The Buddies kick off 2022 with Alice Feeney’s winter-mystery-thriller Rocks Paper Scissor. The Buddies tackle many of the subjects that lead to failed marriages: anniversary gifts, phone stealing, face-blindness, and what you throw first (or kick) in a game of RPC/Roshambo. They also welcome Steph from @rooreads as the first guest of the program!
The buddies get lost in the pages of the young-adult wilderness survival novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. The buddies are talking Heinz Ketchup (possible sponsor?), God’s Wrath (also possible sponsor?) and everything in-between. Join us for the 20th episode and the last episode of 2021, hope to see you all in 2022!
The Buddies work through the dark twisted world of Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. The twists and turns of this one had the buddies reconsidering many of their life choices. They found themselves asking questions that have plagued many of this generation: How much meat should they be consuming? How much laxative is too much laxative? What are the pros and cons of pool table sex? Listen to get to the bottom of these serious questions.
The buddies enter the world of globe trotting assassins’ in Mark Greaney’s, The Gray Man. The action thriller, which which many (read: one person) described as, “a mix between Jason Bourne and Jackie Chan in Rush Hour” had the buddies hotly debating topics. Namely: why you never want to get between a Kazakh/Cossack and their gun, why blood type is fake and the many benefits of using meth. The buddies also give expert casting direction, even though the movie has been filmed and is set to be released on Netflix in 2022.
The buddies enter the fictional (some say non-fictional) world of Greek mythology following the story of Patroclus and Achilles. The book inspired the buddies to make some movie connections as it followed closely to the movie Troy and also had obvious parallels to Austin Powers and Varsity Blues. Make a sacrifice to a god, grab a spear, jump on a centaur and join us on the ride.
The buddies jump into the life of high finance, corruption, and murder in the non-fiction thriller Red Notice by Bill Browder. This episode covers a number of topics ranging from, empathizing with multi-millionaires to teaching autocracy 101. Austin Powers and Harry Potter were not mentioned, quoted, or used as a comparison in this episode, breaking a 15 episode streak. The buddies vow to do better next time.
The buddies dive into the mystery genre starting off with the ‘Queen of Mystery’ herself, Agatha Christie in her 1938 novel, “And Then There Were None”. The buddies reminisce about the good ol’ days when being a doctor was a lot easier, how spam mail could have saved lives, and why tongue is best served cold.
The Buddies rant and rave their way through the most recent episode on Laura Dave’s ‘The Last Thing He Told Me’. The buddies go full scorched earth, taking on piggy banks, bad parenting, and Reese Witherspoon and everything in-between. We suggest avoiding this episode if you were a big fan of the book.
The Buddies jump into the zero-gravity world of Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. They touch on some hot button topics such as: bullying, working from home, video games, and motivation through dire consequences, namely: starvation, torture and violence. They finish off the episode with some deep philosophical questions from listeners.
The Buddies jump into the many worlds of Dark Matter, a page-turning psychological thriller by Blake Crouch. The Buddies pretty much become scientists as they delve into a number of topics ranging from Schrödinger’s Cat to the exact smell of a Whole Foods. They also manage to offend a number of professions including: artists, ER doctors, authors and actual scientists.