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My Mama Done Told Me
My Mama Done Told Me013 - Mind Reading Would you rather be able to read the mind of humans or animals? Welcome, Strangers, to My Mama Done Told MeIn this episode, the we discuss whether we would rather be able to read the minds of humans or animals. We think its clear that reading the minds of humans would be a terrible idea, as it would expose their negative thoughts and potentially hurt damage relationships. Instead, we think reading the minds of animals would be great! Which animal would YOU read the mind of? CONNECT WITH THE FAMILY Email: mymamadonetoldmepodcast@gmail.com Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mymamadonetoldmepodcast...
2024-05-0630 minReading Minds
Reading MindsRosemary's Son, Ronald ReaganOur celebration of the spooky season is (finally) here! Join of as we discuss our undying love for Sarah Marshall, the Church of Satan's© incredibly reasonable commandments, and Ira Levin's misunderstood and tragically relevant novel, Rosemary's Baby. Find us on insta @readingminds.pod email inquiries to readingmindspod@gmail.com
2023-11-041h 13Reading Minds
Reading MindsOrlando: A Biography?Come along with Molly and Caroline on a journey through time, gender, and sexuality. Nothing quite makes sense... yet maybe we've found a truth beyond reason? Maybe.... October read: Rosemary's Baby Find us on instagram: readingminds.pod Email inquiries: readingmindspod@gmail.com
2023-10-111h 15Reading Minds
Reading MindsNot Your Grandma's Bodice Ripper with Nora FairbanksNora Fairbanks is the guest you've all been waiting for! She's Molly's oldest friend, the fastest reader in the world, and a lover of romance novels. We discuss "coming out" as a romance reader, the icky side of the genre, and the horrors of Sarah J Mass. As foreplay, we delve into the merits of reading in pursuit of lava lamps and the time Nora locked Molly in her basement. Special shout-out to dorm room AC for the amazing audio quality! Find us on insta @readingminds.pod
2023-09-1952 minReading Minds
Reading MindsSylvia and Ted's Big AdventureWelcome to a very special episode featuring author, bookstore owner, (and Caroline’s mom), Julie Buckles. This week we are discussing Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes’s roadtrip across the Northern United States and through our hometown. Julie is available @honestdogbooks on instagram.  instagram: @readingminds.pod  Mentioned:  Trinidad, David. “On the Road with Sylvia and Ted: Plath and Hughes’s 1959 Trip Across America.” Front Matter. Summer 2011.   Plath, Sylvia. “The Collected Poems.” 1981 "Sylvia Plath Drawings." 2013 Pictures of Sylvia & Ted in Cornucopia: "No Other Appetite: Sylvia Plath, Ted H...
2023-09-0546 minReading Minds
Reading MindsMy Good Friend, David SedarisIt's the end of summer, which means it's time for a vibe report and reading recap. Also discussions on why we have changed our name three times, the parallels between Tolstoy and Jane Austen, and the horrors of running in the summer. Follow us on instagram: @readingminds.pod
2023-08-2551 minReading Minds
Reading Minds"I Don't Think You Can Blame Superhero Movies" (Assignment #3)Welcome to Readings Minds where ordinary people read extraordinary books! Today Mason is joining me to discuss the books we’ve assigned each other.   I finally finished The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Mason read The Old Man and the Sea.   LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at readingmindspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_   MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE The history podcast Mason learned his WW1 facts from: https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/ The nautical-ish video game Mason bro...
2019-08-0935 minReading Minds
Reading MindsJuly 2019: Gone With the WindWelcome to the Reading Minds book club, where I talk about books with my besties! Today Shannon, Suzie, and Annie are discussing Shannon’s pick: Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!   As always, SPOILERS!   LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at readingmindspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_   Things to listen for: Annie won’t stop talking about the KKK Shannon comes up with an alternate ending Suzie joins the alcohol club BONUS- Baby Coop...
2019-08-021h 26Reading Minds
Reading MindsJune 2019: The Old Man and the SeaWelcome to the Reading Minds book club, where I talk about books with my besties! Today, Shannon, Suzie, and Annie are discussing Suzie’s pick: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway!   As always, SPOILERS!   LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at readingmindspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_   Things to listen for: Annie discusses her greatest fear Shannon shows off her Shark Week knowledge Suzie has the sudden realization that she has been to Hemi...
2019-06-2950 minReading Minds
Reading Minds"I Just Invented Feudalism... Again" (Assignment #2)Welcome to Reading Minds where ordinary people read extraordinary books!   Today Mason is joining me to talk about our new reading tactic: assigning each other books.   This time he read A Conflict of Visions by Thomas Sowell and I read The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien.   Stay tuned for some moderately amusing banter about our baby’s name and whether or not to leave us a five star review.   LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at readingmindspodcast@gmail.com and foll...
