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Climate Diplomacy PodcastIt’s called BCSC season for a reason: Convening the community from Berlin to CaliFrom key takeaways to a look behind the scenes, in this episode we take a deep dive into all things Berlin Climate and Security Conference (BCSC). One of our hosts, Alexandra Steinkraus, switches hats and joins this episode as a guest along with another key member of the organising team, Laís Clemente. They share insights on how the conference is organised and discuss the role of different actors within the climate, peace and security space, why regional editions are so important, how to ensure geographic diversity and inclusion as a central principal of organising the conference - and m...
2024-10-3159 min
Climate Diplomacy PodcastBCSC and beyond: Looking back at the Berlin Climate and Security Conference 2022In this episode, Alina Viehoff joins one of our hosts, Alexandra Steinkraus, to discuss all things BCSC. As members of the organising team, together they discuss the key takeaways—from the need for better financing to the importance of inclusivity, equity and diversity, the Launch of the Climate for Peace Initiative and how to channel this agenda for action in support of an ambitious and successful COP27. Further links:Watch the livestreamed and digital sessions | Climate for Peace Initiative | BCSC Conference Summary© adelphi research, all rights reserved ...
2022-11-1831 min
UDL in 15 Minutes84: UDL Coordinators for BCSC share tools, resources, and what sets BCSC up for UDL success.The role of UDL Coordinator has matured over the past 14 years in Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation and Rhonda Laswell and Tina Greene have helped shape that role. During this episode, they describe what changes have occurred over time as well as the resources and supports so BCSC’s teachers can become more invested in designing UDL-aligned lessons and environments.
2022-08-3117 min
We Are BCSC9/27/21 School Board BriefingsOur BCSC Board of Trustees held its second meeting in the month of September last night, Monday, September 27, 2021. The full meeting can be viewed here. The following items were a part of the meeting:* A required Public Hearing was held regarding the proposed budget for 2022.*Taylorsville Elementary staff members (Sydell Gant, Principal; Jake Shaffner, Assistant Principal; and Kevin Sweet, Teacher) presented information on successful methods to improve student writing.*During the COVID-19 Plan of Action update, we gave an update on COVID-19 case counts around BCSC, updated county-wide statistics that can be found...
2021-10-0103 minWe Are BCSCCSA Lincoln Recognized as National Blue Ribbon SchoolOn this episode of the We Are BCSC Podcast, Communications Coordinator Josh Burnett talks with CSA Lincoln Elementary's Principal Brett Findley about their recent news of being recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School. Congratulations, Huskies!
2021-09-2416 minWe Are BCSCLegado ProgramOn this episode of the We Are BCSC Podcast, Communications Coordinator Josh Burnett talks with teachers Greicy Patiño & Angelica Renteria about the Legado program at Clifty Creek Elementary, National Hispanic Heritage Month, and how we celebrate diversity in our school corporation. Make sure to tune into this podcast to learn about Legado is helping our students become bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural.
2021-09-1719 minWe Are BCSCBook Buddies Interview with Gretchen TregoningOn this episode of the WE ARE BCSC Podcast, Communications Coordinator Josh Burnett talks with Book Buddies Director Gretchen Tregoning to talk about Book Buddies within BCSC, the impact of the program and how it helps children with their reading, and how you can get involved with the program. Also, make sure that you listen to how you can be a part of Put Your Nose In A Book Day on September 8, 2021.
2021-09-0311 min
We Are BCSCColumbus Rotary Club Rivalry Week BCSC Fall Sports ProgramEach fall, Columbus Rotary Club invites coaches from the BCSC Fall Sports teams to participate in a Rotary Roundtable Program emceed by 1010 WCSI's Sam Simmermaker. This year, this program took place via Zoom and is this week's episode of the #wearebcsc podcast.
2021-08-2736 minWe Are BCSC8/23/2021 BCSC School Board BriefingsHello, everyone and welcome to another edition of BCSC School Board Briefings. My name is Josh Burnett and I’m the Communications Coordinator for Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation. In case you weren’t able to attend in person or did not watch the live stream available on our BCSC Youtube Channel, this is created to keep you informed and up to date about decisions made at the School Board meetings. Please take a moment to subscribe to our Youtube channel if you haven’t already so that you will be notified when we release new videos.You can al...
