Mangum Reads: Recent Episodes
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The Mangum crew review and read short stories and books on a weekly basis. It's a book club, of sorts. The show is hosted by Spencer and BJ with occasional guest appearances by other Mangum guys.
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie's Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a sometimes good natured assault of Spencer and BJ's questions, quibbles, and queries.
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie's Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a sometimes good natured assault of Spencer and BJ's questions, quibbles, and queries.
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie's Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a sometimes good natured assault of Spencer and BJ's questions, quibbles, and queries.
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a sometimes good natured assault of Spencer and BJ’s questions, quibbles, and queries
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a sometimes good natured assault of Spencer and BJ’s questions, quibbles, and queries
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a sometimes good natured assault of Spencer and BJ’s questions, quibbles, and queries
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a sometimes good natured assault of Spencer and BJ’s questions, quibbles, and queries for the chapter.
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
J, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
BJ, Spencer, and Sarah do a chapter by chapter read of the fourth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix. Sarah starts us off with a Rapid-fire Recap, BJ then goes into his Wizard Wheezes, then joins Spencer for Newbie’s Notes. Sarah then purveys over the winner and loser of the chapter, followed by a […]
We are embarking on another award series, this time in the cozy mystery genre. We’re hoping to find out what exactly makes a cozy mystery, as well as scratch that mystery itch. We’ll go through each of the nominees of the Agatha Award and then sum up our feeling and foods that we feel represent […]
In our ‘Pottercast within a podcast’ we are doing a chapter by chapter read of the Harry Potter books. Every episode we’ll cover one chapter with a summary, individual segments (questioning Sarah about the Wizarding World) along with a bit of a discussion about the books from a muggle perspective.
We are embarking on another award series, this time in the cozy mystery genre. We’re hoping to find out what exactly makes a cozy mystery, as well as scratch that mystery itch. We’ll go through each of the nominees of the Agatha Award and then sum up our feeling and foods that we feel represent […]
In our ‘Pottercast within a podcast’ we are doing a chapter by chapter read of the Harry Potter books. Every episode we’ll cover one chapter with a summary, individual segments (questioning Sarah about the Wizarding World) along with a bit of a discussion about the books from a muggle perspective.
In our ‘Pottercast within a podcast’ we are doing a chapter by chapter read of the Harry Potter books. Every episode we’ll cover one chapter with a summary, individual segments (questioning Sarah about the Wizarding World) along with a bit of a discussion about the books from a muggle perspective.
In our ‘Pottercast within a podcast’ we are doing a chapter by chapter read of the Harry Potter books. Every episode we’ll cover one chapter with a summary, individual segments (questioning Sarah about the Wizarding World) along with a bit of a discussion about the books from a muggle perspective.
In our ‘Pottercast within a podcast’ we are doing a chapter by chapter read of the Harry Potter books. Every episode we’ll cover one chapter with a summary, individual segments (questioning Sarah about the Wizarding World) along with a bit of a discussion about the books from a muggle perspective.
In our ‘Pottercast within a podcast’ we are doing a chapter by chapter read of the Harry Potter books. Every episode we’ll cover one chapter with a summary, individual segments (questioning Sarah about the Wizarding World) along with a bit of a discussion about the books from a muggle perspective.
In our ‘Pottercast within a podcast’ we are doing a chapter by chapter read of the Harry Potter books. Every episode we’ll cover one chapter with a summary, individual segments (questioning Sarah about the Wizarding World) along with a bit of a discussion about the books from a muggle perspective.
We finally have come to the end of the Forward Collection, and now you get to be regaled with the foods we ascribe to these stories. We talk quite a number of other things in our “Forward Wrap-up”.
I almost got 3 paragraphs on my re-read, I then decided that the narrator wasn't the most significant issue.
I bet the old scientist would be played by Leonardo DiCaprio and it would go a bit too far.
In our ‘Pottercast within a podcast’ we are doing a chapter by chapter read of the Harry Potter books. Every episode we’ll cover one chapter with a summary, individual segments (questioning Sarah about the Wizarding World) along with a bit of a discussion about the books from a muggle perspective.
