Hellooooooo bookworms!!!! We miss you so much and as Nana always creepily whispers: couldn’t wait to be back in your ears! We know you loved the last podcast collab we did with @ajpresentsthegr8rgood, so we are back with a PODCAST TAKEOVER! For this episode, we are doing a DRAFT! What's a draft you ask? I think it's something AJ must have pulled ou…

Helloooo bookworms! Thanks for tuning into our Christmas Special! On this episode, we bring back a guest speaker from the first episode of season 2 where we spoke about dating during a pandemic, Raptorsfan101! When we first spoke to him in April, he told us about how he typically likes to date by meeting people in person, but of course with the pan…

Helloooo bookworms! Welcome to Season 2 Episode 34! Ok, I guess we'll have to agree with most of you FB stands for F**k Buddy, cuz who are we kidding, most of these stories are tied back to one of those... *shudder.* We are so excited because Christmas is NEXT WEEK!!! For those of you who are celebrating, Merry Christmas!!! We thought we would end …

Helloooo bookworms! Welcome to Season 2 Episode 33! Get your mind out of the gutter, FB stands for Flask Back, OKAY? 👀2020 is finally almost wrapped up, and we wanted to end the year on a good note with some of favorite horror stories from the podcast! Can you believe that we've told nearly 400 stories to you guys?? There were soo many favorite it'…

Hey there Bookworms, welcome to Season 2 ep 32!! We have to apologize ahead of time because Nana got her puppy Archie this week and we CANNOT STOP TALKING ABOUT HOW ITTY BITTY CUTIE WOOTIE BATTOOOTTTIIEEE HE ISSSS ... and we are HELLA annoying about it, but we're apologizing now. Good news is that we have a bunch of photos to make up for it and you…

Hey there Bookworms, welcome to Season 2 ep 31!! It's been a ... challenging week for Amy and Nana so we really needed this week's stories to feel good about ourselves (no shame / judgement to our storytellers, we've alll been there). Good news is, we found the perfect analogy for our sex drive, like PERFECT, and it's that of an 🥑. (No, it's not be…

Hey there Bookworms, welcome to Season 2 ep 30!! 🎂 It's not our birthday but it's our 30th episode this season and we're always looking for excuses to eat cake so HAPPY DIRTY THIRTY TO US! 🥂 To celebrate, we're gonna throw it way back with some horror dating stories from middle school, remember when we used to sneak in and out of the house, or snea…

Hey there Bookworms, welcome to Season 2 ep 29!! As you can see, we have posted the most adorable little puppy EVER all over social media. This is Nana's new UNNAMED puppy!! She has a couple names in mind but is open to suggestions at this point so HELP US NAME HER PUPPY!! But onto the stories, this week we have a bunch of listener stories we're sh…

Hey there Bookworms, welcome to Season 2 ep 28!! We're back with an hour of class A cringe for you this week!. If you had an awkward, cringe-worthy date recently, well that sucks, but also, I bet these dates will make you say "well at least mine wasn't THAAT bad." 😂Nana also shares her (unofficial, zero research / proof) opinion on what a guy's sun…

Hey there Bookworms, welcome to Season 2 ep 27!! Ok so we know we said no more murder stories, but back by popular demand, we have ONE more to share with you, and then a couple funny ones to keep things light! ***⚠️TRIGGER WARNING: MURDER/FAMILY ABUSE/SHOOTING We should also put a trigger warning of bodily fluid excretions.... but most of you are p…

Hey there Bookworms, welcome to Season 2 ep 26!! We're BOTH back with the final episode of the month of Halloween series! And as the title suggests, this one is all about murders by lovers. ***⚠️TRIGGER WARNING: MURDER/DOMESTIC ABUSE/ASSAULT/DISMEMBERMENT Can you tell by the trigger warnings that this is a dark episode?! We really brought the spook…

Hey there Bookworms, welcome to Season 2 ep 25! The month of Halloween continues & we're back with probably our scariest episode yet!! Last week it was just.. NAna the lone wolf... this week... it's the other lone wolf... Amy!!! But next week we promise the lone wolves will reunite into pack wolves!!! TRIGGER WARNING*** MURDER/DOMESTIC ABUSE/9-11/C…

