Hello, fellow nerds! This is our final episode for  Throne of Glass, and we read chapters 51-54! Listen in as we discuss the following:

-What is your personal ick? And why does it have to do with a man acting like a child?

-What do you know of dream interpretations?  What does it mean when you dream of tornadoes or falling?

-What books have magic manifestation with intense emotion?

-Who would you fancast for a  Throne of Glass movie?

⁠Click here⁠ for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “Just Let Me Lay Down For A Minute”.

Show links:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_interpretation

2. https://www.dreammoods.com/dreamdictionary/

3. https://thesophian.com/the-ultimate-list-of-icks/

4. https://www.buzzfeed.com/sydrobinson1/icks-about-men-tiktok

5. https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/21/people-share-the-most-innocuous-things-that-give-them-the-ick-13934543/

6. Emma Corrin

7. Elle Fanning

8. Nicholas Galitzine

9. David Corenswet

10. Yara Shadhidi

11. Rachel Zegler

12. Vincent D’Onofrio

13. Noah Centineo

14. Javier Bardem

15. Margo Robbie

16. Zach Efron

17. Henry Cavill

18. Lisa Bonet

19. Eva Green

20. Colin Ferrell

21. Kellan Lutz

22. Oscar Isaac

23. Shatter Me

24. Legendborn

25. Red Queen

26. Shadow and Bone 

27. The Prison Healer

28. Wheel of Time 

29. Matilda

30. Carrie

31. The Tairen Soul series 

32. Avatar: Rise of Kysohi

33. Glow of the Everflame

34. Feathers So Vicious

35. A Kiss of Iron 

36. The Road of Bones

37. A Song of Shadow and Starlight

38. Star Wars

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Winter book club schedule coming soon!

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SURPRISE, fellow nerds! Tomorrow is our Last episode of 2025 but we wanted to share one more episode with you with a little insight to our Holiday Hangout!  Listen in as we discuss:

• Holiday reads, listens and movies you need to watch

• Bookish things on our wishlist

• Our holiday bookish cocktail

• Our Nerdiest Thing of the week

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Show links:

A.                 Good Spirits

B.                 Secret Santa

C.                While It Was Snowing

D.                Booked For the Holidays

E.                  Grace and Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon

F.                  https://www.etsy.com/shop/Eichendesign

G.                Mini Brands mini books

H.                2026 52 Book Club Challenge Journal

I.                    Hadley Designs Reading Journal

J.                   Booked for the Year Club Journal

K.                 Book of the Month

L.                  Aardvark Book Club

M.                Allurial Book Club

N.                Stranger Things Season 5

O.                The 12 Dates of Christmas

P.                 Oh. What. Fun.

Q.                Jett Family Christmas Spotify playlist

R.                 Royal Icing by Madison Score

S.                 Merry Little Kissmas 

T.                  Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck

U.                 Dashing All the Way

V.                 The Holiday

W.               Champagne Problems Netflix

X.                  With Love Meghan Holiday

Y.                  Nailed It Holiday

Z.                  Who Killed Santa Murderville

AA.             The Holiday movie soundtrack

BB.            HDTGM A Very Nutty Christmas

CC.           Christmas tree blanket Macy’s

DD.           A Novel Romance

EE.             Taylor Puzzle

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Hello fellow nerds! On today’s episode, we discuss cowboy romance books – Yay or Neigh? Join us as we chat about:

• Do we recommend cowboy romances? 

• What is competency p0rn?

• Have you watched Seven Brides for Seven Brothers?  Whitney talks about how problematic it may be, although we read these books all the time!

