BOOKIN' IT
A few friends--young men, Christians, and classically educated homeschoolers--have way too much fun discussing books.
Latest episodes
Oct 24, 2022 • 50min
77. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Finale + Season 1 Review
Cooper and Tanner discuss the first season of The Rings of Power. We have been doing episode reviews over at https://patreon.com/bookinit for patrons only, and would love to see you there! As many of our patrons can attest to, this episode along with many others involves a grab bag discussion with plenty of fun and insight with some talking over each other thrown in. Enjoy this special bonus and don't forget to:SUPPORT US AND GET COOL BONUS CONTENT HERE: https://patreon.com/bookinit TEXT US HERE!
Oct 17, 2022 • 38min
76. The Green Ember: Ember Rising
The three amigos convene to discuss the third book in the Green Ember series. Is Cooper less of a grump about the books? Should Winslow the traitor have been killed? Does the writing keep getting better? Lots to talk about!SUPPORT US HERE:https://patreon.com/bookinitTEXT US HERE!
Oct 10, 2022 • 34min
75. The Tale of Despereaux
It’s time for your favorite children’s book of all time, being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread. Listen to Cooper and Isaiah discuss the heavy kid’s book by multi-Newberry medal winner Kate DiCamillo. SUPPORT US HERE:https://patreon.com/bookinitTEXT US HERE!
Sep 26, 2022 • 39min
74. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Part 2
Cooper and Tanner have a wide ranging conversation about Mark Twain's classic children's book. Among the wide ranging subjects include, but are not limited to: Is this a children's book? Was Mark Twain wrong to use the N word? Should we ban this book? How destructive is Mark Twain's degrading of Christianity? Why are mosquitos so bad? And of course, the characters of Huck and Jim. SUPPORT US HERE:https://patreon.com/bookinitTEXT US HERE!
Sep 19, 2022 • 34min
73. The Green Ember: Ember Falls
Is the second book in a series ever the best one? Cooper and Isaiah discuss a potential outlier to that rule in Ember Falls.SUPPORT US HERE:https://patreon.com/bookinitTEXT US HERE!
Sep 12, 2022 • 32min
72. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Part 1
Huck Finn is one of the best American novels of all time. Cooper and Tanner start to discuss it. What is it about this book that captures the American spirit? Is Mark Twain an atheistic jerk? Can you imagine this book without Huck narrating? Tons of insight today!!!SUPPORT US HERE:https://patreon.com/bookinitTEXT US HERE!
Aug 29, 2022 • 31min
71. The Green Ember
It’s episode 70 (technically it’s 71, but we don’t count the last one) and the start of year three for BOOKIN’ IT! To kick it off, we’re discussing The Green Ember series. Cooper and Isaiah tackle the first book today!SUPPORT US HERE:https://patreon.com/bookinitTEXT US HERE!
Aug 15, 2022 • 16min
70. The 2022 Fall Booklist
Cooper and Isaiah reveal and briefly discuss the books that they will be reading for the podcast!Check out the schedule and SUPPORT US HERE:https://patreon.com/bookinitTEXT US HERE!
Aug 1, 2022 • 23min
69. War and Peace, Part 2
What does Inception, The Peanuts Movie, the Red Badge of Courage, Lord of the Rings, and War and Peace have in common? They are all talked about in this episode! Cooper and Tanner have a rambling discussion (but a good and helpful one!) on War and Peace, giving their baggage, discussing the war and battle scenes, talking bout how cool Prince Andrey is, commenting on what Tolstoy defined W+P as, and complain about the state of modern storytelling! Loads of fun to be had in this latest episode of BOOKIN' IT!!!SUPPORT US HERE:https://patreon.com/bookinitTEXT US HERE!
Jul 11, 2022 • 21min
68. War and Peace, Part 1
Cooper and Tanner sit down to discuss the most famous book ever written: Leo's Toy Store, by Warren Peace. SUPPORT US HERE:https://patreon.com/bookinitTEXT US HERE!