Hey there Bookworms, welcome to Season 2 ep 24!! The month of Halloween continues & so we're back with more stories that truly bring out the HORROR before the Dating!! Well, by we, I mean me, ALL BYY MYYYSELLLFF. Only one of us will have nightmares about the stories we told today, guess who it is?! TRIGGER WARNING*** MURDER/DOMESTIC ABUSE/9-11/DRUG…

Hey there Bookworms, welcome to Season 2 ep 23!! The month of October is here and as Amy calls it, the month of Halloween!!! This month we are bringing the HORROR before the Dating!! TRIGGER WARNING*** MURDER/ASSAULT/CRIMES/CRIMINALS We are starting with an episode about dating criminals!! Whether these people knew their dates were criminals, or th…

Hey there Bookworms, welcome to Season 2 ep 22!! We are bringing the celebriTEA this week, sharing stories of sexual encounters with celebrities! Ever wondered what it's like to have a one night stand with your favorite singer? (I know you have, we've all fantasized about it. ;) Well, given the nature of our podcast, we're here to tell you that unf…

Hey there Bookworms, welcome to Season 2 ep 21!! Last week, we shared man-made horror dates, aka dates where dudes f*ck up. So it's only fair that we did an episode on woman-made horror stories this week! This week, our female antagonist's action caused a date turn sour, or bitter, or.. into urine (yea we didn't see that one coming either). Amy als…

Hey there Bookworms, welcome to Season 2 ep 20!! This week, we're talking about man-made horror dates, aka dates where dudes f*ck up. From stories about "nice guys" to dramatic guys who try to re-enact movie scenes... This week's episode is full of cringe! Thank you to our listeners who contributed to this week's stories!! So we grilled the guys th…

Hello bookworms! Welcome to Episode 19 of season 2! We’re SO excited to share our collab episode with the hilarioouus co-hosts of AJ Presents The Gr8r Good, AJ and Ben! I don’t think we’ve laughed this hard during the show and I promise that you’re in for a W I L D ride! Critics (Amy) are calling this episode “defs explicit”, so we do not recommend…

Hey there Bookworms! Thanks for tuning into Episode 18 of Season 2! This week, we're talking about the awkward dates that poor servers/bartenders witness... almost everyday! So next time you decide to cause a scene at the restaurant - just remember, it might end up as a story on someone's podcast!! This week's stories are hilarious and awkward (of …

Hey there Bookworms! Thanks for tuning into Episode 17 of Season 2! This week, we're talking about dating horror stories in the office, or AKA office no-mance! Let us know if you've ever had an office romance or office nomance, and also your thoughts on office romance! Click to listen now! Love, Amy & Nana #TheNotbookPodcast #datinghorrorstories #d…

Hey there Bookworms! Thanks for tuning into Episode 16 of Season 2! This week, we're talking the memorabilia from horrible dates, because it's 'obviously' not bad enough that you had a horrible date, you need something to forever remind you of this date... Amy and Nana also share their personal stories and souvenirs from a bad date, we'd love to he…

Hey there Bookworms! Thanks for tuning into Episode 15 of Season 2! This week, we talk about that dreaded never ending date.. no not the good one with all the chemistry and stuff... the one where you ask yourself 1) Why didn't I drive myself? 2) Am I the only one that's bored out of my mind 3) How do I escape without hurting their feelings? 4) I'm …

Hey there Bookworms! Welcome to Episode 14 of Season 2! This week, we put ourselves on the line to be judged for our judgmental ways... while we judge the people in this week's stories. (We're women of many words). We've always tried to hold back our judgemental tendencies, but sometimes, having a good judgment means saving yourself from a horrible…

Hey Bookworms! We did our first collaboration episode with Hannah and Meg, the co-hosts of the podcast Guyzrcrazy (https://www.instagram.com/guyzrcrazy/). Guyzrcrazy is a Brooklyn based podcast that challenges dating stereotypes, celebrates female empowerment and encourages emotional exploration. On our episode, we talk about the craziest stories t…

