Did You Read The Book?

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around sexual abuse, domestic and mental abuse, and murder. Please be advised. Welcome back (after a long break!) to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my returning guest, Mary, to dive real deep in to (you guessed it) another dark topic of murder, corruption, and how to be a real badass in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. Our Recommendations I'll Be Gone In The Dark written by Michelle McNamara and produced as a docu-series by Elizabeth Wolff & Kate Barry Scavengers Reign created by Joseph Bennett & Charles Huettner Locked Tomb Series written by Tamsyn Muir Blue Eye Samurai directed by Jane Wu Love Death + Robots created by David Fincher & Tim Miller Find Me Online If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora! About The Show Music composed and produced by Abek Cover art created by Jared Stokes Banner art and background design by IndigoLink Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around sexual abuse, domestic and mental abuse, murder and self harm. Please be advised. If you or someone you know struggles with domestic abuse, please seek help by contacting the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my gold star guest, Julie, to break down the complexities and representation of abuse in cinema, talk more drama (whether we asked for it or not), and to shed some light on our dark dark souls in Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty. Our Recommendations Star Trek: Strange New Worlds directed by Jonathan Frakes (featured on Paramount) The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters Find Me Online If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora! About The Show Music composed and produced by Abek Cover art created by Jared Stokes Banner art and background design by IndigoLink Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around sexual abuse, war violence and suicide. Please be advised. Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my stellar guest, Dan Rector, to finally switch topics from Alan Moore to Frank Miller, where we geek out over epic Spartan tropes, beyond scrumptious actors, and just have a good ol' time talking more graphic novels with Frank Miller's masterpiece 300. Follow My Guest! Devil in the Rain by D.G.P. Rector (soon to be featured in Mysterion - coming Nov 2023) RectorWriter - Dan’s Blog Follow Dan on Facebook and keep an eye out for his mystery project in 2025! My Guest's Recommendations Musashi by Eiji Moshikawa My Recommendations Midnight Mass written and directed by Mike Flanagan (Netflix) Find Me Online If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora! About The Show Music composed and produced by Abek Cover art created by Jared Stokes Banner art and background design by IndigoLink Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses topics of suicide, murder and body gore. Please be advised. Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my rock star guest, Julie McCulloch-Francis, for a spooky session to talk about monsters, religious zealots and (the scariest part I think) how crazy human nature is during a crisis in The Mist by Stephen King. Happy spooky season y'all! Recommendations Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets directed by Olivia Crist The Devil's Hour directed by Tom Moran Find Me Online If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora! About The Show Music composed and produced by Abek Cover art created by Jared Stokes Banner art and background design by IndigoLink Podcast production by Erin Palmer

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my guest, Daniel Palmer, as we (you guessed it) geek out over more Sci-Fi elements, from sound production to cerebral concepts depicted beautifully in Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang and adapted to screen in Arrival directed by Denis Villeneuve. Recommendations Learn more about the Writers Strike! - SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter Find Me Online If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora! About The Show Music composed and produced by Abek Cover art created by Jared Stokes Banner art and background design by IndigoLink Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around suicide, sexual abuse and physical abuse. Please be advised. Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my returning guest, Mary, as we have ourselves a good ol' fashion nerd out around amazing high fantasy design, sexy and beautiful characters, and a wonderful representation of chosen families in The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski. Follow My Guest, @VeryMerryMart! On Instagram On Twitter On Tumblr Recommendations Locked Tomb Series by Tamsyn Muir Doom Patrol Series developed by Jeremy Carver (HBO) Find Me Online If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora! About The Show Music composed and produced by Abek Cover art created by Jared Stokes Banner art and background design by IndigoLink Podcast production by Erin Palmer

Hey ho my lovely fam! I cannot believe that we're already at the end of Season 2! I am still floored that I've continued to see such wonderful support over the past 2 years. You are magnificent and majestic, my lovelies, and I am beyond grateful for you. Cheers to many more episodes to come! Erin

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around murder, sexual abuse, and physical abuse. Please be advised. Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my returning guest, Julie McCulloch-Francis, as we geek out over yet more sexy vampire stories, wonderfully detailed lore, and have a good laugh/cry over the adaptation of The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice. Recommendations The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp, M.D. Glitch direct by Emma Freeman and Tony Krawitz Find Me Online If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora! About The Show Music composed and produced by Abek Cover art created by Jared Stokes Banner art and background design by IndigoLink Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around sexual abuse, physical abuse and murder. Please be advised. Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my guest, Dan Rector, for a round 2 discussion (because one episode JUST wouldn't cut it) where we (mostly me) geek out over beautiful costumes, sweet choreography and fight scenes, and break down more Alan Moore in Watchmen directed by Zack Snyder. Follow My Guest! Devil in the Rain by D.G.P. Rector (soon to be featured in Mysterion - coming Nov 2023) RectorWriter - Dan’s Blog Follow Dan on Facebook My Guest's Recommendations Welcome to Hard Times by E.L. Doctorow Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy Disco Elysium - Video Game My Recommendations Saga written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Fiona Staples The Sandman written by Neil Gaiman Find Me Online If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora! About The Show Music composed and produced by Abek Cover art created by Jared Stokes Banner art and background design by IndigoLink Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around sexual abuse, physical abuse and murder. Please be advised. Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my guest, Dan Rector, as we dive REAL deep into yet another graphic novel with stellar character creation, beautiful imagery, and dissect all the hot mess express dynamics of broken vigilantes in Watchmen written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons. Follow My Guest! RectorWriter - Dan’s Blog Follow Dan on Facebook Stay tuned for more content from Dan on Mysterion (coming Nov) Find Me Online If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora! About The Show Music composed and produced by Abek Cover art created by Jared Stokes Banner art and background design by IndigoLink Podcast production by Erin Palmer

