17. Ridiculousness Threshold: 29 December 2011

Bitchin' Blog Posts

by SB Sarah | by SB Sarah | December 29, 2011 | Thursday at 12:15 am | 16 Comments

We're back for one last podcast in 2011, and we're talking about the ridiculousness threshold, why hyperbole is so common in some books, and why that threshold varies for different readers depending on genre. We also talk about the point at which we can no longer accept character or plot insanity and just can't enjoy the book anymore.

We also talk a bit about books that we love and at the time of recording were reading. So it's a bit in the past but hey, good book recs never go stale.

The music this week was provided by Sassy Outwater, who accosts musicians on the street and finds us . This week's music is called "The Naughty Step" and it's by Peatbog Faeries from their new CD Dust. You can find them at their website, or at iTunes.

We've featured this song in a prior podcast, but this is by far the most popular of the music we've featured based on listener feedback. We'll have new podcasts, more improvements in sound quality (bit by bit anyway) and more music in 2012, so fear not.

As usual, here's the list of books we talk about in the podcast:

Reminder: If you subscribe via iTunes, please UPDATE your LINKS: The New iTunes link is live here.

Yes, the episodes are still all out of order - I have NO idea why - but if you note we've numbered the episodes while I try to figure out what the hell iTunes wants now to make them display in order.

As for the podcast, if you like it, you can subscribe to our feed at Feedburner or at iTunes. You can also find us at PodcastPickle.

If you have content suggestions or have feedback, email us! The email address for the podcast is sbjpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

Press play!

Filed: DBSA Romance Fiction Podcast

Tagged: podcast, jane litte, harlequin, dearauthor, awesomesauce

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Elizabeth Gunther said on 12.29.11 at 12:30 AM • [link]

what’s with the audio?
Aziza said on 12.29.11 at 02:34 AM • [link]

I BRAKE FOR RIDICULOUSNESS.

Or should that be I SPEED UP FOR RIDICULOUSNESS ?

I HAVE JUST HIT THE LIBRARY CATALOG FOR ADVERTISED RIDICULOUSNESS, anyway.
SB Sarah said on 12.29.11 at 08:55 AM • [link]

Elizabeth, what do you mean? What’s wrong?
Ashley said on 12.29.11 at 01:24 PM • [link]

A note about iTunes, it’s out of order when you look at it in the iTunes site. But when I subscribed, it appeared in order in the Podcasts section of my iTunes. I do have two number 15’s though.
SB Sarah said on 12.29.11 at 03:08 PM • [link]

Ashley - I fixed that. It *should* update. Apparently I am not good at numbering things. 0_o
Melissa M said on 12.29.11 at 03:29 PM • [link]

Thanks for doing these podcasts! Are there any other romance podcasts out there producing new episodes? I’m a knitter, and I find it strange that there are a bazillion knitting podcasts and one podcast about romance novels. Maybe because knitters can knit and listen but readers can’t read and listen?
Elizabeth Gunther said on 12.29.11 at 03:43 PM • [link]

It gets really loud in parts. Then it gets really quiet. I had to put my headphones in to listen to it, but then half way through I had to take them out because it got so loud that my ears started to hurt.

Also, as of last night, this one wasn’t available on Itunes, so i had to listen to it on here.
SB Sarah said on 12.29.11 at 09:03 PM • [link]

I don’t know of any other podcasts about romance, but if you find them, please do let me know!
SB Sarah said on 12.29.11 at 09:03 PM • [link]

OH crapmonkeys. I’m so sorry. I thought I had corrected that. I think it got borked when I exported. I’m switching equipment so it should be better next time. I am sorry.
Elizabeth Gunther said on 12.29.11 at 09:58 PM • [link]

it’s no big. i still love the Podcast.
SB Sarah said on 12.29.11 at 10:10 PM • [link]

Thanks, Elizabeth. I appreciate that. Clearly sound editing is NOT my strength!
julienne said on 01.01.12 at 04:32 PM • [link]

I wonder why I can’t find the latest podcast at Feedburner or PodcastPickle. As much as I like listening to you guys I’m not going to download iTunes just for one podcast…
Trishb said on 01.02.12 at 01:00 AM • [link]

Haven’t listened to this yet, as I generally loathe podcasts (my prob, not yours!) Guessing this might be similar to a concept Scalzi covered on his blog recently called “Flying Snowmen”
Me said on 01.02.12 at 06:19 PM • [link]

Is there any way to get a transcript of the podcasts for those of us with hearing problems?
Kdugarm said on 01.02.12 at 09:12 PM • [link]

I still can’t find this episode on Podcast Pickle.
SB Sarah said on 01.09.12 at 08:28 AM • [link]

I THINK I have kicked the pickle (heh) and it should be updated. I’m sorry about that.

As for transcripts, @me, I will look into that. I’m sorry I don’t have a ready answer!