Join your hosts Sarah and Linda as we discuss popular books/movies/shows! We will talk about our own reviews and interpretations, and put ourselves in the same situations as your most-loved characters. Whether we are covering your favorite romantasy series, apocalyptic scenario, or anything in between, there is something for everyone to love!
S1EP4: The Selection Series (And How We Would Not Make It On The Bachelor)
Sarah and Linda discuss The Selection Series and the love story of Maxon and America. Hear them delve into the dystopian caste system and how America goes about dismantling their society. Themes of love, identity, and individual will are emphasized heavily in these books. Whether it be insecurities, dating reality shows, and how history is past down through the generations, these books have a message for us all.
7 Dec 2025
S1EP3: WALL-E (Two Robots Telling Humans to Touch Some Grass)
Sarah and Linda discuss the Pixar movie WALL-E and how this children's classic highlights the social and environmental issues still facing society close to two decades after the movie's release. Hear them examine the materialistic society we live in, the overconsumption of technology, and the greatest love story ever portrayed between two robots.
22 Nov 2025
S1EP2: The Handmaid Tale (A Branch into the Literary World)
Sarah and Linda discuss the literary work of The Handmaid's Tale. Tune in as they discuss themes of love, gender roles, societal oppression, individuality, and the parallels to modern life. Does the Handmaid's Tale serve as a cautionary tale? Catch all this and more in the episode!
8 Nov 2025
S1EP1: Shatter Me Series (And Our Three Month Odyssey Getting Through the Series)
Sarah and Linda discuss the Shatter Me Series in their pilot episode for the Dystopian Season. Hear them discuss their journey through reading the series or lack there of. Does love conquer all in dystopian books? Is it fair or realistic for the future of the world to rest on the shoulders of a bunch of teenagers? Would this book be popular if it wasn't for Aaron Warner and Kenji Kishimoto?
9 Aug 2025
The Emperor's Assassin (Featuring our New Inspiration for Writing, Shelby Oval)
Join Linda and Sarah as they interview the author Shelby Oval. We deep dive into her creation of The Emperor's Assassin and the world she has built in the Shadowfire series. Tune in to get some helpful tips in being both a writer and a reader from finding time to write, drawing inspiration from music, and so much more!!
20 Jul 2025
BONUS: Crown of Midnight (The Plot Thickens)
Join Sarah and Linda for their second bonus episode as Linda continues the TOG series! After finishing Crown of Midnight, they discuss Chaol vs Kale, important reveals, and what ships we want to see sailed or sunk.
15 Jun 2025
The Quiet Place (Jim from The Office - Apocalypse Edition
Sarah and Linda take on A Quiet Place. Hear their movie reviews as they delve into a world riddled in silence from the logistics of having children in this world and alien hearing to teenage angst and sacrifices. Follow along as they debate whether or not Jim from The Office (plus family) has what it takes to survive.
17 May 2025
ACOTAR Theories (We Need to Reread the Series)
Sarah and Linda (plus bonus guest Anna!) discuss common and crazy ACOTAR theories (Maasverse excluded). Sooo much to discuss with this series, stay tuned for an eventual part 2!
12 May 2025
BONUS: Throne of Glass (Can Linda Predict the Future of the TOG Universe?)
Join Sarah and Linda as they deep dive in the first Throne of Glass novel. This will be the first of a series of special episodes following Linda's journey through the entire series. You will have a first class seat into the inner workings of her mind, with the guidance of the veteran TOG reader, Sarah. Hear her thoughts and predictions about what the series has in store. Can Linda predict the future or will she be thrown for the ultimate plot twist?
19 Apr 2025
Pride and Prejudice (Mr. Darcy: Tortured Romantic Soul or Boring Blob?)
This episode celebrates the 20th anniversary of the movie Pride and Prejudice! Are Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth truly the original enemies to lovers story? Is there any hope for modern romance? And the biggest question of all, does Sarah like periodical romance pieces?
5 Apr 2025
San Andreas (Is the Science Sciencing?)
Join hosts Sarah and Linda as they discuss the movie San Andreas! In this episode, you will learn some of the science behind earthquakes, hear about how long someone *should* be able to survive underwater, whether budding romances blooming in the face of disaster ever have a chance of survival, and more!
22 Mar 2025
World War Z (How Not to Die in the First Ten Seconds of the Zombie Apocalypse)
Join hosts Sarah and Linda as they dissect the movie World War Z and discuss the future zombie apocalypse! You'll learn survival skills, what not to do (like flee to Costco), what to do (find a pilot), and more!
8 Mar 2025
The Hunger Games (We Forgot About Gale)
Join hosts Sarah and Linda as they gaslight themselves into thinking they could survive the Hunger Games! In this podcast premiere, you'll hear about survival skills (or lack of survival skills), different interpretations of girlbossing, societal connections, and so much more in as your hosts discuss Suzanne Collin's The Hunger Games!
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