Welcome to Fake Book Club Podcast season three, episode two! We’re sharing our unpopular literary opinions about books, reading, and romance. Will you agree or disagree? Do we end this episode with our friendship intact? Listen and find out…
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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intros

00:00:50 - Our Unpopular Opinions

00:01:15 - Audiobooks Count As Reading

00:14:50 - Special Editions: Are They Necessary?

00:23:45 - Adaptation Covers/Reprints

00:26:45 - Dog Eared Pages

00:39:00 - Books Can Be Short

00:48:55 - Book Series Need Glossaries

00:56:40 - Graphic Novels Count As Reading Too

01:03:45 - One-Piece Tangent

01:06:00 - The Movie Can Be Better Than The Book

01:18:20 - The Percy Jackson Movies Weren’t Bad

01:23:20 - Men Should Read Romance

01:31:50 - Cryptid Romances

01:36:55 - Age Gap Romance

01:46:30 - Women/AFAB Are Better At Writing Gay/MLM Romance Than Men

01:56:05 - Is Predictability Necessary in Genre.

02:02:43 - Still Friends?

02:03:02 - Books We’re Currently Reading

02:04:30 - Outro

Welcome to Fake Book Club Podcast Season 3! We kick off our 3rd season by talking about going analog (if that’s even possible) and how we could/should hold on to our favorite books, music, and movies. We also go on a couple of tangents and lament on our individual screen time.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intros

00:01:00 - Going Analog

00:01:42 - Thoughts on Disconnecting

00:02:50 - Tabrizia’s New MP3 Player & Other Thoughts on Music

00:20:26 - Segue into Digital Ownership

00:25:00 - Whitney’s Counterpoint: You Can’t Owe Everything

00:30:20 - Hoarder or Archiver / Clean Out the Old

00:36:30 - Journaling and Letter Writing

00:44:15 - Analog Puzzles (What Difficulty Level Do You Play?)

00:52:40 - Influencers Bad

00:59:10 Can We Truly Unplug

01:16:45 - Checking Our Screentime

01:26:15 - The Fake Outro

01:30:45 - The Real Outro

Our 2025 season finale is hosted by Evelyn, who will have the gang discuss unpopular opinions. Let's hope our podcast and friendship survive!

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Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intros

00:00:50 - Android Vs Apple

00:17:45 - Bring Back CD and USB Ports!

00:20:30 - It’s Okay to Call It “Soccer” In The US

00:25:25 - Your Pets Do Not Need To Go Everywhere With You

00:28:22 - Quiet Cars And Women Only Cars On Trains

00:37:37 - Previously Strong Opinions

00:37:40 - Wearing a Band Shirt for the Aesthetic

00:44:49 - KPop Interlude

00:53:05 - Questionable Grammar and Spelling in FanFic

01:01:20 - Subs Vs Dubs

01:15:15 - Oil Paints Are Not Necessarily Better Than Acrylic Paints

01:28:10 - Visit The Studio Museum of Harlem

01:30:10 - Outro

For this belated-Halloween episode, we all watched the new Frankenstein (2025) film starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, and directed by Guillermo Del Toro. We passionately discuss what we liked and didn’t like and how it holds up to Mary Shelley’s original work.

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"Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" by Kevin MacLeod used as interlude music.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intros

00:00:45 - Talking About Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein

00:01:21 - Quick intro to Frankenstein

00:02:45 - Who read the book?

00:06:30 - Various Versions of the Novel

00:14:14 - Diving In

00:30:40 - Quick Tangents

00:37:32 - Back to the Movie

00:46:02 - What Makes a Faithful Adaptation

00:51:40 - Evelyn’s Breaking up / Please Hold

00:54:13 - Are You Not Entertained!?

01:04:25 - Is the Monster Hot or Not?

