Fear Street superfan Hiko Mitsuzuka stops by to talk about his writing journey and join Dustin in an Instagram Story Prompt exercise! GUEST INFO Hiko’s Instagram: @thefirstecho Fear Street Diaries Instagram: @fearstreetdiaries SHOW INFO Instagram: @dustincanread TikTok: @dustin_holden Email: dustincanreadpod@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/dustincanrea…

Dustin’s year of improvement begins with fulfilling a bucket list item(with the help of guest, Kay from F**k My Work Life podcast) & giving advice to the lovelorn. **Youtube version of this episode has alternative footage in place of some parts (see Linktree) MA – For Mature Audiences GUEST INFO Kay from F**K My Work Life podcast https://linktr.ee/…

Back with a full season of plans in store, Dustin shares some updates with Chelley. They also go over their 2024 goals as well as other podcast plans. NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE! GUEST INFO Chelley’s blog: http://talesofyesterday.co.uk/ Chelley on Instagram: @talespointhorrorbookclub SHOW INFO Instagram: @dustincanread TikTok: @dustin_holden Email: d…

Home sick from school, young Kira passes the time watching tv & looking out the window. When she spots a strange, eerie figure on her block – she fears the worst. Will anyone believe her??? Written by Dustin & Aurelien Performers: “Kira” – Aurelien “Dad” – Dustin “Mom”/”Vy” – Kay Rated PG (some mature themes, but it’s just spooky fun!) Happy Hallow…

In part 2 of the Halloween special, the panel reveals how they’ve been haunted and what cryptids they believe could be real. MA (only adults recommended) Panelists Amber from Witches Talking Tarot (where most podcasts are played! Twitter/X: @classiestwitches Instagram: WitchesTalkingTarot Morning Witch reports on TikTok & Instagram: @AmberistheColo…

All Hallow’s Eve is the theme, and in part 1 of this two-part episode, the panel discusses books, show, & movies (some of which are paranormal) before talking phobias and how to make your spells work. MA (only adults recommended) Panelists Amber from Witches Talking Tarot (where most podcasts are played! Twitter/X: @classiestwitches Instagram: Witc…

Ever just want to gripe about how the general population doesn’t seem to “get it”? From annoying habits to questionable choices, this week’s panel gets into it! MA (only adults recommended) Panelists Kay from F**K My Work Life podcast https://linktr.ee/fmwlpod Max from Bitches With Beards podcast Instagram: @bitcheswbeardsthepod Twitter/X: @bearded…

Dustin chats about the Barbie movie, specifically the Allan doll's representation. Theme by Brooks Liebee Additional sounds provided by Zapsplat.comDustin Holden tarafından oluşturuldu

The panel discusses the unwritten rules of Social Media and how straying too far can affect your mental health and self-esteem. MA (only adults recommended) Panelists Courtney’s podcast: A Nefarious Nightmare https://linktr.ee/anefariousnightmarepodcast Mama D’s podcast: Petals of Support https://linktr.ee/petalsofsupport SHOW INFO Instagram: @dust…

It’s summertime – the time for trips and holidays! The panel discusses road trips, personality changes on holiday and the worst vacations ever. MA (only adults recommended) Panelists Aislinn O’Loughlin’s book Big Bad Me is available now Aislinn’s linktree: https://linktr.ee/aislinn_oloughlin Chelley on Instagram: @talespointhorrorbookclub Chelley’s…

Dustin talks about TV series cancellations, the birth of the “save our shows” campaigns, and how you can help save Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. MA (only adults recommended) Additional audio provided by Aria Velz: @ariavelz on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@ariavelz?_t=8dYY0KsNXZ5&_r=1 SHOW INFO Instagram: @dustincanread Tik Tok & Twitter: @dust…

It’s Pride Month! The panel of LGBT+ podcasters discusses their first Prides, how gaydar works, and of course, what they’ve been reading & watching! MA (only adults recommended) Panelists: Cindy’s podcast: Crime Diner https://linktr.ee/wdst Jon’s podcast: Life’s But A Song https://linktr.ee/butasongpod Martha and Charles’s podcast: Full Circle, the…

A Tribute to Dustin’s Mom (includes a re-airing of the first DCR episode ever). Rated MA: Mature Themes of Death and Loss GUEST INFO Chelley’s blog: http://talesofyesterday.co.uk/ Chelley on Instagram: @talespointhorrorbookclub Chelley on Twitter: @talesphbc SHOW INFO Instagram: @dustincanread Twitter: @dustin_holden Email: dustincanreadpod@gmail.c…

