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Book Riot - The Podcast

How Much Are You Like The Characters You Read About?

Book Riot - The Podcast

Riot New Media Group, Inc

News, News Commentary, Arts, Tv & Film, Books

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Prof. Laura McGrath returns to talk with Jeff and Rebecca about statistics that show just how much readers read what they are. Mostly. For some readers. Most readers. But not all. It's complicated. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus content and ad-free listening. Subscribe to The Book Riot Newsletter for regular updates to get the most out of your reading life. The Book Riot Podcast is a proud member of the Airwave Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Cassidy.

0:01.6

And I'm April, and together we are fashion historians, friends, and co-hosts of Dress,

0:06.4

The History of Fashion, a podcast about why the clothes we wear matter throughout history

0:11.0

and around the world.

0:12.6

From the cultural and societal to the personal and often political, with each episode we explore

0:17.5

the multitude of meanings quite literally sewn into the clothes we wear.

0:21.5

Please join us in unraveling the hidden histories residing in your closet. New episodes are

0:26.5

available on Wednesdays and our dressed classic episodes re-air each Friday on Apple Podcasts,

0:32.2

Spotify, or wherever else you listen to your favorite shows. Yeah, Film Vault. We are one of the original film podcast. That can't be true. There was like two other film podcasts when we began, Brian. How long are we doing this show? You and I first sat down and did a version of the show over 20 years ago. My God. Two episodes each week. One, we are reviewed movies and the first episode and the second one.

0:54.3

Different top five every week.

0:55.9

Movies that made you cry.

0:57.2

Worst movie accents.

0:58.5

Most disturbing movies.

0:59.9

All right.

1:00.1

The film ball, check it out.

1:01.5

Wherever you find a fine podcast.

1:04.0

That's right.

1:04.4

The film vaults going on 20 plus years.

1:10.8

This is the book ride podcast. I'm Jeff O'Neill. And I'm Rebecca Shinsky. We've got someone

1:15.5

with us today. Rebecca, who do we have today? We have Laura McGrath, our favorite English professor,

1:20.6

literary historian, and data scientist. She's back. She has a new article about, I don't know,

1:27.0

readerly habits and research to share with us.

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