Send us a text Hello everyone, this is a special jokes only episode of the Reading Room Ruffians, we are branching out into video so hopefully this turns out well. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian …

Send us a text Today's episode is a deep dive into some West Virginia "true" ghost stories and a chat about our experiences and ghost stories. Also Zac's audio got deleted and he had to rerecord on vacation, so there is a decent amount of background noise. Oh well. Audio troubles should be gone after this episode. Make sure to check out our social …

Send us a text We chat with author of The Patient (episode 14) Jasper DeWitt about some insight from The Patient, and we give him some fan feedback on a book he's working on - Sleep of Death! We've redacted spoilers with static. You're welcome. We had such a great time reading his new work, so be sure to stop in to find The Patient in our library t…

Send us a text Hello everyone, this episodes a doozy. We are discussing Ariel's deep dive pick Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin and it gets a bit intense. So sit back and strap in for a wild ride of an episode. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in fo…

Send us a text Sorry y'all, no pre show quote today, just straight into the hype music! We have ourselves a happy little book chat, Zac does some terrible French (again), and Ariel hates another book Zac suggested to her! And I quote, "Well, it's not as bad as Piranesi!" What a day to be alive. We have been encountering some recording/sound issues,…

Send us a text We discuss Somebody Feed Phil, The Book, by Phil Rosenthal. Join in as we jump around the world in just over one hour, covering all 22 episodes of Season 1 of Somebody Feed Phil, the show! We suggest having food handy, because this one made us all hungry. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've …

Send us a text Join us as Zac has Mallory levels of Words Are Hard-itis in this Curiosity episode on Hypnosis. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group htt…

Send us a text Surprise episodes means you get your very own cold open from Mallory. You're welcome? We finish up our DCC episode dulogy with books 4-6. Enjoy from the safety of the safe zone, dear listeners. We'll be out there causing chaos with Carl. Don't go into the stairwell yet! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with …

Send us a text Strap in, Ruffians, we're going for a surprise 2 episode overview of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinniman. That's right, we didn't tell you about these before we recorded them! Who even are we?! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your …

Send us a text In this episode Zac falls deep into the nerd zone and discusses his book The Chip Wars by Chris Miller. He discusses how we developed chips and what they are used for. Please note this is about computer chips not the delicious salty kind. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rate…

Send us a text We discuss The Descent of Woman by Elaine Morgan in this episode. We only go off the rails like twice, but mainly because I cut the other 3 times out. You're welcome. This is a great discussion n evolution and how we maybe haven't learned all there is to know about it. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with u…

Send us a text A book chat where Ariel tells us a *whole* book (today's title is from that) twice, Mallory has a couple hot takes and cozy lil romcoms, and Zac makes up for missing our last book chat by talking about 58 books! Not really 58, but it is a lot. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and…

Send us a text In this episode Ariel and Mallory are talking about their curiosity, rocks...It's more interesting than it sounds we promise! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Ch…

Send us a text On this week's episode, we happy to welcome Sophia Brown, author of I'm Going To Be A Grandma. Make sure to check out her books and enjoy the interview. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201424100-i-m-going-to-be-a-grandma https://www.amazon.com/Im-Going-Grandma-Sophia-Brown/dp/B0CMG1Z9R1?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fpl…

Send us a text Bleeping yourself is just as weird as typing this sentence was. Don't worry, there are only one, two, three - THREE bleeps. *ah ah ah* You better have read that in the correct voice. We deep dive into The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis. Spoilers ahead! We enjoyed this book (mostly - Carla was not about the teenage angst.) Hop in fo…

Send us a text In this episode we discuss Ariel's Non-fiction pick, The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean. Unfortunately this episode isn't as good as most of our others because Zac was sleeping during most of it's recording. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your n…

Send us a text On this weeks podcast we get a little unhinged talking about the origins of things and interesting facts! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook…

Send us a text Hello all, in this episode we have Mallory and Ariel talking about the first podcast roadtrip to the Bigfoot Festival as well as a general book chat. Have fun listening to all of those cackles! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a…

Send us a text Hello all, in this episode we discuss Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott, it's another fun episode but this time there are some very divided opinions on the quality of the book. Have fun with this one everyone! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your nam…

Send us a text In this episode we discuss Carla's Nonfiction Pick "The Woman They Could Not Silence" by Kate Moore. A book about Elizabeth Packard and how she was wrongfully committed to an insane asylum and her fight to change the laws and rights of not only the mentally insane and women in general. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if…

Send us a text This week Mallory and Ariel dive into the legends, lore, and even science behind mermaids, sirens, and a surprising amount of other sea legends. Well, and a centaur too. We'll explain later. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a dr…

Send us a text Enjoy our special guest - Angela Collier, physicist and YouTube Creator, who joins us for a book chat full of yays, but more nays. Buckle up, buckos! Make sure to check out her YouTube channels https://www.youtube.com/@acollieralso for books and https://www.youtube.com/@acollierastro for sciency stuff. Make sure to check out our soci…

Send us a text A really long title for one of our shorter episodes. We gotta make something long, and it ain't just everyone's last name but mine. We discuss Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant. Hold on to your butts when you read this book, y'all. It's a wild ride to the end! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that yo…

Send us a text Join us as we discuss the book Appalachian Reckoning with the coeditors Meredith McCarroll and Anthony Harkins. This book was wrote as a reply from the people of Appalachia to JD Vance. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing…

Send us a text We discuss Mallory's nonfic pick, I'll Be Gone In the Dark by Michelle McNamara. Be warned, this book and also podcast episode will contain mentions of murder, rape, stalking, and also just general assault. Despite this, I think this is likely one of the best true crime novels I've ever read. It is handled with care, respect, and doe…

