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Bright Young ThingsInterview with Maud the PodJoin us this week as we sit down with Jen and Stef, the hosts of the podcast Maud: Books, Babes, & Barbiturates. Listen in as we discuss their passion for Lucy Maud Montgomery, their work process when producing, and their journey in researching L.M.M across the country! Find Maud the Pod at https://www.maudthepod.com/episodes and @maudthepod on Instagram! 2022-07-0145 min

Bright Young ThingsAs You Like ItThis week we're talking about Shakespeare's pastoral comedy As You Like It! Join us as we discuss the play's playing with gender, its music, and as we struggle to remember the name of the 90s road trip film starring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis Thanks for listening! 2022-05-1333 min

Bright Young ThingsAntony and CleopatraJoin us this week as we talk about Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra! We discuss if Austin liked the play, Sophia's crush on Mark Antony, and much more! This week's episode is brought to you by Read Between the Vines! Read Between the Vines is an amazing book club and drink subscription box based out of Nova Scotia! The service's owner Emma always has a brilliant suggestion for books, wine, coffee, tea, and, of course, chocolate. Even better, Read Between the Vines offers free shipping to both Canada and the United States! Sign up fo...2022-04-0138 min

Bright Young ThingsInterview with Sheila MoeschenThis week we're sitting down with Sheila Moeschen, author of The League of Extraordinarily Funny Women! We discuss Sheila's inspirations, her history as a lover of comedy, and some of the amazing woman comedians past and present! Find Sheila at www.sheilamoeschen.com @wordnerdshe on Instagram Find her book at your favourite book retailer! https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/41156319-the-league-of-extraordinarily-funny-women 2022-02-1154 min

Bright Young ThingsInterview with BooknBrunchJoin is this week as we chat with Zuzana and Daniela from BooknBrunch! We talk about their story beginning a business, events they have led, how they have adapted to the pandemic, and much more! Find them at booknbrunch.com and @booknbrunch on Instagram! Zuzana and Daniela would also like to thank @inspirationalchickpea @tstawecki @shopcoffeekids @rachelanngomes @brittanyamalfiwriter @hey.readers @whatandrearead @rachaelsreadingjourney @hoangsamuelson @themikepeterson 2022-02-0442 min

Bright Young ThingsInterview with BooknBrunchJoin us this week as we talk to Zuzana and Diana from BooknBrunch! Listen as we discuss the benefits of online book clubs, the challenges of running a business during a pandemic, and much more! Find BooknBrunch and all their events at https://www.booknbrunch.com/ @booknbrunch on Instagram Zuzana and Daniela would like to thank: @inspirationalchickpea @tstawecki @shopcoffeekids @rachellanngomes @brittanyamalfiwrite @hey.readers @whatandrearead @Ray_wall_ @Rachaelreadingjourney @hoangsamuelson @themikepeterson 2022-02-0442 min

Bright Young ThingsRead Between the VinesThis week we're talking to Emma, the founder of Read Between the Vines! Read Between the Vines is an amazing book club subscription service, offering books, wines, teas, and much more! Find Emma at readbetweenthevines.ca and @readbetweenthevines.ns on Instagram Thanks for listening! 2021-11-2646 min

Bright Young ThingsInterview with Pod and PrejudiceThis week we are joined by the amazing Becca and Molly from Pod and Prejudice! Join us as we discuss Janeite culture, how to avoid spoilers, Daddy Bennet, and much more Find Becca and Molly at podandprejudice.com and @podandprejudice on Instagram! 2021-11-1948 min

YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK!!If We Were Villains with Bright Young ThingsWe are wrapping up our Dark Academia Month with If We We’re Villains and are thrilled to have special guests Austin and Sophia from @brightyoungthingspod join us! It’s the perfect way to finish off a spooky, atmospheric month!2021-10-291h 07

Bright Young ThingsInterview with Jane Austen MemeJoin us this week as we talk to rising Instagram star Jane Austen Meme! We talk to her about what makes Jane Austen so special, her meme-making process, and what it takes to become insta famous! Find her at @janeaustenmeme on Instagram! 2021-10-291h 12

