372 Pages We'll Never Get Back
Conor Lastowka and Michael J. Nelson are reading books they're pretty sure they're going to hate. Read along with us for a podcast book clubs of Ready Player One, Armada, The Eye of Argon, Dan Brown, and more!
372 Pages We'll Never Get Back
Show overview
372 Pages We'll Never Get Back has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 233 episodes. That works out to roughly 400 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run over ninety minutes — most land between 52 min and 2h 19m — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Comedy show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 13 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 39 episodes published. Published by 372 Pages We'll Never Get Back.
From the publisher
Conor Lastowka and Michael J. Nelson are reading books they're pretty sure they're going to hate. Read along with us for a podcast book clubs of Ready Player One, Armada, The Eye of Argon, Dan Brown, and more!
Latest Episodes
View all 233 episodes372 Pages #207 – Empress Theresa Ep 2 – Emperor Steve
280 Mysteries Ep 22 – The Case of the Midnight Visitor
372 Pages #206 – Empress Theresa Ep 1 – Grandpa, no, No, NO, NOOO!
372 Pages – #205 – Book 38: Empress Theresa
372 Pages – #204 – Mayor of Noobtown Ep 4 – Hero Work from Mike and Conor!
Be the first to find out what we’re reading next by supporting the podcast on Patreon! patreon.com/372pages As any hero would say, without looking back at the smoking ruins / nearly dead enemy / exploding spaceship, “It’s over. It’s finally over.” It’s true: you can remove your hands from in front of your eyes and … <p class="link-more"><a href="http://372pages.com/372-pages-204-mayor-of-noobtown-ep-4-hero-work-from-mike-and-conor" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "372 Pages – #204 – Mayor of Noobtown Ep 4 – Hero Work from Mike and Conor!"</span></a></p>
372 Pages – #203 – Mayor of Noobtown Ep 3 – Chalk Full of, seriously, GOURDS!
Support the podcast on Patreon, where you get every episode a week early and a ton of other stuff that’s only available for supporters! https://patreon.com/372pages Just one more reading of distinguished publisher Harper Collins’ soon-to-be runaway smash best seller The Mayor of Noobtown (featuring, so far, Jim, Shart, AltaVista, JoeBob, Ted Goblin and Jerry Wolf)! … <p class="link-more"><a href="http://372pages.com/372-pages-203-mayor-of-noobtown-ep-3-chalk-full-of-seriously-gourds" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "372 Pages – #203 – Mayor of Noobtown Ep 3 – Chalk Full of, seriously, GOURDS!"</span></a></p>
280 Mysteries Ep 21 – The Case of the Angry Cook
There’s a whole bunch more of these only on our Patreon! Go check it out: https://patreon.com/372pages Conor v. Donald J. Sobol. Two men enter. Only one will leave.
372 Pages – Ep 202 – Mayor of Noobtown Ep 2 – Raise a Glass of Shadow God Blood!
Level up in: Supporting the podcast on Patreon! https://patreon.com/372pages If you are reading along – and we’re gonna go ahead and assume you’re reading along – you’ll know that Conor and Mike are going discuss character sheets at great length. You could listen to an entire series of podcasts about character sheets and still not … <p class="link-more"><a href="http://372pages.com/372-pages-ep-202-mayor-of-noobtown-ep-2-raise-a-glass-of-shadow-god-blood" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "372 Pages – Ep 202 – Mayor of Noobtown Ep 2 – Raise a Glass of Shadow God Blood!"</span></a></p>
280 Mysteries Ep 20 – The Case of the Dwarf’s Beard
Listen to the entire 280 Mysteries archive and take part in fun exclusives like our Choose Your Own Adventure livestream with John Hodgman, only on the 372 Patreon! https://patreon.com/372pages Can Conor crack the case of The Dwarf’s Beard? If you don’t say yes Sally is gonna sock you one real good!!
