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The Book Pile

The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth by Rachel Ignotofsky

The Book Pile

Kellen Erskine and David Vance

Comedy, Arts, Books

4.8598 Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Rachel Ignotofsky is a phenomenal writer, illustrator, and designer, and in today’s book she introduces us to her magnificent fictional planet of “Earth.” Come experience her excellent worldbuilding as she introduces creatures called “animals” that live in mystical “ecosystems." Plus, Dave gets shamed for visiting Machu Picchu and Kellen pitches an excellent new protein supplement. * To buy the book, The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth, or listen to it free on Audible AND support the podcas...

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, everyone. Want to see a book about the Earth that's so great I spent hours reading it on an actual trip to the beach?

0:06.3

Today's book is The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth by Rachel Ignatowski.

0:10.1

I'm Kellan Erskine. I'm a comic, a father, and it was really fun to do this book right after Dune, because Dune only talks about one animal.

0:20.0

Plus, this book is 70 pages.

0:24.9

And I'm David Vance. I found this book so magical that I bought it for all my nieces and nephews.

0:30.2

So if any siblings are listening, here's your reminder.

0:33.3

Did the kids like it? Did the books even get there? I'd love a text.

0:37.9

The wondrous workings of planet Earth is an illustrated guide to the ecosystems on every

0:42.2

continent. So let's make it a bestseller so we can clear a couple more forests.

0:47.3

And this is the book pile.

0:50.7

So probably the coolest food chain I learned about in the book is that comedians need podcast reviews to survive.

0:57.0

So if you want to save an endangered calendar, Dave, please rate and review the bookpile.

1:02.3

Also, if you want to praise us privately and be on our email list, our email is the bookpile podcast at gmail.com.

1:10.5

Listener Lydia Erika says, I can't stop podcast at gmail.com. Listener, Lydia Erika says,

1:13.0

I can't stop laughing at this podcast.

1:15.4

I work in an absolutely silent office

1:17.5

and find myself constantly shaking with laughter

1:20.2

without any noise.

1:21.7

I must look ridiculous.

1:25.6

I hope she's a court reporter.

1:29.5

I imagine accidentally going back and forth when they're reading it over.

1:35.3

Why there's so many random facts during this?

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