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Our goal is to crash course our most anticipated book releases, interview authors, and yap about our current bookish obsessions across all genres while building a fun and inclusive community for listeners just like you!
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S1 Ep 13 - Harbinger: First Reactions and Discussion
Season 1 · Episode 13
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 • Duration 31:16
Join hosts Kinsey and Karly as they discuss the recent release of Harbinger by Geneva Lee. The hosts react to the chaotic cliffhanger, discuss their favorite moments, and more!
This is part of our Season 1 Book Bestie Chat, an ongoing season all year long! Listeners can expect regular chats where we hyper-focus on our current reads, like a book club and Facetime call with your bestie all in one. Episode discussions include: spice ratings, book club breakdowns, book adaptation reactions, experiences at bookish events, and more!
SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for Harbinger by Geneva Lee
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) - Intro
(00:35) - Overall thoughts
(01:34) - Thoughts on the ending and cliffhanger
(05:47) - Favorite moments
(14:37) - Character discussion
(20:35) - What we are hoping for next
(25:24) - Final thoughts and ratings
(29:36) - Outro
(30:47) - Closing Discussion
Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast?
Season 1: Book Bestie Chat
🗓️New episodes every Tuesday.
Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course)
🗓️New episodes every Thursday.
Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive Topics
Season 4: Author Interviews
Ongoing author interview series! To submit questions for scheduled authors, check out our social media and website for announcements.
For collaboration requests or to email us your thoughts, reach out at basicandbookishpod@gmail.com
New episodes release TWICE WEEKLY for all listeners, and THREE DAYS EARLY for Patreon members!
S2 Ep 24 - ACOTAR Worldbuilding and Lore: Everything You Need to Know Before A Court of Splintered Harmony
Season 2 · Episode 24
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 • Duration 28:27
Join book besties Kinsey and Karly for their breakdown on the ACOTAR series worldbuilding and lore that YOU need to know before the release of ACOTAR 6: A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas. Topics include the ACOTAR map and political alliances, Courts of Prythian, main characters and groups to remember, Koschei and the Death Gods, the Dread Trove, important Made blades, full history of Prythian fae, and more! Essentially, it's the "who's who?" and "what's what?" by the end of A Court of Silver Flames. If you're looking for quick but thorough play-by-play ACOTAR recaps, check out Season 2 Episodes 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10.
This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it's over. You can expect: quick but thorough ACOTAR recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly's first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, A Court of Splintered Harmony theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE!
Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!
SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for the A Court of Thorns and Roses series (up to A Court of Silver Flames), with some mentions of the Crescent City series by Sarah J Maas. For Crescent City spoilers, please view the timestamps for skip ahead moments (there are also verbal mentions before discussing House of Flame and Shadow).
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) - Intro
(02:26) - ACOTAR Main world (Map and Alliances)
(03:08) - Prythian's Courts and High Lords
S2 Ep 23 - Final Maasverse Theories and ACOTAR 6 & 7 Blurb Breakdown
Season 2 · Episode 23
Monday, October 19, 2026 • Duration 01:11:27
Suriel spill the tea time isn't over! Join book besties Kinsey and Karly for their breakdown on the ACOTAR 6 and ACOTAR 7 blurbs and teaser quotes, along with their final Maasverse theories, predictions, and wishes before the release of ACOTAR 6: A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas.
This episode is Part Two of our ACOTAR 6 Maasverse Theories. Listeners can expect final theories on how to defeat Koschei through connections to music and magic, potential last names for characters, The Morrigan's power of truth and her connection to Maeve, blood oaths, and more!
This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it's over. You can expect: quick but thorough ACOTAR recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly's first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, A Court of Splintered Harmony theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE!
Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!
SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for the entire Maasverse (A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City series) by Sarah J Maas
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) - Intro
(03:07) - ACOTAR 6 Blurb Breakdown
(21:21) - ACOTAR 7 Blurb Breakdown
(32:50) - Teaser Quote 1
(33:27) - Teaser Quote 2
(34:34) - Teaser Quote 3
S2 Ep 22 - ACOTAR 6 Theories: Biggest Maasverse Predictions Before A Court of Splintered Harmony
Season 2 · Episode 22
Thursday, October 15, 2026 • Duration 01:34:49
It's time to spill the tea, Suriel style! Join book besties Kinsey and Karly for their biggest (and long awaited) Maasverse theories, predictions, and wishes before the release of ACOTAR 6: A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas. Listeners can expect crossover predictions, which couples we think are endgame, who might betray the Inner Circle, hidden powers, and more! The hosts have so many theories that this episode is only Part One, with Part Two releasing shortly to discuss our breakdown on the ACOTAR 6 and ACOTAR 7 blurbs and teaser quotes.
This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it's over. You can expect: quick but thorough ACOTAR recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly's first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, A Court of Splintered Harmony theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE!
Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!
SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for the entire Maasverse (A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City series) by Sarah J Maas
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) - Intro
(02:53) - Throne of Glass Crossover Theory
(14:08) - Spring Court vs Terrasen
(18:22) - Sword Crossovers
(22:04) - Valg Rhysand?
