Hello, fellow nerds! On this week's podcast episode, we’re discussing chapters 8-9 of “From Blood & Ash” by ⁠⁠⁠⁠@jennifer_l_armentrout⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Listen in as we discuss the herd mentality and cult persuasion of Jonestown and how it compares to Solis, as well as which illnesses, some of which still exist today, mimic what some thought was vampirism.

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Murders, Battles & Funerals, Oh My!". It can be found at ⁠⁠⁠ournerdiestthing.com⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/ournerdiestthing⁠⁠⁠. Fave Quote from the Episode: “On a boat, in the snow…it’s like green eggs and ham?”—Whitney Show Links:

Check out the song "Royals" by @lorde

We aren't talking about Castiel, Angel of the Lord, this season, but we do love to reference him

Ben Barnes reading an ASMR version of Siege & Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Jim Jones episodes on Morbid podcast

Alwaysfits.com that Mindy shops from

"The Bonds that Tie" by J Bree

Supernatural Season 1, Episode 11 “Scarecrow”

“The Village” M. Night Shyamalan

“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson

“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee

Come see us at the ⁠⁠⁠Imaginarium Book Festival⁠⁠⁠ on May 20-21 in DC! We will be moderating the panels and have a table on Saturday with bookish merch!

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

Have something nerdy to share? Contact us at ournerdiestthing@gmail.com.

Follow us on instagram and facebook at @ournerdiestthing.

This podcast is spoiler heavy across the "From Blood and Ash" and “Flesh & Fire” series, both written by @jennifer_l_armentrout .

Thanks for listening!

Hello, fellow nerds! On this week's podcast episode, we’re discussing chapters 6-7 of “From Blood & Ash” by ⁠⁠⁠@jennifer_l_armentrout⁠⁠⁠ ! Listen in as we discuss why men feel a sense of entitlement towards women's bodies (spoiler alert, they shouldn't and need to stop it), as well as making sense of the differences between the Ascended, the Craven and an Atlantian. Just what does their bite mean and how are they each created?

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Sweet Malessa". It can be found at ⁠⁠ournerdiestthing.com⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠instagram.com/ournerdiestthing⁠⁠.

Fave Quote from the Episode: “So why am I all taut and loose at the same time?”—Whitney Show Links:

Listen to "You Give Love a Bad Name" by John Bon Jovi

Article 1-Cord Jefferson - “Men Aren’t Entitled to Women’s Time or Affection…” https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/18/men-entitled-women-friendzone

Article 2 - review of a book “Entitled” by Kate Manne https://www.nbcnews.com/think/amp/ncna1236464

Learn more about the "Say Anything" movie here.

Read "The Language of Flowers" by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Read "Mountains Made of Glass" by Scarlett St Clair

Read "What Lies Beyond the Veil" by Harper L. Woods

Whitney has so much fun making #Scandoval lord Mazeen memes, if you need inspiration for what he looks like.

Come see us at the ⁠⁠Imaginarium Book Festival⁠⁠ on May 20-21 in DC! We will be moderating the panels and have a table on Saturday with bookish merch!

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

Have something nerdy to share? Contact us at ournerdiestthing@gmail.com.

Follow us on instagram and facebook at @ournerdiestthing.

This podcast is spoiler heavy across the "From Blood and Ash" and “Flesh & Fire” series, both written by @jennifer_l_armentrout .

Thanks for listening!

Hello, fellow nerds! On this week's podcast episode, we’re discussing chapters 4-5 of “From Blood & Ash” by ⁠⁠@jennifer_l_armentrout⁠⁠ ! This episode is hilarious AND spooky when we talk about the different types of vampires in pop culture and the ghost of Jennie Casseday. We also spend a good amount of time chatting about the douche-baggery that is Lord Mazeen.

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Hawke's Tail". It can be found at ⁠ournerdiestthing.com⁠ or ⁠instagram.com/ournerdiestthing⁠. Fave Quotes from the Episode: “Sounds like you were choking on it.” “So Was Poppy!”—Deb and Whitney; “Its when we do it.”—our (least) nerdiest husband, Robbie

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1. Vampire popular culture references:

Twilight

The Strain

Interview with the Vampire

Adventure Time

Daybreakers (NOT Daybreak like Deb says in this episode)

Sookie Stackhouse Books and True Blood

Lifeforce

What We Do in the Shadows

Bunnicula by Deborah Howe

NOS4A2

2. Find more info on the Jenny Casseday Infirmary

3. Check out Dominique Wesson and their FBAA page overlays

4. See Mageonduty crack ship of Tamlin/Lucien

5. Get your copy of "Mad Libs After Dark" Alwaysfits.com

6. The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

7. American Ghost by Hannah Nordhaus

Come see us at the ⁠Imaginarium Book Festival⁠ on May 20-21 in DC! We will be moderating the panels and have a table on Saturday with bookish merch!

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

Have something nerdy to share? Contact us at ournerdiestthing@gmail.com.

Follow us on instagram and facebook at @ournerdiestthing.

This podcast is spoiler heavy across the "From Blood and Ash" and “Flesh & Fire” series, both written by @jennifer_l_armentrout .

Thanks for listening!

Hello, fellow nerds! On this week's podcast episode, we’re discussing chapters 2-3 AND the bonus Hawke POV chapter of “From Blood & Ash” by @jennifer_l_armentrout ! In these chapters, Poppy meets Hawke, a guard from the rise who she has covertly watched train several times. Poppy isn’t the only one intrigued though… We’ll also chat about beauty standards, women on the hoods of cars in the 1980s and which co-host might just have some daddy issues.

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Read the Red Pearl Bonus Chapter here.

Listen to the song "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake

Click here to see pics of Tawny Kitaen in the Whitesnake video

Check out the Prison Healer trilogy written by Lynette Noni

Have you seen Pedro Pascal in the FanCam Teacher skit on SNL? You know Whitney has!

We're obsessed with Kindle Unlimited, and think you should be too! It's a great way to find new authors or learn about a new series!

Check out the Plated Prisoner Series by Raven Kennedy.

Dominic Wesson is one of our fave artists and has some amazing "From Blood & Ash" work!

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Masadonia After Dark". It can be found at ournerdiestthing.com or instagram.com/ournerdiestthing.

Come see us at the Imaginarium Book Festival on May 20-21 in DC! We will be moderating the panels and have a table on Saturday with bookish merch!

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

Have something nerdy to share? Contact us at ournerdiestthing@gmail.com.

Follow us on instagram and facebook at @ournerdiestthing.

This podcast is spoiler heavy across the "From Blood and Ash" and “Flesh & Fire” series, both written by @jennifer_l_armentrout .

Thanks for listening!

It's season premiere time, fellow nerds! Our first episode of season two, titled “Cards with Guards” begins our read-a-long of “From Blood & Ash” by @jennifer_l_armentrout ! We’re starting just with chapter 1, but a lot happens when Poppy sneaks into the Red Pearl for a little fun. We are so excited to share this book with you!

Did you notice our new theme song? Thanks so much to Taylor Ash for composing it just for our show!

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We discussed a tons of great books this week!

The "Crescent City" series by Sarah J. Maas

"Bend Her" by Cassie Alexander - be on the lookout for an upcoming interview with the author!

"Kingdom of Stars and Shadows" by Holly Renee

"What Lies Beyond the Veil" by Harper L Woods

"Plated Prisoner" series by Raven Kennedy

"A Favor for a Favor" by Helena hunting

"A Little Unstable" by Elle Mitchell - this was a 5 star ARC read, which releases on April 11th! Check out our interview episode with Elle here!

"The Good Sister" by Sally Hepworth

"The Bonds That Tie" series by J. Bree

Watch the season 2 "Shadow and Bone" trailer here!

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "The Red Pearl". It can be found at ournerdiestthing.com or instagram.com/ournerdiestthing.

Come see us at the Imaginarium Book Festival on May 20-21 in DC! We will be moderating the panels and have a table on Saturday with bookish merch!

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

Have something nerdy to share? Contact us at ournerdiestthing@gmail.com. Follow us on instagram and facebook at @ournerdiestthing.

This podcast is spoiler heavy across the "From Blood and Ash" and “Flesh & Fire” series, both written by @jennifer_l_armentrout .

Thanks for listening!

It's time for season 2, nerds!

This season we will be hosting a read-a-long of "From Blood and Ash" by @jennifer_l_armentrout . We’re starting just with Chapter 1, but it’s a chapter that gets right down to it with mystery and intrigue at the "Red Pearl" and ends with Poppy meeting Hawke for the first time. You know, shirtless. Season 2 drops on March 7th, so grab a copy of the book and start reading!

Stay tuned after the trailer for some bloopers from Season 1... let's just blame these on the "Our Nerdiest Cocktail", which by the way, happens to be called “The Big Mistake” this week. The recipe can be found at ournerdiestthing.com or on instagram.com/ournerdiestthing.

BONUS EPISODE:

Our next bonus episode will be a discussion of "King of Battle & Blood" by Scarlett St. Clair. Grab the book and get to reading, as this episode airs on 2/28. PS - Isolde, the FMC, is a complete bad ass.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

We want to meet you in person! Join us at the Imaginarium Book Festival in DC on May 20-21! We will be moderating the Lit Talk Panels with some of our favorite authors!

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

This podcast is spoiler heavy across the "From Blood & Ash" and "Fire and Flesh" series, all written by Jennifer L. Armentrout.

Thanks for listening!

It's a holiday week in America, but instead of skipping an episode, Whitney, Deb and Mindy read "A Light in the Flame" by Jennifer Armentrout and recorded a very special bonus episode! Join in on the conversation as they share their review of the book, their favorite and least favorite twists (spoiler alert, they effing hate Veses) and some nerdy deep dives into the lore behind Gods, prophesies and the Fates.

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains conversations around anxiety, depression, and suicide. Take care of yourself and listen with care. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones. You are not alone.