Ep. 156- Harry Dresden dates himself. (Dead Beat)

Hannah and Laura are wrapping up their discussion of Jim Butcher's Dead Beat by discussing the characters and themes. They question Harry's relationships, wonder about his mental health, and make guesses about what is next to come in the series. They also chat about a movie soundtrack Laura is loving, a Slavic folklore novella that Hannah recently read, and an actor whose presence in movies makes Hannah instantly fall asleep.

**This episode contains SPOILERS for Dead Beat by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 32 min 5 secs. **

*CW for the episode: discussions of death, mental illness, violence, sex, gore, blood, memory loss, vampires

Media Mentions:

Dead Beat by Jim Butcher 

Conan O'Brien Must Go---HBO Max 

KPop Demon Hunters---Netflix 

Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami 

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo 

When Among Crows by Veronica Roth 

King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby 

The Umbrella Academy---Netflix 

Blank Check podcast 

O Brother, Where Art Thou? ---Netflix 

Blood Simple---AppleTV  

The Fugitive---Prime Video 

Taskmaster: New Zealand---YouTube 

Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy by Martha Wells 

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:40 Conan O'Brien will do anything for the bit.
• 4:40 Laura LOVES KPop Demon Hunters
• 6:00 Laura has been reading a lot of Jujutsu Kaisen
• 8:45 The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a great start to the novella series.
• 11:40 Hannah wants more Slavic folklore recommendations.
• 15:15 Hannah really enjoyed S.A. Cosby's latest book.
• 22:35 Is The Umbrella Academy too rushed in seasons 3 & 4?
• 24:15 Blank Check podcast influenced Hannah's movie double feature.
• 29:30 Hannah is diving into the New Zealand version of Taskmaster now!
• 30:55 Laura read the new Murderbot Diaries short story!
• 32:05 Hannah and Laura wrap up their discussion on Dead Beat by Jim Butcher.