Hi There Bookworms! Welcome to Episode 12 of Season 2! Your demand is our command, we're here with some more wedding details! Did we mention there was a thunderstorm? or a mini hurricane? or McDonalds?? oh yes, it was THAT kind of wedding. OR if you're like, totally over it, skip to 15:23 for the stories, that's cool too, I won't be hurt (upside-do…

Welcome back Bookworms!!! First of all, miss Nana is now a MRS Nana, congratulations to her and Lyman for getting married in Lyman's parents' backyard this weekend!!!!! Here's a little sneak peak of the ceremony, and we'll be posting more pictures throughout the week. Nana and Lyman had quite the rocky start to their relationship, including Nana ac…

Hi There Bookworms! Welcome to Episode 10 of Season 2! This week, we'll be telling some stories about Mother-in-laws from HELL!! We hope that none of these stories remind you of anyone, but unfortunately they might.... These were some of the craziest M-I-L stories we have ever heard, and we're just grateful our partner's mothers are angels compared…

Hi There Bookworms! Thanks for tuning into episode 9 of season 2! After discussing "first time" stories around a campfire, Amy decided to pick this as the topic for the week! Yupppp! These may possibly be some of the most cringey stories EVER.. and Amy decided to throw her own story in, and there is nothing sexy about it apart from the fact that th…

Helloooo Bookworms! HAPPY PRIDE!! In honor of pride month, we're dedicating this week's episode to stories from the LGBTQ community, including a couple of ~jUiCeY~ horror stories (NSFW), and stories of two couple's journey to a happy ending. Lesson of the week: do not consume random cucumbers in your friend's fridge. As always, happy listening!! Am…

Heya Bookworms! Welcome to episode 7 of season 2!Thank you to all of you who wrote to us in support of our Podcast Blackout Movement last week, we’re so appreciative that we have such amazing and supportive listeners! There have been some incredibly positive changes in the past 2 weeks, but we must remember that this is a marathon, not a sprint! Th…

Hello, our dearest bookworms. This week. The Notbook Podcast will be participating in the #podcastblackout initiative led by @cult45podcast, standing aside to amplify the voices of people we stand with. So instead of horror dating stories, please use your reserved hour for us to listen to the following podcasts, to learn about the horror of the sys…

Helloooo Bookworms, welcome to episode 5 of season 2! This week, our theme is Hatfishing Hatfishing: When someone on a #datingsite wears a hat in all their pictures to conceal the fact that they are bald or have bad hair. I'm sure you all know what we're talking about here! Our first story is told by a hatfisher, so we get to see his perspective! O…

Helloooo Bookworms! Welcome to episode 6 of season 2! This week's stories are the opposite of the spurglar stories - when men try to force women into having babies, a behavior known as Reproductive Coercion, a form of abuse that isn't talked about enough. Also, our giveaway is still underway! Please send us your stories for a chance to win one of t…

Helloooo Bookworms! Welcome to episode 4 of season 2! This week, we look at a couple of online dating horror stories, horror stories that a lot of us can relate with: whether the date grows obsessive, becomes manipulative, starts stalking, or is just... creepy. We then dive into obsessive behaviors and our own experience with dates like these (whil…

Helloooo Bookworms! Welcome to episode 3 of season 2 & happy mother's day to all the mommy bookworms! We can't imagine how hard motherhood is, but we can only imagine the joy and love a mother has for her baby, they would do anything for them... anything! This week, we learned all about the art of spurgling - the act of A woman tricking a man into …

Helloooo Bookworms! Welcome to episode 2 of season 2 where we look into a story about a powerful woman who took one read at her engaged ex's heartfelt message and read through him like a book, closed that chapter and moved on with her life. Listen to this week's episode as we dive into what we would do in this situation, as well as why humans are w…

It's so good to be back Bookworms and welcome to Season 2 of The Notbook Podcast!!!! For you magical creatures who have been with us since the beginning, words cannot describe our appreciation for you!!! And for everyone who's just joining us, welcome to a world of dating horror stories, true love and a whole lot of cringe!! Tune into the premier o…

