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The SmashCast

The SmashCast

Episode 66 - We Can't Remember What We Read

Oct 6, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min · 14 segments

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Speakers: Steven WalkerHostPB SquamerHost

Top entities: Throne of Glass×16 Mistborn×9 YouTube×6 God×4 Crescent City Series×7

Forgetting Phantasma0:30 – 5:07

0:30

Like, I was thinking about...

0:31

I, I posted a video like five minutes ago, um, which now will be, you know, a week ago, but whatever.

S

Steven WalkerHost

0:36

[laughs]

0:37

Um, but I posted about it.

0:38

Like, Phantasma, I loved that book.

0:41

Like, I loved-

S

Steven WalkerHost

0:42

Uh-huh

0:42

...

0:42

Phantasma.

0:42

One of my favorite books.

S

Steven WalkerHost

0:43

Oh.

0:43

I-

S

Steven WalkerHost

0:44

Phantasma by Kaylie Smith?

0:47

Yeah.

0:47

Pull it out.

0:48

Pull it out.

0:49

Oh, yeah.

0:50

It's a good book.

S

Steven WalkerHost

0:50

We interviewed this author.

0:52

I know.

0:52

We, we, we [laughs] had her on the podcast.

0:54

We spent an hour talking to her.

0:56

She was super sweet.

0:57

I like her outfits.

S

Steven WalkerHost

0:57

[laughs]

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Forgetting Phantasma0:30 – 5:07

0:30

Like, I was thinking about...

0:31

I, I posted a video like five minutes ago, um, which now will be, you know, a week ago, but whatever.

S

Steven WalkerHost

0:36

[laughs]

0:37

Um, but I posted about it.

0:38

Like, Phantasma, I loved that book.

0:41

Like, I loved-

S

Steven WalkerHost

0:42

Uh-huh

0:42

...

0:42

Phantasma.

0:42

One of my favorite books.

S

Steven WalkerHost

0:43

Oh.

0:43

I-

S

Steven WalkerHost

0:44

Phantasma by Kaylie Smith?

0:47

Yeah.

0:47

Pull it out.

0:48

Pull it out.

0:49

Oh, yeah.

0:50

It's a good book.

S

Steven WalkerHost

0:50

We interviewed this author.

0:52

I know.

0:52

We, we, we [laughs] had her on the podcast.

0:54

We spent an hour talking to her.

0:56

She was super sweet.

0:57

I like her outfits.

S

Steven WalkerHost

0:57

[laughs]

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