Table of (Mal)Contents

Table of (Mal)Contents


Latest Episodes

Breaking Reading Slumps and Books that Keep Us Up At Night
May 03, 2021

This week we're taking things easy and letting the Internet guide our discussion, with three questions from our friends over at Goodreads:What's the last book that busted a reading slump for you?What was the last book you stayed up too late reading?

Why Dave Can't Stop Talking About the End of the World (on World Book Day)
April 26, 2021

Dave and Aaron are back in the saddle with a promptly released episode, recorded within an hour of Dave getting his shot of a certain vaccine. Will he grow a second head? Will he have a sudden urge to buy Microsoft products? Will his cell signal improve?

When Sports Books Aren't About Sports
April 21, 2021

After a tiny delay due to Aaron being tired and Dave being busy, we're back with a brand new episode recorded roughly 8 hours before it found its way onto the Interwebs. Listen in as we discuss why it's not bad for people to read books where sports play a

Hemingway, Returning to Conference Bookstores, Canada's Ken Burns
April 12, 2021

Nature may or may not be healing, folks, because Aaron is back on duty in an exhibit hall for TGC's Women's and National Conferences! But that didn't Aaron from taking a few minutes on a Friday afternoon to talk with Dave about what it's like being back i

Planning Our Reading Plans for 2021
December 21, 2020

Aaron, Scarlet, and Dave talk about their reading plans for the next year

Introducing: We Wonder: Advent
December 15, 2020

Check out another show on the Area Code Network, We Wonder: Advent. The podcast where we wonder together about the story of God. We Wonder is a contemplative devotional for children. Find our more here: wewonderpod.com

The 2020 (mal)Contents Book Awards!
December 14, 2020

Aaron, Scarlet, and Dave share the best of what they read in 2020 in a way only they can!

School Libraries and Mermaids in the Time of COVID-19
December 10, 2020

Abigail Armstrong (aka Aaron's daughter) pops in for a quick chat on reading from a 13-year-old's point of view

The Art of Audiobook Narration
December 08, 2020

Henry O. Arnold talks historical fiction and the art of audiobook narration

Prog Rock, Christmas Persecution, & Christmas Seminary
November 30, 2020

Ronnie Martin joins Aaron, Scarlet, and Dave for a conversation filled with holiday cheer, prog rock, and quitting podcasts