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Doug had never read the Harry Potter books. Robb has read them many times. Together they went through the books to see if the magic was still there. NOW! The Harry Potter series has concluded and the Death Readers are delving into other classic works that one (or both?) may have missed out on. If you’re reading along for the first time, Beware: Spoilers Abound. Send us an Owl! DeathReaders@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @RealDeathReader Feeling Generous? You can support the pod at patreon.com/DeathReaders
Episodes
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Raptor Red
Chapters: Flood and Panzers! — Famine and the Wing Shadow
According to Robert Baker; that which we call a rose, by any other word would smell as rotting meat and shit. In this episode the Readers let their ignorance of prehistoric plant life blossom into an fragrant foot-in-mouth bloom. Don’t miss Doug asking questions he’s too lazy to seek out and answer himself! See Robb take more notes and carry his cohost thorough another nearly hour long episode of Death Readers!
Death Readers theme by Matt Faubion
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Raptor Red
Preface - Chapter The Turtle of Trinity
It’s a Death Readers first! A book Robb’s never read! Raptor Red is the story of a young female raptor surviving the Cretaceous period as told from her perspective. The Death Readers treat Robert T. Backer’s Raptor Red like the third in a makeshift Jurassic Park Trilogy because there’s no such thing as too many dinosaurs!
Death Readers theme by Matt Faubion
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Monday Dec 28, 2020
The Lost World
Chapters: The High Hide - End of Book
It’s the Lost World book wrap party! In this episode the readers discuss the shelf life of gasoline, unrealistic dinosaur camouflage, and how not even the best parts of this book make Robb happy. Do our heroes deserve to ride off into the sunset? Is Sara Harding a Mary-Sue? Why does a gas station cashier station need access to high capacity graphics computers? All these questions are asked if not answered in this episode of Death Readers.
Death Readers theme by Matt Faubion
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
The Lost World Chapters Decision - Trailer In this episode The Readers lose track of characters, accuse Michael Crichton of disengagement, and finally agree on what makes a cliffhanger. Who knew you could get this upset by goat’s milk? Death Readers theme by Matt Faubion
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
The Lost World
Chapters: Harding - Dodgson
On this episode the Readers discuss the feminist aspects of a book written by a man on a podcast that doesn’t have the balls to have a female host! The Bechdel-Wallace test! The importance of STEM! And Robb lays down the law on who is, and isn’t, a woman. Do they talk about dinosaurs at all? You’ll have to listen to find out.
Death Readers theme by Matt Faubion
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
The Lost World
Chapters Interior - King
In this episode, the Readers idly speculate about Evolution, Dinosaur bodies, and Michael Crichton’s mental state.
Death Readers theme by Matt Faubion
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
The Lost World
Clues - Trailer
Robb is cantankerous and does his best to find any fault with the Lost World, and engages in some Arm-chair psychoanalysis of Michael Crichton through the character of Ian Malcolm.
Doug tries to talk him down.
And then there is Dinosaur Cosmetics Testing...
Death Readers theme by Matt Faubion
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
The Lost World
Introduction - Thorne
Like a good chiropractor the Readers have cracked another spine, this time it’s The Lost World. A flurry of political and pseudo-scientific conversation swirl through this episode as the readers try to piece together how The Lost World reflects and differs from the first two Jurassic Park films.
Death Readers theme by Matt Faubion
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Chapters 51 - Book End
It’s the Jurassic Book wrap party! Doug rants about climate change, large reptile nesting, and non-human intelligence while Robb wonders how he got into this mess.
Death Readers theme by Matt Faubion
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Jurassic Park chapters 47-50
The Readers are stunned to read Ian Malcolm’s predictions about the new intellectual dark age we’re inhabiting. Alan Grant’s best laid plans... work out? Raptors explode and the power goes out! It’s all too exciting for one sitting!
Death Readers theme by Matt Faubion