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From the Front Porch

Episode 213 || Seasonal Reads: Spring Break

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

Arts, Fiction, Arts:books, Books, Society & Culture

4.71.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

I don't know what it's like where you live, but we're in the middle of a cold snap, and it doesn't feel much like spring break. Join us this week on a new installment of Seasonal Reads in which we recommend just the right books to get you ready for a break. Spring break forever. You can find all of the following books for sale (or preorder) in The Bookshelf's online store. + The Vacationers by Emma Straub + Big Little Lies by Lianne Moriarty + Tomorrow There Will Be Sun by Dana Reinhardt + Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy + This is Your Life, Harriet Chance by Jonathan Evison + A Separation by Katie Kitamura + Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter + Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward + Tangerine by Christine Mangan + Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan + The From-Aways by CJ Hauser + Summer Sisters by Judy Blume Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like Chris and Annie's Unpopular Opinions, consider supporting us on Patreon here.

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0:00.0

So the Oscars were a couple weeks ago now.

0:03.6

Yeah, it's going to be old news to everybody else.

0:05.4

But from where we're recording in time, the Oscars were two days ago. Yeah. And so I'm sorry. You're all just going to have to do it with it. Also, my birthday's in three days. Happy, wait, as the time we're recording. Of when this releases. Okay, I'm going to say, wait, that's too soon. That is too soon. But like my birthday is next week right now and in three days by the time this releases.

0:05.7

28?

0:06.2

9. 29. Yeah, I'm old. 29 was a weird year because to me 28 had a nice ring to it. 30 had a good ring to it. 29 is just like the death rattle of my 20s and I'm like not totally going forward to it.

0:37.9

But anyway, that's not what we're talking about here. We're talking about the Oscars. We're talking about the Oscars. And I know that you host an annual Oscar party. I do. I did once and it was the year of Room. Oh, that was a good year. It was a great year for movies. and that's the year that I saw all the Best Picture nominees or the last year that I did.

0:37.0

I don't think this year was a good year for movies.

0:38.9

I don't think this year was a good year for movies. I don't particularly think so either. For Oscar nominated movies. And I know we talked about this a couple weeks ago, but like all the, not all, but like many of the best picture nominees were not. No. You know. I don't know what you're going to say, but I agree. Yeah. They're just fine. Uh-huh. However. And especially the ones that won big, like didn't make any sense to me. But anyway, not what we're talking about. That's neither here nor there. You can subscribe to local pop culture podcast. Local. You can subscribe to your local pop culture podcast. But I'm here to talk about

1:30.1

food puns. Yeah, man. Because my snacks were on point this year. Normally my snacks are random. Like,

1:35.6

because I'm just trying to come up with puns. And then sometimes I just want to eat something.

1:39.1

So a couple years ago, we did Spotlight on Pomello cheese. I remember that. Just because we wanted pommino cheese. This year, though, this year I felt really good about. So, Vice Krispy Treats. Very good. Thank you. Bohemian Rhapsody. So it was raps. And it was like pinwheels. Yep. Yep. That was Olivia. Thanks, Olivia.

2:02.0

This was my favorite.

2:03.2

If bean dip could talk.

2:04.1

Oh my gosh.

2:07.0

Okay. Um.

2:10.6

A savory cheese board.

2:13.4

Which one?

2:13.9

Oh, okay.

2:14.8

For favorite.

2:15.3

Yep.

2:16.3

Uh, which included, can you ever forgive Bree cheese for that, I got it. Yep. Which included,

2:16.0

Can You Ever Forgive Bree cheese for that movie? Larson. Well, Melissa McCarthy, that movie, can you ever forgive you? Yeah, I remember. Roma tomato salsa. Good. Served with Astara's Corn Chips. Very good. Yeah. Those are good. You did a great job. Thank you. I was pleased, I was really pleased this year.

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