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Our interview with Heather Vassar Dec 20, 2024

Meet one of our original book club members who doesn't even read the books. Heather is one of our dear friends who lives life with authenticity, has a servant heart and just happened to play a huge role in the 2024 hit "A Bar Song" by Shaboozey. Emily and I heard it first and Heather said to us "this is going to be the song of summer."

Listen in and learn all about how she started in the music industry and why in the world she remains a part of the book club while having no interest in the books.

https://www.heathervassar.com/
https://www.instagram.com/hvassar/
https://sheisthemusic.org/profile/hvassar/
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20241212-shaboozey-a-bar-song-tipsy-the-2024-drinking-song-that-became-a-giant-us-hit
https://www.casualmediapartners.com/
Show notes:
0:00-3:00 Who is Heather?
5:00-7:00 A taste into Heather's insane life
7:00-7:45 Heather's phone habits
7:45-10:00 Heather's busy life and her mental health
10:30-12:30 How Heather stays disciplined
12:30-16:00 Religion and living authentically
16:00-21:00 The impact of travel on our lives
21:00- 24:00 The impact of being around other artists on living as her best self
24:00-29:00 What is Heather reading and why she is being so brave
29:00 Emily schools us on psychopaths and scary photos
29:00-33:00 Why Heather now reads for fun
33:00-35:00 How we met Heather and why she tried not to be our friend
35:00-39:00 Why outsourcing work is the WAY to go
40:00 Asking heather a BIG question
40:30 - 44:00 Heather and her integral role with " A Bar song" By Shaboozey
44:00 We are so boring
45:00-51:00 Why Ashley is so boring, Heather and Emily's take on behind the scenes stuff
51:00-53:00 Why we never listen to ourselves
53:00 Q and A with Heather
53:45- End - Closing Remarks

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What you would do if your kiddo committed a crime? The Last One At The Wedding. Dec 06, 2024

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What do the Jon Benet Ramsey and Casey Anthony cases have to do with our book of the month The Last One at The Wedding by Jason Rekulak? Listen in and find out!
What would Emily or Ashley do if they knew one of their kids committed a crime? Thank you to our listener Tracee for her wedding story!
TW: Sodomy, child abuse, graphic violence, suicide, SA, murder
MAJOR spoilers from the book
Show notes:
0-2:00 Chit chat and intro and our rating of the book
2:00 Frank - our favorite character
5:00 What made Ashley gag and not Emily (preview)
5:30-7:30 Maggie and Aiden
8:00 Why did Tammy horrify us
9:30 The impact money has on our decision making
11:30 How did Jason research this amount of wealth?
13:45-20:00 Would you turn your kiddo in for a crime?
20:35 Ellie Nessler
23:00 creepy Catherine
24:00 WHAT made Ashley gag and not Emily
28:00 Harlows Study
31:00 WHAT story from the book is true?
31:30 Funny wedding stories
36:00 Where do wedding traditions come from?
40:00 Weddings and vow renewals
Poll: https://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2013/10/click-survey-would-you-ever-help-cover-up-your-childs-crime.html
LA times Ellie Nessler - https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-nesler30-2008dec30-story.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-wont-say-leads-jonbenet-case-say-s-obvious-want-solve-rcna182477
https://people.com/all-about-casey-anthony-parents-george-cindy-anthony-8422484
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-19/kristin-smarts-dad-says-justice-not-over-with-flores-conviction
https://www.justia.com/criminal/aggravating-mitigating-factors/
Harlows Study https://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/observer/obsonline/harlows-classic-studies-revealed-the-importance-of-maternal-contact.html
Wedding flood https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-01-mn-8872-story.html

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Parenting styles, being annoyed with ourselves Nov 22, 2024

