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Books are Good, Actually

Angela and Jimmy
Books are Good, Actually
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    A Distant Mirror Part 2

    2026/03/02 | 1h 23 mins.
    We finish up A Distant Mirror and the end of Enguerrand de Coucy's bizarre adventure. We discuss France's missteps, the potential if they weren't so bullheaded about their tactics and also if the distant mirror is so distant!

    March - Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman
    April - Up In Arms: How The Bundy Family Hijacked Federal Lands, Outfoxed the Federal Government, and Ignited America's Patriot Militia Movement by John Temple
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    A Distant Mirror Part 1

    2026/02/01 | 1h 40 mins.
    New year, new two parter! We start off with A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman. We discuss our history of 14th century (spoilers: we don't have much), Angela mispronouncing the Enguerrand and surprising facts!

    February - A Distant Mirror Part Two by Barbara W. Tuchman
    March - Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman
    April - Up In Arms: How The Bundy Family Hijacked Federal Lands, Outfoxed the Federal Government, and Ignited America's Patriot Militia Movement by John Temple
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    The Spanish Civil War

    2026/01/05 | 1h 11 mins.
    To close out the year, we read the Spanish Civil War by Helen Graham. We discuss the conflict, the differences between women in Republican and Franco society, the international brigades, and how the international community royally screwed up everything!

    Video game mentioned - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1909100/Only_Lead_Can_Stop_Them/
    For two months, we are doing a two parter because we now know better!
    January - A Distant Mirror Part One by Barbara W. Tuchman
    February - A Distant Mirror Part Two by Barbara W. Tuchman
    March - Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman
    April - Up In Arms: How The Bundy Family Hijacked Federal Lands, Outfoxed the Federal Government, and Ignited America's Patriot Militia Movement by John Temple
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    The Fort Bragg Cartel

    2025/12/05 | 1h 37 mins.
    We are finally back with The Fort Bragg Cartel by Seth Harp! We discussed a very meandering way of our experiences with special forces through different media, Iraq War, the murder of Lavigne and Dumas, and loads more!

    December: The Spanish Civil War by Helen Graham
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    If We Burn

    2025/10/06 | 1h 47 mins.
    For September, we read If We Burn by Vincent Bevins! We discussed our knowledge of these various protests, vanguardism vs horizontalism, social media influence on protests, and tactics!

    For October, we are taking a break but we'll be back in November!

    November: The Fort Bragg Cartel by Seth HarpDecember: The Spanish Civil War by Helen Graham

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A monthly-ish book club podcast! Get a beverage and listen to us ramble about a book!
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