372 Pages – Ep 201 – Mayor of Noobtown Ep 1 – Hope You Like Numbers 1 and 2!
Don’t wanna be a NOOB? Then support the podcast on Patreon! Get every episode a week early plus other stuff we don’t post anywhere else! https://patreon.com/372pages Ah, literature. Set your mind on higher things. Assuming that doo-doo and wee-wee are higher things. ‘Cause there’s a lot of it in a scant few chapters. And speaking … <p class="link-more"><a href="http://372pages.com/372-pages-ep-201-mayor-of-noobtown-ep-1-hope-you-like-numbers-1-and-2" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "372 Pages – Ep 201 – Mayor of Noobtown Ep 1 – Hope You Like Numbers 1 and 2!"</span></a></p>
280 Mysteries Ep 19 – The Case of the Wagon Master
Listen to the entire 280 Mysteries archive and get every episode of the podcast a week early, only on our Patreon! https://patreon.com/372pages It’s like we’ve always said here at 372 Pages, it’s about time someone took a real hard look at Wagon Masters! I don’t trust them. Never have. And this Encyclopedia Brown mystery really … <p class="link-more"><a href="http://372pages.com/280-mysteries-ep-19-the-case-of-the-wagon-master" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "280 Mysteries Ep 19 – The Case of the Wagon Master"</span></a></p>
372 Pages – Ep 200 – Book 37: The Mayor of Noobtown
Is there a genre we at 372 Pages have not covered? Oh, yes. Yes there is. Join us as we dive into the wildly popular world of LitRPG and our latest book The Mayor of Noobtown Buy the book here Assignment: Read thru Chapter 7
280 Mysteries Ep 18 – The Case of the Stolen Confederate Stamps
Listen to the whole 280 Mysteries archive, that’s over 40 episodes, on our Patreon! patreon.com/372pages Mike and Conor almost wanted to recuse themselves from this particular Encyclopedia Brown mystery because they both have stolen a LOT of Confederate stamps. Like, a lot. The Feds, Interpol, many organizations are seeking them out. Still, they came out … <p class="link-more"><a href="http://372pages.com/280-mysteries-ep-18-the-case-of-the-stolen-confederate-stamps" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "280 Mysteries Ep 18 – The Case of the Stolen Confederate Stamps"</span></a></p>
372 Pages #199 – Owl Be Home for Christmas – Ep 2 – O Little Town of DEATH-lehem!
Support the podcast on Patreon and be the first to find out what we’re reading next! patreon.com/372pages How still we see thee DIE! Above thy CREEP (ahem Sharnek) and dreamless sleep the silent Scrumptious Scotch BARS go by. Yet in thy dark streets DIE-eth the everlasting FIGHT (with the suspect); the hopes and fears of … <p class="link-more"><a href="http://372pages.com/372-pages-199-owl-be-home-for-christmas-ep-2-o-little-town-of-death-lehem" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "372 Pages #199 – Owl Be Home for Christmas – Ep 2 – O Little Town of DEATH-lehem!"</span></a></p>
372 Pages #198 – Owl Be Home for Christmas – Ep 1 – Julius Pringle Put Cherries in His Wife’s Christmas Cake, Obviously!!
Thanks to everyone who supported the podcast on Patreon this year. Join the fun and get a whole bunch of stuff you can’t hear anywhere else: https://patreon.com/372pages Ok, let’s tally up the cozy: Christmas beanies. Hot chocolate. Candy canes. Matching sweaters with cute doggo. Sentient owl. Butts. Poop. Murdered senior — all right, look! Maybe … <p class="link-more"><a href="http://372pages.com/372-pages-198-owl-be-home-for-christmas-ep-1-julius-pringle-put-cherries-in-his-wifes-christmas-cake-obviously" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "372 Pages #198 – Owl Be Home for Christmas – Ep 1 – Julius Pringle Put Cherries in His Wife’s Christmas Cake, Obviously!!"</span></a></p>
280 Mysteries Ep 17 – The Case of the Hard Luck Boy
Obviously you’re all thinking, “Donald Sobel wrote an Encyclopedia Brown Mystery about the 1993 Georgia Satellites song?! Weird. But very intriguing!” Sadly, no. This was written eight years prior to its release. The solution is utter madness.
372 Pages #197 – 2025 Cozy Book Buffet
We went over some of the thousands and thousands of cozy mysteries out there before deciding on OWL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS as our 2025 cozy. Revisit the contenders! Assignment: Read thru Chapter 8
372 Pages #196 – Deception Point Ep 4 – Corky Coats Himself in His Own WHAT?!*
Support the podcast on Patreon, where you can hear our latest 280 Mysteries with special guest Dan Deacon, and be the first to learn what book is next! https://patreon.com/372pages This is it, the final episode of Dan Brown’s Deception Point, a book so dumb it raises (lowers?) the level at which a 372 book can … <p class="link-more"><a href="http://372pages.com/372-pages-196-deception-point-ep-4-corky-coats-himself-in-his-own-what" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "372 Pages #196 – Deception Point Ep 4 – Corky Coats Himself in His Own WHAT?!*"</span></a></p>
280 Mysteries Ep 16 – The Case of the Wounded Dog
Pigs are stolen. Gooses killed, gutted, de-feathered, roasted over spits and eaten by drifters. And, evidently, dogs are wounded. Idaville’s an odd place. Can Mike crack the case?! Listen to the complete 280 Mysteries archive on our Patreon! patreon.com/372pages
372 Pages #195 – Deception Point Ep 3 – Conor Admits to Performing Rocket Man!
Support the podcast on Patreon where you get every episode a week early, plus access to every 280 Mysteries episode! https://patreon.com/372pages Find out how this book compares to the works of Tolstoy, Virginia Woolf and Rush. And while you’re at it, follow the exploits of Hot Sexton and her father Senator Sexton Sedgewick. Does triple … <p class="link-more"><a href="http://372pages.com/372-pages-195-deception-point-ep-3-conor-admits-to-performing-rocket-man" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "372 Pages #195 – Deception Point Ep 3 – Conor Admits to Performing Rocket Man!"</span></a></p>