Bracket overkill? Too many monsters for us! Of course there are 3 excellent book reviews and some usual snarky shit.
The Queen's Spade by Sarah Raughley
The Usual Desire to Kill by Camilla Barnes
Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson

EPISODE 449 QUEENS SPADE DESIRE TO KILL RUN FOR THE HILLS

To celebrate our 50th episode, we did exactly NOTHING special because bringing you 8 fresh books every month is already special. What do you want from us!? Are you never satisfied!?

Meagan brings:
1. At Large and At Small by Anne Fadiman: https://bit.ly/4fh44HC
2. Harriet Tubman Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen: https://bit.ly/4fb24Ag
3. Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson: https://bit.ly/45w9gD1
4. Nordlys by Malin Falch: https://bit.ly/4l3N5K1

Peter Brings:
5. Plumbers Don't Wear Ties by Mike Drucker
6. DanDaDan by Yukinobu Tatsu: https://bit.ly/4mjzFdW
7. Paranoid Gardens by Gerard Way: https://bit.ly/4m9JACC
8. Marvel Two-In-One Annual 7 (1982)

Why Did You Read That? Episode 50

This is a cover of the Kevin Bloody Wison song.

My Dick Just Dialled Your Number ☎️

Fudgie Bem 🌎 Rave Renaissance Artist

• Funkonaut • Skank Sage • Bass Prophet •

Fudgie doesn’t produce music.........  he 
channels sub-frequency wisdom from dimensions unknown. 

When he enters the dance........
the floor bends to his will.

✨ Expect

Ancient Rhythms, Future Breaks
Deep skanks pulling you into the undercurrent.
Mythological bass carved from jungle echoes & emotional ruptures. Sacred drops, tribal fire & spirit-chopped vocals.

A sonic ritual for broken hearts & barefoot dancers. For those who skank to remember,
to release, to transform.

📜 Manifesto

“I don’t write songs — I decode transmissions.”
“I don’t drop tracks — I leak prophecies.”

Fudgie Bem is a breakbeat anthropologist, fusing old-skool jungle, drum & bass, hardcore, baile funk, garage, tribal percussion, traditional world music, alien technology and hallucinated break patterns into new fusion styles.

His sound is funky, positive, and skankable, jungle re-imagined as a global pulse, blending cultures, folklore, and cosmic imagination into pure bungalist bangers.

Goal: To re-enchant the dancefloor with music that is, Ancient yet Futuristic · Global yet Local · Funky yet Spiritual · Fun yet Transformative.

Jungle is a framework, not a genre. It’s a rhythmic engine that can carry any cultural melody, timbre, or folklore and still stay danceable.

Expect to see Classic 1993-95 UK Jungle in all of these styles!

 China
Bamboo Jungle · Bianzhong Jungle · Chinese Jungle · Dizi Jungle · Erhu Jungle · Guqin Jungle · Guzheng Jungle · Paigu Jungle · Pipa Jungle · Shaolin Jungle · Sheng Jungle · Silk Road Jungle · Temple Gate Jungle · Wushu Jungle

Japan
Anime Jungle · Edo Jungle · Japanese Jungle · Japanese Taiko Jungle · Kabuki Jungle · Noh Jungle · Samurai Jungle · Shamisen Jungle · Taiko Jungle · Zen Garden Jungle · Zen Jungle

Korea
Gayageum Jungle · Korean Jungle · Samul Jungle · Samulnori Jungle · Seoul Funk Jungle

Taiwan
Aboriginal Formosa Jungle · Hakka Jungle

Mongolia / Central East Asia
Khoomei Jungle · Mongolian Steppe Jungle · Steppe Jungle · Tuvan Throatstep Jungle

Indonesia
Balinese Jungle · Dangdut Jungle · Indonesian Gamelan Jungle · Jaipong Jungle

Philippines
Philippine Kulintang Jungle

Thailand
Luk Thung Jungle · Mor Lam Jungle · Temple Gate Jungle · Thai Jungle

Vietnam
Ca Trù Jungle · Vietnamese Đàn Bầu Jungle

Pan-Asian / Cross-Cultural
Himalayan Jungle · Okinawan Jungle · Ryukyu Jungle · Snow Temple Jungle · World Orchestra Jungle

🌏 SOUTH ASIA

India
Bhangra Jungle · Bollywood Jungle · Carnatic Jungle · Dandiya Jungle · Garba Jungle · Ghoomar Jungle · Goa Jungle · Indian Jungle · Indian Raga Jungle · Lavani Jungle · Sitar Jungle · Tabla Jungle

