142. Farming
The Secret Life of Cows by Rosamund Young (2003) vs Gaining Ground: A Story Of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, And Saving The Family Farm by Forrest Pritchard (2013)
Feb 27, 2023•53 min•Ep. 142
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Book club meets fight club. Two book recommendations every Monday from high school English teachers Ian and Joe. And Nick.
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141. Queens of Crime
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (1939) vs Clutch of Constables by Ngaio Marsh (1968)
Feb 20, 2023•49 min•Ep. 141
140. Dragons
Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke (2020) vs Wings of Fire: Dragonslayer by Tui T. Sutherland (2020)
Feb 13, 2023•48 min•Ep. 140
139. California
The Mountains of California by John Muir (1882) vs Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion (1968).
Feb 06, 2023•55 min•Ep. 139
138. Spare
Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (2023)
Jan 30, 2023•48 min•Ep. 138
137. Stella Maris
Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy (2022)
Jan 23, 2023•33 min•Ep. 137
136. The Passenger
The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy (2022)
Jan 16, 2023•35 min•Ep. 136
135. The Two Towers
The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien (1954).
Jan 09, 2023•32 min•Ep. 135
134. Public Domain Day
The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger by Arthur Conan Doyle (1927) vs The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place by Arthur Conan Doyle (1927)
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 134
133. Christmas
The Autobiography of Santa Claus by Jeff Guinn (1994) vs How Mrs. Claus saved Christmas by Jeff Guinn (2005)
Dec 26, 2022•51 min•Ep. 133
132. Japanese-American Incarceration
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei (2019) vs No-No Boy by John Okada (1957)
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 132
131. Comfort Books
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney (1990) vs Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar (2005)
Dec 12, 2022•48 min•Ep. 131
130. Revenge
The Spanish Tragedy by Thomas Kyd (1587) vs The Beast Must Die by Cecil Day-Lewis (1969).
Dec 05, 2022•54 min•Ep. 130
129. Fast Food
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America by Marcia Chatelain (2020) vs Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser (2001)
Nov 21, 2022•59 min•Ep. 129
128. Oklahoma
Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding... Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-class Metropolis by Sam Anderson (2018) vs Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann (2017)
Nov 14, 2022•54 min•Ep. 128
127. Literary Nonsense
Rhinoceros by Eugène Ionesco (1974) vs The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (1981).
Nov 07, 2022•52 min•Ep. 127
126. Annie Ernaux
The Years by 2022 Noble Prize Winner Annie Ernaux (2008)
Oct 31, 2022•39 min•Ep. 126
125 Spooktacular
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis (1991) vs The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (1963).
Oct 24, 2022•56 min•Ep. 125
124. NY Times Best Sellers
Fairy Tale by Stephen King (2022) vs I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (2022).
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 124
123. Sudden Extreme Traumatic Event
The greatest thing since sliced bread by Don Robertson (1965) vs Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman (2008).
Oct 10, 2022•54 min•Ep. 123
122. Truman Capote
The Muses Are Heard by Truman Capote (1956) vs Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote (1958).
Oct 03, 2022•56 min•Ep. 122
121: Roald Dahl
The Gremlins by Roald Dahl (1943) vs Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (1964).
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 121
120: Microhistory
Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky (2002) vs Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky (1997)
Sep 26, 2022•59 min•Ep. 120
119. 90s Tween Horror
The Midnight Club by Christopher Pike (1994) vs The Haunted School by R. L. Stine (1997).
Sep 12, 2022•50 min•Ep. 119
118. The Case Against Education
We finally see if education is worth it on today's episode. The Case Against Education by Bryan Caplan (2018).
Sep 05, 2022•41 min•Ep. 118
117. Salman Rushdie
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie (1988) vs Joseph Anton: A Memoir by Salman Rushdie (2012)
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 117
116. Hawaii
Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku by David Davis (2015) vs Sharks in the Time of Saviours by Kawai Strong Washburn (2020).
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 116
115. Eragon
Lit Head recommendation this week! Eragon by Christopher Paolini (2002)
Aug 15, 2022•38 min•Ep. 115
114. Big City (RERUN)
In honor of Ian and Joe being on vacation, here's a rerun of the YDKL classic covering America's most popular genre: Big City books. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (1952) vs Native Son by Richard Wright (1940).
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 114
113. Spies
Blood of Victory by Alan Furst (2022) vs The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré (1963).
Aug 01, 2022•56 min•Ep. 113
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