Bright Young ThingsJulius CaesarJoin us this week as we discuss Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, hear Austin recite a monologue, and Sophia fangirl out about Mark Antony! 2021-10-1542 min

Bright Young ThingsJulius Caesar (but actually The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo)Happy season three! We're back and brighter(er) than ever! Join us this week as we each prepared to discuss different books, before settling on The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson! 2021-09-1753 min

Bright Young ThingsCaligulaJoin us this week as Sophia suffers through Austin nerding out about Simon Turney's historical fiction novel Caligula! The novel follows the rise and fall of one of Rome's most infamous emperors, his family, the the world he ruled. Thanks for listening! 2021-07-3043 min

Bright Young ThingsThese Violent Delights ft. ShaleeJoin us this week as we discuss Chloe Gong's These Violent Delights with our bookstagram friend, Shalee! Find her at @shaleereads on Instagram and Tiktok, and @shaleereads17 on Twitter! 2021-07-2345 min

Bright Young ThingsInterview with Lady Billie DayJoin us this week as we talk to Billie Day about the book The Tattooist of Auschwitz, historical fiction, and much more! Also check out Billie's podcast History You Actually Wanted to Know! https://open.spotify.com/show/1l3d0QEGCYlVFzwhq4uMfn Find Billie at @ladybillieday on Instagram! 2021-07-161h 13

Bright Young ThingsThe Canadian Book NetworkJoin us this week as we talk to Ayesha, the creator of the Canadian Book Network, about her experiences with Canadian publishers, authors, and influencers, and her interactions with book communities online! Find her at @cdnbooknetwork on Instagram! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Over the past several weeks, the bodies of hundreds of Indigenous children have been unearthed in the remains of residential schools all through the country. This is a reminder of the atrocities which the country has committed against the original occupants of the land. This Canada Day should not be a celebration of the country's...2021-07-021h 01

Bright Young ThingsTrying New GenresJoin us this week as we discuss how we go about trying new genres to read, what new genres we want to try, and which we won't be going back to. Thanks for listening! 2021-06-2536 min

Bright Young ThingsAn Interview with Lynn PainterAustin is away this week, so join Sophia as she talks to author and rom-com fanatic Lynn Painter as they discuss Lynn's book Better Than the Movies and their love of the genre! Thanks for listening! Find Lynn at: lynnpainter.com @lynnpainterkirkle on Instagram And find her book Better Than the Movies at: https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Better-Than-the-Movies/Lynn-Painter/9781665901659 (Canada) https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Better-Than-the-Movies/Lynn-Painter/9781534467620 (U.S) 2021-06-1844 min

Bright Young ThingsThe Shakespeare Series #3: Twelfth NightJoin us for our third Shakespeare episode as we discuss his comedy Twelfth Night, some of our favourite characters from the play, our favourite adaptations of it, and more! Thanks for listening! 2021-06-0432 min

Bright Young ThingsComfort ReadsJoin us this week as we discuss books we read when we're having a bad day, when we want to reminisce, or if we just need a pick me up (along with a few asides here and there, what can you do)! Thanks for listening! 2021-05-2839 min

Bright Young ThingsSticky Notes and "Why Not": An Interview With Shermaine Perry-KnightsJoin us this week as we interview Shermaine Perry-Knights, the author of the book I Move A Lot and That's Okay! We talk about her childhood growing up in a military family, her passion for sharing her experiences with children growing up in similar situations, her philosophy of trying new things, and much more! Finsd Shermaine at: amazinglyshermaine.com @amazinglyshermaine on Instagram And find her book I Move A Lot and That's Okay! at https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1953518052/ref=cbw_us_ca_dp_narx_gl_book_web 2021-05-2137 min

Bright Young ThingsStrange Things We've Found in BooksJoin us this week in the first of our banked episodes as we discuss how we mark our pages (it's a lot more interesting than it seems we swear) and strange things we have found in books! Thanks for listening! 2021-05-1435 min

Bright Young ThingsBesties in BooksJoin us this week as Sophia and Austin discuss some of our favourite friendships in some of our favourite books! Thanks for listening! 2021-05-0741 min

