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Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 121 - First Book Chat of 2026 (How is it only February?)Send a textHello all this is our first book chat of the year. Ariel over here is knocking it out of the park.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Grouphttps://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1210499-reading-room-ruffians
2026-02-2741 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 102 - The Sibling PodSend a textHello all, it's just Zac and Ariel on this episode doing a general book chat and discussing the new direction of the podcast. Make sure to take a look at our survey and let us know what you think. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1CDeUva3AnPaKwL23bR4sf_o2ytoRpcujE7CVLqVzy7c/edit?usp=drivesdkMake sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room...
2025-05-2735 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 96 - No Thoughts are Infiltrating our Minds (Conspiracies pt. 2)Send a text Hello everyone, get those tinfoil hats ready for Ariel and Mallory's conspiracies. Fall Guys and the Dead Internet Theory! #podcast #librarybooks #library #deadinternettheory #fallguys #booktube #bookstagram #booktok Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Group...
2025-02-031h 16Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 95 - The Squeaky Cleanest Minds Around (Conspiracies pt. 1)Send a textHello all, we are talking conspiracies today on the Reading Room Ruffians, so buckle up because we are talking about some nonsense today! Let us know your favorite conspiracy theories in the comments. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/aug/18/fake-human-sacrifice-filmed-at-cern-with-pranking-scientists-suspected Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://ww...
2025-01-271h 01Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 94 - Also, Don't Give Up the Whole Universe Because Some... Lady is White (The City We Became Part 2)Send a textSpoilers abound in this one, friends. If you want to enjoy this book, now is your chance to pause, check it out, and then give this a listen to see what this title is all about. We dive deeper into The City We Became, and cover a whole city's worth of drama. We (mostly) give this a hearty recommendation, though Ariel is still out from the wormies. Fair, really, from the girl who loves cannibals (hehe.) Tell us with a comment which city you think we'd be - then tell us what city you'd...
2025-01-2256 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 93 - A Tale of...Apparently Many Cities (The City We Became)Send a textHello all, it's a new year and we are starting it strong with part 1 of a deep dive for The City We Became by N. K. Jemison.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Grouphttps...
2025-01-151h 03Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 92 - Top 5 and Worst 5 Books of the Year (Year-End Ruffians Review)Send a text Hey Everyone, this is our yearly Top 5 Best and Worst books of the year. There are some disagreements in this one, but we don't think you'll be surprised on the winners. #yearend2024 #booktube #booktok #bookstagram #podcast #library #books #librarybooks #bookreview Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.co...
2025-01-061h 18Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 91 - It's Not Like Friggin' Campbell'sSend a textNo context, friend-os. No passport? No problem. We got you covered for today's 🎶Podcast Roadtrip🎶babes! The Ruffians share Christmas traditions from around the world, and even way back when in today's Christmas episode. Buckle in for some bleeps, Mallory struggling to word, and much, much more!Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Fa...
2024-12-231h 09Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 90 - Hot Frosty, Cold Deep DiveSend a textWatch as Mallory takes one of her hard(ly) earned 5 star reads and talks herself down to a 2 (actually 3.5, because of the double epilogues). We were all kinda bummed about this one, because it definitely sounded like it would be funny. It was not. Rude.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook...
2024-12-1658 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 89 - Schlorp Schlorp an Interview with Timothy Huguenin (Unknowing, I Sink)Send a textHey everyone we've got an exciting interview today with Timothy Huguenin where we talk about his Novella Unknowing I sink. The interview is excellent, and of course we go off the rails, but overall we had a great time talking with Timothy. Make sure to check out his books and his website: https://tghuguenin.com/Also, bonus from the discussion and intro.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1dRBWyf6z8Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and...
2024-12-091h 25Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 88 - Shark Week on the PodSend a text Hey everyone, we've got an episode all about sharks today as our curiosity this week. Also, we had some audio issues, so the first half of the episode sounds kinda rough. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Go...
2024-12-0350 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 87 - Books on the Beach...Well for Most of UsSend a text Hello everyone, this week's episode is just a general book chat where we are chilling at the beach. Except for Mallory, she is shunned...jk, she just had to work. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Gr...
