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    Swami Satyananda Saraswati of DeviMandir provided these free audio classes explaining his Ganesha...

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Sarah (7798 KP) rated My Dad Wrote A Porno in Podcasts

Jul 15, 2020  
My Dad Wrote A Porno
My Dad Wrote A Porno
Comedy
10
8.5 (24 Ratings)
Podcast Rating
Absolutely hilarious
Podcasts aren't usually my thing, however working from home full time has made me go insane listening to my usual music and radio shows. A few of my friends have recommended this podcast on numerous occasions so thought I'd give something different a go... now I'm just mega peeved that I hadn't started listening to this sooner!

This is possibly the funniest thing I've ever heard. Let's be honest, this isn't for the faint hearted or those easily offended as it's pretty explicit, but boy is it laugh out loud hilarious. The funniest thing is the fact that this is actually a real book series written by Jamie Morton's dad (aka Rocky Flintstone) and that this hasn't just been written to make fun. His writing style is bonkers and the way it moves from mundane description to ridiculous and completely unappealing porn scenarios is so bizarre. And then listening to this book being narrated by Jamie just adds to the laughs. Listening to his, Alice Levine's and James Cooper's commentary feels like you're sat in a room with friends listening and chatting about it in person. They pick on every grammatical error and plot hole, and not to mention the ridiculous scenarios and inept sales work.

Can't fault this at all, it's downright hilarious and I'll be very sad if/when I get to the last episode.
  
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LeftSideCut (3778 KP) Jul 21, 2020

Best podcast ever!
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Joe Goodhart (27 KP) rated Who Fears Death in Books

Nov 30, 2020  
Who Fears Death
Who Fears Death
Nnedi Okorafor | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I liked Nnedi Okorafor's work on Marvel's SHURI, plus her themes fit in with some of the recent "LeVar Burton Reads" podcasts that I have enjoyed. Needless to say, I thought I would give this a shot, as it comes with numerous positive reviews.

While I enjoyed the world-building and the characters presented, I began to lose some interest about 45% into the book. I felt Onyesonwu's set-up, and subsequent chapters leading to where I stopped, felt like a car ride: I enjoyed the view, I enjoyed the companions on the ride, but I wanted to be at the destination already.

I think Ms. Okorafor is very talented. Her depiction of Africa felt like I was truly there, as if I could feel it. The backstory of the rape and genocide, clearly taken from what was barely a blip on the radar of American news broadcasts, was eye-opening, it helped to illustrate what it must have been like. For these two aspects of the book, I was quite impressed.

Unfortunately, the journey began to feel too long, and I had to "pull the car over". I may revisit it at a later date, but for now, I must take my leave it.

That said, I will give other works by Ms. Okorafor a try for sure.
  
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ClareR (5726 KP) rated The Stranger Times in Books

Jan 26, 2021  
The Stranger Times
The Stranger Times
C. K. McDonnell | 2020 | Horror, Humor & Comedy, Science Fiction/Fantasy
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This book was just what I needed - in fact I think it’s what we all need at the moment! It’s hilarious, the laughs come thick and fast, but it’s not a series of puns with no storyline. Far from it. We get to really know these characters: their faults, their goodness and willingness to help one another. Vincent Bancroft, the editor, is a particularly prickly character. He seems to have no redeeming qualities: he’s verbally abusive, a drunk - and he smells. But when the chips are down, he comes up trumps. The reporters Ox and Reggie are long-suffering employees, and travel the length and breadth of the country to get a story; Grace the receptionist (and at times, ring master!) keeps everyone in line; the runaway, Stella, who is working at The Stranger Times instead of serving time for breaking and entering. And then there’s Hannah. It’s her first week on the job, and she’s having to deal with the death of a wannabe reporter - his murder, in fact. And the weird and wonderful is pretty much non-stop!

I really hope that this is the start of a series - I will be listening to The Stranger TImes podcasts, without a doubt!
Many thanks to The Pigeonhole for serialising this and to Caimh McDonnell for reading along.