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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is a LOT 55:05

2d ago55:05

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Can the game of the year be a DLC expansion? This week, The Besties discuss Elden Ring: The Shadow of the Erdtree, the highly anticipated addition to one of the greatest games of all time. Is it too hard? How is it different from the original game? Can The Besties get gud? In the back half, what do we want from FromSoftware moving forward? Listen t…

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Ep 17 Book of Azrael was overhyped? | BOOK TROPE PICK UPDATE for Ashley 1:18:59

5d ago1:18:59

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Welcome back to the BATB Podcast, where your hosts Liz and Ashley pick books for each other to read based on our most liked and least liked tropes so that we can talk to you about them! Well… sometimes that’s what we do! Today is our first follow up episode to our favorite tropes / “non-icks,” where we report back on The Book of Azrael by Amber V. …

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What makes Nintendo different from the rest 1:01:21

9d ago1:01:21

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Nintendo can't be stopped! With the Nintendo Switch 2 coming in 2025, we expected 2024 to be a slow year for the iconic game publisher. We were wrong. We open the show with a long convo about the big announcements, including a Zelda game starring Zelda. In the back half, The Besties hop into Destiny 2 one last time to try the last major update, The…

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Ep 16 Life-Changing BOOKS THAT MADE US ✨ High School Edition! 53:52

12d ago53:52

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You all know that as proud Millennials, Ashley and Liz like to use this podcast as a way to take us all back. So picture it. It’s 2004. You’re reluctantly reading some book your English teacher assigned. Maybe it’s The Great Gatsby, Fahrenheit 451, or Brave New World. You want to like it, you sort of do, but between the New Found Glory concerts and…

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Summertime Funtime Gamefest Time 1:04:47

16d ago1:04:47

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Hundreds of games were shown during the Summer Game Fest. The Besties spotlight some of their favorites, while discussing the strange and messy state of the video game industry in 2024. Is SGF the E3 replacement of our dreams? How should we feel about Xbox’s big moment? Are small games the future? We attempt to provide some answers! Get the full li…

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Ep 15 A Court of Mist and Fury (+ Book Bingeing & Blackouts) | BOOK 2 ACOTAR SERIES 1:19:24

19d ago1:19:24

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Today we continue our ACOTAR Deep Dive Series into book two, A Court of Mist and Fury! Come along this journey with us as we hash out all the major plot points, meet the inner circle, and ask important questions like IS TAMLIN REDEEMABLE? Do you want to discuss these books with us in real time? Find us on Fable @bestiesandthebookclub for more in de…

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Is This the Year of Prince of Persia? 56:05

23d ago56:05

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Prince of Persia is back — again! For the second time this year, Ubisoft has released a new Prince of Persia game that shifts the series to a new genre. Rogue Prince of Persia is, as the name suggests, a roguelike. Built by the team that steered Dead Cells through its later updates, Rogue Prince of Persia builds on that game’s formula in clever way…

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Ep 14 "Fourth Wing was overhyped!" UNPOPULAR book OPINIONS! 54:16

26d ago54:16

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We love unpopular *book* opinions, yes we do! We love unpopular *book* opinions, how about you?! On today’s episode Ashley and Liz delve into the world of unpopular bookish opinions sent in by you, our listeners and subscribers! Do we cringe when a popular book is being torn up in order to be rebound? Do books set unrealistic expectations for men? …

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Walking Into the Thousand-Year Door 1:03:31

1M ago1:03:31

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This week’s special guest is Mario! Or as some people say, Merry-O. The most popular plumber on our podcast returns with a remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. This might shock you, but Griffin is in love. What about the rest of the crew? In the back half, the Besties share their best guesses for Summer Game Fest. Get the full list of gam…

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Ep 13 A Court of Thorns and Roses (and Teen Heartthrobs?) | BOOK 1 ACOTAR SERIES 1:14:55

1M ago1:14:55

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Today is all about the book that started it all: A Court of Thorns & Roses by mother herself, Sarah J. Maas. We take a deep (ish) dive into book one, and kick off our five-part ACOTAR series, because we couldn’t soldier on with this podcast and just skip over such an important part of our book journey! We also have a hilarious fave or fail of the w…

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The Great Indie Game Flood of 2024 Continues 42:59

1M ago42:59

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Here’s a short list of indie games released in May: Crow Country, Animal Well, Arctic Eggs, 1000xResist, Skald, Hades 2, Indika, and the list goes on. We’ve already discussed some of those games. We'll discuss more in the future. Today, the game we’ve fished from the Great Indie Game Flood of 2024 is Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, the latest puzzling …

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Ep 12 AM I THE A HOLE? Reddit Bookish Edition! 55:09

1M ago55:09

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On today’s episode Ashley and Liz respond to AITA Reddit questions with bookish themes. Do we think you should kick the husbands out for a weekly book club night with the girls? Is loaning out your mom’s books and not getting them back okay? What about being on your phone reading during formal events? You heard all of our opinions here first! Inclu…

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Into the Aether of Hell with Hades 2 57:04

