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This episode we talk to wonderful Leslie Simon! Leslie is the author of Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide To Emo Culture, Wish You Were Here: An Essential Guide To Your Favorite Music Scenes—From Punk To Indie And Everything In Between, and Geek Girls Unite: How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks, And Other Misfits Are Taking Over The World. Her work has appeared on MTV.com, The Frisky, The AV Club, CrimeFeed.com, Huffington Post and WSJ. She is also a recovering Diet Coke addict with an unhealthy obsession for pop culture, double-duty household items and the wine glasses Olivia Pope drinks out of on Scandal. We had an incredible time talking to Leslie about everything she has worked on, along with so many of the books she has enjoyed. This episode goes long, but hang on because Leslie was SUCH a blast to chat with, and she has a lot of wisdom. Thanks to McNally Smith College of Music for producing our podcast!

This episode features musician and all around super cool dude, Bill McShane! Bill used to sing and play guitar in Ultimate Fakebook. Now he sings and plays guitar in The Pride of Erie PA! He also has a mega-top-secret-awesome-job that we aren't at liberty to discuss (listen to hear him kind of explain it). We talk to Bill about all of these things and more, including his love of horror and science fiction. Good times were had by us, and good times will be had by you. Thanks to McNally Smith College of Music for producing our podcast!

Today's episode features local musician and coffee entrepreneur Lee Carter! Lee was a part of the former band Party House, is a part of a new instrumental project called E/Z/R/A, and is co-owner of the popular new coffee house in Minneapolis called Five Watt Coffee. We talk to Lee about some of his favorite books and get into our opinions on book clubs. Thanks to McNally Smith College of Music for producing our podcast!

On this episode we talk with Brian Schwarz, the first novelist on our podcast, who is currently promoting his first full length novel called Shades. Brian tells us about his writing process, what the experience has been like so far, and lets us in on a few of his literary inspirations. Stick around for a reading by Brian, and get a taste of what his book is all about. Thanks to McNally Smith College of Music for producing our podcast!

On this episode we sit down with Bryan Atchison and Neil Olstad from the dance party kid adult band Koo Koo Kanga Roo to talk about their favorite kid books and their own books "Cat Party" and "Unicorns R Real." Come along with us on this adventure of a conversation and see how long you can keep up with the lunacy. Thanks to McNally Smith College of Music for producing our podcast!

We chat with the famously talented writer, musician, and speaker Jonah Bayer from the band United Nations, the podcast Going Off Track, and contributor to MySpace's Music Blog. He is also the co-creator of the web series Sound Advice with Janessa Slater and the former Music Editor of Alternative Press. There are also way too many additional accomplishments to list! In any event, listen to Jonah talk about his favorite books. He even treats us to a reading of one of his favorite passages. Thanks to McNally Smith College of Music for producing our podcast!