2024-11-2558 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 86 - Lord of the Flops Strikes Again! (Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut)Send a textHello everyone, today we are discussing Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut, and it's no surprise that no one liked Zac's pick again. Also since he's a noob, he accidentally overwrote his own video with the output of the rendered video. We'll get there eventually.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook group...
2024-11-181h 00Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 85 - Turns out Video is Harder Than it LooksSend a textHello everyone, this is a special jokes only episode of the Reading Room Ruffians, we are branching out into video so hopefully this turns out well.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Grouphttps://www...
2024-11-1127 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 84 - Where Zac's Audio Got DeletedSend a textToday's episode is a deep dive into some West Virginia "true" ghost stories and a chat about our experiences and ghost stories. Also Zac's audio got deleted and he had to rerecord on vacation, so there is a decent amount of background noise. Oh well. Audio troubles should be gone after this episode.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo...
2024-11-041h 01Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 83 - Jasper Meets The Ruffians, And Survives!Send a textWe chat with author of The Patient (episode 14) Jasper DeWitt about some insight from The Patient, and we give him some fan feedback on a book he's working on - Sleep of Death! We've redacted spoilers with static. You're welcome. We had such a great time reading his new work, so be sure to stop in to find The Patient in our library to get yourself ready for Sleep of Death!Check this cool guy out here - https://www.jasperdewitt.com/ https://www.facebook.com/PleaseCallMeJo/ Hey, you...
2024-10-2854 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 82 - Well You Can't Say We Didn't Warn YouSend a textHello everyone, this episodes a doozy. We are discussing Ariel's deep dive pick Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin and it gets a bit intense. So sit back and strap in for a wild ride of an episode.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.c...
2024-10-221h 00Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 81 - *Terrible French Accent* "Nous Sommes Bob"Send a textSorry y'all, no pre show quote today, just straight into the hype music! We have ourselves a happy little book chat, Zac does some terrible French (again), and Ariel hates another book Zac suggested to her! And I quote, "Well, it's not as bad as Piranesi!" What a day to be alive. We have been encountering some recording/sound issues, so don't judge us too harshly over the next few episodes. 🥺Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podc...
2024-10-141h 00Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 80 - Foodies, This One Is For Us!Send a textWe discuss Somebody Feed Phil, The Book, by Phil Rosenthal. Join in as we jump around the world in just over one hour, covering all 22 episodes of Season 1 of Somebody Feed Phil, the show! We suggest having food handy, because this one made us all hungry. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our F...
2024-10-081h 05Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 79 - Hip-no-sis, Hip-nah-sis, Hype-no-sis. Hypothesis?Send a textJoin us as Zac has Mallory levels of Words Are Hard-itis in this Curiosity episode on Hypnosis. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Grouphttps://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1210499-reading-room-ruffiansCheck out o...
2024-10-0157 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 78 - You Miss A Lot Jumping Into the Stairwell EarlySend a textSurprise episodes means you get your very own cold open from Mallory. You're welcome? We finish up our DCC episode dulogy with books 4-6. Enjoy from the safety of the safe zone, dear listeners. We'll be out there causing chaos with Carl. Don't go into the stairwell yet!Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check...
2024-09-2358 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 77 - Come On Barbie, Let's Go CrawlingSend a textStrap in, Ruffians, we're going for a surprise 2 episode overview of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinniman. That's right, we didn't tell you about these before we recorded them! Who even are we?!Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=share
2024-09-1653 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 76 - The Chip Wars, Where These Ones Are Crunchy TooSend a textIn this episode Zac falls deep into the nerd zone and discusses his book The Chip Wars by Chris Miller. He discusses how we developed chips and what they are used for. Please note this is about computer chips not the delicious salty kind. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Fa...
2024-09-091h 08Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 75 - Women, Evolution, and Crab Claws. They're All Related!Send a textWe discuss The Descent of Woman by Elaine Morgan in this episode. We only go off the rails like twice, but mainly because I cut the other 3 times out. You're welcome. This is a great discussion n evolution and how we maybe haven't learned all there is to know about it. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!