01:08:10 - Final Thoughts

01:21:15 - Final Rating: 3 out of 5

01:26:00 - Outro

Image: Artist, Theodor von Holst (1810–1844)

Victor Frankenstein becoming disgusted at his creation. Illustration from the frontispiece of the 1831 edition. Steel engraving (993 x 71mm) to the revised edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, published by Colburn and Bentley, London 1831. Source: Tate Britain

This episode was recorded back in August. We’re keeping it short and sweet this episode. Our schedules have been hectic and we’re feeling the burn(out), but still wanted to check in and touch base (whoa...corporate lingo).

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Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intros

00:02:10 - What We’ve Been Up To

00:15:16 - Brief Ozzy Osbourne Interlude

00:19:30 - Go Go Power Rangers

00:27:50 - Primus and Other Performances

00:38:50 - Movie Talks

00:43:20 - Future Concerts

00:47:35 - Future Ventures in the Past

00:49:20 - Outro

We're back! And we're here once again to retell (or describe) a book we've all read. For this episode, we each discuss a book that is a retelling of the most beloved book of all time, "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen and how it remains one of the most prevalent works of fiction to this day. Perfect way to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intros

00:01:10 - New and Exciting with All of You

00:01:15 - Movie Tangents

00:15:45 - ATEEZ and Other Meet-Ups

00:19:55 - We All Read Pride and Prejudice Retellings

00:23:20 - Heartstone by Elle Katherine White

00:33:18 - I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Connor

00:39:30 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi

00:55:08 - Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner

01:02:15 - Real Futbol Love

01:07:20 - Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne

01:20:20 - KPop Demon Hunters Discourse

01:25:15 - I Know What You Did Last Summer and Other Movies

01:32:46 - Wrap-Up

The gang talks fandom and franchises: our favorites, series we want more of, series we can do without and series we’d like to see made. Funny enough, we don’t argue about Star Wars, not once!

*Important Note*

As a note, while the mic picked up everyone, we also did not adjust the mic enough, so there are moments where the audio would be loud enough to blow out someone's speakers. We tried our best to edit and adjust it, but some of the audio still sounds distorted.

Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intros

00:00:30 - Adaptations and Franchises

00:01:00 - Whitney Fast and The Furious

00:35:00 - Seque, Whose Your Favorite Batman?

00:12:45 - Sherlock Holmes discourse

00:15:39 - Tabrizia Scream

00:17:05 - Evelyn The Muppets

00:18:35 - Tessa Pokemon

00:20:45 - Chris Spider-Man/Assassin’s Creed

00:30:40 - Franchises That Should Stop Being Made

00:31:00 - Disney’s Lost Magic

00:38:55 - 9-1-1 Rant

00:47:15 - Not a Franchise per se…

00:52:45 - Live Action Disney Strikes Again

00:54:30 - Let a Villain Be a Villain

01:09:05 - Mission: Impossible is the Last Action Movie

01:19:45 - Give Us Romance Movies Again

01:25:45 - Weak Hero

01:27:45 - A Book TV or Movie That You Would Like to See a Sequel or Reboot

01:42:10 - Outro

The gang brings back talking about books we’re reading and shows we’re watching. We also touch on fandom culture and community. And Tessa talks about her trip abroad in Tokyo and Manilla.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intros

00:00:42 - Welcome Back Tessa

00:01:50 - Tokyo Highlights

00:20:50 - Manilla Highlights

00:23:20 - Beginnings of Fandom

00:30:35 - Philippine Book Festival

00:35:54 - What We’re Reading / Watching

00:36:50 - Girl Mode and Lunar Boy mention by Whitney

00:37:24 - Daredevil Born Again

The Pitt - Whitney

00:42:46 - Adolescence - Tabrizia

00:49:45 - The Knight’s Shadow / The Greatcoats Series - Chris

00:54:50 - American Psycho - Evelyn

01:02:25 - META / AI Using Publishers and Authors as “Training”

01:06:55 - Fandoms!!

01:32:18 - What We’re Looking Forward To

01:36:50 - Outro