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This week the gals talk about a fan-suggested short story by Leo Tolstoy — “How Much Land Does a Man Need”. The final line in the story is *chef’s kiss* Fast forward to timestamp 19’51” to skip a story of how Wren’s feline ward gave her a heart attack last week and listen for yourself as to why she’s not invited back for future recordings. READ IT: https://maggiemcneill.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/how-much-land-does-a-man-need1.pdf  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support

The gals get real giggly in Part II of their Sager conversation this week. The “yeet” count goes through the roof, the mic hitting is at an all time high — sorry not sorry — and FRIENDS quotes make their way in. Bear with us, laugh with us, and get mad at the ending with us. Cheers, dears! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, EYREHEADS! Join Wren and Jo as they jump in the backseat of Riley Sager’s new thrills & chills ‘90s homage novel, “Survive the Night”. Count how many times Jo says “yeet” and the gals hit their mics. Sit back and enjoy the banter, the commentary, and the cackles. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support

Jo was not entertained by this story but it was fun to talk to Wren about it! Spoilers for Stephen King’s 11/22/63 (no, really). READ IT: https://www.vma.is/static/files/enska/Bokmenntir/Short%20Stories/TheOpenWindowSaki.pdf --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support

Join the gals this week as they round out their discussion on Hank Green’s 2018 novel, “An Absolutely Remarkable Thing.” The dogs are still in the background so ignore them. If you love binging TV shows but don’t know what to watch next, check out ChinLin’s podcast, “The Bingeables Podcast” for excellent conversation and suggestions. Cheers, dears! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support

This week we are joined by our dear friend ChinLin, your friendly neighborhood co-host for The Bingeables Podcast. Join the gals as they discuss, and tolerate, April May in Hank Green’s 2018 novel, “An Absolutely Remarkable Thing.” ChinLin’s hamster, Pumpkin, and Wren and Jo’s horribly behaved dogs, who had nothing to contribute to the conversation, Bindi and Koda, make a few appearances as well. Sorry not sorry for their input here and there. Cheers, dears! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support

CORRECTION: Gatsby does not kill himself at the end, George (Myrtle’s husband) shoots him!! It was somehow all so boring that we misspoke. As a result, Jo proposes we make this a Pacey Witter Appreciation Podcast now. Join us for the final few chapters of F Scott’s (*AHEM* AND ZELDA’S) masterpiece, The Great Gatsby! Shmoop Again: https://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/literature/great-gatsby --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support

OH MAN Y’ALL. Soooo this is not our favorite book! We get WHY people like it, it’s just not for Wren and Jo. Join us this week as we chat about the things we do like, what a butthead F. Scott is, and as we THANK ZELDA FOR MOST OF THE GOOD PARTS. History Chicks Zelda Fitzgerald Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0E7OdUPWi125Api5eoGwyw?si=uIzQ25v-QvWuVZrzq1r7vA Shmoop Again: https://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/literature/great-gatsby --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support

Wren, Jo, and B wrap up their discussion of Britt Bennett’s Goodreads Choice 2020 Winner “The Vanishing Half" and simply can't stop gushing about the beauty of this book and the emotions it causes the reader to feel. We also take a deep dive in to understanding the Black experience in the realm of success and we hear about B's dentist with the perfect dentist name: Dr. Whiting. RESOURCE: https://the-bibliofile.com/the-vanishing-half/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support

Join Wren, Jo, and their dear friend, B, as the gals discuss Britt Bennett’s “The Vanishing Half” - Goodreads Choice 2020 Winner - for their first in-person recording since March 2020! (COVID, who’s she?! Don’t worry, we’re vaccinated!) A much deserved CONGRATULATIONS to our best-friend-from-afar, Britt Bennett! Buckle up and get ready for some beautiful insight and respectful conversation. RESOURCE: https://the-bibliofile.com/the-vanishing-half/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support

