The Yak Babies Book Podcast
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Episodes
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
254- White Noise (2022)
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
The pals ditch Dave to talk about Noah Baumbach's 2022 Netflix adaptation of DeLillo's novel.
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Books touched on: Genderqueer, by Maia Kobabe; Road of Bones, by Christopher Golden, Years of Rice and Salt, by Kim Stanley Robinson; Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi; Maame, by Jessica George; Kindred, by Ocatavia Butler and Damian Duffy; Ink Blood Sister Scribe, by Emma Torzs; Marlena, by Julie Buntin; Counterfeit, by Kirstin Chen; Comedy Bang Bang The Podcast The Book, by Scott Aukerman; Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys; The Spy Who Loved Me, by Ian Fleming.
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
250- Ryka Aoki's Light from Uncommon Stars - Canon or Cannon 2.0
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
The pals did a group read of Ryka Aoki's sci-fi novel Light from Uncommon Stars. Will it stand the test of time or be shot into the ocean of forgotten books?
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Books this month: The Heart of It All, by Christian Keefer; The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, by Michael Chabon; Small Mercies, by Dennis Lehane; Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt; The Wild Ones, by John Mooallem; Foster, by Claire Keegan; The Mysteries, by Bill Watterson and John Kascht; The Last Ronin- The Lost Years, by Kevin Eastman; Doppelganger, by Naomi Kline; Classic X-Men.
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
246- 2023 Year in Reading Review
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
The pals share their best (and worst) reading experiences of 2023.
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
245- Don DeLillo’s White Noise - Canon or Cannon 2.0
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
The pals all read Don DeLillo's 1985 novel, White Noise. Should it be enshrined int he canon or blasted into the sea by cannon?
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.
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.