A review of 2 new Young Adult releases by Leeroy Cross James & Charles Ashe. PG-13 (okay for teens; a bit more mature) AUTHOR INFO Leeroy Cross James on Instagram: @leeroycrossjames Leeroy Cross James on Twitter: @zombileeroy Leeroy Cross James’s Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/Leeroy-Cross-James/e/B093PYQRK7/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebook…

A casual conversation about pop culture and life with The Rewatch Recap co-hosts: Aurelien (Spooky & Strange podcast) & Kay (F**k My Work Life podcast) MA (only adults recommended GUEST INFO Aurelien on Instagram & Twitter: @spookyaurelien Kay on Instagram & Twitter & TikTok: @fmwlpod https://linktr.ee/fmwlpod SHOW INFO Instagram: @dustincanread Tw…

In celebration of Netflix’s The Midnight Club, Dustin is joined by Jack (of the blog, Jack Reacts) to recap 1992’s Master of Murder (also by Christopher Pike). Confusion ensues. MA – Mature Teens+ (strong language; sexual situations) GUEST INFO Jack on Instagram: @JackReacts_ www.jackreacts.com.au SHOW INFO Instagram: @dustincanread Twitter: @dusti…

A casual conversation about pop culture and life with Cindy, Dana, & Nydia from The Crime Diner podcast! MA (only adults recommended) Promos: Start - Against All Oddities podcast End - The Rewatch Recap (premiering August 8th) GUEST INFO Crime Diner on socials: @crimedinerpod https://www.winedineandstorytime.com/ SHOW INFO Instagram: @dustincanread…

Nate from Blue Milk Drop (a Star Wars Podcast) drops in to help Dustin give reactions to the final two episodes of Stranger Things 4 – with more guesses as to what’s in store for the final season. Beginning promo: No More Late Fees End promo: Queer Clicker PG-13 (okay for teens; a bit more mature) GUEST INFO Blue Milk Drop on Twitter & Instagram: @…

Join Dustin & his Stranger Things pal, author Robbie Myles, as they recap the Netflix series from season 1 to season 4, volume 1, and try to predict what will happen in volume 2, season 5 and the possible spin-off. Beginning promo: Crime Diner podcast End promo: Grating the Nerd podcast PG-13 (okay for teens; a bit more mature) GUEST INFO Robbie on…

Dustin talks about his 2022 Pride experience, discusses coming out to himself via his embarrassingly funny & dramatic teenage journal and answers some listener questions. Happy Pride Everyone! MA (mature but okay for older teens) Bookend Podcast Promos: Talkin' Shiz Doom Generation SHOW INFO Instagram: @dustincanread Twitter: @dustin_holden Email: …

It’s been a few years since Dustin tried to watch The Good Place, and geeky influencer Glaiza returns to re-introduce him with the season 2 episode “Dance Dance Resolution”. Will he like it? Listen and find out… MA (only adults recommended) GUEST INFO Glaiza on Twitter: @ClassicalGlaiza https://bio.link/classicalglaiza SHOW INFO Instagram: @dustinc…

A casual conversation about pop culture and life with Jay & Kay from F**k My Work Life podcast! MA (only adults recommended) GUEST INFO F**k My Work Life on Twitter & Instagram: @fmwlpod https://linktr.ee/fmwlpod SHOW INFO Instagram: @dustincanread Twitter: @dustin_holden Email: dustincanreadpod@gmail.com Tip: Goodpods DCR&W Theme music by Brooks L…

Murder? Incest? Childish Nicknames? Dustin enlists Drunk Theory podcast co-host (and online pal), Kelli, to recap the VERY convoluted 1989 ghostly mystery thriller Remember Me by Christopher Pike. Oh, and there’s drinks. OoooEeeeOooo! MA (only adults recommended) GUEST INFO Drunk Theory is available where most podcasts are played! Drunk Theory on T…

Tessa & Nicole (Doom Generation podcast) try to sway Dustin into watching a weird British comedy, The Mighty Boosh, by offering up a couple of their favorite episodes: “Tundra” & “Old Gregg and the Funky Merman”. MA (only adults recommended) GUEST INFO Doom Generation on Twitter: @DoomGenPod Doom Generation on Instagram: @DoomGenerationPod https://…

Beware Frendo! Author Josh Winning (The Shadow Glass) stops by to discuss Adam Cesare’s 2020 YA Slasher, Clown in a Cornfield and help Dustin fantasy cast a film version, should there be one. PG-13 (okay for teens; a bit more mature) GUEST INFO Josh on Instagram: @JoshuaWinning Josh on Twitter: @JoshWinning Torn Stubs podcast available where most p…

