JOIN OUR NEW PATREON FOR BoNuS EPISODES! https://www.patreon.com/TheBookPile * Dave’s graphic novel escape room: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMBBLGXN?ref=myi_title_dp * The Year of Magical Thinking covers the heaviest of subjects: really big hippopotamuses.  No, it's grief, and do you already see how hard it is to cover a serious book on a comedy podcast? Well we tried. But it really is a beautiful and tragic volume written by the wonderful Joan Didion, who crafts this book with heart, humor, and her signature attention to detail. Also Dave clearly throws Kellen under the bus when it comes to attempting jokes on this darker episode of the podcast. * If you want to read/listen to this book and support the podcast in a fun way, click here to buy the book! Free on Audible to first-time subscribers! https://amzn.to/49FUNFz * Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 100 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.