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my guest, Spencer Fife, as we unwrap yet another classic story, somehow bring sci-fi into the conversation once more, and get gooey over some amazing character development in Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Recommendations From My Guest The Expanse produced by SyFy & Amazon (back for a second recommendation!) Hannibal directed by Bryan Fuller (NBC Series) Find Me Online If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora! About The Show Music composed and produced by Abek Cover art created by Jared Stokes Banner art and background design by IndigoLink Podcast production by Erin Palmer

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my guest, Daniel Palmer, as we dive back into yet another Sci-Fi classic, geek out over some long standing tropes, and amazingly make it through the whole conversation WITHOUT crying over some cute pupper sadness (RIP Sam the pup pup) in I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. Recommendations From My Guest American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang The Expanse produced by SyFy & Amazon Find Me Online If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora! About The Show Music composed and produced by Abek Cover art created by Jared Stokes Banner art and background design by IndigoLink Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around murder, suicide, and sexual and physical abuse. Please be advised. Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my guests, Julie and Mary, as we cannon ball into all things mopey vampire drama, reminisce about the beauty of gothic romances, and severely fan girl around pretty much everything in Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice. Follow My Guest, @VeryMerryMart! On Instagram On Twitter On Tumblr Check out this amazing Tweet where Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson (main characters of the Interview Series!) saw @VeryMerryMart's work!! Recommendations From My Guest Sandman Slim Series - by Richard Kadrey Locked Tomb Series by Tamsyn Muir Find Me Online If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora! About The Show Music composed and produced by Abek Cover art created by Jared Stokes Banner art and background design by IndigoLink Podcast production by Erin Palmer

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my guests, Dan Rector and Keith Daniel, as we rediscover a cult classic, geek out about sweet power armor, and have a few groans around some interesting writing style choices in Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein. Follow My Guest! The Librarian by D.G.P. Rector BattleTech: Shrapnel, Issue #11 (The Official BattleTech Magazine); featuring (and cover art inspired by!) The Plowshare by D.G.P. Rector Mysterion; featuring The Binding and the Ram by D.G.P. Rector RectorWriter - Dan’s Blog Follow Dan on Facebook Recommendations From My Guests Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption - A Novella by Stephen King Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont (1994) The Forever War by Joe Haldeman Armor by John Steakley Find Me Online If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora! About The Show Music composed and produced by Abek Cover art created by Jared Stokes Banner art and background design by IndigoLink Podcast production by Erin Palmer

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my returning guest, Spencer Fife (we can never be rid of him, lucky me!), as we rediscover an age-old classic, break down all the Christmas tropes, and the quirky adaptations that have sprung from this beloved story of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Recommendations From My Guest Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire AMC Series created by Rolin Jones Watchmen written by Alan Moore & illustrated by Dave Gibbons My Recommendations Watchmen HBO Series created by Damon Lindelof Find Me Online If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora! About The Show Music composed and produced by Abek Cover art created by Jared Stokes Banner art and background design by IndigoLink Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around death and sexual abuse. Please be advised. Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my returning guest, Spencer Fife, as we fawn over the beautiful backdrops, mad wizardry of cinematography, and swan dive back into yet another love fest for all things Taika all the time with Hunt for the Wilderpeople directed by (sigh, my heartthrob) Taika Waititi. Recommendations From My Guest Verity by Colleen Hoover The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu My Recommendations Eragon by Christopher Paolini Find Me Online If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora! About The Show Music composed and produced by Abek Cover art created by Jared Stokes Banner art and background design by IndigoLink Podcast production by Erin Palmer

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my guest, Yvonne Worden, as we wade through the unbelievably complex creation of stop motion films, discuss beautiful themes of epic proportions, and officially kick off the spooky season with Coraline by Neil Gaiman. Recommendations From My Guest An Education of An Idealist: A Memoir by Samantha Power Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson Maiden Voyage by Tania Aebi The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier My Recommendations Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Find Me Online If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora! About The Show Music composed and produced by Abek Cover art created by Jared Stokes Banner art and background design by IndigoLink Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around suicide, sexual abuse and assault. Please be advised. Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my two guests, Julie McCulloch-Francis and Kendall Lawley, as we very actively break both rules 1 and 2 over the phenomenal imagery, wicked prose, and get really serious with our next thesis topic in Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. Recommendations Tony and Susan by Austin Wright The Southern Vampire Mysteries (aka The Sookie Stackhouse Series) by Charlaine Harris Find Me Online If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora! About The Show Music composed and produced by Abek Cover art created by Jared Stokes Banner art and background design by IndigoLink Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around murder, suicide, sexual abuse and assault, mental abuse, physical abuse, self harm, unstable mental health, and toxic relationships. Please be advised. Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my returning guest, BJ Kingery, as we have a mini melt down about the breathtaking intrigue, sociopathic characters and the doozy of a plot twist in Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Recommendations The Institute by Stephen King Things Heard and Seen directed by Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage Find Me Online If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora! About The Show Music composed and produced by Abek Cover art created by Jared Stokes Banner art and background design by IndigoLink Podcast production by Erin Palmer

Hi all my lovelies! I just wanted to give a little thank you message to wrap up my very first year of the podcast! To all my listeners, guests and fellow collaborators: You are amazing and I couldn't have gotten here with out any one of you. Thank you for being my podcast fam! Erin