2024-09-0255 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 74 - There's More, But There's NotSend a textA book chat where Ariel tells us a *whole* book (today's title is from that) twice, Mallory has a couple hot takes and cozy lil romcoms, and Zac makes up for missing our last book chat by talking about 58 books! Not really 58, but it is a lot. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out o...
2024-08-261h 21Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 73 - Rocks Are Pretty And They Know ItSend a textIn this episode Ariel and Mallory are talking about their curiosity, rocks...It's more interesting than it sounds we promise!Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Grouphttps://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1210499-reading-room-ruffians
2024-08-191h 06Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 72 - An Interview with A GrandmaSend a textOn this week's episode, we happy to welcome Sophia Brown, author of I'm Going To Be A Grandma. Make sure to check out her books and enjoy the interview. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201424100-i-m-going-to-be-a-grandma https://www.amazon.com/Im-Going-Grandma-Sophia-Brown/dp/B0CMG1Z9R1?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DERMake sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts...
2024-08-1147 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 71 - Mallory's Favorite Word Today is H***Send a textBleeping yourself is just as weird as typing this sentence was. Don't worry, there are only one, two, three - THREE bleeps. *ah ah ah* You better have read that in the correct voice. We deep dive into The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis. Spoilers ahead! We enjoyed this book (mostly - Carla was not about the teenage angst.) Hop in for the ride, and find the book, too! We have both books in the duology at the library, and if you're a Libby lover, you can find ebooks and audiobook versions as...
2024-08-0548 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 70 - Are You Sure He's Not an AlienSend a textIn this episode we discuss Ariel's Non-fiction pick, The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean. Unfortunately this episode isn't as good as most of our others because Zac was sleeping during most of it's recording.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=share
2024-07-2839 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 69 - NiceSend a textOn this weeks podcast we get a little unhinged talking about the origins of things and interesting facts!Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Grouphttps://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1210499-reading-room-ruffiansCheck...
2024-07-231h 08Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 68 - The Dynamic Duo Goes to See Some BigfootsSend a textHello all, in this episode we have Mallory and Ariel talking about the first podcast roadtrip to the Bigfoot Festival as well as a general book chat. Have fun listening to all of those cackles!Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=share
2024-07-151h 12Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 67 - Become the Cube the Square Wants to BeSend a textHello all, in this episode we discuss Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott, it's another fun episode but this time there are some very divided opinions on the quality of the book. Have fun with this one everyone!Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast...
2024-07-1156 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 66 - Where Women Are Wrongfully Committed & Men Get Their Karmic JusticeSend a textIn this episode we discuss Carla's Nonfiction Pick "The Woman They Could Not Silence" by Kate Moore. A book about Elizabeth Packard and how she was wrongfully committed to an insane asylum and her fight to change the laws and rights of not only the mentally insane and women in general. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!
2024-07-0147 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 65 - ...And There's a Centaur?Send a textThis week Mallory and Ariel dive into the legends, lore, and even science behind mermaids, sirens, and a surprising amount of other sea legends. Well, and a centaur too. We'll explain later. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin o...
2024-06-2454 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 64 - Uh-Oh! We Had to Bleep Our GuestSend a textEnjoy our special guest - Angela Collier, physicist and YouTube Creator, who joins us for a book chat full of yays, but more nays. Buckle up, buckos! Make sure to check out her YouTube channels https://www.youtube.com/@acollieralso for books and https://www.youtube.com/@acollierastro for sciency stuff.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!
2024-06-171h 10Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 63 - Up Where They Walk, Up Where They Run, Up Where They Scream At The Top Of Their LungsSend a textA really long title for one of our shorter episodes. We gotta make something long, and it ain't just everyone's last name but mine. We discuss Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant. Hold on to your butts when you read this book, y'all. It's a wild ride to the end! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!
2024-06-1046 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 62 - Appalachian RageSend a textJoin us as we discuss the book Appalachian Reckoning with the coeditors Meredith McCarroll and Anthony Harkins. This book was wrote as a reply from the people of Appalachia to JD Vance. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin o...
