{"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":"Matilda the Builda or how I learned to hate the Trunchbull","slug":"matilda-the-builda-or-how-i-learned-to-hate-the-trunchbull","published_at":"2026-06-08T09:23:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dads-on-books-7306805/matilda-the-builda-or-how-i-learned-to-hate-the-trunchbull","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dads-on-books-7306805","url":"https://DadsOnBooks.transistor.fm/s1/56","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/ac4bf70e/68afcb5c.mp3","summary":"Mike and David read Matilda by Rao—Raold—Roaold—Mr. Dahl. And illustrated illustriously by Quentin Blake. Mike suggested Dahl, and David saw the musical, and the rest is history. Or literature. And despite the book’s youth, it’s a classic. A fantastic story that has spawned two movies and countless productions of the musical. In fact, it inspired the Dads to come up with a new DoB feature: B v. M or Book versus Movie (or Musical). Who won the first one? Both. But one thing the Dads couldn’t figure out? How to say Rauold, Raoold, Ruaoulde—Mr. Dahl’s name. Never could figure it out. Auoalt? Aoooout? You get the picture. In any event, the Dads have three words for you: Check it out! And now a word from our sponsors. (Well, not really sponsors, just places we get books and hope that you'll go to if you need one). 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? Have a great library or independent book store you love? Email us at dadsonbooks@gmail.com","meta_description":"Mike and David read Matilda by Rao—Raold—Roaold—Mr. Dahl. And illustrated illustriously by Quentin Blake. Mike suggested Dahl, and David saw the musical,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2223,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dads-on-books-7306805/episodes/matilda-the-builda-or-how-i-learned-to-hate-the-trunchbull/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/matilda-the-builda-or-how-i-learned-to-hate-the-trunchbull.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}