Pakistan
Bhangra Jungle · Pakistani Jungle · Qawwali Jungle · Rubab Jungle

Afghanistan
Afghan Rubab Jungle

Bangladesh
Bangladeshi Jungle

Nepal
Nepali Jungle

Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Jungle

🏺 MIDDLE EAST & CENTRAL ASIA

Levant
Dabke Jungle · Levantine Jungle

Arabian Peninsula
Arabian Jungle · Desert Jungle · Khaliji Jungle · Oud Jungle

Egypt & North Africa
Berber Jungle · Egyptian Desert Jungle · Egyptian Jungle · Gnawa Jungle · Maghreb Jungle · Mahraganat Jungle · Rai Jungle

Turkey & Anatolia
9/8 Jungle · Anatolian Jungle · Turkish Jungle · Turkish Saz Jungle

Persia / Iran
Bandari Jungle · Iranian Jungle · Persian Jungle · Santur Jungle · Tehran Jungle

Caucasus & Central Asia
Caucasus Jungle · Kazakh Steppe Jungle · Steppe Jungle · Uzbek Dutar Jungle

🌍 AFRICA

North Africa
Berber Jungle · Gnawa Jungle · Maghreb Jungle · Rai Jungle · Sahara Jungle

West Africa
Afro Jungle · Afrobeat Jungle · Azonto Jungle · Burkina Faso Jungle · Coupé-Décalé Jungle · Fula Jungle · Ghanaian Jungle · Griot Jungle · Hausa Jungle · Highlife Jungle · Igbo Jungle · Ivory Coast Jungle · Kora Jungle · Makossa Jungle · Malian Jungle · Mandé Jungle · Nigerian Jungle · Senegalese Jungle · Soukous Jungle · West African Jungle · Wolof Jungle · Yoruba Jungle

Central Africa
Cameroonian Jungle · Central African Jungle · Congo Jungle · Ndombolo Jungle

East Africa
Amhara Jungle · Bongo Flava Jungle · East African Jungle · Ethiopian Jungle · Hadza Jungle · Horn of Africa Jungle · Kenyan Jungle · Maasai Jungle · Oromo Jungle · Samburu Jungle · Taarab Jungle · Tanzanian Jungle · Ugandan Jungle

Southern Africa
Amapiano Jungle · Gqom Jungle · Himba Jungle · Kwaito Jungle · Marimba Jungle · Mbira Jungle · San Bushmen Jungle · Shangaan Electro Jungle · Sotho Jungle · Southern African Jungle · Swazi Jungle · Township Jungle · Xhosa Jungle · Zulu Jungle

Islands
Cape Verde Jungle · Coladeira Jungle · Comoros Island Jungle · Funaná Jungle · Madagascar Jungle · Reunion Island Jungle

🌎 LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN

Mexico & Central America
Aztec Jungle · Banda Jungle · Belizean Jungle · Corrido Jungle · Costa Rican Jungle · Duranguense Jungle · Garifuna Jungle · Guatemalan Jungle · Honduran Jungle · Huapango Jungle · Mayan Jungle · Mexican Jungle · Miskito Jungle · Mixtec Jungle · Nahua Jungle · Nicaraguan Jungle · Norteño Jungle · Panamanian Jungle · Ranchera Jungle · Son Jarocho Jungle · Zapotec Jungle

Caribbean
Bouyon Jungle · Bugalú Jungle · Calypso Jungle · Caribbean Jungle · Cha-Cha Jungle · Chutney Soca Jungle · Cuban Jungle · Dancehall Jungle · Danzón Jungle · Dembow Jungle · Dominican Jungle · Dub Jungle · Haitian Jungle · Kompa Jungle · Mambo Jungle · Puerto Rican Jungle · Reggae Jungle · Rocksteady Jungle · Rumba Jungle · Salsa Jungle · Soca Jungle · Son Jungle · Taino Jungle · Timba Jungle · Trinidad Jungle · Zouk Jungle

Andes Region
Andean Jungle · Bolivian Jungle · Caporales Jungle · Chicha Jungle · Colombian Jungle · Cumbia Andina Jungle · Ecuadorian Jungle · Huayno Jungle · Peruvian Flute Jungle · Vallenato Jungle

Amazon & North Brazil
Amazon Jungle · Ashaninka Jungle · Boi Bumba Jungle · Cenote Jungle · Kayapo Jungle · Shipibo Jungle · Temple of Jaguar Jungle · Warao Jungle · Wayuu Jungle · Yanomami Jungle

Brazil — Southeast & Northeast
Axé Jungle · Baile Funk Jungle · Batucada Jungle · Bossa Jungle · Brazilian Jungle · Candomblé Jungle · Capoeira Jungle · Forró Jungle · Frevo Jungle · Funk Carioca Jungle · Maracatu Jungle · Pagode Jungle · Samba Jungle · Tropicália Jungle

Southern Cone
Argentine Jungle · Aymara Jungle · Candombe Jungle · Chamamé Jungle · Chilean Jungle · Cueca Jungle · Cumbia Villera Jungle · Guarani Jungle · Joropo Jungle · Llanero Jungle · Mapuche Jungle · Milonga Jungle · Paraguayan Jungle · Quechua Jungle · Tango Jungle · Uruguayan Jungle · Venezuelan Jungle · Zamba Jungle

