Smug Book Club
Tired of the same-old serious book analysis in podcasts? Well, we were. To solve this, Ryan and Callum started Smug Book Club. A podcast that gets literature 'lit' and puts the 'ok' firmly into books. Expect foul-language and spoilers. Follow us on Twitter: @SmugBookClubPodcasts
The 6 best books we read in 2022
Published: Aug. 5, 2023, 9:34 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 49 seconds
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Very Novel 007: Manga, book signings, and Milan Kundera
Published: July 21, 2023, 6:11 a.m.Duration: 44 minutes 36 seconds
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Very Novel 006: Celeb poets, BookTok, and more AI
Published: July 7, 2023, 10:53 a.m.Duration: 56 minutes 55 seconds
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Very Novel 005: Cormac McCarthy, encyclopaedias, and review bombing
Published: June 20, 2023, 10:31 a.m.Duration: 50 minutes 29 seconds
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Very Novel 004: Bible banning, girl protagonists, and Ulysses
Published: June 10, 2023, 10:35 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 15 seconds
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Very Novel 003: Indie bookshops, reading challenges, and Martin Amis
Published: May 24, 2023, 8:59 a.m.Duration: 54 minutes 46 seconds
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Very Novel 002: AI woes, fake books, and authors' hobbies
Published: May 10, 2023, 12:47 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 37 seconds
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Very Novel 001: Censorship, adaptations, and Matthew Perry
Published: May 1, 2023, 5:26 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 51 seconds
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The 6 best books we read in 2021
Published: Oct. 6, 2022, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 19 seconds
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The 6 best books we read in 2020
Published: July 28, 2021, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 30 seconds
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SYNOPSIS: 'Dune' Frank Herbert
Published: March 23, 2021, 1:05 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 21 seconds
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'Dune' Frank Herbert
Published: March 23, 2021, 1 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 50 seconds
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SYNOPSIS: 'Twilight' Stephenie Meyer
Published: Oct. 14, 2020, 1:05 a.m.Duration: 11 minutes 44 seconds
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'Twilight' Stephenie Meyer
Published: Oct. 14, 2020, 1 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 35 seconds
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SYNOPSIS: 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' Robert Louis Stevenson
Published: June 23, 2020, 1:41 p.m.Duration: 10 minutes 26 seconds
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'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' Robert Louis Stevenson
Published: June 23, 2020, 1 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 41 seconds
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NEXT UP: 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde,' Robert Louis Stevenson
Published: May 11, 2020, 12:50 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 37 seconds
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The 6 best books we read in 2019
Published: Jan. 14, 2020, 6:17 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 53 seconds
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SYNOPSIS: 'The President Is Missing,' Bill Clinton & James Patterson
Published: Oct. 2, 2018, 12:31 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 53 seconds
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'The President Is Missing,' Bill Clinton & James Patterson
Published: Oct. 2, 2018, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 59 minutes 36 seconds
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SYNOPSIS: The Catcher In The Rye', J. D. Salinger
Published: Dec. 14, 2017, 12:31 a.m.Duration: 12 minutes 57 seconds
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'The Catcher In The Rye', J. D. Salinger
Published: Dec. 14, 2017, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 9 seconds
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SYNOPSIS: 'Carrie', Stephen King
Published: Oct. 12, 2017, 12:35 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 31 seconds
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'Carrie', Stephen King
Published: Oct. 12, 2017, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 27 seconds
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'Jane Eyre', Charlotte Bronte
Published: June 30, 2017, 7:53 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 30 seconds
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THE MIGHTY REBRAND: From 'Thug Book Club' to 'Smug Book Club'
Published: June 20, 2017, 8:05 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 56 seconds
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#032 Northern Lights (AKA The Golden Compass), Philip Pullman
Published: May 9, 2017, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 28 seconds
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#031 The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood
Published: April 12, 2017, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 39 seconds
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#030 High Fidelity, Nick Hornby
Published: Feb. 20, 2017, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 42 seconds
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#029 A Series Of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning, Lemony Snicket
Published: Feb. 6, 2017, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 56 minutes 3 seconds
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#028 Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
Published: Jan. 23, 2017, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 39 seconds
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#027 Hamlet, William Shakespeare
Published: Dec. 24, 2016, 1:59 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 13 seconds
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#026 The Girl On The Train, Paula Hawkins
Published: Dec. 6, 2016, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 5 seconds
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#025 Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, J.K. Rowling
Published: Nov. 16, 2016, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 27 seconds
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#024 The Turn Of The Screw, Henry James
Published: Oct. 11, 2016, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 47 minutes 37 seconds
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#023 Lord Of The Flies, William Golding
Published: Sept. 23, 2016, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 30 seconds
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An Update From Thug Book Club (Aug '16)
Published: Aug. 22, 2016, 6:32 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 51 seconds
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#022 Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë
Published: July 1, 2016, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 24 seconds
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#021.4 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl
Published: June 3, 2016, 3 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 41 seconds
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#021.3 Fantastic Mr. Fox, Roald Dahl
Published: May 25, 2016, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 35 minutes 14 seconds
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#021.2 The Twits, Roald Dahl
Published: May 12, 2016, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 29 minutes 19 seconds
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#021.1 An Intro To Roald Dahl
Published: May 6, 2016, 7:52 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 19 seconds
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#020 Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell
Published: April 8, 2016, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 27 seconds
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#019 The Importance Of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde
Published: March 25, 2016, 11:35 a.m.Duration: 46 minutes 35 seconds
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#018 Life Lessons From The East End, Danny Dyer
Published: March 15, 2016, 10:55 p.m.Duration: 53 minutes 48 seconds
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#017 Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
Published: Feb. 26, 2016, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 9 seconds
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#016 Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn
Published: Feb. 12, 2016, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 56 minutes 6 seconds
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Page Burners: A Very Novel Monster
Published: Feb. 5, 2016, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 20 seconds
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#015 Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
Published: Jan. 29, 2016, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 48 minutes 38 seconds
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Page Burners: Bookish New Year
Published: Dec. 31, 2015, 11:54 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 42 seconds
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#014 Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
Published: Dec. 25, 2015, 1:47 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 49 seconds
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Page Burners: Literary Battle Royal
Published: Dec. 18, 2015, 8:23 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 6 seconds
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#013 The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
Published: Dec. 11, 2015, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 59 minutes 12 seconds
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#012 The Spy Who Loved Me, Ian Fleming
Published: Nov. 27, 2015, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 39 minutes
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#011 Macbeth, William Shakespeare
Published: Nov. 13, 2015, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 57 seconds
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#010 Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling
Published: Oct. 28, 2015, 2:12 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 35 seconds
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#009 The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka
Published: Oct. 2, 2015, 2 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 30 seconds
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#008 Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding
Published: Sept. 18, 2015, 12:25 a.m.Duration: 36 minutes 31 seconds
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#007 Death Of A Salesman, Arthur Miller
Published: Sept. 4, 2015, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 34 minutes 14 seconds
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#006 Go Set A Watchman, Harper Lee
Published: Aug. 21, 2015, 12:30 a.m.Duration: 34 minutes 19 seconds
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#005 Ghost Flight, Bear Grylls
Published: Aug. 13, 2015, 11:35 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 27 seconds
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#004 Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
Published: July 31, 2015, 4:30 a.m.Duration: 35 minutes 39 seconds
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#003 The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien
Published: July 16, 2015, 10:44 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 58 seconds
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#002 Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton
Published: July 2, 2015, 9:56 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 21 seconds
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#001 Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck
Published: June 25, 2015, 7:09 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 43 seconds
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