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Put A Blurb On It
by Put A Blurb On It
Put A Blurb On It is where Ardo and Yash chat about all things related to books and comics. They interview industry folks and occasionally play games.
Episodes
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PABOI: Fonda Lee
Author Fonda Lee joins Ardo and Yash to discuss her critically acclaimed and award-winning series, the Green Bone Saga, which consists of the novels Jade City, Jade War, and Jade Legacy. The also chat about what it takes to worldbuild, the process of creating the audiobooks and an update on the…
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Put Some Nostalgia On It: Pretty Little Liars
Got a secret? Well, don't keep it to yourself! Welcome to another episode of Put Some Nostalgia On It. This is where Ardo and Yash chat with their friends about the books they loved as tweens and teens. In this episode, they invited Mika and Kayi to discuss Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard!…
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Put Some Dimension 20 On It
Ardo and Yash do an edition of "If You Liked...Then You'll Like..." with the show Dimension 20 on Dropout TV. Dimension 20 (or D20) is a show that blends tabletop roleplaying games with comedy. In this episode, our hosts recommend a book for each main cast season (no side quests allowed in this...
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Put A New Year, New Us On It
Happy New Year! Ardo and Yash discuss their top 3 reads of 2023. Then they revisit their 2023 reading resolutions (how well did they do???) before making new ones for 2024. Bonus: Ardo goes over her StoryGraph Wrapped which documents her reading stats for 2023. The logo was designed by Nick...
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Put Some Eerie Reads On It
It's the eerie season which means Ardo and Yash discuss the scary and creepy books that truly stayed with them long after reading. The logo was designed by Nick Hanover. The theme song and break music is from Haris Qureshi's song Give AF. You can find his album here. Everything mentioned in the...
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Put A Tokyo On It
Ardo and Yash discuss the books they've been reading before, during and after their vacation in Japan this past summer! The logo was designed by Nick Hanover. The theme song and break music is from Haris Qureshi's song Give AF. You can find his album here. Everything mentioned in the episode can…
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Put A Spider-Manz On It
Ardo and Yash have gone back to their roots...discussing Spider-Man! More specifically, two Spider-Man movies: No Way Home and Across the Spider-Verse. Beware! This episode is filled with spoilers. The logo was designed by Nick Hanover. The theme song and break music is from Haris Qureshi's song...
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Put A "We're Back!" On It
Yeah...We're thinking we're back. Ardo and Yash discuss what they've been reading the last few months which include titles by N. K. Jemisin, Liselle Sambury, RF Kuang and more. The logo was designed by Nick Hanover. The theme song and break music is from Haris Qureshi's song Give AF. You can find...
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Put A Delay On It
This episode was recorded back in January 2023 as part of our annual 2022 year-end recap and a look forward to 2023. Ardo and Yash discuss what they've been reading in the last few months of 2022, the best of the year and what they're excited for in 2023. They also check-in on their 2022 reading...
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PABOI: Tracy Deonn Returns (Part 2)
This is part two of our Tracy Deonn strikes back interview. Just like our epic 2020 interview with the bestselling author ofLegendborn, we've done a two part interview of the recently released sequel, Bloodmarked. Part two is 100% spoilers so if you haven't read Bloodmarked, do that before...
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PABOI: Tracy Deonn Returns (Part 1)
Back for a second time, Tracy Deonn returns after her last epic 2-part interview with an even more epic 2-part interview! She discusses Bloodmarked--the sequel to her bestselling young adult novel, Legendborn--with Ardo and Yash. The trio also chat about life as a successful author, how the...
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PABOI: Mia P. Manansala
Author Mia P. Manansala joins Ardo and Yash to discuss the third book in her cozy mystery series, Blackmail and Bibingka. They also chat about the mystery genre as a whole, the Crime Writers of Color resource and food! Blackmail and Bibingka comes out October 4, 2022. The logo was designed by…
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Put An Epic On It
This episode was recorded back in June as a mid-year check-in. Ardo and Yash discussed what they've been reading which included some horror, mystery, nonfiction, poetry, romance and KidLit. They also discussed reading Vaishnavi Patel's debut novel, Kaikeyi. The logo was designed by Nick Hanover....
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Put A New Year On It: The Zeta Remix
Ardo and Yash are once again joined by their pal and friend of the pod, Angel Cruz, to discuss their anticipated reads and reading resolutions (56:50). This episode was recorded back in the winter of 2021 when the omnicron COVID variant was raging. Enjoy this glimpse at the past and tell us if...
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PABOI: Nafiza Azad Returns
Back for a second time, Nafiza Azad joins Ardo and Yash to discuss her second young adult novel, The Wild Ones. They also chat about her experience of the publishing industry and her upcoming young adult novel, Road of the Lost. Road of the Lost comes out October 18, 2022. Spoiler conversations...
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The Teaser (Re-Release)
This episode is a re-release to celebrate 5 years of the podcast! Enjoy! This is the teaser episode of the podcast. Ardo and Yash discuss Spider-Man: Homecoming (2:30 -15:35), books and comics! No games this time around but you do get a 32 min teaser that was supposed to be 15 mins long! Oh and...
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Put A 2021 Recap On It
Usually the final episode of a season, season 6 is starting off with the best of 2021! Ardo and Yash bring back their pal and friend of the pod, Angel Cruz, to discuss their individual top 5 reads of last year. The logo was designed by Nick Hanover. The theme song and break music is from Haris...
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Put Some Webtoons On It
This episode was recorded a while back but hosts Ardo and Yash wanted to end the year with just the two of them and the books they've read! They discuss the Webtoon comics they've gotten into, nonfiction and speculative fiction that left a mark, and what they both thought of White Smoke by…
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Put Some Nostalgia On It: Gossip Girl (Part 2)
Hello Upper East Siders! Ardo, Yash and special guest, Hana of Story Nut, continue discussing Gossip Girl at part of Put Some Nostalgia On It! In part two, they tackle HBO's new Gossip Girl tv show and how it stacked up against the original. Things mentioned in this episode: YouTube Red series...
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Put Some Nostalgia On It: Gossip Girl (Part 1)
Welcome to another episode of Put Some Nostalgia On It! This is where Ardo and Yash chat with their friends about the books they loved as tweens and teens. In this episode, they invited BookTuber Hana from Story Nut to discuss Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar! They had such a fun time, the...
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PABOI: Liselle Sambury
Ardo and Yash interviewed debut author Liselle Sambury about her near future urban fantasy, Blood Like Magic. They discuss navigating the publishing experience as a YouTuber, heavily featuring Toronto as the novel's setting, putting witches in a sci-fi future and what she's working on next.…
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Put Some Nostalgia On It: Fear Street
Welcome to a new ongoing series within the Put A Blurb On It podcast! This is where Ardo and Yash chat with their friends about the books they loved as tweens and teens. In this episode, they invited Natasha from Everyone and Their Sister to discuss Fear Street. The first half is all about the…
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Put A Crossover On It with Everyone and Their Sister (Part 2)
It's part 2 of the crossover to end all crossovers! Ardo and Yash have the co-hosts of the Everyone and Their Sister podcast on to chat about their fave reads of the year so far. This episode features Cristina and Ardo's book picks. Be sure to also check out Everyone and Their Sister's two parted...
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Put A Crossover On It with Everyone and Their Sister (Part 1)
You've been waiting for it and they've delivered. Ardo and Yash have the co-hosts of the Everyone and Their Sister podcast on to chat about their fave reads of the year so far. This is part one of their mid-year freakout featuring Steph, Nat and Yash's book picks. Be sure to also check out…
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Put Some Crows On It
In this episode, Ardo and Yash discuss the #FreePalestine movement before diving into their what they've been reading. It's a mostly Ardo episode in terms of books read but Yash does chat about her Rule of Wolves feels--the newest book in the Grishaverse--before the pair discuss season 1 of the...
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Put A Mystery On It
This episode was recorded back in January but the conversation is evergreen! Ardo and Yash mention the recent IG TV on the PABOI account that looked at recent Canadian reads. Then they discuss what they've been reading which includes a lot of mystery/crime fiction for Ardo and a whole lot of...
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Put A Producer On It
This is an extra long episode of the podcast! Ardo and Yash spend some time talking about anti-Asian hate, #OwnVoices and if book lists (and other pop culture lists) are helpful. Then they talk about what they've been reading, and get a bit of behind-the-scenes help from friend of the pod and...
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PABOI: Chloe Gong
Ardo and Yash interviewed debut author Chloe Gong about her Romeo and Juliette reimagining, The Violent Delights. They discuss what it's like to be a Gen Z author in publishing, the confidence in Chloe's writing, colonialism and diaspora feels, and the research into 1920s Shanghai. It's a fun...
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Put #ReadingGoals On It
It's 2021, baybee! Ardo and Yash are once again joined by their pal and friend of the pod, Angel Cruz, to discuss their anticipated reads. Then they talk about Yash's favourite topic: reading resolutions! How will the hosts and Angel approach reading this year while the pandemic still rages and…
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Put A 2020 Recap On It
It's the final episode of season 4! Ardo and Yash bring back their pal and friend of the pod, Angel Cruz, to discuss their individual top 5 reads of 2020. There are some overlaps and most importantly, lots of gushing over great books. See you later, 2020! Who do we see in Canadian children's…
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Put The Untamed On It
In this massive episode, Ardo and Yash catch-up on what they've been doing during the pandemic which includes attending a sci-fic/fantasy virtual convention called FIYAHCON, reading books, watching The Untamed and reading fanfic about The Untamed. 3:07 – FIYAHCON 35:13 – Picture Books/Board Books...
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PABOI: Tracy Deonn (Part 2)
Ardo and Yash are back with the second part of their interview with debut author Tracy Deonn about her newly released young adult Arthurian retelling, Legendborn. This episode is FULL OF SPOILERS! They went deep into the book with regards to how it tackled race, Tracy's personal history in…
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Put Some QuaranReads On It
Ardo and Yash discuss what they've been since everything locked down in March. 7:17 - Contemporary Adult 17:33 - Genre Adult 35:49 - Young Adult/Middle Grade 1:12:19 - Comics 1:32:05 - Yash's Book Focus 1:34:34 - Ardo's new job and new projects from the PABOI team Yash's comic can be found in…
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PABOI: Tracy Deonn (Part 1)
Ardo and Yash interviewed debut author Tracy Deonn about her upcoming Arthurian retelling, Legendborn. This is the first part of a two part interview and this episode has NO SPOILERS! They talked about Tracy's road to being published, genre fiction being used to discuss racism and the 2008's...
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Put Some Feels On It
This episode was recorded in early March before the lockdown implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, Ardo talks about a new book she's gotten and Yash gushes over some TV adaptions of books she's enjoyed. Then they both talk about the books they've recently read (a ton of...
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PABOI: Ausma Zehanat Khan
Ardo and Yash interviewed the author behind their favourite mystery series featuring the swoony Esa Khattak and kickass Rachel Getty: Ausma Zehanat Khan! She's also the author of The Khorasan Archives fantasy series which will have its final book, The Bladebone, released on October 6! It's...
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Put Some Revenge On It
It's Galentine's Day! Spend it with your favourite book pals, Ardo and Yash, as they discuss the books they've read this month. Yash talks about her obsession with Ausma Zehanat Khan's mystery series (about time!) and her new job. Ardo gushes over Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House and approaching...
