EPISODE · Nov 4, 2025 · 1H 30M

Ep. 15: James Dobson's Bastard Kids

from Let's Talk About Text with Scott Okamoto, Blake Chastain & Friends · host R. Scott Okamoto, Blake Chastain

This got posted to YouTube last week but not in this feed! My (Blake's) bad! Chaz & Chrissy, the hosts of the podcast James Dobson's Bastard Kids (neé the Excommunication Station) join the show! We go long, in more ways than one, on regional food talk and books. Check out James Dobson's Bastard Kids wherever you listen to podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WYfTqA... Follow them on Instagram: / jamesdobsonsbastardkids Books Discussed: Blake: Houses of the Unholy by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips Chaz: Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo Chrissy: Circe by Madeline Miller Scott: Mr. Taffle's Pants of Insanity by Daniel Eric Finkel (not on bookshop.org, here's the amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Taffles-Pants-...) All other books found on our bookshop.org episode page: https://bookshop.org/lists/ep-15-picks 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:28 Casual Banter and Podcasting Insights 01:08 Guest Introduction: Chrissy & Chaz from James Dobson's Bastard Children Podcast 02:04 Regional Discussions: Sports and Food 06:10 Debate on Regional Sandwiches 16:47 Reading Habits and Preferences 22:52 Book Recommendations and Reviews 41:03 The Book That Made Me Cry 41:53 Discovering a Love for Reading 42:30 The Story of Johnny Got His Gun 44:56 The Impact of the Book 46:37 Dalton Trumbo's Legacy 48:33 Reading a Powerful Passage 53:24 Chrissy's Favorite Book: Circe by Madeline Miller 56:37 The Story of Circe 01:06:37 Themes of Motherhood and Independence 01:13:10 Scott's Book Recommendation 01:18:20 Wrapping Up and Final Thoughts

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