Episodes
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Episode 2 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: Token of Darkness
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Backlist: Ollie was asked to edit some text for ToD and couldn't remember the title Token of Darkness, and all they could get to was "Time of Death". And frankly, they're not wrong. TOKEN OF DARKNESS by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (published February 9, 2010), a book that maybe existed. We're not sure.
Chill: Cyna is drinking a Liquified Ghost (coconut rum, crème de cacao, 2% milk, and green food coloring for streaks!) followed by... a bottle of wine lolol. Ollie is drinking a Hey There, Delilah (Cîroc Black Raspberry, Wollersheim Absinthe Blanche, pineapple juice, lemon juice, lime juice, and a sugar-dipped pineapple chunk) Pics! Cyna - Ollie.
Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward.
Next time: POISON TREE.
Stay safe, friends.
(2h 30m. Content Warning: Profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit and generally extremely filthy language from the hosts; discussions of death and ghosts, car accidents, witchcraft, girlhate, shaming of one teenage girl for basically existing, relationship zoning, shitty dudes, classism, hospitals, and weird questions about who gets to decide what happens to a body after your mind/soul is no longer home from the book.)
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Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Episode 1 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: Persistence of Memory
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Season Intro: Return to Den of Shadows
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
It's season ten, and what else could we return to but Amelia Atwater Rhodes' return to the world that they created almost ten years prior? Yes, it's time for the Return to Den of Shadows, and we're firing up the WayBack machine to answer our burning questions: why these stories? Why this order? And has it all really been building to this?
Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. No drinks this time, but fear not! Alcohol will return in Episode 1: Persistence of Memory!
Thanks for sticking with us, folks, and stay safe! Come check in with us on twitter @BacklistPodcast!
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Episode 3 - LJ Smith: The Forbidden Game: The Kill
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Episode 2 - LJ Smith: The Forbidden Game: The Chase
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Saturday Jan 01, 2022
Episode 1 - LJ Smith: The Forbidden Game: The Hunter
Saturday Jan 01, 2022
Saturday Jan 01, 2022
Backlist: It is time, at long last, to return to the series Cyna and Ollie have been eagerly awaiting. We've mentioned it several times in the past, how far away it was, but the wait is over... It's 9 o'clock and Julian is here. That's right, get your game tables ready for LJ Smith's FORBIDDEN GAME. Starting us out is THE HUNTER. Not that titles matter. These three books are one big story, in our opinion.
Spoilers for books two and three start at 31:07. Skip to 44:56 to avoid!
Chill: Cyna is drinking Blue Curacao, Sprite, sour mix, cranberry juice, and Ollie back on that absinthe train with what they're calling a Community of Sorrow (Wollersheim Dancehall Absinthe Blanche + POM white tea with orange blossom, and a sugared rim). Pics! Cyna - Ollie.
Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward.
Next time: Season 9 Episode 2: FORBIDDEN GAME: THE CHASE! Chiller and Chillest tier patrons will receive this episode before it goes public!
Happy New Years, Backlist listeners! May 2022 bring a whole lot better than 2021 did. Get your boosters and keep those masks up!
(3h 10m. Content Warning: Profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit and generally extremely filthy language, discussion of suicide, incest, sexual assault, child molestation, violence, mental illness, depression, and death.)
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Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Episode 3 - RL Stine: The Fear Street Saga: The Burning
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Backlist: RL Stine is here to keep the spooky season going with the last of the The Fear Street Saga trilogy: THE BURNING (published September 1993), subtile: Evil Wizards Fall in Love. Daniel and Nora? Never heard of them. In this house, we stan Simgelica, the Only Good Pairing in the Fear Street Saga. We're sure it will work out great for them.
Chill: Ollie returns one last time with a Power Through Evil (Angry Orchard Peach Mango Hard Cider + lemon juice), but Cyna is changing it up with a breakfast-appropriate The Burning (orange juice + black vodka) Cyna - Ollie.
Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward.
Next time: Season 9 begins! Whatever will it be???
Happy NaNo, yall!
(2h 30m. Content Warning: Profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit and extremely filthy language, discussion of gore, misogyny, death, abuse, and murder.)
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Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Episode 2 - RL Stine: The Fear Street Saga: The Secret
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Backlist: Bob is back, and he's bring a SECRET (specifically, The Fear Street Saga #2: THE SECRET, published in September 1993). It's another hundred and fifty pages of ghosts, Goodes, spooky interludes, and skeletons fucking EVERYWHERE. Oh, and rest assured: the allosexuals are NOT okay.
Chill: Back with some familiar faces! Cyna is drinking a Fier But If You Rearrange the Letters It Spells Fire (fireball whiskey + pumpkin spice apple cider), and Ollie is back with a Power Through Evil (Angry Orchard Peach Mango Hard Cider + lemon juice). Pics! Cyna - Ollie.
Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward.
Next time: Season 8 Episode 3: THE FEAR STREET SAGA wraps up with #3: THE BURNING! Chiller and Chillest tier patrons will receive this episode before it goes public!
Vaccinate and mask up, y'all.
(1h 52m. Content Warning: Profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit and generally extremely filthy language, discussion of gore, misogyny, murder, suicide, emotional manipulation and gaslighting.)
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Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Episode 1 - RL Stine: The Fear Street Saga: The Betrayal
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Episode 3 - Holly Black: Ironside
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Backlist: We've reached the end of the Modern Faerie Tales with IRONSIDE (published 2007). Has Holly Black saved the best for last? Maybe. More importantly OMIGOD KAYE IS BACK! AND ROIBEN. AND CORNY! Hey, is that Luis???? Sweet!
Wait, where's Val?
Chill: We're drowning our final book blues in a Dead Queen (red wine, bourbon, lemon juice, and pomegranate liqueur) and an Ironside (cold absinthe and watermelon mint sparkling water) Pics: Cyna - Ollie.
Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward.
Next time: We've had it too good for too long.
Vaccinate and mask up, y'all.
(1h 53m. Content Warning: Profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit and generally extremely filthy language, discussion of physical and emotional abuse, violence, death.)
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