Episode 11—Our Nerdiest Thing: The Lost Boys
Hello fellow nerds! Join us for today's episode as we discuss the following:
• The movie The Lost Boys
• How The Lost Boys holds up in 2024
• That oiled up saxophone player
• Our fave vampire expert, @a.j.vrana answers some questions for us
• What we are reading, watching and loving
• Release news
I’ll Be Waiting by Liv Zander - Oct 1
Monarch by Sophie Lark - October 8th
Bloodguard by Cecy Robson - Oct 8
The Twisted Throne by Danielle Jensen - Oct 10
Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon - Oct 15
• Our Nerdiest Thing of the week
Show links:
Join us on Thursday for our read along episode of Butcher & Blackbird, chapters 20-22!
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Episode 10—Read-Along: We’re Not Allowed To Have Gin Anymore
Hello fellow nerds! This week, we continue our read along of The Ruinous Love Trilogy with Butcher & Blackbird, chapters 16-19!
Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following:
-What are the benefits to reading romance?
-Do you know how to safely and pleasurably participate in an@l play?
-What has Rose experienced that she can sleep through screaming s3xcapades in the next room?
Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “Friends with Benefits”
Not into this book? No problem! You can join us for Our Nerdiest Thing episode this Tuesday, where we discuss “The Lost Boys”!
Show links:
https://time.com/7006518/romance-novels-sexual-benefits-essay
@myishabattle on IG
How to prep for safe and pleasurable anal sex
Butcher & Blackbird Read Along Schedule:
-October 3rd: Ch 20-22
-October 10th: No Read Along
-October 17th: Ch 23-Epilogue/Bonus Chapter
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Episode 9—Our Nerdiest Thing: Blind Rating Book Boyfriends
Hello fellow nerds! Join us for today's episode as we discuss the following:
• Listener shoutouts
• Tiddy Widdy Beach
• Blind rating our book boyfriends
• Release news
• What we are reading, watching and loving
• Our Nerdiest Thing of the week
Show links:
Join us on Thursday for our read along episode of Butcher & Blackbird, chapters 16-19! Join our instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness!
Watch this episode via our studio feed on YouTube!
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Episode 8—Read-Along: The Incredible Mary Vincent
Hello fellow nerds!
This week, we continue our read along of The Ruinous Love Trilogy with Butcher & Blackbird, chapters 13-15!
Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following: -
Cartomancy and Tarot
- Survivor Mary Vincent
- The Funeral Practices of the Torajan People
Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “Mummy Dearest”
Not into this book? No problem! You can join us for Our Nerdiest Thing episode this Tuesday, where we are blind rating book boyfriends, plus all of our nerdiest things!
Show links:
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/09/29/764638760/photos-the-dead-live-with-their-loved-ones-on-this-indonesian-island
Butcher & Blackbird Read Along Schedule:
-September 26th: Ch 16-19
-October 3rd: Ch 20-22
-October 10th: Ch 23-Epilogue/Bonus Chapter
-October 17th: No Read Along
Episode 7—Our Nerdiest Thing: Nerdy Fall Favorites (Books & Beyond) + Author Courtney Gould
Hello fellow nerds! Join us for today's episode as we discuss the following:
• Buffy, ghosts at Deb's house and amusement parks
• Twilight, campy fall movies, horror nostalgia and our fave fall books
• Release news
• What we are reading, watching and loving
• Our Nerdiest Thing of the week
Show links:
ONT Midnight Mass
Join us on Thursday for our read along episode of Butcher & Blackbird, chapters 13-15!
Nerdy Rewind: We Aren’t Mature Enough For Hockey (Pucking Around)
Hello, fellow nerds! To celebrate the upcoming release of "Pucking Sweet", the third book in the Jacksonville Rays series by Emily Rath, we are re-releasing one of our listener favorites, We Aren't Mature Enough for Hockey.
This episode centers around chapters 1-40 of "Pucking Around" and is part one of three episodes for this book. You can find the other episodes in season three, episodes 15-18.
In this installment of the podcast, we chat about the chapters, as well as the numerous types of g3nital piercings (there are way more than you think), celebrities with “smart” degrees, and real life hockey PR nightmares.
Visit ournerdiestthing.com for Our Nerdiest Cocktail, named “Hey Hurricane”, which is themed after hot mess first impressions.
Show Notes:
Bye avocado shirt in Emily Rath store
Actors who went into traditional fields
King Joffrey/Jack Gleeson
Kid from Dick Tracey - Charlie Korsmo
Danny Lloyd from The Shining
Roger Taylor - drummer for Queen
Hockey player PR nightmares
Ask Emily about this guy
Quinn and Blay Black Dagger Brotherhood
The Bridge Kingdom series
Butcher and Blackbird September 12th: No Read Along September 19th: Ch 13-15 September 26th: Ch 16-19 October 3rd: Ch 20-22 October 10th: Ch 23-Epilogue/Bonus Chapter October 17th: No Read Along Leather and Lark October 24th: Prologue-Chapter 5 October 31st: Ch 6-9 November 7th: Ch 10-12 November 14th: Ch 13-15 November 21st: Ch 16-19 November 28th: No Read Along December 5th: Ch 20-22 December 12th: Ch 23-Bonus Chapter Join our instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness! Subscribe to our YouTube studio feed to hang out with us in person! Link in bio. Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts. Have something nerdy to share? Message us!
Episode 6—Read-Along: Butt Beef
Nerds - this week, we continue our read along of The Ruinous Love Trilogy with Butcher & Blackbird, chapters 10-12! Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following:
-What is Skullduggery?
-Who is Issei Sagawa?
-What are the craziest types of ice cream one can consume?
-What do you know about lobotomies and Rosemary Kennedy? Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “Goddess of Chaos” Not into this book? No problem! You can join us for Our Nerdiest Thing episode this Tuesday, where we are discussing our Nerdy Fall Favorites, plus all of our nerdiest things! Show links:
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/awesome-8/article/weird-ice-cream
https://rollicecream.com/6-most-bizarre-ice-cream-flavors/
6. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51703/12- strange-real-ice-cream-flavors Read Along Schedule: -September 12th: Ch 13-15 -September 19th: Ch 16-19 -September 26th: Ch 20-22 -October 3rd: Ch 23-Bonus Chapter -Leather and Lark schedule coming soon! Join our instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness! Subscribe to our YouTube studio feed to hang out with us in person! Link in bio. Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts. Have something nerdy to share? Message us!
Episode 5—Our Nerdiest Thing: Books & Characters With Small D*ck Energy
Welcome to episode five of season five, nerds! Join us for as we discuss the following: • Worst characters with small d!ck energy
• Are SDE characters redeemable?
• Our nominees for most SDE (vote in our poll on instagram.com/ournerdiestthing) • Release news • What we are reading, watching and loving • Our Nerdiest Thing of the week Show links:
Join us on Thursday for our read along episodes of Butcher & Blackbird, chapters 10-12!
Join our instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness!
Watch this episode via our studio feed on YouTube! Link in bio.
Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.
Have something nerdy to share? Message us!
Episode 4—Read-Along: Seeing Red
Nerds - this week, we continue our read along of The Ruinous Love Trilogy with Butcher & Blackbird, chapters 6-9! Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following: -Who is Richard Ramirez? And how does this relate to organized and unorganized serial unaliving?-What does it mean to “see red”?-Is hanging from the front of a vehicle actually something you can do while a car is careening wildly? Deb deep dives into the craziest stunts that have been completed. Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week's themed cocktail recipe, named “Karma for Creeps” Not into this book? No problem! You can join us for Our Nerdiest Thing episode this Tuesday, where we are discussing It Ends with Us, book vs. movie, plus all of our nerdiest things! Show links: Seeing red articlehttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201806/organized-versus-disorganized-serial-predatorshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Stalker:_The_Hunt_For_a_Serial_Killerhttps://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/crazy-movie-stunts/ Read Along Schedule:-August 29th: Ch 6-9-September 5th: Ch 10-12-September 12th: Ch 13-15-September 19th: Ch 16-19-September 26th: Ch 20-22-October 3rd: Ch 23-Bonus Chapter-Leather and Lark schedule coming soon! Join our instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness! Subscribe to our YouTube studio feed to hang out with us in person! Link in bio. Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts. Have something nerdy to share? Message us! #ournerdiestthing #butcherandblackbird #brynneweaver #richardramireznightstalker #idomyownstunts #seeingred #bookpodcast #readalong
Episode 3—Our Nerdiest Thing: It Ends With Us Book vs Movie + Author Courtney Deane!
Welcome to episode three of season five, nerds! Join us as we discuss the following:
“It Ends with Us” book vs. movie, our thoughts on casting, the plot and the marketing.
Grating butter
Book club water slides
Dear Felicity Podcast
Release news
What we are reading, watching and loving
Our Nerdiest Thing of the week
Show Links:
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse, please call the National Domestic Violence hotline at 800-799-7233 or text BEGIN to 8878 Join us on Thursday for our read along episodes of Butcher & Blackbird, chapters 6-9!
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Watch this episode via our studio feed on YouTube! Link in bio.
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Episode 2—Read-Along: Big Glass of Buttermilk
Nerds - do you like dark comedy with a touch of dark romance? What are your thoughts on cookies and cream ice cream? This week, we start our read along of The Ruinous Love Trilogy with Butcher & Blackbird, prologue - chapter 5!
Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following: -What do you know about serial unaliver profiling?
-The media has assigned some quite silly monikers to serial unalivers, and they aren’t as cool as the nickname Blackbird, trust us.
-Have you heard of any real life vigilantes? Some are sweet, and others, well, are definitely not. Visit Ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail, named “The Blackbird”.
Show links:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201909/understanding-what-drives-serial-killers
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/murderous-mementos-the-trophies-of-famous-serial-killers/ss-AA1lRIXj#:~:text=In%20the%20context%20of%20a,is%20proof%20of%20their%20skill.
https://www.toptenz.net/10-notorious-cases-of-vigilantism.php
https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/scariest-creepiest-weirdest-serial-killer-nicknames
https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/the-dumbest-serial-killer-nicknames-714a4e0d00cf
Reminder- if you aren’t interested in this specific read along, you can still join us for our Tuesday Our Nerdiest Thing episodes. This week, we chatted about the Dramione fanfic, Manacled.
Read Along Schedule:
-August 27th: Ch 6-9
-September 3rd: Ch 10-12
-September 10th: Ch 13-15
-September 17th: Ch 16-19
-September 24th: Ch 20-22
-October 1st: Ch 23-Bonus Chapter
-Leather and Lark schedule coming soon! Join our instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness!
Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.
Subscribe to our YouTube studio feed! Link in bio.
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This podcast episode will be spoiler heavy.
Season 5 Episode 1—Our Nerdiest Thing: Manacled (Season 5 Premiere!)
It’s season FIVE premiere day, nerds! Join us as we chat about what we’ve loved over the summer, our thoughts on Manacled (yes we finally got Mindy to read it!) and how it fits into the Harry Potter universe.
We also discuss:
-Release news
-What we are reading, watching and loving
-Our Nerdiest Thing of the week
FYI we do NOT support JK Rowling in any way and are discussing the HP universe only as it pertains to the fan fiction book Manacled written by SenLinYu.
Show Links:
Tangled Up In You
Au Pair Affair
Business or Pleasure
Deadpool and Wolverine
Kudzu
Born of Blood and Ash
Men Have Called Her Crazy
Heart of Frost and Scars
The Boyfriend Goal
Miranda in Retrograde
Lady MacBeth
The Four
Wisteria
Drown Me with Dreams
The Queen of Nothing
St Ambrose School for Girls
Claim to Fame
Dear Felicity podcast
Instant Pot Chili Lime Salmon
Join us on Thursday for our season premiere of our read along episodes of Butcher & Blackbird, chapters Prologue-5.
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Watch this episode via our studio feed on YouTube! Link in bio.
Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Episode 32 Read-Along: Fire-Breathing Bitch Queen
It’s SEASON FINALE time, nerds! We’re wrapping up our read along of Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas with chapters 90-102.
Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following:
-How is Lidia related to Aelin from Throne of Glass?
-How do stags come into play in the Maasverse?
-How did a character with so little page time change the entire Crescent City, TOG and ACOTAR worlds?
Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail, named “Memento Mori”.
Show Links:
Aidan GallagherTroye SivanLucky Blue SmithCillian MurphyAnanya PandayEmeraude ToubiaMaya HawkeMatt LintzHunter DoohanJamie Campbell BowerJensen AcklesSadie SinkGrace Van DienTessa ThompsonBarnes and Noble Bonus ChapterTarget Bonus ChapterAustin Butler Ben FosterLuke EisnerJay HernandezChloe Grace MoretzRosario DawsonEmma Roberts
Reminder- if you aren’t interested in this specific read along, you can still join us for our Tuesday Our Nerdiest Thing episodes. This week, we chatted about our fave 2024 reads (so far)!
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This podcast episode will be spoiler heavy across all of the Sarah J Maas multiverse, including CC, ACOTAR & TOG.
#ournerdiestthing #crescentcity #houseofflameandshadow #sarahjmaas #throneofglass #bookpodcast #danika #lidia
Episode 31—Our Nerdiest Thing: Fave Reads of 2024 (So Far)
Hello fellow nerds! On this week’s Our Nerdiest Thing episode, we discuss our fave 2024 reads (so far), what it's like being a woman, and watching television from the early 2000’s.
We also discuss:
-Release news
-What we are reading, watching and loving
-Our Nerdiest Thing of the week
Show links:
The Dead Guy Next Door
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Butcher and Blackbird/Leather & Lark
House of Flame and Shadow
Fangirl Down
Unfortunately Yours
It Happened One Summer/Hook Line and Sinker
The Pieces We Try to Forget
Briar U series by Elle Kennedy
The Graham Effect/The Dixon Rule
The Dangerous Ones
Priest/Sinner
Not in My Book
Manacled
Anyone But You
A Family Affair
Slow Dance
House of Glass
Manacled
Supernatural
Jukebox the Ghost
Throne of Broken Gods
Lore of the Wilds
Don’t Let the Forest In
The Idea of You
The Pairing
Beneath These Cursed Stars
If You Hate Me
Icebound
Heartless Hunter
Just Some Stupid Love Story
Just For the Summer
Paradise Problem
Coincidence Island, My Favorite Murder
Onyx Storm cover reveal
Join us on Thursday for our season finale and read along episode of Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow, chapters 90-102.
Season 5 announcement coming soon!
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Episode 30 Read-Along: For Realsies
Hello fellow nerds! This is our next to last week of our read along of Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas with chapters 78-89!
Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following:
-Is the Under King from the Throne of Glass world? And what does that have to do with Bryaxis from ACOTAR?
-Do the names of Lidia’s sons, Actaeton and Brann, tell us anything about the possible ending of the book?
Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail, named “Death Becomes Her”.
Show links:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/soul-search/the-7-types-of-demons-as-per-mythology/photostory/107851831.cms?picid=107851863
Reminder- if you aren’t interested in this specific read along, you can still join us for our Tuesday Our Nerdiest Thing episodes. This week, we chatted about books with BDE!
Upcoming Read Along Schedule:
Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow
- July 25: Ch 90-102 - Season Finale
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This podcast episode will be spoiler heavy across all of the Sarah J Maas multiverse, including CC, ACOTAR & TOG.
Episode 29—Our Nerdiest Thing: Books with BDE + Author Kia Carrington-Russell!
Hello fellow nerds! On this week’s Our Nerdiest Thing episode, we discuss how hot Keanu Reeves is, the overly aggressive dodgeball game in the hyena episode of Buffy, and in our own awkward, giggly way, chat about our fave books with BIG D!CK ENERGY.
We also discuss:
-Release news
-What we are reading, watching and loving
-Our Nerdiest Thing of the week
Show links:
Middle of the Night
ACOTAR series
Praise
Hades x Persephone saga
The Four Kingdoms series
Tessa Bailey book catalog
The Body in the Backyard
The Book of Elsewhere
Au Pair Affair
Beautiful Villain
Smothermoss
Bound to the Shadow Prince
Not in Love
King of Battle and Blood
Crescent City
Gild
The Coven
What Lies Beyond the Veil
Love Hypothesis
War of Two Queens
A Soul of Ash and Blood
Belladonna
Serpent and the Wings of Night
Play Along
The Lost Story
Paradise Problem
Shattered
The Mole
A Realm of Ash and Shadow
Shattered Truths
Beautiful Disaster
Black Dagger Brotherhood
Meet Your Match
The Cruel Prince
Join us on Thursday for our read along episode of Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow, chapters 78-89.
Upcoming Read Along Schedule:
Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow
July 18: Ch 78-89-
July 25: Ch 90-102
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Episode 28 Read-Along: A Little Stitious
Hello fellow nerds! This week we’re continuing our read along of Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas with chapters 65-77!
Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following:
-What happens when Ember and Randall go to Prythian?
- Can fae hear when someone gets a boner?
- Where do superstitions originate from?
Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail, named “The Antidote”.
Show links:
8 Well-Known Superstitions and Their Meanings
18 Superstitions From Around the World
Book-a-Million CC3 edition for bonus chapter
Reminder- if you aren’t interested in this specific read along, you can still join us for our Tuesday Our Nerdiest Thing episodes. This week, we spoke all about our most reliable Book Con tips and tricks!
Upcoming Read Along Schedule:
Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow
- July 18: Ch 78-89
- July 25: Ch 90-102
Join our instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness!
Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Have something nerdy to share? Message us!
This podcast episode will be spoiler heavy across all of the Sarah J Maas multiverse, including CC, ACOTAR & TOG.
Episode 27—Our Nerdiest Thing: Book Con Tips + Author Thea Claire!
Hello fellow nerds! On this week’s Our Nerdiest Thing episode, we discuss Pride and Prejudice sticker puzzles, Book Bub emails, renaissance fairs, and our top Book Convention tips!
We also discuss:
-Release news
-What we are reading, watching and loving
-Our Nerdiest Thing of the week
Show links:
Not in My Book
Tell Them You Love Me
Middle of the Night
Body Check
Sticker Jigsaw Pride and Prejudice
The Au Pair Affair
Book Bub
Neck fan
Collapsible folding stool
Rolling cart
Just For the Summer
Squeeze-bot
If You Want Me
Tainted Love
Lies that Bleed
Bound to the Shadow Prince
The Hollywood Assistant
18. Attending Cons with a Disability or Chronic Illness
Join us on Thursday for our read along episode of Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow, chapters 65-77.
Upcoming Read Along Schedule:
Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow
- July 11: Ch 65-77
- July 18: Ch 78-89
- July 25: Ch 90-102
Join our instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness!
Watch this episode via our studio feed on YouTube! Link in bio.
Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Episode 26 Read-Along: Mènage À Hunt
Hello fellow nerds! This week we’re continuing our read along of Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas with chapters 54-64!
Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following:
-What do Thanatos and Eris have in common?
-What does urine have to do with Hunt’s Dad?
-What do you know of Ley Lines?
-Whitney compiled a list of revelations; which was the most shocking for you?
Visit Ournerdiestthing.com for this week's themed cocktail, named “Daddy Issues”.
Show links:
https://www.thecollector.com/ancient-pathways-what-are-ley-lines/
Reminder- if you aren’t interested in this specific read along, you can still join us for our Tuesday Our Nerdiest Thing episodes. This week, we talked about our fave queer reads!
Upcoming Read Along Schedule:
Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow
- July 4: no episode - US Independence Day
- July 11: Ch 65-77
- July 18: Ch 78-89
- July 25: Ch 90-102
Join our instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness!
Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Have something nerdy to share? Message us!
This podcast episode will be spoiler heavy across all of the Sarah J Maas multiverse, including CC, ACOTAR & TOG.
Episode 25—Our Nerdiest Thing: Queer Book Recs + Author Antoine Bandele!
Hello fellow nerds! On this week’s Our Nerdiest Thing episode, we give you our queer book recs, Whitney gets fired up about the end of Bridgerton, and we convince you to read Manacled.
We also discuss:
-Release news
-What we are reading, watching and loving
-Our Nerdiest Thing of the week
-Interview with Antoine Bandele at the (62:45) mark!
Antoine Bandele is an amazon bestselling author in action adventure fantasy, dark fantasy, sword & sorcery, African American fantasy, and African literature.
He was born and raised in Los Angeles, though he spent one year in Fort Lewis near Tacoma, Washington while his father served in the U.S. Army.
Antoine lives in Los Angeles with his girlfriend and cat. You can find him producing videos an an audio engineer all over YouTube, including his own channel (which you should totally check out).
Listen in as we chat more about Antoine’s books, his audiobook company, and his other upcoming projects. Be sure to follow him @antoine_bandele
Show links:
A Darker Mischief
I Will Never Leave You
Whiskey and Sin
Him
Odd Man Rush
A Guy Walks Into My Bar
Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenga
Red, White and Royal Blue
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The Guncle
Manacled
Bridgerton
Middle of the Night
Broken Reverie
Beasts of the Briar series
Bonds That Tie series
Saint
The Dixon Rule/Campus Diaries series
JT memes
Pretty Poisoned
If You Want Me
Leather and Lark
Beneath These Cursed Stars
The Rom Commers
https://guides.loc.gov/lgbtq-studies/stonewall-era
https://www.britannica.com/event/Stonewall-riots
Red White and Royal Blue
The Pairing
Prince of Endless Tides
Kiss Her Once for Me
Now, Conjurers
Don’t let the forest in
33. If tomorrow doesn’t come
Join us on Thursday for our read along episode of Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow, chapters 54-64.
Upcoming Read Along Schedule:
Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow
- June 27: Ch 54-64
- July 4: no episode - US Independence Day
- July 11: Ch 65-77
- July 18: Ch 78-89
- July 25: Ch 90-102
Join our instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness!
Watch this episode via our studio feed on YouTube! Link in bio.
Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.
Have something nerdy to share? Message us!