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Today Emily and Ashley chat real life - sick kids, parenting styles, member emails and pivots we are making as we learn how to best show up for our members.
Show notes:
0:00-2:30 WHO has Ashley become?!
3:30-8:00 Parenting styles
8:00-10:00 Menendez brothers
10:00-15:00 Member email
15:00-18:00 Books we do NOT Recommend to anxious people
19:00-22:00 The Anxious child and how we parent
22:00-24:00 Keeping kids Safe
24:00 - 29:00 Why we are done with Read with us and what the plan is
29:00-32:00 The HOLIDAYS
35:00-38:00 Holiday decorating and Ashley's pet peeve

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The top 10 Questions we get Nov 08, 2024

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Come on a ride with us through the top 10 questions we get. Here are the questions in order, please comment below with your answers.
(1) What's your favorite type of thriller and least favorite ? (1:00-10:00)
(2) What thriller would you recommend to someone just getting into genre (10:20-11:50)
(3) What thriller would you recommend for thriller lovers (11:50-13:30)
(4) What thriller do you recommend to people who get scared easily? (13:30-15:00)
(5) What are the scariest thrillers you have read (15:00-18:00)
(6) What non-thriller do you think everyone should read (18:20-20:20)
(7) What thrillers are unknown and underrated (20:20-22:30)
(8) Authors you'll never skip (22:30-25:00)
(9) Current Controversies (25:00-31:00)
(10) What else do you need to say about reading? (31:30-end)
Links:
Locations to purchase books:
https://www.thecreepybookclub.com/
https://www.amazon.com/shop/thecreepybookclub

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Author Interview Anna Downes - Red River Road Nov 01, 2024

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Anna Downes absolutely goes there with us. We chat her newest book Red River Road and during our discussion we get into: domestic violence, cycles of violence, victim blaming and so much more. Anna also has breaking news she shares near the end of the interview!!!!! We cannot wait for you to hear what is in store for her.
TW: DV, SA, Kidnapping
FULL SPOILERS during this interview
https://anna-downes.com/
Follow Her here: https://www.instagram.com/anna_downes_writer?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
Gabby Petito Case:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gabby-petito-brian-laundrie-case-story-deaths/
IFS:
https://psychology.org.au/for-members/publications/inpsych/2022/winter-2022/internal-family-systems-therapy
Jess Hill:
www.jesshill.net
Show Notes:
0:00-2:00 Introduction
2:00-7:45 The Safe Place (no spoilers), Why does Anna Write thrillers?
8:00-15:00 Why did the book open in such a chaotic way?
15:00-22:00 Why solo van travel, what was the inspiration? Gabby Petito discussion
22:00-29:00 The real dangers women face
29:15- 36:00 Creating the male characters and the dangers of a "hot take"
38:00 - 43:00 female relationships, women empowering women, why Katie and Beth were perfect for one another
44:00- does she seek any inspiration from her own life for her characters?
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Music is Ur Karma (Instrumental Version) by Craig Reever.
The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of Emily and Ashley of The Creepy Book Club alone.

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Urban Legends - spooky season special episode Oct 25, 2024

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This spooky season chat urban legends with Emily and Ashley. We asked you, the listeners, what you remember being the scariest urban legends as a kid and are here to report back on them. We also take a bit of a sidebar in the closing 10 minutes to chat conspiracy theories - are they the urban legends of today?
TW: Murder, SA, Assault, Child endangerment
0:00-2:00 Intro
1:45-5:40 Bloody Mary
5:45-9:30 The call is coming from inside the house
9:30-13:40 Candyman
13:40-16:30 Flashing headlights
16:30-21:00 Slenderman
21:00-26:40 Hiding under the car/tendon slicing
26:45-28:45 What we watched as kids and read
28:45-38:00 Conspiracy theories, the internet and final closing content
Links to articles/research mentioned on the episode:
Janett Christman article - https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/news/politics/government/2010/03/07/who-killed-janett-christman/984978007/
Legend of Bloody Mary-
https://discover.hubpages.com/education/The-story-behind-the-legend-of-Bloody-Mary
Bloody Mary movie -
https://deadline.com/2024/07/bloody-mary-origins-movie-jeffrey-reddick-todd-slater-in-works-1235999736/
Candyman-
https://theconversation.com/candyman-the-urban-legends-behind-the-movie-and-why-we-find-them-irresistible-167126
Ruthie Mccoy article-
https://the-line-up.com/ruthie-mae-mccoy
Slenderman CBS news-
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-slenderman-legend-everything-you-need-to-know/
HBO Beware The Slenderman-
https://www.hbo.com/movies/beware-the-slenderman
USA today Slenderman article-
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/12/slender-man-2014-stabbing-case-timeline/73299271007/