2024-06-0359 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 61 - This One Has Murder!Send a textWe discuss Mallory's nonfic pick, I'll Be Gone In the Dark by Michelle McNamara. Be warned, this book and also podcast episode will contain mentions of murder, rape, stalking, and also just general assault. Despite this, I think this is likely one of the best true crime novels I've ever read. It is handled with care, respect, and does not glorify anything that happened, nor the murderer. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your n...
2024-05-271h 10Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 60 - Breaking Spines and Burning Snowflakes with Chaise!Send a textDo you listen to this podcast? Have you heard about our guest today? Chaise Robertson, aka W. C. Robertson, is back now that he's published his book, and you should totally buy it, read it, and review it everywhere reviewing is possible. Also, we *will* be getting our ✨Podcast Roadtrip✨ eventually.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo...
2024-05-201h 06Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 59 - Podcast Roadtrip! Well, A Virtual One, Anyway.Send a textIn this episode we discuss a ton of strange and interesting places around the world! Some resources below: https://acousticalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/v5n3.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Naslaa https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/al-naslaa-rock/ https://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1468-the-zone-of-silence-of-nothern-mexico-scientific-marvel-or-just-fiction/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Trianglehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessdalen_lighthttps://old.hessdalen.org/pictures/description.shtmlMake sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our pod...
2024-05-131h 14Reading Room RuffiansBonus Minicon EpisodeSend a textHello Everyone, this is our bonus Minicon Episode. It's unedited, but still pretty fun!Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Grouphttps://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1210499-reading-room-ruffiansCheck out our personal Goodreads
2024-05-071h 21Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 58 - The Mallory Rom-Com HourSend a textJoin us again for another general book chat that is plagued with no one having read anything except for Dungeon Crawler Carl. I guess Mallory read a few.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Group...
2024-05-051h 06Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 57 - Recorded This Podcast Just For ShatSend a textDon't worry, it'll make sense soon enough. We discuss The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom, which was Ariel's Deep Dive pick. Tune in for a thought-provoking and philosophical tale, according to Ariel, Carla, and myself anyway. Zac thinks it was just okayyy. Weirdo.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out...
2024-04-3059 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 56 - Appalackin': A JD Vance Diss TrackSend a textHe ain't Appalachian because he's appaLACKIN'.We have recorded one scathing review of JD Vance's Hillbilly Elegy, from the POV of some *actual* Appalachian natives. We have issues with folks that think they can put us all in one neat little hillbilly box and call it a day. So this one's for you, JD - g'on, git!Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our...
2024-04-261h 12Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 55 - Mandela Effect: The MusicalSend a textJoin the Ruffians on this interesting and somewhat musical break down of the Mandela Effect. We discuss some of the most popular ones (which are all lies) and the reasonings discussed as to why these false memories happen. Spoiler alert Zac is still a bum and refuses to believe in altered timelines.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!
2024-04-151h 04Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 54 - **** it Donut!Send a textIn this episode we discuss Ariel's deep dive pick Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. Achievement Unlocked! This book was fantastic!Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Grouphttps://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1210499-reading-room-ruffians
2024-04-1358 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 53 - Why Can't They Just Let the Kids Read the BooksSend a textIn this episode we have a general book chat and discuss some pertinent book news for the time, including the Hugo Awards and the WV Senate trying to prosecute librarians for giving out books.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=share
2024-04-011h 03Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 52 - One Year In! Here There Be MonstersSend a textHello Everyone, this is our 52nd episode so we've been at this for one whole year! Very exciting! In this episode we have an excellent discussion about Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer. It get's intense in this episode so have sit back and enjoy.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our...
2024-03-2459 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 51 - T.A. Spencer ReturnsSend a textWe welcome back one of our favorite local authors this time as we discuss his second book Feysworn. According to Carla this one is even better than the first, so make sure you check it out!Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref...
2024-03-181h 11Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 50-Goaty McGoatface and Bleatwood MacSend a textWe welcome on Garth Stein, who is a New York Times Number 1 Bestselling author, producer, and former racecar driver, to discuss his brand new graphic novels, The Cloven books 1 and 2. Garth gives some great advice about writing and discussing all that he is doing to keep people interested in literacy. Make sure to go check him out at garthstein.com and check out theclovenproject.com to look more into just who exactly The Cloven are. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that yo...
