web01.fireside.fm Sun, 24 May 2026 08:04:38 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Hardcover Hooligans - Episodes Tagged with “Scifi” https://hardcoverhooligans.fireside.fm/tags/scifi Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:00:00 -0500 Two comedians and book-lovers read, review, and roast all kinds of genre fiction. From classic fantasy and sci-fi to the latest #booktok trend, we'll read ANYTHING and then make sure you hear about it. en-us episodic Driven insane by genre fiction. Hardcover Hooligans Two comedians and book-lovers read, review, and roast all kinds of genre fiction. From classic fantasy and sci-fi to the latest #booktok trend, we'll read ANYTHING and then make sure you hear about it. yes books, reading, fantasy, sci-fi, science fiction, book club, read-through, read-along, Goodreads, book review, comedy, joke, entertaining, Hardcover Hooligans hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com The Man in the High Castle https://hardcoverhooligans.fireside.fm/themaninthehighcastle f139966d-2a7b-49da-b4bf-97274462499e Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:00:00 -0500 Hardcover Hooligans full Hardcover Hooligans An alternate history where everyone makes decisions using an ancient Chinese fortune telling book instead of ChatGPT. 1:27:37 yes <p>An alternate history where everyone makes decisions using an ancient Chinese fortune telling book instead of ChatGPT. </p> <p>CW: This is a book about the Nazis winning World War 2. So we talk about that sort of stuff. I’m sure you know the sort of stuff we’re talking about. </p> <p><strong>The Man in the High Castle</strong><br> By Philip K. Dick<br> Published in 1962, by Putnam</p> <p><strong>Spoilers</strong><br> The Man in the High Castle</p> <p><strong>Links:</strong><br> Summary of the whole book: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_High_Castle" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_High_Castle</a></p> <p>About Philip K. Dick: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K._Dick" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K._Dick</a></p> <p><strong>Thanks for Listening!</strong><br> If you liked the show, please leave us a review! And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at <a href="mailto:hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com</a>. <br> And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing.</p> book, books, fantasy, fiction, scifi, booktok, book podcast, book podcast, ww2, philip k dick An alternate history where everyone makes decisions using an ancient Chinese fortune telling book instead of ChatGPT.

CW: This is a book about the Nazis winning World War 2. So we talk about that sort of stuff. I’m sure you know the sort of stuff we’re talking about.

The Man in the High Castle
By Philip K. Dick
Published in 1962, by Putnam

Spoilers
The Man in the High Castle

Links:
Summary of the whole book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_High_Castle

About Philip K. Dick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K._Dick

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]]> An alternate history where everyone makes decisions using an ancient Chinese fortune telling book instead of ChatGPT.

CW: This is a book about the Nazis winning World War 2. So we talk about that sort of stuff. I’m sure you know the sort of stuff we’re talking about.

The Man in the High Castle
By Philip K. Dick
Published in 1962, by Putnam

Spoilers
The Man in the High Castle

Links:
Summary of the whole book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_High_Castle

About Philip K. Dick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K._Dick

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]]> A Canticle for Leibowitz - Part 3 https://hardcoverhooligans.fireside.fm/canticle-part3 206ee471-12b0-4ca8-815a-1691e64f6e28 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:00:00 -0600 Hardcover Hooligans full Hardcover Hooligans After 400 years, humanity has finally recovered all their technology…including nuclear bombs! Uh oh! 1:05:33 yes <p>After 400 years, humanity has finally recovered all their technology…including nuclear bombs! Uh oh!</p> <p>A Canticle for Leibowitz<br> By Walter M. Miller, Jr. <br> Published in 1959 by J. B. Lippincott &amp; Co.</p> <p><strong>Links:</strong><br> A Canticle for Leibowitz: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Canticle_for_Leibowitz" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Canticle_for_Leibowitz</a></p> <p>Walter M. Miller, Jr.: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_M._Miller_Jr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_M._Miller_Jr</a>.</p> <p><strong>Thanks for listening!</strong><br> If you liked the show, please leave us a review! If it’s funny, we’ll read it on air. Guaranteed. <br> And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at <a href="mailto:hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com</a>. <br> And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing.</p> book, books, fiction, booktok, book podcast, bookcast, scifi, leibowitz, catholic After 400 years, humanity has finally recovered all their technology…including nuclear bombs! Uh oh!

A Canticle for Leibowitz
By Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Published in 1959 by J. B. Lippincott & Co.

Links:
A Canticle for Leibowitz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Canticle_for_Leibowitz

Walter M. Miller, Jr.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_M._Miller_Jr.

