Episodes

  • Eleanor Oliphant is Completely FIne by Gail Honeyman

    Eleanor Oliphant is Completely FIne by Gail Honeyman
    Jun 11 2024
    Our OG recommender Allesandra told us about Eleanor Oliphant so we knew we had to give it a read! The thing is.... Johnna, a host of this cast, ALSO told the other ladies about Eleanor Oliphant. Like 8 times. Actually she's been begging them to read it for years because it's one of her favorite reads! The MBC ladies are a HOUSE DIVIDED between love, and hate, and more hate this episode!

    Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast every other Tuesday!
    Here’s the Season 17 reading list:
    • Happy Place by Emily Henry
    • Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
    • Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
    • The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
    • A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
    • The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
    • Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
    • Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

    Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!

    Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts.

    CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Clara Morris and edited by Johnna Scrabis. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert," and thanks to Alex Productions for the song that played during the summary, "Children." You can get the both here: https://www.free-stock-music.com

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support.
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

    The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
    May 28 2024
    Listener Lauren S. told us about The Bodyguard, and as soon as we saw the cover and learned that it was HOT on booktok... we knew what we had to do.

    Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast every other Tuesday!
    Here’s the Season 17 reading list:
    1. Happy Place by Emily Henry
    2. Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
    3. Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
    4. The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
    5. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
    6. The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
    7. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
    8. Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

    Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!

    Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts.

    CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Johnna Scrabis. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert," and thanks to LiQWYD for the song that played during the summary, "Sweet." You can get the both here: https://www.free-stock-music.com

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support.
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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

    A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
    May 14 2024
    Fan JB told us this NYT bestseller is a “children’s book for adults," and they "cannot fathom what people are getting out of this." Uh, yes please!

    Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast every other Tuesday!
    Here’s the Season 17 reading list:
    1. Happy Place by Emily Henry
    2. Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
    3. Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
    4. The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
    5. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
    6. The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
    7. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
    8. Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

    Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!
    Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts.
    CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sabrina. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

    The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
    Apr 30 2024
    Thank you Emily C for recommending NYT's best seller (and Reese's Book Club pick... and you know how we feel about Reese's Book Club...) THE PAPER PALACE! It's set in a house on a lake in the woods in Massachusettes so get ready to enjoy some TRAUMAAAAA DRAMA. Trigger warning, this one is heavy!

    Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast every other Tuesday!
    Here’s the Season 17 reading list:
    1. Happy Place by Emily Henry
    2. Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
    3. Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
    4. The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
    5. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
    6. The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
    7. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
    8. Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

    Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!

    Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts.

    CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Johnna Scrabis. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert" and Alex Productions for our summary song, "Tension." You can get both here: https://www.free-stock-music.com

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support.
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica

    Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
    Apr 23 2024
    Listener Emma C. told us to take on this NYT bestseller because “Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica is about the dumbest people alive.” Perfect, let’s go girls.

    Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast every other Tuesday!
    Here’s the Season 17 reading list:
    1. Happy Place by Emily Henry
    2. Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
    3. Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
    4. The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
    5. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
    6. The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
    7. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
    8. Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

    Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!

    Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts.

    CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support.
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    1 hr and 49 mins
  • Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

    Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
    Apr 2 2024
    Hello Hello!!! This week we read another 2023 bestseller: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross! It's about two young "rival journalists" ahhh yes, a classic duo, who are also magical and living through a world war amongst gods! They say things like: Oh My Gods. And oh my gods is this book... something. You'll see!

    Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast every otherTuesday!

    Here’s the Season 17 reading list:
    1. Happy Place by Emily Henry
    2. Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
    3. Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
    4. The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
    5. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
    6. The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
    7. Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
    8. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

    Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!

    Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts.

    CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Clara Morris and edited by Johnna Scrabis. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support.
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Happy Place by Emily Henry

    Happy Place by Emily Henry
    Mar 12 2024
    We're BAAAACCCCCKKK! And this week we read NYT 2023 bestseller Happy Place by Emily Henry. A bunch of words so generic we kept forgetting what we were supposed to be reading. Thanks to Emily Fidago (listener, friend of the pod) for suggesting it, saying "this is the perfect Mean Book Club book because it is absolutely intolerable... my fury propelled me to the end of the book." That's good enough for us!

    Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast every otherTuesday!

    Here’s the Season 17 reading list:
    1. Happy Place by Emily Henry
    2. Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
    3. Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
    4. The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
    5. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
    6. The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
    7. Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
    8. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

    Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!

    Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts.

    CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support.
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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • Season 16 Official Book and Guest List - Promo!

    Season 16 Official Book and Guest List - Promo!
    Feb 20 2024
    BOOOOOKSSSSS!!! Announcing our Season 17 book list and promo. Season premiere March 5!

    Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday!

    Here’s the Season 17 reading list:
    1. Happy Place by Emily Henry
    2. Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
    3. Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
    4. The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
    5. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
    6. The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
    7. Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
    8. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
    Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!

    Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts.
    CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support.
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    9 mins