Have you ever wanted to hear what two middle-aged men think of Young adult novels? Well now you got a couple of book boys to do that for you as we read chapters 11 - 15 of 'The Subtle Knife' by Philip Pullman. In this episode we Learn: * Ben has a new j

Did you ever want a creepy uncle to read you a bed time story? Now you can have it. In this episode we learn the story of Baba Yaga- an evil witch that lives in a house with a chicken leg. We also learn about Vasilisa, a girl with a living doll that she a

Like any sociopath, Lord Harry tells Dorian he's only good for his looks, which won't last, as a way of getting him to have sex under the guise of embracing a 'hedonistic lifestyle'. Ugh. This Dorian into an existential crisis where he says he would sell

Thanks to the artist, Bazil, talking up Dorian so much- Lord Harry Wotton is obsessed with meeting him. Basil won't share and the two bicker about it until Lord Harry remembers his aunt knows the guy. The awkward butler shows up and ruins everything. --

Have you ever wanted to hear what two middle-aged men think of Young adult novels? Well now you got a couple of book boys to do that for you as we read chapters 6 - 10 of 'The Subtle Knife' by Philip Pullman. We learn that: * Ben didn't like going to Ta

There were flies in my basement, which is gross and I didn't want to record anything. So I've included two short stories that I had pre-recorded for the 'Cultured Bumpkin' podcast: 'The Quarrel Between the Dogs and the Cats and Between the Cats and the Mi

I read one story about a boy with a deadly imaginary friend- and another about a tiny, vengeful God. Enjoy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anc

Have you ever wanted to hear what two middle-aged men think of Young adult novels? Well now you got a couple of book boys to do that for you as we read chapters 1 - 5 of 'The Subtle Knife' by Philip Pullman. We learn that: * Ben had a nice weekend he