Episode notes

Guy and Margaret talk about favourite duets, stand-up comedy and the best books from the past year and coming up in 2016. Plus producer Christian Dueñas drops by the studio to talk about video games.

With Guy Branum, Wynter Mitchell, Oliver Wang and Margaret Wappler.

Books Margaret’s excited about in 2016:

All the Single Ladies, Rebecca Traister (Mar. 1)

How to be a Person in the World, Heather Havrilesky (July 12)

A Mother’s Reckoning, Sue Klebold (Feb 16)

Imagine Me Gone, Adam Haslett (May 3)

The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead (Sept. 6)

Don DeLillo, Zero K (May)

Eligible, Curtis Sittenfeld (Apr. 19)

Innocents and Others, Dana Spiotta (Mar. 8)

The Wangs vs. The World, Jade Chang (Oct. 4)

Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine by Diane Williams

And Again by Jessica Chiarella

That’s My Jam:

Margaret Wappler – Hotel California by The Eagles

Guy Branum – No Rights No Wrongs by Jess Glynne

Each week we’ll add everyone’s jams to this handy Spotify playlist.

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