Episode 164 – Bests of 2020

The Worst Bestsellers

In more precedented years, we’ve picked our favorite and least favorite books that we read each year outside of the podcast. But in 2020, we were too busy just trying to get through the year to do much recreational reading. Instead, Kait and Renata convened to discuss the top ten things that helped each of them make it through this year. Tune in to hear us discuss all of these things, and keep reading to see links and pictures!

Note: after this episode, we’re taking a short hiatus to attempt to recover from 2020. We’ll be back in February 2021!

Kait’s Top Ten 2020 All-Stars

10) Gem painting

• PaintGem
• Paint With Diamonds

9) Blackbird Doughnuts

8) Stardew Valley

• Who Is The Most Eligible Bachelor in Stardew Valley?

7) Jackbox Games

• Trivia Murder Party
• Tee-KO
• Drawful
• Quiplash

6) Murder shows

• My Favorite Murder
• Unsolved Mysteries
• Vanity Fair Confidential
• People Magazine Investigates
• Law and Order: Criminal Intent
• Criminal Minds

5) The Magnus Archives

• AO3 works in Set in Episodes 159-160 | Scottish Safehouse Period (The Magnus Archives)

4) Animal Crossing

• ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Is the Game We All Need Right Now
• Why Animal Crossing Is the Game for the Coronavirus Moment

3) Barclay/Indrid

• AO3 works in Barclay/Indrid Cold (The Adventure Zone)
• grace coming out of the void
• The Adventure Zone: Amnesty
• Why My TAZ Amnesty Ship is Superior to Griffin’s

2) The McElroys

• The Empty Bowl
• Sawbones
• MBaMBaM Animations

1) My nephew

Renata’s Top Ten 2020 All-Stars

10) Old Wii Fitness games

• Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout
• Just Dance 2
• Get Fit With Mel B

9) Baby Yoda

• Werner Herzog Was Brought to Tears by Baby Yoda

8) Lady pop stars

• Taylor Swift – Folklore (and Evermore!)
• Kesha – High Road
• Lady Gaga – Chromatica
• Ariana Grande – Positions

7) Snail mail

6) Who Weekly

5) The Golden Girls

• Why Gay Men Still Love “The Golden Girls”

4) Greb Comics

3) DC Comics shows

• Legends of Tomorrow
• CW Hire Me To Promote Your Shows Please
• Chosen One Of The Day: Beebo, Your Lord And Master
• How Legends of Tomorrow Is Subverting Toxic Masculinity At Every Turn
• Harley Quinn
• Harley Quinn EPs Talk The Evolution of HarlIvy and Plans For Season 3
• Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy are Finally Getting the On-Screen Romance They Deserve in DC Universe’s Animated Series
• Gotham

https://twitter.com/renatasnacks/status/1296581572494336000

The Harley Quinn show reading its target comic book bro fandom for absolute filth. pic.twitter.com/OQrwEyA0T7

— find tyler huckabee on bluesky (@TylerHuckabee) February 22, 2020

2) Animal Crossing

1) Animals generally, Duarte specifically

• Bodega Cats of Instagram
• RuPaw’s Drag Race
• Gary the Cat
• Kitten Academy
• Manggo the Cat
• Cincinnati Zoo (feat Fiona the Hippo)
• Baby Chip and Mama Latke
• Possum Every Hour
• And every Best Listener who’s shared pictures of their pets listening to Duarte’s Corner 😻

PS: my Top Ten Best Books of 2020 are on the blog! And the Boston Globe’s Best Books of 2020, including my picks for MG and YA books, are here!