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]]> After 400 years, humanity has finally recovered all their technology…including nuclear bombs! Uh oh!

A Canticle for Leibowitz
By Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Published in 1959 by J. B. Lippincott & Co.

Links:
A Canticle for Leibowitz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Canticle_for_Leibowitz

Walter M. Miller, Jr.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_M._Miller_Jr.

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]]> A Canticle for Leibowitz - Part 2 https://hardcoverhooligans.fireside.fm/canticle-part2 ef062ee9-e0db-4f42-95b5-8ec8b58322e5 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:00:00 -0600 Hardcover Hooligans full Hardcover Hooligans We finally arrive at the first piece of true advanced technology in this novel: a lightbulb. 1:00:16 yes <p>We finally arrive at the first piece of true advanced technology in this novel: a lightbulb. </p> <p><strong>A Canticle for Leibowitz</strong><br> By Walter M. Miller, Jr. <br> Published in 1959 by J. B. Lippincott &amp; Co.</p> <p><strong>Links:</strong><br> A Canticle for Leibowitz: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Canticle_for_Leibowitz" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Canticle_for_Leibowitz</a></p> <p>Walter M. Miller, Jr.: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_M._Miller_Jr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_M._Miller_Jr</a>.</p> <p>The Story of Job: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Job" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Job</a> </p> <p><strong>Thanks for listening!</strong><br> If you liked the show, please leave us a review! If it’s funny, we’ll read it on air. Guaranteed. <br> And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at <a href="mailto:hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com</a>. <br> And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing.</p> book, books, fiction, booktok, book podcast, bookcast, scifi, leibowitz, catholic We finally arrive at the first piece of true advanced technology in this novel: a lightbulb.

A Canticle for Leibowitz
By Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Published in 1959 by J. B. Lippincott & Co.

Links:
A Canticle for Leibowitz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Canticle_for_Leibowitz

Walter M. Miller, Jr.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_M._Miller_Jr.

The Story of Job: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Job

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]]> We finally arrive at the first piece of true advanced technology in this novel: a lightbulb.

A Canticle for Leibowitz
By Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Published in 1959 by J. B. Lippincott & Co.

Links:
A Canticle for Leibowitz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Canticle_for_Leibowitz

Walter M. Miller, Jr.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_M._Miller_Jr.

The Story of Job: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Job

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]]> A Canticle for Leibowitz - Part 1 https://hardcoverhooligans.fireside.fm/canticle-part1 07845bd7-ca52-4890-8a50-6dcd5dfe0b2a Mon, 17 Nov 2025 07:00:00 -0600 Hardcover Hooligans full Hardcover Hooligans No lasers, no spaceships, just a sci-fi novel about a monk who finds a grocery list. Featuring our first ever guest on the podcast! 1:24:36 yes <p>No lasers, no spaceships, just a sci-fi novel about a monk who finds a grocery list. Featuring our first ever guest on the podcast!</p> <p>Sorry we mentioned the new pope so many times–it was really relevant back when we recorded this. </p> <p><strong>A Canticle for Leibowitz</strong><br> By Walter M. Miller, Jr. <br> Published in 1959 by J. B. Lippincott &amp; Co.</p> <p><strong>Links:</strong><br> A Canticle for Leibowitz: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Canticle_for_Leibowitz" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Canticle_for_Leibowitz</a></p> <p>Walter M. Miller, Jr.: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_M._Miller_Jr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_M._Miller_Jr</a>.</p> <p>How to Gird Up Your Loins - Art of Manliness: <a href="https://www.artofmanliness.com/skills/manly-know-how/how-to-gird-up-your-loins-an-illustrated-guide/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.artofmanliness.com/skills/manly-know-how/how-to-gird-up-your-loins-an-illustrated-guide/</a></p> <p><strong>Thanks for listening!</strong><br> If you liked the show, please leave us a review! If it’s funny, we’ll read it on air. Guaranteed. <br> And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at <a href="mailto:hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com</a>. <br> And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing.</p> book, books, fiction, booktok, book podcast, bookcast, scifi, leibowitz, catholic No lasers, no spaceships, just a sci-fi novel about a monk who finds a grocery list. Featuring our first ever guest on the podcast!

Sorry we mentioned the new pope so many times–it was really relevant back when we recorded this.

A Canticle for Leibowitz
By Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Published in 1959 by J. B. Lippincott & Co.

Links:
A Canticle for Leibowitz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Canticle_for_Leibowitz

Walter M. Miller, Jr.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_M._Miller_Jr.

