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In this Episode, Uncle Mike's Book Club Discuss chapters 1-4 of Moon Called—the very first book in the Mercy Thompson universe! They talk generally about the book and world building, then get into the real story of Moon Called, when will Tony ask out Silvia again!?, Kelly’s Lost-like theory about Medea the cat, how long Mercy has known Stefan, Brittany’s weird family, Mercy’s brownie recipe, the half-hidden status of witches, maybe witches own 24 hour news channels and/or Facebook?, how do you get a 300lb werewolf into a vanagon?, communication technology changes (and reminiscing) since Moon Called was published, and Brittany’s theory about how technology moves so fast in Mercy’s world.

Random things mentioned/referenced: Harry Potter, The Star Trek Experience (RIP), Space Balls, Facebook, Led Zeppelin

As always, there are potentially spoilers for every single book published in the Mercy-verse: shorts, the Mercy Thompson book series, AND the Alpha and Omega book series (everything through Blind Date with a Werewolf, anyway). So if you aren’t caught up, maybe join us when you are?

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Date Recorded: 11/21/2025



Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:04 Religion in Mercy Thompson
00:05:33 Did Mercy Thompson Come Out of a Dare?
00:10:18 Why It Pays to Pay Attention to the Books
00:14:50 Kelly’s Medea Theory
00:17:55 Stefan
00:20:08 Brittany Slow on the Romantic Uptake
00:22:07 All the (Magical) Creatures You’ll Meet
00:22:48 Weird Happy Families Like on TV
00:24:01 Mercy’s Brownie Recipe?
00:25:51 The Status of Witches
00:26:49 Brittany’s Witch Theory
00:30:22 Mercy Not Deliberating Over Montana Trip
00:32:11 Mercy Fled and Didn’t Debate Coming Back
00:35:22 The Status of Phone Technology in Moon Called
00:38:04 Brittany’s Tech Fae Theory