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🔒 Appetite for Innocence with Lucinda Berry Oct 18, 2024

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We are thrilled to bring you our interview with Lucinda Berry about her book, which she calls her most disturbing, Appetite For Innocence.
TW: Sexual Assault, Miscarriage/Abortion, Kidnapping/child abandonment, Murder.
https://lucindaberry.com/

Hidden Pictures By Jason Rekulak Oct 18, 2024

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Do you think imaginary friends are actually ghosts? Get into it with Ashley and Emily as they discuss one of their favorite books Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak. We are using his new book The Last One at The Wedding as our November book of the month.
Donate to Hurricane Helene and Milton victims: https://www.redcross.org/donate/dr/hurricanes-milton-helene.html
Morbid Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/morbid/id1379959217
https://jasonrekulak.com/
Purchase The Last One At The Wedding by Jason Rekulak here https://www.thecreepybookclub.com/product-page/the-book
Show Notes:
0:00-1:30 Intro
2:00-4:00 Intro to the characters
4:00-7:00 Imaginary friends and ghosts
8:30 Discussion about the pictures in the book
12:00 How this is a story of a mothers love
14:00 Emily's Ouija Board story
19:00 TEDDY isn't Teddy
21:00 Why are the dads always gross
23:00 Why Emily hates the prologue
24:00 Show notes

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"Is my mom still paying you?" Catch up with Emily and Ashley Oct 11, 2024

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Today we chat all things Ashley and Emily. We answer your listener questions like, who is more likely to end up in jail, who handles confrontation better and how we met and fell in love.
Show Notes:
0:00-2:00 intro and the RUG
5:00 How we met
8:00 Who is more organized?
12:00 How we are very different when it comes to emailing
14:00 Who is more likely to go to jail
16:00 How we handle confrontation
20:00 Are people mad at us?
24:00 Sandwich in the bedroom
30:00 What we are reading
32:00 When we had our kids
35:00 What we love most about one another

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What Have You Done by Shari Lapena Oct 04, 2024

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Major Spoilers
"We have had to work on teaching our kids the difference between nice and safe." On today's episode Ashley and Emily review What Have You Done by Shari Lapena. Our conversation also includes chatting about teaching kids the difference between nice and safe, the teenage brain, male predators and how we need to listen to girls and women. We have included quotes and snippets from our monthly book chat with our book of the month and patreon members.
TW: Domestic Violence, SA
Show Notes:
0:00-2:00 Basic Intro to Shari and our thoughts
2:30 Chatting about the ending/outcome
3:40 member review of the characters
4:30 what book is Emily not enjoying
4:50 member review of male characters
7:00 discussion about nice versus safe
10:00 chat on camerons parents
13:00 Teenagers and their brains
16:00 lighthouse parenting
18:00 why we need to believe girls and women
20:00 what in the world was with the phone?
21:00 how many stars did we give it?
https://www.sharilapena.com/

https://www.breakthecycle.org/ Domestic violence resource (stats)

http://thehotline.org Domestic Violence Support

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"Do you want me to do your job for you?" - Chat life with us Sep 27, 2024

