{"podcast":{"title":"The Currently Reading Podcast","slug":"the-currently-reading-podcast-896350","podcast_index_feed_id":896350,"rss_url":"https://currentlyreadingpodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://currentlyreadingpodcast.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/8/a/d/c8adcce5d76fd7e4/CurrentlyReading-PodcastArt2020Rev.jpg","author":"Meredith Schwartz","episode_count":446,"summary":"Currently Reading is a weekly book podcast for people who want honest book recommendations and a smarter way to choose their next read. Every Monday, hosts Meredith and Kaytee talk through the books they are currently reading and share spoiler-free book reviews across every genre. They will help you figure out what to read next, and their signature \"Reader Know Thyself\" approach goes deeper, helping you understand your own reading taste so your TBR finally works for you. Light on the chit-chat, heavy on the book talk. Ad-free, and proudly supporting independent bookstores always. New episodes every Monday. Named one of the New York Times' \"Best Podcasts for Book Lovers.\"","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T16:23:56.100003+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-currently-reading-podcast-896350"},"episode":{"title":"Season 8, Episode 38: A Revisit to Episode 8 - Getting Through A Reading Slump","slug":"season-8-episode-38-a-revisit-to-episode-8-getting-through-a-reading-slump","published_at":"2026-04-27T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-currently-reading-podcast-896350/season-8-episode-38-a-revisit-to-episode-8-getting-through-a-reading-slump","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-currently-reading-podcast-896350","url":"https://www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com/show-notes/s8e38","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/currentlyreadingpodcast/CREp8forKaytee_-_10_4_18_9.21_PM.mp3?dest-id=789821","summary":"On this episode of Currently Reading, we are revisiting an episode from season 1! On episode 8, Meredith and Kaytee discussed reading slumps and how to get through them. Kaytee is bopping around the world, so we hope you enjoy this blast to the past. (head on over to the original show notes HERE to see the photos Meredith references in her bookish moment) Bookish Moments: lovely neighbors and bucket list trips with friends Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: reading slumps, how we deal with them, and some book recs to help get you through them Books We Want To Press Into Your Hands: each host brings a book they want everyone to read Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . 5:12 - Moonlight in Vermont AirBnB in Stowe, VT 6:54 - Bear Pond Books in Stowe, Vermont 7:45 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg (Kaytee) 7:58 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin 10:22 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (Meredith) 10:30 - Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson 13:00 - Siblings without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (Kaytee) 13:25 - How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish 13:30 - How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish 15:51 - Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman 17:24 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips (Meredith) 20:12 - A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult (Kaytee) 21:40 - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult 25:36 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman (Meredith) 27:13 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 28:00 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 28:42 - Th…","meta_description":"On this episode of Currently Reading, we are revisiting an episode from season 1! On episode 8, Meredith and Kaytee discussed reading slumps and how to ge…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2999,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-currently-reading-podcast-896350/episodes/season-8-episode-38-a-revisit-to-episode-8-getting-through-a-reading-slump/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-currently-reading-podcast-896350/season-8-episode-38-a-revisit-to-episode-8-getting-through-a-reading-slump.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}