2021-08-2402 minWe Are BCSCBCSC Teacher of The Year Conversation with Stacy DoubOn this episode of WE ARE BCSC, we talk with the 2021 BCSC Teacher of The Year Stacy Doub. Mrs. Doub, Columbus North High School Science teacher, was selected to represent BCSC as Teacher of the Year for our district and will now prepare for the opportunity to be considered for the Indiana Department of Education's annual Teacher of The Year award.During the conversation, Mrs, Doub talks about:-how it felt to be named Teacher of The Year-why she chose to going into teaching and moments that have shaped her career
2021-08-2013 minWe Are BCSCColumbus Virtual Pathway Information with CVP Director Josh GiebelWhat is Columbus Virtual Pathway? Is this a good option for my student and family? What does a typical day of CVP look like? On this episode of WE ARE BCSC, Communications Coordinator Josh Burnett talks with Columbus Virtual Pathway Director Josh Giebel to answer these questions and many more. If you would like to learn more about CVP, visit www.bcscschools.org/cvp.
2021-08-1330 minWe Are BCSC8/9/2021 BCSC School Board BriefingsHello, everyone and welcome to the second edition of BCSC School Board Briefings. My name is Josh Burnett and I’m the Communications Coordinator for Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation. In case you weren’t able to attend in person or did not watch the live stream available on our BCSC Youtube Channel, this is created to keep you informed and up to date about decisions made at the School Board meetings. Please take a moment to subscribe to our Youtube channel if you haven’t already so that you will be notified when we release new videos.You ca...
2021-08-1103 minWe Are BCSC2021-2022 BCSC Welcome Message from Dr. RobertsHello everyone and welcome back for this school year.I say this every year and I will say it again. This is the most exciting time of the year for me. It is like sunshine and fresh flowers. It’s an opportunity for all of us, students, teachers, parents, to approach a new year with a fresh outlook. It is a 5-year old going into his/her first kindergarten classroom. It is a student going from Elementary School to Middle School and starting the transition to adolescence.It is a student going from Middle School to Hi...
2021-08-0503 minWe Are BCSC7/19/2021 BCSC School Board BriefingsHello, everyone and welcome to BCSC School Board Briefings. My name is Josh Burnett and I’m the Communications Coordinator for Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation. One of the new initiatives we will be adding this year to our communication’s efforts is to summarize what takes place at our school board meetings in case you aren’t able to attend in person or do not watch the live stream available on our BCSC Youtube Channel. Please take a moment to subscribe to our channel if you haven’t already so that you will be notified when we release new videos.
2021-07-2106 minWe Are BCSCBCSC Reopening Information 7/16/2021BCSC Staff Members, Students and Families:Last week, Thursday, July 8, 2021, we released a first draft of our reopening plan for the 2021-2022 school year. With the release of that plan, we requested feedback and have received that in a variety of ways.Our reopening plan was viewed by 10,782 unique individuals and our Google Form was completed by 436 people. Additionally, since last Thursday, we have received multiple emails, had many phone conversations, and met with both internal and external stakeholders. With the additional feedback we have received, we are making only slight revisions to the plan. This...
2021-07-1602 minWe Are BCSCBCSC Reopening Information 7/8/2021BCSC Staff Members, Students and Families:I hope you are enjoying your Summer Break and have been able to find time to rest, relax, and rejuvenate following a challenging school year.One year ago this month, prior to this past school year, we presented to you a draft of a reopening plan summary that outlined our risk mitigation strategies for COVID-19. Additionally, we solicited your feedback regarding the draft’s content AND attempted to gauge families’ interest in possible virtual school options.As we edge closer to our first scheduled student day of this...
2021-07-0802 minWe Are BCSCDr. Roberts on AM Columbus WCSIOn this episode of We Are BCSC, Superintendent Dr. Jim Roberts sits down with 1010 WCSI's AM Columbus program to discuss reopening plans for our district, summer facilities projects, recent flooding at Columbus East High School, and back to school supplies information. Each month, Dr. Roberts sits down with 1010 WCSI as well as QMIX to discuss what's happening in and around BCSC. Make sure to listen to 1010 WCSI and QMIX 107.3 for more information like this episode.To find out more about BCSC, visit our website at www.bcscschools.org.
2021-07-0808 min
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Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 106: Twin Peaks - The Final DossierBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! On the FINAL episode of Book Club Shmook Club, we're tackling one final book. Fittingly, it's: TWIN PEAKS - The Final Dossier by Mark Frost! Written to seemingly tie up loose ends from the original series and the recent 3rd season of the hit mystery show Twin Peaks, The Final Dossier seeks to give long-time fans some closure. Will Book Club Shmook Club do the same? Or will we end on a gigantic cliffhanger?? Nah, just playing, starting NEXT FRIDAY, November 17th...
