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Three grown up biologists rereading books from our teens (while desperately trying to make biological sense of glittery vampires, and dragons, and bird kids).
And it’s totally cool.
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Tuesday May 05, 2026
Tuesday May 05, 2026
Chapter 140 arrives in a tiny parachute, because it’s a gift from our sponsors! Just kidding, we don’t have sponsors. But Katniss does, so that’s nice. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss wasps, wasps, and… wasps.
Tuesday Apr 21, 2026
Tuesday Apr 21, 2026
Get your bets on Chapter 139 in now before it gets shot a crossbow! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss gambling on fixed games, what constitutes a medium-sized tree, and where you might find a skunk.
Tuesday Apr 07, 2026
Tuesday Apr 07, 2026
Hurry and listen to Chapter 138 before a hovercraft comes to take its, um, corpse away! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the number of dees in a chickadee call, drinking blood (but not in a vampire way), and whether or not you should ask your sponsor for popcorn.
Tuesday Mar 24, 2026
Tuesday Mar 24, 2026
Don’t step off your pedestal until you’re ready to listen to Chapter 137, or you’ll be blown up!! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss various cornucopiae, several distinct water-related topics, and the potential meanings of cannonfire.
Tuesday Mar 10, 2026
Tuesday Mar 10, 2026
Chapter 136 is waiting on the roof for one last night of freedom. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss sassy book Peeta, the Let Go Threshold, and get a little too involved nerding out over implantable trackers.
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
Strap on your heels and practice your fake smiles, and join Chapter 135 on the interview stage! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss healing workplace injuries as an adult, the horrifying canonical timeline for the first Hunger Games, and the best discontinued recipes of Newfoundland eateries.
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Cue up your podcatcher and dunk your porkchop in your wine, because it’s time for Chapter 134! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss reality TV producer mentality, edible plants (for the biology), and get way too deep into the environmental regulations of Panem.
Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
Well, folks, 2025 was a ride, wasn't it? Did anyone else have a full-blown Crisis, or was that just us? Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they reminisce over their 2025 Year In Books, including getting called out by their most read authors, nominating their annual superlatives, and accidentally inflating each others' TBRs.
Tuesday Jan 13, 2026
Tuesday Jan 13, 2026
Chapter 133 is coming to you with protein bars stuffed into all its pockets! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss why the Capitol is actually hell (facetious and sincere), how Katniss and Haymitch actually screwed up the iconic training scene, and tread extremely close to the line talking about how the Hunger Games is basically reality TV.
Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Chapter 132 is here and you're pretty sure you recognize it, except you don't because that's a crime! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the next big Capitol beauty gadgets that might also kill you instantly, goose liver classism, and, unfortunately, tongue stuff.