
Russell Reads with the Rach(a)els
Russell, Rachel, and Rachael discuss their favorite books, the library, and, without keeping their feet as Bilbo Baggins so wisely suggested, wherever they might be swept off to.
Podcasting since 2024 • 32 episodes
Russell Reads with the Rach(a)els
Latest Episodes
Sharks, Birds, and Little Women [June Reading Challenge]
Russell, Rachel, and Rachael chat about our June reading challenge, books with movie adaptations. We discuss the power of nostalgia, the many valid ways art can be interpreted, and why Tippi Hedren keeps falling down.Books we discuss...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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37:14

The library chooses you [Guest Grace Mamon]
Russell, Rachel, and Rachael chat with our guest Grace Mamon, Danville reporter for Cardinal News. We discuss the joys of reading children’s literature, how reading enhances your writing, and Grace surprises us with an interview question of her...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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23:17

To keep a short story long [May Reading Challenge]
Russell, Rachel, and Rachael chat about our May reading challenge, Short Story Collections. We discuss life, the universe, and of course baseball. Let us know how many letters a woodchuck could write if a woodchuck could write letters.Bo...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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28:49

A Conversation With Bestselling Author Alencia Johnson
On this special edition of Russell Reads with the Rach(a)els, Russell and Rachel get the opportunity to sit down with National Bestselling Author Alencia Johnson to discuss "Flip the Tables; The Everyday Disruptor's Guide to Finding Courage and...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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23:32

Beware the wheelers [Guest Susanne Bell]
Russell, Rachel, and Rachael chat with our guest Susanne Bell, Senior Program Officer at Danville Regional Foundation, about setting realistic reading goals, recommending the right book, and a horrifying movie adaptation of one of our favorite ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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32:37
