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Episode 166: Happiness for Beginners & The Final Girls

K.W. and Carrie are getting into the autumn spirit with their movie choices this week! K.W. watched the Netflix romantic comedy Happiness for Beginners, and Carrie chose the horror comedy The Final Girls.

Episode 165: The Ritual and Fisk

K.W. tries to convince Carrie to watch the horror movie The Ritual, and they both recently watched the Australian legal comedy Fisk. Both are currently available on Netflix.

Episode 164: Harlan Coben’s Shelter and Young Adult Stories

Carrie and K.W. are very excited about the latest streaming series from thriller writer Harlan Cober, Shelter, which follows high-schooler Mickey and his friends as they investigate their friend's disappearance. They also discuss young adult (YA) stories in general.

Episode 163: Mystery Novels

Carrie and K.W. discuss mystery novels, including To Die For by Lisa Gray and the Roxane Weary series by Kristen Lepionka, as well as what goes into writing a good mystery.

Please note there is a slight audio issue in this episode because of a lawnmower running in the background. We tried to extract it as thoroughly as possible, but the audio is bumpy in a few places.

Episode 162: Silo and From

Carrie and K.W. discuss the Apple TV+ dystopian series Silo and the MGM+ horror mystery show From.

Which fictional world would you rather live in, an underground silo or a town populated with monsters that doesn't let you leave?

Episode 161: The Fast and the Furious Franchise (Part 1), You May Be the Killer

Carrie dives into the world of The Fast and the Furious franchise, discussing 5 out of the 11 movies, and K.W. reviews the 2018 horror-comedy flick You May Be the Killer.

Episode 160: The Queen’s Thief, Valley Girl, Spoilers

Carrie talks about her love for the long-running fantasy book series The Queen's Thief by Megan Whalen Turner, K.W. takes us back to the '80s with the cult comedy Valley Girl, and they discuss spoilers and spoiler culture.

Episode 159: The Great Gatsby and Indie Music

With K.W. back, the cohosts briefly revisit the topic of worldbuilding in writing.

Then K.W. discusses the 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel The Great Gatsby, and Carrie talks about the indie artists she's been listening to lately--boygenius, Joseph, and MUNA.

Episode 158: Fantasy Worldbuilding with Carrie

Carrie's flying solo today! And she takes the opportunity to talk about fantasy worldbuilding, including giving some insight into how she's creating the world her current work-in-progress novel is set in.

 

(Note: She had some minor mic issues this week, so please bear with her.)

Episode 157: Honor Among Thieves and Quantum Leap

It's a revival day! Carrie loved the new movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and K.W. talks about the updated sci-fi series Quantum Leap on NBC/Peacock.