Back at the imperial palace, M+K trade in their katanas for kimonos and try to make sense of all the political intrigues at court. Plus, Night Demons, Memory Snatching, and Other Murky Magic Stuff; Milestone Markers for Your Five-Year-Old Samurai; The Way of the Not-So-Honorable Warrior; and What a Nightingale Floor Really Sounds Like.
After an unexpected poisoning and a totally expected identity swap, M+K can’t be sure where anyone’s loyalties lie. Plus, A Surprise Gender Reveal Party; Tea Service With a Side of Judgement; Love Serving Love: Royal Romance at a Tennis Match; and Women Who Went to War Disguised as Dudes.
Cut your hair, bind your boobs, and join M+K as they don men’s clothing and infiltrate enemy lines in this new fantasy series inspired by the legend of Mulan. Plus, “I’ll Make an IB Kid Out of You”; How to Hide Your Tracks So You Can Disappear Forever; Choose Your Friends Carefully When Committing Seppuku; and Our First-Ever Surprise Guest.
M+K foretell each other’s fates, find their unique current gifts, and confess how they really feel about the series. Plus, K Becomes BFFs with a Mystery Author; M Gets a Totally Crap Current Gift; Stay Alive by Remembering the Acronym We Forgot; and Eating Ice Cubes of Horse Blood in the Coldest City on Earth.
M+K realize nothing is as it seems in this world where fates are fulfilled, identities are swapped, and the vegetation is straight up trying to kill you. Plus, K Gets Medically Modified to Become a Pro-Golfer; True Tales of Babies Switched at Birth; Blood-Spurting Lizards Vs. Needle-Shooting Cacti; and The Plant That Will Make You Vomit in Total Agony.
M+K sojourn to a new planet and uncover the true meaning behind the title of the series. Plus, Countess Pebbles, Princess Poodle, and Other Royal Wedding Guest Names; K Predicts a Crucial Plot Twist and Blows M’s Mind; Say “Booby!” At the Coliseum; and Cloud Seeding Conspiracy Theories.
M+K discuss the storm of controversies surrounding their newest sci-fi series. Plus, The Current “Gift” We’d Like to Send Back; Our Fastest Found Fan Name in History; Decoding Nostradamus’s Prophecies With Help From Our Favorite TV Show; and Why You Should Never Trust Your Own Memory.
M+K say “case closed” to The Illuminae Files and question whether justice has really been served. Plus, The Hard Truth About Parachuting From Outer Space; The Ella/Asha Ship Everyone Really Deserved; Mutinies at Sea (We Will Not Eat That Maggot Borscht); and Friendly Fire Fails in the 1940s.
Meanwhile, back on Karenza, M+K meet the third and final teenage power couple in the ongoing battle against BeiTech. Plus, Enter for a Chance to See Your Name on the Obsidio Casualty List; M Mourns Her Favorite Little Misguided Murderous Robot; Somewhat Inspiring Burial Rituals and Totally Shocking Mass Graves; and Oshiro-Worthy Analogies From the World’s Worst High School Essays.
M+K narrowly avoid total annihilation when two parallel universes conveniently collide. Plus, The Few Facts We Could Understand About Wormholes; Young K’s Version of Pascal’s Wager; Juicy Secrets From the Witness Protection Program; and Famous Inventions Made Completely on Accident.
Space pirates invade, alien predators attack, and M+K are so fascinated by Hanna’s jumpsuit that they forget half the plot. Plus, K Decodes Nik’s Body Art; A Day in the Life of a Parasitic Zombie Wasp; The Elevator Music Resistance Group; and Our Own Version of the Infamous Lollipop Song.
Having survived their encounter with battleship Lincoln, M+K bond unexpectedly with a philosophical robot who may or may not be a complete psychopath. Plus, K Poses Some Moral Quandaries; The Bravest One-Man Last Stands in History; Chimera Super-Viruses (And Other Things to Lose Sleep Over); and A Belated 50th Episode Anniversary.
M+K find themselves in the midst of a high-speed spaceship chase in their newest sci-fi thriller. Plus, All Personnel Brace for the Worst Cliffhanger Ever; Covert Interstellar War with a Side of Teen Angst; Terrifying Examples of AI Gone Rogue; and A Live Game of Google Feud.
In the final movement of the Wintersong Duet, M+K explore the fine line between genius and madness. Plus, After the Final Poppy: Will Wolfgang and Liesl Find Lasting Love?; Odd Habits of Extremely Creative People; Mozart’s Obsession With Cats and Poop Jokes; and The Incredible Story of a Boy Raised by Ostriches.
M+K get lost in a world of murders, motives, and madness, and discover that life above ground isn’t much better than life in the goblin world. Plus, Don’t Put Windex in My Smoothie; Shocking Stories of Stockholm Syndrome; The Power of Salt When the Devil’s on Your Shoulder; and Creative Ways to Ward Your House Against Evil.