Send us a text Do you listen to this podcast? Have you heard about our guest today? Chaise Robertson, aka W. C. Robertson, is back now that he's published his book, and you should totally buy it, read it, and review it everywhere reviewing is possible. Also, we *will* be getting our ✨Podcast Roadtrip✨ eventually. Make sure to check out our social m…

Send us a text In this episode we discuss a ton of strange and interesting places around the world! Some resources below: https://acousticalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/v5n3.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Naslaa https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/al-naslaa-rock/ https://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1468-the-zone-of-silence-of-no…

Send us a text Hello Everyone, this is our bonus Minicon Episode. It's unedited, but still pretty fun! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www…

Send us a text Join us again for another general book chat that is plagued with no one having read anything except for Dungeon Crawler Carl. I guess Mallory read a few. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruf…

Send us a text Don't worry, it'll make sense soon enough. We discuss The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom, which was Ariel's Deep Dive pick. Tune in for a thought-provoking and philosophical tale, according to Ariel, Carla, and myself anyway. Zac thinks it was just okayyy. Weirdo. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you sh…

Send us a text He ain't Appalachian because he's appaLACKIN'. We have recorded one scathing review of JD Vance's Hillbilly Elegy, from the POV of some *actual* Appalachian natives. We have issues with folks that think they can put us all in one neat little hillbilly box and call it a day. So this one's for you, JD - g'on, git! Make sure to check ou…

Send us a text Join the Ruffians on this interesting and somewhat musical break down of the Mandela Effect. We discuss some of the most popular ones (which are all lies) and the reasonings discussed as to why these false memories happen. Spoiler alert Zac is still a bum and refuses to believe in altered timelines. Make sure to check out our social …

Send us a text In this episode we discuss Ariel's deep dive pick Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. Achievement Unlocked! This book was fantastic! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo,…

Send us a text In this episode we have a general book chat and discuss some pertinent book news for the time, including the Hugo Awards and the WV Senate trying to prosecute librarians for giving out books. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a d…

Send us a text Hello Everyone, this is our 52nd episode so we've been at this for one whole year! Very exciting! In this episode we have an excellent discussion about Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer. It get's intense in this episode so have sit back and enjoy. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you'v…

Send us a text We welcome back one of our favorite local authors this time as we discuss his second book Feysworn. According to Carla this one is even better than the first, so make sure you check it out! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a dra…

Send us a text We welcome on Garth Stein, who is a New York Times Number 1 Bestselling author, producer, and former racecar driver, to discuss his brand new graphic novels, The Cloven books 1 and 2. Garth gives some great advice about writing and discussing all that he is doing to keep people interested in literacy. Make sure to go check him out at…

Send us a text ... Respectfully, though. 👀In this episode, Zac and Carla unearth just how big a bite they tried to take out of Indian culture, and found the spice* count to be super high. Lol, but really, we hope we've done adequate justice to what is a vivid, complex, and ever-growing religion/mythos. This episode should be seen as a lil nugget, a…

Send us a text I know, right? We never imagined we'd be here. It's like a book chat wasteland. Just kidding. We did have a surprisingly low book count though. Do you still love us? 🥹We love you, and not only because we're from West Virginia. 🩶 Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podc…

Send us a text In this episode we discuss Carla's deep dive pick, Born in Fire by Nora Roberts. This episode gets a bit off the rail at times so hang in there folks, and see if you can pick out the secret message in all the beeps. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will …

Send us a text Snuggling sea creatures, or suffocating them? With octopuses, you never know! While discussing The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery, we cover quite a lot, including how their intelligence equals that of a cat. Every chaos cat you ever knew. Also, Ariel still wants that conveyor belt arm. I mean, who wouldn't, am I right? Make sure…

Send us a text We bring Nick from the You Tried Dat?? podcast in to join the chaos with a book chat and snacks. There will be crunchies and bag crinkling, in case you don't like eating sounds. Mallory here editing, and let me just say, I gave the pepperoni roll chips an immediate Hate Dat rating upon my return from under all of the snow. Guh-ROSS! …

Send us a text In this episode Ariel and Mallory dive deep into dreams in this curiosity. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com…

Send us a text This is a reintroduction for the new year and a general book talk. 43 Episodes in and we are still truckin' and happy to be talking to you all. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirt…

Send us a text Join us on part 2 of our deep dive into This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar. We do apologize ahead of time for all the unraveling we do in this time line, things get a little crazy during this episode, everything from AI Furby's to Star Trek and then back on track to being time traveling assassins. M…

Send us a text We open part 1 of 2 for our discussion of This Is How You Lose the Time War and only slightly wander completely off the path maybe once. Be nice to us, none of us had a working brain this day. We blame time travelling. Being all timey-wimey like that had us all mixed up! An announcement: Our library's Facebook page was lost, and so w…

Send us a text Hello everyone, this is out New Years Eve special with Suzy as our special guest. It's an extra long rant without any editing. Have a Happy New Year! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian…

Send us a text Get in Ruffians we're going sleighing... for traditions. We hope you brought your hot choccy because this episode is all about fuzzy memories and really weird moldy bread stories. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for o…

Send us a text Chaos reigned alongside Carla in our last General Book Chat of 2023, and we have our beloved Library Board of Trustees President Suzy back on to join the fun. Want the outtakes? I saved them, and am holding them ransom to the tune of a cool million dollars. Just kidding, I'll put them up on our socials, so you only gotta find us to f…

Send us a text Bet you were expecting something like fiction, yeah? Well, you're getting Out of Place Artifacts (OOPArts) instead! Today's Curiosity & Conspiracy covers some interesting finds, so hop in and buckle up for what is probably the quietest episode Mallory & Ariel have been part of so far. Because I love you, I'll just let you know when w…