Check Me Out: A Podcast For Book Lovers

How do you keep a book club running for over 20 years? Guests Karen Welch, Suzanne Nair, and Molly Davis give us tips and tricks on how to start and maintain a book club.

CMO favorites Johnathan Aaron Baker and Chris Hudson are back! In this episode they discuss Urbanism, Suburbanism, and Ruralism in works of fiction. Books discussed: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, The City in History by Lewis Mumford, The Swimmer by John Cheever, How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis

In this episode we find out why libraries categorize by genre not the author. Guests Sadie Newsom, Jill Gibson, and Melody Boren discuss Roald Dahl’s famous children’s novels and his adult themed works of fiction. Books discussed: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Twits, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, The Witches, My Uncle Oswald

…Violets are blue. We talk about poetry in Season 2! Our guests Karen Welch, Eric Meljac, and Stacy Yates share some of their favorite classic and contemporary poems. Authors discussed: Billy Collins, Walt Whitman, Oscar Wilde

Richard McGowan and Ande Parlow return to discuss the tropes and characteristics of fantasy novels. Where do you draw the line between Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Comics? Books discussed: Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Wheel of Time series by James Oliver Rigney Jr., The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

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Take a trip back to your childhood where Nancy Drew and the Box Car Children reign supreme! Our guests, Melody Boren, Jill Gibson, and Hilary Hulsey discuss the appeal of children’s mystery novels. Books discussed: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, Holes by Louis Sachar

This one is for all the comic book lovers! Guests Carey Thompson and Ryan McSwain geek out on superheroes and explain why these books continue to resonate within history. Books discussed: Saga by Brian K. Vaughan, Superman, Scott Pilgram by Bryan Lee O’Malley, Maus by Art Spiegelman

CMO rocks out with the greatest rock biographies. Brian Frank, Johnny Black, and Amy Hart discuss their fascination with the salacious details of their favorite rockers lives. Books discussed: Life by Keith Richards, Kicking and Dreaming by Ann and Nancy Wilson, Does This Noise In My Head Bother You? By Steven Tyler

Our guests this episode, Stacy Yates and Monica Smith-Hart, discuss Victorian era literature. Find out why Wuthering Heights is an intervention worthy book. Books discussed: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Ann Bronte

This episode spotlights true crime non-fiction books. Macey Gibaszek, Rachael Young, and Amy Hart discuss the fascination with murders, serial killers, and forensic investigation. Books discussed: I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, Dead Men Do Tell Tales by Dr. William Maples

In this premiere episode of Season 2, we talk to the winners of our Great American Read trivia night. They are teachers and librarians in the Texas Panhandle. Guests are Ande Parlow, Ivy Gowdy, Richard McGowan, and Karen Schrader. Books discussed: The Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon, Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Season 2 Preview of Check Me Out: A Podcast For Book Lovers

Season 2 Preview of Check Me Out: A Podcast For Book Lovers.

In this episode we talk to Mary Badham, who played Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird! We discuss her love of education, her memories of shooting the film, and The Great American Read winning book!

In this episode, we will discuss the winner of The Great American Read, and The Great Panhandle Read. Plus, we'll have a behind-the-scenes look at this season of Check Me Out.

The spookier side of PBS' The Great American Read. This week's guests Sadie Newsome, Brian Frank, and Karly McCutchan discuss some of their favorite books from the list that make their spines tingle. Books discussed: 1984, The Stand, The Giver and more!

Is the book always better? Our guests this week, Jonathan Baker, Chip Chandler, and Hilary Hulsey discuss some of the books adapted to film on The Great American Read list. Books discussed: The Godfather, Gone Girl, Harry Potter, Dune, Lord of the Rings

In this episode, a group of area teachers, librarians, and book-lovers discuss books series on PBS' The Great American Read list. Books included in this podcast: Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Foundation, Flowers in the Attic, Chronicles of Narnia.

Hilary Hulsey sits down with young readers, Haven and Olivia, to discuss some of the YA novels on the Great American Read list. Books discussed include: The Giver, The Outsiders, Harry Potter, Looking for Alaska, and more!