Divorce is Good!
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
People want to make divorce harder or maybe even get rid of it altogether, and why? Because they hate everyone who isn't a straight man. Divorce liter...
172-Darkest Hour
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The prequel and final book in the Cutler series is here and it is disturbing. Join us as we talk about a gross confederate legacy, romance novels maki...
StoryTime 58
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Slightly bear themed story time with the tale of an artist looking for their muse and mans deal with the devil that naturally leads to marriage.Become...
171-Dating Jesus
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus is her boyfriend and it's really hard to compete with Jesus. Susan Campbell talks about growing up in a fundamentalist church and how from a you...
Mini 71: The FBI Received A Wild Letter About OJ Simpson
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Just last week the FBI released their first batch of documents from their file on the now deceased OJ Simpson. In this is a letter from a woman who fe...
170-Midnight Whispers
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back at it with Dawn...for about 100 pages. Then we get the equally tragic story of her daughter, a teen runaway who maybe was living in the lat...
StoryTime 57
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does a donkey and a hearse have in common? Probably nothing but we're talking about both on todays storytime.Become a supporter of this podcast: ...
169-Grey
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's 50 Shades of Fucked Up. We're talking about Grey by EL James which is Fifty Shades of Grey but from the point of view of Christain, who is proble...
StoryTime 56
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Todays story time we go over a spooky story of masked killers and the tale of a family whose dog wrote a manuscript that they published about a vampir...
168-Teddy Bare: The Last of the Kennedy Clan
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about Teddy Bare: The Last of the Kennedy Clan by Zad Rust. This book is essentially half talking about what happened at Chappaqu...
Mini 70: Zad Rust…a big ol Yikes
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
not zaddy, unfortunately. Don't buy books from antique stores because they might be written by a Nazi. Yep, Zad Rust is not his real name and actually...
167-Cress
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Long hair don't care, but a bad pixie cut is a catastrophe. We are talking about Cress by Marissa Meyers, the third in the Lunar Chronicles. This time...
166-The Family
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you obey Jesus? If you answered no then you need to learn about the family! They're a fun group of chill dudes who support corrupt politicians and ...
Mini 69: The Cult of Molech
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Molech and why is he the God of capitalism? The answer will not surprise you. Molech is who Qanon followers think every Democrat worships becau...
165-Futuristic Violence & Fancy Suits
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Good news, you have a millionaire dad. Bad news, he died and now there is a bounty out for your head. Zoey Ashe has inherited everything her dad owns,...
StoryTime 55
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this StoryTime we talk about the story of a fox who pretends to be dead just to watch a bunch of dudes try to get with his wife and then acts like ...
164-Twlight's Child
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dawn cannot catch a break in this one. She has to deal with not one but TWO custody issues, blackmailing, a couple funerals, and her ugly sister dress...
Mini 68: The Elon Musk Deposition (it's a mess)
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk and his unqualified lawyer are a joke. Ben Brody filed a defamation suit against Elon Musk for false accusations Musk made on Twitter and wh...
163-Culture Warlords
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gamergate, neo-Nazi's, Incels, and more! This book has all of our favorite topics. Listen to hear about how things are pretty bleak but at least we ha...
Mini 67: The Barrymores, Supreme Nepo Babies
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Since there was one off hand mention of Lionel Barrymore in a book we read, we are talking about the history of the Barrymore family. 400 years of act...
162-Secrets of the Morning
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
VC Andrews is back at it with the second book in the Cutler series. This time Dawn is in New York and her life stays chaotic as ever. Listen to hear a...
StoryTime 54
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This StoryTime features some weird stories that we wrote when we lived in Eugene! Tune in for the first and last snail perfume model, and a legendary ...
161-How to Resist Amazon and Why
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you also think you are superior for not buying stuff on Amazon? Well I got bad news for you because Amazon owns a lot of the internet too! Literall...
Mini 66: FTC v Amazon
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is this the end of Amazon??? I wish but maybe it will be some kind of consequence for the destruction that Amazon has caused society. They really are ...
160-Animal Farm
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do you teach the kids about communism? Make Russia a farm and make Stalin a pig! Animal Farm may not be subtle but it is also like not wrong and s...
Mini 65: How the Largest Corporations Contribute to Inequality aka Eat the RIch
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you think the top 200 of the largests companies were doing good in the world? If you answered yes to that question, you are straight up uninformed...
159-The Silent Companions
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Does that 1D cardboard cut out you got in 2011 seem like it's following you? It might be deadly. We're talking about The Silent Companions by Laura Pu...
StoryTime 53
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This storytime has a fun gambling story we can all relate to, and another classic Grimms Fairytale where a man gets help from a magical being but take...
158-Hope Never Dies
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The classic crime fighting duo of Barack Obama and Joe Biden are here to solve the mystery of a dead Amtrak employee. Will Amtrak Joe solve the case o...
Movie Night 22: Dick
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don't let Dick ruin your life! Check out our new favorite movie about two teen girls who expose the Watergate scandal because they find out Nixon is n...
157-The Summer I Died
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you don't like horror & gore, this may not be the one for you. The Summer I Died by Ryan C. Thomas is like if combined a true crime podcast and...
StoryTime 52
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Story Time features a really lame rocket launch site, a dog named Hot Cheese, and another game of murder or marriage (a Grimm Brothers classic...
156-Dawn
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another VC Andrews' ghostwriter classic! Dawn is a remix of Flowers in the Attic, including the evil grandmother, weird sibling relationships, and a b...
