On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR Pod)

We are two best friends who do a deep dive into a new book book series, one book at a time. Join us while we assess the plot, the characters, and the themes of each book, while laughing at some of the more...interesting choices. Join us as we highlight the new series while updating you on other things we are reading, watching, and/or enjoying!

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Season 1: Shai'Tan on Wheel of Time
Season 2: Blazing through the Poppy Wars
Season 3: The Murderbot Diaries Diaries
Season 4: Peaking into the Green Bone Saga
Season 5: Cycling through Legendborn
Season 6: The Year of the Dresden (Dresden Files)
Season 7: Breaking into the Broken Earth Trilogy

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On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR Pod)

TV Tuesday Ep. 26- "Get off that pillow, Gurathin." (Murderbot with Oli Schmitz)

November 25, 2025

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Hannah and Laura are on a mission to protect clients from an evil corporation and are trying to disguise the fact that they have been watching hours of television while working. Boswell Book Company bookseller, Oli Schmitz, joins them in this mission to watch TV and avoid eye contact without anyone noticing. That's right! Today's TV Tuesday is covering Apple TV's Murderbot!

**This episode contains SPOILERS for Murderbot on Apple TV and The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. **

*CW for the episode: discussions of death, mental illnesses, slavery, identity, violence, bodily augmentation

You can find Oli at:

Home Page | Boswell Book Company

Oli's Staff Recommendations | Boswell Book Company

Media Mentions:

The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

Murderbot---Apple TV

Dimension 20----Dropout

The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne

Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman

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