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Jean Shepherd is a man with a famous past in the largely "Who the f*ck is he?" present. Yet, you've probably heard the gruff timbre of his voice every year since you were a kid and enjoyed his work for decades, literally. Born on an unspecified date, in a town that might be in Illinois or Indiana, Jean Shepherd made up a world that people actually believed was real. Created a story that may have created an entirely new genre, and remade Christmas forever. Or...until videos are no longer shared. AND he warned us about the dangers of blinding ourselves with BB guns. Join Elton as he explores his life of a forgotten raconteur and his amazing stories! Plus, he tries to raise the dead and may even succeed. Listen to find out how and why! GET THE BOOK HERE: https://amzn.to/3Loz5ut BECOME AN Elton Reads A Book A Week CONTRIBUTOR HERE: https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/EltonReadsABookAWeek EMAIL: eltonreadsabookaweek@gmail.com SOURCES: https://newterritorymag.com/literary-landscapes/jean-shepherd-hammond-indiana/ https://www.achristmasstoryhouse.com/a-christmas-story-movie-facts/trivia/#:~:text=Thus%20A%20Christmas%20Story%20disappeared,good%20showing%2C%20but%20not%20great. https://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,92545,00.html https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/11/how-a-christmas-story-became-an-american-tradition https://youtu.be/L1V3ctOWH-I http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ https://www.flicklives.com/index.php?pg=234&year=1982 https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/12/the-largely-forgotten-cynical-genius-behind-em-a-christmas-story-em/282650/ https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/28/books/no-headline.html https://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,92545,00.html https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Shepherd-4479 https://soundcloud.com/jean-shepherd-official/albums https://www.tvinsider.com/1068729/a-christmas-story-backstory-jean-shepherd-tv-movies/#:~:text=As%20Christmas%20Story%20buffs%20might,station%20between%201955%20and%201977. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/jean-shepherd-10840.php http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-a-fistful-of-fig-newtons/#gsc.tab=0 https://web.archive.org/web/20061205045059/http://hammondindiana.com/personalities.htm https://lithub.com/11-legendary-literary-hoaxes/ https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/18/nyregion/jean-shepherd-a-raconteur-and-a-wit-of-radio-is-dead.html https://jrabold.net/ks6m/licensing/#:~:text=It's%20not%20difficult%20to%20do,local%20routine%20and%20emergency%20communications. APOLOGIES SECTION: Elton would like to apologize to the following people, places and things: Hammond, Indiana, Jean Shepherd, Ham radio operators, professional interviewers, Larry King, David Letterman, and people that try on elf costumes for a living. A special thanks to Jenna Fischer and Diedrich Bader --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support

When I say the word “ocean”, what do you think about? For me, it's a mix of fascination and abject terror. I'd chock that up to my innate ability to sink in almost any body of water and/or liquid...and my fear of dying in it. That and if I go in too far and can’t feel the bottom, I freak out a little. It’s because I picture all the giant man eating monsters that definitely are swimming all around and beneath me, so, I panic and move back to shallower waters. In this episode, we're going to meet one of those nightmares and find out just how close we are to being it's next meal! GET THE BOOK HERE: https://amzn.to/40uWUXU BECOME AN Elton Reads A Book A Week CONTRIBUTOR HERE: https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/EltonReadsABookAWeek EMAIL: eltonreadsabookaweek@gmail.com SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalopod_attack https://www.thebermudian.com/heritage/heritage-heritage/isles-of-a-thousand-wrecks/ https://study.com/academy/lesson/kraken-overview-history-facts.html https://www.molluscs.at/cephalopoda/index.html?/cephalopoda/giant_squid.html https://www.nrdc.org/stories/single-discarded-fishing-net-can-keep-killing-centuries https://phys.org/news/2021-02-grisly-problem-illegal-fish.html https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/16/new-study-reveals-staggering-scale-of-lost-fishing-gear-drifting-in-earths-oceans https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/our-oceans-are-haunted-by-ghost-nets-why-that-s-scary-and-what-we-can-do--24 https://www.science.org/content/article/astounding-amount-fishing-gear-lost-ocean-each-year https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/innovative-research-aims-prevent-derelict-fishing-trap-impacts-0 https://www.peterbenchley.com/about/peter/full-biography https://www.towntopics.com/feb1506/story2.html https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/5/23/benchley-wrote-peter-jaws/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Benchley https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/feb/14/guardianobituaries.obituaries https://books.google.com/books?id=VmrQe3ty5koC&q=wendy+benchley+tv+appearances&pg=PA46#v=snippet&q=wendy%20benchley%20tv%20appearances&f=false https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Benchley https://peterbenchley.com/articles/peter-benchley-the-father-jaws-and-other-tales-the-deep Elton would like to apologize to the following: Chinese restaurants, the middle of oceans, any squid named Sid, sea shanties, Harvard, teuthiphobics, thalassophobics, people who don't like ads, and Steven Spielberg. A special thanks to Jenna Fischer and Diedrich Bader. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support