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Book Release News:

• The Uninvited by Nancy Banks

• In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams, 12/30

• We Who Will Die (Empire of Blood, #1) by Stacia Stark, 12/30

Show links:

1. Good Spirits⁠

2. Better Luck Next Time⁠

3. Homebound⁠

4. ⁠Rein Me In⁠

5. Burned⁠

6. Big Nick Energy⁠

7. Rootbound⁠

8. ⁠The Edens series⁠

9. Haven River Ranch series⁠

10. Cash by Jessica Peterson⁠

11. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers⁠

12. The Life of a Showgirl album⁠

13. The Holiday soundtrack ⁠

14. Lucky River Ranch series⁠

15. ⁠Chestnut Springs Ranch series⁠

16. Love is a War Song⁠

17. Mountain Men series by S.J. Tilly ⁠

18. The Uninvited ⁠

19. In Your Dreams⁠

20. We Who Will Die ⁠

21. House of Rayne⁠

22. ⁠ExMas⁠

23. Your Knife, My Heart⁠

24. Rebel Ranch series⁠

25. ⁠Cowboy Casual⁠

26. Digital Reading Journal⁠

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Hello, fellow nerds! We are back this week with season 6,episode 21 of the podcast with Throne of Glass, chapters 46-50! Listen in as we discuss the following:

-Why the hell was the duel outside?  Whitney breaks down why the King of Adarlan may have moved the competition outside to make the test more difficult

-Are Bloodbane and Faebane the same?  And did Deb find a Maasverse plot hole?

-What are Alice in Wonderland and Walking Corpse syndromes?

Click here for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “Why Are We Outside Right Now?”

Show links:

• ⁠https://www.livescience.com/46477-oddest-hallucinations.html⁠

• ⁠https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10454497/⁠

• ⁠https://www.froedtert.com/stories/how-cold-weather-affects-body-during-exercise⁠

• ⁠https://acourtofthornsandroses.fandom.com/wiki/Faebane⁠‍ ‍

Not into this book? No problem! You can listen to our episode from Tuesday,where we discuss books set in our fave cities!

Fall Book Club Schedule:

Throne of Glass

Dec 11 - Ch 46-50

Dec 18 - Ch 51-54

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Hello fellow nerds! On today’s episode, we discuss books set in our favorite cities! Join us as we chat about:

What true crime documentaries have Whitney and Deb watched this week and do or do not recommend?

• What are Whitney’s favorite books set around our home town?

• What are our favorite cities where books take place?

• And what imaginary cities do we think are the best?

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Book Release News:

• Born of Flames and Sacrifice by Scarlett St. Clair - CORRECTION since recording this episode - we cannot find new information on a release date for this book.

• Tailored Realities, Brandon Sanderson

• Twin Tides by Hien Nguyen

• An Archive of Romance by Ava Reid

• Everyone in the Group Chat Dies by L. M. Chilton

Show links:

1. Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers⁠

2. Veronica Mars⁠

3. Soul Searching⁠

4. Mountain Daddy⁠

5. My Father the BTK Killer⁠

6. Witch You Would audiobook⁠

7. Break for Me⁠

8. Silas House⁠

9. The Great Gatsby⁠

10. Outlander⁠

11. The Highland Fling Meghan Quinn⁠

12. Guilty Pleasures⁠

13. Permanent Ink⁠

14. Three to Ride⁠

15. All Rhodes Lead Here⁠

16. Girl Abroad⁠

17. Born of Flames and Sacrifice⁠

18. ⁠Tailored Realities⁠

19. Twin Tides⁠

20. ⁠An Archive of Romance⁠

21. Everyone in the Group Chat Dies⁠

22. Rewind It Back⁠

23. American Nightmare⁠

24. ⁠Good Spirits⁠

25. Pitcher Perfect⁠

26. Vampire Chronicles⁠

27. Butcher & Blackbird  ⁠

28. Mile High⁠

29. Savage Lover⁠

30. Not Safe for Work⁠

31. ⁠Problematic Summer Romance⁠

32. The Serpent and the Wings of Night⁠

33. Black Dagger Brotherhood⁠

34. A Curse So Dark and Lonely ⁠

35. ⁠Once Upon a Broken Heart ⁠

36. ⁠ACOTAR⁠

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Hello, fellow nerds! We are back this week with season 6, episode 19 of the podcast with Throne of Glass, chapters 40-45!

Listen in as we discuss the following:

-Have you heard of the conspiracy theories around Bohemian Grove?

-What are the strongest mythical creatures?

-Whitney breaks down literature that highlights making a deal with the Devil, specifically Mephistopheles

-Should we be sympathetic towards Cain’s character?