How to Gird Up Your Loins - Art of Manliness: https://www.artofmanliness.com/skills/manly-know-how/how-to-gird-up-your-loins-an-illustrated-guide/

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]]> No lasers, no spaceships, just a sci-fi novel about a monk who finds a grocery list. Featuring our first ever guest on the podcast!

Sorry we mentioned the new pope so many times–it was really relevant back when we recorded this.

A Canticle for Leibowitz
By Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Published in 1959 by J. B. Lippincott & Co.

Links:
A Canticle for Leibowitz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Canticle_for_Leibowitz

Walter M. Miller, Jr.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_M._Miller_Jr.

How to Gird Up Your Loins - Art of Manliness: https://www.artofmanliness.com/skills/manly-know-how/how-to-gird-up-your-loins-an-illustrated-guide/

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]]> Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius https://hardcoverhooligans.fireside.fm/borges3-tlon 91aefe3c-2a80-4b7e-9d7c-108d891a7fc1 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 07:00:00 -0500 Hardcover Hooligans full Hardcover Hooligans After an unintentional summer hiatus, we’re back with the third and final installment of our short series on Borges short stories. And oh no! It turns out a billionaire creating a fantasy planet with his friends can destroy the world. 41:16 yes <p>After an unintentional summer hiatus, we’re back with the third and final installment of our short series on Borges short stories.</p> <p>And oh no! It turns out a billionaire creating a fantasy planet with his friends can destroy the world.</p> <p>Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius<br> By Jorge Luis Borges<br> Published in 1940 by Sur. </p> <p><strong>Links:</strong><br> Borges:<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges</a></p> <p>Tlön, Uqbar, Orbius Tertius<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tl%C3%B6n,_Uqbar,_Orbis_Tertius" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tl%C3%B6n,_Uqbar,_Orbis_Tertius</a></p> <p><strong>Thanks for listening!</strong><br> If you liked the show, please leave us a review! If it’s funny, we’ll read it on air. Guaranteed. <br> And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at <a href="mailto:hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com</a>. <br> And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing.</p> book, books, fiction, booktok, book podcast, bookcast, Borges, fantasy After an unintentional summer hiatus, we’re back with the third and final installment of our short series on Borges short stories.

And oh no! It turns out a billionaire creating a fantasy planet with his friends can destroy the world.

Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius
By Jorge Luis Borges
Published in 1940 by Sur.

Links:
Borges:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges

Tlön, Uqbar, Orbius Tertius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tl%C3%B6n,_Uqbar,_Orbis_Tertius

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]]> After an unintentional summer hiatus, we’re back with the third and final installment of our short series on Borges short stories.

And oh no! It turns out a billionaire creating a fantasy planet with his friends can destroy the world.

Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius
By Jorge Luis Borges
Published in 1940 by Sur.

Links:
Borges:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges

Tlön, Uqbar, Orbius Tertius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tl%C3%B6n,_Uqbar,_Orbis_Tertius

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]]> Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote https://hardcoverhooligans.fireside.fm/borges2-pierremenard 84f21b5f-817d-4f0f-a9bd-a0e2814e54df Mon, 02 Jun 2025 07:00:00 -0500 Hardcover Hooligans full Hardcover Hooligans If we claimed we wrote a Borges story and read it in its entirety at the end of our podcast, that would make the story infinitely richer. 51:43 yes <p>If we claimed we wrote a Borges story and read it in its entirety at the end of our podcast, that would make the story infinitely richer. </p> <p><strong>Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote</strong><br> By Jorge Luis Borges<br> Published in 1939 by Editorial Sur. </p> <p><strong>Spoilers</strong><br> Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote, by Jorge Luis Borges</p> <p><strong>Links:</strong><br> Borges:<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges</a></p> <p>Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Menard,_Author_of_the_Quixote" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Menard,_Author_of_the_Quixote</a></p> <p><strong>Thanks for listening!</strong><br> If you liked the show, please leave us a review! If it’s funny, we’ll read it on air. Guaranteed. <br> And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at <a href="mailto:hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com</a>. <br> And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing.</p> book, books, fiction, booktok, book podcast, bookcast, Borges If we claimed we wrote a Borges story and read it in its entirety at the end of our podcast, that would make the story infinitely richer.

Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote
By Jorge Luis Borges
Published in 1939 by Editorial Sur.

Spoilers
Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote, by Jorge Luis Borges

Links:
Borges:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges

Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Menard,_Author_of_the_Quixote

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]]> If we claimed we wrote a Borges story and read it in its entirety at the end of our podcast, that would make the story infinitely richer.

Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote
By Jorge Luis Borges
Published in 1939 by Editorial Sur.

Spoilers
Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote, by Jorge Luis Borges

Links:
Borges:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges

Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Menard,_Author_of_the_Quixote

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]]> The Library of Babel https://hardcoverhooligans.fireside.fm/borges1-babel eb8b4010-d1eb-4d27-a059-6b5c7ffbdf31 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:00:00 -0500 Hardcover Hooligans full Hardcover Hooligans An infinite library implies the existence of infinite Mr. Beast video transcripts. 48:30 yes <p>An infinite library implies the existence of infinite Mr. Beast video transcripts. </p> <p><strong>The Library of Babel</strong><br> By Jorge Luis Borges<br> Published in 1941 by Editorial Sur. <br> Part of the story collection “The Garden of Forking Paths”</p> <p><strong>Spoilers</strong><br> The Library of Babel, by Jorge Luis Borges</p> <p><strong>Links:</strong><br> The Library of Babel exists!<br> <a href="https://libraryofbabel.info/%E2%80%99" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://libraryofbabel.info/’</a></p> <p>Borges:<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges</a></p> <p>The Library of Babel:<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Library_of_Babel" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Library_of_Babel</a></p> <p><strong>Thanks for listening!</strong><br> If you liked the show, please leave us a review! If it’s funny, we’ll read it on air. Guaranteed. <br> And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at <a href="mailto:hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com</a>. <br> And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing.</p> book, books, fiction, booktok, book podcast, bookcast, library of babel, Borges An infinite library implies the existence of infinite Mr. Beast video transcripts.

The Library of Babel
By Jorge Luis Borges
Published in 1941 by Editorial Sur.
Part of the story collection “The Garden of Forking Paths”

Spoilers
The Library of Babel, by Jorge Luis Borges

Links:
The Library of Babel exists!
https://libraryofbabel.info/’

Borges:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges

The Library of Babel:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Library_of_Babel

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]]> An infinite library implies the existence of infinite Mr. Beast video transcripts.

The Library of Babel
By Jorge Luis Borges
Published in 1941 by Editorial Sur.
Part of the story collection “The Garden of Forking Paths”

Spoilers
The Library of Babel, by Jorge Luis Borges

Links:
The Library of Babel exists!
https://libraryofbabel.info/’

Borges:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges

The Library of Babel:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Library_of_Babel

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]]> Carrie https://hardcoverhooligans.fireside.fm/carrie 33a22fb1-f322-41bd-8ed0-2ab7ef44c5f6 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 07:00:00 -0500 Hardcover Hooligans full Hardcover Hooligans The moral of this story is to not bully the girl with latent psychic abilities. 1:13:18 yes <p>The moral of this story is to not bully the girl with latent psychic abilities.</p> <p>CW: discussions of violence, blood, domestic abuse, various sexual stuff, misogyny, religious abuse, and I’m sure other unpleasant things. </p> <p><strong>Carrie</strong><br> By Stephen King<br> Published in 1974 by Doubleday.</p> <p><strong>Spoilers</strong><br> Carrie</p> <p><strong>Links:</strong><br> Summary and info: <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_(novel)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_(novel)</a></p> <p><strong>Thanks for listening!</strong><br> If you liked the show, please leave us a review! If it’s funny, we’ll read it on air. Guaranteed. <br> And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at <a href="mailto:hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com</a>. <br> And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing.</p> book, books, fiction, booktok, book podcast, bookcast, horror, stephen king, carrie The moral of this story is to not bully the girl with latent psychic abilities.

CW: discussions of violence, blood, domestic abuse, various sexual stuff, misogyny, religious abuse, and I’m sure other unpleasant things.

Carrie
By Stephen King
Published in 1974 by Doubleday.

Spoilers
Carrie

Links:
Summary and info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_(novel)

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CW: discussions of violence, blood, domestic abuse, various sexual stuff, misogyny, religious abuse, and I’m sure other unpleasant things.

Carrie
By Stephen King
Published in 1974 by Doubleday.

