Big Rascals

Greg, Geoff and Derek

Big Rascals podcast is a Boys Book Club not just for the boys, but all those who enjoy reading, writing, comedy and entertainment. Our purpose is to have fun discovering new worlds, making friends and finding a cure for dyslexia.

Episodes

  1. May 15

    BONUS!!! BIG RASCALS WRITING CHALLENGE - Alien Encounter

    Send us Fan Mail Come join us as we put our writing skills to the test! Big Rascals Writing Challenge is a new BONUS segment that we will be doing monthly along with our Book Club Podcast.  We are all aspiring writers and need all the practice and help we can get. Please let us know what you think. Leave a comment and give us feedback.  Feel free to join the challenge with your own short story as well. Send it to bigrascals.podcast@gmail.com and we will pick one to read for our next episode.

    34 min

  2. May 15

    #10 "AMAZE! AMAZE! AMAZE!" BIG RASCALS discuss PROJECT HAIL MARY!

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 10 of Big Rascals, we discuss our TOP 5 Aliens, Geoff's Tropical HOT TAKE, and the book and movie PROJECT HAIL MARY by Andy Weir. We have also continued our new segment BIG RASCALS WRITING CHALLENGE where we all write a short story about an Alien Encounter. Check it out on YouTube. There will be SPOILERS!!! So go read the book and watch the movie, then make your way back here and give us a listen! Project Hail Mary is a 2021 hard sci-fi novel by Andy Weir (adapted into a 2026 film) about Ryland Grace, a science teacher who wakes from a coma with amnesia on a spaceship. He discovers he is on a last-ditch mission to save Earth from "Astrophage," a microorganism eating the sun. We want Big Rascals to be a community or a "CLUB." So don't hesitate to Subscribe, Like, and leave a Comment or suggestion on what next book you would like us to discuss and we will do out best to accommodate. Find us on Social Media for extra content. We are also looking for Sponsors or Donors. We can be reached at bigrascals.podcast@gmail.com. We are extremely grateful for any and all support! Thank you! For our next book to read as a club, Geoff has decided on "Red Wall" by Brian Jacques. Keep READING, keep WRITING, and stay RASCALLY my friends!

    2h 18m

  3. Apr 15

    #9 INCONCEIVABLE! Big Rascals said "AS YOU WISH" to discussing The Princess Bride!

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 9 of Big Rascals, we discuss Greg's Magical HOT TAKE and the book "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman. Also stay till the end to see the Writing Talent(or lack there of) of the Big Rascals(Greg, Geoff, and Derek). There will be SPOILERS!!! But could we really spoil something that everyone has seen or read? "The Princess Bride" is a framed fantasy-adventure novel following Buttercup, who, believing her true love Westley is dead, reluctantly agrees to marry Prince Humperdinck. Kidnapped by a trio—Vizzini, Inigo, and Fezzik—she is rescued by a mysterious "man in black", sparking a tale of revenge, romance, and satire. We want Big Rascals to be a community or a "CLUB." So don't hesitate to Subscribe, Like, and leave a Comment or suggestion on what next book you would like us to discuss and we will do out best to accommodate. Find us on Social Media for extra content. We are also looking for Sponsors or Donors. We can be reached at bigrascals.podcast@gmail.com. We are extremely grateful for any and all support! Thank you! For our next book to read as a club, Greg has decided on "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir. Keep READING, keep WRITING, and stay RASCALLY my friends!

    2h 32m

  4. Mar 15

    #8 Will Machines Take Our Jobs? Big Rascals Discuss Player Piano!

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 8 of Big Rascals, we discuss our TOP 5 Movie Scores, Derek's spicy HOT TAKE, and the book "Player Piano" by Kurt Vonnegut. There will be SPOILERS!!! So go and read this book that is extremely relevant for today, then come back and listen. "Player Piano" is a dystopian satire depicting a highly automated America after World War III where machines have replaced human labor. The story follows Paul Proteus, a disillusioned manager in Ilium, New York, who rebels against an elite, technocratic society that has rendered the populace purposeless. We want Big Rascals to be a community or a "CLUB." So don't hesitate to Subscribe, Like, and leave a Comment or suggestion on what next book you would like us to discuss and we will do out best to accommodate. Find us on Social Media for extra content. We are also looking for Sponsors or Donors. We can be reached at bigrascals.podcast@gmail.com. We are extremely grateful for any and all support! Thank you! For our next book to read as a club, Derek has decided to do a fan recommendation and picked "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman. Keep READING, keep WRITING, and stay RASCALLY my friends!

