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Four Friends and a Book

Four Friends and a Book

By: Patchouli Podcast Network
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 Dr. Teresa Starrett, Dr. David Smith, Diane Boeglin Mayes, and Smokey Joe Mayes start with a discussion of one book...then follow the discussion wherever it goes!Patchouli Podcast Network Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • E5: Spooky Reads

    E5: Spooky Reads
    Oct 14 2025

    The Friends celebrate the season as Teresa turns the podcast spooky. The group breaks down what makes a good spooky read, the difference between spooky and creepy (spoiler alert: Teresa believes the distinction is clowns), and some of their favorite mind-bending favorites. A celebration of fright from the heart of Halloween, Texas!
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • E4: Cozy Mysteries

    E4: Cozy Mysteries
    Oct 7 2025

    David shares his comfort genre -- cozy mysteries -- with the crew. "Cozies" cover everything from series involving vampire knitting club to Ellory ("baked in the North and buttered in the South" Adams' "Secret, Book, & Scone Society" series. Plus lots of talk about Denton being officially designated "Halloween, Texas."
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • E3: The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

    E3: The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
    Sep 30 2025

    Diane shares her love of historical fiction, and this enthralling historical novel from Kate Quinn, THE BRIAR CLUB. The friends discuss what makes historical fiction, the importance of women's voices in literature, particularly in this genre, and Teresa and Joe discover their book Venn diagrams overlap after all, thanks to Kristin Hannah's THE WOMEN.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
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