Spoilers
Carrie

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]]> Dungeon Crawler Carl https://hardcoverhooligans.fireside.fm/dungeon-crawler-carl 2468a144-b2aa-4588-ac66-34bebb1f9e5c Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0500 Hardcover Hooligans full Hardcover Hooligans I guess books are just video games now. 59:24 yes <p>I guess books are just video games now. </p> <p>This week we cover “Dungeon Crawler Carl”, the first book in the best-selling LitRPG series of the same name. </p> <p><strong>Dungeon Crawler Carl</strong><br> By Matt Dinniman<br> Self-published in 2020. </p> <p><strong>Spoilers</strong><br> Dungeon Crawler Carl</p> <p><strong>Links:</strong><br> Summary and info: <br> <a href="https://dungeon-crawler-carl.fandom.com/wiki/Dungeon_Crawler_Carl_(Book)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://dungeon-crawler-carl.fandom.com/wiki/Dungeon_Crawler_Carl_(Book)</a></p> <p>LitRPG:<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LitRPG" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LitRPG</a> </p> <p><strong>Thanks for listening!</strong><br> If you liked the show, please leave us a review! If it’s funny, we’ll read it on air. Guaranteed. <br> And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at <a href="mailto:hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com</a>. <br> And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing. </p> book, books, fiction, booktok, book podcast, bookcast, fantasy, litrpg, dungeon crawler carl, dnd, d&d I guess books are just video games now.

This week we cover “Dungeon Crawler Carl”, the first book in the best-selling LitRPG series of the same name.

Dungeon Crawler Carl
By Matt Dinniman
Self-published in 2020.

Spoilers
Dungeon Crawler Carl

Links:
Summary and info:
https://dungeon-crawler-carl.fandom.com/wiki/Dungeon_Crawler_Carl_(Book)

LitRPG:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LitRPG

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This week we cover “Dungeon Crawler Carl”, the first book in the best-selling LitRPG series of the same name.

Dungeon Crawler Carl
By Matt Dinniman
Self-published in 2020.

Spoilers
Dungeon Crawler Carl

Links:
Summary and info:
https://dungeon-crawler-carl.fandom.com/wiki/Dungeon_Crawler_Carl_(Book)

LitRPG:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LitRPG

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]]> Watchmen https://hardcoverhooligans.fireside.fm/watchmen 7dbdd101-f216-48c5-a402-4a05e4f2a844 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:30:00 -0500 Hardcover Hooligans full Hardcover Hooligans That’s right, we read comic books now! Just kidding, it’s called a "graphic novel". And this one’s about a bunch of superheroes who aren’t really that super and one blue guy who is TOO super. Get ready for morally grey characters, questionable motives, and a weird spooky pirate story. 1:14:07 yes <p>That’s right, we read comic books now! Just kidding, it’s called a <em>graphic novel</em>. And this one’s about a bunch of superheroes who aren’t really that super and one blue guy who is TOO super. Get ready for morally grey characters, questionable motives, and a weird spooky pirate story. </p> <p><strong>Watchmen</strong><br> By Alan Moore &amp; David Ribbons<br> Published in 1987 by DC Comics. </p> <p><strong>Spoilers</strong><br> Watchmen</p> <p><strong>Links:</strong><br> Summary and info: <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen</a></p> <p>The Greater Good: Analyzing Morality in Watchmen, by Jeffrey Wu<br> <a href="https://www.bu.edu/writingprogram/journal/past-issues/issue-8/wu/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.bu.edu/writingprogram/journal/past-issues/issue-8/wu/</a></p> <p><strong>Thanks for listening!</strong><br> If you liked the show, please leave us a review! If it’s funny, we’ll read it on air. Guaranteed. <br> And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at <a href="mailto:hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com</a>. <br> And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing.</p> book, books, fiction, booktok, book podcast, bookcast, graphic novel, watchmen, hbo, super heroes, marvel That’s right, we read comic books now! Just kidding, it’s called a graphic novel. And this one’s about a bunch of superheroes who aren’t really that super and one blue guy who is TOO super. Get ready for morally grey characters, questionable motives, and a weird spooky pirate story.

Watchmen
By Alan Moore & David Ribbons
Published in 1987 by DC Comics.

Spoilers
Watchmen

Links:
Summary and info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen

The Greater Good: Analyzing Morality in Watchmen, by Jeffrey Wu
https://www.bu.edu/writingprogram/journal/past-issues/issue-8/wu/

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]]> That’s right, we read comic books now! Just kidding, it’s called a graphic novel. And this one’s about a bunch of superheroes who aren’t really that super and one blue guy who is TOO super. Get ready for morally grey characters, questionable motives, and a weird spooky pirate story.

Watchmen
By Alan Moore & David Ribbons
Published in 1987 by DC Comics.

Spoilers
Watchmen

Links:
Summary and info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen

The Greater Good: Analyzing Morality in Watchmen, by Jeffrey Wu
https://www.bu.edu/writingprogram/journal/past-issues/issue-8/wu/

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