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Show links:

• ​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephistopheles

• ​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Faustus_(play)

• ​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Georg_Faust

• ​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Grove

• ​https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65217165

• ​https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/these-are-the-14-most-powerful-mythical-creatures-based-on-their-abilities/ss-AA1EHsW6#image=2

Not into this book? No problem! You can listen to our episode from Tuesday, where we discuss the evolution of romance and women’s sexuality!

Fall Book Club Schedule:

Throne of Glass

Dec 11 - Ch 46-50

Dec 18 - Ch 51-54

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Hello fellow nerds! On today’s episode, we discuss the evolution of romance books and women’s sexuality! Join us as we chat about:

• What was the controversy with the book Forever by Judy Blume?

• How can one be spiritual and still enjoy spicy books?

• How did Fifty Shades of Grey and Booktok/Bookstagram help women be more comfortable with their sexuality?

• Our Nerdiest Thing of the week

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Book Release News:

 1. Duke by Jessica Peterson

2. The Dark Is Descending (Nytefall Trilogy #3) by Chloe C. Peñaranda

3. Fallen Gods by Rachel Van Dyken

4. The Black Dagger Brotherhood: 20th Anniversary Insider’s Guide

5. Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher

6. Persephone's Curse by Katrina Leno

7. Crowntide by Alex Aster

8. Better in Black by Cassandra Clare

Show links:

1. Forever⁠

2. Deenie⁠

3. Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret?⁠

4. If You Claim Me⁠

5. Mr. Kiss and Tell⁠

6. Forever series adaptation on Netflix⁠

7. ⁠https://time.com/7283728/forever-judy-blume-book-ban-netflix/⁠

8. Primal of Blood and Bone⁠

9. Good Fortune⁠

10. Separation of Church and Hate audiobook⁠

11. Sweet Valley High book series⁠

12. ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty_Shades_of_Grey⁠

13. https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2012/03/50-shades-of-grey-why-is-it-so-increasingly-popular/⁠

14. ⁠https://www.mindlessmag.com/post/the-rise-of-spice-booktok-opens-up-the-conversation-around-female-pleasure#:~:text=Female%20pleasure%20in%20literature,their%20sexual%20desires%20and%20fantasies⁠. 

15. ⁠https://findmymethod.org/blog/booktok-safe-sex-education#:~:text=%E2%80%9CGirl%2C%20Wash%20Your%20Face%E2%80%9D,more%20empowered%20approach%20to%20sex⁠. 

16. ⁠https://blog.westminster.ac.uk/thevoiceoflondon/the-romance-revolution-how-booktok-has-stopped-smut-shaming/#:~:text=Not%20only%20does%20this%20bring%20normalcy%20towards,and%20accepted%20amongst%20women%20and%20the%20media⁠. 

17. ⁠Duke by Jessica Peterson⁠

18. The Dark Is Descending⁠

19. ⁠Fallen Gods⁠

20. The Black Dagger Brotherhood: 20th Anniversary Insider’s Guide⁠

21. Snake-Eater ⁠

22. Persephone's Curse ⁠

23. Crowntide⁠

24. Better in Black⁠

25. ⁠The Wrong Paris⁠

26. ⁠Julia Song is Undateable⁠

27. 50 Shades of Grey⁠

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Hello fellow nerds! On today’s episode, we discuss the vibeswe need in books we love! Join us as we also discuss the following:

·       What vibes are a must for the books we read?

·       What are our favorite tropes?

·       What happened with the PTA and a donkey atWhitney’s son’s school?

·       Our Nerdiest Thing of the week

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Book Release News:

