We Read That

We are two political scientists (and friends), Jenny & Dani, who love to read books and talk about them, life, and just random thoughts. "We Read That" has two simple rules: (1) one of us picks the book each episode and can't tell the other why they picked it; and (2) the book has to be fiction. If you love books and/or need to dissociate for an hour in the car or while doing chores, we are the right podcast. Come along on the journey with us! Beware: spoilers are everywhere.

We Read That is a arts podcast hosted by Jenny and Dani, with 28 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Jenny and Dani hosts We Read That, a arts show with 28 episodes published.

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  Louise Penny's Still Life: Armand Gamache, Miss Merkel, and Cozy Murder Mysteries

  Oct 1, 20261h 4m

  Stop the presses! Dani does not like Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. THE Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. She also does not not like him. It's more so that we ponder the big question: Does Armand Gamache in Louise Penny's first novel of the series (2005) ACTUALLY solve the murder? Or are his underlings and Clara the smartest folks in the room? And should Three Pines be a character on its own? And what actually makes a good detective series? Jenny is mostly appalled throughout the episode because she loves Louise Penny and the series. The ladies contemplate quitting the pod. Mostly Jenny. And mostly internally. :D In other parts of the pod: Jenny outnerds herself by reading essentially Angela Merkel Fan Fiction. And Dani likes lawyers that do their lawyering in cars. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shownotes: All the socials: linktr.ee/wereadthat EMAIL: wereadthatpod@gmail.com Upcoming books: Disappoint Me by Nicola Dinan Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult A Thousand Monstrous Forms by Saratoga Schaefer

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  Caro Claire Burke's Yesteryear: Tradwives, Feminism, and Villains (From the Vault, April '26)

  Sep 17, 20261h 2m

  Life got in the way. Sometimes that happens. New episode will be out next week! We are rereleasing a favorite episode of ours: the season 1 finale. In it we talk about Caro Claire Burke's smash hit Yesteryear (2026), which puts a new and exciting spin on the tradwife culture. Quite timely and full of amazing issues to discuss. Enjoy! Follow us on the socials everywhere: linktr.ee/wereadthat We appreciate your support :)

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  Joyce Carol Oates' Big Mouth and Ugly Girl: YA Novels, English Teachers, and The Drama

  Sep 10, 20261h 10m

  Hello, hello, hello .... Dani and Jenny are back with a new episode, discussing one of Joyce Carol Oates' YA Novels, Big Mouth and Ugly Girl (2002). It's a book that Jenny picked out for a book report in High School approx. 50 years ago, prompting a long discussion between the ladies on what these two had to read in school and why (or did they even read them or just enjoy the cliff notes?). Jenny goes on a long nostalgia journey, reminiscing about her scary English teacher (growing up in Germany), and Dani draw comparisons between this older YA novel and Robert Pattinson's latest movie The Drama. Yes, she makes it possible to connect the two - in an actual coherent way. Elsewhere, Jenny and Dani try to figure out why they might not enjoy YA novels generally or what it is about them that might not click with these two geriatric podcast hosts. Fun as always is abound. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: This episode discusses school violence and suicidal ideation. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you - as always - for your support. Tell your friends about us. We have run out of friends and can no longer force our social circle to subscribing to our weekly chats. All the socials: linktr.ee/wereadthat

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  Sunyi Dean's The Girl With A Thousand Faces: Ghosts, World War 2, and Remembrance

  Sep 3, 20261h 6m

  Welcome back! This week Dani and Jenny tackle a historical fiction/fantasy novel, "The Girl with a Thousand Faces" by Sunyi Dean (2026). Although Jenny initially thought Dani was dragging her into a fantasy pit, ultimately this novel deals with war memory, trauma, and grief in Hong Kong (Kowloon specifically) after World War 2. Dani appreciates the discussion of grief and how Dean conveys the complexities of the process of grieving and healing, and Jenny loses herself in monologues about (war) memory culture and remembrance, which are part of her field of research. Win win win win all around. Elsewhere, in yet another discussion about booktok trends, our two hosts once again concede that they do not like conformity and do not want to be told what to read in what season of the year. For fans of historical fiction, fantasy, ghost stories, but also deep family based narrative, this episode has a lot in stock for them. Enjoy! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for all your support! Please follow us on our socials and like/subscribe/tell a friend: linktr.ee/wereadthat ----------------------------------------------------------------- If you'd like to read along, here are our September books: The Girl With a Thousand Faces (Sunyi Dean) Big Mouth and Ugly Girl (Joyce Carol Oates) The Unknown (Riley Sager) Still Life (Louise Penny) Disappoint Me (Nicola Dinan)

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  Julia Langbein's Dear Monica Lewinsky: The 90s, Bill Clinton, and Writing Your Own Story

  Aug 27, 20261h 9m

  Welcome back! This week, Dani and Jenny are diving into Julia Langbein's new novel Dear Monica Lewinsky (2026). The book tells the story of Jean, who in her 40s, (re)processes an encounter she at age 19 with her professor on a research trip in France. She realizes that her entanglement occurred at the same time as the Lewinsky/Clinton scandal become public news. Drawing parallels between the two cases, Jean conjures Saint Monica (Lewinsky) who shepherds her through this reflection process, using a wild amount of humor, "poetry", and quite a lot of art history. An amazing read that even got Dani out of her reading slump! Score! Elsewhere in the episode, Jenny essentially does her tight five minutes on relationships, Bill Belichick, and creepy chumy chumchum professors. Both an intellectual and audible delight (definitely, has to be, maybe?). In their weekly book question, Dani becomes the superior heroine while Jenny easily perishes in any - ever so slightly- uncomfortable (book trope) environment. TLDR: it's a good episode. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for all your support! We love to have you around. Keep listening. Keep telling your friends about how awesome we are. All the links: linktr.ee/wereadthat --------------------------------------------------------------

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