Books We Read in 2025

Greenwood

2026 Trish and Ish record an episode on Greenwood, written by Tristan's fellow UBC alum Michael Christie. They pay homage to the novel's intricate tree ring structure, the extended tree/forest/family analogy, and many long-winded descriptions of tree varieties. Seriously, this man really loves trees. 2023 Trish has the idea to start a book podcast. It's not as lucrative as Harris Greenwood's lumber empire, but it's better than being a hobo riding the rails. 1999 Your hosts are born. Neither of them were found hanging off a maple tree. 2023 We record our first episode on Canada Day, as Michael would appreciate. 2026 You listen to our Greenwood episode. It leaves you feeling better than an opium-laced cigar.

Wuthering Heights

2026.- I have just returned from a visit to the cinema, the Emerald Fennel adaptation that I shall be troubled with. Disturbed by what I had seen, I asked my domestic podcast hosts to explain to me what I had witnessed, and this is what they told me: "It would be an act of pure idiotcy not to listen to this episode, because we're discussing one of the great literary classics, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Listen to us ramble across the book's proverbial moors as we cover the characters' inscrutable names, Nelly's debatable reliability, and whether this book is indeed 'the greatest love story of all time'. Also listen in for noted James Joyce fan Jacob Elordi, yet another regrettable Twilight reference, and a brief but horrifying rendition of the Kate Bush song. Don't be saucy. Let us in (through your headphones), or we'll haunt you." After having listened, I know my slumber will be unquiet.

Books We Read in 2025

2026 is upon us! If you need some consolation for failing your New Year's resolutions, look no further than this episode, where Trish and Ish look back on 2025 through discussing some of the books they read that weren't featured on the pod. Whether you like women turning into plants, excessive references to Edgar Allan Poe, or modern plagues (literal and metaphorical), there's a little something here for everyone.

A Christmas Carol

A book podcast, you say? Bah, humbug! Is there no BookTok? In our final episode of the year, Trish and Ish will try to warm your squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old heart as they discuss the Christmassiest book of all time, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. You will be haunted by two hosts as they reference Episodes of Podcast Past, Pop Culture of Podcast Present, and Books of Podcast Yet to Come. Along the way, we visit the novella's influence on the Christmas genre, Scrooge's transformation from heartless miser to jolly old gent, and a rare sincere moment where your hosts view each other as fellow passengers to the grave. If you needed a sign to go fetch that prize turkey in the window (the one as big as you), this is it. If you listen to this episode on the way, we'll give you half a crown.

The Dead

If you're feeling literally run off your feet by the holidays, wipe the snow off your goloshes and join us at the table as we give a toast to James Joyce's story "The Dead". Described as "one of the most powerful evocations of human loss and longing that the English language possesses", this crown jewel of the Dubliners collection might just be too sophisticated for our humble hosts. Nevertheless, like Gabriel Conroy, they talk at great length to an indifferent audience about Joycean jargon, stylistic sentences, ire-inducing Irishness, and the drifting descent of the dead. After listening, you'll rate the show 5 stars as if you enjoyed this episode.