Read it and Weep

Mar 08 2024 75 ep. 74 mins 5.2k

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Read it and Weep used to be a podcast about books. Now we talk about movies and other pop culture with a confidence level unearned by our actual knowledge.

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Dad Pod #02 - The Nature of Sleep

Mar 08 2024 33 mins

Wake up shot out of a canon

Dad Pod #01 - Declawing Babies

Dec 01 2023 41 mins

While Best Thing Ever is on break, we checked in with Anthony about being a new dad including lack of sleep, low expectations, and declawing babies. Parenting is fun and not that hard!

Mummy Minute #03 - Warm Bodies

Oct 31 2023 47 mins

Alex Falcone and Ezra Fox accidentally became mummy romance experts when they wrote their best-selling young adult novel (http://unwrapmyheart.com). For Spooktober they're reviewing three classic pieces of mummy pop culture and analyzing how good the mummies are if they can get it. Today they dive into a young-adult romance that is close to mummies but crucially different: zombies.

Mummy Minute #02 - Anne Rice

Oct 27 2023 63 mins

Part two of our mini-series about mummies for spooky month. This time we talked about the most famous mummy romance novel (besides ours): The Mummy or Ramses the Damses by Anne Rice. Next week we'll wrap things up (sorry) with a slant rhyme on mummies, zombie romance.

Mummy Minute #01 - The Mummy (1932)

Oct 13 2023 57 mins

Alex and Ezra accidentally became mummy romance experts when they wrote their best-selling young adult novel (http://unwrapmyheart.com). For Spooktober they're reviewing three classic pieces of mummy pop culture and analyzing how good the mummies are if they can get it.

Season 1 Wrap | BTE 1.29

Sep 14 2023 73 mins

All good things must come to an end and so must all okay things! With that, we're calling this the official end of season 1. We talked about 27 things all of which could have been the best thing ever but today we decide once and for all which one is (you'll be surprised). Plus a mini ranking and a bunch of list stuff sure to annoy almost anybody. Enjoy! Thanks for the support this

Twilight Imperium is the best thing ever | BTE 1.28

Sep 07 2023 81 mins

Since 2017 our boy Hunter has been one of the most famous players of the uber-complicated boardgame Twilight Imperium. His show Space Cats Peace Turtles chronicled the game's evolution from 3rd to 4th edition and allegedly helped shape the rules that turned it into an internationally competitive game. He takes us back through that history and carefully avoids explaining too much of

The Good Place is the best thing ever | BTE 1.27

Aug 24 2023 77 mins

The bad news is that you're dead. The good news is that you're part of an exceptional cast on a surprisingly high-concept NBC sitcom with a high jokes-per-minute and good moral center. 📊 Follow along with the Figma 📡 Subscribe to the show ☕ Join the awesome coffee club and get 30% off w/ code ALEXFALCONE

The Moon Landing is the best thing ever | BTE 1.26

Aug 18 2023 76 mins

In 1969 two men walked on the surface of the moon (and their friend waited in the car). It was without a doubt the greatest publicity stunt of all time. But even more than that, it was the only time everybody in the world watched TV at the same time because of good news. Plus we talk about why Michael Collins was a national treasure and guess how much shit we left on the moon. �

CHICKENS are the best thing ever | BTE 1.25

Aug 10 2023 83 mins

They outnumber us 3-to-1, they make breakfast possible, and they're cute as heck. They're chickens and they're everywhere. We welcome back comedian and writer Phoebe Bottoms to talk about her love of chickens plus we tell the story of their history from wild jungle fowl to backyard friends. It's a new top 10 topic! 📊 Follow along with the Figma 📡 Subscribe to the show ☕ Jo