The Mapmaker and the Ghost is ALIVE

Umm..."live", I mean. But anyway, Happy Book Birthday to The Mapmaker and the Ghost by friend of the podcast Sarvenaz Tash! In honor of the book's release, Sarv is giving away a special one-of-a-kind copy of the book featuring hand-drawn illustrations by friend of the podcast Graig Kreindler! To enter, just click the beautiful book cover below:

And come back here next week as Sarv joins us yet again on The Billy and Bryan Show as we discuss the new book and the book launch (to which you're all invited! This Saturday, April 28th, 7pm at Bookcourt in Brooklyn). We don't have a Top 5 picked out yet...why don't you suggest one for us?

Episode 9: Tony Hightower

Jeopardy champion, ringmaster of The Drunken Smartass Olympics, and "Your Host", Tony Hightower stops by to share his Top 5 Game Shows. Did he pick some obscure Canadian thing we've never heard of? There's only one way to find out!

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(Sorry about the problems with Tony's microphone - don't blame him, he doesn't actually sound fuzzy at random intervals.)

Episode 8: Oscars Wrap-Up

Our thoughts on last night's Oscar winners and losers -- on stage and on the red carpet -- and our Top 5 Best Picture Winners of all time.

Guest Post: Sarvenaz Tash's Top 5 Books of 2011

We all know that the Best Book of 2012 is sure to be The Mapmaker and the Ghost. But while we're still stuck here in 2011, we figured we'd check in with its author, Sarvenaz Tash, to see what her Top 5 Books of 2011 were -- and here's what she said:

Episode 7: Best of 2011

An end-of-the-year spectacular with not one, but FIVE Top 5 Lists! We look back at our Top 5 Podcats, Books, TV Shows, Movies, and Concerts, and even get to share some bonus Top 5's sent in by Euric and Sarv.

Episode 6: New York City Marathon

Billy (for the fourth time) and Bryan (for the first!) both ran the NYC Marathon this past weekend and talk about it, along with their Top 5 Songs to Run To. And, as you might expect, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, poop, and nipples.

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Episode 5: New York Comic Con Wrap-Up

Sarvenaz Tash, Graig Kreindler, and podcast first-timer Dave Tomko stop by to talk about the highs and lows of New York Comic Con 2011 and talk about our Top 5 Comic Book Movies.