Currently Reading

Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb are the bookish best friends you wish you had. Their weekly podcast runs about an hour, sometimes longer, and follows a reliable format: they share what they've been reading, give honest and spoiler-free reviews, and dig into whatever bookish topics are on their minds. It sounds simple because it is -- and that simplicity is exactly why it works. What sets Currently Reading apart from other recommendation shows is the candor. Meredith and Kaytee aren't afraid to say when a hyped book let them down, and they'll tell you exactly why. Their taste skews toward literary fiction, thrillers, and book club picks, but they cover enough ground that most readers will find something useful. The New York Times named it one of the best podcasts for book lovers, which tracks -- the show has a 4.6-star rating from over 1,750 reviews. With more than 420 episodes since 2018, they've also branched into spin-off series: "Popcorn in the Pages" covers book-to-screen adaptations, and "A Journey to Three Pines" is a deep-dive into Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache mysteries. The Patreon community offers ad-free episodes and extra content. The vibe is two friends catching up about their reading lives, and the rapport between Meredith and Kaytee feels genuine rather than performed. They disagree, they laugh at each other, and occasionally they both fall hard for the same book and can barely contain themselves. That energy is contagious.