REALLY FREE BOOK CLUB

About REALLY FREE BOOK CLUB

this summer's hottest club

Publisher

julia

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Nov 2023

Latest episode

17 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

16 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Jan 2026

   MULTILINGUALISM & PERSONAL CURRICULUM

   Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/HseShO8OzX4 A better world is possible and you belong in it. Thanks for watching! Don't forget to subscribe The podcast returns for 2026. Today's espisode is about living abroad, studying and learning new languages, and being more intentional with our reading in 2026 by exploring a personal curriculum. Donate to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/donate Call your representative and tell them to end arms and support to Isra...

2. 

   9 Nov 2025

   WE"RE SO BACK. MAMDANI WINS NYC

   A better world is possible and you belong in it Thanks for watching! Donate to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/donate Call your representative and tell them to end arms and support to Israel: https://www.commoncause.org/find-your... View more options to donate to support Palestinian families: https://arab.org/portal/palestine/whe...

3. 

   10 Mar 2025

   Trip to NYC and What I Read in February

   thanks for listening! youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@NationalJuliagraphic

4. 

   10 Mar 2025

   My favorite media of February

   thanks for listening! Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@NationalJuliagraphic

5. 

   4 Nov 2024

   about eastern orthodox christianity

   catching up about church, archery, and overthinking magnetismsee you next timewatch on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@REALLYFREEBOOKCLUB

6. 

   27 Sept 2024

   idk anything about hunting

   i took a hunting class, won $30, and can't stop listening to tyler childersnewsletter - cotageofthemind.substack.cominstagram - instagram.com/nationaljuliagraphic

7. 

   18 Jun 2024

   7 Agonizing Days on a Cruise Ship and Joey Chestnut's Cancellation

   the internet's hottest club today we're talking about paywalls, books we read in may, a misleading facebook promo, and joey chestnut being banned from the nathan's hot dog contest. thanks for listening! reading list Decline in local news outlets is accelerating despite efforts to help (AP): https://apnews.com/article/local-newspapers-closing-jobs-3ad83659a6ee070ae3f39144dd840c1b (https://apnews.com/article/local-newspapers-closing-jobs-3ad83659a6ee070ae3f39144dd840c1b) How the decline of local news affects coverage and communities (Seattle Times): https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/how-the-decline-of-local-news-affects-coverage-and-communities/ (https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/how-the-decline-of-local-news-affects-coverage-and-communities/) Academic journals don't pay writers, excluding scholars who can't afford to work for free from getting published. Here's why that's a problem (Business Insider): https://www.businessinsider.com/problem-academic-journals-not-paying-writers-scholars-2021-5 (https://www.businessinsider.com/problem-academic-journals-not-paying-writers-scholars-2021-5) Lauren Slater Bio (Penguin Random House): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/28668/lauren-slater/ (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/28668/lauren-slater/) Emmett Rensin Website: https://emmettrensin.com/about (https://emmettrensin.com/about) Project LETS Resource Page: https://projectlets.org/resources (https://projectlets.org/resources) Icon of the Seas info page (Royal Caribbean): https://www.royalcaribbean.com/icon-of-the-seas (https://www.royalcaribbean.com/icon-of-the-seas) Who is Daddy’s Little Meatball? (New York Times): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/style/daddys-little-meatball.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/style/daddys-little-meatball.html) Interview with Gary Shteyngart (The Atlantic): https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2024/04/america-royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-icon-of-seas/678169/ (https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2024/04/america-royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-icon-of-seas/678169/) Joey Chestnut unable to compete in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest after signing with plant-based food company (NBC News): https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/joey-chestnut-unable-compete-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-signing-pl-rcna156617 (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/joey-chestnut-unable-compete-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-signing-pl-rcna156617) books mentioned (affiliate links) by purchasing a book on bookshop.org you are helping support the show! of course we recommend first checking your local library to see if the books are available <3 Lying by Lauren Slater: https://bookshop.org/a/11310/9780142000069 (https://bookshop.org/a/11310/9780142000069) The Complications by Emmett Rensin: https://bookshop.org/a/11310/9780063057227 (https://bookshop.org/a/11310/9780063057227)

8. 

   17 Mar 2024

   *unlocked* field notes: graduate exam. getting older

   voice notes from my morning walk on march 8 2024. trying not to hold it all in. being grateful this episode was unlocked from our Patreon. for more like this and other bonus episodes AND to help feed people for free, join below - Join our Patreon: patreon.com/1999pod (https://patreon.com/1999pod) Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ)

9. 

