{"podcast":{"title":"Kris and Mads","slug":"kris-and-mads-6973697","podcast_index_feed_id":6973697,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f92e2df0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://linktr.ee/kris.and.mads","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41705532/41705532-1762290212588-11ee89b427048.jpg","author":"Kristen and Maddie","episode_count":95,"summary":"We’re Kris and Mads—sisters, readers, and the creators behind a thriving book and screen club that explores the stories that shape us. On this podcast, we deep dive into the books we’re reading, the shows and films we’re watching, and the bigger themes behind the stories we love. We interview authors, talk with fellow creators, and share honest conversations about storytelling, creativity, and what it means to live a full, meaningful life. Our mission is simple: Share meaningful stories. Seek what matters most. Be joyfully authentic. And empower people to be free and aim high.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T10:20:09.764612+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kris-and-mads-6973697"},"episode":{"title":"2025 book bracket | what was our best book of the year?","slug":"2025-book-bracket-what-was-our-best-book-of-the-year","published_at":"2026-01-31T19:12:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kris-and-mads-6973697/2025-book-bracket-what-was-our-best-book-of-the-year","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kris-and-mads-6973697","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kristen-and-maddie/episodes/2025-book-bracket--what-was-our-best-book-of-the-year-e3ecadr","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO6712300737.mp3","summary":"We hate it every year, but the time has come to find out what our best book of 2025 was, bracket style! Prepare to experience us highly stressed and sweating as we go through our year of reading and choose one book to rule them all!Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:03 - How the Bracket is set up 3:56 - Maddie: This Is How You Lose The Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-MohtarVS. The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington 7:20 - Kristen: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn VS. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo 9:59 - Maddie: The Light of All That Falls by James Islington VS. The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winer 12:39 - Kristen: Our Infinite Fates by Lauren Steven VS. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 19:00 - Maddie: Assassin’s Fate by Robin Hobb VS. The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson 22:00 - Kristen: Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb VS. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir 25:57 - Maddie: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee VS. Wellness by Nathan Hill 31:19 - Kristen: Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb VS. Mad Ship by Robin Hobb 35:00 - Maddie: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante VS. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 39:20 - Kristen: Jade City by Fonda Lee VS. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 46:55 - Maddie: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrel VS. Speaking Bones by Ken Liu 50:31 - Kristen: Piranesi by Suzanna Clarke VS. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower 53:53 - Lightning Round 56:35 - Elimination Round 58:44 - Final Round & Winning Books!Let’s connect!Join our Patreon read-and-watch club: / krisandmadssisterhood Have a business inquiry? Email our manager: nancy@farq-media.comTikTok: / kris.and.mads Instagram: / krisandmads All our other links are here: https://linktr.ee/kris.and.mads To check out our brother C.Ray's music, which we use in all our episodes, you can find…","meta_description":"We hate it every year, but the time has come to find out what our best book of 2025 was, bracket style! Prepare to experience us highly stressed and sweat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3801,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kris-and-mads-6973697/episodes/2025-book-bracket-what-was-our-best-book-of-the-year/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kris-and-mads-6973697/2025-book-bracket-what-was-our-best-book-of-the-year.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}