Mini 64: Bob Woodward
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about Bob Woodward, the journalist known for spending lots of time talking to presidents and maybe being too nice about them. If ...
155-Rage
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a trip down memory lane where we visit the quaint presidency of one very angry man who maybe knows nothing about Pearl Harbor. Bob Woodwar...
Movie Night 21: Dumplin
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A movie full of southern accents, drag queens, and one true pageant queen. We watched the movie adaptation of the book Dumplin and while it may not be...
154-Dumplin'
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dumplings are a great food but not a cute nickname. Join us as we talk about Dumplin' by Julie Murphy, a book we both loved and think everyone should ...
Mini 63: Robert A. Dahl
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
He probably isn't related to Roald Dahl and he didn't write Charlie and the Chocolate Factory but he is a smart man who lived in Alaska before it was ...
153-How Democratic is the American Consitution?
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The answer may shock you! Today we go over Robert A. Dahl's book How Democratic is the American Constitution? and he makes some really great points ab...
Movie Night 20: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you loved Cloudy with a Chnace of Meatballs and Jurassic Park, then you are going to love Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs two. In this movie the ...
152 - How the Right Lost Its Mind
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who is to blame for Trump getting elected? The title might lead you to think it is the right, but don't worry because according to Charles the Democra...
Mini 62: Charles J. Sykes
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about Charles J Sykes and if he is a guy we can trust. What we learn is that the Whitehouse is the place to get free drugs with n...
151-A Warning
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we take a dip into the recent past to reminisce on the Trump presidency. "Anonymous" tells us about some of Trump's greatest moments, like all t...
StoryTime 51
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another Grimms Fairytale where a person has to turn into an animal to get a princess to marry him, but this time the twist is that the princess is a s...
150-Funny Business: The Legendary Life and Political Satire of Art Buchwald
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you don't know who Art Buchwald is, then you are in luck because we are talking all about him! Art went from orphan to hosting the Kennedy pet show...
Mini 61: Bernie Updates & Some Other Cool Things
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's mini is a mashup of different but relevant topics. We go over Bernie's ideas for policies regarding native communities, Adam Schiff's proposed...
149-Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Remember how cool 2015 was? We do too, so come and get nostalgic with us by talking about Bernie Sanders. We talk his campaign, the allure of Vermont,...
148-The Quiet Part Loud (with Jordan Holmes)
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we are joined by Jordan Holmes to talk about his book, The Quiet Part Loud. Join us as we dive into a world where the secret cabal is ...
147-Idiot America
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don't want to be an American Idiot? Well that's too bad because we live in idiot America (unless you don't also live here, then congrats I guess). Tod...
StoryTime 50
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New Year, old us. On this New Years Eve edition of StoryTime we are welcoming in 2024 by reading stories that we wrote 5-10 years ago. Are they cringe...
146-One Day in December
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hop on the city bus and go and find love this December but make sure your bestie doesn't end up dating that person first. If you want a book that will...
Movie Night 19: Christmas Cupid
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If a celebrity shows up in your living room and makes you talk to three of your ex-boyfriends just go along with it, or you might be responsible for s...
145-Whiteout
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk & Nicola Yoon all came together to give us Whiteout, a story of a grou...
StoryTime 49
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about two twins who are involved in a minor car accident and a hedgehog who goes way too far to get back at his neighbor.Become a...
144-A Very Merry Bromance
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a group of men read romance novels? Emotional intelligence and awarness of their toxic behavior. Colton is a famous country singer, ...
Movie Night 18: The Noel Diary
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We take a dip into a quasi-Hallmark movie world where a best selling author meets an adopted woman and sets out to help her find her mom...but really ...
143-Merry Christmas Alex Cross
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Crime doesn't stop just because it's Christmas, or because the weather is bad. This is the lesson Alex Cross and his family learn in Merry Christmas A...
Mini 60: Missing Kids on Milk Cartons
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are doing a true crime mini by talking about the tragic case of Etan Patz, a six year old boy who went missing in 1979 while walking to his s...
142-The Face on the Milk Carton & Ready Player One
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney, a book that finally answers the question: is it the toddlers fault for g...
Mini 59: Trans Day of Remembrance
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about the history of Trans Day of Remembrance and the recent crimes against the trans community. Warning: this episode discusses ...
141-Fairest & Melissa (George)
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about Fairest by Meredith Talusan, which is a memoir about maybe the most impressiver person to ever live, and George (now Meliss...
Mini 58: Trumplandia (Imagine 2025)
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we take a dip into the world of dystopian fiction writing by taking a look at the possible future of America. While this is a dramatized look at...
140-This Book is Gay & Crank
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we are talking about the very banned "This Book is Gay" by Juno Dawson and Crank by Ellen Hopkins. Two VERY different books: one non-f...
Mini 57: Book Banning: the 5th Edition
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We got some good news and some bad news today. The good new is Moms for Liberty are big ol' losers who lost. The bad news, people are still trying to ...
139-The Bluest Eye & Sold
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today is a rough one, but these books are worth reading and listening to a podcast about. We are talking about both The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison an...
StoryTime 48
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's storytime is about weddings. Specifically a Grimm's Fairytale where a woman gets ghosted so she stalks the man until he marries her and a real...
138-Fahrenheit 451 & Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we read TWO books, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and Extremly Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safron Foer. We discuss why these books are b...