1. Mountain Grump by S.J. Tilly (11.20)

2. Broken Ties: A Broken Bonds POV by J, Bree (11/21)

3. As Many Souls as Stars by Natasha Siegel

4. Dawn of Chaos and Fury (Legacy, #4) by Melissa K. Roehrich

5. Fallen Stars (Heavenly Bodies, #2) by Imani Erriu

6. Harlot's Bay #2, Second Chance Romance by Olivia Dade

Show links:

a.           ⁠MountainGrump⁠

b.                ⁠TheAuthenticity Project⁠

c.                 ⁠TouristSeason⁠

d.                ⁠Clueless⁠

e.                 ⁠10Things I Hate About You⁠

f.                   ⁠Awake audiobook⁠

g.                 ⁠AProblematic Summer Romance⁠

h.                 ⁠Not Safefor Work by Nisha Tuli⁠

i.                   ⁠PitcherPerfect⁠

j.                   ⁠TheLies That Summon the Night⁠

k.                 ⁠TheFiction Between Us⁠

l.                   ⁠Crescent Cityseries⁠

m.              ⁠Pitch For Me⁠

n.                 ⁠Deep End⁠

o.                 ⁠Whitney’s Goodreads⁠

p.                ⁠AsMany Souls as Stars⁠

q.                ⁠Dawnof Chaos and Fury ⁠

r.                  ⁠FallenStars (Heavenly Bodies, #2)⁠

s.                 ⁠Harlot'sBay #2, Second Chance Romance⁠

t.                  ⁠TheBlackening⁠

u.                ⁠GoodSpirits ⁠

v.                 ⁠Rhapsodic ⁠

w.               ⁠ TheBird and the Sword ⁠

x.                 ⁠City ofBones ⁠

y.                 ⁠Kingof Battle and Blood⁠

z.                 ⁠FromBlood and Ash⁠

aa.             ⁠Twilight⁠

bb.            ⁠Fearthe Flames⁠

cc.              ⁠BetweenWrath and Mercy ⁠

dd.            ⁠ArcanaAcademy ⁠

ee.              ⁠Underthe Whispering Door⁠

ff.                ⁠Boundto the Shadow Prince⁠

gg.             ⁠RedWhite and Royal Blue ⁠

hh.            ⁠TheBridge Kingdom⁠

ii.                 ⁠The Idea ofYou ⁠

jj.                 ⁠Throne ofGlass ⁠

kk.             ⁠Crownof Midnight⁠

ll.                 ⁠TheseHollow Vows ⁠

mm.       ⁠The WeddingGame ⁠

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Hello, fellow nerds! We are back this week with season 6,episode 16 of the podcast with Throne of Glass, chapters 35-39!

Listen in as we discuss the following:

-What do you know of Frost Fairies?

-Do you believe in protective talismans and amulets?

-Are you Team Chaol or Team Dorian?

Click here for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “Masquerade Mule".

Show links:

1. ⁠Short story of Frost Fairies⁠

2. ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Frost⁠

3. ⁠https://www.earwolf.com/episode/matinee-monday-jack-frost-live-w-dan-harmon/⁠

4. ⁠https://www.ericaweiner.com/history-lessons/amulets-talismans-and-charms⁠

Not into this book? No problem! You can listen to our episode from Tuesday, where we discuss what we were reading five years ago!

Fall Book Club Schedule:

Throne of Glass

Dec 4 - Ch 40-45

Dec 11 - Ch 46-50

Dec 18 - Ch 51-54

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Hello fellow nerds! On today’s episode, we talking all about what we read five years ago! Join us as we also discuss the following:

• Did you know one of the main characters from One Tree Hill was in a cult and wrote a book about it?

• What we are reading, watching and listening to

• Our Nerdiest Thing of the Week

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Book Release News:

• Brimstone by Callie Hart

• Red as Royal Blood by Elizabeth Hart 

• I, Medusa by Ayana Gray.

Show links:

1. Dinner For Vampires⁠

2. The Paper⁠

3. Rilo Kiley⁠

4. Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares⁠

5. ⁠Daisy Jones and the Six⁠

6. The 100 series⁠

7. Black Dagger Brotherhood series⁠

8. Black Dagger Legacy series⁠

9. Words in Deep Blue⁠

10. The Program⁠

11. ⁠Oona Out of Order⁠

12. ⁠Shutout ⁠

13. ⁠The Truth About Jussie Smollet?⁠

14. ⁠Love is a War Song⁠

15. ⁠ACOTAR series⁠

16. Brimstone⁠

17. ⁠Redas Royal Blood⁠

18. ⁠I, Medusa⁠

19. The Good Girl Effect ⁠

20. Matrix ⁠and ⁠Matrix Resurrections ⁠

21. ⁠Kingdom of Flesh and Fire⁠

22. ⁠The Program ⁠

23. Where the Crawdads Sing⁠

24. A Court of Mist and Fury⁠

25. ⁠Outlander⁠

26. Voyager ⁠

27. ⁠Dragonfly in Amber⁠

28. The Sinner ⁠

29. The Treatment⁠

30. ⁠Baby Teeth ⁠

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Hello, fellow nerds! We are back this week with season 6, episode 14 of the podcast with Throne of Glass, chapters 30-34!

