Book Cult

Mini 56: Witches in Literature

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Who is the most famous witch in literature? How do you pronouce Elphaba? These are the questions we strive to answer on today's Halloween themed episo...

137-The Witches of Eastwick

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Don't play tennis with these witches. A coven of three witches meet the new man in town, see his wild art and cool bath, and become obsessed with him....

Mini 55: Winchester Mystery House

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We went to the Winchester Mystery House and want to tell you all about it. Listen to hear about spiderweb windows, stairs to nowhere, and maybe the co...

136-Into the Darkness

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

She's NOT like other girls, and he is clearly not like other boys...what could go wrong? Join us for the not wild enough ride that is Into the Darknes...

StoryTime 47

15 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode we tell an Icelandic tale about black magic and men who aren't good with rejection and a Grimm's Fariytale of a girl boss who just wan...

Friday the 13th: Exorcist Edition

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's an October Friday the 13th, the spookiest day possible and to celebrate we are talking about all the lore around The Exorcist. I mesn what really...

135-The Exorcist

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Watch out for demons and projectile vomit because we are talking about the horror classic, The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty. This is the book that...

Mini 54: Toni Morrison

08 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Since it's Banned Book Week, we are talking about one of the most banned authors, Toni Morrison. Not only has she won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction b...

134-The Daughter of Doctor Moreau

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Has science gone too far in the name or creating slave labor? Yes, obviously. Silvia Moreno-Garcia's take on the HG Wells classic is disturbing, compe...

Mini 53: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get out your umbrella's and your forks because it is raining food. Listen to hear about the book vs movie adaptation of this classic picture book that...

133-Whitefern

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is better than two Audrina's? One Audrina faking a pregnancy and making a big deal out of it. Join us on this kind of V.C. Andrews not-so-wild ri...

StoryTime 46

24 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's the geese love story we all needed. Today we are talking about some spooky scary stories and some more animal transformations. Truly everything a...

132-Specials

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Specials are icy, you are random, what else can I say? Today we talk about the 3rd book in the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld where Tally and Shay ...

Mini 52: The Lost Cause (a Bad Cause)

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are talking about something super relevant, the revisionist psuedo-history of the Civil War (the American one). Since Twilight doesn't address what...

131-Eclipse

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This time the wolf is big and kind of bad but the vampire is super supportive and understanding so maybe pick him. If you want teen angst, vampire war...

Mini 51: The Twilight Soundtrack

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all know that the soundtrack to the Twilight movie is one of the most iconic ever made but did you also know that Muse had to sell their soul to be...

130-Scarlet

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are talking about Scarlet by Marissa Meyer, the sequel to Cinder, which is also by Marissa Meyer. If you are afraid of the big bad wolf, then stop ...

Movie Night 17: Red, White, & Royal Blue

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We watched the movie about two hot kids of world leaders falling in love and being super cute but also dealing with a lot of bullshit like American Po...

129-Anxious People

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we travel to a certain town in Sweden for a hostage drama. No, it's not Stockholm but these hostages seem to be pretty sympathetic to a ban...

StoryTime 45

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this story time we are talking about a very dedicated with and her lion/dove/human husband and the "controversial" book My Shadow is Purple by Scot...

128-The Silent Patient

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get ready for a mystery because we are talking about The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. It has everything you could want in a book: artists, ther...

Mini 50: Fire & Fury - The Mysterious Book about the Maui Fire

20 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Two days after the fire broke out on Maui a book was published discussing the fire and it's implications for climate change. This has led to a lot of ...

127-I'm the Girl

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

She is the girl and maybe that isn't a good thing. Today we are talking about I'm the Girl by Courtney Summers and it is non stop from start to finish...

StoryTime 44

13 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we got a story about a bird who thinks a mouse can cook as well as a sausage can and a story that starts with toursits and ends with tomatoes.Be...

126-The Devil in the White City

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A book where both architects and true crime fans can truly come together. Erik Larson will blow your mind with all of the things that the Chicago worl...

