Episodes

  • The Princess Bride | Buttercup's Baby
    Dec 10 2024

    (6/6) We discuss the first (and only) chapter of the sequel to The Princess Bride. It strikes Ryan as more of an epilogue, but hey, he didn't write it...

    Read along with us! The next book we'll be reading for Christmas Eve is Terry Pratchett's Hogfather!

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    Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter

    Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Cara "Kit" Carter

    Theme music by Jake Weller. Listen to Jake's album, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wasting Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Special thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vidwest Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for providing some equipment and a recording space.


    (00:00) Introduction

    (01:07) An Explanation

    (14:55) Chapter 1: Fezzik dies

    (45:15) More reading group questions!

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    54 mins
  • The Princess Bride | Chapters 7 & 8
    Nov 26 2024

    (5/6) The Turk and the Spaniard save the Man in Black. Buttercup escapes the clutches of Prince Humperdink...or does she?

    Read along with us! We're reading the ⁠⁠⁠30th-anniversary edition⁠⁠⁠ of the book. Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get ad-free episodes! Or make a one-time donation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.


    Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter

    Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Cara "Kit" Carter

    Theme music by Jake Weller. Listen to Jake's album, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wasting Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Special thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vidwest Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for providing some equipment and a recording space.


    (00:00) Introduction

    (01:39) Chapter 7: The Wedding

    (34:30) Chapter 8: Honeymoon

    (59:11) Answering the reading group guide questions in the back of the book.

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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • The Princess Bride | Chapter 6
    Nov 12 2024

    (4/6) Two years later (two weeks for you!), we come to the Festivities. Buttercup has to live with her choices. The Man in Black goes through a gamut of torture. Humperdink prepares for the wedding.

    Read along with us! We're reading the ⁠⁠30th-anniversary edition⁠⁠ of the book.

    Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get ad-free episodes! Or make a one-time donation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.


    Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter

    Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Cara "Kit" Carter

    Theme music by Jake Weller. Listen to Jake's album, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wasting Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Special thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vidwest Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for providing some equipment and a recording space.


    (00:00) Introduction

    (00:56) Chapter 6

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    52 mins
  • Functionally Electorate
    Nov 5 2024

    In this bonus election day episode, Ryan chats with Gregg Bush about politics and books and political books.


    Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get ad-free episodes! Or make a one-time donation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.


    Link dump:

    • The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg
    • Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
    • Working by Studs Terkel
    • The Great Divide by Terkel
    • The Good War by Terkel
    • The Laramie Project
    • Lady Windermere's Fan
    • Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women by Susan Faludi
    • Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man by Faludi
    • Bree Newsome
    • Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue
    • Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen
    • Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
    • Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Enright
    • Lost or Found by Scott Edwards

    Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter

    Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Gregg Bush

    Theme music by Jake Weller. Listen to Jake's album, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wasting Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Special thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vidwest Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for providing some equipment and a recording space.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • The Princess Bride | Chapter 5
    Oct 29 2024

    (3/6) Buttercup is kidnapped! Her kidnappers are challenged by the Man in Black.

    Read along with us! We're reading the ⁠⁠⁠30th-anniversary edition⁠⁠⁠ of the book. Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get ad-free episodes! Or make a one-time donation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.


    Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter

    Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Cara "Kit" Carter

    Theme music by Jake Weller. Listen to Jake's album, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wasting Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Special thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vidwest Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for providing some equipment and a recording space.


    (00:00) Introduction

    (01:38) Chapter 5: The Announcement

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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • The Princess Bride | Chapters 1-4
    Oct 15 2024

    (2/6) Buttercup finds and loses love. Humperdink has gotta get married!

    Read along with us! We're reading the ⁠⁠⁠30th-anniversary edition⁠⁠⁠ of the book.


    Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get ad-free episodes! Or make a one-time donation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Produced, directed, and edited by: Ryan Carter

    Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Cara Carter

    Recorded by: Chris D. Mooney

    Theme music by Jake Weller. Check out Jake's album, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wasting Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Special thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vidwest Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for providing some equipment and a recording space.

    (00:00) Introduction

    (01:37) Chapter 1

    (37:58) Chapter 2

    (43:40) Chapter 3

    (50:58) Chapter 4

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    56 mins
  • The Princess Bride | The Three Introductions
    Oct 1 2024

    (1/6) Let's hit rewind a couple of years and chat about a lifetime favorite book of Ryan's spouse, Cara Carter. This episode we discuss the 30th anniversary intro, the 25th anniversary intro, and the original intro.


    Read along with us! We're reading the ⁠⁠30th-anniversary edition⁠⁠ of the book.


    Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get ad-free episodes! Or make a one-time donation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.


    Produced, directed, and edited by: Ryan Carter
    Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Cara Carter
    Recorded by: Chris D. Mooney
    Theme music by Jake Weller. Check out Jake's album, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wasting Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
    Special thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vidwest Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for providing some equipment and a recording space.


    (00:00) A word from Ryan
    (02:10) 2 years ago...

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Le Morte d'Arthur IV | Chapters 21-28
    Sep 17 2024

    (4/4) Three knights go on three very different adventures with three different damosels.

    Read along with us! Zach is reading ⁠⁠⁠a version of the text⁠⁠⁠ ⁠adapted into modern idiom⁠. Ryan is reading a more archaic version of the text that you can ⁠⁠⁠⁠download digitally⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free.


    Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get ad-free episodes! Or make a one-time donation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.


    Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter

    Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Zach Ignotz

    The Voice of Camelot: Callum Bowen

    Theme music by Jake Weller. Listen to Jake's album, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wasting Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Special thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vidwest Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for providing some equipment and a recording space.


    (00:00) Introduction

    (02:27) Chapter 21

    (12:02) Chapter 22

    (29:34) Chapter 23

    (33:42) Chapter 24

    (42:22) Chapter 25

    (53:41) Chapter 26

    (57:47) Chapter 27

    (1:01:28) Chapter 28

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    1 hr and 16 mins