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Peculiar Book Club Podcast
Weird Science, Bizarre History, & Strange Medicine: we host authors of PECULIAR nonfiction! Want to know why animals evolved to suck blood? Or the secrets of sword-swallowers? Curious about Vagina Obscura? Or the astrophysics of a dying universe? We've 3 shows to tempt you: the PBC podcast (from Mary Roach to Ed Yong), Peculiar at the Movies with Davey Berris (where factoids meet celluloid); and Peculiar in Mystery (thrillers + true crime!) Join host Brandy Schillace, as seen on THE…
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Get SHOCKED and AMAZED for HALLOWEEN!
It's our annual HALLOWEEN show! Costume contest (see our FB for how to sign up and vote), give-aways, candy, prizes, game--and how about some circus…
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Get SPOOKY with Mary Roach!
"What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that―the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will…
Peculiar Book Club PodcastRide along with the Dalton Gang and The Pale Door (Peculiar Movie Club)
Welcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the…
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Find your THRILL with Alex Grecian and Red Rabbit!
Join us for the LAUNCH of RED RABBIT! Alex Grecian is the New York Times bestselling author of The Yard and its sequels The Black Country, The Devil’s…
Peculiar Book Club PodcastIt's a classic monster movie with The Bride of Frankenstein (Peculiar Movie Club)
Welcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the…
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Go Back to the FUTURE (of life on Earth) with Rob Dunn!
What if the world went on without us? Guess what. It will. A leading# ecologist argues that if humankind is to survive on a fragile planet, we must understand…
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Be Peculiar with Riva Lehrer, the Artist behind GOLEM GIRL!
What do we sacrifice in the pursuit of #normalcy? And what becomes possible when we embrace monstrosity? Can we envision a world that sees impossible…
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We're taking a deep dive with Daniel Kraus and Whalefall!
In this bonus episode of the Peculiar Book Club, suggested by Mary Roach, we got a chance to sit down with author Daniel Kraus for a preview conversation of…
Peculiar Book Club PodcastIt's a memorable episode with Little Fish (Peculiar Movie Club)
Welcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the…
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Catch The Memory Thief with Lauren Aguirre!
Could you lose your entire memory overnight? If so--what does it mean for the rest of us? The day neurologist Jed Barash sees the baffling brain scan of a…
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Hauling like a Brooligan with Stephen Gallagher!
Maybe you're a fan of DOCTOR WHO. Or perhaps you were a fan of ELEVENTH HOUR with Patrick Stewart (Or Silent Witness. Or Rosemary and Thyme. Or Murder Rooms.)…
Peculiar Book Club PodcastWe're on an epic journey with How the West Was Won (Peculiar Movie Club)
Welcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the…
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Trek Your Way to Saving Yellowstone!
Each year nearly four million people visit #Yellowstone National Park—one of the most popular of all national parks—but few know the fascinating and complex…
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Get Puzzled with A.J. Jacobs!
No, it's not a new Batman Villain! But you will love The Puzzler anyway! The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically goes on a…
Peculiar Book Club PodcastWe're getting a full serving of veggies with Minari (Peculiar Movie Club)
Welcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the…
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Join us for THE EVENING HERO--a PBC fiction book choice!
We don't do much fiction, but sometimes there is a story that begs to be read. This one is a medical humanities style tale; Marie Myung-OK Lee writes a…
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Search the Hidden Realms in An Immense World
Ed Yong PROBABLY needs no introduction--but just in case: he is a Pulitzer Prize–winning science writer on the staff of The Atlantic, where he also won the…
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Let's Get (Astro)Physical with Katie Mack!
The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) The Universe had a beginning, and it will have an end. Modern cosmology — the study of the nature and…
Peculiar Book Club PodcastWe're learning about the legendary RBG with On the Basis of Sex (Peculiar Movie Club)
Welcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the…
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Fight for your Rights with Ordinary Equality!
THE BATTLE GOES ON! Ordinary Equality digs into the fascinating and little-known history of the women and queer people who have helped shape the U.S…
Peculiar Book Club PodcastWe're cookin' up something tasty with Eat Pray Love (Peculiar Movie Club)
Welcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the…
Peculiar Book Club PodcastUn-Break Your Heart with Florence Williams!
Is there a SCIENCE for SADNESS? When twenty-five-year marriage suddenly falls apart, journalist Florence Williams expects the loss to hurt. But when she starts…
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Peer Behind the Veil with Jill Tracy and Secret Music!
Your Backstage Pass Beyond the Veil! A full sensory experience... "The Secret Music of Lily Dale" is both book and album. This is a rare peek inside the famed…
Peculiar Book Club PodcastThings are getting steamy and complicated with Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Peculiar Movie Club)
Welcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the…
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Bring on the DRAMA! It's the Gilded Edge
“The Gilded Edge is a compelling read from start to finish. Gripping, suspenseful, cinematic. This is narrative nonfiction at its best.”—Lindsey Fitzharris…
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Bone Up on What the Dog Knows!
What the Dog Knows tells the stories of cadaver dogs, drug and bomb detecting K9s, tracking and apprehension dogs—even dogs who can locate unmarked graves of…
Peculiar Book Club PodcastWe'll search for the answer to infection with 28 Days Later (Peculiar Movie Club)
Welcome to the first episode of the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This…
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Get Bitten (actually, don't) with Kris Newby on the Secret History of Lyme
The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons: A riveting thriller reminiscent of The Hot Zone, this true story dives into the mystery surrounding…
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We'll leave you moaning with Damon Young and On Getting Off
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a conversation inspired by philosophy, literature, and private life, exploring the paradoxes of the bedroom with Damon…
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We know you're anxious to talk with Timothy Caulfield and Relax, Dammit!
