Robin and Joa Save the World—one book at a time

Robin and Joa

Listen in as two strangers get to know each other through their shared love of books. Robin Castle lives in Ireland. Joa Ortega lives in Texas. Will books bring them together in time to save the world? You can support the show by buying the hosts coffee: https://ko-fi.com/therobinandjoapodcast

  1. 11/20/2022

    #112 - Robin and Joa First Annual Book Awards

    Goodreads has their awards so it’s only fair that Robin and Joa have one of their own. Listen to them pick the best of the best of some off-the-beaten-path-categories such as:   Best Book to Read in a Bathtub  Book Most Likely Raise Your Heart rate  A Book That Made You Want To Meet The Author  A Book That Makes You Happy To Be Alive  Books Discussed in this episode:  How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie  The Self-Publishing Guidebook: A Step by step guide to self-publish successfully by Angela Abreu  Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica  The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward  The Savages by Matt Whyman  Out by Natsuo Kirino  Sundial by Catriona Ward  Starfish by Lisa Fipps  So You Survived The End of The World by K.C. Cordell  An Untamed State by Roxanne Gay  Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou  Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin  The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin  If Dominican Were a Color by Sili Recio  The Girl From The Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag  Piranesi by Susan Clarke  As always don't forget to follow the hosts:  You can email Robin and Joa at: therobinandjoapodcast@gmail.com  Or follow them on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/robinandjoa/  Check out their new website: https://robinandjoa.com/  Robin Castle Robin Castle Instagram: @robincastle55  Tik Tok: @robincastle55  Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/116797393  Sign up for Robin's newsletter at www.robincastle.net  Don't Drink the Bathroom Water by Robin Castle is available on Amazon  Related by Murder by Robin Castle available now on Amazon  *Related by Murder is NOW an audiobook. You can find it everywhere audiobooks are sold. Johanny 'Joa' Ortega  Joa is out of control on TikTok! Help her get to 5K followers and follow her @acupofjo_hanny  Instagram: @haveacupofjohanny  NEWS: Joa just published! You can purchase The Alvarez Girls a military thriller novel here  You can pre-order Mrs. Franchy's Evil Ring and the Six Months that Changed Everything at: www.haveacupofjohanny.com  Stay in the know and become Joa's Pana on her blog.  *Pana means friend in Dominican slang  Support the show: Buy the hosts coffee: https://ko-fi.com/therobinandjoapodcast  Sponsors: The Robin and Joa Podcast is spoiler-free and sponsored by QOROS Books and Connor's Goody Bag—a gluten-free and keto friendly bakery. You can check out their goodies on https://www.connorsgoodybag.com/  Music intro and outro courtesy of Free-Use music from Joseph Mcdade if you like what you hear, please consider supporting him on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

    45 min
  2. 11/13/2022

    #111 - [ENCORE] What Is All That Fuzz About Colleen Hoover?

    Robin keeps her ears down in the bookish streets and there is a buzz about a certain book, by a certain author. So she suggests they read it and discuss it on the podcast. Listen to see what happens. Resources It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover As always don't forget to follow the hosts: You can email Robin and Joa at: therobinandjoapodcast@gmail.com Or follow them on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/robinandjoa/ Check out their new website: https://robinandjoa.com/ Robin Castle Instagram: @robincastle55 Sign up for Robin's newsletter at www.robincastle.net Don't Drink the Bathroom Water by Robin Castle is available on Amazon Related by Murder by Robin Castle available now on Amazon Johanny 'Joa' Ortega Joa is out of control on TikTok! Help her get to 5K followers and follow her @acupofjo_hanny Instagram: @haveacupofjohanny Joa just published! You can purchase The Alvarez Girls a military thriller novels here  You can pre-order Mrs. Franchy's Evil Ring and the Six Months that Changed Everything at: www.haveacupofjohanny.com Become Joa's Pana on her blog and get exclusive news from her corner of the world. *Pana means friend in Dominican slang Support the show: Buy the hosts coffee: https://ko-fi.com/therobinandjoapodcast Sponsors: The Robin and Joa Podcast is spoiler-free and sponsored by QOROS Books and Connor's Goody Bag—a gluten-free and keto friendly bakery. You can check out their goodies on https://www.connorsgoodybag.com/ Music intro and outro courtesy of Free-Use music from Joseph Mcdade if you like what you hear, please consider supporting him on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