Elton navigates the action packed weirdness that is "The Devil's Black Rock." It's a story so insane it defies logic. When you start in rural Arizona desert with a prospector trying to make ends meet, and end with selling nuclear bomb material to Nazis, there's bound to be a lot of wholesale killing in between. If Doc Savage is involved, it's practically guaranteed. Join Elton as he carves out a path through the insane hellscape that is a story set in the Doc Savage universe. There are nuclear bombs, killer dogs with poison tipped metal jaws, a cannon firing at the Empire State Building, bombs in the streets of New York, bullet proof penthouse windows, a real life unsolved mystery, and more. Plus, Elton gets it in his head that Doc Savage and The whole Fabulous Five could possibly be the world's first gay superheroes. What's that all about? Listen and find out. Enjoy the show! GET THE BOOKS HERE: https://amzn.to/3knQBoG GET David Avallone's Doc Savage BOOK HERE: https://amzn.to/3lxKRK7 LISTEN TO "WORDS ABOUT BOOKS"! https://podcast.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/ BECOME AN Elton Reads A Book CONTRIBUTOR HERE: https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/EltonReadsABookAWeek EMAIL: eltonreadsabookaweek@gmail.com The following music was used for this media project: Music: George Street Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3800-george-street-shuffle License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com The following music was used for this media project: Music: Crinoline Dreams by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3560-crinoline-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com The following music was used for this media project: Music: Long Stroll by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3997-long-stroll License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com The following music was used for this media project: Music: Chilled by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/117-chilled License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.sascha-ende.de The following music was used for this media project: Music: Countdown by Alexander Nakarada Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4865-countdown License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/ SOURCES: https://www.webfx.com/digital-advertising/pricing/cost-to-advertise-in-national-newspapers/ https://nycitylens.com/cold-case-bomb-killed-two-cops-1940-remains-source-intrigue/ https://gizmodo.com/who-planted-bomb-1939-1940-new-york-worlds-fair-killed-1849188678 Elton would like to apologize to the following: Norma Dent's vagina, New York City, gay folks, bomb squads, bronze icon dealers, the people of Arizona, conspiracy theorists, and the Empire State Building. A special thanks to Jenna Fischer and Diedrich Bader --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support

Batman, Superman, and The Avengers have the same bronze daddy or great-grandpa. One of those. The first episode of a new year and this one is a doozy. Doc Savage, a character that fueled the 1930s and 40s pulp craze, is beyond belief, which is understandable. He was created to be just that. Prolific author Lester Dent made Doc to be the greatest human being on Earth, almost Christ like. If only he had used his own f*cking name when he wrote about him. Join Elton as he dives into the origins of a character that would inspire Batman, Superman, The Avengers, The Hulk, and more. The first order of business, is how Doc Savage even happened in the first place. AND NO MORE TWO PARTERS!!! (Well,...unless they're absolutely necessary.) GET THE BOOKS HERE: https://amzn.to/3knQBoG LISTEN TO "WORDS ABOUT BOOKS"! https://podcast.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/ BECOME AN Elton Reads A Book CONTRIBUTOR HERE: https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/EltonReadsABookAWeek EMAIL: eltonreadsabookaweek@gmail.com SOURCES: https://historicmissourians.shsmo.org/lester-dent https://www.ageofaces.net/tag/lester-dent/ https://docsavage.org/category/article/ https://openroadmedia.com/contributor/lester-dent https://pulpfest.com/2014/07/weird-menaces-the-shudder-pulps/ https://www.goodreads.com/genres/pulp https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/01/05/pulps-big-moment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMa0gZt4ZW4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2QQLVv7ghc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKZ89WORhDY https://docsavage.org/category/article/ https://thestrangersbookshelf.wordpress.com/tag/lester-dents-master-plot-formula/ https://blog.adafruit.com/2017/10/17/writing-hacks-the-legendary-lester-dent-pulp-master-fiction-plot/ https://www.writeups.org/doc-savage-pulps-profile/ https://docsavage.fandom.com/wiki/Doc_Savage MUSIC: Four-Way by William Ross Chernoff's Nomads is licensed under a Attribution License. Tree Tenants by Revolution Void is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Makie Elkino by William Ross Chernoff's Nomads is licensed under a Attribution License. Ahmad by William Ross Chernoff's Nomads is licensed under a Attribution License. Elton would like to apologize to the following: Norma Dent's vagina, La Plata, MO, Scientists, bronze people, the people of Cincinnati, drug addicts, and Monticello. A special thanks to Jenna Fischer and Diedrich Bader --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support

Join Elton in the exciting conclusion to Hitler's Holy Relics in which we find our hero, Walter Horn and his silent, but deadly sidekick Eugene "Stone Blood, Death Comes For Us All" Dollar, as they hunt down the perpetrators of Crown Jewel thievery! Intense interrogation action, while busting Nazis high and low--ALL while screaming, "WHERE ARE THE JEWELS!?" Will there be deceit? Yes.  Will there be Nazis? Yes.  Will they get killed? Yes--well, a lot of them will, but not all of them. Will there be inappropriate tangents? Um...yeah, probably, sorry about that. Will all quotes attributed to Winston Churchill be accurate? Yes, to the best of my knowledge and imagination. Will there be another deletion of this episode description and another rewrite? F%ck I hope not. Listen to it all now in this part two episode! Listen, share, rate and review! Thank you, thank you. GET THE BOOK HERE! https://amzn.to/3SwKY34 BECOME A CONTRIBUTOR HERE: https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week [[[PATREON CONTRIBUTORS UNLOCK EXTENDED VERSIONS OF THE LATEST EPISODES]]] FOLLOW THE POD ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/EltonReadsABookAWeek EMAIL: eltonreadsabookaweek@gmail.com The following music was used for this media project: Music: George Street Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3800-george-street-shuffle License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com The following music was used for this media project: Music: Crinoline Dreams by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3560-crinoline-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com The following music was used for this media project: Music: Long Stroll by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3997-long-stroll License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com The following music was used for this media project: Music: Chilled by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/117-chilled License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.sascha-ende.de The following music was used for this media project: Music: Countdown by Alexander Nakarada Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4865-countdown License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/ APOLOGIES SECTION: Elton would like to apologize to the following persons, places, and things: Germany (all of it), the German people (all of them), the German language, The Bee Gees, Winston Churchill, fertilizer factory workers who aren't Nazis, chicken farmers who aren't Nazis, Jenna Fischer, victims of bombing raids, and overused bits. A very special thanks to Jenna Fischer and Diedrich Bader. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support

