Book Squad Goals

Looking for a book club but don't have time to squeeze real-life meetings into your schedule? Join Book Squad Goals, a bi-weekly podcast about—you guessed it—books, plus all the garbage pop culture we consume when we’re not reading (that’s what our “othersodes” are for!). While you’re paying attention, check out our website & blog at booksquadgoals.com, where we have weekly posts about books, pop culture, and probably our pets. We love our pets.


All Episodes

Othersode #17: Murder Murder Murder, Kill Kill Kill / Sorry to Bother You

Hi, um, sorry to bother you, this is the #BookSquad, and we just want to talk to you about this movie we saw. Listen as we discuss Boots Riley’s directorial debut, Sorry to Bother You, starring LaKeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson. We talk about…

BSG #17: YOSS Queen! / Super Extra Grande

Drink along with us as the #BookSquad discusses “Super Extra Grande,” a short novel by Cuban sci-fi author and metal band member, Yoss. Find out what our metal band personas would be before we delve into some serious misogyny issues in this book. We…

Othersode #16: Girl, look at that robutt / Westworld

Join the #BookSquad in the dusty, violent old west as we take on season 2 of HBO’s ‘Westworld’ and spoil literally everything. Find out what “world” squad members want to go to, how we think season 2 compares to season 1, who are favorite characters…

BSG #16: Have Fun In Jail, Bitch / I’ll Be Gone in the Dark

Join us for a deep dive into the case of the Golden State Killer as we discuss Michelle McNamara’s book, “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark.” Joined by special guest and true crime aficionado Stephanie, the Squad covers all of the juicy details of the GSK…

Othersode #15: Solo: A Donald Glover Story

The Squad returns to a galaxy far, far away to discuss Solo: A Star Wars Story in this othersode. We get into the film’s production woes, the reasons behind exploring this particular character, action versus world-building, the fate of the female…

BSG #15: Call Emily’s Dad / Station Eleven

If the world as we know it ended today, how would you survive? What would you miss? Who would you be? The squad explores these questions and more in our discussion of Emily St. John Mandel’s 2014 novel “Station Eleven.” Join us and our special guest…

Othersode #14: The Glitch Just Typed! / Unfriended

Join the #Squad on a deep dive into the world of cyberbullying and spooky Internet things as we discuss the 2014 film ‘Unfriended.’ We talk about how well the movie’s conceit is working, why Blaire is kind of terrible, and the scariest parts of the…

BSG #14: Birthday-sode / The Mothers

The #BookSquad visits SoCal this week as we discuss The Mothers, Brit Bennett’s stellar debut novel. We cover motherhood (duh!), guilt, grief, and the like. But have no fear, this isn’t a bummer episode! In fact, it’s pretty cute. The Squad is…

Othersode #13: Nerd Porn Auteur / Ready Player One

Put on your haptic suits and join the Book Squad in Halliday’s OASIS as we discuss the new Steven Spielberg movie, “Ready Player One.” We’ve got lots of thoughts and feelings about Parzival, Aech and Art3mis in the movie, as well as in Ernest Cline’s…

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