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
(5/7; Ch 13-15) How dare Basil try to help me! How dare he be good and nice and try to pray with me. Does he even know me?
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Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter
Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Jackie Eckert
(4/7; Chapters 10-12) Vampirism, Kink, Catholicism, oh my!
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Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter
Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Jackie Eckert
Theme music by Jake Weller. Listen to Jake's album, Wasting Time...
(3/7; Ch 7-9) Dorian breaks bad. He discovers he likes it.
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Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter
Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Jackie Eckert
Theme music by Jake Weller. Listen to Jake's album, Wasting Time.
(2/7; Ch 4-6) Look, I told Harry I was getting married before you because I was already at dinner with Harry. You finding out this way was just easier.
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(1/7; Chapters 1-3) "Live the wonderful life that is in you!
Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for
new sensations. Be afraid of nothing. . . . A new Hedonism--
that is what our century wants."
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(3/3; Chapters 4 & 5) One must be serious about something, if one wants to have any amusement in life. What on earth Roland is serious about, I haven't got the remotest idea. About everything, I should fancy. The Gunslinger has such a trivial nature.
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(2/3; Chapters 2 & 3) The Gunslinger discovers a boy at an abandoned waystation and they travel together.
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Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Jacques du Plessis
(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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Produced,...
(1/3; Chapters 1-6) 🎵His name is Lancelot! He visits France alot. He likes to dance alot. And dream...🎵
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Produced, directed and edited by: Ryan Carter
Recorded by: Jacques Du Plessis
Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Zach Ignotz
Theme music by Jake Weller. Listen to Jake's album, Wastin...
(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.
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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, ...
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