Despite life circumstances, Bookbarella must holster her laser, put on her big boots, and venture into the world of Gardian to sate our listener's hunger for YA fantasy once more! Seriously, so many people contacted us about this one that we finally relented.

We hope you find some enjoyment in this second edition re-recording of the episode including Pig Pen spin-off romantasy; beer preferences; zodiac eugenics; plot sewage portals; Bookbarella being tortured by Terriblo through profane intervention with her copy of the book; Scribando revealing the dramatic backdrop of this book and its author - and the revelations that ensue.

In addition to our usual barnyard language, today's episode includes some mention of disciplinary school torture and fantasy-level violence.

TBC is an AI-free production. Audio by Oselka Sound.

Scribando continues to get robbed, Bookbarella explains her theatre background, and neither of them are particularly excited to be in this dramatic teenage dungeon. Bookbarella gets so bored that she spontaneously bursts into two separate musicals of her own making: Interior Design: The Musical! and Theft in Montreal.

Today's episode just includes our usual barnyard language.

TBC is an AI-free production. Audio by Oselka Sound.

We wanted to tackle at least one book this year that forced one of us to actually do something, so naturally we returned to the cesspool of popular self-help books. The Miracle Morning had a particularly awful stench about it because the back of the book says that "in only 6 minutes a day" you can change your life and offers you improvements in all areas - health, success, body image, energy, stress, money, and personal and professional relationships.

After three spreadsheets, garlic smoothies, meditating, journaling, positive affirmations, and adding more exercise - has Bookbarella become healthier, hotter, less stressed, wealthier, more energetic, and more successful?

In addition to our usual barnyard language, today's episode is all about pulling up those bootstraps!! Tired? Fuck you! Depressed? Nah. Trapped in cycles of poverty? Absolutely not. Struggling with illness or injury? Too bad! Have cancer? NO YOU DON'T!

TBC is an AI-free production. Audio by Oselka Sound.

References:

• Fact-Checking 60,000 Thoughts: The Mystery Behind a Misleading Statistic
• National Sleep Foundation's 2025 Sleep in America Poll Results
• Johns Hopkins Medicine - The Effects of Sleep Deprivation
• David McClelland - Harvard Psychology