2017-11-101h 14
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 105.5 BONUS: Half of a FinaleBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on the Book Club Shmook Club extracurricular show: Its the end...kinda! Next week we will do our final ever BCSC, but this is the last extracurricular (off book) episode! To commemorate the occaision, we're taking a look back at Book Club Shmook Club, and sharing our favorite (and least favorite) episodes! Join us for (almost) one-last-time! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000! "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative C...
2017-11-0334 min
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 105: The Blair Witch DossiersBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB, we're digging around in the Black Hills woods outside of Burkitsville, Maryland! Why? Well, we're looking for the Blair Witch! This week it's 2 books in one as we tackle the two dossiers produced around the release of The Blair Witch Project and Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2! Found footage in book format! Conflicting theories as to what happened! Deeper lore! Creepy, creepy stuff! Book Club Shmook Club is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play Music,You...
2017-10-271h 20
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 104: Afterlife With Archie & Chilling Adventures of SabrinaBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB, the final 3 episodes begin! This time we're reading a couple of horror/comedy comic books based on the 70-year-old Archie comics! Afterlife With Archie is a zombie story where the kids of Riverdale eat each other and rise from the grave to wreak havok! Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is a trippy dark magic story about Sabrina's doomed existence as a young witch/traditional teenager! These two books are perfect for Friday the 13th spooky reading!
2017-10-131h 03
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 103: Magpie MurdersBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB, a SHOCKING announcement! The countdown begins... And then a pretty solid mystery novel: Magpie Murders! Plenty of Hercule Poirot talk, and lots of dissection of this novel's dissection of the mystery genre! It's another meta-book! Surprise! Book Club Shmook Club is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play Music,YouTube, and everywhere podcasts are streamed! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000! "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed und...
2017-09-291h 10
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 102: The Final GirlsBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB, we're reading a slasher/thriller/mystery/drama called THE FINAL GIRLS! What happens after the credits roll on your favorite slasher movie? Where do those final girls go? Is it here? Is it this? FIND OUT! Book Club Shmook Club is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play Music,YouTube, and everywhere podcasts are streamed! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000! "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed und...
2017-09-151h 27
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 101: Four Twin Peaks BooksBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB, we're reading the original 4 books set in the mysterious world of Twin Peaks! Welcome to Twin Peaks: Access Guide to the Town "Diane..." The Twin Peaks Tapes of Dale Cooper The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer and The Autobiography of F.B.I. Special Agent Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes As huge fans of David Lynch and Mark Frost's creation, we have a LOT to say about each of these books. In addition...
2017-09-012h 01
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 100: Meddling KidsBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB, it's EPISODE 100! We're reading Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero! It's basically a grown up homage to Scooby Doo! Book Club Shmook Club is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play Music,YouTube, and everywhere podcasts are streamed! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000! "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Vicious" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Cre...
2017-08-181h 28
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 99: Stephen King's ITBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB RETURNS, and we're being haunted by Pennywise the Dancing Clown, because it's FINALLY TIME for BCSC to cover Stephen King's IT! One of the most iconic, beloved horror books of all time, huh? Well check this out: We don't like it very much... This episode features a super cool extra: a poem written by writer/blogger C.W.S. all about IT! If you'd like to check out more of her writing, you should head over to the...
2017-08-041h 30
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 98: The Murder of Roger AckroydBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're digging into one of Agatha Christie's most famous and most innovative novels: THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD! Detective Hercule Poirot's mustaches are twitching, and it's not just because there is some nice hot cocoa nearby! Murder is afoot! Also we don't make a single Dan Akyroyd joke! Shocking, I know! ALSO we lay out plans for the future of Shmook! First a month-long hiatus...THEN a TON of weird books on the horizon! BCSC...
2017-06-301h 11
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 97: And Then There Were NoneBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're FINALLY reading an Agatha Christie book! After 4 years, it's about time, don't you think! We've chosen one of the greatest mystery novels of all time: And Then There Were None! Does the mystery hold up in the modern era? YES! Is it ALSO pretty preposterous and unintentionally funny sometimes? YES! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000! "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0...
2017-06-161h 11
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 96: RIPPER: The Secret Life of Walter SickertBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're reading Patricia Cornwell's recent book Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert! Did Patricia Cornwell discover the true identity of notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper? She definitely seems to think so! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000! "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Vicious" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By...
