82. Rudyard Kipling
Another troublesome author takes center stage on YDKL this week. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling (1894) vs With the Night Mail by Rudyard Kipling (1909).
Dec 27, 2021•56 min•Ep. 82
You Don’t Know Lit
Book club meets fight club. Two book recommendations every Monday from high school English teachers Ian and Joe. And Nick.
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81. Money Christmas
Two high school English teachers provide financial advise for your Xmas season through books: The Man Who Invented Christmas by Les Standiford (2008) VS Hundred Dollar Holiday by Bill McKibben (1998).
Dec 20, 2021•59 min•Ep. 81
80. National Book Award Winners
No matter what happens, we're all winners. All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Alicia Miles (2021) vs Hell of a Book by Jason Mott (2021).
Dec 15, 2021•55 min•Ep. 80
79. Anne of Green Gables
In this abbreviated episode we chit-chat about Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery (1908).
Dec 06, 2021•40 min•Ep. 79
78. Food III
The long awaited and final episode in our three-part food series is served: Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson (2012) vs An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage (2009).
Nov 29, 2021•57 min•Ep. 78
77. Food II
Part two of our three part food series continues with Salt Fat Acid Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat (2017) vs Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton (2011).
Nov 22, 2021•57 min•Ep. 77
76. Food
On the first episode of our three part food trilogy we chat about Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain (2000).
Nov 15, 2021•43 min•Ep. 76
75. Levels of the Game
On this abbreviated episode we chat about Levels of the Game by John McPhee (1969).
Nov 08, 2021•43 min•Ep. 75
74. Books About Books
Joe's weekly in memoriam, child labor ideas for Audible, and a tell-all interview with the car that hit Stephen King. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (2016) vs On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King (2000).
Nov 01, 2021•56 min•Ep. 74
73. Ghost Writers
Happy spooky season! The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (2007) vs Nancy Drew, The Quest of the Missing Map by Carolyn Keene (1942).
Oct 25, 2021•57 min•Ep. 73
72. LGBTQ History Month
Fall weather, ribs and blatant pandering on this weeks episode. The Age of Anxiety Poem by W. H. Auden (1947) vs The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (2011).
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 72
71. National Book Month
Happy National Book Month! This episode we feature previous National Book Award winners. The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America by George Packer (2013) vs The Yellow House: A Memoir by Sarah M. Broom (2019).
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 71
70. Learning New Skills
Nick becomes a plumber in real-time, Big Mama Jamas, and we finally learn what a crawdad is but not really. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (2018) vs Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear (2018).
Oct 04, 2021•57 min•Ep. 70
69. Georgette Heyer
Many, many Creed references, we discover it's all about the journey, and we enter the Argarian Era. Cotillion by Georgette Heyer (1952) vs Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer (1932).
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 69
68. Self Help
The world's longest book titles, action items and Joe says yes. The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction by Matthew Crawford (2014) vs Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes (2015).
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 68
67. Space Operas
Hard science: What is it and where does it come from? We explore this completely new topic on this weekend episode. Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey (2011) vs Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds (2000).
Sep 13, 2021•59 min•Ep. 67
66. Fitness
Shed those pounds on this week's episode - Happy Labor Day! Grand Gatewood's Walk by Ben Montgomery (2014) vs What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami (2007).
Sep 06, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 66
65. Road Trip Series (22-Hour Book)
In our final Road Trip Series episode, Nick and Ian present to Joe the 22-hour audiobook Moby Dick by Herman Melville (1851).
Aug 30, 2021•58 min•Ep. 65
64. Road Trip Series (4-Hour Book)
In our first ever anti-recommendation episode Ian and Joe pan the 4-hour audiobook The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (1988).
Aug 23, 2021•38 min•Ep. 64
63. Road Trip Series (8-Hour Book)
Welcome to our end-of-summer Road Trip Series featuring some of our favorite audiobooks. This week is the 8-hour audiobook Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck (1962).
Aug 16, 2021•50 min•Ep. 63
62. Deep Cuts
Ian and Joe share their super hero origin stories, Joe reads his entire book and Nick at one time owned a Buick. From a Buick 8 by Stephen King (2002) VS Deadeye Dick by Kurt Vonnegut (1982).
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 62
61. Cry Books
We laughed, we cried, we discovered Nick is the Devil. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande (2014) Vs A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (1859).
Aug 03, 2021•58 min•Ep. 61
60. Sir Terry Pratchett
Bust out your homemade swords, large grey beard you've been growing for decades, and sexy specs for this week's episode on Sir Terry Pratchett. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (1983) vs Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (1990).
Jul 26, 2021•54 min•Ep. 60
59. Hard to Talk About
Another breakout theme in the books this week as we present two new books this week: The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green (2021) VS Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees (1926).
Jul 19, 2021•53 min•Ep. 59
58. Parenting
Ian, Joe and Nick achieve their collective maximum potential on this week's episode. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua (2011) vs Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman (2012).
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 58
57. America 2: Canada
In this abbreviated episode we celebrate the 4th of July by celebrating Canada Day with of course Canada by Mike Myers (2016).
Jul 05, 2021•43 min•Ep. 57
56. Weird Sequels
Willy Wonka is the greatest villain ever, Wheelers, and the campaign to make Arnold Schwarzenegger the next Vice President begins. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl (1972) vs The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1904).
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 56
55. The Rich
Finical advise from two high school English teachers, two more Nicks and name-dropping friend-of-the-show photographer Russel Wong. Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan (2013) vs The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925).
Jun 21, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 55
54. Dust Collectors
Dr. Dre health updates, 12-word books, and detailed instructions on how to make a sharp knife. Swann's Way by Marcel Proust (1913) vs Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig (1974)
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 54
53. Pirates
Hip youth words, terrible pirate metaphors and the sailing the high seas of the Jersey Shore on this episode. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (1883) vs Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie (1911).
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 53
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