   11 Mar 2024

   chat between friends about credit cards | 006

   got some IG questions about understanding credit cards. if we were just friends hanging out, this is the advice i'd give you. linked resources below! thanks for listening show notes Cornell Bird Count https://www.birdcount.org/ (https://www.birdcount.org/) Find Your Audubon Society chapter https://www.audubon.org/about/audubon-near-you?state=NC (https://www.audubon.org/about/audubon-near-you?state=NC) Environmental Educator Certification https://naaee.org/programs/certification (https://naaee.org/programs/certification) TO ANYONE WHO EVER ASKS (Connie Converse book) (affiliate) https://bookshop.org/a/11310/9780593187364 (https://bookshop.org/a/11310/9780593187364) Connie Converse on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/2wAPeWKKHrPZ3UUqnw9Bpy?si=jI0n-UdpROy0-QZF0Agqhg (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2wAPeWKKHrPZ3UUqnw9Bpy?si=jI0n-UdpROy0-QZF0Agqhg) YouMedia at Chicago Public Libraries https://www.chipublib.org/youmedia-teens/ (https://www.chipublib.org/youmedia-teens/) The Financial Diet on Youtube https://youtube.com/@thefinancialdiet?si=e6Gpq8P6b9s9bW91 (https://youtube.com/@thefinancialdiet?si=e6Gpq8P6b9s9bW91) Rocket Money https://signup.rocketmoney.com/?utm_content=landing-page-variant-Rocket+Money+-+404+Page-b&lptest=landing-page-variant-Rocket+Money+-+404+Page-b (https://signup.rocketmoney.com/?utm_content=landing-page-variant-Rocket+Money+-+404+Page-b&lptest=landing-page-variant-Rocket+Money+-+404+Page-b) Tricks to Boost Your Credit Score NPR https://open.spotify.com/episode/7D9cnk5d57GOa4s7emQUOZ?si=e2268a4a259243c4  (https://open.spotify.com/episode/7D9cnk5d57GOa4s7emQUOZ?si=e2268a4a259243c4) I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt (https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-madeline-pendleton/20025254?aid=11310&ean=9780385549783&listref=podcast-book-mentions) by Madeline Pendleton (Affiliate) - Join our Patreon: patreon.com/1999pod (https://patreon.com/1999pod) Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ)

10. 

    11 Feb 2024

    re: local government

    voice note from chapel hill NC on how local governments can make or break the character of your town and the wellbeing of the people who live there. these college towns don't need more luxury apartments. this is a piece of released bonus content! for more like this, visit patreon.com/1999pod (https://patreon.com/1999pod) sources: samet corporation: https://www.sametcorp.com/ (https://www.sametcorp.com/) local businesses in chapel hill nc: https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2024/01/city-tin-cup-joe-closing-housing-transportation-downtown-chapel-hill (https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2024/01/city-tin-cup-joe-closing-housing-transportation-downtown-chapel-hill) mvp southgate: https://appvoices.org/pipelines/mvp-southgate/ (https://appvoices.org/pipelines/mvp-southgate/) mebane buccee's: https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2024/01/city-mebane-bucees-approval-environmental-concerns#:~:text=The%20Mebane%20City%20Council%20unanimously,8%20city%20council%20meeting (https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2024/01/city-mebane-bucees-approval-environmental-concerns#:~:text=The%20Mebane%20City%20Council%20unanimously,8%20city%20council%20meeting) - Join our Patreon: patreon.com/1999pod (https://patreon.com/1999pod) Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ)

11. 