2017-06-021h 16
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 95: The Secret History of Twin PeaksBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're reading Mark Frost's The Secret History of Twin Peaks! We've been waiting for this day for a long time! Mysteries revealed?? YES! There are some actual answers in this book! There are even more questions though! Roswell, aliens, bigfoot, L. Ron Hubbard...they're all involved! Where is Agent Cooper? Well, we'll have to wait for Season 3 to know for sure, but this book is a wonderful teaser! Hey, we've ALSO been waiting a long time to make this...
2017-05-191h 19
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 94: Everything Is IlluminatedBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're reading Jonathan Safran Foer's first novel Everything is Illuminated! For the first time ever, we're posting a show with a warning! In this episode we get a little heavy in the second half. Everything Is Illuminated is a book that covers a lot of topics that aren't always the easiest things to discuss, like the holocaust, suicide, and losing family/friends. This is officially the first show where both Kris and Willy cry! How about that! ...
2017-05-051h 23
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 93: Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're reading George Orwell's iconic dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four! Sorry: 1984. A bleak vision of a world where the citizens are kept prisoner, under the ever-watching eye of the government, and where even the very nature of the truth is completely lost. I have no idea why so many people are flocking to buy this book all of a sudden. ENJOY! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!
2017-04-211h 17
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 92: The Casual VacancyBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're reading the novel The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling! Not only is it the first book by Rowling after she finished the Harry Potter series, it's currently the only Rowling book we haven't yet covered! Making a sharp turn away from the kid-friendly HP series, The Casual Vacancy is dark, serious, and definitely not for kids. Having said that, there isn't a single book of J.K. Rowling's that we haven't loved, so surely The...
2017-04-071h 13
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC EXTRA: Big Little Lies Book Vs. ShowBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! Surprise! We're here mid-week with a completely extra episode of BCSC, because Kristen watched HBO's adaptation of Big Little Lies! We're talking about the changes made to the story, and since Will hasn't seen the show at all, he's hearing each alteration for the first time! We'll still see you Friday for a regular episode of Book Club Shmook Club about The Casual Vacancy, but with the memory of the book so clear in her mind, Kristen wanted to share her thoughts! ENJOY!
2017-04-0543 min
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 91: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're reading the novel What Ever Happened to Baby Jane by Henry Farrell! A lot of people don't realize that the Bette Davis/Joan Crawford horror classic was based on a novel, and neither did we! So we're comparing the two versions, and coming to a very startling conclusion: They're both amazing! Also Kristen knows a good amount about Ryan Murphey's show Feud, which is based on the making of this movie! BCSC@TalkBomb.com!
2017-03-241h 26
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 90: PENPALBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're reading incredibly scary creepypasta-turned-novel PENPAL by Dathan Auerbach (AKA 1000Vultures)! Originally posted as a series of short stories on the horror story forum r/NoSleep on Reddit, PENPAL is the story of a man reflecting on his carefree childhood, and coming to the slow realization that something was very wrong...He's been stalked by an unknown person for decades! This book is a highly unique, incredibly clever book that we're very excited to discuss! BCSC@TalkBomb...
2017-03-101h 31
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 89: Psycho HouseBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're reading the final chapter of Robert Bloch's Psycho trilogy: Psycho House! It's been 30 years since Norman Bates was put away for his crimes. He's long dead, the motel was burned down, but now a new threat is growing in Fairvale. Someone has rebuilt the Bates Motel! Not only that, a murder has been committed! Is someone attempting to follow in Norman's footsteps? Shockingly there isn't much information about this book online. It appears it's been lost...
2017-02-241h 19
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 88: Big Little LiesBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on Book Club Shmook Clubs, we're reading Liane Moriarty's novel Big Little Lies! Big Little Lies is part murder mystery, part examination of the secret lives of suburbanites, but totally in a class of it's own. It's simultaneously serious and light-hearted, and it doesn't shy away from discussing serious subject matter in a way that feels completely approachable. But did Kristen and Will like it? FIND OUT! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!
2017-02-101h 28
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 87: The Princess DiaristBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on Book Club Shmook Clubs, we're reading the late Carrie Fisher's book The Princess Diarist! When Carrie Fisher found out that Star Wars was coming back, and she would be reprising the iconic role of Princess Leia, she decided to look to her old diaries to remember what it was like when she first got the part 40 years ago. What follows is a brutally honest look back on landing the part, falling in love with her co-star Harrison Ford, and a frequently funny analysis...