Bright Young ThingsBooks Explained Badly: The GameJoin us this week as Austin challenges Sophia to a game of "books explained badly," in which he reads a vague or unconventional synopsis and she tries to guess which book it describes! Thanks for listening! Our sources for the game come from: https://www.bustle.com/articles/39726-24-badly-explained-book-plots-can-you-name-em-quiz http://www.amreading.com/category/bookshelf/ https://www.reddit.com/r/explainabookplotbadly/ 2021-04-3058 min

Bright Young ThingsInternational Poetry MonthApril is international poetry month, and to celebrate we talk our favourite (and least favourite) poets and poems, slam poetry, give some fun facts and more! Thanks for joining us! 2021-04-2346 min

Bright Young ThingsThe Shakespeare Series #2: Titus AndronicusJoin us for our second Shakespeare episode as we talk about one of his earliest tragedies, Titus Andronicus! We discuss such topics as the play's use of violence, its problematic representations of race and gender, best and worst characters, and more. It is definitely one of Shakespeare's least known and most controversial plays, and was very fun to talk about. Thanks for listening! *Trigger warning: the play has graphic representations of physical and sexual violence, and we go quite in depth discussing these themes as it relates to the plot* Find u...2021-04-1644 min

Bright Young ThingsBrighter, Younger, Thing-ierWe're back and better than ever! New ideas, new intro music, new Instagram theme, same old hosts. Join us as we open our new season and talk about all the exciting things we have planned! Thanks for listening! Find us on Goodreads at: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/69012521-sophia https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/71956640-austin-grant 2021-04-0226 min

Bright Young ThingsThe Booksta Bestie Game Show ft. You Have to Read this book!!Join Sophia and Austin this week as we welcome Bailie and Payton from You Have to Read this Book podcast to play our own rendition of the newlywed game! Find Payton and Bailie's podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Anchor, and on Instagram at @youhavetoreadthisbookpodcast! Also find Payton at @books_and_bourbon_ and Bailie at @bookedbybailie on Instagram! (SPOILERS for the latest Grey's Anatomy at 1 hour 20 minutes) Intro music provided by purple-planet.co. 2021-03-201h 36

Bright Young ThingsCanuck ContentJoin Sophia and Austin this week as we discuss some of the issues surrounding Canadian literature, our favourite Canadian reads, and have a special guest appearance by Sophia's youngest brother! Here's the list of 150 best selling Canadian books we talk about in the episode: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2017/6/13/150-bestselling-books-by-canadian-authors Intro music provided by purple-planet.com 2021-03-1256 min

Bright Young ThingsBooks We Didn't FinishJoin Sophia and Austin this week as we discuss books we could not see through to the end, books we tried valiantly to finish, and books which were just not worth our time! Intro music provided by purple-planet.com 2021-03-0536 min

Bright Young ThingsThe Shakespeare Series #1: Romeo and JulietStarting this week, Sophia and Austin will be diving into one of William Shakespeare's plays once a month. This week we kick the series off with the classic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet! Thanks for listening! Intro music provided by purple-planet.com 2021-02-2645 min

Bright Young ThingsAustin is Team James (Feat. Alex)Join us this week with our special guess Alex as we discuss Twilight, its themes and impacts, and whether it still holds up today! (Spoiler alert: Maybe?) Thanks for listening! Intro music provided by purple-planet.com 2021-02-201h 02

Bright Young ThingsThe BYT Lovey Dovey Romantastic Valentine's Day SpecialJoin Sophia and Austin this week as they interview their partners, Henry and Kate, as they discuss their how-we-met stories, weird reading habits, and much more! Intro music provided by purple-planet.com 2021-02-121h 15

Bright Young ThingsBooks Coming Out in 2021This week Sophia and Austin discuss which high-profile books will be releasing this year, what has already been released, and what we may check out. Thanks for listening Intro music provided by purple-planet.com 2021-02-0659 min