    31 min
  3. 11/06/2022

    #110 - [ENCORE] An Unpopular Take on a Popular TV Show

    Just in time for Season three of Love is Blind, Robin and Joa share their opinions on this very popular show. Tune in for their quirky take. Resources Love is Blind season 1 and 2 As always don't forget to follow the hosts: You can email Robin and Joa at: therobinandjoapodcast@gmail.com Or follow them on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/robinandjoa/ Check out their new website: https://robinandjoa.com/ Robin Castle Instagram: @robincastle55 Sign up for Robin's newsletter at www.robincastle.net Don't Drink the Bathroom Water by Robin Castle is available on Amazon Related by Murder by Robin Castle available now on Amazon Johanny 'Joa' Ortega Joa is out of control on TikTok! Help her get to 5K followers and follow her @acupofjo_hanny Instagram: @haveacupofjohanny Joa just published! You can purchase The Alvarez Girls a military thriller novels here  You can pre-order Mrs. Franchy's Evil Ring and the Six Months that Changed Everything at: www.haveacupofjohanny.com Become Joa's Pana on her blog and get exclusive news from her corner of the world. *Pana means friend in Dominican slang Support the show: Buy the hosts coffee: https://ko-fi.com/therobinandjoapodcast Sponsors: The Robin and Joa Podcast is spoiler-free and sponsored by QOROS Books and Connor's Goody Bag—a gluten-free and keto friendly bakery. You can check out their goodies on https://www.connorsgoodybag.com/ Music intro and outro courtesy of Free-Use music from Joseph Mcdade if you like what you hear, please consider supporting him on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

    53 min
  4. 10/30/2022

    #109 - [ENCORE] How a Book Can Challenge One’s Biases

    Robin and Joa read a book they both love and Joa shares something she learned from it. Resources Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga Related By Murder by Robin Castle Mrs. Franchy’s Evil Ring and the Six Months That Changed Everything (out summer 2022) by Johanny Ortega (Joa) Episode #76 An Interview With Robin Castle As always don't forget to follow the hosts: You can email Robin and Joa at: therobinandjoapodcast@gmail.com Or follow them on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/robinandjoa/ Check out their new website: https://robinandjoa.com/ Robin Castle Instagram: @robincastle55 Sign up for Robin's newsletter at www.robincastle.net Don't Drink the Bathroom Water by Robin Castle is available on Amazon Related by Murder by Robin Castle available now on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09ZCDMJ33/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1 Johanny 'Joa' Ortega Joa is out of control on TikTok! Help her get to 5K followers and follow her @acupofjo_hanny Instagram: @haveacupofjohanny Joa just published! You can purchase The Alvarez Girls a military thriller novels here  You can pre-order Mrs. Franchy's Evil Ring and the Six Months that Changed Everything at: www.haveacupofjohanny.com Become Joa's Pana on her blog and get exclusive news from her corner of the world. *Pana means friend in Dominican slang Support the show: Buy the hosts coffee: https://ko-fi.com/therobinandjoapodcast Sponsors: The Robin and Joa Podcast is spoiler-free and sponsored by QOROS Books and Connor's Goody Bag—a gluten-free and keto friendly bakery. You can check out their goodies on https://www.connorsgoodybag.com/ Music intro and outro courtesy of Free-Use music from Joseph Mcdade if you like what you hear, please consider supporting him on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

    47 min
  5. 10/23/2022

    #108 - [ENCORE] Here’s A Book That Is Not Too Spooky

    Robin doesn’t do spooky. So Joa recommends this mild-spooky book. Does Robin scream and hide? Resources Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie As always don't forget to follow the hosts: You can email Robin and Joa at: therobinandjoapodcast@gmail.com Or follow them on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/robinandjoa/ Check out their new website: https://robinandjoa.com/ Robin Castle Instagram: @robincastle55 Sign up for Robin's newsletter at www.robincastle.net Don't Drink the Bathroom Water by Robin Castle is available on Amazon Related by Murder by Robin Castle available now on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09ZCDMJ33/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1 Johanny 'Joa' Ortega Joa is out of control on TikTok! Help her get to 5K followers and follow her @acupofjo_hanny Instagram: @haveacupofjohanny Joa just published! You can purchase The Alvarez Girls a military thriller novel here  You can pre-order Mrs. Franchy's Evil Ring and the Six Months that Changed Everything at: www.haveacupofjohanny.com Become Joa's Pana on her blog and get exclusive news from her corner of the world. *Pana means friend in Dominican slang Support the show: Buy the hosts coffee: https://ko-fi.com/therobinandjoapodcast Sponsors: The Robin and Joa Podcast is spoiler-free and sponsored by QOROS Books and Connor's Goody Bag—a gluten-free and keto friendly bakery. You can check out their goodies on https://www.connorsgoodybag.com/ Music intro and outro courtesy of Free-Use music from Joseph Mcdade if you like what you hear, please consider supporting him on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