A secret bunker, a cultural treasure, and a special sharp stick that poked Jesus that could help you rule the world?!! Who else but Hitler would be responsible for that odd grouping of nonsense? Who else would be stupid enough to lose it? Join Elton as he recounts the tale of Walter Horn and his hunt for a priceless national treasure stolen by Hitler, but post World War II, became lost to the world.   Lt. Walter Horn, an Army interrogator during WWWII discovers the location of the Crown Jewels of Austria while questioning a German soldier. Little did he know it would send him on a race against time to find the treasure. Hoping to get it before they're melted down or became the subject of a worldwide tug of war between war worn countries looking for payback...or both, he's given only 21 days to find it.  Will he? Listen to find out.  Thank you for listening.  GET THE BOOK HERE: https://amzn.to/3SwKY34 BE SURE TO GIVE THIS PODCAST A FIVE STAR RATING AND REVIEW ON YOUR PODCAST PLAYER OF CHOICE. Ohhhhh...and share it! It helps so much. Again, thank you, thank you, and thank you! CONTRIBUTE: https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week EMAIL: eltonreadsabookaweek@gmail.com SOCIALS:  https://linktr.ee/EltonReadsABookAWeek  The following music was used for this media project: Music: George Street Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3800-george-street-shuffle License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com The following music was used for this media project: Music: Crinoline Dreams by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3560-crinoline-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com The following music was used for this media project: Music: Long Stroll by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3997-long-stroll License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com The following music was used for this media project: Music: Chilled by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/117-chilled License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.sascha-ende.de The following music was used for this media project: Music: Countdown by Alexander Nakarada Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4865-countdown License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/ Elton would like to offer apologies to the following people, places, and things: Jenna Fischer, Frankfurt, Vienna, Private Dollar, Martin Behaim, bell ringers, interrogators, every name I mispronounced, Winston Churchill. Special thanks to Diedrich Bader. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support

Enter the realm of what it is to be perfect or close to it anyway. Join Elton as he explores one of the only ways a person can attain perfection. It's not as easy as you think.  APOLOGIES SECTION: Elton would like to apologize to the following people, places, and things: Major League Baseball, James Buckley Jr., Medical professionals from the 1800s, Ty Cobb, New Yorkers and their infants, statisticians, baseball fans with a penchant for politeness but, an inability to recognize personal space, Sandy Koufax. An additional apology for anyone that was left out. GET THE BOOK HERE: https://amzn.to/3VYFVLz CONTRIBUTE: [[PATREON CONTRIBUTORS GET ACCESS TO AN EXTENDED EDITION OF THIS EPISODE]] https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/EltonReadsABookAWeek ((A special thanks to Diedrich Bader and Jenna Fischer.)) MUSIC (Thank you, Kevin Macleod.) Elevator Music by Tim Kulig Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8872-elevator-music License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Jazzy Comping 2 by Agnese Valmaggia Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8550-jazzy-comping-2 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license A Night In The Suburbs by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8209-a-night-in-the-suburbs License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Cocktails And Lobsters by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4791-cocktails-and-lobsters License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Space Jazz by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8328-space-jazz License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support

"What If?" by Robert Cowley is one of the greatest books you've never heard of. It's not fiction or science fiction but, could probably inspire both. A collection of essays written by historians that were asked "What if the outcome of one historical military event changed? What would happen?"  What if everything you've ever known could be undone with one change? Imagine how unpredictable reality is. Well, in this episode, we're going to find out. Plus, depending on what you believe in, it's either a lot better or Hell on Earth. Let's find out! Their answers might give you nightmares or maybe angry that they didn't happen. Join Elton as he talks about the dumb luck that made the world you know possible. Rate, review, and/or share the pod! Thank you, thank you! GET THE BOOK HERE: https://amzn.to/3eZo5Yr CONTRIBUTE:  https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week SOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/EltonReadsABookAWeek [[APOLOGIES SECTION: "Sorry, Middle East, book sellers, Amazon, historians, and Catholics."]] A special thanks to: Diedrich Bader and Jenna Fischer MUSIC USED: No Good Layabout by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4140-no-good-layabout License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Apero Hour by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3375-apero-hour License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Opportunity Walks by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4173-opportunity-walks License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Backbay Lounge by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3408-backbay-lounge License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support

In this episode-- Bill Gates, King of Microsoft, and one of the most odd, controversial, and insanely wealthy people on Earth. A planet could probably buy, lets be honest. Did you know he wrote a book of predictions about the internet BEFORE it existed (well, the one we know today, anyway)? Being one of a small group of insiders who helped shape the way the internet was, and is, used by the world, it's crazy to think of how much he got wrong (and he did). And how much he actually got right (a lot).  Join Elton as he dives into the life of not one, but THREE things at once in this "Look where we ended up, Bill, you son of a b!tch!" episode of Elton Reads A Book A Week.  [[APOLOGIES SECTION: Sorry, Paul Allen, key-tar players and fans, the classmates of Bill Gates, the good people of UCLA and Stanford, and of course, Bill Gates.]] GET THE BOOK HERE! https://amzn.to/3N09TLf CONTRIBUTE: https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week EMAIL: eltonreadsabookaweek@gmail.com LINKS: https://linktr.ee/EltonReadsABookAWeek MUSIC: No Good Layabout by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4140-no-good-layabout License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Intractable by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3920-intractable License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Apero Hour by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3375-apero-hour License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Opportunity Walks by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4173-opportunity-walks License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Backbay Lounge by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3408-backbay-lounge License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Chase by Brian Holtz Music Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7617-chase License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license [[[THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!]]] Thank you, Diedrich Bader ...and [BLEEP] (please don't sue me). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support

