Send us a text In this episode Zac falls deep into the nerd zone and discusses his book The Chip Wars by Chris Miller. He discusses how we developed chips and what they are used for. Please note this is about computer chips not the delicious salty kind. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rate…

Send us a text We discuss The Descent of Woman by Elaine Morgan in this episode. We only go off the rails like twice, but mainly because I cut the other 3 times out. You're welcome. This is a great discussion n evolution and how we maybe haven't learned all there is to know about it. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with u…

Send us a text A book chat where Ariel tells us a *whole* book (today's title is from that) twice, Mallory has a couple hot takes and cozy lil romcoms, and Zac makes up for missing our last book chat by talking about 58 books! Not really 58, but it is a lot. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and…

Send us a text In this episode Ariel and Mallory are talking about their curiosity, rocks...It's more interesting than it sounds we promise! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Ch…

Send us a text On this week's episode, we happy to welcome Sophia Brown, author of I'm Going To Be A Grandma. Make sure to check out her books and enjoy the interview. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201424100-i-m-going-to-be-a-grandma https://www.amazon.com/Im-Going-Grandma-Sophia-Brown/dp/B0CMG1Z9R1?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fpl…

Send us a text Bleeping yourself is just as weird as typing this sentence was. Don't worry, there are only one, two, three - THREE bleeps. *ah ah ah* You better have read that in the correct voice. We deep dive into The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis. Spoilers ahead! We enjoyed this book (mostly - Carla was not about the teenage angst.) Hop in fo…

Send us a text In this episode we discuss Ariel's Non-fiction pick, The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean. Unfortunately this episode isn't as good as most of our others because Zac was sleeping during most of it's recording. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your n…

Send us a text On this weeks podcast we get a little unhinged talking about the origins of things and interesting facts! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook…

Send us a text Hello all, in this episode we have Mallory and Ariel talking about the first podcast roadtrip to the Bigfoot Festival as well as a general book chat. Have fun listening to all of those cackles! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a…

Send us a text Hello all, in this episode we discuss Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott, it's another fun episode but this time there are some very divided opinions on the quality of the book. Have fun with this one everyone! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your nam…

Send us a text In this episode we discuss Carla's Nonfiction Pick "The Woman They Could Not Silence" by Kate Moore. A book about Elizabeth Packard and how she was wrongfully committed to an insane asylum and her fight to change the laws and rights of not only the mentally insane and women in general. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if…

Send us a text This week Mallory and Ariel dive into the legends, lore, and even science behind mermaids, sirens, and a surprising amount of other sea legends. Well, and a centaur too. We'll explain later. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a dr…

Send us a text Enjoy our special guest - Angela Collier, physicist and YouTube Creator, who joins us for a book chat full of yays, but more nays. Buckle up, buckos! Make sure to check out her YouTube channels https://www.youtube.com/@acollieralso for books and https://www.youtube.com/@acollierastro for sciency stuff. Make sure to check out our soci…

Send us a text A really long title for one of our shorter episodes. We gotta make something long, and it ain't just everyone's last name but mine. We discuss Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant. Hold on to your butts when you read this book, y'all. It's a wild ride to the end! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that yo…

Send us a text Join us as we discuss the book Appalachian Reckoning with the coeditors Meredith McCarroll and Anthony Harkins. This book was wrote as a reply from the people of Appalachia to JD Vance. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing…

Send us a text We discuss Mallory's nonfic pick, I'll Be Gone In the Dark by Michelle McNamara. Be warned, this book and also podcast episode will contain mentions of murder, rape, stalking, and also just general assault. Despite this, I think this is likely one of the best true crime novels I've ever read. It is handled with care, respect, and doe…

Send us a text Do you listen to this podcast? Have you heard about our guest today? Chaise Robertson, aka W. C. Robertson, is back now that he's published his book, and you should totally buy it, read it, and review it everywhere reviewing is possible. Also, we *will* be getting our ✨Podcast Roadtrip✨ eventually. Make sure to check out our social m…

Send us a text In this episode we discuss a ton of strange and interesting places around the world! Some resources below: https://acousticalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/v5n3.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Naslaa https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/al-naslaa-rock/ https://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1468-the-zone-of-silence-of-no…

Send us a text Hello Everyone, this is our bonus Minicon Episode. It's unedited, but still pretty fun! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www…

Send us a text Join us again for another general book chat that is plagued with no one having read anything except for Dungeon Crawler Carl. I guess Mallory read a few. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruf…

Send us a text Don't worry, it'll make sense soon enough. We discuss The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom, which was Ariel's Deep Dive pick. Tune in for a thought-provoking and philosophical tale, according to Ariel, Carla, and myself anyway. Zac thinks it was just okayyy. Weirdo. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you sh…

Send us a text He ain't Appalachian because he's appaLACKIN'. We have recorded one scathing review of JD Vance's Hillbilly Elegy, from the POV of some *actual* Appalachian natives. We have issues with folks that think they can put us all in one neat little hillbilly box and call it a day. So this one's for you, JD - g'on, git! Make sure to check ou…

Send us a text Join the Ruffians on this interesting and somewhat musical break down of the Mandela Effect. We discuss some of the most popular ones (which are all lies) and the reasonings discussed as to why these false memories happen. Spoiler alert Zac is still a bum and refuses to believe in altered timelines. Make sure to check out our social …

Send us a text In this episode we discuss Ariel's deep dive pick Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. Achievement Unlocked! This book was fantastic! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo,…

Send us a text In this episode we have a general book chat and discuss some pertinent book news for the time, including the Hugo Awards and the WV Senate trying to prosecute librarians for giving out books. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a d…

Send us a text Hello Everyone, this is our 52nd episode so we've been at this for one whole year! Very exciting! In this episode we have an excellent discussion about Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer. It get's intense in this episode so have sit back and enjoy. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you'v…

Send us a text We welcome back one of our favorite local authors this time as we discuss his second book Feysworn. According to Carla this one is even better than the first, so make sure you check it out! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a dra…

Send us a text We welcome on Garth Stein, who is a New York Times Number 1 Bestselling author, producer, and former racecar driver, to discuss his brand new graphic novels, The Cloven books 1 and 2. Garth gives some great advice about writing and discussing all that he is doing to keep people interested in literacy. Make sure to go check him out at…

Send us a text ... Respectfully, though. 👀In this episode, Zac and Carla unearth just how big a bite they tried to take out of Indian culture, and found the spice* count to be super high. Lol, but really, we hope we've done adequate justice to what is a vivid, complex, and ever-growing religion/mythos. This episode should be seen as a lil nugget, a…

Send us a text I know, right? We never imagined we'd be here. It's like a book chat wasteland. Just kidding. We did have a surprisingly low book count though. Do you still love us? 🥹We love you, and not only because we're from West Virginia. 🩶 Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podc…

Send us a text In this episode we discuss Carla's deep dive pick, Born in Fire by Nora Roberts. This episode gets a bit off the rail at times so hang in there folks, and see if you can pick out the secret message in all the beeps. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will …

Send us a text Snuggling sea creatures, or suffocating them? With octopuses, you never know! While discussing The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery, we cover quite a lot, including how their intelligence equals that of a cat. Every chaos cat you ever knew. Also, Ariel still wants that conveyor belt arm. I mean, who wouldn't, am I right? Make sure…

Send us a text We bring Nick from the You Tried Dat?? podcast in to join the chaos with a book chat and snacks. There will be crunchies and bag crinkling, in case you don't like eating sounds. Mallory here editing, and let me just say, I gave the pepperoni roll chips an immediate Hate Dat rating upon my return from under all of the snow. Guh-ROSS! …

Send us a text In this episode Ariel and Mallory dive deep into dreams in this curiosity. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com…

Send us a text This is a reintroduction for the new year and a general book talk. 43 Episodes in and we are still truckin' and happy to be talking to you all. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirt…

Send us a text Join us on part 2 of our deep dive into This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar. We do apologize ahead of time for all the unraveling we do in this time line, things get a little crazy during this episode, everything from AI Furby's to Star Trek and then back on track to being time traveling assassins. M…

Send us a text We open part 1 of 2 for our discussion of This Is How You Lose the Time War and only slightly wander completely off the path maybe once. Be nice to us, none of us had a working brain this day. We blame time travelling. Being all timey-wimey like that had us all mixed up! An announcement: Our library's Facebook page was lost, and so w…

Send us a text Hello everyone, this is out New Years Eve special with Suzy as our special guest. It's an extra long rant without any editing. Have a Happy New Year! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian…

Send us a text Get in Ruffians we're going sleighing... for traditions. We hope you brought your hot choccy because this episode is all about fuzzy memories and really weird moldy bread stories. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for o…

Send us a Text Message. Chaos reigned alongside Carla in our last General Book Chat of 2023, and we have our beloved Library Board of Trustees President Suzy back on to join the fun. Want the outtakes? I saved them, and am holding them ransom to the tune of a cool million dollars. Just kidding, I'll put them up on our socials, so you only gotta fin…

Send us a text Bet you were expecting something like fiction, yeah? Well, you're getting Out of Place Artifacts (OOPArts) instead! Today's Curiosity & Conspiracy covers some interesting finds, so hop in and buckle up for what is probably the quietest episode Mallory & Ariel have been part of so far. Because I love you, I'll just let you know when w…

Send us a text Join us on another fun, and slightly quieter because Ariel wasn't there, podcast where we discuss Letter from Father Christmas, and Resting Scrooge Face. Also see how a mother and brother throw the missing person under the bus. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podca…

Send us a text Hello everyone, this is another one of our general book chats where we discuss what we are currently reading and what we've finished recently/ Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts…

Send us a text Here we discuss Mallory's nonfiction book Wicked Boy by Kate Summerscale. Zac is off at Disneyland which is probably where these kids should have gone. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffi…

Send us a text Don't worry, there's only 2 spots of sound effects, and we'll challenge you to guess who made them. Ariel and Mallory dig up some good old fashioned Christmastime horrors to make the transition from Halloween to Christmas (don't worry Thanksgiving, we love you) a little easier for all of the other grinches like me. P.S. I totally did…

Send us a text Join us as we welcome back Danny from Spirit Walk Paranormal as we discuss spooky times, books, and encounters on this the spookiest of days Friday the 13th. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room…

Send us a text Join us on this out of this world adventure where we discuss Communion by Whitley Strieber, Ariel's Nonfiction Pick. A true story about alien abduction that surprisingly did not scare Ariel. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a dr…

Send us a text We have on Suzy, our beloved Library Board of Trustees president, for a book chat full of hits, misses, and even Kiko - if you have your sound up loud enough in the first couple of books Zac tells us about. 👀😹 We're also trying to work out our new sound equipment in a different way, so we have a few rough patches of sound quality - p…

Send us a text In this episode we dive deep into the spooky (or not so spooky in Ariel's opinion) book The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones and discuss some other spooky things along the way. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing…

Send us a text Here we are taming Sheepsquatch one pumpkin spice latte at a time as we dive into all the fun, weird, and somewhat terrifying cryptids located here in West Virginia. So, get your flashlights and binoculars ready Ruffians because this episode gets a bit wild! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you'…