On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR Pod)

Hannah C. and Laura M.
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We are two best friends who do a deep dive into a new book book series, one book at a time. Join us while we assess the plot, the characters, and the themes of each book, while laughing at some of the more...interesting choices. Join us as we highlight the new series while updating you on other things we are reading, watching, and/or enjoying! Current Seasons: Season 1: Shai'Tan on Wheel of TimeSeason 2: Blazing through the Poppy WarsSeason 3: The Murderbot Diaries Diaries Season 4: Peaking into the Green Bone SagaSeason 5: Cycling through LegendbornSeason 6: The Year of the Dresden (Dresden Files)Season 7: Breaking into the Broken Earth Trilogy Season 8: Investigating the Dublin Murder Squad

  1. 4d ago

    Ep. 192- Harry Dresden sets a boundary. (Turn Coat)

    Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura are covering the final third of Jim Butcher's Turn Coat and are trying to decide if certain events needed to have taken place. They also discuss Hannah's hatred for Christopher Nolan movies, some recent non-fiction reads they loved, and a documentary that goes off the rails. **This episode contains SPOILERS for Turn Coat by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 36 min 15 secs. ** *CW for the episode: discussions of death, memory loss, sexism, racism, poverty, violence, sex, blood, vampires, magic, drugs Media Mentions: Turn Coat by Jim Butcher  I See You've Called in Dead by John Kenney  Strong Female Character by Fern Brady  Following---Kanopy  Memento---Peacock A Little Devil in America by Hanif Abdurraqib   The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren  A Toxic Love Story---Netflix  Support the show Be sure to follow OWWR Pod! www.owwrpod.com  YouTube: @owwrpod BlueSky: @OwwrPod TikTok: @OwwrPod Instagram: @owwrpod Threads: @OwwrPod Send us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.com Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you! You can follow Hannah at: Instagram: @brews.and.books Threads: @brews.and.books TikTok: @brews.and.books You can follow Laura at: Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats BlueSky: @myyypod

  2. Aug 5

    Ep. 191- Harry Dresden is Dr. Smart Ass not Mr. Smart Ass. (Turn Coat)

    Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura are covering the middle portion of Turn Coat by Jim Butcher in today's episode, and friends, things get very zany! They also discuss some romance novels that didn't "hit" for them, a beautiful children's book, and Hannah's first foray into Alfred Hitchcock's works. *This episode contains SPOILERS for Turn Coat by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 36 min 11 secs. * **CW for the episode: discussions of violence, sex, guns, gore, blood, sexism, vampires, racism, sexism, immigration, climate change, incarceration, death, murder Media Mentions: Turn Coat by Jim Butcher Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World Shell, by Shattered Shell by Sy Montgomery There, There by Tommy Orange Something Wilder by Christina Lauren  Dial M for Murder---Tubi  Support the show Be sure to follow OWWR Pod! www.owwrpod.com  YouTube: @owwrpod BlueSky: @OwwrPod TikTok: @OwwrPod Instagram: @owwrpod Threads: @OwwrPod Send us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.com Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you! You can follow Hannah at: Instagram: @brews.and.books Threads: @brews.and.books TikTok: @brews.and.books You can follow Laura at: Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats BlueSky: @myyypod

  3. Jul 29

    Ep. 190- Harry Dresden always gives people the benefit of the doubt. (Turn Coat)

    Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura are covering the first third of Turn Coat by Jim Butcher and are struggling to understand why Harry Dresden is helping out a certain terrible warden. They also chat about the impact of an incredibly popular book, Hannah's journey into The Righteous Gemstones, and a book that Laura is adding to her favorites list. **This episode contains SPOILERS for Turn Coat by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 47 min 21 secs. ** *CW for the episode: discussions of racism, sexism, politics, climate change, death, violence, blood, gore, immigration, police, sex, drugs * Media Mentions: Turn Coat by Jim Butcher Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance by Denali Sai Nalamalapu Heartstopper, Vol. 6 by Alice Oseman Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke  The Righteous Gemstones---HBO Max  Support the show Be sure to follow OWWR Pod! www.owwrpod.com  YouTube: @owwrpod BlueSky: @OwwrPod TikTok: @OwwrPod Instagram: @owwrpod Threads: @OwwrPod Send us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.com Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you! You can follow Hannah at: Instagram: @brews.and.books Threads: @brews.and.books TikTok: @brews.and.books You can follow Laura at: Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats BlueSky: @myyypod

  4. Jul 22 ·  Bonus

    BONUS EPISODE- "It was nice to write an adventure story about someone who had no business belonging in one." an interview WITH TRAVIS BALDREE

    Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura are welcoming back to the podcast one of their favorite authors, Travis Baldree!!! Travis discusses his most recent release, Brigands & Breadknives, digging into how he finds comedy in his characters and seeing what he can "get away with" in his writing. He also shares some details about upcoming graphic novel editions of his works and what to expect from his new LitRPG. *This episode contains MILD SPOILERS for Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree. * You can follow Travis online at: Website: Travis Baldree Instagram: @travis_baldree Media Mentions: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree Tales from the Territory by Travis Baldree Four Bastards and a Baby by Travis Baldree Widow's Bay---AppleTV Support the show Be sure to follow OWWR Pod! www.owwrpod.com  YouTube: @owwrpod BlueSky: @OwwrPod TikTok: @OwwrPod Instagram: @owwrpod Threads: @OwwrPod Send us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.com Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you! You can follow Hannah at: Instagram: @brews.and.books Threads: @brews.and.books TikTok: @brews.and.books You can follow Laura at: Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats BlueSky: @myyypod

  5. Jul 15

    Ep. 189- Harry Dresden was beleaguered before it was cool. (Small Favor)

    Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura are wrapping up their discussion on Jim Butcher's Small Favor by discussing the characters and themes. Laura also shares some worries about an upcoming book to movie adaptation and Hannah returns to a fantasy world that she said she would never go back to. *This episode contains SPOILERS for Small Favor by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 51 min 38 secs. * **CW for the episode: discussions of sexual assault, chronic illness, mental illness, violence, blood, death, consent, vampires, werewolves, magic, sex Media Mentions: Small Favor by Jim Butcher Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Clakson's Farm---Prime Video Custodians of Wonder by Eliot Stein Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig Trust Me: The False Prophet---Netflix Support the show Be sure to follow OWWR Pod! www.owwrpod.com  YouTube: @owwrpod BlueSky: @OwwrPod TikTok: @OwwrPod Instagram: @owwrpod Threads: @OwwrPod Send us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.com Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you! You can follow Hannah at: Instagram: @brews.and.books Threads: @brews.and.books TikTok: @brews.and.books You can follow Laura at: Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats BlueSky: @myyypod

  6. Jul 8

    Ep. 188- Harry Dresden needs to contact HR. (Small Favor)

    Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura would like to be sponsored by Oreo. Nabisco, get in touch. They also chat about Taskmaster, Nic Cage, and a book that frustrated Hannah with its title. Then they cover the final third of Small Favor by Jim Butcher, a book that simply didn't have enough "Gruffs" in it. **This episode contains SPOILERS for Small Favor by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 49 min 05 secs. ** *CW for the episode: discussions of menstrual cycles, women's health, violence, guns, crime, vampires, magic, gore, abuse, blood, death, self-harm, suicide, mental illness, sex Media Mentions: Small Favor by Jim Butcher The Doctor Will See You Now: Recognizing and Treating Endometriosis by Dr. Tamer Seckin Spider-Noir---Prime Video Taskmaster---YouTube VenCo by Cherie Dimaline The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren  Not Suitable for Work---Hulu  Support the show Be sure to follow OWWR Pod! www.owwrpod.com  YouTube: @owwrpod BlueSky: @OwwrPod TikTok: @OwwrPod Instagram: @owwrpod Threads: @OwwrPod Send us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.com Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you! You can follow Hannah at: Instagram: @brews.and.books Threads: @brews.and.books TikTok: @brews.and.books You can follow Laura at: Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats BlueSky: @myyypod

  7. Jul 7 ·  Bonus

    BONUS EPISODE- "I wanted to explore how messy revolution is." an interview WITH MJ KUHN

    Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura are thrilled to welcome MJ Kuhn back to the podcast to celebrate the release of Killswitch Protocol!! MJ shares all about this revenge-filled, cyber-punk, science fiction book that she calls her "anticapitalist scream into the void." Be sure to pick up Killswitch Protocol and follow MJ at: MJ Kuhn, Author | SFF books Instagram: @mjkuhnbooks *CW for the episode: discussions of climate change, religious groups, cults, futuristic worlds Media Mentions:  Killswitch Protocol by MJ Kuhn Among Thieves by MJ Kuhn Thick as Thieves by MJ Kuhn SFF Addicts podcast The Giver by Lois Lowry Andor---Disney+ Discount Dan by James A Hunter He Who Fights with Monsters by Shirtaloon Support the show Be sure to follow OWWR Pod! www.owwrpod.com  YouTube: @owwrpod BlueSky: @OwwrPod TikTok: @OwwrPod Instagram: @owwrpod Threads: @OwwrPod Send us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.com Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you! You can follow Hannah at: Instagram: @brews.and.books Threads: @brews.and.books TikTok: @brews.and.books You can follow Laura at: Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats BlueSky: @myyypod

  8. Jul 1

    Ep. 187- Harry Dresden prefers to go by Harold. (Small Favor)

    Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura are in the middle of Jim Butcher's Small Favor and they are (spoiler) loving this book so far. They are admittedly struggling to remember all the different plots and characters in this series (SO many) but dig that Harry Dresden pays his taxes. They also chat about Christina Lauren books, a science fiction novel that challenged Hannah, and the movie The Other Guys. *This episode contains SPOILERS for Small Favor by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 33 min 17 secs. * **CW for the episode: discussions of mental illness, death, murder, violence, gang activity, guns, vampires, sex, body objectification, consent Media Mentions: Small Favor by Jim Butcher  The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren  The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren Flamecraft board game A Gentle Rain board game Taskmaster---YouTube Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Cost of the Perfect Playlist by Liz Pelly The Honeymoon Crashers by Christina Lauren  The Other Bennett Sister---BritBox The Other Guys---HBO Max  Support the show Be sure to follow OWWR Pod! www.owwrpod.com  YouTube: @owwrpod BlueSky: @OwwrPod TikTok: @OwwrPod Instagram: @owwrpod Threads: @OwwrPod Send us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.com Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you! You can follow Hannah at: Instagram: @brews.and.books Threads: @brews.and.books TikTok: @brews.and.books You can follow Laura at: Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats BlueSky: @myyypod

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We are two best friends who do a deep dive into a new book book series, one book at a time. Join us while we assess the plot, the characters, and the themes of each book, while laughing at some of the more...interesting choices. Join us as we highlight the new series while updating you on other things we are reading, watching, and/or enjoying! Current Seasons: Season 1: Shai'Tan on Wheel of TimeSeason 2: Blazing through the Poppy WarsSeason 3: The Murderbot Diaries Diaries Season 4: Peaking into the Green Bone SagaSeason 5: Cycling through LegendbornSeason 6: The Year of the Dresden (Dresden Files)Season 7: Breaking into the Broken Earth Trilogy Season 8: Investigating the Dublin Murder Squad

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  • Creator
    Hannah C. and Laura M.
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    328
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR Pod)
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