2017-01-251h 15
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 86: The Stranger Beside Me Mini-ReviewBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! CLICK HERE TO WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE! This week on #BCSC, we're a few days late as a result of a total collapse of our hard drive! Sadly, the full show we recorded about The Stranger Beside Me is lost, but we didn't want to leave you guys in the lurch, so please accept this mini-review as a replacement! In an effort to salve all your wounds, we're even including a sneak peak at our upcoming true-crime show GUILTY PARTY! BCSC@T...
2017-01-1118 min
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 85: Kathy Griffin's Celebrity Run-InsBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! CLICK HERE TO WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE! This week on #BCSC, we're investigating the mystery book The Woman in Cabin 10! It's, well...It's kind of fun to listen to, but not exactly great. A classic Agatha-Christe-esque mystery story that is fun while it lasts, but it won't blow you away. As a matter of fact, the more you think about it, the more annoyed you get! The first 10 minutes are SPOILER-FREE, but everything after is SPOILERY! We're trying out something new...
2016-12-231h 52
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 84: The Woman in Cabin 10BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! CLICK HERE TO WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE! This week on #BCSC, we're investigating the mystery book The Woman in Cabin 10! It's, well...It's kind of fun to listen to, but not exactly great. A classic Agatha-Christe-esque mystery story that is fun while it lasts, but it won't blow you away. As a matter of fact, the more you think about it, the more annoyed you get! The first 10 minutes are SPOILER-FREE, but everything after is SPOILERY! We're trying out something new...
2016-12-091h 11
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 83: Legion (Sequel to The Exorcist) Part TwoBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, we're finally defeating the demon that is LEGION by William Peter Blatty! Unfortunately, what started out as a strange curiosity, ended in disappointment as this book just never truly starts. Well, actually it turns out that any scene with the character The Gemini Killer is pretty great. Oh, and it least it gave us the movie The Exorcist III! It's the best version of this weak story, and at times it's truly terrifying! Brad Dourif is amazing! BCSC@TalkBomb.com!
2016-11-251h 14
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 82: Legion (Sequel to The Exorcist) Part OneBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, we just couldn't stay away, we HAD to court the dark arts once more. We're reading LEGION, William Peter Blatty's sequel to THE EXORCIST! If you have any reservations about reading a scary book, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT! This book isn't scary in the slightest! As a matter of fact it's not even really anything! It's...good? I guess? It's definitely weird. It's more about how weird evolution is than it is about murder and demons and stuff! Bizarre! But...
2016-11-111h 10
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 81: The Exorcist Part TwoBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, we're destroying the demon Pazuzu in the 2nd half of The Exorcist! Or did he defeat us? We may never truly know. Oh, also we watched the original movie! The horror classic! It kinda stinks! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!
2016-10-281h 13
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 80: The Exorcist Part 1BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, the devil is in the walls! We're reading William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist, and we're even talking about the movie and the new FOX show! It all starts with a Ouija board, but in no time, we're twisting heads and getting really intense with crucifixes and stuff. Holy shit, Halloween is off to a freaky start! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!
2016-10-141h 06
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 79: PostMortem Part 2BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, it's time to close the case of Patricia Cornwell's first novel: Postmortem. In a word, it's: great. It's also pretty quick to conclude a fairly complex, engrossing story. Oh also...it's...is it racist? BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!
2016-09-3055 min
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 78: PostMortem Part 1BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, we're digging into Patricia Cornwell (Cornwall?)'s first book PostMortem! It's amazing we've come this far without reading a true mystery novel! How is that possible! This book came recommended by on of our listeners, Alfie, and we can't thank you enough. We get right into it, with comparisons to a certain cannibal, and musings on some strange decisions the lead character makes. And this BCSC has a bit of a twist ending, too! ENJOY! BCSC@TalkBomb.com!
2016-09-161h 11
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 77: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Part 2BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, we are back! As some of you know, Krissy and Willy have suffered another loss. And this book isn't helping. What started as an exciting return to the Wizarding World has ended in catastrophe. It's safe to say that we don't like this book. Now enjoy listening to us damn near self-destruct! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!
2016-09-021h 14
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 76: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Part OneBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, we're returning to J.K Rowling's Wizarding World by reading the newly released script for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child! It's a play out in the UK now, but they've released the script in book form! Harry's son Albus is a bad seed, and when he decides to rebel against his father, he gets wrapped up in an adventure that might just destroy the world! It's....there's something off. Join us! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb!
