Leif officially dips his toes into his Steam library, and found two games to play. In one, you can play anything from a cow to a quark, while the other makes you live through the family experience of a child dying from cancer. The biggest similarity between the two is that they're both short. Leif and Emily discuss intention, theory, and what makes a game a enjoyable.

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Emily warns us all about how the media is controlling us, and is being controlled itself. Naturally, a few political rants ensue. We discuss Noam Chomsky, The West Wing, and conspiracy theories.

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Our final episode of the year We have special guest Jamie Bienhoff on to talk about Jane Austen's most famous work, Pride and Prejudice. We discuss required reading, audio books, and adaptations galore.

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It's 2020, and Tsundoku Book Club is back, leaving apologies for late episodes in the 2010s. Leif starts out strong by going back to his strong suit, complaining about genre fiction after reading Fall of Gods, an illustrated book. Emily and the birthday boy discuss Kickstarter, concept art, and compelling storytelling.

Fall of Gods was created by Rasmus Berggreen and Michael Vogt.

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Emily reveals her love of essay collections with Me Talk Pretty One Day, by David Sedaris. But what do we do when those essays aren't quite what we were expecting? Leif and Emily discuss faulty memories, Rent, and somehow, Israeli apartheid.

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We're joined by Tim to discuss Budayeen Nights. This collection of short stories by George Alec Effinger center on the cyberpunk future in a nameless city, steeped in Middle Eastern culture. What does it take for Leif to enjoy a book? Apparently, good characters, humor, and not holding the reader's hand.

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Tim returns to tell us a tale of two books, and how our podcast inspired him to quit reading one of them! We discuss relationships, hauntings, and how this episode definitely isn't sponsored by Amazon Prime shipping.

Running with Scissors is written by Augusten Burroughs Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places is written by Colin Dickey

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In order to get her mind off of the current coronavirus pandemic, Emily decided to read A.D.: After the Deluge, a comic about Hurricane Katrina and the people who lived through it. Your isolated hosts discuss crises, looting, and double-page spreads.

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Leif finishes off his Humble Bundle collection with Song of Kali, a horror novel by Dan Simmons, sort of. Join Leif and Emily as they discuss racism, humanity, and the Fairly Oddparents. It's... a strange one folks.

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Leif liked Emily's A.D. comic book, so he decided to follow up with one of his own. A.D.: After Death asks important questions like: what is the cure for death? What killed off humanity? And should you get back with your ex? Leif also tries to get over his desire for newer, flashier art.

A.D. After Death was written by Scott Snyder, and illustrated by Jeff Lemire.

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