    2h 31m

  5. Feb 15

    #7 Break the Chains: Big Rascals Discuss Red Rising!

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 7 of Big Rascals, we discuss our TOP 5 Wing flavors, Geoff's nerdy HOT TAKE, and the book "Red Rising" by Pierce Brown. There will be SPOILERS!!! So go and read this "Rising" in popularity book, then come back and listen. "Red Rising" follows Darrow, a low-caste "Red" miner on Mars, who discovers his people's grueling work to terraform the planet is a lie, as the ruling "Golds" have lived on the habitable surface for generations as slave masters. Betrayed and driven by vengeance after his wife's death, Darrow disguised as a Gold, to infiltrate their elite command school, the Institute, to dismantle the oppressive color-coded society from within through brutal games, politics, and warfare. The story blends dystopian sci-fi with Romanesque fantasy, exploring themes of class, identity, sacrifice, and rebellion. We want Big Rascals to be a community or a "club." So don't hesitate to leave a comment or suggestion on what next book you would like us to discuss and we will do our best to accommodate. We are also looking for sponsors or donors. We can be reached at bigrascals.podcast@gmail.com. We are extremely grateful for any and all support! Thank you! For our next book to read as a club, Geoff had decided on "Player Piano" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Keep reading, keep writing, and stay rascally my friends!

    2h 19m

  6. Jan 15

    #6 Welcome to Big Rascals Podcast! Hold onto your butts were talking Jurassic Park!

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 6 of Big Rascals, we switch things up with our top 5 and we've added a new segment, HOT TAKE, and of course we discuss the book and movie "Jurassic Park" by Michael Chrichton. There will be SPOILERS!!! But, come on, if you haven't seen or read Jurassic Park by now, I don't know what you've been doing. "Jurassic Park" is a cautionary thriller about InGen's billionaire John Hammond cloning dinosaurs for a theme park on Isla Nublar, a venture that quickly descends into chaos when the genetically engineered creatures escape containment due to systemic failures, highlighting themes of scientific hubris, corporate greed, and the unpredictable power of nature (chaos theory), as paleontologists Grant and Sattler, Mathematician Malcolm, and others fight for survival against resurrected predators like Velociraptors. We want Big Rascals to be a community or a "club." So don't hesitate to leave a comment or suggestion on what next book you would like us to discuss and we will do our best to accommodate. We are also looking for for sponsors or donors. We can be reached at bigrascals.podcast@gmail.com. We are extremely grateful for any and all support! Thank you! For our next book to read as a club, Greg has decided on "Red Rising" by Pierce Brown. Keep reading, keep writing, and stay rascally my friends!

    2h 27m

  7. 12/15/2025

    #5 What Makes "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis so timeless?

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 5 of Big Rascals, we discuss of top 5 Christmas Movies and the book "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis. There will be SPOILERS!!! So go read the classic book, if you haven't already, then come back and listen. "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" is set during World War II, four Pevensie siblings - Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy - are evacuated to the countryside and discover a magical wardrobe in their temporary home. The wardrobe leads to Narnia, a land under the rule of the evil White Witch, who has created an eternal winter. The children, guided by the lion Aslan, must defeat the Witch to fulfill a prophecy, with Edmond's betrayal and subsequent redemption playing a central role in the conflict. We want Big Rascals to be a community or a "club." So don't hesitate to leave a comment or suggestion on what next book you would like us to discuss and we will do out best to accommodate. We are also looking for sponsors or donors. We can be reached at bigrascals.podcast@gmail.com. We are extremely grateful for any and all support! Thank you! For our next book to read as a club, Derek has decided on "Jurassic Park" by Michael Crichton. Keep reading, keep writing, and stay rascally my friends!

    1h 59m

  8. 11/15/2025

    #4 Should the "Alvin Maker" series by Orson Scott Card be considered an epic "American" fantasy?

