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 • 57 episodes
Russell Reads with the Rach(a)els
Latest Episodes
Panthers, Trees, and the City Manager [Guest Starring Danville City Manager Ken Larking]
Russell, Rachel, and Rachael chat with our guest Ken Larking, Danville City Manager. In our first mini book club, we review “The Which Way Tree” by Elizabeth Crook and the deep themes it explores including love, kindness and absolution. We disc...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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31:25
Found in Translation [March Challenge 2026]
Lost in Translation? We prefer Found in Translation! The reading challenge this month is to read a book that has been translated from another language. Russell, Rachael, and Rachel discuss some of their most recent reads and a few classics....
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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33:23
The Best Guest This Side of the Mississippi [Starring Michelle Larking]
Russell, Rachel, and Rachael chat with our guest Michelle Larking, Secondary ELA teacher at Galileo Magnet High School and enthusiastic supporter of reading and literature. Michelle shares her recent reading journey in pursuit of meeting her Go...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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32:10
Cover Lovers [February Challenge 2026]
Russell, Rachel, and Rachael chat about our February reading challenge, books based solely on loving the cover. Listen in as we delve into our personal aesthetic, poorly describe colors, and make a lot of fish puns. Books we discus...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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