{"podcast":{"title":"Dads on Books","slug":"dads-on-books-7306805","podcast_index_feed_id":7306805,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/dads-on-books","website_url":"https://dadsonbooks.transistor.fm/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0kGKlAgoa4fUYZlpdT6un7tJdHm8q52YMa12OPiK3RU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kM2U0/ZjAwZDBkZWJkM2Ux/MjQ4MTJmNjE1ODhl/NDliNi5wbmc.jpg","author":"MW Studio Services","episode_count":63,"summary":"Dads on Books is a podcast hosted by David Patrick and Mike Walker. The 2 dads discuss books, focusing on those read by their children and sometimes revisiting titles from their own childhoods. The podcast showcases their personal connections to the books and how their perspectives have changed as parents.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T20:17:58.162728+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dads-on-books-7306805"},"episode":{"title":"Martha saves her parents from \"what should have been brussel sprouts in a mushroom cream sauce cuz thats gross\"","slug":"martha-saves-her-parents-from-what-should-have-been-brussel-sprouts-in-a-mushroom-cream-sauce-cuz-thats-gross","published_at":"2026-06-01T09:23:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dads-on-books-7306805/martha-saves-her-parents-from-what-should-have-been-brussel-sprouts-in-a-mushroom-cream-sauce-cuz-thats-gross","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dads-on-books-7306805","url":"https://DadsOnBooks.transistor.fm/s1/55","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/252da9d8/db05c333.mp3","summary":"After some forays into classics, very classic classics, historical novels, and other serious books, the Dads return to nutty silliness and qwacky whackiness to lighten it up a little with How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans , a fun and funny book by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Mark Fearing. What did we like about this book? Besides green beans? Oh, let’s see, how about green beans singing off key? Or when the really realistic tomatoes splat against the wall and green beans get catapulted by mysterious vines? And happy lettuce and ominous carrots. Talk about tossed salad! Or as Mike pointed out “There’s nothing bad about a nice, leafy salad.” But you can’t trust radishes. And Mike's made up a whole new word—tomato-pult—don’t you dare close your eyes. There’s fabric illustration, foreshadowing, and more fore shadowing (AND there are four shadows to boot). It's a fun talk about a fun book. Check it out. If you liked this episode, you’ll like these: Dan Yaccarino parte uno and parte due Pinkalicious!!! by Victoria Kann Places we love to buy books: Books in Stock in Wooster, OH A House with Books in Keller, TX Talking Animals Books in Grapevine, TX River Forest Public Library in River Forest, IL Grapevine Public Library Keller Public Library Questions? Comments? Concerns? Please, please tell us now about a great library or independent book store you love? Let us know! Email us at dadsonbooks@gmail.com Alternate episode titles: Marth Vader and the Beans of Destiny","meta_description":"After some forays into classics, very classic classics, historical novels, and other serious books, the Dads return to nutty silliness and qwacky whackine…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2218,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dads-on-books-7306805/episodes/martha-saves-her-parents-from-what-should-have-been-brussel-sprouts-in-a-mushroom-cream-sauce-cuz-thats-gross/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dads-on-books-7306805/martha-saves-her-parents-from-what-should-have-been-brussel-sprouts-in-a-mushroom-cream-sauce-cuz-thats-gross.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}