Podcast Episodes

2026 Bookish Plans and Goals with Halley Sutton

Episode 340

This week, Halley and I catch up on what we've been reading and watching, and then dive into bookish plans and goals for 2026!

Check Out Author Social Media Packages

Check out the Bookwild Community o…

Published on 1 day, 13 hours ago

Children Like Us: Family, Heritage & Cultural Erasure with Brittany Penner

Episode 339

This week, I talk with Brittany Penner about her memoir Children Like Us, a haunting, deeply reflective exploration of identity, faith, and survival. Brittany shares what it was like growing up as an…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

2025 Favorite Reads and Some 2026 Hopefuls with Gare

Episode 338

This week, Gare and I talk about what we've been watching lately, our favorite 2025 reads, and some 2026 books Gare already loves, as well as some 2026 hopefuls!

Our 2025 Faves

Kate's Books

Project Hail…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

When Faith Becomes Fear: Hell, Control, and the Loss of Love with Brian Recker

Episode 337

This week, I talk with Brian Recker about his book Hell Bent, which examines how fear-based teachings about hell distort Christian spirituality, replacing love, connection, and moral discernment with…

Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago

What We've Been Reading and Watching, And Some 2026 Hopefuls with Halley Sutton

Episode 336

This week, Halley Sutton is back, and we dive into everything we've been reading and watching - which is quite a lot! We also share a few 2026 books we are excited to read.

What We’ve Been Reading

Ever…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Cosmic Horror, Claustrophobia & Craft: John Fram on The Midnight Knock

Episode 335

This week, I talk with John Fram about the creative process behind his new horror-thriller The Midnight Knock, a genre-blending desert nightmare. He dives into selling the book early, wrestling with …

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Our Last, Current and Next Reads with Gare and Steph

Episode 334

This week, Gare, Steph and I share our last, current and next reads!

Kate's Books

Last - Degenerate by Matt Casamassina

Current - Children Like Us by Birttany Penner

Next - Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkers…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Purity Culture, Power, and the Women Who Survive: Kristi DeMeester on Dark Sisters

Episode 333

This week, Kristi DeMeester shares how her new novel Dark Sisters emerged from a collision of personal history, cultural rage, and the disturbing ease with which faith, patriarchy, and power can be w…

Published on 1 month ago

It's ALL That Deep (Or, Ranting About Anti-Intellectualism and Media Illiteracy) with MacKenzie Green

Episode 332

This week, MacKenzie Green is back and we dive into the complexities of pop culture, the deeper meanings embedded in modern media, how storytelling has evolved, the impact of anti-intellectualism, an…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Sin Is an Illusion? Keith Giles on The Quantum Gospel of Mary

Episode 331

This week, I talk with Keith Giles about how the early Christian world was far more diverse and mystical than most people realize. He unpacks the history of suppressed gospels, the erasure of Mary Ma…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago