It's Christmas Eve and Zach and Ryan are celebrating the holidays by chatting about Terry Pratchett's holiday book. The Hogfather is assassinated, and for one night Death is filling his shoes!

You can buy the book here, or watch the mini-series here.

Next week, Zach and Ryan will be telling another Le Morte d'Arthur story.

(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!

(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.

(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.

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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

(00:56) Chapter 6

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

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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.

(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

(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.

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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

(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...