Mini 49: Moms for Liberty & Florida Schools UPDATE

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are getting more info on Moms for Liberty and all of their possible terrorism and how this ties in to some more censorship in Florida schools...

125-Big Sur

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you like cabins on the coast? Drinking wine? Thinking your friends are all plotting against you? Then you have a lot in common with Jack Kerouac in...

Mini 48: What is PragerU?

30 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Since PragerU Kids is trying to be introduced into American public schools, we decided to look into this right-wing propaganda and it is pretty bad. L...

124-Where the Red Fern Grows

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We read the sad dog book, Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. If you like Little House on the Praire but thought it needed more hunting and more...

StoryTime 43: Vending Machines

23 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are talking all about vending machines! And some other stuff like the game mumblety-peg and sacrificing yourself for your favorite machine!!!...

123-Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we dive into the mind of a teenage boy who loves boobs and taking bits way too far. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews is not only ...

Mini 47: The Barbie Movie

16 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is better than Barbie? Idk but it for sure isn't Ken according to Ryan Gosling. His job is "beach" what does that even mean? Join us for all the ...

122-Ender's Game

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Who is humanity’s best bet to save the world from giant ant aliens? A 6 year old of course! Join us as we talk about Ender's Game by Orson Scott Car...

Mini 46: Robert Pattinson, Agent of Chaos

09 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are talking about some of Robert Pattinson's most iconic (and chaotic) interview moments, including of course the time he blew up a microwave...

121-Mort

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for a Discworld adventure where Death hires some help and takes some time for himself to find his passion for cats, flowers, and cooking. Woul...

StoryTime 42

02 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have a Kurt Vonnegut story about how to have hobbies on company time and a creepypasta that is vaguely just the movie The Ring.Become a suppo...

120-Red, White & Royal Blue

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we dive into a fantasy world where women can be the President of the United States and the Queen of England can be named Mary. It is a cute...

Movie Night 16: Twilight

25 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are finally talking about the greatest movie ever made, Twilight. Nothing has a better sound track, a more talanted cast, or a better use of monkey...

119-The Picture of Dorian Gray

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Some of you have never had a painting age for you and it shows. Join us on a journey of Dorian Gray, a dumb hot guy who decides to really just lean in...

StoryTime 41

18 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are finally back with another StoryTime that of course includes a Grimms Fairytale and also a trip to Sweet Valley California where we learn a secr...

118- Every Day

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Could you love someone who woke up in a different body every day? What about if you were 16 years old? It's not as easy as it sounds, 16 year olds are...

Mini 45: Moms for Liberty

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Right after recording this the Southern Poverty Law Center did classify them as an anti-government group so yes, officially this beotches be crazy and...

117-When You Are Engulfed In Flames

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you want to live in Paris, spend months in Tokyo and have a boyfriend who acts like a pioneer woman, then you will ant to read this David Sedaris c...

Mini 44 - Book Banning IV: PEN America v. Escambia Co. Florida

04 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are back with more book banning but this time the authors are fighting back. PEN America along with Penguin Random House, several authors, and two ...

116-Gracefully Insane

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Enter the world of horrific "cures" for the rich, talented, and wrongly diagnosed at McLean Mental Hospital. If you have read The Bell Jar or Girl, In...

Mini 43: The Great Controversy

28 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I got a book in the mail and it was warning me about the end times! If you live in a major city you too might have been blessed to have recieved The G...

115-Into Thin Air

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After this you might want to revise your bucket list. We read Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer. It is tra...

Mini 42: The Writers Guild Strike

21 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Writers all over the country are currently on striking demanding fair pay for their work. With AI becoming more prevalent it is more important than ev...

114-Fifty Shades Freed

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

YIKES! In the final installment of the Fifty Shades Series by EL James we get a lot of questionable choices made by James. Most notably, her knowledge...

StoryTime 40

14 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Delaney read It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover and you get to hear all about it. If you like small business owners, single moms, and dating your ex ...