Bright Young ThingsSigned Books & Collector's EditionsJoin us this week as we discuss our experiences that with books that have been signed, collector's editions, and other topics our fatigue-ridden minds come up with! Thanks for listening! Earlier in the week we had the honour of being the guests to Payton and Bailie of You Have to Read This Book Podcast! Find our appearance at https://anchor.fm/youhavetoreadthisbook/episodes/You-Have-to-Listen-to-us-Talk-about-They-Never-Learn-with-Bright-Young-Things-epb9cl, and the rest of their great podcast podcast at https://anchor.fm/youhavetoreadthisbook! Intro music provided by purple-planet.com 2021-01-3054 min

Bright Young Things(Not) Bad ReadsJoin us this week as we discuss how we review books and what we look for in other people's reviews! Thanks for listening! Intro music provided by purple-planet.com 2021-01-2358 min

Bright Young ThingsThe Bad Reads GameJoin us this week as Austin challenges Sophia to our first ever edition of Bad Reads game, in which he reads a poor review of a book and she tries to guess which book it describes! All the reviews for the game were found on the Reddit page r/badreads, and all credit goes to the posters there. The r/badreads page: https://www.reddit.com/r/BadReads/ Intro music provided by www.purple-planet.com/ 2021-01-151h 02

Bright Young ThingsInterview with Lauren Bourdages (aka Foresight is 2021)Join us this week as we interview librarian and book enthusiast Lauren Bourdages, discussing our goals for 2021, reading challenges, and the fabled concrete turkey library (google it)! Intro music provided by purple-planet.com 2021-01-0852 min

Bright Young ThingsSo Long 2020In the last episode of 2020, join us as we talk about our year and review and do our own "book Oscar's"! Intro Music provided by purple-planet.com 2020-12-251h 02

Bright Young ThingsHow We Buy BooksJoin us this week as we discuss Sophia's love for algae (and also a little bit about our strategies for buying or borrowing books)! Thanks for listening Intro music provided by purple-planet.com 2020-12-1847 min

Bright Young ThingsThe Guest ListJoin Sophia and Austin this week as we discuss Lucy Foley's The Guest List! Intro music provided by purple-planet.com 2020-12-1250 min

Bright Young ThingsThe Bookshelf EpisodeJoin us this week as we talk such topics as how we arrange our bookshelves, what we do with old birthday cards, and which one of us is taller (spoiler alert, it's Austin). Thanks for listening! Intro music provided by purple-planet.com 2020-12-0539 min

Bright Young ThingsOur Winter ReadsThis week we talk about our winter reading habits (or lack thereof)! Thanks for listening! Intro music provided by purple-planet.com 2020-12-0336 min

Bright Young ThingsThe Adaptations EpisodeThis week, we discuss our favourite (and least favourite) adaptations of books to movies, television, and more! 2020-11-2046 min

Bright Young ThingsReading SlumpsJoin Sophia and Austin this week as we discuss our bad reading slumps and habits and give tips on how to avoid them! Intro music provided by purple-planet.com 2020-11-0634 min

Bright Young ThingsBYT's Spooktacular Carrietastic Halloween SpecialThis week Sophia and Austin discuss our go-to Halloween reads and have our first book club about Stephen King's Carrie!2020-10-3042 min

Bright Young ThingsCovid, Book Clubs, and Other Fun TopicsThis week we talk about how the ongoing Covid pandemic has affected our reading habits over the last few months, and how we have adapted them to this changed world Also check out A Podcast With Goat at apodcastwithgoat.podbean.com! Intro music provided by purple-planet.com 2020-10-2333 min

Bright Young ThingsHindsight is 2020Hi there! Join us this week as we discuss our top 10 books that been memorable, left an impact with us, or were just good overall reads! Intro music provided by www.purple-planet.com 2020-10-1651 min

Bright Young ThingsInterview with Cleo HarperThis week Sophia and Austin interview Cleo Harper, a fellow Canadian book fanatic and seller. We explore the ins and outs of book retail as well as Cleo's literary interests and habits. Enjoy! Intro music provided by purple-planet.com 2020-10-0958 min

Bright Young ThingsIntroductions and How-Do-You-Do'sThis week Sophia and Austin introduce themselves and talk books. Intro music provided by www.purple-planet.com 2020-09-2326 min