What happens when a man with a hood over his head drives a car into a small town? A mountain of dead people and a prison sentence, right? WRONG! Find out why common sense never made the final edit. Along the way, are witch trials, blue boars, electrified swords, carnies, movie stars, oh, and hand jobs from relatives.  There's that too. Join Elton on a journey through the life of Ray Bradbury and one of his books. A literary legend, Ray Bradbury influenced the world of science fiction writing and beyond, far beyond. LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, REVIEW, & SHARE! Thank you, you're amazing. [Thanks, Diedrich Bader.] GET THE BOOK HERE! https://amzn.to/3f5lmg8 CONTRIBUTE HERE:  https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek  https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week FOLLOW HERE: https://linktr.ee/EltonReadsABookAWeek Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5048-stay-the-course License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license No Good Layabout by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4140-no-good-layabout License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Apero Hour by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3375-apero-hour License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Opportunity Walks by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4173-opportunity-walks License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support

Freddie Mercury led a life so big he couldn't fit into one episode (and it STILL not enough)! In this second half: cocaine dwarves, smoking vaginas, The Sex Pistols, Bohemian Rhapsody, David Bowie, possibly the Queen of England, and more. Join Elton's continued ride through "Somebody to Love: The Life, Death, and Legacy of Freddie Mercury", a book that's long on information and short on needless filler. Sit back, relax, drive, or work (like Elton does) and listen to discover more about a man that grabbed life by the balls and...well, (ahem) enjoyed it in far more ways than one. From Queen's big break to Bohemian Rhapsody, to well lots of stuff, you'll have to listen and find out! So, do that. Oh, and f*cking f*ck you, AIDS. Thank you for listening. (And a special thanks to Diedrich Bader) GET THE BOOK HERE: https://amzn.to/3DCHacx Review, Follow, Like & Share! Follow the pod on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and more! CONTRIBUTE HERE:  https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week Your Big Rock Concert by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6994-your-big-rock-concert License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Jack The Lumberer by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4808-jack-the-lumberer License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Melo Rock 10 by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/383-melo-rock-10 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Elegant Classical Piano Waltz by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7938-elegant-classical-piano-waltz License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Valse Gymnopedie by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7928-valse-gymnopedie License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Grand Dark Waltz Trio Vivace by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7924-grand-dark-waltz-trio-vivace License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Piano In Blues by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7495-piano-in-blues License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support

Freddie Mercury considered one of the greatest frontmen of all was the living embodiment of excess. He lived his life moving at the speed of light, but the world, a disease, and fate would bring it to a tragic end. Join Elton as he tries to lighten the mood using one of rock & roll history's greatest and unfortunate son's lives.   From Freddie's birth to Queen's birth, part 1 of the wild life of Freddie Mercury, come for the insanity; stay for the tragedy! Plus, an uncomfortable amount of dick jokes. What more could you ask for? Less? Maybe less..that might be reasonable. Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this episode please consider leaving a five-star review on your favorite podcast provider. It really helps a lot. Oh, and follow it on social media, just search for: "Elton Reads A Book A Week" GET THE BOOK HERE! https://amzn.to/3DCHacx EMAIL: eltonreadsabookaweek@gmail.com CONTRIBUTE TO THE POD HERE:  https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek Elegant Classical Piano Waltz by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7938-elegant-classical-piano-waltz License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Valse Gymnopedie by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7928-valse-gymnopedie License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Grand Dark Waltz Trio Vivace by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7924-grand-dark-waltz-trio-vivace License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Piano In Blues by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7495-piano-in-blues License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support