M+K unravel the complex relationship between Liesl and the Goblin King and wonder what’s going on in the world above. Plus, Goblin Marriage Traditions We Won’t See at K’s Wedding; Unexpected Side Effects of Living Underground; Signs Your Baby Might Be a Changeling; and Why You Should Be Terrified of Losing Your Sense of Smell.
For their newest series, M+K open their hearts and minds to a gothic romance that is part Labyrinth, part Phantom of the Opera, and part...Fifty Shades of Grey? Plus, Oh My God We’re Reading a Bodice Ripper; M Finds Her Author Soul Mate; Face-Planting Out of Perfectly Good Airplanes; and You Make the Music, I’ll Make the Band Name.
K's fiancé James shares his thoughts on the one series he's actually read- the Red Rising Trilogy by Pierce Brown. Plus, Star Wars is the Ultimate Space Opera; K’s Already Hiding Books From Her Husband-To-Be; James Gets Imaginative with Lateral Thinking Puzzles; and Save the World Now, Fall in Love Later.
M+K finish up their first series of Season 2 and wish for an infinite number of companion stories. Plus, What’s Really at Stake When You Wish to be a Samurai; Is It an Angel or the Mothman?; Reincarnation Stories That Will Freak You the Frack Out; and The Perks of Being a Fourth-Generation Butterfly.
The stakes are raised this week as angels invade, armies combine, and M+K realize Zuzanna and Mik's parents have no idea where they are. Plus, Our Top Three Reasons For Living; The Pentagon’s Plan for Evil Magic Zombies, Oprah and George Clooney as Official Peace Envoys for the Whole Human Race; and The Closest Thing We Could Find to a Misbegotten Army.
M+K fall into deep despair after a string of horrific events befall some of their favorite characters. Plus, The Most Outrageous Failed Assassination Attempts in History; Buried Treasure Up For Grabs Across America; K Reveals Her Secret Past as a Cryptologist; and Angle (Not Angel) Jokes.
M+K join Karou & Co. in a sandcastle in the sky and find themselves in the middle of a bloody otherworldly battle. Plus, Zuzana’s Emails Lead Us Down a Linguistic Rabbit Hole; The White Death, Mad Jack, and Other Soldiers as Ferocious as Liraz; Our Most Disturbing Survival Scenario Yet; and Why We’ll Never Do a Cakewalk Again.
A broken wishbone takes M+K on a trip down Madrigal Memory Lane, where they learn more about the Chimaera and decide on their ideal human-animal pairings. Plus, K the Human Doodle and M the Carnivorous Panda; A Collection of Creation Stories From Around the World; The Legend of the Golem of Prague; and How to Turn a Chicken into a Living Ouija Board.
The first series of the new year takes M+K on a journey to Prague, where they meet a demon trading wishes for teeth, an angel plotting a long-awaited revenge, and a blue-haired art student caught between two worlds. Plus, How Bad Would Your Life Have to Suck to Want the Apocalypse?; The Truth Behind Baby Cannibal Sharks; Animals With the Coolest Chompers; and The Uplifting History of The Hamsa.
M+K wrap up an exciting first year as podcasters and rank all the series they read this year from “Best” to “Still Really Awesome”. Plus, K FINALLY Gets a Library Card; The Joys and Sorrows of a Really Long TBR List; The Worst Villain Power Couples We Can Think Of; and Our Favorite Non-Podcast Books of the Year.
Mike Cushing from the comedy podcast Trends in Low Places meets up with M to talk about the Six of Crows series. Plus, KFC Scented Bath Bombs; Using Fabrikator Powers to Make IKEA Furniture; The Inej Spin-Off Series We Need Immediately; and a Spur-of-the-Moment Ninja Dad Joke.
M+K finish up their final series for the year and anticipate a massive book hangover. Plus, Two Unanswered Questions = A Lifetime of Agony; “London Bridge is Down” and Other Secret Code Words We Probably Shouldn’t Know; Why the Royal Family Banned Monopoly; and Holiday Shopping For Maggot Cheese on the Black Market.
M+K get some critical questions answered with the help of some much-needed flashbacks, but will it be enough to prevent them calling “Trilogy Fail”? Plus, Eyeball Prosthetics Through the Ages; Osaron the Big Bad Magical Two Year Old; 3 Signs You May be Possessed by a Demon; and M Learns How to Perform an Exorcism.
A brutal cliffhanger leaves M+K desperate to pick up the final book in the series. Plus, Fan Fiction Ideas That No One Would Read; K’s Google Search Gets Flagged by the FBI; Nerding Out With Dungeons and Dragons; and The Only Olympic Event We Could Ever Win.
M+K take to the high seas where they learn the difference between a pirate and a privateer and speculate endlessly about the upcoming Essen Tasch. Plus, Bananas, Redheads, and Other Weird Sailor Superstitions; Ghost Ships and Phantom Crews; If You’re Listening From a Sinking Ship Skip to Minute 34; and Giving Thanks For Our Friendship, Our Followers, YA Fiction, and TSwift.