(22:34) - Maeve and The Weaver
(28:54) - Witches
S2 Ep 21 - Crescent City Series Breakdown
Season 2 · Episode 21
Thursday, October 8, 2026 • Duration 01:27:38
Join book besties Kinsey and Karly for their thoughts and reactions to the Crescent City series by Sarah J Maas.
This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it's over. You can expect: quick but thorough ACOTAR recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly's first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, A Court of Splintered Harmony theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE!
Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!
SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for House of Earth and Blood, House of Sky and Breath, & House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas (the entire Crescent City series)
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) - Intro
(03:04) - House of Earth and Blood (CC 1) Discussion
(13:33) - House of Sky and Breath (CC 2) Discussion
(29:08) - House of Flame and Shadow (CC 3) Discussion
S3 Ep 3 - Threshing Day Reactions and Spiral Session
Season 3 · Episode 3
Friday, October 2, 2026 • Duration 57:53
It's time for Threshing Day, cadets! Join hosts Kinsey and Karly for a major spiral session over the recent release of Threshing Day, book 3.5 in the Empyrean Series by Rebecca Yarros. This episode was filmed just moments after finishing the novella.
The hosts react to new lore drops and share their unhinged first reactions to the recent Empyrean book – including many, many tears. They discuss their favorite moments and POVs, break down the most surprising and emotional scenes, theorize for Empyrean 4 (and who the "Brother" is), and more! You won't want to miss their thoughts on certain characters, and which scenes and POVs they think are most important for what's to come.
This is part of our Season 3 Fourth Wing Deep-dive Topics! Listeners can expect discussions on specific Empyrean topics, deep-dive breakdowns, Empyrean lore theories, and discussions on favorite moments that make you feel like part of a virtual book club with your besties; except we do all the homework for you, and you can sit back and enjoy the chaos! After the recent release of Threshing Day, we have plans for a more in-depth theories episode, as well as deep-dive breakdowns of each character point of view.
Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!
SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros and the entire Empyrean Series (Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm)
S1 Ep 12 - The Love Hypothesis: Movie Vs Book Reactions
Season 1 · Episode 12
Monday, September 28, 2026 • Duration 38:21
S2 Ep 20 - Kingdom of Ash: First Reactions and Discussion
Season 2 · Episode 20
Thursday, September 24, 2026 • Duration 01:33:08
Get the tissue box ready! Join book besties Kinsey and Karly for the epic conclusion of their Throne of Glass series coverage! The hosts discuss their thoughts and first reactions to Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas, the final book in the TOG series. Listeners can expect to hear Kinsey and Karly's favorite moments, scenes that made them cry (did Karly FINALLY shed a tear?), final opinions on TOG characters, and Maasverse connections as Kinsey guides the way one last time for Karly's first experience reading the Throne of Glass series!
This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhemseason, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it's over. You can expect: quick but thorough ACOTAR recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly's first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, A Court of Splintered Harmony theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE!
Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!
SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas (the entire Throne of Glass series)
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) - Intro and what's next for this season
(02:14) - KoA "Would you Rather?"
(08:25) - Favorite and Least Favorite Kingdom of Ash Moments
(20:38) - Emotional Scenes - Did Karly finally cry?
(42:15) - Kingdom of Ash Discussion
(56:21) - Final TOG Character Opinions and Discussion
S2 Ep 16 - Heir of Fire: First Reactions and Discussion
Season 2 · Episode 16
Thursday, September 10, 2026 • Duration 01:32:23
Join book besties Kinsey and Karly, as they discuss their thoughts and first reactions to Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas, Book 3 in the Throne of Glass series. They break down favorite moments, quotes, characters, and foreshadowing as Karly experiences the Throne of Glass series for the first time! Prepare to cry over certain scenes, as well as receive clarification on the Ashryver / Galathynius / Havilliard family tree, and learn the difference between Crochan and Ironteeth Witches.
This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it's over. You can expect: quick but thorough ACOTAR recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly's first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, A Court of Splintered Harmony theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE!
Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!
SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas
ADDENDUM: Kinsey misspoke in the Ashryver family tree portion of this episode. Aelin's and Aedion's mothers are related as cousins and not sisters, so Aelin and Aedion are first cousins once removed instead of first cousins, but they still refer to each other as "cousins."
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) - Intro
(01:35) - Character Discussion
(27:59) - Favorite and Least Favorite Characters in HoF
(30:46) - Throne of Glass Family Tree
(37:16) - Favorite Heir of Fire Moments
(01:06:19) - Theories for Queen of Shadows
S2 Ep 19 - Tower of Dawn: First Reactions and Discussion
Season 2 · Episode 19
Sunday, August 30, 2026 • Duration 55:57
Join book besties Kinsey and Karly, as they discuss their thoughts and first reactions to Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas, Book 6 in the Throne of Glass series. They break down favorite moments, quotes, characters, and foreshadowing as Karly experiences the Throne of Glass series for the first time!
This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it's over. You can expect: quick but thorough ACOTAR recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly's first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, ACOTAR 6 theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE!
Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!
SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas
TIMESTAMPS:
(36:12) - Skip-Ahead of Maasverse Spoiler for ACOTAR Series
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Season 4:Author Interviews
Ongoing author interview series! To submit questions for scheduled authors, check out our social media and website for announcements. Please note that at this time we are only interviewing romance and fantasy authors.
