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If you were on Patreon this would be old news because we announced it there a week ago! Support the podcast here: patreon.com/372pages The new book is announced! Since it is one of a series, we bring everyone up to date with excerpts of previous books AND Mike tells another story about his dad (squeamish discretion advised.) Get the book here but no peeking ’til you’ve heard us reveal it! https://amzn.to/3Y6dS0z (affiliate link) ASSIGNMENT : Read thru Chapter 11...
Support the podcast on Patreon , where you can hear us chat with Paul Scheer and find out what our next book is before anybody else! http://patreon.com/372pages Our final episode of Ernest Cline’s Bridge to Bat City and it may not surprise you learn that Cline wraps everything up in exactly the way you’d expect him to. There’s a lot of Listener Mail, including some pretty good theories #cough harperlee cough trumancapote#, as well as a load of Dumb Sentences, and statistics on Mike’s Real or Fan...
Don’t be a Muckerno, support the Podcast on Patreon ! Get every episode a week early, plus a ton of other bonus stuff that we don’t put on the free feed! https://patreon.com/372pages Shocking – truly SHOCKING – news that will shake up the 372 community almost as much as the scandal surrounding our last cozy mystery. Not since Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards while that guy streaked across the stage behind David Niven has there been anything this “watercooler-talk-worthy” (<...
Support the podcast on Patreon ! Get every episode early, plus hear Mike’s Bat Story, Conor’s Paul Harvey tapes, an entire bonus podcast about Encyclopedia Brown and more! https://patreon.com/372pages Bats can read! Or they can’t! But we know they spread mojo which causes people to groove. That’s just science. Mike does Real or Fanfic (“does” in this context means “participates in”), we have Dumb Sentences, and we read some mail! Finally, a reminder from the CDC: Bats are the leading cause of ra...
Support the podcast on Patreon and get to hear stuff we don’t post anywhere else! This week included Mike’s dramatic courtroom reading of a Prince song and Conor’s epic roast of a 70 year old folk son. http://patreon.com/372pages Witness the exact moment that Cline fully becomes Cline! Also, lots of mean-spirited men in hard hats, as well as tons of references to classic 80s songs from the 60s and 70s. The Dark Web is pressed into service, and Mike just might up his batting average at Real or Fa...
Support the Patreon to mainline Cline before anyone else! You’ll also get to hear our other podcast 280 Mysteries We’ll Never Get Back on off weeks! https://patreon.com/372pages Ernest Cline, the founder of our feast here at 372 Pages, is back with another book, Bridge to Bat City. A day after its release, Conor and Mike review the first few chapters, take on some Dumb Sentences, Mike fails at Real or Fanfic and Conor reads some mail. In other words, despite barely dipping a toe in, it’s a jam p...
Thank you to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon ! Get every episode a week early, get an entire other podcast you won’t find anywhere else, and learn about the next book before anyone else! You’d have to be a real U-ket to miss out! https://patreon.com/372pages We end it. The book, that is. Not the world itself. That’s up to the Demon Witches and Monchi. And the humans. And the mages. And Theo. And Jennifer. And Jasmine. And the girls. And the undead Egyptians. And the Nryphons. And th...
Support the Patreon and get every episode a week early, plus access to an entire second podcast, contests, and more! http://patreon.com/372pages Look, yes, it’s longer than a normal episode. But to answer your question we’re less picky about the typos than we have been for the last three episodes!! There is in the middle of this reading one of the most insane things that has ever happened in any book. Any book we’ve yet read. Truly. And for what it’s worth Conor tackles Real or Fanfic this time ...
Don’t be a Monchi, support the podcast with a Patreon subscription! https://patreon.com/372pages Read along with us! Ebook available here . (affiliate link) Hey, hey! Under three hours, a truly compact episode. But the creatures mentioned continue to get stranger and more macabre: Demons, Gryphons, Nryphons, the Balls (Fire and Sylvia), Clam Woman, Man Mom and Almost Dad. Plus, listeners continue to absolutely pummel Mike at Real or FanFic. I mean, like a mace-to-his-face pummel, blood everywher...
Support the podcast on Patreon ! It’s what Sylvia Ball would do. Look, we can explain – there’s just so much to cover! Every single sentence, every exchange, every plot advancement brings whole new galaxies of madness. Included in the mighty length of this episode are some Dumb Sentences (along with a new theme!) and see if Mike can improve upon his dismal Real or FanFic score. Many thanks to listener Jonathan for his Dumb Sentence theme (we will probably debut others as well in the coming weeks...
