Functionally Literate

By: Ryan Carter
  • Summary

  • It's a book club! Join Ryan and his friends every other Tuesday as they chat about books (and also tell you all about businesses they aren't sponsored by). From Mythology and Swords & Sorcery to Urban Fantasy or History, this book club is all about having a good time while exploring diverse literary genres. Currently, the club is making its way through: The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
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Episodes
  • Hogfather
    Dec 24 2024

    It's Christmas Eve and Zach and Ryan are celebrating the holidays by chatting about Terry Pratchett's holiday book. The Hogfather is assassinated, and for one night Death is filling his shoes!

    You can buy the book here, or watch the mini-series here.

    Next week, Zach and Ryan will be telling another Le Morte d'Arthur story.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • The Princess Bride | Buttercup's Baby
    Dec 10 2024

    (6/6) We discuss the first (and only) chapter of the sequel to The Princess Bride. It strikes Ryan as more of an epilogue, but hey, he didn't write it...

    Read along with us! The next book we'll be reading for Christmas Eve is Terry Pratchett's Hogfather!

    Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get ad-free episodes! Or make a one-time donation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.


    Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter

    Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Cara "Kit" Carter

    Theme music by Jake Weller. Listen to Jake's album, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wasting Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Special thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vidwest Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for providing some equipment and a recording space.


    (00:00) Introduction

    (01:07) An Explanation

    (14:55) Chapter 1: Fezzik dies

    (45:15) More reading group questions!

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    54 mins
  • The Princess Bride | Chapters 7 & 8
    Nov 26 2024

    (5/6) The Turk and the Spaniard save the Man in Black. Buttercup escapes the clutches of Prince Humperdink...or does she?

    Read along with us! We're reading the ⁠⁠⁠30th-anniversary edition⁠⁠⁠ of the book. Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get ad-free episodes! Or make a one-time donation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.


    Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter

    Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Cara "Kit" Carter

    Theme music by Jake Weller. Listen to Jake's album, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wasting Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Special thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vidwest Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for providing some equipment and a recording space.


    (00:00) Introduction

    (01:39) Chapter 7: The Wedding

    (34:30) Chapter 8: Honeymoon

    (59:11) Answering the reading group guide questions in the back of the book.

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    1 hr and 33 mins

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