The Book Pile

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Books #185

A podcast where comedians tell you about books so you never have to read! (Now including fiction!) Kellen does standup; Dave writes ads; together they highlight lessons from the world’s best books--and some of the worst. New episode every Monday!

Kellen's Favorite Books of 2025 So Far! (And three dumb ones)
Jun 3, 2025 – 20:09
Permission to Feel, by Marc Brackett
Apr 24, 2025 – 33:35
Chesterton's Gateway, by Ethan Nicolle WITH GUEST Ethan Nicolle!
Apr 17, 2025 – 33:52
A SECOND LOOK AT: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Mar 27, 2025 – 30:33
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Mar 13, 2025 – 27:31
THE ROAST OF Star Wars: The Force Awakens (the novelization of the movie), by Alan Dean Foster
Mar 10, 2025 – 30:07
The Body, by Bill Bryson
Feb 24, 2025 – 24:32
Re-Issue: Excellent Advice for Living, by Kevin Kelly
Feb 18, 2025 – 30:50
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Feb 10, 2025 – 33:51
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
Jan 28, 2025 – 26:16
How to Read 100 Books This Year
Jan 21, 2025 – 16:00
Everybody Lies, by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
Jan 15, 2025 – 24:55
Our Favorite Books of 2024!
Dec 30, 2024 – 38:11
Re-Issue: A Christmas Carol (with an EVEN NEWER introduction for 2024!)
Dec 23, 2024 – 21:48
Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke
Dec 17, 2024 – 29:04
Kellen Crams to Get His 100 Books Read by The End of The Year!
Dec 11, 2024 – 22:51
A 2nd LOOK AT: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets!
Dec 3, 2024 – 39:22
Re-Issue: The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
Nov 25, 2024 – 24:04
THE ROAST OF: The Spy Who Loved Me, by Ian Fleming
Nov 18, 2024 – 25:09
Yes Please, by Amy Poehler
Nov 3, 2024 – 31:43
Range, by David Epstein
Oct 10, 2024 – 27:06
11/22/63 by Stephen King, OUR 200th EPISODE!
Sep 26, 2024 – 30:51
Re-Issue: The Art of War, by Sun Tzu
Sep 16, 2024 – 24:56
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever WITH GUEST Dallas Jenkins
Sep 13, 2024 – 33:30
THE LIVE ROAST OF Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday, by Alan Dean Foster
Sep 9, 2024 – 25:23
The Creative Act, by Rick Rubin, with GUEST Zoltan Kaszas!
Sep 2, 2024 – 39:24
Re-Issue: THE ROAST OF The Da Vinci Code
Aug 26, 2024 – 32:19
THE ROAST OF: The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne
Aug 21, 2024 – 37:47
The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft
Aug 7, 2024 – 30:32
Re-Issue: Goodnight Moon with guest Chad Daniels
Jul 29, 2024 – 33:23
Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World, by Matt Parker
Jul 24, 2024 – 15:22
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
Jul 18, 2024 – 27:11
The Devil’s Candy by Julie Salamon
Jul 1, 2024 – 34:28
Swan Song, by Robert R. McCammon
Jun 18, 2024 – 22:24
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
May 28, 2024 – 36:17
Re-Issue: The Return of the King
May 20, 2024 – 28:15
Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott
May 13, 2024 – 26:40
Re-Issue: The Big Short
May 6, 2024 – 22:24
The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran
Apr 30, 2024 – 33:30
Re-Issue: The Inner Game of Tennis
Apr 22, 2024 – 26:37
A 2nd LOOK AT: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Apr 15, 2024 – 36:57
Favorite Poems with CHAD DANIELS!
Apr 8, 2024 – 37:22
The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Apr 1, 2024 – 27:44
Re-Issue: Lateral Thinking, by Edward de Bono
Mar 27, 2024 – 20:53
Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind's Eye, by Alan Dean Foster
Mar 12, 2024 – 17:55
Excellent Advice for Living, by Kevin Kelly
Mar 4, 2024 – 31:31
The Body: A Guide for Occupants, by Bill Bryson
Feb 26, 2024 – 15:49
Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
Feb 19, 2024 – 33:20
The 4-Hour Workweek, by Timothy Ferriss with GUEST HOST Dave Nihill!
Feb 12, 2024 – 35:10
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory & THE ROAST OF Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Feb 5, 2024 – 30:35