The Yak Babies Book Podcast
Yak Babies is a weekly book podcast that brings a mix of reviews, discussions, games, and read-a-longs to fellow readers who are sick of the same old stodgy book podcasts. We focus on literature, and regularly discuss comics, video games, and other media as well.
Episodes

Thursday Sep 14, 2023
239- Yak Picks: Science Fiction
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
The pals discuss their favorite sci-fi novels.

Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Books this month: Kaya, by Craig Wes; Mouse Guard, by David Petersen; The Compleat Moonshadow, by Jean Marc DeMatteis; Marlfox, by Brian Jacques; Kitchens of the Great Midwest, by J. Ryan Stradal; Wool, by Hugh Howey; Demolition Angel, by Robert Crais; The Hunter, by Jennifer Herrera; The Great Transition, by Nick Fuller Googins; "Mall of America" by Susanne Wang; 33 1/3 Aja, by Don Breithaupt; 33 1/3 Come Away with ESG, by Sherry Percy; It Never Ends, by Tom Sharpling; Endzone, by Don DeLillo.

Thursday Aug 31, 2023
237- Toni Morrison’s Beloved - Canon or Cannon 2.0
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
The pals read and review Toni Morrison' brutal and haunting novel 1987 Beloved. It's generally recognized as a masterpiece, will the Yaks keep it in the canon or shoot it into the sea? The deliberation may not be as clear cut as you thing. NOTE: our Patreon has not reached the level at which we can afford an on-staff factchecker. Some interpretations of historical facts by the Yaks may not be wholly accurate.

Thursday Aug 17, 2023
236- Yak Picks: Short Story Collections
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
The pals share their favorite short story collections as well as a list of runners up they enjoy.

Thursday Aug 10, 2023
235- AI Writing Part 2: Sudo Elf Trap
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
The pals enlist the AI chatbot Sudo to write the first draft of the long promised Elf Trap novella. Nico commits to proving he's smarter than a robot.

Thursday Jul 27, 2023
234- Reading Books in Translation
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
The plebeian pals discuss reading books written in languages other than English.

Thursday Jul 20, 2023
233- Yak Picks: 21st Century Literature
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
The pals share their favorite titles of the last 23 years, and a surprise Canon or Cannon decision is made.

Thursday Jul 13, 2023
232- Memorable Short Stories Assigned in Schools
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
The pals recount stories they read in grade school that stuck with them.

Thursday Jul 06, 2023
231- Comics Roulette 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Aaron shares some comics first issues he thinks his pals will enjoy.

Friday Jun 30, 2023
230- Yak Picks: 20th Century Lit
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Friday Jun 30, 2023
The pals share their favorite novels from the 20th century.

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