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The Read-Along
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A Mini Book Club For Your Ears! Hosts Anita and @scottybomb.bsky.social. Available on iTunes, Google Play, and wherever podcasts are found.
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Gav's first evil guest arrives, and more suprises abound. It's Chapter 10 of "Dreadful" by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social! Episode 419, "Strong on Theme (It's a Lot)" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/49Tjn8u #readalong #bookclub
A woman with long blonde hair and luscious pink lips in a slinky black top with a neckline that goes ALL the way down. She's drawing attention to the girls, and isn't being subtle about it.
November 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Gav spirals into an exestential crisis as the Garlic Festival kicks off. It's Chapter 9 of "Dreadful" by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social! Episode 418, "Garlic and Garlic Accessories" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/47vg0mL #readalong #bookclub
Bulbs of garlic hanging at a vendor stall at some local garlic festival.
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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It turns out Dread Lord Gavrax wasn't the only architect of his current woes. It's Chapter 8 of "Dreadful" by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social! Episode 417, "Really Incredibly Very Awful Bad" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/49r8gDt #readalong #bookclub
A cupped hand holding a pile of ashes on a black background. Ominous.
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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We meet Gav's fourth colleague, and the princess figures things out. It's Chapter 7 of "Dreadful" by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social! Episode 416, "Evil Quartet of Dark Wizards" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/48Gnp3y #readalong #bookclub
Darth Maul, Dr. Chaotica, Doc Brown, and a Vampire Bride, all in black-and-white, and arranged kind of like the Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" album cover. They're standing in for four evil wizards who sort of resemble them.
October 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Possibly hitting rock bottom, Gav decides to take someone into his confidence. It's Chapter 5 of "Dreadful" by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social! Episode 415, "Foppiest Stealth Gear" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/3Lg8oLX #readalong #bookclub
A dashing blonde man wearing a very fancy feathered hat and dark finery, sneaks through a castle hallway. He is quite possibly the fanciest man ever to sneak into a castle.
October 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Gav discovers that evil wizards really do need to dress for success. It's Chapter 5 of "Dreadful" by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social! Episode 414, "Goblin Flair" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/476MP8d #readalong #bookclub
An adorable cartoon goblin with green skin, smiling, and wearing a fur loincloth and a shiny necklace of gold and grey teeth, holding red meat ripe on the bone. Truly he is a happy, fancy goblin.
October 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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After a near-death experience, Gav decides to give this "good" thing a try. It's Chapter 4 of "Dreadful" by
@caitlinrozakis.bsky.social! Episode 413, "Steady, Relentless Pursuit" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/4gUzhAT #readalong #bookclub
Jason Voorhees, in hockey mask, slowly and steadily stalks toward a fallen young woman (who's knee in blue jeans is the only thing we can see) in a autumnal forest clearing. Very scary, much slasher movie.
October 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Gathering dangerous information from old notes, an evil sorceress, and a demon. It's Chapter 3 of "Dreadful" by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social! Episode 412, "So Many Teeth" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/48D12fb #readalong #bookclub
An impossibly big grin full of sharp teeth, and glowing white eyes emerging from a mysterious blue mist. Sinister and magical. Probably a demon.
September 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Gav successfully fakes his way through a meeting with his boss and dinner with the princess in his dungeon. It's Chapter 2 of "Dreadful" by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social! Episode 411, "Zoom Mirror of DOOM" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/4mpsHUo #readalong #bookclub
An ominous full length mirror standing on a stone floor in a dark dungeon, flanked by candles. The mirror is clearly magic, and has swirly blue energy inside it.
September 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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New book alert! Gav wakes up with no memory in an evil lair, and quickly pieces together that it's HIS evil lair. It's Chapter 1 of "Dreadful" by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social! Episode 410, "Everything Is Fine Here" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/4medBAW #readalong #bookclub
A black-and-white image of Doctor Chaotica from "Star Trek: Voyager"; an iconic evil-looking wizard-type with his black goatee, skull cap, bushy eyebrows, and gaudy robes. He laughs an evil laugh. Truly, eveything is fine here.
September 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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We're very excited to announce our podcast's seventeenth featured novel, "Dreadful" by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social! Join us on a weekly, chapter-by-chapter analysis and discussion of this fantasy comedy, available wherever fine books can be purchased!
A photo of the red covered novel "Dreadful" by Caitlin Rozakis, upon a brown apholstered background.
September 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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We discuss themes, arcs, and doggos! It's our final analysis of "The Frame-Up" by @gwenda.bsky.social! Episode 409, "Right in the Butt" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/46bVKEV #readalong #bookclub
A brown cartoon dog is biting a cartoon man in grey clothes on the butt. The dog looks angry, like maybe the man was up to no good. Clearly, this is a very good doggo protecting her people.
September 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Six months later, a new job with a different motivation. It's Chapter Thirty-Two, the final chapter of "The Frame-Up" by @gwenda.bsky.social! Episode 408, "Reverse Crime" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/4lME9sJ #readalong #bookclub
An image of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, the scene of a world-famous art heist.
August 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Scott and Anita quibble over who's worse as Dani has a climactic showdown with the villains. It's Chapter Thirty-One of "The Frame-Up" by @gwenda.bsky.social! Episode 407, "He's Gone to Threat" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/3Jw6JRE #readalong #bookclub
Red flames engult what appears to be a darkened background image of a man in a fancy suit holding a walking stick. It would sure suck if someone lived in that image.
August 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Dani's mother makes her true allegiances clear. It's Chapter Thirty of "The Frame-Up" by @gwenda.bsky.social! Episode 406, "A Family Affair" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/45C19Ve #readalong #bookclub
The dark figures of a man and woman walking hand-in-hand in the night.
August 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Dani and Liz make their way to what may be a final boss encounter. It's Chapter Twenty-Nine of "The Frame-Up" by @gwenda.bsky.social! Episode 405, "Emotional High" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/4lfGtYX #readalong #bookclub
A yellow rollercoaster on a red track, packed with people, tips over the top and begins its descent.
August 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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A heist happens somewhat according to plan. It's Chapter Twenty-Eight of "The Frame-Up" by @gwenda.bsky.social! Episode 404, "Blackmail Is Such a Harsh Word" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/40OwGlr #readalong #bookclub
The back of the head of a blonde woman standing in front of a painting in an art gallery. Is she planning to steal it? Is she just admiring it? The plot thickens.
August 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Everything goes so wrong it seems like it never even started right. It's Chapter Twenty-Seven of "The Frame-Up" by @gwenda.bsky.social! Episode 403, "Off the Rails" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/46y11IJ #readalong #bookclub
An orange train engine lies awkwarly in the ditch, well off the rails, near a green forest. How did it get there? Maybe it's been there the whole time.
July 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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We arrive at the gala and the heist begins. It's Chapter Twenty-Six of "The Frame-Up" by @gwenda.bsky.social! Episode 402, "Competent Comic Relief" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/4nWnYLG #readalong #bookclub
Sam the Eagle stands next to actor Ty Burrell in a grey suit with a penicl moustache, in a scene from "Muppets Most Wanted." Both are holding rediculously oversized law enforcement badges; Sam, for the CIA, while Ty is with Interpol. Sam, in particular, is quite competent in the film, but also played as comedic straight-man to Ty's character's more European sensibilities.
July 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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A subtle warning on the eve of the heist. It's Chapter Twenty-Four of "The Frame-Up" by @gwenda.bsky.social! Episode 400(!!), "Knowingly and Willingly (Maybe, Probably)" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/4evXHj4 #readalong #bookclub
An old timey woodcarving of Faust dealing with Mephistopheles, in red on a white background. The classic "deal with the devil" guy, dealing with his devil.
July 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Another very suspicious conversation with Maria Poissant. It's Chapter Twenty-Three of "The Frame-Up" by @gwenda.bsky.social! Episode 399, "Num Num Num Crow" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/3GktgQa #readalong #bookclub
A man with long hair and mutton-chop sideburns, wearing a grey t-shirt, holding a knife and fork. It looks like he's eagerly about to eat a very worried looking crow with big blue cartoon eyes.
June 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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The final diary pages answer some important questions, but also raise further questions. It's Chapter Twenty-Two of "The Frame-Up" by @gwenda.bsky.social! Episode 398, "A Little 'Tender'" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/44945rT #readalong #bookclub
A close up of a man in a sweater kissing the shoulder of a woman in a red dress. A tender and flirty little moment between two former lovers? Also, it would be great if BlueSky and bitly would be consistent about whether the image shows up with the link I post.
June 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Dani's whole plan gets blown up by *someone* jumping the gun, but who? It's Chapter Twenty of "The Frame-Up" by @gwenda.bsky.social! Episode 396, "More Impossibler" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/43v2vBs #readalong #bookclub
Tom Cruise Tom Cruising in the iconic scene from the first "Mission: Impossible" film, hanging from a wire, descending into a computer room.
June 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Dani stumbles into an attempted art heist which threatens HER art heist! It's Chapter Nineteen of "The Frame-Up" by @gwenda.bsky.social! Episode 395, "The Perfect Cover" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/3HjNFoG #readalong #bookclub
A shot of a woman's legs, jeans around her ankles, sitting on the toilet, a roll of TP nearby. Truly, the perfect cover story for missing things is "bathroom trouble, don't ask."
May 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Dani and Mia go looking for answers from a mystical source. It's Chapter Eighteen of "The Frame-Up" by @gwenda.bsky.social! Episode 394, "Knows Stuff About Stuff" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/3Z1D3ku #readalong #bookclub
A mystic woman with a leopard pattern headscarf and plenty of gold jewelry, and to her head and a surprised look on her face, knowing things about things.
May 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM