Episodes

  • 174: "Half His Age" Only Appeals to Half of Readers

    174: "Half His Age" Only Appeals to Half of Readers
    May 28 2026
    Jennette McCurdy's memoir took BookTok by storm, so fans were lining up for her fiction debut. While loosely based off of personal experience, it may be a tad too blunt and graphic for most readers to enjoy. (Major trigger warnings.)
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    58 mins
  • 173: "Operation Bounce House" Amid the Matt Dinniman Craze

    173: "Operation Bounce House" Amid the Matt Dinniman Craze
    May 18 2026
    The author of Dungeon Crawler Carl took a break from the series to release "Operation Bounce House". Is it more of the same thing? Or does it deserve its own merit in the sci-fi world?
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 172: We Selected "The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1"

    172: We Selected "The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1"
    Apr 27 2026
    Jane Austen and Bridgerton lovers rejoice: Emma M. Lion has come to bust you from your reading slump. At just over 100 pages, this delightful first installment of a series is too short to not finish.
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    42 mins
  • 171: Witchcraft Across the Ages in "The Bewitching"

    171: Witchcraft Across the Ages in "The Bewitching"
    Apr 21 2026
    The spooky chaos of "The Bewitching" doesn't fit into normal witchy stereotypes. With three different decades and three different leading females, is the unique twist worth the twisty timelines?
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    55 mins
  • 170: The Newlyfriends Game

    170: The Newlyfriends Game
    Apr 13 2026
    You've heard of the Newlywed Game, but we bring you the Newlyfriends Game! The Busy Girls are all together for the first time since the pod started. So we had to have some fun. Be sure to watch the video!
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    52 mins
  • 169: Generational Sin and Atonement in "The Buffalo Hunter Hunter"

    169: Generational Sin and Atonement in "The Buffalo Hunter Hunter"
    Apr 6 2026
    We don't often dive into the horror genre, but somehow when we do it's always on the open plains. A three-POV story through diary entries and across decades crosses cultures and bends genres. Ultimately, are the sins of our ancestors too much to ever overcome?
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 168: Not So Subtle Messaging in "Blood Over Bright Haven"

    168: Not So Subtle Messaging in "Blood Over Bright Haven"
    Mar 30 2026
    Sexism. Racism. Religious intolerance. Cultural theft and erasure. What doesn't this dark academia/fantasy story touch on? While the messages may be obvious, it's still a unique world and magic system that will take you for a wild ride in "Blood Over Bright Haven".
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    56 mins
  • Busy Girls Bonus: March 2026 SJM News

    Busy Girls Bonus: March 2026 SJM News
    Mar 18 2026
    SJM is back, baby! And we are coming alive again! Sarah J. Maas has three A Court of Thorns and Roses books ready to release and we are SO excited. It's the series that brought the three hosts together. We talk about the details we know and the theories floating around.
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    21 mins