1M ago57:04

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The Besties went through HELL to record this episode. With Griffin and Justin out, Frushtick and Plante prepared to record with a special guest. But after Plante spilled water all over his recording set up, Frushtick was left to talk about Hades 2 as the sole Besty. Fortunately, he had back up. Into the Aether's Brendon Bigley joined the show for t…

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Ep 11 "you NEED TO read When the Moon Hatched" + UPDATE! Books That Made Us "The Dark is Rising" Review 55:29

2M ago55:29

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What happens when Ashley and Liz accidentally read different books for an episode?! We thought we were both reading The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper - the middle school nostalgia read we previously picked for this series. HOWEVER… we didn’t. Listen on to find out how that snaphoo occurred, and what we thought about the nostalgia books we DID read…

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Going down Animal Well's Rabbit Hole 1:01:58

2M ago1:01:58

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The gang has a spoiler-free discussion of one of the most intriguing games of the year, Animal Well. Will Griffin's life ever be the same? Probably not! We also dive into some of the horrendous studio closures happening this week. Get the full list of games (and other stuff) discussed at www.besties.fan. Want more episodes? Join us at patreon.com/t…

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Ep 10 Favorite BOOK TROPES That DON'T Give Us The ICK! 1:09:13

2M ago1:09:13

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WHAT THINGS DO NOT GIVE US THE ICK?! There are so many! And we cannot wait to discuss them with you! If you’ve been following along, you know we did an entire series on “what DOES give us the ick.” So now, we’re flippin that on its head. First, Ashley and Liz delve into the world of book tropes, laying out our top five that we can’t live without. T…

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There's No Rest for the Wicked Nuns 47:34

2M ago47:34

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What if you combined Dark Souls and Diablo, then added a pinch of city-building mechanics and survivor elements? You’d get No Rest for the Wicked from Moon Studios, the team best known for the Ori games. It’s ambitious and bound to inspire conversations — even in its Early Access stage. In the back half, Plante updates the team on 2024’s best nun s…

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Ep 09 RANKING All The THRONE OF GLASS Books by Sarah J Maas!! 1:01:32

2M ago1:01:32

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This week Ashley and Liz embark on a nearly impossible task! We rate all eight Throne of Glass books from least liked, to most liked! When we said this was a doozy, we meant it! Especially since all 8 books are easily 4 or 5 star reads for us. Is Tower of Dawn (“Chaol’s book) deserving of all the hate it gets? Is Kingdom of Ash as epic as everyone …

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A Souls-like for Fans of N64-era Mascot Games 53:55

2M ago53:55

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Special guest Lucy James (GameSpot, Giant Bomb, Frames Per Second Podcast) joins Frushtick and Plante to discuss Another Crab’s Treasure. Have you ever wondered what it would have looked like had Rare made a Souls-like in the early ‘00s? Now you have an answer! Plus, the crew shares updates on other games they’ve been playing, from Stellar Blade to…

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Ep 08 “Book Memory Unlocked” BOOKS THAT MADE US ✨ Elementary & Middle School Edition 48:09

2M ago48:09

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This week Ashley and Liz kick off the episode with some serious Millennial nostalgia. We’re talking American Eagle jeans, Warped Tour, and books from the 90’s! We take you on a journey back to your youth through the books that made us who we are today. What stories molded our easily pliable elementary and middle school brains? The Hobbit, Anne of G…

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Chris Plante, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Russ Frushtick

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The Business Besties

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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is a LOT 55:05

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Ep 17 Book of Azrael was overhyped? | BOOK TROPE PICK UPDATE for Ashley 1:18:59

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What makes Nintendo different from the rest 1:01:21

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Ep 16 Life-Changing BOOKS THAT MADE US ✨ High School Edition! 53:52

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Summertime Funtime Gamefest Time 1:04:47

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Ep 15 A Court of Mist and Fury (+ Book Bingeing & Blackouts) | BOOK 2 ACOTAR SERIES 1:19:24

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Is This the Year of Prince of Persia? 56:05

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Ep 14 "Fourth Wing was overhyped!" UNPOPULAR book OPINIONS! 54:16

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Walking Into the Thousand-Year Door 1:03:31

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Ep 13 A Court of Thorns and Roses (and Teen Heartthrobs?) | BOOK 1 ACOTAR SERIES 1:14:55

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The Great Indie Game Flood of 2024 Continues 42:59

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Ep 12 AM I THE A HOLE? Reddit Bookish Edition! 55:09

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Into the Aether of Hell with Hades 2 57:04

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Ep 11 "you NEED TO read When the Moon Hatched" + UPDATE! Books That Made Us "The Dark is Rising" Review 55:29

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Going down Animal Well's Rabbit Hole 1:01:58

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Ep 10 Favorite BOOK TROPES That DON'T Give Us The ICK! 1:09:13

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There's No Rest for the Wicked Nuns 47:34

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Ep 09 RANKING All The THRONE OF GLASS Books by Sarah J Maas!! 1:01:32

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A Souls-like for Fans of N64-era Mascot Games 53:55

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Ep 08 “Book Memory Unlocked” BOOKS THAT MADE US ✨ Elementary & Middle School Edition 48:09

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