Revisions, How Our Favorite Books Change Us with Jen Nails

About Revisions, How Our Favorite Books Change Us with Jen Nails

Las Vegas-Clark County Librarian/author Jen Nails (https://sites.google.com/view/jennails-com?usp=sharing) chats with authors, actors, comedians, librarians about why certain books from growing up made such a splash in their lives! Season 4: Brian Huskey (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1111656/), Abby Sher (https://www.abby-sher.com/bio), Jonny S (https://thelibrarydistrict.org/locations/SV/?_gl=1*1vxf388*_ga*MTg0ODkyMzc4NC4xNzc2MTA4OTg4*_ga_G99DMMNG39*czE3ODQ4MjkwMDAkbzEwJGcxJHQxNzg0ODMwMzk3JGo2MCRsMCRoMA..*_ga_W72XPZ6CJM*czE3ODQ4MjkwMDAkbzExJGcxJHQxNzg0ODMwNDA2JGo0NiRsMCRoMA..), Juliet Jeske (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decoding-fox-news-with-juliet-jeske-and-anthony-davis/id1612691018?i=1000697264578&l=ar), V (Eve Ensler) (https://www.eveensler.org/), Jane Kuo (https://janekuo.com/), my mom, June Nails. Season 3: Dara & Lyra, Ken Lamug (https://www.rabbleboy.com/), Willy Vlautin (https://www.willyvlautin.com/), Jane Borden (https://www.janeborden.com/), Yamile Saied Méndez (https://yamilemendez.com/), Desmond London (https://thelibrarydistrict.org/locations/WH/), Daria Peoples (https://www.dariapeoples.com/), Kurt Braunohler (https://www.kurtbraunohler.com/). Season 2: Jeff Hiller (https://www.instagram.com/boomboomhiller/reels/), Kathy Erskine (https://www.kathrynerskine.com/), Mark Ciccone (https://amplifypublishinggroup.com/author/mark-ciccone/), Charlie and Rachelle Luster (https://www.analogdope.com/), Dr. Micaela Blei, (https://micaelablei.com/) Ms, China (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ms-china-hudson-23b41b6a/), Billy Allen (https://www.instagram.com/3kingvisions/?hl=en). Season 1: John Ross Bowie (https://www.instagram.com/johnrossbowie/?hl=en), Negin Farsad (https://neginfarsad.com/), Dana Snyder (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1075468/), Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (https://kimberlybrubakerbradleycom.wordpress.com/), Chris Grabenstein (https://chrisgrabenstein.com/), Ellen Hopkins (https://ellenhopkinsbooks.com/), Kelsey Mazmanyan (https://thelibrarydistrict.org/locations/WM/?_gl=1*14s9y85*_ga*MTgxNDM1MDQ3Ny4xNzMxNjA2MjYy*_ga_G99DMMNG39*MTczMzY5ODEyNy4xMi4wLjE3MzM2OTgxMjcuMC4wLjA.*_ga_W72XPZ6CJM*MTczMzY5ODExOS4xMS4wLjE3MzM2OTgxMjcuMC4wLjA.).

Publisher

Jen Nails

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

9 Dec 2024

Latest episode

31 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 33 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   31 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   "The Virgin Mary was a Superhero!" Juliet Jeske unmasks the truth with the Reverend Lawrence Lovasik's Picture Book of Saints (1979).

   Journalist Juliet Jeske discusses the surprising and disturbing fates of female saints from Reverend Lawrence Lovasik's "Picture Book of Saints" with host [Host Name].

2. 

   31 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   "I Wouldn't If I Couldn't:" Jen repunctuates her enthusiasm for well-loved childhood books with I Would if I Could by Betty Miles (1982).

   Jen revisits Betty Miles' "I Would if I Could" and explores how childhood entertainment connects to adult habits, offering insights into personal growth.

3. 

   31 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   "A Library Hanger-outer:" June Marie Lanza Nails (my mom) kicks back and reminisces about her reading revolution with Hugo's Les Miserables (1862).

   Host June Marie Lanza Nails interviews her mother about how Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables" sparked a lifelong reading revolution and profound personal growth.

Inside a recent episode

"The Virgin Mary was a Superhero!" Juliet Jeske unmasks the truth with the Reverend Lawrence Lovasik's Picture Book of Saints (1979).

Published 31 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And a lot of these saints, like you were saying, like some of the women are like, they actually did things. They actually did good things to help other people. And so I'm leading up to a question, which is... Were you able to take anything along with you from Catholic school and religious upbringing that you feel like has served you like positively in your life as an adult? I think it made me kind of tougher as a human being, I will say that. Because before I got into basically covering Fox News, I went after the Proud Boys before anybody really knew who they were. It was kind of an accident. I became an accidental researcher of extremism. […]

Who has been a guest on Revisions, How Our Favorite Books Change Us with Jen Nails

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Juliet Jeske
• June Marie Lanza
• V
• Eve Ensler
• Jane Kuo

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

28 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 19 / 100

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Quality

17

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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