HeyJaredThe Summer Reading Podcast
A professor and a librarian read, discuss, and review all the books you were assigned to read in English class. Also, we swear.
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- Sep 1, 2026
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- Jul 7, 2026
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094 The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Leguin (opens the original)
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Welcome back, y'all! Jack and Marty are working on getting back on track recording and posting (please praise our efforts! :-D) The friends are discussing audiobook speeds, disappointing English teachers, genre fiction and literary quality, and the stunningly complex novel, The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K LeGuin. We hope you enjoy! But if you don't, it's okay - it's all about balance. Like what you hear? Let us know! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!
093 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (opens the original)
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Things are heating up here at the Summer Reading Podcast --- better protect your books! *ba-dum-ching* (I'll be here all week). The friends are loving audiobooks, reading books about medicine, the woes of having a cold and having all your books in poetry. Jack shares interesting tidbits about Ray Bradbury, Marty actually read the book fast, and both friends have lots to say about the sci fi classic, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Like what you hear? Let us know! Email us at summerreadingpodcast
092 To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf (opens the original)
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Marty and Jack are keeping things mellow this episode, and Jack accurately predicted that this episode (recorded in winter) would air in summer! Marty is recovering from hosting a kids' birthday party, Jack is recovering from shoveling, and both are enjoying an escape to the Hebrides with the Ramsays! Join the friends as they dive into discussing Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse. Like what you hear? Let us know! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!
091 Macbeth by William Shakespeare (opens the original)
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Bubble bubble toil and trouble... Summer Reading is back! The friends discuss Christmas stories, Victorian literature, witches, balloons, recording locations, and... Shakespeare! So practice your Scottish accent, pretend it's chilly midwinter, and enjoy as Marty and Jack discuss the tragedy of Macbeth. Like what you hear? Let us know! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!
090 Queen of Nothing by Holly Black (opens the original)
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Jack and Marty are experiencing the Sunday scaries (or is it the all-the-time scaries?), but they're excited to be together for series week! Marty is completely absorbed in a new book while Jack is missing his boxed-up books, and both are big fans of Portland (Maine). Plus, they get into the adventures of YA fairies with their discussion of Queen of Nothing by Holly Black! Like what you hear? Let us know! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!
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