2016-08-121h 13
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 75: The Girls Part 2BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, it's time to get trippy with Part 2 of Emma Cline's The Girls! Do you know the story of Marilyn Manson? Well then you know this story! Except THAT story is more interesting! Also this week, we unveil an upcoming TalkBomb podcast mini-series: POTTERWATCH! TUNE IN AND GET THE SCOOP! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!
2016-07-291h 08
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 74: The Girls Part 1BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, WE'RE BACK! And we're reading Emma Cline's The Girls! What if Charles Manson were fake? FIND OUT! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!
2016-07-151h 04
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 73: Fear (By L. Ron Hubbard) Part 2BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, we found our hat, we found our four hours, and we want to die. This book has merit just based on the fact that it was written by the founder of Scientology...is there anything else here to admire? The answer may surprise you! Spoiler alert: meh, kinda? We liked 2 things... BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!
2016-06-1759 min
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 72: Fear (by L. Ron Hubbard) Part 1BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, we've dug around in the bargain bin and come up with one of the grandfathers of modern horror: L. Ron Hubbard's Fear! Yes! THAT L. Ron Hubbard! Also it sucks and we have no idea what modern horror it's supposed to have inspired. But at least we get to talk about demons kind of? And cutesy rhyming people. Ugh. BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!
2016-06-031h 03
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 71: THEM Part 2BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, we're sinking our teeth into Jon Ronson's thrilling book Them: Adventures with Extremists! We're travelling the globe looking for the secret room where the global elite meet to conspire against us. We meet islamic extremists, the illuminati-esque Bilderberg Group, and our old friend David Icke, who believes the reptilian elite control the world! Or is he speaking in code? This week, #BCSC gets deep into the grey area that houses all these people and ideas. I love this book. And...
2016-05-201h 43
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 70: THEM Part 1BCSC IS A MEMBER OF
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This week on #BCSC, we're sinking our
teeth into Jon Ronson's thrilling book Them: Adventures with
Extremists!
We're travelling the globe looking for the secret room where the
global elite meet to conspire against us. We meet islamic
extremists, the illuminati-esque Bilderberg Group, and our old
friend David Icke, who believes the reptilian elite control the
world!
Or is he speaking in code?
This week, #BCSC gets deep into the grey area that houses all these
people and ideas. I love this book. And...
2016-05-061h 24Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 69: Carrie Part 2BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM!
This week on #BCSC, hooboy, it's time to...get bullied? With Carrie?
Is that an exciting way to set up that we're reading one of the most iconic horror books in Stephen King's catalogue?
Well deal with it guys, because in this week's episode, we're tackling bullying, and also talking about weird witchy shit a bit! ENJOY!
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2016-04-221h 07
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 68: Carrie Part 1BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM!
This week on #BCSC, hooboy, it's time to...get bullied? With Carrie?
Is that an exciting way to set up that we're reading one of the most iconic horror books in Stephen King's catalogue?
Well deal with it guys, because in this week's episode, we're tackling bullying, and also talking about weird witchy shit a bit! ENJOY!
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2016-04-011h 09
Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 67: The Dark Knight Returns V Batman V SupermanBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM!
This week on #BCSC, buckle in, because Krissy and Willy are not only reviewing Frank Miller's iconic, game-changing comic book The Dark Knight Returns, but Zack Snyder's brand new movie Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice!
This might be the most action packed episode of Book Club Shmook Club of all time. We spend about an hour and a half reviewing the story of an older Bruce Wayne becoming Batman for the first time in a decade. He battles out of control mutant youths, his old nemesis The...
2016-03-252h 11Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 66: The Devil in the White City Part 2BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM!
This week on #BCSC, H.H. Holmes' murder castle is burned to the ground, but Willy and Krissy are here to tell you how he lived out the rest of his days!
We're also taking listener questions and attempting to wrap our minds around the notion of anything like this happening today!
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2016-03-181h 10
TalkBombBCSC 65.5 BONUS: The Krissy in the Stink CityBCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM!
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2016-03-1105 minBook Club Shmook ClubBCSC 65: The Devil in the White City Part 1BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM!
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Listen as Kristen and Will enter the murder castle of HH Holmes as we talk about the first half of The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson!
Show Notes:
Murder Castle Floor Plan
Stuff You Missed in History Class HH Holmes episode part 1
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2016-03-041h 14Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 64: Psycho II Part 2BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM!
