Jacob and William are bringing you their shortest episode ever, in honor of their shortest book yet: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor, a slim science-fiction novella that carries big themes in its tiny little package. But first, William confesses a very William-coded mistake he made from his fantasy coma sickbed, and outlines his pitch to Make Jurassic Park Great Again. Then, Jacob gives a spoiler-free update on his journey through The Name of All Things, book two of Jenn Lyons' A Chorus of Dragons, and tours his dad's library.

UPCOMING EPISODES IN AUGUST:

• Next week: Classics Corner–The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
• Millennial Nostalgia–Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block
• Alien Earth
• Silver Elite by Dani Francis

It's an exciting week on DDDSpod as Jacob and William unveil their new monthly episode series: Classics Corner (a working title, alternate crowd-sourced series names welcomed). This week, they're entering the Vault and discussing Foundation by Isaac Asimov. Before they get to Trantor and Terminus, however, William dives into Love Death + Robots, and Jacob discusses his latest video game adventures before taking a trip down memory lane with his saucy 8th grade English teacher who had the class play a "game" where they bent over and spelled words with their butts. You won't want to miss it.

UPCOMING EPISODES:

• Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
• Silver Elite by Dani Francis

Your hosts are ready to sink their teeth into Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab with their full-spoiler, no tombstone left unturned review. Before they get there, William discusses his favorite movie of the year (if not all time), KPop Demon Hunters on Netflix, and Jacob shares spoiler-free thoughts on 28 Years Later. Then they're back in renaissance Europe, Victorian England, and (inexplicably and unforgivably) modern day Scotland to suck BOBITMS dry and leave no blood crumbs.

NEXT WEEK: Foundation by Isaac Asimov