TRIGGER WARNING: BLOOD AND GORE

Listen in as we discuss the following:

-What do you know of the poisons mentioned in this section of the book? And we’ll tell you why Spanish Fly should NOT be used as an aphrodisiac.

-Who would you haunt out of spite?

-Could you be suffering from PMDD?

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Show links:

⁠

1. ⁠https://people.howstuffworks.com/different-poisons-history-ricin-gu-thallium-gelsemine.htm⁠

2. ⁠https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-pmdd⁠

3. ⁠The PMDD Phenomenon book⁠

Not into this book? No problem! You can listen to our episode from Tuesday, where we share 1 star reviews of our fave reads!

Fall Book Club Schedule:

Throne of Glass

Nov 20 - Ch 35-39

Dec 4 - Ch 40-45

Dec 11 - Ch 46-50

Dec 18 - Ch 51-54

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Hello fellow nerds! On today’s episode, we share one star reviews of books we love!

Join us as we discuss the following:

• We share hilarious 1 star reviews of our fave reads

• Did you watch the documentary named Unknown Number?

• What is the Throckmorton Sign?

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Book Release News:

• 1. The Official Blood and Ash Coloring Book

  2. Empire of Dawn by Jay Kristoff

  3. The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer

  4. Fallen City by Adrienne Young

  5. We Fell Apart by E. Lockhart

  6. Beauty by Brittanee Nicole - Nov 7

  7. The Merge by Grace Walker - Nov 11

  Show links:

1. ⁠Mile High⁠

2. ⁠The Summer I Turned Pretty TV show⁠

3. ⁠The Summer I Turned Pretty book series⁠

4. ⁠One in Four⁠

5. ⁠Pitcher Perfect⁠

6. ⁠Unknown Number Netflix⁠

7. ⁠Love is a War Song audiobook⁠

8. ⁠The Bonds That Tie series⁠

9. ⁠Deep End⁠

10. ⁠Problematic Summer Romance⁠

11. ⁠PS I Hate You⁠

12. ⁠The Official Blood and Ash Coloring Book⁠

13. ⁠Empire of Dawn⁠

14. ⁠The House Saphir⁠

15. ⁠Fallen City⁠

16. ⁠We Fell Apart⁠

17. ⁠Beauty⁠

18. ⁠The Merge⁠

19. ⁠Immortal Consequences⁠

20. ⁠Red Card⁠

21. ⁠ From Blood and Ash⁠

22. ⁠Empire of the Vampire⁠

23. ⁠The Handmaid’s Tale⁠

24. ⁠Outlander⁠

25. ⁠The Time Travelers Wife⁠

26. ⁠Lover Mine⁠

27. ⁠Throckmorton Sign⁠

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Hello, fellow nerds! We are back this week with season 6, episode 12 of the podcast with Throne of Glass, chapters 26-29!

Listen in as we discuss the following:

* What do you know about Gargoyles?

* Are there real world mystical objects?  And have you heard of necropants?

* Who is Derek Huffman and what is his family’s story with shared value visas?

Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “Blood and Gore".

Show links:

⁠ 1 https://www.grunge.com/1441328/real-life-objects-rumored-mystical-powers/ 

1. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2aii79W2XC7hTBBDtpsbo4?si=WRn9SkeXQnCyWb1h4xHa4Q 

2. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-01/the-western-immigrants-who-sought-better-life-in-russia/105599094

3. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/anti-woke-u-dad-joined-155416174.html

4. https://www.ravenwoodcastle.com/2015/04/21/legends-and-lore-the-gargoyle/

5. Pictures of gargoyles

Not into this book? No problem! You can listen to our episode from Tuesday, where we discuss the movie Child’s Play and books that actually scare us!