    31 min
  6. 10/16/2022

    #107 [ENCORE] The Organizational Tips You Need

    Robin and Joa discuss the books they’ve been reading, Joa shares a life-changing discovery, and the hosts review book reviews! Share Robin and Joa’s love for reading and all things bookish! Books Discussed: If I Die Tonight by Alison Gaylin This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future by Ryder Carroll Back in the Burbs by Tracy Wolff Klara and The Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami Mrs Franchy’s Evil Ring and The Six Months That Changed Everything By Johanny ‘Joa’ Ortega (out January 2023) Quislaona: A Dominican Fantasy Anthology. Joa has a fantasy short story there ‘On the Bottom of the Ocean is a Treasure.' You can pre-order it here Related By Murder by Robin Castle As always don't forget to follow the hosts: You can email Robin and Joa at: therobinandjoapodcast@gmail.com Or follow them on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/robinandjoa/ Check out their new website: https://robinandjoa.com/ Robin Castle Instagram: @robincastle55 Sign up for Robin's newsletter at www.robincastle.net Don't Drink the Bathroom Water by Robin Castle is available on Amazon Related by Murder by Robin Castle available now on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09ZCDMJ33/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1 Johanny 'Joa' Ortega Joa is out of control on TikTok! Help her get to 5K followers and follow her @acupofjo_hanny Instagram: @haveacupofjohanny Joa just published! You can purchase The Alvarez Girls a military thriller novels here  You can pre-order Mrs. Franchy's Evil Ring and the Six Months that Changed Everything at: www.haveacupofjohanny.com Become Joa's Pana on her blog and get exclusive news from her corner of the world. *Pana means friend in Dominican slang Support the show: Buy the hosts coffee: https://ko-fi.com/therobinandjoapodcast Sponsors: The Robin and Joa Podcast is spoiler-free and sponsored by QOROS Books and Connor's Goody Bag—a gluten-free and keto friendly bakery. You can check out their goodies on https://www.connorsgoodybag.com/ Music intro and outro courtesy of Free-Use music from Joseph Mcdade if you like what you hear, please consider supporting him on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

    1h 3m
  7. 10/09/2022

    #106 - [ENCORE] Travel Back to 2021 Fall Holidays

    While there are differences between the celebration of fall holidays in the United States and Ireland, there aren’t many between Robin and Joa. Listen as the ladies discuss the holidays that occur when the leaves change color and the barista uses pumpkin flavor in the coffee. Also stay tune for gift giving ideas because even though autumn just begun, there are already Christmas decorations in the stores. Resources Witch: Unleashed, Untamed, Unapologetic by Lisa Lister As always don't forget to follow the hosts: You can email Robin and Joa at: therobinandjoapodcast@gmail.com Or follow them on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/robinandjoa/ Check out their new website: https://robinandjoa.com/ Robin Castle Instagram: @robincastle55 Sign up for Robin's newsletter at www.robincastle.net Don't Drink the Bathroom Water by Robin Castle is available on Amazon Related by Murder by Robin Castle available now on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09ZCDMJ33/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1 Johanny 'Joa' Ortega Joa is out of control on TikTok! Help her get to 5K followers and follow her @acupofjo_hanny Instagram: @haveacupofjohanny Joa just published! You can purchase The Alvarez Girls a military thriller novels here  You can pre-order Mrs. Franchy's Evil Ring and the Six Months that Changed Everything at: www.haveacupofjohanny.com Become Joa's Pana on her blog and get exclusive news from her corner of the world. *Pana means friend in Dominican slang Support the show: Buy the hosts coffee: https://ko-fi.com/therobinandjoapodcast Sponsors: The Robin and Joa Podcast is spoiler-free and sponsored by QOROS Books and Connor's Goody Bag—a gluten-free and keto friendly bakery. You can check out their goodies on https://www.connorsgoodybag.com/ Music intro and outro courtesy of Free-Use music from Joseph Mcdade if you like what you hear, please consider supporting him on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

    46 min
  8. 10/01/2022

    #105 - [ENCORE] Play the Game ‘How Dominican Are You?’ With Dominican Author A.R. Mirabal

    Robin and Joa get to know A.R. Mirabal and have fun playing a game! You can follow A.R. Mirabal here: https://www.neotino.net/ YouTube A.R.'s Tales As always don't forget to follow the hosts: You can email Robin and Joa at: therobinandjoapodcast@gmail.com Or follow them on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/robinandjoa/ Check out their new website: https://robinandjoa.com/ Robin Castle Instagram: @robincastle55 Sign up for Robin's newsletter at www.robincastle.net Don't Drink the Bathroom Water by Robin Castle is available on Amazon Related by Murder by Robin Castle available now on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09ZCDMJ33/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1 Johanny 'Joa' Ortega Joa is out of control on TikTok! Help her get to 5K followers and follow her @acupofjo_hanny Instagram: @haveacupofjohanny You can pre-order Mrs. Franchy's Evil Ring and the Six Months that Changed Everything at: www.haveacupofjohanny.com Become Joa's Pana on her blog and get exclusive news from her corner of the world. *Pana means friend in Dominican slang Support the show: Buy the hosts coffee: https://ko-fi.com/therobinandjoapodcast Sponsors: The Robin and Joa Podcast is spoiler-free and sponsored by QOROS Books and Connor's Goody Bag—a gluten-free and keto friendly bakery. You can check out their goodies on https://www.connorsgoodybag.com/ Music intro and outro courtesy of Free-Use music from Joseph Mcdade if you like what you hear, please consider supporting him on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

    49 min
5
out of 5
4 Ratings

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Listen in as two strangers get to know each other through their shared love of books. Robin Castle lives in Ireland. Joa Ortega lives in Texas. Will books bring them together in time to save the world? You can support the show by buying the hosts coffee: https://ko-fi.com/therobinandjoapodcast