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#ComicBookClub

The day has finally arrived—Dave and I are talking about reading Undiscovered Country volume 1 by Charles Soule and Scott Snyder, which is his first time reading a graphic novel! But to make it extra fun, we decided to invite along a longtime listener, and extremely rare Zoomer, Deb Wampler to join in the conversation with us, for a good old fashioned Comic Book Club.

Listen in as we discuss:How to read a graphic novelDifferent formats genres of graphic novelsWhether we should have had Da...

Storytelling vs Culture Warriors

Dave and Aaron are joined by Russ Ramsey for a conversation about art, pastoring in a pandemic, and why we can’t stop banging the drum on reading fiction.

Listen in as we discuss:The results of the Dave’s haircut pollHow pastoring in a pandemic has affected Russ’ readingThe multiple-time guest jacketWhy culture warriors should tell stories insteadDoes Calvin & Hobbes count as a graphic novel?When we might be doing the discussion of Undiscovered CountrySome breaking news in the life of Rus...

Haircuts, Heresy, & Hockey Fights

Dave and Aaron are joined by friend and former coworker Brandon Smith for a fun conversation about the Church Fathers, Batman, and the revolving door of heresy.

Listen in as we discuss:How Christianity actually had faithful teachers before the ReformationWhat Batman graphic novels are good ones to read for a first-timerIf there’s such a thing as new heresyThe only part of hockey Aaron talks aboutShould Dave take his hair all the way down, or keep working with what he’s gotA few of...

“It’s Not Me, It’s You (Two)”

Dave, Scarlet, and Aaron are joined by former co-host/recurring guest Barnabas Piper to talk about… well, you’ll just have to listen to hear.

Listen in as we discuss:Dave’s feelings on the graphic novel our listeners chose for him to readThe dedication of Scarlet’s next bookHow much we don’t know about copyright law and fair use doctrine as it applies to musicSharing and supporting the showLeave a five-star rating and review of the show on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you liste...

Not At All Controversial Opinions

Dave & I are back on Zoom talking about all kinds of not-at-all controversial subjects. As one does when on a Zoom call with a microphone. Instead, we talked current events, Star Wars, stock markets, and books.

Listen in as we discuss:

The winning book in our graphic novel reading challengeWhether the president should have a job titleThe opening scene of the inevitable book about Wall Street Bets (and future film starring Nicolas Cage)Being inspired to read againHow to rank the Disney-era...

Funny Book Titles, Failure, & More Books with Pictures

Recently I (Aaron) went to the local Dollar General and was confronted with the most ridiculous book title I’ve seen in a long time. So naturally, I sent a picture to Dave and Scarlet, to which Dave immediately suggested that we talk about this on the show! So, with Scarlet out this week, that’s what we did. And it was as silly and amazing as you would hope.

Listen in as we discuss:

Our favorites from a list of silly book titles we can’t share (there are some that would definitely cross t...

Survival Stories, Poor Choices, & Lukewarm Receptions

We’re back at it this week, discussing all the latest and greatest in our lives (reading, writing, and otherwise), including a possible near-death experience!

Listen in as we discuss:

Scarlet’s tales of adventure over the Christmas breakMy first stab at the graphic novel reading challenge optionsMy incredible progress on my reading challenge for the yearReading dry spells and ultimatums

This week, we’re kicking off a Twitter poll for you all to help us in this quest to find the righ...

Organizing Bookshelves, Positive Boosts in Book Sales, & Purely Hypothetical Publishing Decisions

Just as the end of the year brings with it scores of end-of-year book lists, so too does it bring a bevy of plans for how to make this next year the best year ever! Whether it’s choosing a theme word (something I’m pretty sure none of us on this show has done), planning to read the Bible 37 times in a year, or reading 1,000,000 books, we often come up with goals and plans that are entirely unrealistic, and suck the joy out of life. So we thought we’d talk about plans that can make us happier, he...

Planning Our Reading Plans for 2021

Just as the end of the year brings with it scores of end-of-year book lists, so too does it bring a bevy of plans for how to make this next year the best year ever! Whether it’s choosing a theme word (something I’m pretty sure none of us on this show has done), planning to read the Bible 37 times in a year, or reading 1,000,000 books, we often come up with goals and plans that are entirely unrealistic, and suck the joy out of life. So we thought we’d talk about plans that can make us happier, he...

The 2020 (mal)Contents Book Awards!

It’s that time of year where every website, podcast, and Twitter-er is spreading holiday cheer with annual favorite book lists. And, as good friends to our listeners and lovers of books, how could we leave you all hanging without sharing our favorites of the year? And so, we present you the inaugural (mal)Contents Book Awards, with categories carefully selected to suit our… unique sensibilities. Be sure to spread the good news and congratulate all the winners by getting copies of their books usi...