2019-06-2236 minReading Minds
Reading MindsMay 2019: The Sirens of TitanWelcome to the Reading Minds book club, where I talk about books with my besties! Today, Shannon, Suzie, and I (Annie) are discussing Shannon’s pick: The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut!   As always, SPOILERS!   LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at readingmindspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_   Things to listen for: Annie says “Check out these hot babes” Shannon laughs in the midst of humanity’s bleak outlook Suzie wishes for a summer miracle
2019-06-081h 18Reading Minds
Reading MindsSeason's Readings: Spring 2019Welcome to Reading Minds, where ordinary people talk about extraordinary books! Today I’ll be updating you on my reading life (and life in general) from this spring.   LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at readingmindspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_   My Goodreads Account: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74525142-annie-bruza   Music: “Ukulele Whistle” and “Happy Ukulele” by Scott Holmes
2019-06-0427 minReading Minds
Reading Minds"Sci-Fi is Just Fantasy in Space" (Assignment #1)Welcome to Reading Minds where ordinary people read extraordinary books!   Today Mason is joining me to talk about our new reading strategy: assigning each other books.   This time he read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and I read The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien.   Music: “Ukulele Whistle” and “Happy Ukulele” by Scott Holmes http://scottholmesmusic.com Stay tuned for some moderately amusing banter about Fantasy and Sci-Fi in general.   LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an emai...
2019-05-2255 minReading Minds
Reading MindsMarch/April 2019: Notes From Underground  Welcome to the Reading Minds book club, where I talk about books with my besties! Today, Shannon, Suzie, and I are discussing my pick: Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky!   As always, SPOILERS!   LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at readingmindspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_   Check out my friend Nate at Air War Audiobooks: https://airwaraudiobooks.podbean.com/   Things to listen for: Annie attempts to be an expert on Russia Shannon...
2019-05-1046 minReading Minds
Reading MindsFebruary 2019: The Great Divorce  Welcome to the Reading Minds book club, where I talk about books with my besties! Today, Shannon, Suzie, and I are discussing Suzie’s pick: The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis!   As always, SPOILERS!   LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at readingmindspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_   Things to listen for: Annie makes *mind-blowing* sound effects Shannon identifies with a murderer Suzie thinks she’s the best singer ever   Drinking...
2019-03-151h 02Reading Minds
Reading MindsSeason's Readings: Winter 2018/19  Welcome to Reading Minds, where ordinary people talk about extraordinary books! Today I’ll be updating you on my reading life (and life in general) from this winter.   LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at readingmindspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_   My Goodreads Account: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74525142-annie-bruza   Music: “Ukulele Whistle” and “Happy Ukulele” by Scott Holmes http://scottholmesmusic.com
2019-03-1015 minReading Minds
Reading MindsJanuary 2019: A Midsummer Night's Dream  Welcome to the Reading Minds book club, where I talk about books with my besties! Today, Shannon, Suzie, and I are talking Shakespeare with our mutual pick of A Midsummer Night’s Dream!   As always, SPOILERS!   LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at readingmindspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_   Things to listen for: Annie has some exciting news! Shannon geeks out over Greek mythology Suzie compares Shakespeare to Dr. Suess   Drinki...
2019-03-091h 05Reading Minds
Reading MindsDecember 2018: The Deal of a LifetimeWelcome to the Reading Minds book club, where I talk about books with my besties! Today, Shannon, Suzie, and I are together in the same room for the first time in over 6 months! Because of Christmas, we decided to read a book set around the holidays and Shannon settled on The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman.   As always, SPOILERS!   LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at readingmindspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_   Things to listen for: Annie doesn...
2019-01-031h 00Reading Minds
Reading MindsNovember 2018: The Prose Edda  Welcome to the Reading Minds book club, where I talk about books with my besties! Today, Shannon and Suzie are joining me as usual, and I picked for us to read The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson.   As always, SPOILERS!   LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at readingmindspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_   Things to listen for: Annie wishes to she were the Alfather Shannon feels nostalgic about the Norse gods Suzie talks about...
2018-12-0659 minReading Minds
Reading MindsSeason's Readings: Fall 2018  Welcome to Reading Minds, where ordinary people talk about extraordinary books! This is our second episode of Season’s Readings where I talk to you about everything I’ve read the past three months and give you an update on my reading life. Today you'll hear me ramble in particular about Educated, Go Set a Watchman, and The Handmaid's Tale. Enjoy! As usual, SPOILERS!   LET’S BE FRIENDS: Send us an email at readingmindspodcast@gmail.com Look at pretty pictures of books at @reading_minds_ on Instagram  ...