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This week on #BCSC, we're finishing that book we started reading a couple of weeks ago! Psycho II! Remember how much we loved it? I bet we still love it!
Yikes...
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2016-02-191h 07Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 63: PSYCHO II Part 1BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM!
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This week on #BCSC we're reviewing Robert Bloch's PSYCHO II! Norman Bates dresses like a nun and attacks Hollywood! For real!
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2016-02-051h 16Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 62: The Night Circus Part 2BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM!
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This week on #BCSC, Krissy and Will are snowed in in different places! But don't worry, we're still able to dig into the end of The Night Circus!
Did you hear Part 1? Yeah, we still don't like it. But at least stuff kind of happens!
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2016-01-241h 11Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 61: The Night Circus Part 1BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM!
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This week on #BCSC, we dismantle Erin Morgenstern's hit novel The Night Circus, before getting our broadcast hijacked by some sort of secret cult let by one of the guys from Dawson's Creek!
This is all kind of/sort of true. ish...
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2016-01-0858 minBook Club Shmook ClubBCSC 60: Ready Player One Part 2BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM!
This week on #BCSC, we're shutting down the OASIS machine and defeating Ready Player One!
Game over man, game over! Adios muchacho! We're not worthy, we're not worthy!
...The end...
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2015-12-261h 10Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 60: Ready Player One Part 2BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM!
This week on #BCSC, we're shutting down the OASIS machine and defeating Ready Player One!
Game over man, game over! Adios muchacho! We're not worthy, we're not worthy!
...The end...
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2015-12-261h 10Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 59: Ready Player One Part 1BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM!
This week on #BCSC, we're catching the Shacklewell Ripper! Oh, and Cormoran Strike and Robin just want to destroy our hearts, don't they?
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2015-12-111h 27Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 58: Career of Evil Part 2BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM!
This week on #BCSC, we're catching the Shacklewell Ripper! Oh, and Cormoran Strike and Robin just want to destroy our hearts, don't they?
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2015-11-291h 17Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 57: Career of Evil Part 1BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM!
This week on #BCSC, JK Rowling's alter-ego Robert Galbraith is back with the 3rd book in the Cormoran Strike series: Career of Evil!
Lets get fucking spooked about weird aggressive murderers!
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2015-11-131h 22Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 56: The Silence of the Lambs Part 2BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM!
This week on #BCSC, we're putting the lady suit back in the closet and closing the book on The Silence of the Lambs! More praise for Tony Hopkins' acting! More talk about how fucking scary Buffalo Bill is! More wishing that Bryan Fuller would get to adapt this story himself!
Oh god you guys...this book is amazing.
ENJOY!
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2015-10-301h 26Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 55: The Silence of the Lambs Part 1WB2045.COM IS THE HOME OF BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB!
This week on #BCSC, we're heading back down the dungeon to revisit our old friend Hannibal Lecter! That's right, we're building a woman suit with Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs!
How does this story deal with transgender issues? Just how cartoonishly evil is Dr. Lecter? What's Anthony Hopkins doing in da club?
FIND OUT!
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2015-10-161h 07Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 54: The Raven Boys Part 2WB2045.COM IS THE HOME OF BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB!
This week on #BCSC, we're waking up the ley lines while we put The Raven Boys to rest! It's been a surprising adventure packed with ghosts, psychics, and possibly angelic majestic paranormal horses?
Things are getting wacky this week!
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2015-10-091h 10Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 53: The Raven Boys Part 1WB2045.COM IS THE HOME OF BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB!
This week on #BCSC, we're digging into the first listener-recommendation that managed to get our blood pumping! It's the first book of The Raven Cycle series: The Raven Boys. Courtesy of Mary!
After explaining why Back to the Future III is so great, we dig right in, and there's a lot to reveal about the audiobook, a lot to be said about the pacing, and then a shit load of stuff to praise!
Psychics, dead people, and possibly demons? Count us in. If...
2015-09-251h 11Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 52: Red Dragon Part 2WB2045.COM IS THE HOME OF BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB!
This week on #BCSC, SURPRISE! With Bryan Fuller's series #Hannibal coming to a close on NBC, and with all the movies we've been watching, we basically just had to discuss the end of the story! I know you guys were expecting a #Patreon bonus show, but this will just have to do!
This week on the show we compare and contrast EVERY SINGLE version of the #RedDragon story! It is the end!