2024-03-111h 17Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 49 - When the Culture is Too Big For You, Call On Sky Daddy And Earth Mommy...Send a text... Respectfully, though. 👀In this episode, Zac and Carla unearth just how big a bite they tried to take out of Indian culture, and found the spice* count to be super high. Lol, but really, we hope we've done adequate justice to what is a vivid, complex, and ever-growing religion/mythos. This episode should be seen as a lil nugget, a sort of starting point for those who wish to learn more, and not as expert opinion, fact, or otherwise supremely educated stance. We also would like to take a minute to reiterate that...
2024-03-041h 07Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 48 - A Book Chat Where Ariel and Mallory Do Not Have Twelve Books to DiscussSend a textI know, right? We never imagined we'd be here. It's like a book chat wasteland. Just kidding. We did have a surprisingly low book count though. Do you still love us? 🥹We love you, and not only because we're from West Virginia. 🩶Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.fa...
2024-02-261h 03Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 47 - Beep Beep Beep BeepSend a textIn this episode we discuss Carla's deep dive pick, Born in Fire by Nora Roberts. This episode gets a bit off the rail at times so hang in there folks, and see if you can pick out the secret message in all the beeps.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook group
2024-02-1856 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 46 - Cat Behavior in the OceanSend a textSnuggling sea creatures, or suffocating them? With octopuses, you never know! While discussing The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery, we cover quite a lot, including how their intelligence equals that of a cat. Every chaos cat you ever knew. Also, Ariel still wants that conveyor belt arm. I mean, who wouldn't, am I right?Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Ro...
2024-02-1255 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 45 - The Ruffians Tried Dat: A CrossoverSend a textWe bring Nick from the You Tried Dat?? podcast in to join the chaos with a book chat and snacks. There will be crunchies and bag crinkling, in case you don't like eating sounds.Mallory here editing, and let me just say, I gave the pepperoni roll chips an immediate Hate Dat rating upon my return from under all of the snow. Guh-ROSS! And I love pepperoni rolls. -10 stars. I am sad I missed this episode, but not sad y'all didn't have to hear me loudly hate that I h...
2024-02-051h 06Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 45 - The Ruffians Tried Dat: A CrossoverWe bring Nick from the You Tried Dat?? podcast in to join the chaos with a book chat and snacks. There will be crunchies and bag crinkling, in case you don't like eating sounds.Mallory here editing, and let me just say, I gave the pepperoni roll chips an immediate Hate Dat rating upon my return from under all of the snow. Guh-ROSS! And I love pepperoni rolls. -10 stars. I am sad I missed this episode, but not sad y'all didn't have to hear me loudly hate that I had taste buds. It was b...
2024-02-051h 06Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 44 - Sneaking Into Your Minds and Stealing Your DreamsSend a textIn this episode Ariel and Mallory dive deep into dreams in this curiosity.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Grouphttps://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1210499-reading-room-ruffiansCheck out our personal Goodreads...
2024-01-281h 17Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 43 - Hello Again From 2024 Cause You Forgot Who We WereSend a textThis is a reintroduction for the new year and a general book talk. 43 Episodes in and we are still truckin' and happy to be talking to you all.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Group...
2024-01-221h 03Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 42-Unraveling the Braid, This Is How You Lose the Time War Part 2Send a textJoin us on part 2 of our deep dive into This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar. We do apologize ahead of time for all the unraveling we do in this time line, things get a little crazy during this episode, everything from AI Furby's to Star Trek and then back on track to being time traveling assassins. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a...
2024-01-1548 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 41 - "You're a Splash of Science Fiction!" And Other Terms of EndearmentSend a textWe open part 1 of 2 for our discussion of This Is How You Lose the Time War and only slightly wander completely off the path maybe once. Be nice to us, none of us had a working brain this day. We blame time travelling. Being all timey-wimey like that had us all mixed up! An announcement: Our library's Facebook page was lost, and so we created a new one! Pretty please do us a solid and follow us at our new one, updated in all of our descriptions here, if you followed us b...