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a journey through the decisions we make every day and a less stressful way forward with Timothy Caulfield author of Relax…
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You'll have a crappy time with Lina Zeldovich and The Other Dark Matter
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for the science and business of turning waste into wealth and health with Lina Zeldovich, author of The Other Dark Matter! In…
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We'll earn our stripes with Alice Wong and Year of the Tiger
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a glimpse into an activist’s journey and continued fight for disability justice with Alice Wong, author of Year of the…
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You're sure to be spooked with Marc Hartzman and Chasing Ghosts
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a spirited tour through the supernatural history of America with Marc Hartzman author of Chasing Ghosts! In true book-club…
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Things will get steamy with Rachel Feltman and Been There, Done That
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a rollicking, myth-busting history of sex with Rachel Feltman, author of Been There, Done That! In true book-club style, you…
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You'll be purring for Paul Koudounaris and A Cat's Tale plus Memento Mori
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for two books, the history of felines and how the dead live on through memorials with Paul Koudounaris, author of A Cat's Tale…
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We're breaking hearts with Bill Schutt and Pump
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a natural history of the heart with Bill Schutt, author of Pump! In true book-club style, you will meet the author and…
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We'll work ourselves to death with Hayley Campbell and All the Living and the Dead
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for an exploration of the people who have made death their life's work with Hayley Campbell, author of All the Living and the…
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A conversation about changing the conversation with Eric Garcia and We're Not Broken
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace in changing the conversation on autism with Eric Garcia, author of We're Not Broken! In true book-club style, you will meet the…
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We'll bring some color into your life with Ilise S. Carter and The Red Menace
Join co-host Davey Berris for an American tale of Lipstick and its place throughout our history with Ilise S. Carter, author of The Red Menace! In true…
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This one will have a deep impact with Riley Black and The Last Days of the Dinosaurs
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace as we journey back to the Cretaceous period and learn how our planet and the creatures living on it were forever changed with…
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We'll come face to face with Lindsey Fitzharris and The Facemaker
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a journey back to World War I and the tale of the pioneering surgeon Harold Gillies with Lindsey Fitzharris, author of The…
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We keep reproducing a good time with Rachel E. Gross and Vagina Obscura
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace as we turn our gaze on the dynamic, resilient, and ever-changing world of the uterus, ovaries, and vagina with Rachel E. Gross…
Peculiar Book Club PodcastWe'll make a strong case with Dean Jobb and The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream!
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a murder trial that spans multiple countries with Dean Jobb, author of The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream! In true…
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We have a fun guest with Jason Dearen and Kill Shot!
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a tail of murder, fungus, and investigative journalism with Jason Dearen, author of Kill Shot! In true book-club style, you…
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We promise not to mutter with Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz and Dr. Mütter's Marvels!
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for the fascinating tale of Dr. Thomas Dent Mütter with Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, author of Dr. Mütter's Marvels! In true…
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You'll be glowing talking to Lucy Jane Santos and Half Lives!
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a night of radioactive stories and the history of radium with Lucy Jane Santos, author of Half Lives! In true book-club…
Peculiar Book Club PodcastWe'll get a little mouthy with Mary Cappello, Swallow and Mary Roach, Gulp!
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a special doubleheader. We'll ingest some facts with Mary Cappello, author of Swallow, and we'll go from mouth to rear with…
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Explain the unexplainable with Colin Dickey, The Unidentified and Annalee Newitz, Four Lost Cities!
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a special doubleheader. We'll explore mythical monsters, alien encounters, and our obsession with the unexplained with Colin…
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It's a historic night with Dan Snow and History Hit!
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a special chat with historian and broadcaster Dan Snow, host of History Hit! In true book-club style, you will meet the…
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VIP EVENT: You will really dig our discussion with Suzie Lennox and Bodysnatchers!
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace and our other VIPs for a night of digging up untold stories with Suzie Lennox, author of Bodysnatchers! In true book-club style…
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A binding night with Rebecca Gibson, The Corsetted Skeleton and Jonathan Reisman, The Unseen Body!
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a special doubleheader. We'll unpack assumptions about corseting with Rebecca Gibson, author of The Corsetted Skeleton, and…
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Be fearless with Kate Kelly and Ordinary Equality!
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a bonus conversation with Kate Kelly, author of the soon-to-be-released book Ordinary Equality! To join future broadcasts…
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Test your resilience with Scott Carney and The Wedge!
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a night of exploring the limits and potential of the human body with Scott Carney, author of The Wedge! In true book-club…
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Have a criminally good time with Courtney Thompson and An Organ of Murder!
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a night of Murder, Crime, Violence, and Phrenology with Courtney Thompson, author of An Organ of Murder! In true book-club…
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Get jazzed for Deborah Blum and The Poisoners Handbook!
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for investigations, science, and jazz with Deborah Blum, author of The Poisoners Handbook! In true book-club style, you will…
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Take flight with Lindsey Fitzharris, Christopher Skaife and The Ravenmaster!
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a behind-the-scenes account of life with the legendary ravens with Christopher Skaife, author of The Ravenmaster! In true…
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We'll make a diagnosis for Lydia Kang and Patient Zero!
Regular host Brandy Schillace is out for the night, so join co-host Davey Berris for a night of disease outbreaks—how they start, how they spread with Lydia…
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It's an investigation with Mary Roach and Fuzz!
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a night of breaking the law with Marry Roach, author of Fuzz! In true book-club style, you will meet the author and…
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Get ready to Quack up with Lydia Kang and Quackery!
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a night of medical cures that were weird, unbelievable, and sometimes outright dangerous with Lydia Kang, co-author of…
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The truth is out there with Frank Spotnitz, the X-Files, and Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher
Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a night of monkeying around with Frank Spotnitz, producer of The X-Files, as we discuss Brandy's book Mr. Humble and Dr…