Unabridged Podcast

Welcome to Unabridged, the podcast where teachers take on books! Every week, Sara, Jen and Ashley (shown left to right in the photo) talk books, share recommendations, and celebrate all things bookish. On our blog (see our posts below!) we share bookish faves, pub day shout-outs, show notes, and book reviews each week.

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Jan 22, 2020
2 min

Welcome - Introduction and Overview

Just getting started with Unabridged Podcast? Welcome! We're Ashley, Jen, and Sara, and we are teachers and podcasters who are passionate about books. We have four kinds of posts here on our blog. On Mondays, we post about our Bookish Faves, on Tuesdays we do Pub Day Shout-outs, on Wednesdays our episodes drop, and on Fridays, we post book reviews. (Be on the lookout on Thursdays, too; we sometimes have an extra post then!) There are many ways to connect with us! In addition

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Dec 18, 2019
1 min

104: Debate - What Makes a Holiday Movie? - I'm Having a Conversation in My Head

The Unabridged debate over what makes a holiday movie gets a little contentious as Jen and Sara face off (primarily) about Love Actually. Poor Ashley serves as moderator (sorry, Ashley!). What do YOU think makes a Christmas movie? Does it have to be ABOUT Christmas, or is it enough to be set during the holiday season? Let us know what you think @unabridgedpod! Movie Mentions Love Actually Elf Christmas with the Kranks Deck the Halls Jingle All the Way Notting Hill The Polar E

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Nov 14, 2019
1 min

99: Debate - Classics or Not?: I Just Skipped the Scenery...and the Descriptions

What do you think of the classics? And, for that matter, how do you define classics? We take on these issues and more in today's episode, discussing the merits of Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Zora Neale Hurston, and more. Listen to the episode, and then join us on social media to let us know where YOU think about this debate. Works and Authors Mentioned Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Emma Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations Ralph Ellison’s Invisible

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Unabridged Podcast

Welcome - Introduction and Overview

104: Debate - What Makes a Holiday Movie? - I'm Having a Conversation in My Head

99: Debate - Classics or Not?: I Just Skipped the Scenery...and the Descriptions

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