🌍 EUROPE & MEDITERRANEAN

Celtic Isles
Celtic Jungle · Celtic Punk Jungle · Fiddle Jungle · Highland Parade Jungle · Irish Jungle · Pipe Jungle · Reel Jungle · Scottish Highland Jungle · Scottish Jungle

Iberia
Basque Jungle · Bulería Jungle · Flamenco Jungle · Portuguese Fado Jungle · Rumba Jungle · Sephardic Jungle · Spanish Jungle

Balkans & Danube
Aegean Jungle · Balkan Jungle · Bouzouki Jungle · Brass Jungle · Carpathian Jungle · Danube Jungle · Greek Jungle · Gypsy Caravan Jungle · Hungarian Csárdás Jungle · Klezmer Jungle · Mazel Drop Jungle · Roma Jungle · Shtetl Jungle

Italy
Italian Folk Jungle · Napoli Jungle · Sicilian Tarantella Jungle · Tarantella Jungle

Nordics
Aurora Jungle · Fjord Jungle · Joik Jungle · Nordic Jungle · Scandinavian Jungle · Viking Jungle

Central & Eastern Europe
Accordion Jungle · Eastern Bloc Jungle · Eastern European Jungle · Eurodance Jungle · European Folk Jungle · French Musette Jungle · Hardbass Jungle · Polka Jungle · Romanian Jungle

Mediterranean East & Anatolia
Aegean Jungle · Anatolian Jungle · Mediterranean Jungle · Turkish Jungle · Turkish Saz Jungle

UK & Urban Europe
French Touch Jungle · Italo Jungle · UK Funky Jungle · UK Garage Jungle

🌊 OCEANIA & PACIFIC

Australia
Australian Aboriginal Jungle · Desert Jungle · Didgeridoo Jungle · Dreamtime Jungle · Torres Strait Jungle · Wobbleboard Jungle

New Zealand
Aotearoa Jungle · Haka Jungle · Maori Jungle · New Zealand Māori Jungle · Poi Dance Jungle

Melanesia
Fijian Jungle · Gogodala Jungle · Melanesian Jungle · Papua Jungle · Sepik Jungle · Vanuatu Jungle

Micronesia
Island Jungle · Lagoon Jungle · Micronesian Jungle · Pacific Surf Jungle · Tropical Jungle

Polynesia
Aloha Jungle · Cook Islands Drum Jungle · Hawaiian Jungle · Hula Jungle · Polynesian Jungle · Samoan Jungle · Siva Jungle · Tahitian Jungle

❄️ ARCTIC & INDIGENOUS NORTH

Arctic North America
Arctic Jungle · First Nations Jungle · Ice Spirit Jungle · Inuit Jungle · Native American Jungle · Powwow Jungle · Spirit Drum Jungle · Tundra Jungle

Arctic Eurasia
Aurora Jungle · Nordic Indigenous Jungle · Shamanic Jungle · Siberian Jungle · Sámi Jungle

🎚 UNIVERSAL GENRE FUSIONS (NON-REGIONAL)

Jazz, Soul & Funk

Chicago Soul Jungle · Disco Jungle · Euro Disco Jungle · Funk Jungle · Future Funk Jungle · Gospel Jungle · Jazz Jungle · Jazzy Jungle · Latin Jazz Jungle · R&B Jungle · Soul Jungle

Electronic & Club

2-Step Jungle · Ambient Jungle · Breakbeat Jungle · Caribbean Drill Jungle · Darkside Jungle · Detroit Tech Jungle · Drill Jungle · Dubwise Jungle · EBM Jungle · Electro Jungle · Electro-Tribal Jungle · Footwork Jungle · French House Jungle · Garage Jungle · Hardstep Jungle · House Jungle · Italo Jungle · Liquid Jungle · Ragga Jungle · Synthwave Jungle · Techno Jungle · Trance Jungle · Trap Jungle · UK Hardcore Jungle

Rock & Alt

Blues Jungle · Celtic Punk Jungle · Country Jungle · Grunge Jungle · Industrial Jungle · Metal Jungle · Post-Rock Jungle · Punk Jungle · Rock Jungle · Rocksteady Jungle · Shoegaze Jungle · Ska Jungle

Classical & Orchestral

Ballet Jungle · Baroque Jungle · Chamber Jungle · Choral Jungle · Classical Jungle · Concerto Jungle · Gothic Jungle · Impressionist Jungle · Modernist Jungle · Neoclassical Jungle · Orchestral Jungle · Ragtime Jungle · Romantic Jungle · Sacred Jungle · Symphonic Jungle · Waltz Jungle

#Bungalist

Each week we review at LEAST 3 books in different Genres! You never know what topics will come up when we are all together, but we promise it will be a fun time.  We are conquering the world 1 book at a time, come and join us!

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