Buy/Borrow/Steal our May Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Road, by Truman Capote

In this episode, Tava, Brett, and Alex tackle the original nonfiction novel and an early entry in the true crime genre, In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote. They walk through Capote's life, the book's history, and some of the controversy about whether the book is as "immaculately factual" as claimed.

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Buy/Borrow/Steal our April Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Road, by Cormac McCarthy!

In this episode, Tava, Brett, and Alex take a crack at self help books. They talk about some recent bestsellers, common pitfalls, and why the industry seems to be heading in the wrong direction. Also listen for a conversation on latin legal terms, Instagram following etiquette, and some summer podcast ideas.

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To Watch: Nobody Wants This (Netflix)

To (Not) Read: Half His Age, by Jennette McCurdy

To Read: Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want, by Elizabeth Lopatto (The Verge)

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Buy/Borrow/Steal our May Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Road, by Cormac McCarthy!

In this episode, TNBC welcomes the principal of Clinton High School and everyone's favorite science teacher, Scott Czermak. Mr. Czermak is a new listener who has worked his way through the archives quicker than anyone thought possible. Here, he sits down with Tava, Brett, and Alex to talk about his journey to becoming a teacher, his reading style, and the state of education in 2026. In true TNBC style, he also gets badgered by Alex about anything that comes to her mind.

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To Read: Murder in the Clouds, by James J. Griffith

To Read: Whidbey, by T Kira Madden

To Read: Long Books

To Watch: Neighbors, on HBO

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