In our ‘Pottercast within a podcast’ we are doing a chapter by chapter read of the Harry Potter books. Every episode we’ll cover one chapter with a summary, individual segments (questioning Sarah about the Wizarding World) along with a bit of a discussion about the books from a muggle perspective.
Harry seems to only have one move...well technically he basically swallowed it that time, so two move.
We are finally into our first novel of the year. Thank you for waiting for this. We are embarking on a journey into an alternate version of antebellum Virginia, this like the book will likely be a journey of three parts. So far we’re quite enjoying the world that Ta-Nehisi Coates is creating. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43982054-the-water-dancer
In our ‘Pottercast within a podcast’ we are doing a chapter by chapter read of the Harry Potter books. Every episode we’ll cover one chapter with a summary, individual segments (questioning Sarah about the Wizarding World) along with a bit of a discussion about the books from a muggle perspective.
In our ‘Pottercast within a podcast’ we are doing a chapter by chapter read of the Harry Potter books. Every episode we’ll cover one chapter with a summary, individual segments (questioning Sarah about the Wizarding World) along with a bit of a discussion about the books from a muggle perspective.
We’re finishing up the Hugo awards! We then realized the Nebula awards are a similar with Venn diagram overlap of 3. We’ll be covering those after a wrap-up episode next time. A Catalog of Storms and Do Not Look Back, My Lion Next Novel is still The Water Dancer by Ta-nehisi […]
In our ‘Pottercast within a podcast’ we are doing a chapter by chapter read of the Harry Potter books. Every episode we’ll cover one chapter with a summary, individual segments (questioning Sarah about the Wizarding World) along with a bit of a discussion about the books from a muggle perspective.
In our ‘Pottercast within a podcast’ we are doing a chapter by chapter read of the Harry Potter books. Every episode we’ll cover one chapter with a summary, individual segments (questioning Sarah about the Wizarding World) along with a bit of a discussion about the books from a muggle perspective.
In our ‘Pottercast within a podcast’ we are doing a chapter by chapter read of the Harry Potter books. Every episode we’ll cover one chapter with a summary, individual segments (questioning Sarah about the Wizarding World) along with a bit of a discussion about the books from a muggle perspective.
We’re working our way through the Hugo Award Nominees for short story. This week we have The Last I May Know, And Now His Lordship is Laughing Announcing the 2020 Hugo Award Finalists Next up: Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island Blood Is Another Word for Hunger Next […]
The different perspectives are fun and easy to follow, those reviewers don't know what they're talking about.
In our ‘Pottercast within a podcast’ we are doing a chapter by chapter read of the Harry Potter books. Every episode we’ll cover one chapter with a summary, individual segments (questioning Sarah about the Wizarding World) along with a bit of a discussion about the books from a muggle perspective.
In our ‘Pottercast within a podcast’ we are doing a chapter by chapter read of the Harry Potter books. Every episode we’ll cover one chapter with a summary, individual segments (questioning Sarah about the Wizarding World) along with a bit of a discussion about the books from a muggle perspective.
I want a bookstore with books and bourbon, all sorts of fun dusty things on the shelves.
This week we chose a story that is actually critically acclaimed as well as being yet another story on LeVar Burton Reads. Ken Liu redeems himself with a little short story spanning the time leading up to and the end of the world. It is still no Paper Menagerie, but it hits all the notes […]
I don't understand why Ken Liu likes this story so much. Maybe he'll explain himself on his LeVar Burton Reads interview.
We take on another story about culture with a bit more weight, particularly given our ties to the south. This was a really good read for everyone and we had a quite good discussion about it. Next up: You’ll Always Have the Burden With You by Ken Liu On deck: Mono no Aware again by Ken […]
This week continue with Station Eleven. We thoroughly enjoyed talking through the last of the characters in this episode and a bit about the world in general. Next up: Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers by Alyssa Wong On deck: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins In the future: Cuisine des Memoires by NK Jemisin Suggestions welcome. We […]
In our ‘podcast within a podcast’ we are doing a chapter by chapter read of the Harry Potter books. Every episode we’ll cover one chapter with a summary, individual segments (questioning Sarah about the Wizarding World) along with a bit of a discussion about the books from a muggle perspective.
In our ‘podcast within a podcast’ we are doing a chapter by chapter read of the Harry Potter books. Every episode we’ll cover one chapter with a summary, individual segments (questioning Sarah about the Wizarding World) along with a bit of a discussion about the books from a muggle perspective.