Fall Book Club Schedule:

Throne of Glass

Nov 6 - Ch 30-34

Nov 20 - Ch 35-39

Dec 4 - Ch 40-45

Dec 11 - Ch 46-50

Dec 18 - Ch 51-54

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Hello fellow nerds! On today’s episode, we discuss the movie Child's Play and chat about books that actually scare us! Join us as we discuss the following: -The difference between Deb watching Child’s Play as a kid vs. Whit and Mindy watching it as an adult

-Books that scare Whitney that could happen IRL

-Horror books that Mindy and Deb love Want to vote on what we cover on Tuesday episodes? Join our patreon at patreon.com/ournerdiestthing

Book Release News:

1. Never Over by Clare Gilmore

2. An Unlikely Coven by AM Kvita

3. Hazelthorn by CG Drews

4. His Grace, the Duke by Emily Rath

5. Our Vicious Oaths by N E Davenport

6. Immortal Consequences by I V Marie

7. The Defender by Ana Huang

8. Bonds of Hercules by Jasmine Mas

9. The Wrath of the Fallen by Amber V Nicole

10. The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow

11. Merry Little Kissmas by Lauren Blakely

Show links:

1. ⁠Dead of Winter⁠

2. ⁠Between⁠

3. ⁠The Sundown Motel⁠

4. ⁠Come Closer⁠

5. ⁠Play Nice⁠

6. ⁠The Once and Future Me⁠

7. ⁠The Bonds That Tie series⁠

8. ⁠Amy Bradley is Missing⁠

9. ⁠Uninvited Alanis Morrisette⁠

10. ⁠The Handmaid’s Tale book⁠

11. ⁠The Favorite Girl⁠

12. ⁠Sunrise on the Reaping⁠

13. ⁠The One ⁠

14. ⁠Never Over ⁠

15. ⁠An Unlikely Coven ⁠

16. ⁠Hazelthorn ⁠

17. ⁠His Grace, the Duke⁠

18. ⁠Our Vicious Oaths ⁠

19. ⁠Immortal Consequences⁠

20. ⁠The Defender ⁠

21. ⁠Bonds of Hercules ⁠

22. ⁠The Wrath of the Fallen ⁠

23. ⁠The Everlasting ⁠

24. ⁠Merry Little Kissmas⁠

25. ⁠King and Dom ⁠

26. ⁠It’s What’s Inside⁠

27. ⁠The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn ⁠

28. ⁠ Pet Sematary ⁠

29. ⁠The Amityville Horror⁠

30. ⁠The Funhouse⁠

31. ⁠A Modest Proposal⁠

32. ⁠Sundial⁠

33. ⁠Let the Right One In⁠

34. ⁠Blackwood Farm⁠

35. ⁠The Lottery⁠

Join us Thursday for our book club episode of Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas! Want more? -Join our Instagram channel for even more in-depth nerdiness! -Join our monthly online book club on patreon! Link in bio- Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visitingournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts. Have something nerdy to share? Message us!

Hello, fellow nerds! We are back this week with season 6, episode 8 of the podcast with Throne of Glass, chapters 21-25!

Listen in as we discuss the following:

-What are the craziest superstitions you have heard of? Whitney shares her favorites from Reddit

-What do you know of Samhain lore?

-How did Christianity and the candy industry shape Halloween?

Click here for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “Samhuinn Superstitions".

Show links:

​⁠ https://kidskonnect.com/holidays-seasons/samhain/#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20traditions%20they,are%20zombies%2C%20demons%2C%20etc.

https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/samhain-seven-facts-about-the-spooky-irish-festival-which-became-halloween-105009

https://historyfacts.com/arts-culture/article/5-facts-about-samhain-the-celtic-festival-that-inspired-halloween/

https://historycollection.com/16-surprising-facts-about-halloween-you-never-knew/

Not into this book? No problem! You can listen to our episode from Tuesday, where we discuss our fave non-human sidekicks!