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2015-09-041h 19Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 51: Red Dragon Part 1WB2045.COM IS THE HOME OF BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB!
This week on #BCSC, we are finally sinking our teeth into the first book of the Hannibal Lecter series: Red Dragon!
Be warned, this episode contains full spoilers for the book, the movie Manhunter, the film Red Dragon, and the Bryan Fuller series #Hannibal (RIP)!
What elements are expressed best in what medium? This episode we dig into the plot differences across each version of the story, as well as a good long talk about what makes a murderer so fascinating!
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2015-08-281h 31Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 50: Neverwhere Part 2WB2045.COM IS THE HOME OF BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB!
This week on #BCSC, it's time to leave London Below and it's definitely time to leave Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere!
Unfortunately this story just never stuck with us. Ultimately we are left feeling similar to how we felt a couple of weeks ago: it's not fun to read, but mostly because we're just not fans of these fantasy odysseys. Your mileage may vary, basically.
But don't worry, we still have a lot to talk about here! What worked? What didn't? And hey, what's on T...
2015-08-141h 08Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 49: Neverwhere Part 1WB2045.COM IS THE HOME OF BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB!
This week on #BCSC we're diving into the magical/mysterious London Below in the first 10 chapters of Neil Gaimon's Neverwhere! Up is down, inside is outside, stuff is what?
What the hell is going on?
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2015-07-311h 11Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 48: The Silkworm Part 2WB2045.COM IS THE HOME OF BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB!
This week on #BCSC we're closing the cover on Robert Galbraith's (J.K. Rowling's) mystery novel The Silkworm!
Sequels are notoriously difficult, but after following the amazing entry novel The Cuckoo's Calling, does Silkworm fall victim to the curse? Regardless, how is this murder mystery going to resolve itself!
Come listen to the show and we'll tell you! We had a pretty massive, comprehensive conversation about this book's characters, narrative, and theme! By the end, you'll have chills running up your spine!
2015-07-171h 29Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 47: The Silkworm Part 1WB2045.COM IS THE HOME OF BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB!
This week on #BCSC we're diving into the second Cormoran Strike novel! Written by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling), The Silkworm follows The Cuckoo's Calling almost directly. Cormoran Strike has enjoyed (to an extent) a brief period of fame, and his detective business is booming! But now he's taken a new case: searching for a controversial book writer who has gone missing. This, along with increasing personal and professional tensions with his assistant Robin, have Cormoran Strike in some deep doodoo indeed!
Is it o...
2015-07-031h 10Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 46: Jurassic Park Part 2WB2045.COM IS THE HOME OF BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB!
This week on #BCSC we've hit the 100% mark on Jurassic Park, which means we get to close the book and throw it immediately into the fire. Oh, also, we have no choice but to talk about it for you good people. You deserve better than this book.
It's a huge conversation though! I think we touch on everything that happens in the book and everything the book gets wrong. The science, the repetitive theorizing about things that don't matter, the oppressive lack of tension. If...
2015-06-191h 20Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC 45: Jurassic Park Part 1WB2045.COM IS THE HOME OF BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB!
This week on #BCSC we're reading the book that Jurassic Park was based on: Jurassic Park! In preparation for the awesome-looking new movie Jurassic WORLD, we're going back to the book where all the excitement started. And it's just as exciting...NOT!
Lay off me, I'm tired because this book is putting me to sleep!
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2015-06-051h 13Book Club Shmook ClubBCSC: The Cuckoo's Calling Part 2WB2045.COM IS THE HOME OF BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB!
This week on #BCSC we're getting to the bottom of the mystery surrounding super model Lula Landry's horrid murder!
We're not only solving mysteries, but we're creating incredible new franchises! You won't believe how cool and creative we are!
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2015-05-221h 10
The Estates Gazette PodcastBCSC 2013: Secondary locations need to change as retail development pipeline fillsA report today from BCSC and Lunson Mitchenall highlights 6m sq ft of new shopping space in the development pipeline to 2019. Marcus Kilby, president of BCSC and head of Lunson Mitchenall's shopping centre and leisure division, discusses the need for this space and the adjustment secondary locations will need to undergo.
2013-09-1105 minThe Estates Gazette PodcastBCSC 2013: Marcus Kilby, president of BCSC, opens the conferenceBCSC opened this morning iat London's Olympia. In his opening speech, BCSC president, Marcus Kilby, said: "Times are changing. The economic clouds are clearing... The feel good factor is beginning to drive consumer confidence."
2013-09-1112 min