Episodes

  • Bantering on Where’s Molly by H. D. Carlton
    Jul 11 2025

    Join Jess and Cali while they gush over Where’s Molly and H. D. Carlton’s phenomenal writing.


    Content Warnings: murder, gore, graphic language, graphic sexual situations, child assault and rape (not depicted), toxic relations between the main characters, child abuse and neglect, suicidal thoughts and ideations, human trafficking, drugs, alcohol use, and animals being fed suspect shit (they are not abused)


    This book also includes kinks such as biting, breath play, blood play, and degradation.

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    41 mins
  • Bantering on Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
    Jun 27 2025

    Join Cali and Jess as we discuss how much we adored this book. We wanted to read a book with LGBTQIA+ representation for Pride month. This cozy fantasy had all the sweet feelings of a coffee shop and Hallmark movie in a Renaissance Faire. With a lady orc and lady succubus who fall for each other in the cutest way.

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    35 mins
  • Bantering on A Soul to Keep by Opal Reyne
    Jun 13 2025

    Jess and Cali discuss their love of a Duskwalker and all the other amazing parts of this book!


    Content Warnings: Rough Sex, Forced Marriage, Murder, and Violence

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    47 mins
  • Bantering on The Keepers of Men by Clarice Montgomery
    Jun 3 2025

    Cali and Jess rave on this debut thriller. This episode contains spoilers for the entire book. Please purchase and read this brand new book before listening!


    Four women receive an anonymous note while at their husband’s golf tournament that says “I’ve had an affair with one of your husbands”. Who sent the letter… will they figure it out or die trying?


    Trigger Warnings: Murder, Suicide, Infidelity, Body Imagery


    Link to buy The Keepers of Men: https://a.co/d/3vSqcJM

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    24 mins
  • Bantering on The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
    May 16 2025

    Jess and Cali discuss their adventure with The Hobbit.


    Trigger Warnings: Violence, Death, Frightening Imagery and Characters, Themes of Fear and Survival.

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    33 mins
  • Off the Cuff: Book Culture
    May 2 2025

    Jess and Cali talk things in book culture that grind their gears.

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    42 mins
  • Bantering on Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon
    Apr 18 2025

    Cali and Jess have very differing opinions on Ice Planet Barbarians.

    Trigger Warnings: RAPE (Depicted), ABORTION (Depicted), SEX TRAFFICKING, MURDER, VIOLENCE, KIDNAPPING, AND DRUGS. This book did not include a trigger warning list so we tried to capture it the best we could.

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    49 mins
  • Off the Cuff: National Library Week
    Apr 6 2025

    Cali and Jess banter on the importance of Libraries and discuss their abundance of resources for National Library week.


    Citations: https://dp.la/exhibitions/history-us-public-libraries

    https://www.magnetaba.com/blog/us-literacy-statistics#:~:text=Current%20Literacy%20Rates%20in%20the%20U.S.&text=As%20of%202024%2C%20the%20literacy,below%20a%205th%2Dgrade%20level.

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    25 mins