A special thank you to Dr. Big Blue Dong for joining on this episode. In this abbreviated episode we discuss the comic book Watchmen by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, Dave Gibbons, Dave Gibbons published in 1986–1987.
Nov 02, 2020•56 min•Ep. 22
A special thank you to Ian's lab for joining on this episode! Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) vs The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (1898).
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 21
A special thank you to Tom Stichyshelt for joining us on this episode. All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy (1992) vs The Road by Cormac McCarthy (2006).
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 20
A special thank you to Joe Biden's creepy breathing for joining us on this episode. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (1985) vs Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1865).
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 19
A special thank you to Armeld Schwarzenegger for joining us on this episode. The Most Excellent Comedie and Tragical Romance of Two Gentlemen of Lebowski by Adam Bertocci (2010) vs Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (1969)
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 18
A special thank you to our guest Big Sur for joining us on this episode. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson (1997) vs Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey (1968).
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 17
A special thank you to Jeff "Jersey" Jeeves for joining us on this episode. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (2009) vs The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers (1934).
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 16
A special thank you to 01101000 01101001 01110100 01101100 01100101 01110010 for joining us on this episode. Metropolis by Thea von Harbou (1925) vs We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor (2016)
Sep 14, 2020•59 min•Ep. 15
A special thank you to R2D2 for joining us on this episode. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (2000) vs The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe (1979)
Sep 07, 2020•58 min•Ep. 14
It's back-to-school month at YDKL so this month we're featuring some of the books Joe and Ian are teaching in their class rooms. A special thank you to John Legumeszaman for joining us on this episode. In this abbreviated episode we discuss Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare published in 1597.
Aug 31, 2020•37 min•Ep. 13
It's back-to-school month at YDKL so this month we're featuring some of the books Joe and Ian are teaching in their class rooms. A special thank you to Evel Knievin' for joining us on this episode. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (1899) vs Fear and loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson (1971).
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 12
A special thank you to Samuel Jackson's agent for joining us on this episode. A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There by Aldo Leopold (1949) vs The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas (1844).
Aug 17, 2020•57 min•Ep. 11
It's back-to-school month at YDKL so this month we're featuring some of the books Joe and Ian are teaching in their class rooms. A special thank you to Wonder Woman for joining us on this episode. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932) vs Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (1949.)
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 10
It's back-to-school month at YDKL so this month we're featuring some of the books Joe and Ian are teaching in their class rooms. A special thank you to The Indian in the Cupboard for joining us on this very special episode. Beowulf by Unknown (disputed c. 700–1000 AD) vs Odyssey by Homer (8th century BC).
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 9
A special thank you to Mr. Sorry Fuck for joining us on this episode. Charlotte's Web by E. B. White (1952) vs The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (1908)
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 8
A special thank you to Guy Ferrari for joining us on this very special Hemingsode. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (1952) vs The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (1926).
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 7
A special thank you to Bildungsroman for joining on this episode! In this abbreviated episode we discuss A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin published in 1968.
Jul 13, 2020•34 min•Ep. 6
A special thank you to Foghorn Langhorne for joining us on this episode. Pimp: The Story of My Life by Iceberg Slim (1967) vs The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (1884)
Jul 06, 2020•57 min•Ep. 5
Book club meets fight club - each week high school English teachers Dr. Ian DeJong and Joe Holschuh each bring a book to share with their friend Nick Argires. Weekly winners, themes and recommendations.
Jul 03, 2020•2 min
A special thank you to our dead ancestors for joining us on this episode. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin (1791) vs Beloved by Toni Morrison (1987)
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 4
A special thank you to Southern General Ulysses for joining us on this episode. Ulysses by James Joyce (1922) vs The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser (1590)
Jun 24, 2020•59 min•Ep. 3
A special thank you to He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named (Lord Voldemort) for joining on this episode. Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan (2015) vs The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1890)
Jun 24, 2020•45 min•Ep. 2
A special thank you to Colin Firth's nipples for joining us on our first episode. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (1937) VS The Hobbit (or There and Back Again) by J. R. R. Tolkien (1937)
Jun 23, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 1