It's the end of the world as the 80s knew it and they feel...apocalyptic! Listen as Elton gets to know "Mister Touch" and his rough band of New Yorkers as they battle a pandemic. Plus, survival tips! GET THE BOOK HERE! https://amzn.to/3DsgYkr Contribute here: https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week and here: https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek Samba Isobel by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4316-samba-isobel License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Jazzy Comping 1 by Agnese Valmaggia Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7330-jazzy-comping-1 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Jazz In The Soul by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6334-jazz-in-the-soul License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Chilled by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/117-chilled License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support

Steve Martin, The New York art world, Ice Cube, and 90s gangsta rap Pokemon; what do they have in common? This episode is what! "An Object of Beauty" may just be the single greatest book in the history of books that aren't listed as great books. Is that a confusing exaggeration? Yes, maybe, you tell me. In this episode, you'll get the low down on Steve Martin, his novel, and how Jesus felt about having a crucified figurine of himself submerged in urine, and so much more. Listen for the funny, stay for the accidental knowledge gain.  A special thanks to Diedrich Bader for making this episode possible.  GET THE BOOK HERE! https://amzn.to/3DCIBaV Contribute here: https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week AND HERE: https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek Follow the pod on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and more! Just search for "Elton Reads A Book A Week" and click the follow button. THANK YOU! Email: eltonreadsabookaweek@gmail.com On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6928-on-hold-for-you License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sidewalk Shade - slower by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4353-sidewalk-shade---slower License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Jazzy Comping 1 by Agnese Valmaggia Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7330-jazzy-comping-1 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support

Using "So, THAT Happened: A Memoir by Jon Cryer", we'll get into Jon Cryer's life and various pseudo feuds with other celebrities in this surprisingly sexually euphemism-filled episode of Elton Reads A Book A Week. Join Elton as he explores the inner workings of Jon Cryer, the famous Hollywood actor extraordinaire. He leaves no page unturned in the pursuit of understanding Jon Cryer's one-sided celebrity battles with Robert Downey Jr., Matthew Broderick, and, of course, Charlie Sheen.   Plus, there's a hooker story. Everybody loves a good hooker story. Thank you so very much for listening. If you liked it, please leave a 5-star review with your podcast provider. It really helps a lot. Thanks again. GET THE BOOK HERE! https://amzn.to/3TqFsAh Here are the contribution links I talked about! With you onboard, everything goes quicker and better. Thanks, ahead of time. https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week FOLLOW THE POD ON SOCIAL MEDIA! Contact Elton here: eltonreadsabookaweek@gmail.com Credits: Backbay Lounge by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3408-backbay-lounge License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license George Street Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3800-george-street-shuffle License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support

Take a trip through the strange world of male sexuality with Elton as he tries to navigate why men defer to their genitals, sex cults for old people, and why men think they're the best sex-ed teachers. Plus, a wasp loving doctor makes it all possible? In this episode, Elton slips down the sexy, sweaty spine of "American Sexual Behavior and the Kinsey Report, a rundown of the most famous sex study man has ever performed on himself! Wander through the world of male sexuality and maybe answer a few questions you've had or didn't know you had or didn't know you wanted to know...you had. Plus,...masturbation talk! Who doesn't love a touchy-feely episode about self-touching and feeling?  Now, imagine it's funny instead of touchy-feely. EVEN BETTER! Enjoy. GET THE BOOK HERE! Kinsey Listen, review, share, thank you, thank you... GET THE BOOK HERE! https://amzn.to/3SwKY34 BECOME A CONTRIBUTOR HERE: https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week [[[PATREON CONTRIBUTORS UNLOCK EXTENDED VERSIONS OF THE LATEST EPISODES]]] FOLLOW THE POD ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/EltonReadsABookAWeek ALL THE WONDERFUL MUSIC IS BY KEVIN MACLEOD, visit him and his wonderful friends here: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/ https://www.tiktok.com/@eltonreadsabook https://www.twitch.tv/erabaw --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support

