Words About Books

Ben & Nate
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Feb 1, 2022 • 37min

The Thrawn Trilogy Supercut

It's finally time to put Thrawn to rest. Here's 5 episodes of our podcast over a 100 episode timeframe supercut and smashed together. If Thrawn studied this art, he'd give us a goddamn medal. Hope you enjoy!Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
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Jan 30, 2022 • 1h 23min

Burned by The Burning God Part 1

Ben and Nate discuss The Burning God, R.F. Kuang's conclusion to The Poppy War trilogy. The boys are shocked to find that The Burning God is not quite the slam dunk they thought it would be. Nate asks an uncomfortable question. Does this book ruin the series? Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
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Jan 23, 2022 • 52min

A Blatant Attempt to Cash in on the Popularity of Spiderman

We discuss The Superior Spiderman by Dan Slott, with artwork by Ryan Stegman, Humberto Ramos, and Giuseppe Camuncoli.  The boys are swerving out of their lane and discussing graphic novels once again. For science. It has nothing to do with a certain property that is smashing box office records...Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
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Jan 16, 2022 • 44min

The Original Star Wars Episode 9 (Thrawn Trilogy #3) Part II

Welcome to episode 100! We wrap up our discussion of the Thrawn Trilogy that we started ONE HUNDRED EPISODES AGO! Thanks everyone for sticking with us this long. Hope you enjoy one last dive into Thrawn as we discuss The Last Command by Timothy Zahn.Hello there. Prepare to go to a galaxy far far away one more time. Here we go again! Thrawn has the high ground! But our heroes have turned <the Noghri> against him! But really, he did that to himself. Despite all of Thrawn's power and intellect he couldn't not get stabbed to death. The only one he couldn't save was himself. Uhh... yeah no I'm out of horrible Star Wars memes. Listen to this episode. Do it! That's all I got. Listen all the way to the end to learn that Thrawn is replaced as the main villain for the last few chapters of the book.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
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Jan 9, 2022 • 1h 12min

The Original Star Wars Episode 9 (Thrawn Trilogy #3)

A long long time ago, in an alternate reality. Star wars had a different episode 9. Here we go again! Words About Books is in for one last adventure in the Star Wars Universe. This time we discuss Star Wars: The Last Command, the final book in the Thrawn Trilogy. We discuss  all your old favorites, some of your new favorites, an insane Jedi Master, and the white-clad Grand Admiral himself. We also talk about the Porkins Formation, because Porkins was done dirty. Don't forget we covered the previous two episodes of the Thrawn Trilogy (Heir to the Empire and Dark Force Rising) so be sure to check those out too!Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
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Jan 2, 2022 • 1h 7min

Aliens Infiltrator: Brought to You by ALPHA CHAD

The boys discuss Aliens Infiltrator by Weston Ochse. Nate invents a fascinating new product that turns him from a lowly, virgin caterpillar into a beautiful, masculine butterchad. Look, I won't lie to you, we threw this together real quick and then went on Christmas break. Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
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Dec 26, 2021 • 42min

Words About Books 2021 End of the Year Extravaganza!

It's the End of the Year Holiday Episode! A special time where the Bookmen look back on this past year and reflect on all the crap they put one another through. This year especially has felt like half a decade so there's plenty to reminisce about. Then we get a look ahead at next year and all the changes coming to the podcast as well as life in general. Also Nate drinks. It should be a fun episode to cap off the year, thank you so much for sticking with us. We'll see you in 2022!Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
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Dec 22, 2021 • 25min

End of the Year Mash-Up Montage

Ho-ho-ho it's Santa Nate. I'm giving you all a special gift this year: MORE WORDS ABOUT BOOKS! That's right! If you were interested in hearing some of the best bits of this year from the 12 big books we read, Nate has you covered. If you missed an episode or weren't sure it was for you but you like what you heard here, go have a listen. It's the gift that keeps on giving! Just be sure to leave cookies out for ole Santa Nate when he breaks and enters into your house to leave you Words About Books in your stocking!Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
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Dec 19, 2021 • 1h 10min

Nate Tortures Ben With Starcraft...Again

 We discuss Starcraft: Firstborn by Christie Golden.  After our Halloween episode, the luggage carrying Nate vanished. Ben assumed he was dead. Ben was wrong. Nate is back, and this time, it's personal.  The boys are talking about Starcraft, again, whether Ben likes it or not...Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
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Dec 12, 2021 • 1h 8min

Hillary Clinton and the Spontaneously Combusting Children

Words About Books is discussing Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson this week. Nate wanted a heartwarming, fun, and light book just in time for the holidays. Join us on this adventure as we discuss main character lady raising children that nobody wants because she's in love with definitely-not-Hillary-Clinton-we-swear. I hope you're ready for a heart-felt discussion of raising children, what it means to be a family, the bond and love that brings us all together, and rich asshole sociopathic politicians getting everything they ever wanted and suffering no repercussions. Stick around until the end to... oh... nope nevermind, that's actually the end. Also the children catch on fire sometimes when they're upset.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

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