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
(2/3; Chapters 2 & 3) The Gunslinger discovers a boy at an abandoned waystation and they travel together.
(1/3) The Man in Black fled through the desert, the Gunslinger followed, and Ryan and Jacques talked about it.
(3/3; Chapters 13-18) 🎶So just say thanks a lot / And try romance, it's hot! / Let's find out who's really you 🎶
Link dump:
Le Morte d'Arthur: Ye Olde English edition (physical)
Le Morte d'Arthur: Modern English edition (digital)
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(2/3; Chapters 7-12) 🎶Move aside your scabbard / For underneath your tabard / There is waiting to escape / A butterfly! 🎶
Link dump:
Le Morte d'Arthur: Ye Olde English edition
Le Morte d'Arthur: Modern English edition
Britain's obsession with the royal family
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(1/3; Chapters 1-6) 🎵His name is Lancelot! He visits France alot. He likes to dance alot. And dream...🎵
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Recorded by: Jacques Du Plessis
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(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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Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Jake Weller.
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(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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(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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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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(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.
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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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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...
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