2024-01-0851 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 40 - NYE SpecialSend a textHello everyone, this is out New Years Eve special with Suzy as our special guest. It's an extra long rant without any editing. Have a Happy New Year!Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Group...
2023-12-311h 41Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 39-Jack Balls: A Christmas Tradition!!Send a textGet in Ruffians we're going sleighing... for traditions. We hope you brought your hot choccy because this episode is all about fuzzy memories and really weird moldy bread stories. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Group
2023-12-251h 11Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 38 - The Outtakes Could Be Their Own Episode, Y'allSend a textChaos reigned alongside Carla in our last General Book Chat of 2023, and we have our beloved Library Board of Trustees President Suzy back on to join the fun. Want the outtakes? I saved them, and am holding them ransom to the tune of a cool million dollars. Just kidding, I'll put them up on our socials, so you only gotta find us to find them. I mean, I won't turn down that milli, just in case we got a library sugar daddy out there, though. Speaking of socials...Make sure to check...
2023-12-181h 05Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 37 - Trolligation & Lake Ladies Tossing Out HammersSend a textBet you were expecting something like fiction, yeah? Well, you're getting Out of Place Artifacts (OOPArts) instead! Today's Curiosity & Conspiracy covers some interesting finds, so hop in and buckle up for what is probably the quietest episode Mallory & Ariel have been part of so far. Because I love you, I'll just let you know when we do speak up, it's always ✨magical✨- because we are cooler than Zac. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put y...
2023-12-111h 01Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 36-Letters from Santa, Scrooges that Fall in Love, and Betrayal of the Familial KindSend a textJoin us on another fun, and slightly quieter because Ariel wasn't there, podcast where we discuss Letter from Father Christmas, and Resting Scrooge Face. Also see how a mother and brother throw the missing person under the bus.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups...
2023-12-0441 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 35 - You Can't Take The Appalachia Outta YouSend a textHello everyone, this is another one of our general book chats where we discuss what we are currently reading and what we've finished recently/Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Grouphttps://www.goodreads.com...
2023-11-261h 00Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 34 - Of Course it Gets Weird and Gross When Zac is Gone.Send a textHere we discuss Mallory's nonfiction book Wicked Boy by Kate Summerscale. Zac is off at Disneyland which is probably where these kids should have gone.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Grouphttps://www.goodreads...
2023-11-2058 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 33 - Nightmares Before Christmas, Complete With Some Gross Sound Effects!Send a textDon't worry, there's only 2 spots of sound effects, and we'll challenge you to guess who made them. Ariel and Mallory dig up some good old fashioned Christmastime horrors to make the transition from Halloween to Christmas (don't worry Thanksgiving, we love you) a little easier for all of the other grinches like me.P.S. I totally did make sure I edited this episode, so there's no Christmas music! Wooo!!Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our p...
2023-11-1346 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 32 - Danny Phantom and the HobgoblinsSend a textJoin us as we welcome back Danny from Spirit Walk Paranormal as we discuss spooky times, books, and encounters on this the spookiest of days Friday the 13th. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Grouph...
2023-11-0654 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 31-Beam Us Up Scotty!Send a textJoin us on this out of this world adventure where we discuss Communion by Whitley Strieber, Ariel's Nonfiction Pick. A true story about alien abduction that surprisingly did not scare Ariel. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our G...
2023-10-3053 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 30 - Hits, Misses, and Kiko Singing Backup, AgainSend a textWe have on Suzy, our beloved Library Board of Trustees president, for a book chat full of hits, misses, and even Kiko - if you have your sound up loud enough in the first couple of books Zac tells us about. 👀😹We're also trying to work out our new sound equipment in a different way, so we have a few rough patches of sound quality - promise it'll be better next time! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rat...
