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There’s a lot of books out there. Good books. Bad books. Really bad books. Some books you might read some day, and some books you just want to know what all the fuss is about. Join comedians Danylo Loutchko and J. McIntyre Godwin as they read, review, critique, and joke about popular fantasy, sci-fi, and horror books, every two weeks. And yes, if you listen to us talk about a book, it counts as reading it and you can put it on your Goodreads.

  1. 15 DEC

    Oops, We Did It Again (A Canticle for Leibowitz - Part 3)

    After 400 years, humanity has finally recovered all their technology…including nuclear bombs! Uh oh! A Canticle for Leibowitz By Walter M. Miller, Jr. Published in 1959 by J. B. Lippincott & Co. Links: A Canticle for Leibowitz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACanticlefor_Leibowitz Walter M. Miller, Jr.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WalterM.Miller_Jr. Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please leave us a review! If it’s funny, we’ll read it on air. Guaranteed. And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com. And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing.

    1h 6m

  2. 1 DEC

    Lightbulb Envy (A Canticle for Leibowitz - Part 2)

    We finally arrive at the first piece of true advanced technology in this novel: a lightbulb. A Canticle for Leibowitz By Walter M. Miller, Jr. Published in 1959 by J. B. Lippincott & Co. Links: A Canticle for Leibowitz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACanticlefor_Leibowitz Walter M. Miller, Jr.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WalterM.Miller_Jr. The Story of Job: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BookofJob Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please leave us a review! If it’s funny, we’ll read it on air. Guaranteed. And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com. And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing.

    1 hr

  3. 17 NOV

    Hard Catholic System (A Canticle for Leibowitz - Part 1)

    No lasers, no spaceships, just a sci-fi novel about a monk who finds a grocery list. Featuring our first ever guest on the podcast! Sorry we mentioned the new pope so many times–it was really relevant back when we recorded this. A Canticle for Leibowitz By Walter M. Miller, Jr. Published in 1959 by J. B. Lippincott & Co. Links: A Canticle for Leibowitz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACanticlefor_Leibowitz Walter M. Miller, Jr.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WalterM.Miller_Jr. How to Gird Up Your Loins - Art of Manliness: https://www.artofmanliness.com/skills/manly-know-how/how-to-gird-up-your-loins-an-illustrated-guide/ Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please leave us a review! If it’s funny, we’ll read it on air. Guaranteed. And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com. And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing.

    1h 25m

  4. 19 SEPT

    Is Fantasy Worldbuilding...Evil? (Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius)

    After an unintentional summer hiatus, we’re back with the third and final installment of our short series on Borges short stories. And oh no! It turns out a billionaire creating a fantasy planet with his friends can destroy the world. Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius By Jorge Luis Borges Published in 1940 by Sur. Links: Borges: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JorgeLuisBorges Tlön, Uqbar, Orbius Tertius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tl%C3%B6n,Uqbar,Orbis_Tertius Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please leave us a review! If it’s funny, we’ll read it on air. Guaranteed. And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com. And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing.

    41 min

  5. 2 JUN

    One Long Book Joke (Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote)

    If we claimed we wrote a Borges story and read it in its entirety at the end of our podcast, that would make the story infinitely richer. Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote By Jorge Luis Borges Published in 1939 by Editorial Sur. Spoilers Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote, by Jorge Luis Borges Links: Borges: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JorgeLuisBorges Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PierreMenard,Authorofthe_Quixote Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please leave us a review! If it’s funny, we’ll read it on air. Guaranteed. And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com. And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing.

    52 min

  6. 30 APR

    The Nightmare of Infinite Books (The Library of Babel)

    An infinite library implies the existence of infinite Mr. Beast video transcripts. The Library of Babel By Jorge Luis Borges Published in 1941 by Editorial Sur. Part of the story collection “The Garden of Forking Paths” Spoilers The Library of Babel, by Jorge Luis Borges Links: The Library of Babel exists! https://libraryofbabel.info/’ Borges: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JorgeLuisBorges The Library of Babel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheLibraryof_Babel Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please leave us a review! If it’s funny, we’ll read it on air. Guaranteed. And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com. And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing.

    49 min

  7. 14 APR

    High School Prank GONE WRONG (Carrie)

    The moral of this story is to not bully the girl with latent psychic abilities. CW: discussions of violence, blood, domestic abuse, various sexual stuff, misogyny, religious abuse, and I’m sure other unpleasant things. Carrie By Stephen King Published in 1974 by Doubleday. Spoilers Carrie Links: Summary and info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_(novel) Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please leave us a review! If it’s funny, we’ll read it on air. Guaranteed. And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com. And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing.

    1h 13m

  8. 1 APR

    Everything Is a Video Game (Dungeon Crawler Carl)

    I guess books are just video games now. This week we cover “Dungeon Crawler Carl”, the first book in the best-selling LitRPG series of the same name. Dungeon Crawler Carl By Matt Dinniman Self-published in 2020. Spoilers Dungeon Crawler Carl Links: Summary and info: https://dungeon-crawler-carl.fandom.com/wiki/DungeonCrawlerCarl_(Book) LitRPG: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LitRPG Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please leave us a review! If it’s funny, we’ll read it on air. Guaranteed. And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at hardcoverhooligans@gmail.com. And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing.

    59 min
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There’s a lot of books out there. Good books. Bad books. Really bad books. Some books you might read some day, and some books you just want to know what all the fuss is about. Join comedians Danylo Loutchko and J. McIntyre Godwin as they read, review, critique, and joke about popular fantasy, sci-fi, and horror books, every two weeks. And yes, if you listen to us talk about a book, it counts as reading it and you can put it on your Goodreads.

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  • Creator
    Hardcover Hooligans
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2025 Hardcover Hooligans
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