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 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
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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
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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
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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”
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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.
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Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
In this episode of the Unabridged Podcast, we share book recommendations that we believe promote and encourage activism in young people.
Our selections include Brandy Colbert’s The Voting Booth, Dave Cullen’s Parkland: Birth of a Movement, and Monica Clark-Robinson's Let the Children March, illustrated by Frank Morrison. We also share what we're currently reading in our Bookish Check-In, and we share some activism accounts that we love in our Give Me One segment.
Bookish Check-in
Ashley - Jenny Han’s We’ll Always Have Summer
Jen - Jason Reynolds’s Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel, illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff
Sara - Alan Bradley’s The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (after Jen’s recommendation in our cozy reads episode!)
Our Recommendations for Encouraging Activism
Ashley - Brandy Colbert’s The Voting Booth
Jen - Dave Cullen’s Parkland: Birth of a Movement
Sara - Monica Clark-Robinson, Frank Morrison (illustrator) Let the Children March (picture book)
Mentioned in Episode
Jenny Han's The Summer I Turned Pretty
Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down
Mariah Marsden's Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel
Dave Cullen's Columbine
Enola Holmes Netflix film
Our Cozy Reads Recommendations episode
Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl: The Manga, Volume 1
Give Me One - Activist Accounts on Instagram
Ashley - @theconsciouskid
Jen - @nicstone
Sara - @hereweeread
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Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
In this autumn episode of the Unabridged Podcast, we each share some cozy read recommendations with you. After our Bookish Check-in, we talk about what makes a cozy read for us, and then we each share one that we've loved. The books we chose include Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce series, Colleen Wright's The White Christmas Inn, and Alexis Hall's Boyfriend Material. We end the episode with our Give Me One . . . Cozy Comfort.
Bookish Check-in
Ashley - Karina Yan Glaser’s The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
Jen - Rumaan Alam’s Leave the World Behind
Sara - Jennifer Weiner’s Big Summer
Our Cozy Reads Recs
Ashley - Alexis Hall’s Boyfriend Material
Jen - Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce series
Sara - Colleen Wright's The White Christmas Inn
Mentioned in Episode
Kate Stayman-London's One to Watch
The movie Us
Neal and Jarrod Shusterman’s Dry
Fredrik Backman’s My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry
Libro.fm
Give Me One - A Cozy Comfort
Ashley - Firepit
Jen - Soft, Fluffy Blankets
Sara - Harney and Sons Hot Cinnamon Spice Tea
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Friday Nov 06, 2020
Friday Nov 06, 2020
In this Unabridged Teaching Tidbits episode, Ashley shares two books that encourage mindfulness in children. Ashley talks about Susan Verde and Peter H Reynolds's I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness (which comes from this series) and Brendan Wenzel's A Stone Sat Still. She also shares about the Calm app and Cosmic Kids Yoga, both of which have been great with her own children.
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
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Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
In this Book Club episode of the Unabridged podcast, Ashley, Jen, and Sara discuss Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam's Punching the Air. After our Bookish Check-in, we share our opinions about the book and some favorite quotations, and then each of us offers another book we think would pair well with this YA novel in verse. Finally, we end by sharing some new favorites we've discovered lately.
Bookish Check-in
Ashley - Akwaeke Emezi’s The Death of Vivek Oji
Jen - Yaa Gyasi’s Transcendent Kingdom
Sara - Maureen Johnson, John Green, and Lauren Myracle's Let It Snow
Our Pairings
Ashley - Tayari Jones’s An American Marriage
Jen - Nic Stone’s Dear Justyce
Sara - Ellen Hopkins’s Burned
Mentioned in Episode
Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing
Akwaeke Emezi’s Freshwater
Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi's Stamped
Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down
Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Wes Moore's The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
Nic Stone's Dear Martin
“Wait for It” from Hamilton
West Wing Weekly
Song Exploder podcast and Netflix series
Partners podcast
Give Me One - A Recent Favorite
Ashley - Kim’s Convenience on Netflix
Jen - In the Dark, most recent episode with Curtis Flowers
Sara - Hamilton
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
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