2018-11-2932 minReading Minds
Reading MindsOctober 2018: Frankenstein  Welcome to the Reading Minds book club, where I talk about books with my besties! Today, Shannon and Suzie are joining me as usual, and Suzie picked for us to read Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.   As always, we will be talking about the whole book so there will be lots of SPOILERS!   LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at readingmindspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @Reading_Minds_   Things to listen for: Annie bemoans never having gone trick-or-treating. Shanno...
2018-11-0559 minReading Minds
Reading MindsIn-Depth Introductions: H. P. Lovecraft  Welcome to Reading Minds! This is our second episode of In-Depth Introductions where I talk about the big ideas of a book with one guest.   Today, Mason will be joining me again and we’ll be discussing three short stories by H. P. Lovecraft: “The Call of Cthulhu,” “Dunwich Horror,” and “The Thing on the Doorstep.”   As always, SPOILERS!   Here are links to both of our Goodreads accounts ANNIE: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74525142-annie-bruza MASON:https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/41383254...
2018-10-1229 minReading Minds
Reading MindsSeptember 2018: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd  Welcome to the Reading Minds Book Club where I talk about books with my besties! This month, Shannon picked for us to read a book by one of her favorite authors, Agatha Christie. Today we’ll be discussing The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Since there is no way we can talk about a murder mystery without discussing the murderer, please remember that there are SPOILERS.   LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at readingmindspodcast@gmail.com   Things to Listen For: I am a scaredy-cat and can’t say the...
2018-09-291h 02Reading Minds
Reading MindsIn-Depth Introductions: Things Fall ApartWelcome to Reading Minds! This is our first episode of In-Depth Introductions where I talk about the big ideas of a book with one guest.   Today I’ll be talking with my husband, Mason about Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. We’ll be tackling controversial topics of all kinds (think colonialism AND gender roles).   As always, SPOILERS!   Here are links to both of our Goodreads Accounts ANNIE: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74525142-annie-bruza MASON:https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/41383254-mason-bruza ...
2018-09-1836 minReading Minds
Reading MindsAugust 2018: The Wind in the WillowsWelcome to the Reading Minds Book Club, where I talk about books with my besties.    This month, I chose The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame for Shannon, Suzie, and I to read together. We loved reading this children’s classic and think that you will too! As usual, beware of (or embrace) the SPOILERS.   LET’S BE FRIENDS: send us an email at readingmindspodcast@gmail.com   Things to Listen For:  I say “poop poop” Shannon wishes there were more birds Suzie show...
2018-09-081h 01Reading Minds
Reading MindsSeason's Readings: Summer 2018Welcome to Reading Minds, where ordinary people talk about extraordinary books! This is the first of a new kind of episode called Season’s Readings, where I talk with my husband, Mason, about everything I’ve read the past three months and give an update on my reading life. Enjoy!   LET’S BE FRIENDS: Send us an email at readingmindspodcast@gmail.com   Here is a full list of all the titles mentioned on today’s show along with my ratings. For even more books I’ve read this summer, check out my Goodreads...
2018-09-0643 minReading Minds
Reading MindsJuly 2018: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Welcome to the Reading Minds Book Club where I talk about books with my besties.   Shannon and Suzie are here with me again and this time Suzie picked The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. And, as always, there will be SPOILERS- Like meaning of life SPOILERS.   Things to listen for: I’m basically MIA for the first 20 minutes Shannon waxes eloquently about the fjords of Norway Suzie sings the song of the dolphins (BONUS) We ramble about how wonderful the Ear...
2018-08-1655 minReading Minds
Reading MindsJune 2018: To Kill a Mockingbird Welcome to our second episode of the Reading Minds Book Club where I talk about books with my besties!   I’m talking again with my best friends, Shannon and Suzie. For this episode, Shannon picked the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee for us to discuss and she will be leading our conversation!   Since we will be talking about the whole book, there will be many SPOILERS.   I WHOLEHEARTEDLY apologize for the terrible pun at the end… But also I really don’t.   Thin...
2018-08-101h 01Reading Minds
Reading MindsIntroductionHi friends,   Welcome to Reading Minds! Listen to this short intro to find out who I am and what this show is about!     Enjoy, Annie Bruza   Music: "Ukulele Whistle" and "Happy Ukulele" by Scott Holmes http://www.scottholmesmusic.com
2018-07-2903 minReading Minds
Reading MindsMay 2018: PersuasionWelcome to our first episode of the Reading Minds Book Club where I talk about books with my besties!   Today I’m talking with long-time friends and readers, Shannon Franson and Suzie Herman, about Jane Austen’s novel, Persuasion!   We will be talking about the book in its entirety so don’t listen if you don’t want to hear SPOILERS!!!   Things to listen for: I love all the bad characters. Shannon laments being the youngest child. Suzie says the words “truth nugget...
2018-07-1359 min