The politics of living
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
How do you deal with being too busy - Steph and Candice reflect on the last month’s busy-ness and how they coped. Books by Stephen King by Bonnie Garmus Movies Inside Out as a touchstone for mental wellness - Movie clip showing class divide in the movie (curse words included) - Deleted dance scene as teased in the closing credits - Trailer (curse words included) TV Shows Picard Season 3 - Candice hates it - sorry fans, Star Trek and Star Wars stories can be about more than the original main characters! Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:00 On finding time for...
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Can We Ever Really Know Anything?
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Steph and Candice start with a regional conversation about moving around neighbourhoods, but end up bringing it to the esoteric about self and relationships. They also talk memoirs and horror, more Stephen King, AI, and somehow even Hallmark movies. Books by Osman Yousefzada by Remica Bingham-Risher edited by Joe Vallese by Jeanette Winterson by Stephen King by Victoria Hetherington Movies - Hallmark Channel - scene of child creating emotional bond with an AI doll - CW terrifying AI, Parent Death Timestamps 3:00 Catch up with Steph’s move...
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Women Deserve Oscars too
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Steph and Candice did not watch a movie together this month, but still had lots to catch up on, including the upcoming Oscar Awards, the new Grady Hendrix novel, and the many stories by and about women that they are reading or planning to read this month to celebrate Women's History Month. Books & & by Grady Hendrix by Stephen King by Andromeda Romano-Lax by Remica Bingham-Risher by Anais Granofsky by Rebecca Solnit by Anne Rice Movies Elvis Women Talking The Fablemans Top Gun Maverick Everything Everywhere All At Once Fast and the Furious...
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It's not all movies... but it's a lot of movies!
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Steph recommits herself to skiing, and Candice recommits herself to reading Stephen King novels. And they both get their 3 Laws of Robotics wrong, sorry Isaac Asimov! Books by Stephen King by Rainbow Rowell by Kassandra Montag by Alex DiFrancesco Movies California Split - short film , , , , , , , Links Some Stephen King podcasts - , , (a Guelph based podcast!) Timestamps 00:00 Intro and Stephs skiing adventures 05:00 Candice's Stephen King update 14:00 A quick Star Trek: Discovery side bar conversation 16:15 Thoughts on the film Corsage 21:27 Candice and Steph's M3gan...
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This is Our Year (along with all the others)
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Welcome to 2023! Steph and Candice round up a few of their hopes for the new year and what they will be focusing on. Not resolutions per say, but plans. Tell us your reading or non-reading resolutions for this year by sending us an email at . Books by Meik Wiking , , , & by Stephen King by Susanna Clarke by Neil Gaiman & both by Chuck Wendig by Joanna Kavenna Movies Links Daily Planner Daily Planner Follow Candice on and Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 02:00 Getting out to see more movies 13:00 The Menu review 23:00 Plans and planners for the new year 33:00 Reading self help...
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We Only Have Now
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
December took us by surprise. It snuck up so fast both Candice and Steph feel like they missed November. But with the long nights and darker days, everything is getting a bit more gothic and introspective. Books by Zeba Blay by Oliver Burkeman by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan by David Sedaris by Sarah Smarsh by Alice Walker by Robertson Davies by Sheree Renee Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Zelda Knight - Movies Movies and TV by Grady Hendrix on Prime - Youtube Trailer by Christopher Pike and Mike Flanagan - Youtube Trailer Links...
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Books, books, and more books (someone has a problem!)
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
It's an oversized episode all about the books we bought, were gifted, or otherwise acquired this month Books by Stephen King by Douglas Cowan by Marie Helene Poitras by Chelsea Wakelyn by Camille Hernandez-Ramdwar by Kelly Robson by Neil Pasricha by Meik Wiking by Carmen Spagnola by Jane Jacobs by Neil Craton M.D. by Nora Ephron by Ellen Raskin Movies series of films - Youtube Trailer Divided opinions on (Youtube Trailer) and (special effect in question) - Youtube Trailer **CW: deals with suicide and depression - Youtube Trailer - Youtube Trailer - Youtube Trailer...
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'Tis the season for scares and eating
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
It's someone's favourite month and it's probably because of Halloween, or maybe Thanksgiving, or maybe just the cooler days and earlier nights. To celebrate The Bookshelf is hosting a bunch of events about just those things. Steph and Candice catch up on all the scary stories they are reading and all the food they wish they could cook in this month's episode. Events - Carrie and The Forbidden Body with author Douglas Cowan October 26th - Film viewing and Author Interview with Nina Nesseth - Author talk and cookbook samples with Emily Richards Books by Douglas Cowan by Nina Nesseth by...
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What We Learned in Summer 2022
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Welcome back to The Village. Steph and Candice do some book reviews from the summer of 2022 while also talking music, algorithms, and what we learned this summer Books by Francine Pascal (Apple iBooks Store link) by Rebecca Solnit ( by Solnit) by Oliver Burkeman by Joanna Kavenna by Elaine Abdelmahmoud by Robyn Maynard and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson by Rollie Pemberton Movies Official Trailer Links Timestamps 0:00 - 2:00 Welcome 2:00 - 8:00 School’s back! Recollections of school time with Steph and Candice 8:00 - 12:25 Memory keeping and digital storage 12:25 - 21:00...
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May Catch Up
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Steph and Candice fit in a check in despite very busy schedules. They chat about the usual topics - reading writing by women, reading Stephen King and other authors and looking past the problematic racism and misogyny of the 1980s, as well as the problematic misogyny of Dr. Peter Venkman. Books by Julie Bogart by Michael Chabon --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the...
info_outlineSteph and Candice declare a new start and share highlights from 2021
Books
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraquip
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm by Robin Diangelo
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Woman that a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol by Mallory O'Meara
Monster She Wrote by Lisa Kröger and Melanie R Anderson
Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life by Fumio Sasaki
Links
Mallory O'Meara's Podcast Reading Glasses
Books Unbound Podcast and Bookmark Subscription
Events
January 25 - Lawrence Hill in conversation with Nana aba Duncan about his children's book Beatrice and Croc Harry
Feb 1 - Tara McKenna in conversation with Candice Batista about her book Don't Be Trashy
Timestamps
00:00 Welcome
02:18 Steph's update on 2021 resolutions and goals
06:20 Candice's update on 2021 goals
08:07 Update on the Stephen King re read
17:00 On musicians and writers revisiting their work
20:07 Steph's reading highlights of 2021
26:27 Candice's reading higlights of 2021
33:00 Goals for 2022
42:00 Events around the Bookshelf
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