    28 Jan 2024

    Catching up, laying down

    apologies for the audio in advance!! i figured out what setting i should have been on after recording. we'll get em next time. talking about sports, the plane, and book reviews. thanks for listening! show notes: Unc super senior https://www.si.com/college/unc/basketball/expert-unc-basketball-premier-super-senior-10-23 (https://www.si.com/college/unc/basketball/expert-unc-basketball-premier-super-senior-10-23) Pro softball salary cap https://thedmonline.com/column-unfortunate-reality-female-softball-players/ (https://thedmonline.com/column-unfortunate-reality-female-softball-players/) Growing pro softball? https://apnews.com/article/softball-oklahoma-wpf-athletes-unlimited-54aeba60195f67c254a12ff49722557a (https://apnews.com/article/softball-oklahoma-wpf-athletes-unlimited-54aeba60195f67c254a12ff49722557a) What is NIL? https://www.ncsasports.org/name-image-likeness (https://www.ncsasports.org/name-image-likeness) Livvy Dunne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livvy_Dunne (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livvy_Dunne) Lacrosse YouTube star Mitchel Pehlke https://www.youtube.com/@MitchellPehlke (https://www.youtube.com/@MitchellPehlke) Alaskan Airlines Door Plug failure https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/faa-investigate-boeing-door-plug-falls-alaska-airlines-plane-midair-rcna133491 (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/faa-investigate-boeing-door-plug-falls-alaska-airlines-plane-midair-rcna133491) Vocational Awe and Librarianship https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocational-awe/ (https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocational-awe/) Netgalley https://www.netgalley.com/ (https://www.netgalley.com/) World of Rot preorder link https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/world-of-rot-britt-crow-miller/1144558111 (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/world-of-rot-britt-crow-miller/1144558111) About rabies https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/medical_care/vaccine.html#:~:text=The%20first%20dose%20of%20the,the%20deltoid%20area%20(arm) (https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/medical_care/vaccine.html#:~:text=The%20first%20dose%20of%20the,the%20deltoid%20area%20(arm)) - Join our Patreon: patreon.com/1999pod (https://patreon.com/1999pod) Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ)

12. 

    27 Jan 2024

    What Are We Going To Do About It?

    bearing witness to all the horrible things going on in the world can make us feel useless and powerless. so what are we going to do about it? today i'm talking about my holiday break, announcing my NEWSLETTER!!!!! and giving you some starting points for making a change in your community. add ideas to the comments below updates: 30% of patreon revenue will be donated to local food justice groups or used to put free food in local food fridges. thank you for your support and for helping feed people for free <3 subscribe to my newsletter COTTAGE OF THE MIND (https://cottageofthemind.substack.com/) episode notes: Why Do We Follow Brands? by Alice Cappelle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14JGQ1JWSgc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14JGQ1JWSgc) RIP Medical Debt: https://www.ripmedicaldebt.org/ (https://www.ripmedicaldebt.org/) Seek by iNaturalist https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app (https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app) iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/ (https://www.inaturalist.org/) - Join our Patreon: patreon.com/1999pod (https://patreon.com/1999pod) Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ)

13. 

    15 Dec 2023

    Should You Go To Grad School? (No)

    Chatting about my week and convincing you to (maybe) reconsider grad school. Advice for you young ones who need to plan the next step at all times - Join our Patreon: patreon.com/1999pod (https://patreon.com/1999pod) Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ)

14. 

    11 Dec 2023

    Bonus | Screen Time Report: The Golden Bachelor

    Hey y'all, today we're bringing a Patreon exclusive to the main feed. This is the first ever Screen Time Report: a patreon - only film club hosted by the least knowledgeable person surrounding film and tv. Recommendations welcome. Let us know what you think and subscribe at patreon.com/1999pod (https://patreon.com/1999pod) - Join our Patreon: patreon.com/1999pod (https://patreon.com/1999pod) Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ)

15. 

    26 Nov 2023

    002: In Defense of Grandma Hobbies

    I'm working on a balaclava and catching up! This week's topics include grandma hobbies, feeling disconnected from the things we own, and how much grad school sucks. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/cottageofthemind (https://www.patreon.com/cottageofthemind) BDS Boycott Targets & Information: https://bdsmovement.net/Act-Now-Against-These-Companies-Profiting-From-Genocide  (https://bdsmovement.net/Act-Now-Against-These-Companies-Profiting-From-Genocide) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cottageofthemind/ (https://www.instagram.com/cottageofthemind/) COTM Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ) Julia's Instagram: https://instagram.com/juliaeamodeo/ (https://instagram.com/juliaeamodeo/) - Join our Patreon: patreon.com/1999pod (https://patreon.com/1999pod) Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ)

16. 

    3 Nov 2023

    Who am I and What Am I Doing | 001

    It's the first episode! In this introductory episode, I talk about finding your purpose, creating something new, and how I can't wait to be done with grad school.  Thanks for listening <3 - Join our Patreon: patreon.com/1999pod (https://patreon.com/1999pod) Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObuzj88QlepAB6Iz99C6FQ)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

26,631

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100

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Quality

6

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

32

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