This week, Deidre and Gillian dive into The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna. They also celebrate 30 years of Clueless—the iconic film that taught us about fashion, healthy debate, and deeply questionable relationship choices. Plus, they react to their queen SJM breaking the internet with nothing but a cryptic photo of a notebook and pencil, and unveil a brand-new mini segment: Book Boyfriend of the Week.

This super special summer episode wraps up with a dramatic reading of A Court of Cowboys and Demon Lords – a Spellbound Romantasy. Huge shoutout to Bergen Anderson, Supreme Sorceress and owner of Lilla Barn, for inviting Spellbound to her second-ever Book Swap in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago.

This week, Deidre and Gillian are joined by a very special guest—Mikey, a soon-to-be fan favorite! Together, they dive headfirst into House of Flame and Shadow, the third installment in Sarah J. Maas’ Crescent City series. Along the way, they discuss Katy Perry’s fall from grace, the life-saving power of friendship, and the baffling limitations some female authors have when it comes to writing gay sex. They wrap things up with a round of MASH, crafting a future for Mikey that deserves its own place in the Maasverse!

This week, Deidre and Gillian dive into the second book in Sarah J. Maas’ Crescent City series, House of Sky and Breath. They also chat about Gillian’s extensive history of getting towed, the undeniable magic of Beyoncé (and question why she isn’t President already), and the public health crisis that is men refusing to carry condoms.

This week, Deidre and Gillian dive into the first book in Sarah J. Maas’ Crescent City series, House of Earth and Blood. They also chat about Deidre’s recent trip to Amsterdam, the staying power of Richard Simmons’ workout videos, and the magic of summer nights spent at Blockbuster in the 90s. They wrap up with everyone’s favorite millennial game, MASH, where Gillian reveals her surprising affinity for Professor Dillamond.

This week, Deidre and Gillian dive into Heat of the Everflame, the third book in Penn Cole’s Kindred Curse series. They also chat about what porn taught millennial girls (spoiler: nothing good), Gillian’s fixation on Matthew Macfadyen’s iconic hand flex, and Deidre’s enlightening take on “morning bean.” Plus, they roll out a couple of segment rebrands—Hear Ye, Hear Ye and Just the Tip—and wrap things up with a jazzy rendition of Dirty Dozen.

This week, Deidre and Gillian dive into Glow of the Everflame, the second book in Penn Cole's Sacred Curse series. Along the way, they question whether a 20-year-old really has what it takes to lead a full-blown revolution, debate the return of dire wolves and woolly mammoths (friends or foes?), and explore the surprisingly powerful role of hot dogs at protests (resist!). Plus, another round of MASH reveals Deidre’s destiny—and surprise, surprise: it’s as chaotic as ever.

This week, Deidre and Gillian dive into the first book of Penn Cole's Kindred Curse series, Spark of the Everflame. Among other things, the girls chat about their confusing but very justifiable attraction to Seth Rogen, weird quirks they love to see in men (spoiler alert: Deidre won't look at a hotdog the same way again), Gillian's hatred of elephants (?!), and they play the classic 90s game MASH making millennial girls everywhere proud!

This week, Deidre and Gillian dive into the first book of Nisha J. Tuli's Artefacts of Ouranos series, Trial of the Sun Queen. They also find time to chat about the chaos of St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago, creepy baby dolls, 90s TV nostalgia, and Gillian’s undying love for all things Les Mis!