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PABOI: Cindy Pon
Back in the spring of 2019, Ardo and Yash interviewed young adult author Cindy Pon about the sequel in her Want duology, Ruse, as well as exploring grief in young adult speculative fiction, her Chinese brush art and more. You can read the Syfy Wire article we mentioned, Five Sci-fi and Fantasy...
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Put Some 20/20 On It
Ardo and Yash kick-off the new year with their list of most anticipated reads! Then the duo discuss how well they've done on their 2019 reading resolutions and make new ones for 2020. Reading Resolutions (34:57) The logo was designed by Nick Hanover. The theme song and break music is from Haris...
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Put A 2019 Recap On It
2019 has come to a close! Ardo and Yash celebrate by talking about their top reads of the year. What did you enjoy reading this year? Tell us by tagging us on Twitter and Instagram. The logo was designed by Nick Hanover. The theme song and break music is from Haris Qureshi's song Give AF. You can...
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Put A Murder On It
Ardo and Yash discuss the books they've been reading in 2019 for the final time as the countdown to 2020 begins. Picture books (2:00) Comics (4:17) Young Adult (11:10) Contemporary/Poetic (14:41) Speculative Fiction (19:20) Historical Fiction (29:43) Nonfiction (31:27) Book Focus: International...
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PABOI: Nafiza Azad
Back in April, Ardo and Yash interviewed Nafiza Azad about her debut young adult novel, The Candle and the Flame. They discussed Nafiza's writing style, the experience of being a debut author and what she plans to write about next. The logo was designed by Nick Hanover. The theme song and break...
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Put A Detour On It
It's fall! Here's an episode recorded back in July. Ardo and Yash have read a wide range of books and also go on a couple of conversational detours. They've also divided up the titles in the following categories: Comics Kid Lit/Young Adult (21:25) Adult (39:20) Let us know what you think about…
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Put A #FlashMob On It
In this post-hiatus episode, Ardo and Yash discuss their TCAF and VanCAF experiences, and Yash talks about news that's not quite new. Then they spent the rest of the episode talking about Spider-Man: Far From Home. 16:49 - Spider-Man: Far From Home spoilers The logo was designed by Nick Hanover....
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Put A Jackfruit On It
This episode was recorded back in March. Yash talks about the conversations she's done having which includes jackfruit. Then the duo discuss the books they've been reading. The logo was designed by Nick Hanover. The theme song and break music is from Haris Qureshi's song Give AF. You can find his...
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PABOI: S.A. Chakraborty
Ardo and Yash interviewed S.A. Chakraborty who wrote The City of Brass and its sequel, The Kingdom of Copper. They geeked out about Islamic history, a trope she loves to subvert, and Ardo find a link between the series and Somalia! There are some spoilers for both The City of Brass and The…
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(Don't) Put Some Censorship On It
In this episode, Ardo and Yash discuss who gets to cover community reactions to controversial books at institutions like The New York Times. Also: what is censorship and does not financially supporting a book count? Then they talk about the books they've been reading. What's Trending What We're...
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Put Some Anticipation On It
Ardo and Yash will be resting up in January to plan and scheme but will return in February with new content! But for now, enjoy this episode where they discuss their reading resolutions and the 2019 books they're excited to read. Their resolutions begin 33 minutes into the episode. The logo was...
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Put A 2018 Recap On It
We're back from our unofficial hiatus! Ardo and Yash discuss the books they've read since the last episode before getting into their top picks of 2018. Best of 2018 at 30:40 The logo was designed by Nick Hanover. The theme song and break music is from Haris Qureshi's song Give AF. You can find…
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Put Some Crazy Rich Asians On It
It's a Crazy Rich Asians takeover! Ardo and Yash discuss the movie that everyone is talking about but it wouldn't be a books and comics podcast if we didn't get into the book series by Kevin Kwan! The first 30 minutes is a spoiler free conversation about the film. The logo was designed by Nick...
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