Happy Holidays Bookworms! We have an extremely special episode that we're so excited to share with you over the holidays! Tune in to hear a couple of crappy holiday dating stories for some sh*ts and giggles, but make sure you stay for our love story at the end! If you're reading this, and have NOT listened to any of our Single Pringle Mingle episod…

Hello beautiful Bookworms! Welcome to our 37th episode: End of an Era. This week's episode marks the end of our first season, we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for tuning in every Sunday in the past SEVEN months. This has been a crazy adventure for us, and we're so happy to be sharing stories and a part of our lives with you, and w…

Hihi Bookworms! We are back with our 36th episode, here to learn some seemingly obvious life lessons, but maybe not so obvious when feeling and emotions are on the line. This week, we learn that sex on a beach is not all that great, how a 14 year old sister-in-law can quickly ruin your marriage, what NOT to get your wife for Christmas and lots more…

Helloooooo Bookworms! Welcome to our 35th episode! This week, we've got some ... interesting stories (the best ones), from a date with someone who ended up being almost twice her age (please don't lie about your age on Tinder), to someone who becomes obsessed after an online fling (nope, they never met in person), to a guy's failed attempt at a rom…

Hihi Bookworms! Welcome to our 34th episode! This week, we've got some sweet & salty stories (yum?), from a proposal fail, to a date with a lightweight weirdo, to a woman finding her true love AT HER OWN WEDDING (???), a sweet escape from a horrible date, and more!! We wrapped up this week's episode with a love story that's written in the stars: a …

Hihi Bookworms! Welcome to our 33rd episode! This week, we've got some pretty... weird stories, from a rude date that's obsessed with our girl's ex - who passed away, to a relationship set to fail due to ~DiEtArY rEsTriCtIoNs~, to the WORST person you can think of to be your tunnel buddy, and of course, more poop stories. :) We end the episode with…

Hihi Bookworms! Welcome to our 32nd episode! Nana is finally back from her vacation and she's got some pretttyyy exciting news to share!! We are so excited and there are a ton of details! But if you wanna get straight to the stories, skip to 25:50 : This week, we've got some pretty cringy stories, from reuniting with a ghosted ex, to sobbing in fro…

Hihi Bookworms! Welcome to our 31st episode: the one where a girl finds herself in a hairy situation, where a guy learns that his girlfriend is indeed attached to that towel bun on her head, and we hear about a man's surprise when he decides to fondle his first date... anddddd much more! As always, we end off with a sweet story, and this week's sto…

Hellooooo Bookworms! Welcome to our 30th episode: the one where a guy tries to redeem himself after a sticky situation during his first date, where we learn to clarify with our partner if there's a bit of a language barrier, and we hear about a fuck girl who's date was sabotaged by another lover... YIKES! As always, we end off with a sweet story, a…

Hey Bookworms! This is our 29th episode: the one where a girl accidentally found out her boyfriend bought her an engagement ring, one girl who thought her 4 hour date was going well until he brought her into the deep dark interweb, one poor girl who's boyfriend's family found her bright pink dildo, and we learn about Jack and Phyllis Potter who hav…

Hey hey hey Bookworms! This is our 28th episode: the one where we lost count of how many times a guy fell off his chair, we learn about a poor bride to be's struggle with her fiance's strange cult ritual, and then we hear about some people who are OPEN BOOKS on their first date annnnnnnnd not in a good way. The love story for this episode is an ama…

Hey Bookworms, welcome back to The Notbook! This is our 27th episode: the one where a poor girl gets sneakily kicked out of her boyfriend's family photos, a date with a rude man... who at least knows what he wants in the bedroom, a date with someone who speaks in 3rd person (wtf), a crabby date (warning this is a gross one), and a couple of other h…

Hey Bookworms, welcome back to The Notbook! This is our 26th episode: the one with the conflicted missionary, date with a nudist, the dinosaur origami, a police officer’s accident, a second chance at love (for cocaine), and once upon a Christmas miracle. We hope you enjoy this week's episode! If you did, please take a moment to rate, and subscribe …