Idiot with a library card podcast

A podcast about the wonders of the modern media, the wonders of the internet and of course the wonders of the library.

Needful Things 08/04/2024

Needful Things Needful Things is a 1991 Stephen King horror novels. I think it’s one of King’s best and is a great book wether this is your first King novel or your 200th. In this episode I go through the plot and themes of this book and there are spoilers in this review. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/32432392

The Cost of Discipleship 01/23/2024

The Cost of Discipleship The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a great book written by a great man. I take a quick look into the bold and brave life the author lived. I then go over some of my favorite sections of the book and the message it has for modern christens. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/29605493

The Smalcald Articles 01/08/2024

The Smalcald Articles The Smalcald Articles is the only confession in the book of Concord written by Martin Luther himself. It is my favorite document in the Book of Concord and I want to run through some of my favorite quotes from the work. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/29393558

Lessons 09/30/2023

Lessons Lessons is the beautifully written 2022 novel by Ian McEwan. The novel follows Roland Baines through a life touched by the historic events that happen around him. A novel that examines many different aspects of the human condition. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/28184051

The Better Sister 09/04/2023

The Better Sister The Better Sister by Alafair Burke is a mystery novel with a lot of twist and turns. It is a good book especially for an audience of the female persuasion. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/27936963

Hell Fire 05/14/2023

Hell Fire Hell Fire is one of the worst books I've ever read. I hate this book and I genrally hate Nordic Noir. Come on this journey with me to see why. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/26835963

Troubled Blood 05/04/2023

Troubled Blood Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith AKA J.K Rowling is the fifth installment of the Cormoran Strike series of novels. It’s a well written mystery novel that is just a little too long. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/26740884

Old Country 02/28/2023

Old Country Old Country is a 2022 horror novel written by Matt and Harrison Query. The Novel is based on an episodic story the bothers released on Reddit. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/26082438

The Book of Concord:Apology of the Augsburg Confession Book 01/05/2023

The Book of Concord:Apology of the Augsburg Confession Book Espisode 3 of my series on the Book of Concord. This one is the Apology of the Augsburg Confession. This is a short show as I know I will be going back and doing a full series each article of this work. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/25513782

The Final Detail 01/01/2023

The Final Detail The Final Detail is the sixth installment of the Myron Bolitar series of novels by Harlan Coben. No there are not five other shows missing, this episode covers this book only and the beauty of picking up a random installment in a series. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/25475961

Target Acquired 12/10/2022

Target Acquired Target Acquired is at least an average to good spy thriller novel if it wasn't weighed down by its connection to a long standing book series not written by the author. The book is hurt by it’s connection to the rest of the Tom Clancy Jack Ryan universe but this has become a trend in a lot of media. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/25284558

The Book of Concord: The Augsburg Confession 08/16/2022

The Book of Concord: The Augsburg Confession The Augsburg Confession is one of the most revolutionary works in the history of the church. It is to Lutherans what The Declaration of Independence is to the Untied States. This episode looks at what the Confession has to say about the Christian faith, the impact it had at the time it was written and how it is still impacting and guiding the Lutheran Church today. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/24077895

The Book of Concord 1: Opening 04/28/2022

The Book of Concord 1: Opening The Book of Concord is a collection of documents that form the basis of the Lutheran Church and it’s beliefs. This episode introduces the book and goes over some of the opening writings of the version linked below. https://www.cph.org/p-11428-Concordia-The-Lutheran-Confessions-A-Readers-Edition-of-the-Book-of-Concord-2nd-edition.aspx /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/22936610

Moonraker 01/26/2022

Moonraker The 1955 novel Moonraker by Ian Fleming and Moonraker the 1979 film starring Roger Moore may have the same name and are both James Bond stories, but that is where the similarities end. One is a great spy novel with excitement and intrigue. The other is a poorly made spy movie that becomes a Star Wars rip off in the third act. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/21907907

Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man 11/23/2021

Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man A closer look at two scenes from Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/21262292

Cain and Abel 10/14/2021

Cain and Abel This episode looks at the Story of Cain and Abel. More so it looks at two scenes in the John Steinbeck novel East of Eden in which the Cain and Abel story is discussed. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/20821022

Riders Of The Purple Sage and True Grit 07/15/2021

Riders Of The Purple Sage and True Grit Riders Of The Purple Sage and True Grit are two American western novels, although they share a genre they share little else. This episode is about how they are so different and what makes each great. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/19824911

The Bible 04/13/2021

The Bible Maybe a book you've heard of, it's only the most published, read and written about book in the history of the world. But have you read it? In this episode I tell why you should and how to get started. It's a great book for people of all beliefs to read. If you want to learn more about this great book there are a million great resources but if you are in the Philadelphia area check out The Philadelphia Bible Society. There site is linked below. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/18707444

Invisible Man 02/27/2021

Invisible Man One of the all time best American novels, Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison is a masterpiece and one of the best books I have ever read. You should read it before you listen. Hear why I like it some much and why it's such an interesting book. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/18112970

Olympias Mother of Alexander 12/08/2020

Olympias Mother of Alexander I talk about one of my favorite podcasters Dan Carlin. I also talk about a very interesting history book. Dan's website and a link to the book are linked below. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/17113409

The Righteous Mind 2 09/23/2020

The Righteous Mind 2 This episode focuses on an under appreciated aspect of Jonathan Haidt’s books, and that is just how great of a writer he is. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/16125455

The Happiness Hypothesis 09/02/2020

The Happiness Hypothesis A review of Jonathan Haidt's 2006 book The Happiness Hypothesis. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/15855974

The Righteous Mind 1 08/12/2020

The Righteous Mind 1 The Righteous Mind By Jonathan Haidt, is a great book that everyone should read. This show is about the first part of this book, listen before you buy it to wet your appetite or if you have read the book let us know what you think. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/15588146

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 07/06/2020

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Comedy genius Douglas Adams' first novel in a series of hilarious novels. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy put the number 42 on the map and gives you the answers to life, the universe and everything. A very funny book that you can read before or after you listen to this podcast. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/15103412

Mutiny On the Bounty 05/19/2020

Mutiny On the Bounty The Mutiny On The Bounty is a Historical Novel about a Mutiny on a ship called the Bounty. This episode contains spoilers so listen if you have read the book or wait until you have read the book or of course just listen and let your friends and family think that you read the book. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/14474891

The last Sherlock show 04/20/2020

The last Sherlock show The conclusion of Idiot with a Library Card’s gripping and award winning Sherlock series. This show ranks the five short story collections from worst to best. Please listen to the other episodes in this series And make sure to check out some of the Arthur Conan Doyle’s works on the web or of course at your local library. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/14073872

The Valley of Fear 03/25/2020

The Valley of Fear A review of The Valley of Fear, (to skip spoilers stop at 6 mins and join back at 10 mins). Also an overview of all of the Author Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes novels. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/13694432

Man on Fire 03/04/2020

Man on Fire Quick show about the 2004 film Man on Fire. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/13413032

Random Sherlock Thoughts 02/29/2020

Random Sherlock Thoughts There are some interesting themes that keep popping up in a lot of the Sherlock Holmes short stories. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/13353080

The Hound of Baskervilles 01/21/2020

The Hound of Baskervilles What most consider to be the best of the Sherlock Holmes novels, The Hound of the Baskervilles is a spooking, moody and all around fun novel. I really loved this book, and this Sherlock project has been so much fun. /episode/index/show/idiotwithalibrarycard/id/12820088

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