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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Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we revisit a favorite game that we've played on past episodes, Book Riot's Lit Chat Game. After our Bookish Check-in, we dive into the game and answer some impromptu questions related to our reading lives, all while recording our responses. In this episode, we leave you with a favorite store for our Give Me One segment.
Bookish Check-in
Ashley - Jennifer De Leon’s Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From
Jen - Helen Macdonald’s Vesper Flights
Sara - Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam's Punching the Air
Mentioned in Episode
Ibi Zoboi's American Street and Pride
Helen Macdonald's H Is for Hawk
Lit Chat: Conversation Starters about Books and Life
Richard Adams's Watership Down
Stan and Jan Berenstain's The Berenstain Bears series
Russell Hoban's Tea Time for Frances
Anne Dewdney's Llama Llama Red Pajama
Ezra Jack Keats's The Snowy Day
P. D. Eastman's Are You My Mother?
Elizabeth L. Cline's The Conscious Closet: The Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good
Give Me One - Favorite Store
Ashley - Plant Life Indoors
Jen - Stitch Fix
Sara - The Bluest Willow
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Friday Sep 25, 2020
Friday Sep 25, 2020
In this Unabridged Episode, Jen shares five conclusions she has drawn about teaching virtually after three weeks of instruction with her students. Teaching and learning are definitely different than usual right now, but adjusting our expectations and preparation can make a big difference! We'd love to know your virtual teaching (and learning!) tips, so reach out on social media.
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Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
In honor of the final year of the Global Read Aloud, Unabridged Podcast revisits our episode from last year, in which we discussed Cherie Dimaline's The Marrow Thieves, Padma Venkatraman's The Bridge Home, and Kelly Yang's Front Desk. Join us in celebrating this fantastic program, which highlights books for young people and promotes global collaboration.
Bookish Check-in
Ashley - Mark Oshiro’s Each of Us a Desert (thanks to Partner NetGalley)
Jen - Roshani Chokshi’s The Silvered Serpents (thanks to Partner NetGalley)
Sara - Beth O’Leary’s The Switch (thanks to Partner Libro.fm)
Celebrating the Global Read Aloud
Cherie Dimaline's The Marrow Thieves
Padma Venkatraman's The Bridge Home
Kelly Yang's Front Desk
Mentioned in Episode
Roshani Chokshi's The Gilded Wolves
Mark Oshiro's Anger Is a Gift
Alexis Hall's Boyfriend Material
Beth O'Leary's The Flatshare
Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony
Cormac McCarthy's The Road
Peter Heller's The Dog Stars
Neal and Jarrod Shusterman's Dry
Mindy McGinnis's Not a Drop to Drink
Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven
Alan Gratz's Refugee
Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Give Me One - New Find
Ashley - American Gods
Jen - 800 Words
Sara - Olive and June and Speed Cubers
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Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
We are thrilled to share our interview with Farrah Rochon, the USA Today Bestselling author of more than 35 novels, including her latest release, The Boyfriend Project. The two-time RITA Award finalist is a native of South Louisiana. When she is not writing in her favorite coffee shop, Farrah spends most of her time reading, cooking, traveling the world, visiting Walt Disney World, and catching her favorite Broadway shows.
Bookish Check-in
Ashley - Marie Lu's Wildcard
Farrah - Sandra Kitt's Winner Takes All
Sara - Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely's All American Boys
Lia Louis's Dear Emmie Blue
Mentioned in Episode
Farrah Rochon's The Boyfriend Project (check out Sara's review) and The Dating Playbook (book two in the series, coming out in 2021!)
Marie Lu's Warcross and Rebel
Helen Hoang's The Kiss Quotient
Jasmine Guillory's The Wedding Date
Alyssa Cole (An Extraordinary Union)
Suzanne Brockman's SEALS series (Book 1, Prince Joe)
Priscilla Oliveras (The Island Affair)
K. M. Jackson / Kwana Jackson's Real Men Knit
Denny S. Bryce's Wild Women and the Blues
Give Me One - Favorite Broadway Musicals
Farrah - Hamilton, Aida, Dear Evan Hansen, Spring Awakening, Once
Ashley - Rent
Sara - Cabaret
Jen - Hamilton, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Once
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Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
In this Unabridged Episode, we share with listeners a brand new type of episode that we're launching in Season Four, Teaching Tidbits! These bite-sized episodes will focus on books and activities relevant to classroom teachers. We'll share these a couple of times a month on Fridays, so be on the lookout for them in your feed!
Bookish Check-in
Ashley - Hena Khan’s Amina’s Voice
Jen - Susan Abulhawa’s Against the Loveless World
Sara - Jerry Craft’s New Kid
Sara's Teaching Tidbit
Sandhya Menon's When Dimple Met Rishi
Never Have I Ever Netflix series
Mentioned in Episode
Our upcoming interview with Farrah Rochon. Be sure to check it out next Wednesday!
Give Me One - Favorite Disney Character
Jen - the genie from Aladdin
Sara - Moana from Moana
Ashley - Stitch from Lilo and Stitch
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Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
In this Unabridged Book Club episode, we discuss Chanel Miller's memoir, Know My Name. We discuss the powerful impact of Chanel Miller's words and the way that she is changing the world through sharing her story. In our book pairings, we talk about Laurie Halse Anderson's SHOUT, Jon Krakauer’s Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town, and Jason Reynolds’s and Brendan Kiely’s All American Boys.
Bookish Check-in
Ashley - Alexis Hall’s Boyfriend Material
Jen - Natasha Trethewey’s Memorial Drive
Sara - Kate Stayman-London’s One to Watch
Mentioned in Episode
Chanel Miller's Know My Name
Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy
Episode 78: Laurie Halse Anderson Highlight - It Is Okay to Fight
Kiese Laymon's Heavy
Episode 138: Dive into Nonfiction Reads
Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak
Our Pairings
Ashley - Laurie Halse Anderson’s SHOUT
Jen - Jon Krakauer’s Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
Sara - Jason Reynolds’s and Brendan Kiely’s All American Boys
Give Me One - Instrument You Wish You Played
Ashley - cello
Jen - guitar
Sara - guitar or piano
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Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
In this Unabridged episode, we give listeners a sneak peek into some of the content that we share on Patreon each month. In this one, after our bookish check-in, we share Jen and Sara's book-to-film adaptation discussion of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight. Don't miss the fun trivia! Stick around for the give me one where we share the best concerts we've ever attended!
Bookish Check-in
Ashley - Brandy Colbert’s The Voting Booth
Jen - Nadia Hashimi’s The Pearl that Broke Its Shell (@readwithtoni buddy read; check out our episode with Toni)
Sara - Lamar Giles’s Not So Pure and Simple
Mentioned in Episode
Tayari Jones’s An American Marriage
Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight and the film adaptation
The Lost Boys
Our Unabridged Podcast Patreon Page - patreon.com/unabridgedpod
Give Me One - Best Concert We've Attended
Ashley - U2 (with Nelly Furtado as the opening act)
Jenv- Goo Goo Dolls / No Doubt / Bush
Sarav- Goo Dollsv/ Bon Jovi
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Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
In today's episode of the Unabridged Podcast, we each do our best to recommend a book that our friends and co-hosts will love. Be sure to listen to our Bookish Check-in and our Give Me One, where we pick a favorite karaoke song.
Bookish Check-in
Ashley - Thanhha Lai’s Inside Out and Back Again
Jen - Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic (@bookishladiesclub buddy read)
Sara - Lori Gottlieb’s Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
Main Discussion - Our Recs for Each Other
Ashley's Pick for Jen - Pénélope Bagieu’s Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World
Ashley's Pick for Sara - Dhonielle Clayton’s The Belles
Jen's Pick for Ashley - Kiley Reid’s Such a Fun Age
Jen's Pick for Sara - Rachel DeLoache Williams’s My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress
Sara's Pick for Ashley - R. Eric Thomas's Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America
Sara's Pick for Jen - Sharon Huss Roat’s How to Disappear
Give Me One - Song We’d Sing at Karaoke
Ashley - Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline”
Jen - “You’ll Be Back” from Hamilton
Sara - Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" and Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer”
Other Mentions
Dhonielle Clayton's The Everlasting Rose
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Go to our website for a transcript of the episode, or click here for a full transcript that you can read while listening, provided by otter.ai.
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
In this Unabridged podcast episode, we talk all things nonfiction, and we each make recommendations for nonfiction reads to dive into that we've loved. We talk about Kirkland Hamill's Filthy Beasts, Kiese Layman's Heavy, Knox McCoy's All Things Reconsidered, and Phuc Tran’s Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In. As always, we find ways to talk about more books, too, and have lots of fun during our discussion. If you're interested in nonfiction reads, be sure to join us for our September book club choice, Chanel Miller's Know My Name.
Bookish Check-in
Ashley - Marie Lu’s Rebel
Jen - Adrienne Kisner’s Six Angry Girls
Sara - Chanel Miller’s Know My Name
Our Picks
Ashley - Kiese Laymon’s Heavy: An American Memoir
Jen - Phuc Tran’s Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In
Sara - Knox McCoy’s All Things Reconsidered
Mentioned in Episode
Kirkland Hamill's Filthy Beasts
Marie Lu's Legend, Prodigy and Champion
The Popcast
Episode 135 with Morgan Hoit, @NYCBookGirl, from Avid Reader Press
Episode 137, Stamped Book Club Discussion
Hamilton
Knox McCoy's The Wondering Years
Give Me One - What We Wanted to Be When We Grew Up
Jen - a nurse
Ashley - marine biologist
Sara - fashion designer
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Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
In this Unabridged Book Club discussion, we talk about Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi’s Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You. This phenomenal book is a remix for young people of Kendi’s original Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, and we all felt that it was a phenomenal read and is such a great fit for the classroom.
Bookish Check-In
Ashley - Tiffany D. Jackson’s Monday’s Not ComingJen - Robert Kolker’s Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American FamilySara - Sheila Williams’s The Secret Women
Book Pairings
Ashley - Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele’s When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
Jen - Kwame Mbalia’s Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
Sara - Nic Stone’s Dear Martin and Rita Williams-Garcia’s One Crazy Summer
Give Me One - Favorite Dessert
Ashley - Oreo Ice Cream Dessert (This recipe is similar to the handwritten one I have)
Jen - Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake Bars
Sara - Ice cream, but Sara also recommends Monster Cookie Dough Dip
Other Mentions
Tiffany D. Jackson's Allegedly
Jamie Golden with The Popcast
@readwithtoni buddy read for Hidden Valley Road (Don't miss our episode with Toni!)
the Hamilton musical
Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy
Unabridged Episode - Great Books for the Classroom Written by Black Authors
Revisionist History episode, "The Lady Vanishes" (Note: In the episode, Jen mentions a Freakonomics episode about the Prime Minister of New Zealand and says she'll check on the link. This episode of Revisionist History, about the Prime Minister of Australia, is the correct reference.)
Ibram X. Kendi's interview on Armchair Expert
Click here for a full transcript that you can read while listening, provided by otter.ai.
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
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