Functionally Literate
It's a book club! Join Ryan and his friends every other Tuesday as they chat about books (and also tell you all about things they aren't sponsored by). From Mythology and Swords & Sorcery to Urban Fantasy or History, this book club is all about having a good time while exploring diverse literary genres. Currently, the club is making its way through: 14, by Peter Clines
Episodes
(12/12) The epic conclusion! Who will live? Who will die? Who will get evicted? + a discussion of the entire book at the end.
(00:00) Introduction
(02:45) Chapter 77
(23:07) Chapter 78
(35:22) Chapter 79
(40:23) Chapter 80
(50:45) Chapter 81
(11/12) The Kavach building is going through it right now, guys. Frickin' cultists...
(10/12) Just when the Mystery Gang thinks it's all over, the Cult of the Red Death drags them back into the thick of it.
(9/12) A near death experience causes Nate to reevaluate his life. Buckle up, we got some T.
(8/12) This is sci-fi now. Another meeting of the minds. The secret of Kavach is revealed. Ryan and Jake talk about the wild ride.
(7/12) This time on Big Brother: The Mystery Gang journeys to the center of the Earth!
(00:00) Introduction
(04:37) Chapter 42
(14:09) Chapter 43
(20:09) Chapter 44
(48:57) Chapter 45
(54:32) Chapter 46
(01:01:14) Chapter 47
(01:07:17) Chapter 48
(6/12) Hey, don't be like Eddie, okay? Worst kind of manager.
The hosts of Functionally Literate read the 99th page of several books and decide if they would or wouldn't read them to celebrate the club's 2nd anniversary.
(00:00) Introduction
(05:26) A Dowry of Blood
(10:48) 1491: Revelations of the Americas before Columbus
(17:14) George Orwell's Why I Write
(20:47) Grimm's Fairy Tales
(23:40) Lilith
(26:40) The Shallows: What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains
(30:19) The Social...
(5/12) AKA The One With All The Writing On The Walls.
Read along with us! We recommend you listen to the audiobook, but you can get a paper copy here.
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Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter
Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Jake Weller.
Theme music by Jake Weller. Listen to Jake's album, ...
(4/12) The denizens of the Kavatch building are going to get to the bottom of whatever this weirdness is.
Read along with us! We recommend you listen to the audiobook, but you can get a paper copy here.
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Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter
Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Jake Weller.
(3/12) We are now beginning to diverge from reality. Suspend some disbelief at the door.
Read along with us! We recommend you listen to the audiobook, but you can get a paper copy here.
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Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter
Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Jake Weller.
(2/12) Nate keeps discovering strange things about his apartment building, and acquires a confidant.
Read along with us! We recommend you listen to theaudiobook, but you can get a paper copyhere.
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Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter
Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Jake Weller.
(1/12) Nate moves into an unusually cheap apartment near Hollywood and then...weird stuff happens. This has been one of Ryan's favorite novels since high school. This is Jake's first time joining us on the podcast.
Read along with us! We recommend you listen to the audiobook, but you can get a paper copy here.
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Produced, d...
What pushes someone to the point that they feel they have no choice but to commit murder in broad daylight? Today, Ryan and Natalie discuss Harry N. MacLean's In Broad Daylight: A Murder in Skidmore, Missouri.
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Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter
Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Natalie McNeeley
(2/2) Arthur kills Lucius. Sir Gawaine makes a new friend. Arthur becomes Emperor of Rome.
Read along with us! Zach is reading a version of the textadapted into modern idiom. Ryan is reading and translating a more archaic version of the text that you can download digitally for free.Support us onPatreon and get ad-free episodes! Or make a one-time donation onPayPal.Produced, direc...
Etched into the casings of the bullets that killed CEO Brian Thompson were the words "Delay," "Deny," and "Depose." Not long after that was reported, the popular connection on the internet was to the book Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It, by Jay M. Feinman. Not long after, Ryan and Clifton read the book and now they're going to tell you ...
(1/2) Emperor Lucius of the Roman Empire wants King Arthur to pay tribute. King Arthur would rather be Emperor of Rome.Read along with us! Zach is reading a version of the text adapted into modern idiom. Ryan is reading and translating a more archaic version of the text that you can download digitally for free.Support us onPatreon and get ad-free episodes! Or make a one-time donation onPayPa...
(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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(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
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