Podcast
Brothers Reading Books
Hosted by Michael Kentris and Will Kentris · EN
Will and Michael.
Two brothers reading books.
Join us in our online book club as we go through classic books with a focus on science fiction and fantasy.
21episodes
Episodes
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Conan the Barbarian - Rogues in the House
2w ago00:52:49Tap to summarizeWe follow Conan through “Rogues in the House” a plan for an assassination job turns into a trap filled nightmare. We talk pacing, pulp, horror, and why we enjoy Conan so much when he leans into his skills for improvised violence.Send us Fan MailSupport the showIf you enjoyed the podcast share it with a friend and leave a rating and review!Find us online:WebsiteX/TwitterEmail: brothersreadingbooks@gmail.com
Transcribe →Conan the Barbarian - The Pool of the Black One
3w ago00:53:06Tap to summarizeConan arrives on the ship dripping wet from Crom knows where.Conflicts with captain and crew lead to typical Conan solutions. Punch it or stab it if possible. As the ship goes in search of ancient treasure a new and frightening enemy appears that will test Conan's limits.Read The Pool of the Black One with us in this episode.Send us Fan MailSupport the showIf you enjoyed the podcast share it with a friend and leave a rating and review!Find us online:WebsiteX/TwitterEmail: brothersreadingbooks@gmail.com
Transcribe →Conan the Barbarian - Xuthal Of The Dusk
4w ago01:03:08Tap to summarizeA mysterious city rises out of a waterless desert, and for a second it looks like salvation. But there is more than first meets the eye in this supposed oasis.Send us Fan MailSupport the showIf you enjoyed the podcast share it with a friend and leave a rating and review!Find us online:WebsiteX/TwitterEmail: brothersreadingbooks@gmail.com
Transcribe →Conan the Barbarian - Iron Shadows in the Moon
May 2500:55:34Tap to summarizeWe read Robert E. Howard’s “Iron Shadows in the Moon” and follow Conan from a marshland showdown into cursed ruins, pirate politics, and a moonlit escape. Send us Fan MailSupport the showIf you enjoyed the podcast share it with a friend and leave a rating and review!Find us online:WebsiteX/TwitterEmail: brothersreadingbooks@gmail.com
Transcribe →Conan the Barbarian - The Black Colossus
May 1901:23:38Tap to summarizeWe read and react to Robert E. Howard’s “Black Colossus." Grave-robbing and treasure hunting goes wrong and unleashes an ancient evil to sweep across the nations. We get to see Conan as a military commander when he is chosen by prophecy to assume a position of leadership in one nation's military defense against the hordes that have been assembled from the south. Send us Fan MailSupport the showIf you enjoyed the podcast share it with a friend and leave a rating and review!Find us online:WebsiteX/TwitterEmail: brothersreadingbooks@gmail.com
Transcribe →Conan the Barbarian - Queen of the Black Coast
May 1501:07:39Tap to summarizeWe follow Conan from a run-in with “civilized” law to his escape to the sea. From there it's on to piracy, pillaging, passion, and exploration of haunting ancient ruins.We also get some insights into Conan’s bleak theology, the visions of the black lotus, and a show down with Lovecraftian horrors.Send us Fan MailSupport the showIf you enjoyed the podcast share it with a friend and leave a rating and review!Find us online:WebsiteX/TwitterEmail: brothersreadingbooks@gmail.com
Transcribe →Conan the Barbarian - The Scarlet Citadel
Apr 2901:15:57Tap to summarizeToday we cover Robert E. Howard’s “The Scarlet Citadel” and look once again at Conan as King which goes well with our previous episode on the "Phoenix in the Sword."This story hits our classic Conan tropes: betrayal, unsettling sorcerers, daring escapes, and last minute rescues. Overall a rollicking good time!Send us Fan MailSupport the showIf you enjoyed the podcast share it with a friend and leave a rating and review!Find us online:WebsiteX/TwitterEmail: brothersreadingbooks@gmail.com
Transcribe →Conan the Barbarian - The God in the Bowl and The Tower of the Elephant
Apr 1701:18:00Tap to summarizeWe dive into a pair of classic Conan heist tales. Join us as we follow a young Conan as he multi-classes as a rogue in the classic stories "The God in the Bowl" and "The Tower of the Elephant."We have the usual Conan tropes of murder, monsters, and unsettling sorcery that reminds us of Howard's pen-pal Lovecraft. Send us Fan MailSupport the showIf you enjoyed the podcast share it with a friend and leave a rating and review!Find us online:WebsiteX/TwitterEmail: brothersreadingbooks@gmail.com
Transcribe →Conan the Barbarian - Background, The Phoenix on the Sword, and The Frost Giant's Daughter
Apr 301:22:27Tap to summarizeWe leave sci-fi behind and jump into sword and orcery with Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian. We talk pulp context, the Hyborian Age’s “historical shorthand,” and why Conan on the page feels smarter, stranger, and more human than the pop culture version we were more familiar with. Send us Fan MailSupport the showIf you enjoyed the podcast share it with a friend and leave a rating and review!Find us online:WebsiteX/TwitterEmail: brothersreadingbooks@gmail.com
Transcribe →Dune Part 14 - Appendix and Final Thoughts
Mar 2301:26:08Tap to summarizeWe finish our read through of Dune by looking the appendixes, where Herbert lays out some of the hard details behind Arrakis's ecology, religion, politics, and the history of the empire. We also give some of our final thoughts on this foundational work of science fiction.Send us Fan MailSupport the showIf you enjoyed the podcast share it with a friend and leave a rating and review!Find us online:WebsiteX/TwitterEmail: brothersreadingbooks@gmail.com
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