RTFB

05/07/2024

If you listened in to the latest podcast - here's a convenient place to post your Indie Bookstore shout outs 👇

04/07/2024

Gear up for the upcoming season by listening in as we talk about the fourth year of our little podcast, the best things we read and watched and also evaluate last year's goals and set some new ones. (https://www.rtfbpod.com/?s=pct&ep=82)

01/04/2024

New season dropping soon 👀

27/03/2024

Return to Arrakis as Paul grapples with survival and embracing or rejecting revenge for his family and his terrible purpose - and WE talk about: banning TikTok, European holidays, performance enhancement for darts, designing a messiah, infamous popcorn buckets and our own terrible purpose.
(https://www.rtfbpod.com/?s=pct&ep=81)

02/02/2024

Kicking off February with a new episode -- listen in as we talk about one of the most banned books in America - the classic coming of age tale, Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume and we also talk about: The benefits of being a regular at McDonald's, 50 years of Hip Hop, first experiences with periods, the death penalty, how Judy Blume is cool AF, Jewish sleep away camp, trying out churches, and make our parties. (https://www.rtfbpod.com/?s=pct&ep=80)

RTFB is a book club and movie review podcast covering some of the most well regarded book-to-movie adaptations ... and some other stuff.

24/12/2023

Join us for *the* Holiday Adaptation - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, and we also discuss: where our ghosts of Christmas past would take us, other Hallmark Movies Danielle watched, shifting the idea of how to celebrate Christmas, why was Scrooge such a dick anyway?, how hard is it to make pudding?, and the various movie versions that we've enjoyed.
https://www.rtfbpod.com/?s=pct&ep=79

27/10/2023

Just in time for Halloween - it's an RTFB Science Fiction Double Feature. Listen in as we talk about not one, but two John Carpenter movies - The Thing and They Live and we also discuss: if Impossible Burgers are Kosher, selling out your species for money, the best fight scene in cinema history, dunking on 2001 yet again, box office success via scheduling, hating on aliens for being ugly, and some other movies to check out if you liked these. (https://www.rtfbpod.com/?s=pct&ep=78)

23/09/2023

Another new episode for your Saturday. This time we're talking about Kenneth Branagh's latest Hercule Poirot movie - A Haunting in Venice - and the Agatha Christie book it was mostly based on - Hallowe'en Party. We also discuss: options for Shofar horns, what Travis can remember from the book, mustaches and Dutch angles, Historic quarantine techniques, comfort shows, and potential business ventures in Venice. (https://www.rtfbpod.com/?s=pct&ep=77)

16/09/2023

Saturdays are great for podcast listening. Join us as we talk about the movie version ofStarship Troopers and we also discuss: medical treatment biases, Danielle's thoughts on bugs, Football in the future, Neil Patrick Harris' evolving wardrobe, ineffectual training videos, and some bugs we did like.
(https://www.rtfbpod.com/?s=pct&ep=76)

09/09/2023

Roll into the weekend with a new episode of RTFB. Listen in as we we talk about the second half of Starship Troopers and we also discuss: how the government in this book was established, Parallels between bug and military brains, Fighting like a gentleman in the shower, how many lives justify a war, and the Dark Forest theory of alien contact. (https://www.rtfbpod.com/?s=pct&ep=75)

29/08/2023

New episode is live -- listen in as we talk about the first 9 chapters of Starship Troopers and we also discuss: earning citizenship via military service, a modern vision of the military from the 1960s, using force to discourage using force, biblical advice not to follow, and saying 'thank you' as incentive to do jobs we don't want to.
(https://www.rtfbpod.com/?s=pct&ep=74)

15/08/2023

It's a new season of RTFB - Listen in as we introduce our new book, Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein, and we also discuss: microchip bit compatibility, Old Man moments at the post office, thoughts on bugs, kids toys for R Rated movies, was Robert Heinlein a fascist?, filming in recognizable cities where the story doesn't actually take place, and how Danielle might react to the movie.
(https://www.rtfbpod.com/?s=pct&ep=73)

09/08/2023

A new season is just over the horizon 👀

22/07/2023

yes, we do have a BlueSky profile now (https://bsky.app/profile/rtfb.bsky.social)
no, we don't have any invite codes yet

This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is.

