Meredith Bartlett

Episode 32: Interview With Tara Clancy

March 1st, 2017  |  37 mins 58 secs

feminism, interview, lgbt, memoir, new york, nyc, queens

Susan and Meredith interview the amazing Tara Clancy, author of The Clancys of Queens. We talk about her reasons to writing her memoirs of growing up and how became the woman she is today.

Episode 31: Blood at the Root: Not for the Faint of Heart

February 28th, 2017  |  1 hr 34 mins

In this episode we welcome a new guest host and book blogger: Stacie! We talk about some exciting podcast news, like our new website and upcoming author interview, and then we discuss some of our favorite POC (Person of Color) literary characters and this tough but important read: Blood at the Root.

Episode 30: Men Explain Things to Me: We’re So Witty

January 15th, 2017  |  1 hr 11 mins

Susan, Tara, and Meredith start off the new year with their read-olutions and goals for 2017. A small update on our ER MadLibs Challenge and then we dive into Men Explain Things to Me. We talk about how Rebecca Solnit addresses hard and upsetting issues that women experience through 9 essays.

Episode 29: Eclectic Readers Special: Interview with Valentine DeLandro

January 9th, 2017  |  39 mins 58 secs

In our last interview from Book Riot Live, Meredith and Tara speak with illustrator, Valentine Delandro.

Episode 28: Eclectic Readers Special: Interview with Ken Liu

January 5th, 2017  |  49 mins 27 secs

Next up in our Book Riot Live author interview, Meredith and Tara speak with author, Ken Liu. He has written The Grace of Kings and translated The Three-Body Problem.

Episode 27: Eclectic Readers Special: Interview with Charlie Jane Anders

January 3rd, 2017  |  37 mins 25 secs

Meredith and Tara were at Book Riot Live! They had a chance to interview 3 authors. This episode is with Charlie Jane Anders author of All the Birds in the Sky.

Episode 26: Zodiac: In Michelle Obama’s Arms We Trust

December 15th, 2016  |  1 hr 14 mins

Meredith, Susan, Tara, and Jeannette have some announcements - some sad, some happy - including a NEW reading challenge for the new year! We also wrap up 2016 with favorite topics, topics we missed, and which Eclectic Readers books we loved most this year. And the stars align for our last book of the year, Romina Russell's Zodiac.

Episode 25: Blankets: You're a Middle Child, so You Get a Pass

November 15th, 2016  |  1 hr 13 mins

Susan, Tara, and Meredith talk about their favorite graphic novels and discuss the graphic novel/memoir 'Blankets' while reminiscing over their own childhood memories.

Episode 23: Eclectic Readers Special: Interview with Jenn Northington

September 30th, 2016  |  37 mins 32 secs

Jenn Northington, the Director of Events and Programming at Book Riot New Media Group and host on Book Riot's Get Booked Podcast, is here to talk all things books, Book Riot, and Book Riot Live!

Episode 22: The Bees: I Hope There is a Bee Heaven

September 15th, 2016  |  1 hr 10 mins

What are your #BookConfessions? Susan, Jeannette, and Meredith divulge some of theirs and are buzzing with thoughts for the discussion of Laline Paull's 'The Bees.'

Episode 20: The Name of the Wind: We Tell Him What We Want, What We Really Really Want

August 15th, 2016  |  1 hr 22 mins

Susan is super excited about new kids’ books, while we prescribe reading with a singalong to help Tara resist a reading slump. We weigh binge-reading versus serialized reading, and find out that Mere might just become a serial reader. On the other hand, Jeannette just wants to binge read all the series. All of them. We then discuss at length Patrick Rothfuss’s lengthy 'The Name of the Wind,' and kindly request more answers and more 'Spice' in Kvothe’s life.

Episode 19: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: We’re Going Back to Hogwarts!

July 31st, 2016  |  1 hr 6 mins

Tara and Meredith fly across the pond to see Harry Potter and The Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre and are back to give us their reactions and all the Cursed Child information you could want. We fangirl out about all of the cool things we saw and experienced during the play, get Molly and Ginny confused (sorry Ginny), and while the first few minutes are general reactions, we do delve into the plot in the episode, so, be forewarned: SPOILERS AHEAD!

Episode 17: The Star-Touched Queen: You Know You’re in the Underworld When...

June 15th, 2016  |  59 mins 55 secs

It’s our first podcast-iversary! We talk about our upcoming read-a-thon and special ‘Cursed Child’ episode (use #EclecticPotter on Twitter to send us your ‘Cursed Child’ questions) and our favorite mythologies before we delve into ‘The Star-Touched Queen.’

Episode 13: Anna Karenina: Come for the Adultery, Stay for the Agricultural Tips

March 15th, 2016  |  1 hr 4 mins

Meredith goes BookBub crazy. Susan invites J.K. Rowling to Denver for cake and podcasting. Jeannette asks Finnish listeners to correct her pronunciation. Also! Have you ever lied about reading a book? We discuss the most lied-about books, try to dissect the dense, moody passion of Anna Karenina, and challenge readers to read books with crazy titles and tell us about them.

Episode 12: City of Bones: We All Feel Weird

February 15th, 2016  |  1 hr 18 mins

Susan makes her triumphant return! Jeannette dislikes the Shadowhunters TV series, but we all like the Magicians show! Also, Tara tweets with Scott McCloud, and Book Bingo is back! Meredith breaks it down if you want to play along at home.

Episode 11: The Sculptor: Can We All Have a Pet Metaphor?

January 15th, 2016  |  1 hr 2 mins

In this episode, we discuss the validity of the "manic pixie dream girl" and attempt to throw her out the window. Meredith reads her first graphic novel, Jeannette sets a new book-o-lution, and Tara visits DC for their first in person recording session!