Hosts Michael and Bridget embark on a journey through "Kaileb's Dream," a listener-recommended book that proves to be an astonishingly dense and madcap read. They dissect its bizarre plot, which includes a protagonist with time-stopping, flying, and claw-wielding powers, a quest for a mistress who punches him, and an overarching narrative involving ancient councils, demons, and unexpected family ties. The episode highlights the book's unique grammar, baffling character interactions, and ludicrous events, including a cat transforming into a person and a dinner date culminating in blood-drinking, all while questioning if a human even wrote it.
Join the 372 Patreon where all the crazy stuff happens! Get every episode a week early, plus our sub-podcast where we try to solve insane Encyclopedia Brown mysteries, and much more! http://patreon.com/372pages Spoiler: frosting is discussed at some length. As are dreams, and if there’s anything more exciting than hearing about someone else’s dream, I’D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IT IS!! If you don’t want to listen to the nonsense, you can find the new book here (affiliate link) Assignment : read up to t...
Thanks to everyone who supported the podcast on Patreon this year. We absolutely would not do it if you weren’t there for us. Join the fun next year! http://patreon.com/372pages We end the year with absolutely blockbuster news. Seriously, a twist so shocking that no cozy writer could ever conceive of it. We won’t spoil it, but we tackle the revelation at the very beginning so be prepared to be stunned. That aside, this reading is full of hot shoulders, chilled breasts and lots of folksy Uncle Ki...
Support the podcast on Patreon ! By the time this posts, we’ll already have posted the next episode on there! http://patreon.com/372pages Time to check in with Murphy, Carmen, Ophelia, Uncle Kidd, Marisol, Granddaddy, Aunt Lucy, Aunt Lindy, Darbie Grimes, Darbie Grimes’ mother, three dead husbands killed in an unknown accident, Simon, Lawrence Galloway, Miquel, Douglas, Judge Ed Simpson, Paul Turner, Phyllis Newton, Bailey Fox, Jerry, Mandy, Charles Deever, Dan Stevens, Mrs. Dan Stevens, Dr. Gar...
Support the podcast on Patreon where they found out what this book is a week ago! patreon.com/372pages In real time, Mike and Conor select their next book – and we guarantee it will be cozy! Select your hugest, fuzziest slippers (preferably cartoon-based), your giant cup of cocoa, we’re talking soup bowl sized with a handle on the side, and get a fire going, anywhere. Even if you don’t have a fireplace. It’s cozy time! If you don’t want to listen, you can find the book in paperback and on kindle...
Support the podcast on Patreon ! We have a video tier now so you can see us mispronounce things in real time! http://patreon.com/372pages An absolutely epic end to an epic book. Let’s list them off: giant gorillas, chimpanzees, giant ostriches, gigantic komodo-looking dragons, witch princesses in sheer linen gowns: it’s obvious Larry got a little excited and wrote the end of this one. No Real or Fanfic; however Mike’s stats on this are discussed. Spoiler alert. They are not good. New book announ...
Support the podcast on Patreon , where you’ll get every episode a week early, extra stuff you can’t get anywhere else, contests, and more! http://patreon.com/372pages Incredible – truly incredible – Larry and Denise stuff in this section. The vast majority of this reading could have been submitted as Real or Fanfic and fooled Mike every time. And speaking of, please listen in if only to hear Mike fail miserably at Real or Fanfic! READING ASSIGNMENT: *sigh* Finish the book....
Join the fun on Patreon , where you get every episode a week early, participate in our discord, and get lots of other stuff you can’t get anywhere else. patreon.com/372pages Like jumping into a waterfall and landing in a Nile River of madness, The Adventures of the Teen Archaeologists (Book 1) The Land of the Moepeks by Larry and Denise Ellis does not disappoint. The character names come at you fast and furious, there’s a disproportionate amount of yelling, a ton of sarcasm, some non-caring rema...
Join us on Patreon , where every episode comes out a week early and you get to hear all the other bonus stuff we only put on there! And check out “ The Naked Clone ” a book that Mike & Conor co-authored with Kevin, Bill, and Sean from RiffTrax! Yes, a long episode, but this book more than earns it. So much to talk about, so many Real or Fanfics, so many Dumb Sentences, so many slaps on so many teenage faces… And folks, you may not believe it, but Larry and Denise actually innovate a new redu...
