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On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR Pod)

On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR Pod)

By: Hannah C. and Laura M.
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We are two best friends who do a deep dive into a new book book series, one book at a time. Join us while we assess the plot, the characters, and the themes of each book, while laughing at some of the more...interesting choices. Join us as we highlight the new series while updating you on other things we are reading, watching, and/or enjoying!


Current Seasons:
Season 1: Shai'Tan on Wheel of Time
Season 2: Blazing through the Poppy Wars
Season 3: The Murderbot Diaries Diaries
Season 4: Peaking into the Green Bone Saga
Season 5: Cycling through Legendborn
Season 6: The Year of the Dresden (Dresden Files)
Season 7: Breaking into the Broken Earth Trilogy

Season 8: Investigating the Dublin Murder Squad

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  • BONUS EPISODE- "Feminism is Luke Skywalker teaching you what good and evil is." a LIVE discussion of The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton
    Feb 25 2026

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    Hannah and Laura had the absolute delight of recording LIVE at Dead Bird Brewing Company in Milwaukee, WI to chat all about The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton!!! They break down the book's plot, whether the matriarchal societies depicted "work" for them, and try to decide if this book should be included in the Star Wars Canon.

    *This episode contains SPOILERS for The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton. Spoiler section begins at: 16 min 38 secs. *

    *CW for the episode: discussions of violence, space, kidnapping, murder, death, lightsabers, sexism*

    Media Mentions:
    The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton
    Labyrinth---Peacock
    A Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter
    Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
    Bottoms--Netflix
    The Man in the Iron Mask---Tubi

    **Many thanks to Paul for being our "tech support" and helping the live recording to be a success! You're the best! **

    And a shout out to our host, Dead Bird Brewing Company, and all those who attended the live show!! We appreciate you so much!

    Support the show

    Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
    www.owwrpod.com
    Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPod
    BlueSky: @OwwrPod
    TikTok: @OwwrPod
    Instagram: @owwrpod
    Threads: @OwwrPod
    Hive: @owwrpod
    Send us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.com
    Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod
    Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!

    You can follow Hannah at:
    Instagram: @brews.and.books
    Threads: @brews.and.books
    TikTok: @brews.and.books

    You can follow Laura at:
    Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats
    BlueSky: @myyypod

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    49 mins
  • TV Tuesday Ep. 29- Two people who think that they have the most control who aren't actually in control. (Bugonia)
    Feb 24 2026

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    Hannah and Laura are discussing the Oscar-nominee, Bugonia, in today's episode! They discuss the fantastic acting, do their best to sort out what is actually happening in this movie, and try to decide whether they actually like Bugonia or not. It's all confusion.

    *This episode contains SPOILERS for the Oscar-nominated movie, Bugonia. *

    **CW for the episode: discussions of torture, death, suicide, kidnapping, sexual assault, aliens, violence, bombs, blood, bees, conspiracy theories, familial trauma, medical trauma, comas, poverty, classism, addiction, mental illness, billionaires **

    Media Mentions:

    Bugonia---Peacock

    Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

    Support the show

    Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
    www.owwrpod.com
    Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPod
    BlueSky: @OwwrPod
    TikTok: @OwwrPod
    Instagram: @owwrpod
    Threads: @OwwrPod
    Hive: @owwrpod
    Send us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.com
    Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod
    Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!

    You can follow Hannah at:
    Instagram: @brews.and.books
    Threads: @brews.and.books
    TikTok: @brews.and.books

    You can follow Laura at:
    Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats
    BlueSky: @myyypod

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    38 mins
  • Ep. 176- Despite being verbose, I stand by this. (Broken Harbor)
    Feb 18 2026

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    In today's episode Hannah talks about a delightful fox book that she read, and Laura gives an update on her "year of movies." They also chat about the characters and themes of Tana French's book, Broken Harbor, and Hannah shares a review she wrote about the book after her original read.

    *This episode contains SPOILERS for Broken Harbor by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 33 min 45 secs. *

    **CW for the episode: discussions of death, murder, carbon monoxide poisoning, blood, violence, familial trauma, mental illness, police, detectives, suicide, housing problems, internet bullying, classism, poverty, fatphobia, incarceration**

    Media Mentions:

    Broken Harbor by Tana French

    Lightfall: The Shadow of the Bird by Tim Probert

    Lightfall: The Dark Times by Tim Probert

    Ex-Machina---HBO Max

    Dolittle---Peacock

    Lost in Starlight---Netflix

    The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

    Abbott Elementary---Hulu

    Support the show

    Be sure to follow OWWR Pod!
    www.owwrpod.com
    Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPod
    BlueSky: @OwwrPod
    TikTok: @OwwrPod
    Instagram: @owwrpod
    Threads: @OwwrPod
    Hive: @owwrpod
    Send us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.com
    Check out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpod
    Or join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!

    You can follow Hannah at:
    Instagram: @brews.and.books
    Threads: @brews.and.books
    TikTok: @brews.and.books

    You can follow Laura at:
    Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoats
    BlueSky: @myyypod

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    1 hr and 30 mins
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