113-The Cuckoo's Calling

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are talking about the British crime mystery (?) about a large PI, his temp assistant and a hot model, all written by a very famous author who decid...

Mini 41: A Brief History of Libraries

07 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about how libraries came to be. Sadly, the library of Alexandria isn't in this history, but maybe someday.Become a supporter of th...

112-The Host

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Would you still love us if we were a worm possessing your body? Join us to hear about Comrad Stephanie Meyer's best alien book. Yes, there is a love t...

StoryTime 39

30 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's another creepy fairytale special with only one Spongebob Movie reference and 7,000 birds that were once virgins. Literally nothing else you cou...

111-The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We read Elon Musk's favorite book and now it all makes sense. Join us to hear about an outerspace adventure of poetry, improbability, and genius mice....

Movie Night 15: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

23 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is better than a two headed president, a writer, a very British man, and a quirky actress? All of that but in a spaceship traveling to the galaxi...

110-CoHo Combo

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We dived into the world of the bookstagram queen, Colleen Hoover, by reading both Verity and It Ends With Us. Double the books means double the plot t...

Mini 40: Book Banning III: So Many Books, So Little Time

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are covering the lastest in our authoritarian style book banning county with the stuff going on in Llano County Texas and in the state of Mis...

109-The Princess Bride

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It is INCONCEIVABLE that you will not love heaaring us talk about the cult classic, The Princess Bride by William Goldman. Will Buttercup learn how to...

Movie Night 14: The Princess Bride

09 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We watched the iconic 80's classic, The Princess Vibe (Bride). Listen to hear about the struggle between Inigo Montoya and Joe Rogen and how Prince Hu...

108-The Bone Keeper

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You better watch your back and stay out of the woods because The Bone Keeper is real. Today we are talking about The Bone Keeper by Luca Veste and we ...

StoryTime 38

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we get the story "Teeny Tiny" from MrCreepyPasta's book and another classic Grimms Fairytale with questionable animal parenting. WARNING: ther...

107-The Butcher & The Wren

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are talking about the instant hit by Morbid Co-host Alaina Urquhart. If you like true crime, New Olreans, and swamps then you are going to lo...

Mini 39: Melville Dewey - A Real Bad Guy

26 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are talking about the guy who kind of made modern libraries what they are but also did a buch of terrible other things, not suprising.Become ...

106-Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you like science and true crime then you are going to love Dr. Bill Bass, the founder of the Body Farm. Decomposition is so fun! Warning: this book...

StoryTime 37

19 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is one starts off with a downer but then we get another Grimm's Fairytale so you know it's poppin. Trigger Warning: sexual assualt, suicideBecome...

105-A Certain Hunger

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What do we love more than a girl boss? A cannibal girl boss. Listen to us talk about A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers to get all the delicious d...

Mini 38: Book Banning - How Far Will It Go?

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are talking about recent laws passed in the United States banning various books from schools and proposed laws that would extend it even furt...

104-Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, it is a true story even though all of these people seem too wild to be real. Do you think it was murder or self defense?Become a supporter of thi...

Movie Night 13: John Dies at the End

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We watched the movie John Dies at the End, based on the book John Dies at the End and yes that is Paul Giamatti. It is a wild movie with the craziest ...

103-If This Book Exists, You're In the Wrong Universe (with Jason Pargin)

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by Jason Pargin to discuss the latest book in the JDATE series, If This Book Exists, You're In the Wrong Universe. Tune in to hear the w...

StoryTime 36

26 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's Story Time we get another classic Grimm's Fairytale but with a twist and we get a reading of a 6 year old essay found in google drive that ...

102-Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are talking about Trevor Noah's childhood and how amazing his mother is. Listen to learn more about aparthied, pirated CDs, and how much we ...

Mini 37: Langston Hughes

19 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are talking about poet, activist and cental figure to the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes. Everyone should go read his work, it is a lot ...

