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  • Episode 28 - Our Banner Against Book Banning

    Episode 28 - Our Banner Against Book Banning
    Nov 4 2025
    In this episode, we discuss a brief history of book bannings, the reasoning behind some bans (ridiculous or otherwise), why book censorship is an issue, and how the best intentions behind banning could be better implemented. Worlds Connect created the music for our podcast. ⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/7sK3LPFcdooM8tJaP3h675?si=ikxVFEacRwWvIVFeTBfOUA⁠
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    56 min
  • Exploring Themes in Horror

    Exploring Themes in Horror
    Oct 7 2025
    In this episode, we delve into how horror uses themes and genre conventions to explore stories and characters. We each chose three works of horror to analyze and discuss, including "I Saw the TV Glow," "Mouthwashing," "The Summer Hikaru Died," "Midnight Mass," "The Menu," and "The Exorcist's House: Genesis." We then discuss how we are staying spooky during this Halloween season! Worlds Connect created the music for our podcast. ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/7sK3LPFcdooM8tJaP3h675?si=ikxVFEacRwWvIVFeTBfOUA⁠
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    54 min
  • Descent Into Roshar: Series Retrospective, Episode Two

    Descent Into Roshar: Series Retrospective, Episode Two
    Sep 23 2025
    Shaylee finishes her thoughts on The Way of Kings. She delves into the themes and characters, and discusses how the ideas and progressions wrap up at the end of this first book in the series. Shaylee may have too many thoughts about the novel that they struggle to find a concise conclusion to - but this is all about the journey, not the destination. Worlds Connect created the music for our podcast. ⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/7sK3LPFcdooM8tJaP3h675?si=ikxVFEacRwWvIVFeTBfOUA⁠ Join us on our socials!⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/NovelEscapesPodcast?utm_source=linktree_profile_share
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    58 min
  • Descent Into Roshar: Series Retrospective, Episode 1

    Descent Into Roshar: Series Retrospective, Episode 1
    Sep 9 2025
    Join Shaylee for our first solo episode, where she talks about The Way of Kings in way too much detail! Shaylee discusses plot elements, characters, foreshadowing, and anything else that tickles their fancy regarding the Stormlight Archive. The music for our podcast was created by Worlds Connect. ⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/7sK3LPFcdooM8tJaP3h675?si=ikxVFEacRwWvIVFeTBfOUA⁠ Join us on our socials! ⁠https://linktr.ee/NovelEscapesPodcast?utm_source=linktree_profile_share
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    43 min
  • Morphing Madness: Our First Animorphs Adventure

    Morphing Madness: Our First Animorphs Adventure
    Aug 26 2025
    Join us as we dive headfirst into the Animorphs universe! We discuss our first impressions, unpack the serious and dark themes, and how the Animorphs craze took over the Scholastic Fairs of the late nineties and early 2000s. We finally see why this series left a mark on a generation of readers. The music for our podcast was created by Worlds Connect. ⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/7sK3LPFcdooM8tJaP3h675?si=ikxVFEacRwWvIVFeTBfOUA⁠ Listen to the Scream Kings Animorphs episode: Episode 108 - Animorphs with series co-creator Michael Grant. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3GjWDjWtpdJQHJcRoPHniR?si=aW6W1puJRBO65NdhDvayzg
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    55 min
  • Book Hangout part 2

    Book Hangout part 2
    Aug 12 2025
    Grab your favorite treat and drink as we continue this laid-back chat. During part two, we explore several different book topics, take some quizzes, and discuss the books we've just read (or DNF'd). Join us during this cozy episode where we discuss our book thoughts to get through a long, busy week! Worlds Connect created the music for our podcast. ⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/7sK3LPFcdooM8tJaP3h675?si=ikxVFEacRwWvIVFeTBfOUA
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    58 min
  • Book Hangout

    Book Hangout
    Jul 29 2025
    Join us this week as we have a chill episode where we discuss how things are going for us starting the podcast, begin talking about our book opinions, and take a quiz together! The music for our podcast was created by Worlds Connect. ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/7sK3LPFcdooM8tJaP3h675?si=ikxVFEacRwWvIVFeTBfOUA⁠⁠
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    39 min
  • Things That "Goosebump" in the Night

    Things That "Goosebump" in the Night
    Jul 15 2025
    Join us as we discuss our first impressions of reading the Goosebumps series! We discuss our expectations and thoughts on these books, whether these books are appropriate for young readers, and why the series became a phenomenon. The music for our podcast was created by Worlds Connect. ⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/7sK3LPFcdooM8tJaP3h675?si=ikxVFEacRwWvIVFeTBfOUA⁠
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    1 h et 6 min