Unabridged: A Book Podcast
Unabridged is a bookish podcast hosted by teachers. We release episodes twice a month, including a monthly Book Club episode and other bookish topics full of recommendations for your TBR list. Join us for bookish fun at our website unabridgedpod.com, on social media @unabridgedpod, or via email at unabridgedpod@gmail.com.
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Episodes
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
In this episode of the Unabridged Podcast, after their Bookish Check-ins, Ashley, Jen, and Sara share books they're excited to read in 2021. These are all books by some of their favorite authors, so they also talk about their histories with the authors' previous works. Then, they conclude the episode with the Give Me One segment, sharing some memories of childhood gifts they received from Santa.
Bookish Check-in
Ashley - Chip and Dan Heath’s The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary
Jen - Kate Stayman-London’s One to Watch
Sara - James Clear’s Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Our Picks for 2021 Books We're Excited to Read
Ashley - Nicola Yoon’s Instructions for Dancing (June 3)
Jen - John Green’s The Anthropocene Reviewed (May 18)
Sara - Angie Thomas’s Concrete Rose (January 12, 2021)
Mentioned in Episode
John Green's An Abundance of Katherines
Nicola Yoon's Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star
Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give and On the Come Up
Give Me One - Memorable Gift from Santa
Listen in to hear special items from childhood that we loved!
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Sunday Dec 27, 2020
Sunday Dec 27, 2020
In this bonus episode of the Unabridged Podcast, we share the 2021 Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge. We hope these categories give you a little push to try some new things in 2021! In episodes through the rest of Season 4, we'll be sharing books that meet the Challenge's categories. And keep an eye on our Bookish Faves and social media (especially our Instagram feed and the Unabridged Book Club Group on Facebook), which will also offer ideas and discussion to help you succeed in meeting the Challenge.
At the end of 2021, for those who have completed the Challenge, we'll have a giveaway!
You can download your own copy of the Reading Challenge here. Share your bookish posts on IG using #unabridgedpodreadingchallenge for extra entries in the giveaway.
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
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Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we give you a glimpse into our Patreon content with an Unabridged Uncensored recording from Ashley and Sara. Don't miss out on our opinions about a popular thriller, Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl.
Bookish Check-in
Ashley - TJ Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea
Jen - Kevin van Whye’s Date Me, Bryson Keller
Sara - Melanie Shankle’s On the Bright Side
Mentioned in Episode
The Sixth Sense
Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl
Gone Girl - the film adaptation
The Matrix
The Popcast
The Big Boo Cast
Totally Teen Buddy Read on Instagram
Give Me One - Favorite Christmas Movie
Listen in for our favorites, and let us know yours on social media!
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
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Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
In this Unabridged Teaching Tidbits episode, Ashley talks about incorporating more hands-on activities into the classroom (or at home), and she shares three of her favorite books for making it easier to find and do activities with kids. Ashley shares two books by Asia Citro, creator of Fun at Home with Kids. Ashley talks about 150+ Screen-Free Activities for Kids: The Very Best and Easiest Playtime Activities from FunAtHomeWithKids.com! and The Curious Kid's Science Book: 100+ Creative Hands-On Activities for Ages 4-8. Then, she shares about Kimberly McLeod's Easy Fun and Easy Crafting with Recycled Materials: 60 Cool Projects that Reimagine Paper Rolls, Egg Cartons, Jars and More!. Ashley also mentions supplies it helps to have available for activities, especially these liquid watercolors. These books are great resources for teachers and moms, and any one of them would be a great gift option!
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
In this episode of the Unabridged Podcast, Ashley, Jen, and Sara take on the musical phenomenon that is Hamilton. After sharing their Bookish Check-in, each host discusses her Hamilton history, and then they explore together favorite songs, most emotional moments, and favorite scenes. They end the episode with the Give Me One segment, each describing one thing she wants to accomplish in the new year.
Bookish Check-in
Ashley - Fredrik Backman’s Anxious People
Jen - Nancy Jooyoun Kim’s The Last Story of Mina Lee
Sara - Lindy West’s The Witches Are Coming
Mentioned in Episode
Fredrik Backman's My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell Me She's Sorry
Jeremy McCarter and Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton: The Revolution
Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton
The Room Where It's Happening podcast
Song Exploder Netflix episode - "Wait For It"
Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds's Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You
Robin Roberts interview on Disney Plus
Give Me One - Something to Accomplish Before the New Year
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
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Please note that we a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
In this episode of the Unabridged Podcast, Ashley, Jen, and Sara reflect on the reading goals they set back in January. After the Bookish Check-in, they reflect on each reading challenge they chose and provide an update on how they did, what they gained, and what has changed in their reading lives in 2020.
After listening to the 2020 reading challenge update, let us know how your reading challenges went this year!