2023-10-231h 08Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 29-The Only Good PodcastSend a textIn this episode we dive deep into the spooky (or not so spooky in Ariel's opinion) book The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones and discuss some other spooky things along the way. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=share
2023-10-161h 01Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 28 - Oh the Chubeejubees!!! (Chew-bee-jew-bees)Send a textHere we are taming Sheepsquatch one pumpkin spice latte at a time as we dive into all the fun, weird, and somewhat terrifying cryptids located here in West Virginia. So, get your flashlights and binoculars ready Ruffians because this episode gets a bit wild!Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook group
2023-10-091h 05Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 27 - Sir Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes..... In Footnotes..... In Footnotes.....Send a textJoin us as we delve into the life of the great Terry Pratchett. Only the most amazing author on the planet, as we discuss Zac's nonfiction Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes: The Official Biography by Rob Wilkins. I'm warning you its a tear jerker and I may have cried.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!
2023-10-0253 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 26 - No Sir, You Are a Witch!Send a textAuthor Chaise "W. C." Robertson joins the Ruffians for discussions of his published books, The Positive Side of Negative Thoughts, and Casualties of Life and Love, and we try to carefully tread No Spoilers Waters so we can discuss his unpublished book, The Passing Tales of Death. We had so much fun with Chaise, and think you'll think so, too! You can find Chaise on TikTok and Instagram @thebowtienarrativesMake sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that...
2023-09-2552 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 25 - The Surprise EndingSend a textWhat happens when Zac forgets to find a curiosity or conspiracy? Mallory has a total brain meltown, because her perfectly planned openers and closers now make no sense! Hop in for some all-time faves, some life-changers and some time wasters as we jump to a Book Chat! Why is the ending a surprise? Tune in to find out! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our R...
2023-09-1858 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 24 - What Goes on in Ariel's Mind???Send a textIn this episode we have an unhinged Part 2 discussion concerning our deep dive book The Secret Life of Puppets.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Grouphttps://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1210499-reading-room-ruffians...
2023-09-1158 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 23 - We Have No Strings to Hold Us DownSend a textOn this episode we discuss The Secret Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Grouphttps://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1210499-reading-room-ruffiansCheck out our personal Goodreads
2023-09-041h 03Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 22 - Kiko Has Some WordsSend a textShakespearean insults, rare books, about 4.5 tangents that are closely related to them, and Kiko (Zac's cat) sharing with us the words of her people.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Grouphttps://www.goodreads.com...
2023-08-2839 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 21 - 100 Bigfoot Nights, With a Surprising Lack of Bigfoot SmutSend a textIn this episode we discuss Carla's "non-fiction" book pick, 100 Bigfoot Nights by Christine Dela Parker. For some accompanying sound bites pictures and videos, make sure to check out https://www.100bigfootnights.com/.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin o...
2023-08-2153 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 20 - Someone Call a Doctor, Mallory Had a Smut MonthSend a textDo you love smut? Mallory might have some recs for you. We dive deep into some book news, discuss AI narration, and absolutely lose our minds over Mallory's unfortunate ADHD hyperfixation into "mudpuppy smut". If that's a confusing synopsis, you're going to LOVE this episode.Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook...
2023-08-141h 04Reading Room RuffiansEpisode 19 - Out of My Mind Runs Right Over Our HeartsSend a textWe have special guests (Grayson, and his mother Laura,) to discuss Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper. We discuss a whole spectrum of feelings about this book, the characters, and how we related to it. This episode has a few tangents, but we'll get there together in the end - promise! We all highly recommend this book. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our R...
2023-08-0751 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 18 - Pay No Attention To Our Shady MachinationsSend a textIn this weeks episode we have our first episode of Conspiracies and Curiosities, and the first topic is the Illuminati and secret societies in general. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch!Check out our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=shareJoin our Goodreads Grouphttps://www.goodreads.c...
2023-08-0149 minReading Room RuffiansEpisode 17 - Muh-Muh-Muh-Myyy Nimona!Send a textIf this title makes you feel like you've missed something - you won't be lost for long! It's another book chat, so we hope you have a handy-dandy notebook to write down some new books to add to your TBR! In Book News, we cover the Locus Awards, and highlight some of the winners we've read or have been eyeing from our TBR's. Did we mention any you've wanted to pick up?! Let us know!P.S.Zac, if you're reading this, I couldn't let you take Nimona out!Make...
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