101-Black Klansman

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We read BlackkKlansman by Ron Stallworth and it was unsettlingly relevant for a story about something that happened like 50 years ago. Anyways, enjoy ...

Movie Night 12: The Hate U Give

12 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This movie made us cry, listen to find out why!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

100-Why Men Marry Bitches

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sherry is back at it again with the same whack advice. So if you want to manipulate a man into marrying you by following some toxic advice then make s...

StoryTime 35

05 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's story time we have the origin story of Kate Moss, why men like inflatable women, and another classic Grimms Fairytale.Become a supporter of...

99-The Hate U Give

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are talking about the extremely relevant and heartbreakingly real novel "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas. This book is banned because it dis...

Mini 36: Stephen Carrie Blumberg

29 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are talking about the most prolific book thief to ever live, Stehpen Carrie Blumberg. If you like rare books, door knobs, stained glass and s...

98-Yes Please

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We ready Yes Please by Amy Poehler and learned that you can wait much later to have kids than your mother says you can. Listen to hear about high scho...

Movie Night 11: Mean Girls

22 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"Boo, you whore.' Did you know the iconic movie, Mean Girls, was actually based on a self help book for parents of teenage girls??? Well now you know ...

97-I'm Glad My Mom Died

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We read the book that everyone is talking about, I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, and it lived up to the hype (and more). You will not be abl...

StoryTime 34

15 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On todays StoryTime we get a classic Grimms Brother's Fairytale with children turned into animals and hot princesses getting marred. We also have the ...

Friday the 13th Special Spooky StoryTime (#3)

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For this Friday the 13th we each read a book by Rae Foley and tell you about them. If you like scooby doo and murder mysteries you will absolutely lov...

96-Why Not Me?

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are talking about Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling where we learned that if you only get a few hours of sleep a night then Obama will want to meet...

Mini 35: Susan Meachen

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we talk about the mystery of indie romance author, Susan Meachen, who appears to have come back from the dead to post on facebook again (wi...

95-Bossypants

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

New Year, New You but this time we are taking advice from famous people! We read Bossypants by Tina Fey and learned the important life lessons about p...

Movie Night 10: Warm Bodies

01 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes the best cure for the apocolypse is love? Join us to discuss the Dave Franco movie, Warm Bodies, and let us know what type of plane R lives ...

94-Warm Bodies

28 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What better way to celebrate the end of the year with the end of the world? We read Warm Bodies by Issac Marion and it is for sure the best zombie ada...

StoryTime 33

25 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Holidays! It is a very merry Story Time where Sydney tells you about The Getaway by Bibiana Krall and another Grimms Brother's classic from Dela...

93-Season of Love

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Put on your least straight sweater and gather around the tree because we are talking about Season of Love by Helena Greer. If you like cute Hallmark m...

Mini 34: HarperCollins Union

18 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As of the release of this episode The HarperCollins Union has been on stirke for 29 days with no word from HaperCollins. This comes after almost a yea...

92-Holidays on Ice

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What is better than one holiday story? A whole book of them! Today we are talking about Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris and it might just be the most...

Movie Night 9: Where the Crawdads Sing

11 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We read the book and now we watched the movie so listen to hear how it holds up. Let us know what you thought of the casting and if you also think Dai...

91-In a Holidaze

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Christmas it is groundhogs day because we ready In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren. Join us if you want to avoid a tragic death, waking up on an a...

StoryTime 32

04 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's a special storytime about aging in reverse, obviously, Today Delaney tries to make a theme but picks a horrific story involving fire places and S...

90-Seeds of Yesterday

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are back at it with the Dollanganger series to read the fourth (and final?) book, Seeds of Yesterday by V.C. Andrews. If you were wondering how muc...

Mini 33: George Orwell

27 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The man who went by George Orwell had a truly wild and short life full of hospital stays, pretending to be poor, and writing a bunch of stuff that wou...

89-1984

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Be careful of what you think, they're always listening. Today we are talking about the classic (and current reality?) 1984 by George Orwell and now we...