Bookish Check-in
Ashley - Sofía Segovia’s The Murmur of Bees
Jen - Edward Lee’s Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef's Journey to Discover America's New Melting-Pot Cuisine (for the Read Harder Challenge)
Sara - Jessica Redland’s Starry Skies Over the Chocolate Pot Cafe
Sally - Jennifer Donnelly's Poisoned
Find Sally, one of our Unabridged Ambassadors, @phoenixlib on Instagram!
Interested in the Ambassador program? Find out more here.
Reading Challenge Episodes - The Background
2020 Reading Goals and Challenges - Episode 109
Reading Challenge Midyear Check-In - Episode 131
Mentioned in Episode
The Tournament of Books and the Super Rooster
John Boyne's A Ladder to the Sky Bernadine Evaristo's Girl, Woman, Other
Susan Choi's Trust Exercise
Dexter Palmer's Mary Toft; Or, the Rabbit Queen: A Novel
Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad
Toni Morrison's A Mercy
Ali Smith's The Accidental
Give Me One - Favorite Holiday Song
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
Want to support Unabridged?
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Please note that we a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
In this Unabridged Episode, Sara talks about an easy-to-use, free tech tool, Adobe Spark, which includes three different options for creating digital projects: Post, Video, and Page. She discusses the ways to access Adobe Spark (online or as an iPad or phone app), talks about ways the podcast uses Adobe Post and offers ideas about how to implement them in the classroom.
If you have questions about Adobe Spark or ideas to share, let us know on social media @unabridgedpod.
Note: To access Adobe Spark as an app, you will search for each individual tool:
Adobe Spark Post
Adobe Spark Video
Adobe Spark Page
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
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Please note that we a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
In this Book Club episode of the Unabridged Podcast, we talk about Christina Lauren's holiday rom-com, In a Holidaze. After our Bookish Check-in, where we each share what we're reading, we chat about the novel and then offer another holiday book recommendation. We end with our Give Me One and talk about holiday songs that make us cringe.
Bookish Check-in
Ashley - Nic Stone’s Dear Justyce (sequel to Dear Martin)
Jen - Muriel Barbery’s The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Sara - Rumaan Alam’s Leave the World Behind
Our Additional Holiday Book Recommendations
Ashley - Karina Yan Glaser’s The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
Jen - Sarah Morgenthaler’s Mistletoe and Mr. Right (sequel to The Tourist Attraction)
Sara - Jenny Bayliss’s The Twelve Dates of Christmas
Mentioned in Episode
Christina Lauren's In a Holidaze
Our previous holiday episodes - #102 discussing Hazel Gaynor and Heather Mariah Webb's Last Christmas in Paris and #50 discussing Gretchen Anthony's Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners
The infamous Love, Actually debate episode, #104
Christina Lauren's The Unhoneymooners
Gilmore Girls
Give Me One - Holiday Song that Makes You Cringe
Ashley - “Jingle Bell Rock”
Jen - “Frosty the Snowman”
Sara - “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer”
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
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Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
In this episode of the Unabridged Podcast, we share some recommendations for bookish gifts for the upcoming holidays. After our Bookish Check-in, we offer our recs, covering options from snarky to sweet, with plenty of ways to support independent and local businesses. Then, we each share an item from our own wishlist.
Bookish Check-in
Ashley - Alyssa Cole’s When No One Is Watching
Jen - Toni Morrison’s A Mercy
Sara - Rachel Joyce’s Miss Benson’s Beetle
Our Bookish Gifts Recommendations
Bookshop.org
Free as a Bird Books (@freeasabirdbooks) (@jeanellnicolereads) - Jeanell curates books to amplify authors of color.
A Fine Quotation - watercolor items with favorite characters and fandoms - thanks to listener Jody for this recommendation!
Libro.fm
Emily McDowell and Friends - snarky cards, witty bags, plenty of profanity
The Lady Jane - cute gifts for every one with a special section of literary gifts (local)
Emily Cromwell Designs - Happy, whimsical designs for every booklover
Bookshelf Tees - cute bookish tees (woman-owned)
Inkwell Threads - bookish tees and other bookish items
Other Info
Check out our bookish gifts episodes from previous years, #100 from 2019 and #49 from 2018, and be on the lookout for our upcoming annual giveaway with The Mountain Thread Company!
Give Me One - An Item on Your Wishlist
Ashley - bullet journal accessories
Jen - Subscription Box - Book Riot’s TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations
Sara - Libro FM subscription
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
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Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
In this Unabridged Episode, Jen talks about teaching with literature circles. She defines literature circles, talks about ways to choose books for them, and offers ideas about how to implement them in the classroom, including different options for lit circles roles for students.
If you have questions about literature circles or ideas to share, let us know on social media @unabridgedpod.
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
Want to support Unabridged?
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Become a patron on Patreon.
Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram.
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Subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Check out our Teachers Pay Teachers store.
Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter.
Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher.
Check us out on Podbean.
Please note that we a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.