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Once Upon a Time Zone

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by Jaime Fok and Freya Valerio

4.9(27 reviews)
47 episodes
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Podcast Overview

Two friends, two time zones, and a shared love of stories. We are Freya (from Australia) & Jaime (from Canada), book besties who are worlds apart. As lovers of fantas, and fiction - we'll dive into what we are reading, TBRs, book recs, and more! Join us as we bridge together our time zones, one chapter at a time 📚✨ Book Club: https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone IG: @onceuponatimezonepod https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast Jaime: https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok IG: @jaimefok TT: @jaime.fok Freya: https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio IG: @freyv_reads TT: @freyvalerio

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7/4/2025

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Episode thumbnail for Inside the MUST-READ Fantasy That Will Break Your Heart 👀 | The Poet Empress with Shen Tao 📚 [EP#46]

May 29, 2026

Inside the MUST-READ Fantasy That Will Break Your Heart 👀 | The Poet Empress with Shen Tao 📚 [EP#46]

Host Jaime Fok and Freya Valerio interview author Shen Tao about her debut fantasy novel, "The Poet Empress," exploring its inspirations and emotional depth.

Episode thumbnail for The PERFECT Books for Your VERY Specific Moods 👀📚 [EP#45]

May 22, 2026

The PERFECT Books for Your VERY Specific Moods 👀📚 [EP#45]

Hosts Jaime Fok and Freya Valerio interview industry experts to curate perfect book recommendations for listeners' very specific moods, offering unique reading insights.

Episode thumbnail for We Tried Guessing Books from JUST the First Line... 🙈📚 [EP#44]

May 15, 2026

We Tried Guessing Books from JUST the First Line... 🙈📚 [EP#44]

<p>Sorry for some of the audio quality in this one, we had some technical difficulties this week :( Hope you still enjoy this one, it was a fun game! </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Books Discussed:</strong></p><p>Dragon Republic - RF Kuang</p><p>The Last Contract of Isako - Fonda Lee</p><p>Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke</p><p>Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson</p><p>Sword Catcher - Cassandra Clare</p><p>Direbound - Sable Sorensen</p><p>Rock Paper Scissors - Alice Feeney</p><p>The Seven Year Slip - Ashley Poston</p><p>The Knight and the Moth - Rachel Gillig</p><p>A River Enchanted - Rebecca Ross</p><p>Five Survive - Holly Jackson</p><p>An Ember in the Ashes - Sabaa Tahir</p><p>Ready or Not - Cara Bastone</p><p>Red Rising - Pierce Brown</p><p>We Were Liars - E Lockhart</p><p>A Song to Drown Rivers - Ann Liang</p><p>Red, White &amp; Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston</p><p>Chain of Gold - Cassandra Clare</p><p>Heartless Hunter - Kristen Ciccarelli</p><p>Broken Country - Clare Leslie Hall</p><p>The Raven Scholar - Antonia Hodgson</p><p>Katabasis - RF Kuang</p><p>Verity - Colleen Hoover</p><p><br></p><p>Long Distance Book Club:</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod</p><p>Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClNeRIbGJ0BFuESLUhv2ewQ">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>Jaime&#39;s socials:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Instagram: @jaimefok</p><p>Tiktok: @jaime.fok</p><p><br></p><p>Freya&#39;s socials:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Instagram: @freyv_reads</p><p>Tiktok: @freyvalerio</p><p><br></p><p>(00:00) intro &amp; current reads</p><p>(10:09) weekend catchups</p><p>(18:54) the game!</p><p>(20:31) round 1</p><p>(22:40) round 2</p><p>(26:35) round 3</p><p>(30:54) round 4</p><p>(31:50) round 5</p><p>(33:35) round 6</p><p>(35:09) round 7</p><p>(35:59) round 8</p><p>(39:31) round 9</p><p>(40:17) round 10</p><p>(40:45) round 11</p><p>(41:40) round 12</p><p>(44:27) round 13</p><p>(45:56) round 14</p><p>(46:32) round 15</p><p>(48:58) round 16</p><p>(49:54) round 17</p><p>(50:58) round 18</p><p>(51:37) round 19</p><p>(52:05) round 20</p>

47 total episodes available with 2 transcripts

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What is Once Upon a Time Zone?

Two friends, two time zones, and a shared love of stories. We are Freya (from Australia) & Jaime (from Canada), book besties who are worlds apart. As lovers of fantas, and fiction - we'll dive into what we are reading, TBRs, book recs, and more! Join us as we bridge together our time zones, one chapter at a time 📚✨

Book Club: https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone IG: @onceuponatimezonepod https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast

Jaime: https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok IG: @jaimefok TT: @jaime.fok

Freya: https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio IG: @freyv_reads TT: @freyvalerio

How often does this podcast release new episodes?

This podcast updates daily.

Where can I listen to this podcast?

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Does this podcast accept guests?

No, this podcast does not typically feature guests.

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