In our ‘podcast within a podcast’ we are doing a chapter by chapter read of the Harry Potter books. Every episode we’ll cover one chapter with a summary, individual segments (questioning Sarah about the Wizarding World) along with a bit of a discussion about the books from a muggle perspective.
We take on our first detective/mystery novel with Tana French’s The Likeness as suggested by an avid ‘listener’. In our second episode we discuss the Whitethorn ‘manor’ and the group of friends (and Det. Maddox) that inhabit it. We talk a bit about their relationships and what we think about deteriorating relationships. Also a bit […]
We take our first dive into an all inclusive audiobook/podcast experience with an episode of Levar Burton Reads episode 25 – Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™ by Rebecca Roanhorse. As all the short stories in Levar’s podcast, this is a short <1hr story with twilight zone-esque themes. We take a closer look at what authentic […]
A discussion of all of our questions, theories, and just general enjoyment of the book as a whole. Also we go over parts of Alabaster’s story, and anything we may have missed or want to rehash from previous episodes. Next story: Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™ by Rebecca Roanhorse Next book: The Likeness by Tana […]
We continue our discussion of the last of the three main perspectives in the Fifth Season by NK Jemisin. This perspective also gave us more insight into the realities of the world and what is happening since the “end of the world”. We also begin to understand a little bit more of what is going […]
We continue our discussion of the second of the three main perspectives in the Fifth Season by NK Jemisin. Spencer continues to be difficult with his using ‘correct’ words. All in all this had some of our favorite development of characters and relationships. This perspective also gave us more insight into the goings on in […]
Take a traveler's cup with you on a stroll of the squares of Savannah, and hang out with the Grand Empress herself.
Take a stroll through the squares of Savannah while we take in the plot of a murder most foul, or is it?
This episode we go through some short stories by Nnedi Okorafor in kabu kabu – kabu kabu, The Magical Negro, Spider the Artist, The Ghastly Bird, and The Baboon War. A bit of a refresh from the rougher time that we had with Binti. Next week just one very short story: Melancholy Elephants by Spider Robinson […]
This week we read a novella that Sarah suggested, which sheds a new light and perspective on the Sci-Fi genre. Binti, Hugo and Nebula award winning novella by Nnedi Okorafor. Next week we read a few short stories by Nnedi Okorafor in kabu kabu – kabu kabu, The Magical Negro, Spider the Artist, The Ghastly […]
We finish up the first book of the Bobiverse, Spencer figures out what his idea of heaven isn't and BJ laments his programming skills.
We start in on a new book part of the Bobiverse trilogy which BJ has recommended (and harangued Spencer to read for a while now). We cover about half the plot and touch on some of the philosophical questions posed by a virtual copy of one’s self and living forever. Next week we continue with […]
This episode we delve into a little detective novella (which Spencer uses up his hispanic genes trying to pronounce correctly) with a sci-fi leaning/background. As always there is a fun Sanderson twist to the plot and a bunch of philosophical questions we try and tackle, that and some Halo references. Next week: We are […]
We finish up our discussions about the various themes in the book A Monster Calls, facing our own mortality. BJ tortures Spencer with puns and some prequel memes. Giving Spencer a light reprieve on reading we are doing a short story next time. Next up: Snapshot by Brandon Sanderson On deck: We are Legion (We […]
How can a young teenager cope with his mother's cancer? What will the yew tree do for him?
This week we talk about the setting of Guards! Guards! and speculate on the world that is Discworld.
Next up A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
This week the guys delve into the various main characters that make up Guards! Guards! and venture into the similarities of some are to Victorian England.
This week the guys embark on explaining, commenting on, lamenting, and reveling in the plot of Guards! Guards! with a special guest. Tune in next week for delving into those characters you love so much.
This week the guys talk about the nature of the universe, it's beginning, end, and possible some purpose. We discuss a few short stories by Isaac Asimov and Andy Weir which delve into the what and why of things. Join us next time when we talk about a few stories by Israeli author Etgar Keret - Pipes and Unzipping
The first episode of Mangum Reads where we discuss a short story by Brandon Sanderson. Next week, the nature of the universe.