An actor that was so great people were afraid he might inspire Al Capone to murder and turn Americans into communists; Edward G. Robinson. In this episode, we'll learn what it takes to make it as an actor in a world that screams "Hell no, ugly!", that some old movies have sketchy titles and the importance of Edward's "third leg". [And a "mummer" is an actor in a traditional masked mime, especially of a type associated with Christmas and popular in England in the 18th and early 19th centuries.] Don't forget that the movie playlist can be found on the Elton Reads A Book A Week Twitter page. GET THE BOOK HERE! Edward G. BECOME A CONTRIBUTOR HERE: https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week[[[PATREON CONTRIBUTORS UNLOCK EXTENDED VERSIONS OF THE LATEST EPISODES]]] FOLLOW THE POD ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/EltonReadsABookAWeek Cash app tag--->$EltonEdgar Thank you for listening. Be sure to give the podcast a five-star rating and review! ALL MUSIC BY KEVIN MACLEOD @ https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support

Elton finds out a little bit more about the how's and why's of his travels in time (hey, that rhymed...and that did too!) Plus, Dean Koontz's time travel rules are right (well, some of them).  Part 2 of the "Lightning" by Dean Koontz episode. After talking about the book Elton converses with the stranger that appeared before him in part one. As it happens, he knows a lot about somethings, some about other things, and confuses the hell out of everything else. Who the f*ck is he? He's the Count of Saint Germain, a fellow accidental time traveler. He's also a real historical figure. Seriously, look him up on Google. Apparently, he's immortal and is rumored to be older than your Mom's wooden dildo. OOHHHHHhhh, I went there! Ahhh...heh...yeah...but, seriously, if your Mom does in fact have a wooden dildo, you may want to talk to her about it. That's not very sanitary. She's begging for an infection. Oh, and I have my first call in from a sexy assed listener named Viking Power.  GET THE BOOK HERE! https://amzn.to/3zzrmov Here are the contribution links I talked about! With you onboard, everything goes quicker and better. Thanks, ahead of time. https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week FOLLOW THE POD ON SOCIAL MEDIA! AND/OR GIVE THE PODCAST A FIVE STAR RATING AND A REVIEW WHERE EVER YOU GET/GOT THE PODCAST FROM! It only takes a few seconds and every little bit helps. It really does.  THANK YOU! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support

What if your life was, literally, supposed to be different? What if you had a "guardian angel" that was real...and never aged? Dean Koontz can answer those questions and in this two-part episode, Elton gets into the life of Dean Koontz and his book "Lightning" to find those answers...and also find out why he's been jumping around in time himself. This is part one of, what turned out to be, a two-part episode. This thing just got away from me. I should have cut this down more, but...hell. Next time, I'll be more brutal. The second part for this should be out shortly (I'm editing it now).  GET THE BOOK HERE! https://amzn.to/3zzrmov Here are the contribution links I talked about! With you onboard, everything goes quicker and better. Thanks, ahead of time. https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week FOLLOW THE POD ON SOCIAL MEDIA! Oh, and Cash App if that's your thing: $EltonEdgar Don't have the cash flow? Not a problem. Please like, share, and review this podcast where ever you get your podcasting podcasted from. It helps out more than you can imagine. Thank you so very, very much. BreakintheClouds by Lilo Sound Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5994-breakintheclouds License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Faster Does It by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3741-faster-does-it License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Loopster by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4991-loopster License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Night In Venice by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5763-night-in-venice License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Opportunity Walks by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4173-opportunity-walks License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Study And Relax by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5764-study-and-relax License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support

"UFOs The Public Deceived" by Philip J. Klass, a book hell-bent on ripping UFOlogists a new a**hole, takes apart UFO claims, but is that all?  Elton's journey into thrift books takes him into the rollercoaster world of debunking UFOs. Venture into the world of UFOlogists, the book, the aliens, the opportunists, and lies. Plus, there's an alien at the end of this boo--...podcast!  Thanks for listening. If you enjoy this episode, please leave a review for it via your podcast provider. It helps, so, so, so much. Thanks again. Bossa of Margie by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6167-bossa-of-margie-instrumental License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Cocktails And Lobsters by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4791-cocktails-and-lobsters License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ George Street Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3800-george-street-shuffle License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Backbay Lounge by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3408-backbay-lounge License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/support