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Buy Dave's book here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thestarlings/the-starlings-a-graphic-novel-escape-room?ref=cgyi59 Today’s book is a thrilling sci-fi adventure, and it has everything – comedy, action, science, aliens, references to the Beatles, two f-bombs (just the right amount!), and cowardice. Plus, Dave has thoughts on human laziness and Kellen loves science museums for the wrong reasons.*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 100 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.

Buy Dave's book here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thestarlings/the-starlings-a-graphic-novel-escape-room?ref=cgyi59 Today we answer the hard-hitting questions. How do you separate good science from bad? Which studies should you believe? And if vaccines are so safe, how come Jonas Salk still died??? Plus, Dave explains what a p-value is. (Answer: boring.) And Kellen inhales a lungful of secondhand smoke to prove a point. *TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 100 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.

Buy Dave's book here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thestarlings/the-starlings-a-graphic-novel-escape-room?ref=cgyi59 This excellent memoir covers the legendary career and rollercoaster life of Elton John, the original Honky Cat (note: do not call random white people this, they do NOT like it). Plus, Kellen wants you to know what row he sat in at Elton John’s concert, and Dave has some thoughts on Bob Dylan. *TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 100 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.

Buy Dave's book here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thestarlings/the-starlings-a-graphic-novel-escape-room?ref=cgyi59 Today’s episode is about a beautiful book on the life of an immigrant Indian-American family, interspliced with Dave and Kellen’s thoughts on the classic film The Land Before Time. We discuss the role of literature in building empathy for experiences unlike your own, and we also sing the classic song If We Hold On Together from The Land Before Time. Plus, Dave still wants you to buy his book so that he can accumulate immeasurable wealth and Kellen finally gets a laugh for his first public joke.*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 100 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.

This is an apology for not getting an episode out on time this week due to Kellen's being ill (with half the country). New episode will come out Wednesday, Jan 18th. Dave and Kellen also share quick stories about what's crawling in their walls.

Buy Dave's book here starting January 10: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thestarlings/the-starlings-a-graphic-novel-escape-room?ref=cgyi59Today we cover a book written by Dave! (You can currently buy it by searching Kickstarter for “The Starlings Adventure Box”, starting January 10! Or if you’re not the reading type, you can just come to Dave’s house and kill him. Either one solves his career problems.) Plus, Kellen reads the book to his two sons, who immediately outsmart Dave. Check it out!*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 100 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.

Welcome to a new year! We launch 2023 with a book about making good decisions! You should make the good decision to listen to it. Or we will make the good decision to cry. Also, Kellen has beef with Canada and Dave poses his favorite story problem.*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 100 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.

Join us as we review our Top 10 books/episodes of 2022! (Plus a few more!) We also answer some frequently asked questions about the podcast (dare we pull back the curtain?!) Thank you so much for listening to us this year! We’re truly so grateful. We can’t wait to come at you with more books in 2023.*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 100 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.

Do you think Scrooge ever gets annoyed that, even though this is a book about repentance and change, calling someone a “Scrooge” is still only an insult? Like, culturally, we act like he just stayed evil. It’d be like if you called someone an Oskar Schindler, and what you meant was “Nazi." Plus, Dave reads this book’s PG-13 passages and Kellen wants you to watch video of yourself and suffer.*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 100 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.

This book looks at morality through the lens of evolutionary psychology. Which sounds boring, but we promise, there’s murder and cannibalism! Plus, Kellen sings the REAL Lion King, and Dave is such a Gemini.*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 100 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.

What if you could swallow certain metals and they gave you POWERS? (Well I guess they do in real life, but only boring powers, like how iron just gives you regular blood.) Anyway, this is our discussion of the high fantasy epic that begins the Mistborn trilogy! Plus, Dave talks about the Soviets again and Kellen wants you to get a night job at a motel.*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 100 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.

Imagine your favorite spy movie! Okay, now take out the spying, the fighting, the hot people, and the hope. That’s basically this book, which is one of Time’s Top 100 Novels. Plus, Kellen plans his perfect crime and Dave tells you too much about torture.*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 100 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.

It's a surprise.*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 75 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Today we cover the most classic of the Sherlock Holmes books, complete with fire-breathing dog! (Fun fact: England DID produce entertainment before the BBC was invented!) Plus, Dave finds a truly wonderful blog and Kellen touts his Reader’s Digest credentials.*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 75 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.

Want to become more charming and charismatic so you can achieve your boundless and ruthless ambitions? Us too! Today’s book is a step-by-step guide to charisma. Plus, Kellen discourages you from acting like a gorilla, and Dave uses mantras, but he still believes in vaccines!*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 75 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.

At age 18, Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein, the groundbreaking, genre-defining sci-fi book, because she needed more extracurriculars on her college application. Today we cover her seminal masterpiece. Also, Dave begs English teachers to teach something fun and Kellen uses any book as an excuse to talk about Inception.*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 50 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.

If you like this excellent book about personal finance, then you will love our much more criminal book, I Will Teach You To Inherit an Immense Fortune. Plus, Kellen can’t stop bragging about all his credit cards and Dave's first car has a series of unfortunate events.*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 50 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.

Here’s a tip for any high schoolers writing essays for English. If a teacher asks you about the symbolism in a classic novel, you are never wrong to say the book is about repressed sexual desire. The classics LOVE repressed sexual desire. Try it, you’ll get an A, I promise. Plus, in this episode Dave shares too much about his high school love life, and Kellen has never finished Oh, the Places You’ll Go! (Continued story:)  I had woken from sleepwalking many times before, though not since a teenager, and never so close to daylight. In those days I had given myself frantic reassurances — that what happened while sleeping was beyond my control; that I was not accountable for unconscious actions. Of course, I know today what I knew emotionally back then. The person you are while asleep is the person you are awake. And on this night, though I had no memory of how my socks were muddied or my fender bristled with what might be hair, I knew with cold certainty who was in the grave. (To be continued…)*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 50 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.

Want to learn how to write movies? This book is about writing movies! We’re joined by Danny Mac, who also writes movies. Normally these descriptions have clever jokes, but it’s late on a Sunday night, and I’m beginning to suspect you don’t read these descriptions, do you? I could probably write whatever I want here, couldn’t I? I could probably confess something real dark here, right? Hahahaha. But could I?On the night of August 12, 2017, at 4 a.m., I awoke during a camping trip at Willow Lake to find myself sleepwalking through dense woods. It took me nearly half an hour to relocate the campsite, at which point I discovered blood on the fender of my car and a patch of dirt that seemed to have been freshly dug and reburied. I was unable to account for the past 6 hours. (To be continued…)*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 50 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.

Today three grown men, who as children presumably dreamed of doing something meaningful with their lives, give 40 minutes of analysis on a 2-minute book. Special guest Chad Daniels returns to break down this massive children’s book bestseller, and to give Dave candid thoughts on what counts as “reading”. Plus, Kellen has an excellent children’s toy idea, and Dave gives the gritty backstory of Goodnight Moon.*Check out Chad Daniels' podcast Middle of Somewhere!https://middleofsomewherepodcast.com/*Message us atTheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 50 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.*