It’s part 2 of a super fun sojourn that no one asked for! Join us for Chapter 8 - 23 of City of Bones. SHMANKS, SHMOOP: https://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/literature/city-of-bones-book/summary --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support

Come with us in the wayback machine!!! This week, we’re revisiting a book we haven’t read in literal eons. Join us as we try to remember what happened, what we loved, and what we HATED. Huge thanks to shmoop for their excellent play-by-play plot summary. SHMANKS, SHMOOP: https://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/literature/city-of-bones-book/summary LINDSAY ELLIS DOES THIS BETTER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhWWcWtAUoY --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support

Eyrehead Jr. alert! We have another guest and she is an absolute delight! This week, “Brooklyn” joins Wren and Jo to discuss her favorite book, “A Wolf Called Wander”. She’s way more interested in preserving the integrity of the book and not spoiling it for anyone but with a little nudge in the right direction she’ll give up the juicy bits. DISCUSS IT: https://b0f646cfbd7462424f7a-f9758a43fb7c33cc8adda0fd36101899.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/teaching-guides/TG-9780062895936.pdf --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support

Special guest Joe with an E is back and he bullied us into reading this masterpiece. Grab a frozen margarita and come with us to Brandenburgh as we giggle like goofballs over Mark Twain’s INFURIATING short story, A Medieval Romance! READ IT: https://americanliterature.com/author/mark-twain/short-story/a-medieval-romance --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support

This week Wren and Jo finish up their conversation of Ruth Ware’s unimpressive and insulting novel “The Turn of the Key.” A speculation is put forth that Ruth Ware might possibly be Riley Sager’s pseudonym for his lesser well-thought out books - question mark?! Children doing anything in unison is still creepy but the co-hosts would watch the mini-series should the book be adapted. Cheers, dears!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support

Hang on to your knickers 'cause we're jumping across the pond for the next 2 episodes. Join Wren, Jo, and the bottle of wine they each needed to get through Ruth Ware's 2019 novel "The Turn of the Key". N*SYNC makes a brief appearance, children talking/singing in unison is deemed creepy, and Wren goes on another Twilight Sucks tangent. Don't miss out!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support

Tune in this week as we read some Katie Choppin! Not really - it’s actually Kate Chopin and turns out she’s pretty cool. Dive in right now to the lyrical bliss of The Story of an Hour. READ IT:https://my.hrw.com/support/hos/hostpdf/host_text_219.pdf --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PUTTING ON EYRES! Happy birthday to you, our wonderful listeners and supporters. Jo and Wren are honored to grace your ears on a relatively-weekly basis and appreciate you listening to the banter and summations. As Jo says, "come for the laughs, stay for the tangents!" This week Jo and Wren celebrate PoE's one year anniversary by reading you Philip K. Dick's hilarious metaphorical satire, "The Eyes Have It." Grab your metaphorical lemons and make a delicious literary lemonade for this week's episode! We wouldn't be here without you. Cheers, dears! READ IT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/31516/31516-h/31516-h.htm ANALYZE IT: https://philipkdickreview.wordpress.com/2014/05/07/the-eyes-have-it/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support

Join Wren and Jo as they use their podcast platform as a way to vent about the dumb week they had! Featured drink is an ice cold vodka from the bottle you put in a snow drift in the back yard because it’s that friggin’ cold! Come for the short story, stay for the tangent. This episode is brought to you by 1-800-Flowers (not really, but damn are they good). This episode IS dedicated to local hero, Ryan Atkins! READ IT: https://www.newyorker.com/news/george-packer/snow-story --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support

This week Jo and Wren double down on short stories and are not disappointed with a one “Stephawn Kingah’s” (Stephen King) 2009 The New Yorker featured piece, “Premium Harmony.” Shake yourself up disgusting looking Rotten Apple Martini and try on defamation of character for size. Short Story: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/11/09/premium-harmony Drink Recipe: https://www.macheesmo.com/rotten-apple-martini/#recipe-1.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/putting-on-eyres-podcast/support