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Chat life with Emily and Ashley as they get into: Why the internet should go away, how they don't understand what jobs people have, what movies they will always watch if they are on and how Ashley's mom accidentally ended up with an adult film on her television. We will also let you in on what we are currently reading.
Show notes:
0-1:00 Intro
2:00-4:00 What do our husbands even do?
5:00 Why the internet should go away forever
9:00 WHAT Is Emily reading and why is it so predictable
13:00 The Perfect Couple Chat
14:00 If this movie was on what would we watch?
19:00 "Our kids don't even know how to wait in line."
21:00 Ashley's mom accidentally ending up on an adult film channel
https://www.skylightframe.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Appetite-Innocence-Dark-Psychological-Thriller-ebook/dp/B06XFSJ196 (book Ashley just finished)
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-lodge-sue-watson/1144180456 (book Emily is reading)

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🔒 Interview with Chris Whitaker - All The Colors Of The Dark Sep 25, 2024

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We sit down with Chris Whitaker to chat about All the Colors Of The Dark. He shares personal details about how trauma early in life helped him write this book but also meant it took years to complete. Listen to the end for what book he would recommend and where he likes to spend time when not writing.
Order: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/761187/all-the-colors-of-the-dark-a-read-with-jenna-pick-by-chris-whitaker/
Personal Website: https://sites.prh.com/chriswhitaker
Article about the TV adaptation: https://deadline.com/2024/06/ucp-to-adapt-chris-whitakers-new-novel-all-the-colors-of-the-dark-into-series-1235978405/
TW: Discussions of childhood abuse, violence, some explicit material
Brief Show Notes:
0-1:00 Intro
2:30 Sliding Doors Discussion
4:30 His discussion about following these characters for 27 years
10:00 Discussion about Kristin Hannah
11:30 - 17:00 TW child abuse - description of his personal life and how it impacted this book
18:00 Alternate ending options
20:00 TW Discussion of abortions and patient/doctor relationships
25:00 Discussion around how weeks of research would go into writing one paragraph
31:00-36:00 Listener/member Questions
37:00 Reader roundup 5 quick answer questions

The New House by Tess Stimson Sep 20, 2024

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Close to 30% of us have some level of psychopathic traits (according to the APA). In this story we have 3 of them. One of them is a child who is a murderer. We will chat about the book and listen to Emily share a real life True Crime story with us about Daniel Marsh.
TW: Podcast includes brief discussions about domestic violence and animal abuse.
If you are someone you know needs help please click here: www.thehotline.org
Erin Moriarty Article an CBS special: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/daniel-marsh-double-murder-could-new-california-law-free-a-teen-killer-convicted-as-an-adult/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-new-house-tess-stimson?variant=40087076438050
https://www.tessstimson.com
https://www.apa.org
Show Notes:
0:00-2:00 Intro and TW
2:48 Ashley and her husband have a "deal" on a house
4:00 Who wants what house
6:30 Millies obsession with breaking into homes
9:00 How does psychopathy scoring work?
11:00 Discussion of some violence and animal abuse (TW)
15:00 How did Felix end up chained up in the basement?
18:30 Emily's discussion of Daniel Marsh True Crime case
26:00-29:00 Discussion around kids and resilience and grit
32:00 Safety/risk and our friend Heather
35:00 Outro - join us on patreon

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Books with your besties episode one - The Book That Started It All - Behind Closed Doors Sep 10, 2024

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Have you ever finished a book and needed to talk with someone about it? Hear about the book that impacted the two of us so much we decided we needed to start an online book club just to share it with others.
TW: domestic violence, mention of animal abuse
If you or someone you know needs support for Domestic Violence please call 1-800-799-7233 or text BEGIN to 8878 or visit
https://www.thehotline.org
BA Paris (author of Behind Closed Doors) https://www.baparis.com
https://www.baparis.com/books/behind-closed-doors

Music is Ur Karma (Instrumental Version) by Craig Reever.
The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of Emily and Ashley of The Creepy Book Club alone.

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