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 4 of Big Rascals, we discuss our top 5 influences for becoming writers, a little about our own projects we're working on and the books "Seventh Sons" and "Red Prophet" by Greg's favorite author Orson Scott Card. There will be spoilers!!! So go read the two books and discover a new amazing series, then come back and listen. The "Alvin Maker" series is an alternate history fantasy saga by Orson Scott Card about Alvin Miller, the seventh son of a seventh son, who possesses the supernatural ability of a "maker" to create and shape matter. Set in a 19th century America where folk magic is real, Alvin must navigate his powers, a destined conflict with the destructive Unmaker, and a journey toward creating a utopian city called the Crystal City. The series follows his life from childhood to maturity, exploring themes of destiny, morality, and the clash between creation and destruction. We want Big Rascals to be a community or a "club." So don't hesitate to leave a comment or suggestion on what next book you would like us to discuss and we will do our best to accommodate. We are also looking for sponsors or donors. We can be reached at bigrascals.podcast@gmail.com. We are extremely grateful for any and all support! Thank you! For our next book to read as a club, Geoff has decided on "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis. Keep reading, keep writing, and stay rascally my friends!

    2h 34m

  9. 10/15/2025

    #3 Should "I Am Legend" be considered a classic?

    Send us Fan Mail In episode 3 of Big Rascals, In light of Spooky Season, we discuss our top five favorite and least favorite Halloween candies, the book "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson, and the movies "I Am Legend" and "Omega Man." There will be spoilers!!! So, go watch the movies, read the book, and come back and listen. "I Am Legend" is a post-apocalyptic horror story about Robert Neville, the last human survivor of a vampire pandemic. By day, he hunts the undead in the ruins of Los Angeles, and by night, he barricades himself inside his home to survive their attacks. The novel is a highly influential work in the horror and science fiction genres, inspiring modern zombie literature and three film adaptations. We want Big Rascals to be a community or a "club." So don't hesitate to leave a comment or suggestion on what next book you would like us to discuss and we will do our best to accommodate. We are also looking for sponsors or donors. We can be reached at bigrascals.podcast@gmail.com. We are extremely grateful for any and all support! Thank you! For our next books to read as a club, Greg has decided on "Seventh Son" and "Red Prophet" by Orson Scott Card. Keep Reading, keep writing, and stay rascally my friends!

    1h 29m

  10. 09/16/2025

    Big Rascals #2, Is The Ear, the Eye and the Arm just a kids book?

    Send us Fan Mail We are back with episode 2 of Big Rascals. Join us as we discuss our top five Saturday Morning Cartoons, The new Superman movie and the book "The Ear, the Eye and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer. There will be spoilers!!!! So, go watch the movie and read the book and come back and listen. "The Ear, the Eye and the Arm" is a 1994 science fiction novel by Nancy Farmer set in a futuristic, technologically advanced Zimbabwe in 2194. The story follows the privileged children of General Matsika, who escape their protected compound and are subsequently kidnapped by a trafficker. Their parents hire three mutant detectives—Ear, Eye, and Arm—to find them, leading the children on a perilous journey through the city's dangerous underbelly, where they encounter issues of human rights and survival.  We want Big Rascals to be a community or a "club." So don't hesitate to leave a comment or suggestion on what next book you would like us to discuss and we will do our best to accommodate. For our next book of discussion, Derek has decided on "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson. We will see you next time. Keep reading, keep writing, and stay rascally my friends!

    1h 45m

  11. 08/22/2025

    Big Rascals #1 Is The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay the greatest book of all time?

    Send us Fan Mail Join us(Greg, Geoff and Derek) for our first episode of Big Rascals. We are all aspiring writers and lovers of reading. Come and be a part of our book club and listen as we discuss "The Power of One" by Bryce Courtenay. There will be spoilers!!!! So, go read the book and come back when you are done. You can thank us later.  "The Power of One" is a powerful coming of age story about Peekay, a young English boy growing up in South Africa around the time of World War 2. Bullied and facing prejudice, Peekay learns to find inner strength and resilience through boxing, mentorship and a belief in the "power of one" - the idea that one person can make a difference. We want Big Rascals to be a community or a "club." So don't hesitate to leave a comment or suggestion on what next book you would like us to discuss and we will do our best to accommodate. For our next book of discussion, Geoff has decided on "The Ear, The Eye and The Arm" by Nancy Farmer. We will see you next time. Keep reading, keep writing, and stay rascally my friends!

    1h 31m
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About

Big Rascals podcast is a Boys Book Club not just for the boys, but all those who enjoy reading, writing, comedy and entertainment. Our purpose is to have fun discovering new worlds, making friends and finding a cure for dyslexia.

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  • Creator
    Greg, Geoff and Derek
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Big Rascals
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