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Hosted by Jennifer Smucker · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 90 episodes
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We're two idiots (Jenny and Kathrine) who love to read and then discuss our books to death. Join us, please, we need more friends.
Jennifer Smucker hosts Idiot's Alphabet Soup, a arts show with 90 episodes published.
In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine revisit an old friend of the podcast, Mae Coyiuto, and her new book Goodbye and Everything After . Along the way, they talk about the somewhat notable weekend they spent together. Who
In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine yap about their weekend, and then discuss their new favorite reading material: Pope Leo XIV’s newest encyclical on Artificial Intelligence. What were Jenny and Kathrine’s views on AI g
In this special bonus episode, Jenny and Kathrine talk about the book that they were supposed to talk about in the last episode: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. What does Kathrine think of non-human narra
In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine tell you all about their cruise (they're leaving the book discussion for a special episode this weekend). Who were the best characters on the cruise? What did Jenny and Kathrine get up
In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine give you six book recommendations that they've not had a chance to talk about on the podcast before. Why have Jenny and Kathrine been so active lately? What have they been celebrating?
In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine plan their upcoming cruise and discuss the book Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista. What do Jenny and Kathrine have in their cruise-planning spreadsheet? How did the book
In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine recap the time they just spent together for Jenny’s birthday and their respective vehicular traumas. Then, they discuss a list of classics that they’ve both read and classify each one
In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine discuss the book Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. Is this really the greatest love story of all time? Which of the characters is the worst? How does Kathrine feel about white people
In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine discuss all things fanfiction, and along the way, they take some detours, of course. What did Kathrine find in her bag of cuties? When did people start writing fanfiction? What separat
In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine discuss the book French Windows by Antoine Laurain. As per usual, they also take some time to discuss the week that they just spent together. What did Jenny and Kathrine see at Hmart?
In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine give recommendations for which books they feel would be good to read depending on the weather. Why are Jenny and Kathrine side-eyeing right now? How do you dance like you're in the sho
In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine discuss the book James by Percival Everett. Of course, as big fans of the Olympics, they also discuss the events that they’ve been watching so far, and which people have disappointed t
In this third anniversary episode, Jenny and Kathrine discuss some literary conspiracy theories, as well as how they feel about skiing and gender reveals. Did Shakespeare write his own works? How did Edgar Allan Poe die?
In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine discuss The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. They also catch listeners up on what they've been doing for the past three weeks. Why is this book so violent? What exciting e
In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine have faces again, as per tradition. That is to say, it's the annual holiday video episode! Jenny and Kathrine take on book quizzes of all types, figuring out how much they know about b
In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine review the book The God of the Woods by Liz Moore. This thrilling mystery had Jenny and Kathrine in raptures about how invested they were in the story. What does it take for a gift to
In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine discuss the book A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. First, they take you through a lengthy discussion of what they were up to during the week of Thanksgiving when they were toget
In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine get a little more serious and discuss the event that led to them missing a week in the podcast schedule. Additionally, they talk about the New York Times Bestsellers list. How do the N
In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine discuss The Twits by Roald Dahl. They also discussed the 2025 movie based on the book, because they used this to complete one of their 2025 reading challenges. What crafts have Jenny a
In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine talk about all things manga. After what is potentially the shortest life update they've ever done, Jenny and Kathrine dig into what exactly manga is and see if Jenny can guess which ma
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Idiot's Alphabet Soup is hosted by Jennifer Smucker. The show is categorised under arts (books) and has published 90 episodes.
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