13/06/2023

Make sure to double-check your time travel plans. (Hear more at: https://rtfbpod.com/?s=pct&ep=72)

06/06/2023

It's a new episode! -- Join us as we talk about the doomed Hulu adaptation of Kindred and we also discuss: Ancestry, Bluey, linguistic surveys, major changes in the show, TV accents, practical reminders about searches and warrants, if the show pulled its punches, and what we might've seen in a season 2. (https://www.rtfbpod.com/?s=pct&ep=72)

20/05/2023

Having a low key Saturday evening? Perfect time for new RTFB! Join us as we talk about the second section of Kindred and we also discuss: Marvel Fatigue, things that lasted longer than the Confederacy, condescending doctors, the miracle of the ballpoint pen, abusive behavior patterns, when it all just becomes too much (for Dana), and a surprise cameo! (https://www.rtfbpod.com/?s=pct&ep=71)

12/05/2023

Re: time travel pranks. (Hear more at: https://www.rtfbpod.com/?s=pct&ep=70)

10/05/2023

New episode just dropped -- listen in as we talk about the first section of Kindred and we also discuss: bygone bookstores and the death of memory, Reactions to the book, Casual brutality in a casually brutal time, Time travel pranks, Biblical names as plot hints, and the cunning use of not-yet-ancient coins.
(https://www.rtfbpod.com/?s=pct&ep=70)

03/05/2023

Re: strong women in Octavia Butler's life and writing. (Hear more at: https://www.rtfbpod.com/?s=pct&ep=69)

02/05/2023

A new season just dropped -- Listen in as we talk about our new book, Kindred by Octavia Butler and we also discuss: Go Karts, Alumni benefits, movies we watched over break, our prior engagement with Octavia Butler and her works, her life/background and the inspiration for this book. (https://www.rtfbpod.com/?s=pct&ep=69)

14/04/2023

Dallas-adjacent people, there's another free stack of books at Deep Vellum Books. If you stop by today and mention that RTFB sent you, you can snag one of them for free (also the dog is there today) - just ask at the counter. First come, first served, while supplies last, etc, etc.

08/04/2023

Giveaway winners have been selected and we'll be reaching out to them via email later today to confirm shipping info. Thanks to all who participated!

07/04/2023

Reminder that our giveaway close at midnight (central) tonight. Last call for entires!

To celebrating its 3rd anniversary, RTFB is giving away a $50 Bookshop.org gift card and some RTFB swag

03/04/2023

To celebrate our 3rd anniversary, we're having a giveaway! Enter for free for your chance to win a $50 gift card to bookshop.org or RTFB merch. Contest closes on Friday so don't wait.
https://gleam.io/9oQmk/rftb-year-3-anniversary-giveaway

To celebrating its 3rd anniversary, RTFB is giving away a $50 Bookshop.org gift card and some RTFB swag

02/04/2023

Folks in the Dallas area, we left a stack of books at Interabang Books. If you stop by today and mention that RTFB sent you, you can snag one of them for free - just ask at the counter. First come, first served, while supplies last, etc, etc.

31/03/2023

Listen in as we talk about the books we read and movies we watched in our third year, we give ourselves a performance review, and maybe some other stuff (https://www.rtfbpod.com/?s=pct&ep=68)

19/03/2023

Travis talks about an 'Accidental Set' of Lone Wolf and Cub stories he's been reading. (https://www.rtfbpod.com/?s=b&h=21)

16/02/2023

Libraries are the best 📚❤️

The New York Times sent photographers to seven states to document the thrum and buzz in buildings once known for silence.

14/01/2023

One more New Year's Resolution-type book review from Travis - Finding Ultra by: Rich Roll (https://www.rtfbpod.com/?s=b&h=20)