Join the fun on Patreon , where you get every episode a week early and other fun bonus stuff! https://patreon.com/372pages The book is currently unavailable on Amazon , so if you’ve already read your copy, please pay it forward to another listener! To prepare for what we can only assume is an epic reading of Larry and Denise’s The Adventures of the Teen Archeologists (Book 1) The Land of the Moepek we asked patreon supporters to submit your favorite moments from Antigua . Gordle the Gorilla, Nas...
Help us pick the next book! We’ll be running a poll on the 372 Patreon : http://patreon.com/372pages The Bark Squad wraps up Dodie Smith’s fever nightmare of a sequel in this final episode covering The Starlight Barking. Sirius the Dogstar visits, promising a lifetime of bliss in outer space. Unfortunately, some whiny mangey strays are all like “Uh, no, we like having owners who mistreat and starve us” and so Pongo is forced to make a decision on behalf of all dogdom. Also Missus “invents” the H...
Support the podcast on Patreon and get every new episode a week early PLUS access to our entire archive of five years of bonus material: https://patreon.com/372pages We learn a lot of new things in this episode: mostly Mike is terrible at Real or Fanfic! Seriously, all sorts of new rules about physis and metaphysics are explained, but they all boil down to how terrible Mike is at Real or Fanfic. Who is causing “The Sleep”? Is Cruella actually a demon from Hell? Doesn’t matter, because Mike stink...
Support the podcast on Patreon where you can get every episode a week early as well as other fun stuff like Mike trying to solve the world’s most diabolical Encyclopedia Brown mysteries! http://patreon.com/372pages The first full episode of The Starlight Barking goes in, shall we say, some unexpected directions. Lots more talk of pure bloodlines and hastily assembled coups than we expected in the sequel to 101 Dalmatians. Fortunately there’s also a healthy amount of whooshing, humping, and impli...
If you were on Patreon , you’d have known what the new book was a week ago! Join the fun at patreon.com/372pages Let’s figure out what the TWENTY-FIFTH book we’re going to read together will be, but first, Conor quizzes Mike on some direct to VHS Real or Fanfic. Link to buy Book 25: https://amzn.to/3NQG5S7 Reading Assignment : Thru Chapter 4...
Be the first to find out what’s next by supporting the podcast on Patreon . You’ll also hear a new subpodcast where Mike tries to solve Encyclopedia Brown mysteries: http://patreon.com/372pages We finished Artemis! And we ranked Artemis as compares to all the other books covered in this podcast: you won’t believe what happens next!! And we’re just going to get ahead of it: Chekov’s re-usable condom does not pay off. There’s some mail from listeners as well, and one of them brings us up to date o...
Join the few, the proud, the jackals and support the podcast on Patreon ! Every episode a week early and other fun stuff: http://patreon.com/372pages The penultimate Artemis episode! Mike’s final attempt at Real or Fanfic has to compete with those red-hot references to Emily Post! Listener’s weigh in and there are Dumb Sentences of the Week. ASSIGNMENT : Finish the damn book!...
Join the fun on Patreon , where last week we watched Forrest Gump together, Mike for the very first time! http://patreon.com/372pages Get the book here In this episode: -Spontaneous jackals bearing conspiracy theories -Conor’s appearance on Jeopardy? Premonition? -Insanely difficult Real or Fanfic -Dumb Sentences of the Flexible Time Period -And much more, including this general question for readers / listeners: are we supposed to like Jazz?! READING ASSIGNMENT : Through chapter 14 [NOTE: Probab...
Support the podcast on Patreon ! Because of you, Mike watched Forrest Gump for the first time this week! There is nothing that could prepare you for the, ahem, choices Mr. Weir makes in these chapters so may as well dig in. Though we will say Mike slightly improves his fortunes in Real or Fanfic. Get the book here ASSIGNMENT : Read through chapter 10...
Thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on patreon ! Get the book here What if Garrett P. Serviss dictated a story to Ernest Cline? We think it would go a little something… like this. Plus a Dark Web appearance by a 372 favorite author and an extremely challenging Real or Fanfic! NEXT ASSIGNMENT: Read through chapter 6.
Support the podcast on Patreon , where they’ve known about this new book for a week already! patreon.com/372pages Alright, NOW it’s time for Book 24! This one did very well in our Patreon poll a few years ago, so we’re excited to finally tackle it. But first, Mike listens patiently while Conor rants about Goombas or something. Get the book here Assignment : Read thru Chapter 3...