A casual conversation about pop culture and life with Abigail of Manic Pixie Weirdo podcast & Derik of Ratchet Book Club / Storytellers (and more) podcasts. MA (only adults recommended) GUEST INFO Abigail on Twitter: @MPWeirdoPodcast Podcast - Manic Pixie Weirdo: https://www.mimi.link/themainweirdo Podcast – Best Idea in the Room (new show) on Twit…

Joined by a friend from college, Janelle, Dustin recalls a much simpler (yet somehow complicated) time in his life while watching the Mindy Kaling created The Sex Lives of College Girls on HBO Max. MA (only adults recommended) SHOW INFO Instagram: @dustincanread Twitter: @dustin_holden Email: dustincanreadpod@gmail.com DCR&W Theme music by Brooks L…

Candy Hearts! Cupid Masks! Stalkers! Oh My! Based on a listener suggestion (thanks Derek!), Dustin and guest Leeroy Cross James (host of Slashic Horror podcast) read the 1996 novel Valentine by Tom Savage to compare it to the 2001 movie Valentine that’s supposedly an adaptation and found MAJOR differences between the two. SPOILERS AHEAD as they rec…

Dustin is joined by Bob from The Great Pop Culture Debate podcast to read Tim Federle’s Better Nate Than Ever – a coming of age book about a young boy who wants to be a Broadway star! Gushing over the main character, they also talk about the upcoming Disney+ movie adaptation and share their first LGBT movie & book memories! MA (only adults recommen…

Dustin does a quick update on the shows he started watching at the beginning of 2022 (for fun, count how many times the phrase “check it out” is said). PG-13 (okay for teens; a bit more mature) SHOW INFO Instagram: @dustincanread Twitter: @dustin_holden Email: dustincanreadpod@gmail.com New DCR&W Theme music by Brooks Leibee (Twitter: @Brooks_Leibe…

A casual conversation about pop culture & life with Chelley of Tales of Point Horror Book Club & Brucker of Autopsy of a Horror Movie / Blue Milk Drop podcasts. MA (only adults recommended) GUEST INFO Chelley on Twitter & Instagram: @chelleytoy Point Horror Book Club on Instagram: @talespointhorrorbookclub Point Horror Book Club on Twitter: @TalesP…

Dustin is joined by Zach & Tim from Grating the Nerd podcast to talk last year’s Marvel Cinematic Universe television series – while also debating/laughing about superhero media in general! MA (only adults recommended; discretion advised) GUEST INFO Grating the Nerd on Twitter AND Instagram: @gratingthenerd https://linktr.ee/gtnpodcast SHOW INFO In…

Dustin talks about the show and discusses the upcoming changes - with a preview of the new theme music by Brooks Leibee (@Brooks_Leibee on Twitter) New Episodes Start January 20th 2022!Dustin Holden tarafından oluşturuldu

Katie L from The Haunted Outfit (on Instagram) helps Dustin discover the true meaning of Christmas as they recap the middlegrade holiday horror novel, Krampus and The Thief of Christmas by Eldritch Black. PG (okay for some kids; some adult language/themes) GUEST INFO Katie on Instagram: @thehauntedoutfit Katie’s Podcast: Super Chillers SHOW INFO In…

Glaiza Returns! After sitting through the weirdness of the new Disney+ movie, Home Sweet Home Alone, the host of Classical Adventures for One podcast joins Dustin to dish on the best and worst parts of this loosely direct sequel to Home Alone 1 & 2. PG-13 (okay for teens; a bit more mature) GUEST INFO Glaiza’s Twitter: @classicalglaiza Glaiza’s lin…

In a Holiday Bonus Episode, Dustin is once again joined by Stephen (Creek Talk – A Dawson’s Creek podcast) to add commentary to Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas. So, cue up The Roku Channel (or your digital copy of the movie, if you bought it) and watch it along with this episode. Fun trivia and racy/silly/snarky comments included. *No Worries - We t…

Authors Kayla Miller and Jeffrey Canino stop by to talk about their newest collaboration, Besties: Work it Out, as well as Kayla’s Click universe that inspired it all! PG (okay for some kids; mild language/themes) GUEST INFO Kayla’s Instagram & Twitter: @kayke Kayla’s site: https://www.kayla-miller.com Jeffrey’s Instagram & Twitter: @jeffreycanino …

Just in time for the premiere of the Roku Channel’s holiday movie, Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas, Stephen (of Creek Talk – A Dawson’s Creek podcast) returns to recap the best storylines, musical numbers, and life lessons from the acclaimed musical dramedy. MA (only adults recommended – some suggestive language/profanity) GUEST INFO Stephen’s podca…

Dustin takes his first official trip to RL Stine’s infamous Shadyside when his Australian friend, Jack (of the blog Jack Reacts), joins him in recapping the Fear Street Nights trilogy. It’s all about a Bar built on the site of the notorious Fear Mansion and all the ghastly things that happen thereafter – Oh! And they make up a small Fear Street dri…

Dustin pops on to talk about writing his first novel, NaNoWriMo, answer listener questions and read one of his worst stories ever: The Tale of the Moral King! Also, be sure to check out his Instagram Prompt Story from August 2020 here (click in the Table of Contents section for the story): https://www.wattpad.com/story/239241126-untitled-instagram-…

It’s a Flash Story Special! Remember Trick-or-Treating at that one house where the guy would sit on his porch and pretend to be a stuffed dummy before jumping out at you? Dustin recounts this feeling through “Bianca”, a nine-year-old in a pretty costume who gets more excitement than she bargained for on Halloween night. Rated PG (some mature themes…

Who Murdered Tim Kono? That’s the question a trio of true crime podcast fans ask in the new series Only Murders In The Building. Chelley & Dustin dive into the comedic mystery and the best moments of season 1 – light on spoilers (it is a new show, after all). PG-13 (okay for teens; a bit more mature) GUEST INFO Chelley on Instagram: @talespointhorr…

“Double, Double the Dustin's Trouble!” Dustin H is joined by Dustin S of Sandman Stories Presents podcast to read this classic tale of a school for witchcraft. No, this isn’t Harry Potter – this is “Mildred Hubble”, the original misfit of magic as written by the late, great Jill Murphy in her book, The Worst Witch. PG (okay for some kids; mild lang…

Dustin has Autopsy of a Horror Movie’s Brucker join in on a season 1 recap of the television mockumentary series, What We Do In The Shadows. BEWARE: Spoilers ahead – Ah-Ah-Ah! MA (only adults recommended) GUEST INFO Brucker on Instagram & Twitter: @bruckerhorror Autopsy of a Horror Movie available were most podcasts are played: https://linktr.ee/au…

Dustin read Mina and The Undead (2021). The author, Amy McCaw, stops in to discuss its creation, our mutual love of vampires and more! The spooky season has begun! MWAHAHAHA! PG (okay for some kids; mild language) GUEST INFO Amy’s Instagram & Twitter: @yaundermyskin Mina and The Undead available at the Book Depository: https://www.bookdepository.co…

Dustin is joined by SBTB fan Stephen (Creek Talk – A Dawson’s Creek Podcast) to geek out about the original 90’s teen sitcom and give their take on the new series on Peacock streaming service. Mr. Belding would be so proud we are staying out of trouble! PG-13 (okay for teens; a bit more mature) GUEST INFO Stephen’s podcast: https://linktr.ee/CreekT…

Kwame Mbalia’s 2019 book, Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, has been sitting in Dustin’s TBR stack for too long. Social media friend, Daniel, stops by to join Dustin as he dives into this story full of African folk tale characters. PG (okay for some kids; mild language) GUEST INFO Daniel’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC…

Spooky & Strange host Aurelien joins Dustin to talk about the tv-show to book adaptation from the hit TV series, The Vampire Diaries. Learn all about the history of the Salvatore brothers as they meet the vampire, Katherine Pierce. PG (okay for some kids; mild language) GUEST INFO Spooky & Strange (Aurelien’s podcast) available where most podcasts …

Dustin’s brief testament for his love of the recent kooky Apple TV+ musical series that spoofs great musicals from the Golden Age of Hollywood. PG-13 (okay for teens; a bit more mature) SHOW INFO Instagram: @dustincanread Twitter: @dustin_holden Email: dustincanreadpod@gmail.com Theme by Dustin Holden Additional Sound Effects (Jingle Brass fanfare,…

Dustin expresses his excitement for the rebooted series on HBO Max (BBC One in the UK), spoils the original tv series, and gives his history with the production of Gossip Girl from book to tv. PG-13 (okay for teens; a bit more mature) SHOW INFO Instagram: @dustincanread Twitter: @dustin_holden Email: dustincanreadpod@gmail.com Theme by Dustin Holde…