Fall Book Club Schedule:

Throne of Glass

Oct 30 - Ch 26-29

Nov 6 - Ch 30-34

Nov 20 - Ch 35-39

Dec 4 - Ch 40-45

Dec 11 - Ch 46-50

Dec 18 - Ch 51-54

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Hello fellow nerds! On today’s episode, we discuss the best non-human sidekicks!

Join us as we discuss the following:

-Non-human sidekicks we love!

-What happens when your finger gets caught in a hammock

-What we are reading, watching, and listening to

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Book Release News:

-Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake

-The Demon and the Light by Axie Oh

-Good Spirits by BK Borison

-Witches of Honeysuckle House by Liz Parker

Show links:

The Hunting Wives trailer

Call Me Maybe

The Graham Effect

Haircuts and Heartthrobs

Empyrean series

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Fit for TV Netflix doc

Kingdom of Ash audiobook

The Lies that Summon the Night

Crescent City

Kiss of the Selkie

Throne of Glass series

ACOTAR series

Girl Dinner

The Demon and the Light

Good Spirits

Witches of Honeysuckle House

Warrior Princess Assassin

So Supernatural

Savage Lands

House in the Cerulean Sea

Black Dagger Brotherhood

The Hobbit

The Lightning Thief

Join us Thursday for our book club episode of Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas!

Want more?

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-Join our monthly online book club on patreon! Link in bio-

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Hello, fellow nerds! We are back this week with season 6, episode 8 of the podcast with Throne of Glass, chapters 15-20!

Listen in as we discuss the following:

-Who are your favorite movie assassins?  And would they stand a chance against Celaena Sardothian?

-How and why does music remain in one’s mind with cognitive decline?

Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “The Whoremonger" Show links:

1. ⁠https://www.charterresearch.com/news/musical-memories-alzheimers/⁠

2. ⁠https://www.nm.org/healthbeat/healthy-tips/emotional-health/music-as-medicine-alzheimers-dementia⁠

3. ⁠https://practicalneurology.com/diseases-diagnoses/alzheimer-disease-dementias/music-and-dementia-an-overview/30350/⁠

4. ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SF8Bkw/⁠

5. ⁠https://www.cbr.com/best-movie-assassins/⁠ 

   6. ⁠https://www.ranker.com/list/deadliest-movie-assassins/jacob-shelton⁠

   Not into this book? No problem! You can listen to our episode from Tuesday, where we discuss our favorite green flag characters!

   Fall Book Club Schedule: Throne of Glass Oct 23 - Ch 21-25 Oct 30 - Ch 26-29 Nov 6 - Ch 30-34 Nov 20 - Ch 35-39 Dec 4 - Ch 40-45 Dec 11 - Ch 46-50 Dec 18 - Ch 51-54 Want more? -Join our Instagram channel for even more in-depth nerdiness! -Join our monthly online book club on patreon! Link in bio -Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visitingournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts. Have something nerdy to share? Message us!

Hello fellow nerds! On today’s episode, we discuss green flag characters we love! Who says sweet has to be boring?

Join us as we discuss the following:

-What we're reading, watching, and listening to

-Deb watching the Blair Witch Project as an adult-Green flag characters we cannot get enough of

-Where Whitney ran into Cassian

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Book Release News:

Thirsty by Lucy Lehane

1. Roadtrip with My Vampire by Jenna Levine

2. I’ll Quit When I’m Dead by Luke Smitherd

3. Red City by Marie Lu

4. Dead and Breakfast by Rosiee Thor

5. The Graceview Patient by Caitlin Starling

6. The Mer-Mate by Ellory Douglas

Show links:

1. 1. ⁠The Plus One by Mazey Eddings⁠

   2. ⁠Somebody Feed Phil⁠

   3. ⁠Kingdom of Ash audiobook⁠

   4. ⁠The Caged Girl⁠

   5. ⁠Beyond the Villa⁠

   6. ⁠A Better Proposal⁠ 

   7. ⁠The Truth According to Ember⁠

   8. ⁠Left Hand Larceny⁠

   9. ⁠Lips Like Sugar⁠

   10. ⁠Sunrise On The Reaping⁠

   11. ⁠Thirsty⁠

   12. ⁠Roadtrip with My Vampire⁠

   13. ⁠I’ll Quit When I’m Dead ⁠

   14. ⁠Red City⁠

   15. ⁠Dead and Breakfast⁠

   16. ⁠The Graceview Patient⁠

   17. ⁠Warrior Princess Assassin⁠

   18. ⁠The Blair Witch Project⁠

   19. ⁠The Missing Half ⁠

   20. ⁠Philadelphia Zoo - Sam and Dean⁠

   21. ⁠Play Along⁠

   22. ⁠The Girl with All the Gifts⁠

   23. ⁠That Time I Got Drunk & Saved a Demon⁠

   24. ⁠Defy the Night⁠

   25. ⁠The Mer-Mate ⁠

Join us Thursday for our book club episode of Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas!

Want more?

-Join our Instagram channel for even more in-depth nerdiness!

-Join our monthly online book club on patreon! Link in bio-

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Hello, fellow nerds! We are back this week with season 6,episode 6 of the podcast with Throne of Glass, chapters 11-15! Listen in as we discuss the following: - What are the history and motives behind book burning?

- What is Rhabdomyolysis?

- Have you heard of the Eyeball Killer?

Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “A Certain Type of Woman" Show links:

⁠1. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21184-rhabdomyolysis⁠

2. ⁠https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/brief-history-book-burning-printing-press-internet-archives-180964697/⁠

3. ⁠https://web.archive.org/web/20171005100738/http://crimefeed.com/2017/08/crime-history-charles-albright-the-eyeball-killer-terrorizes-texas/⁠

Not into this book? No problem! You can listen to our episode from Tuesday, where we discuss AITA scenes from our favorite books! Fall Book Club Schedule: Throne of Glass Oct 16 - Ch 15-20 Oct 23 - Ch 21-25 Oct 30 - Ch 26-29 Nov 6 - Ch 30-34 Nov 20 - Ch 35-39 Dec 4 - Ch 40-45 Dec 11 - Ch 46-50 Dec 18 - Ch 51-54 Want more? -Join our Instagram channel for even more in-depth nerdiness! -Join our monthly online book club on patreon! Link in bio -Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visitingournerdiestthing.com or bysearching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts. Have something nerdy to share? Message us!

Hello fellow nerds! On today’s episode, we had a little fun with our favorite book characters and created AITA scenes for them! Listen in for the hilarity and to see if you can guess the book! Join us as we discuss the following: -Tons of spooky season book releases are dropping this week

-Guess the AITA book character

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Book Release News: -Mate- second book in the Bride series by Ali Hazelwood

• -Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber

• -The Damned - book three in the Coven of Bones series by Harper L Woods

• -Nowhere Burning by Catroina Ward

• -The Second Story Bookshop by Denise Hunter

• -The Hearth Witches Guide to Magic and Murder by Kiri Callagan

Show links:

1. ⁠The Woman They Wanted⁠

2. ⁠Victim of Beauty Netflix⁠

3. ⁠Kingdom of Ash audiobook⁠

4. ⁠The Life of a Showgirl⁠

5. ⁠Spider to the Fly⁠

6. ⁠Destination X⁠

7. ⁠Summer Connections book challenge⁠

8. ⁠A Favor for a Favor⁠

9. ⁠Problematic Summer Romance⁠

10. ⁠On Midnight Shores⁠

11. ⁠The Score⁠

12. ⁠Mate⁠

13. ⁠Alchemy of Secrets⁠

14. ⁠The Damned⁠

15. ⁠Nowhere Burning⁠

16. ⁠The Second Story Bookshop⁠

17. ⁠The Hearth Witches Guide to Magic and Murder⁠

18. ⁠Hazelthorn⁠

19. ⁠28 Weeks Later⁠ and ⁠28 Years Later⁠

20. ⁠Throne of Glass⁠ 

21. ⁠Brynne Weaver⁠

22. ⁠The Bridge Kingdom⁠

23. ⁠King of Battle and Blood⁠

24. ⁠From Blood and Ash⁠

Join us Thursday for our book club episode of Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas! Want more?

-Join our Instagram channel for even more in-depth nerdiness!

-Join our monthly online book club on patreon! Link in bio

-Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visitingournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

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