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Episode 11: Sunrises and Vampire Lore

Hello, fellow nerds! This week’s podcast episode and watch/read-a-long is of the episodes 3-6 of ⁠Midnight Mass⁠, with our read-a-long recommendation of Skyla Arndt’s ⁠Together We Rot⁠!

This is episode two of three of Midnight Mass and our favorite horror and vampire books. Listen in as we discuss the show, how our brain hallucinates upon death, the Unification Church, and the religious significance behind the number 4.

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Bev’s Compound 1080". It can be found at ournerdiestting.com.

Show links:

⁠https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3982026-human-brains-show-larger-than-life-activity-at-moment-of-death/⁠

⁠https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/dd52796e-5935-414e-af0c-de9686d02afa⁠

Books we recommend that correspond with the show:

⁠Together We Rot⁠ by Skyla Arndt

⁠Queen of the Damned⁠ by Anne Rice

⁠King of Battle and Blood ⁠by Scarlett St. Clair

⁠From Blood and Ash⁠ by Jennifer Armentrout 

⁠The Girls⁠ by Emma Cline 

New Blink 182 single - ⁠One More Time⁠

⁠Louder than Life⁠ festival 

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ⁠ournerdiestthing.com⁠ or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author A.J. Vrana.

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode!

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21: Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Podcast!

📖January: Pucking Around by Emily Rath

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This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

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Episode 10: Hallucinations and Religious Fanaticism

Hello, fellow nerds! This week’s podcast episode and watch/read-a-long is of the episodes 3-6 of ⁠Midnight Mass⁠, with our read-a-long recommendation of Skyla Arndt’s ⁠Together We Rot⁠!

This is episode two of three of Midnight Mass and our favorite horror and vampire books. Listen in as we discuss the show, how our brain hallucinates upon death, the Unification Church, and the religious significance behind the number 4.

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Bev’s Compound 1080". It can be found at ournerdiestting.com.

Show links:

⁠https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3982026-human-brains-show-larger-than-life-activity-at-moment-of-death/⁠

⁠https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/dd52796e-5935-414e-af0c-de9686d02afa⁠

Books we recommend that correspond with the show:

⁠Together We Rot⁠ by Skyla Arndt

⁠Queen of the Damned⁠ by Anne Rice

⁠King of Battle and Blood ⁠by Scarlett St. Clair

⁠From Blood and Ash⁠ by Jennifer Armentrout 

⁠The Girls⁠ by Emma Cline 

New Blink 182 single - ⁠One More Time⁠

⁠Louder than Life⁠ festival 

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ⁠ournerdiestthing.com⁠ or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author A.J. Vrana.

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode!

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21: Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Podcast!

📖January: Pucking Around by Emily Rath

Have something nerdy to share? Message us!

This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

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Episode 9: It’s a Vampire, Dude

Happy Halloween, spooky nerds!! This week’s podcast episode and watch/read-a-long is of the first three episodes of Midnight Mass, with our read-a-long recommendation of Leigh Bardugo’s Ninth House!

This is episode one of three of Midnight Mass and our favorite horror and vampire books. Listen in as we discuss the show, as well as the Cat Islands in Japan (we want to go to there), the liturgical calendar and the sacrament of communion, as well as addiction and recovery. TW: Substance abuse, drunk driving fatality, firearms accident

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Crock Pot Luck Punch". It can be found in yesterday’s cocktail post⁠.

Show links:

https://www.smartrecovery.org/about-us/

aa.org

Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Haunting of Hill House on Netflix

Haunting of Bly Manor on Netflix

Liturgical calendar example 

Books we recommend if you like these episodes of Midnight Mass:

House Across the Lake 

Ninth House and Hell Bent 

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author A.J. Vrana.

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode!

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21: Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Podcast!

📖January: Pucking Around by Emily Rath

Have something nerdy to share? Message us!

This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Read More