Did You Read The Book?

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around sexual abuse, domestic and mental abuse, murder and self harm. Please be advised.

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Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my gold star guest, Julie, to break down the complexities and representation of abuse in cinema, talk more drama (whether we asked for it or not), and to shed some light on our dark dark souls in Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty.

Our Recommendations

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds directed by Jonathan Frakes (featured on Paramount)

The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters

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About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around sexual abuse, war violence and suicide. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my stellar guest, Dan Rector, to finally switch topics from Alan Moore to Frank Miller, where we geek out over epic Spartan tropes, beyond scrumptious actors, and just have a good ol' time talking more graphic novels with Frank Miller's masterpiece 300.

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Devil in the Rain by D.G.P. Rector (soon to be featured in Mysterion - coming Nov 2023)

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Follow Dan on Facebook and keep an eye out for his mystery project in 2025!

My Guest's Recommendations

Musashi by Eiji Moshikawa

My Recommendations

Midnight Mass written and directed by Mike Flanagan (Netflix)

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If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes,Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses topics of suicide, murder and body gore. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my rock star guest, Julie McCulloch-Francis, for a spooky session to talk about monsters, religious zealots and (the scariest part I think) how crazy human nature is during a crisis in The Mist by Stephen King. Happy spooky season y'all!

Recommendations

Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets directed by Olivia Crist

The Devil's Hour directed by Tom Moran

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If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes,Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my guest, Daniel Palmer, as we (you guessed it) geek out over more Sci-Fi elements, from sound production to cerebral concepts depicted beautifully in Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang and adapted to screen in Arrival directed by Denis Villeneuve.

Recommendations

Learn more about the Writers Strike! - SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists)

Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter

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If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes,Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around suicide, sexual abuse and physical abuse. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my returning guest, Mary, as we have ourselves a good ol' fashion nerd out around amazing high fantasy design, sexy and beautiful characters, and a wonderful representation of chosen families in The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski.

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Recommendations

Locked Tomb Series by Tamsyn Muir

Doom Patrol Series developed by Jeremy Carver (HBO)

Find Me Online

If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes,Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

Hey ho my lovely fam! I cannot believe that we're already at the end of Season 2! I am still floored that I've continued to see such wonderful support over the past 2 years. You are magnificent and majestic, my lovelies, and I am beyond grateful for you. Cheers to many more episodes to come!

Erin

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around murder, sexual abuse, and physical abuse. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my returning guest, Julie McCulloch-Francis, as we geek out over yet more sexy vampire stories, wonderfully detailed lore, and have a good laugh/cry over the adaptation of The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice.

Recommendations

The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp, M.D.

Glitch direct by Emma Freeman and Tony Krawitz

Find Me Online

If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes,Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around sexual abuse, physical abuse and murder. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my guest, Dan Rector, for a round 2 discussion (because one episode JUST wouldn't cut it) where we (mostly me) geek out over beautiful costumes, sweet choreography and fight scenes, and break down more Alan Moore in Watchmen directed by Zack Snyder.

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Devil in the Rain by D.G.P. Rector (soon to be featured in Mysterion - coming Nov 2023)

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Follow Dan on Facebook

My Guest's Recommendations

Welcome to Hard Times by E.L. Doctorow

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

Disco Elysium - Video Game

My Recommendations

Saga written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Fiona Staples

TheSandman written by Neil Gaiman

Find Me Online

If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes,Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

DISCLAIMER: This episode covers content around sexual abuse, physical abuse and murder. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my guest, Dan Rector, as we dive REAL deep into yet another graphic novel with stellar character creation, beautiful imagery, and dissect all the hot mess express dynamics of broken vigilantes in Watchmen written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons.

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Stay tuned for more content from Dan on Mysterion (coming Nov)

Find Me Online

If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes,Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my guest, Spencer Fife, as we unwrap yet another classic story, somehow bring sci-fi into the conversation once more, and get gooey over some amazing character development in Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Recommendations From My Guest

The Expanse produced by SyFy & Amazon (back for a second recommendation!)

Hannibal directed by Bryan Fuller (NBC Series)

Find Me Online

If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes,Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer