Functionally Literate

By: Ryan Carter
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  • Summary

  • It's a book club! Join Ryan and his friends every other Tuesday as they chat about books (and also tell you all about businesses they aren't sponsored by). From Mythology and Swords & Sorcery to Urban Fantasy or History, this book club is all about having a good time while exploring diverse literary genres. Currently, the club is making its way through: The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
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Episodes
  • The Princess Bride | Chapter 6

    The Princess Bride | Chapter 6
    Nov 12 2024

    (4/6) Two years later (two weeks for you!), we come to the Festivities. Buttercup has to live with her choices. The Man in Black goes through a gamut of torture. Humperdink prepares for the wedding.

    Read along with us! We're reading the ⁠⁠30th-anniversary edition⁠⁠ of the book.

    Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get ad-free episodes! Or make a one-time donation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.


    Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter

    Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Cara "Kit" Carter

    Theme music by Jake Weller. Listen to Jake's album, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wasting Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Special thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vidwest Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for providing some equipment and a recording space.


    (00:00) Introduction

    (00:56) Chapter 6
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    52 mins
  • Functionally Electorate

    Functionally Electorate
    Nov 5 2024

    In this bonus election day episode, Ryan chats with Gregg Bush about politics and books and political books.


    Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get ad-free episodes! Or make a one-time donation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.


    Link dump:

    • The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg
    • Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
    • Working by Studs Terkel
    • The Great Divide by Terkel
    • The Good War by Terkel
    • The Laramie Project
    • Lady Windermere's Fan
    • Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women by Susan Faludi
    • Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man by Faludi
    • Bree Newsome
    • Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue
    • Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen
    • Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
    • Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Enright
    • Lost or Found by Scott Edwards

    Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter

    Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Gregg Bush

    Theme music by Jake Weller. Listen to Jake's album, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wasting Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Special thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vidwest Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for providing some equipment and a recording space.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • The Princess Bride | Chapter 5

    The Princess Bride | Chapter 5
    Oct 29 2024

    (3/6) Buttercup is kidnapped! Her kidnappers are challenged by the Man in Black.

    Read along with us! We're reading the ⁠⁠⁠30th-anniversary edition⁠⁠⁠ of the book. Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get ad-free episodes! Or make a one-time donation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.


    Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter

    Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Cara "Kit" Carter

    Theme music by Jake Weller. Listen to Jake's album, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wasting Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Special thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vidwest Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for providing some equipment and a recording space.


    (00:00) Introduction

    (01:38) Chapter 5: The Announcement
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    1 hr and 33 mins

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