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EPISODE · Jan 17, 2026 · 20 MIN

Book Club: 'Cue the Sun!' and 'Demon Copperhead'

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Sophia Wilson Pelton and Kristen Meinzer bundle up and dive into the latest Nightly Book Club session — complete with snow pants, baklava mix-ups, and a few murder plots that go down easy.What You’ll Hear:Cozy Layers & Confessions: Kristen embraces pants-over-pants season while Sophia perfects the art of the double beanie.Reality, Rewritten: Kristen reviews 'Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV' by Emily Nussbaum, a fascinating look at the invention of reality TV — from PBS to Love Island.Bleak but Brilliant: Sophia reviews 'Demon Copperhead' by Barbara Kingsolver and shares why the heartbreak is worth it.Grandmas Gone Wild: Kristen closes with Too Old for This by Samantha Downing, a laugh-out-loud thriller about an elderly murderer you can’t help but root for.CHAPTERS00:00 Winter layers & cozy confessions02:00 The Nightly Book Club returns04:00 Cue the Sun and the birth of reality TV09:00 Demon Copperhead deep dive14:00 Too Old for This and cheering for chaos17:00 Dream casting & bedtime reflectionsFor the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sophia Wilson Pelton and Kristen Meinzer bundle up and dive into the latest Nightly Book Club session — complete with snow pants, baklava mix-ups, and a few murder plots that go down easy.What You’ll Hear:Cozy Layers & Confessions: Kristen embraces pants-over-pants season while Sophia perfects the art of the double beanie.Reality, Rewritten: Kristen reviews 'Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV' by Emily Nussbaum, a fascinating look at the invention of reality TV — from PBS to Love Island.Bleak but Brilliant: Sophia reviews 'Demon Copperhead' by Barbara Kingsolver and shares why the heartbreak is worth it.Grandmas Gone Wild: Kristen closes with Too Old for This by Samantha Downing, a laugh-out-loud thriller about an elderly murderer you can’t help but root for.CHAPTERS00:00 Winter layers & cozy confessions02:00 The Nightly Book Club returns04:00 Cue the Sun and the birth of reality TV09:00 Demon Copperhead deep dive14:00 Too Old for This and cheering for chaos17:00 Dream casting & bedtime reflectionsFor the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Sophia Wilson Pelton and Kristen Meinzer bundle up and dive into the latest Nightly Book Club session — complete with snow pants, baklava mix-ups, and a few murder plots that go down easy.What You’ll Hear:Cozy Layers & Confessions: Kristen embraces...

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