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Ashley and Mariquita discuss the book Rebels with a Cause: Reimagining Boys, Ourselves, and Our Culture by Niobe Way. They touch on topics of masculinity, the crisis of connection, and ways in which boys can create better pathways towards mental wellness. You may also hear them pontificate on why childless cat ladies exist.
Other resources mentioned:
Miami Dolphins star Jaelan Phillips: Let’s not stigmatize vulnerability from men
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Join Sam, Mariquita, and Ashley for a roundtable discussion on one of our favorite books of the year, Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe. They discuss the themes of motherhood, sex work, addiction and recovery, as well as the narrative perspective of Margo herself. Don’t let the heavy topics fool you – this book is hilarious, warm, and full of heart.
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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While we love a good fluffy book, there’s just something about diving deep into a specific subject. At FBC, we know we can do that through both fiction and non-fiction. In this episode, Nox shares a non-fiction book about reproductive health that opened her eyes to how much learning she has to do. Then Renee talks to Monique Roffey about femicide in the Caribbean in her new book Passiontide.
It’s Not Hysteria: A Review (0:21)
Nox discusses It’s Not Hysteria by Karen Tang, an important (and gender-inclusive!) book about the reproductive system. Tune in to hear why this book was so meaningful to her and how it empowered her to learn more.
Femicide in the Caribbean (10:50)
Renee chats with Monique Roffey, author of the new book Passiontide, about femicide in the Caribbean. Passiontide is a fictional novel inspired by women’s protests in Trinidad after a Japanese steel pan player was murdered in 2016. Monique shares startling statistics about the murder of women globally but particularly in Trinidad and why it was so important to her to write about this issue.
Mentioned in this episode:
It’s Not Hysteria by Karen Tang, MD, MPH
Passiontide by Monique Roffey
The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey
The Web of Meaning by Jeremy Lent
The Living Goddesses by Marija Gimbutas
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It’s the week after Labor Day when it still feels like summer but we’re starting to get the itch for fall. So today’s episode celebrates this liminal space. First, Ashley shares her thoughts on summer blockbuster films led by women. Then Renee shares her five must-read BIPOC thriller authors and her favorite books by each one.
Twisters: A Female Led Summer Blockbuster (0:21)
Ashley shares her thoughts on the film Twisters, which amplifies women in STEM and a female-centered story, plus the impact of woman-led films during this summer blockbuster season.
Five BIPOC Thriller Authors for Fall (9:04)
Gillian Flynn gave us the unreliable narrator and female rage, Jordan Peele gave us white supremacy as the real horror, and these five BIPOC authors weave all of these elements together to create books you’ll never want to put down. Grab your favorite sweater and your chai latte, and tune into Renee’s review of these must-read thrillers.
Mentioned in this episode:
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
One of Us Knows by Alyssa Cole
My Sweet Girl by Amanda Jayatissa
You’re Invited by Amanda Jayatissa
Island Witch by Amanda Jayatissa
Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett
Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett
White Horse by Erika T. Wurth
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
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We’re not sure what this episode says about us as a team, but we like gross shit and we look up to rebels. In the first segment, listen in as Rah and Mariquita tell one another about some books they love that just gave them the ick. Then stick around for Sam’s review of Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna. Somehow Kathy Acker is name dropped twice in this episode and that just feels right.
We Like to Feel Grimy: Books That Gross Us Out (0:22)
Join Rah and Mariquita as they dive into the books that leave us feeling, well... gross. These are the reads that make you say, “What the f***?” or leave a lingering, unsettling feeling long after you’ve turned the last page. Please note that many of these books do come with content warnings, so please take care of yourself and check the warnings before diving into the book.
Rebel Girls: Kathleen Hanna’s New Memoir and the People She’s Inspired (21:26)
Sam talks about Kathleen Hanna’s new memoir, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, and how it is darker, deeper, and more insightful than its cover might lead you to believe. This bookand the review mention sexual assault.
Mentioned in this episode:
Kittentits by Holly Wilson (tune into our discussion on the podcast here)
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
The Guest by Emma Cline
Raw Dog by Jamie Loftus
Tender by Beth Hetland
Chlorine by Jade Song
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung
Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Sam Irby (or really anything by Sam Irby)
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna
Riot Grrrl History
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Sometimes our contributors just want to tell you about the delightful books they’ve read recently, so tune in for four book reviews on some recent releases.
What’s in this episode:
The Backtrack by Erin LaRosa, reviewed by Mariquita (0:21)
Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve by Drew Afualo, reviewed by Renee (3:25)
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner, reviewed by Sam (11:45)
The Coven by Harper L. Woods, reviewed by Mhairie (15:30)
(Trigger warnings: dubious consent, forced feeding, graphic violence, rough and explicit sexualcontent, forced proximity, betrayal, references to past abuse inc child abuse and reactions to triggering stimuli, knife violence, blood, physical harm to the FMC, bullying, murder, death of a parent, death, confinement.)
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Renee shares some of her favorite mental health memoirs and Mariquita interviews author Anamely Salgado Reyes, all in a search for the answer to an age-old question: Are we mad or is it just trauma?
Renee’s Reading Corner: Mental Health Memoirs (0:21)
Instead of a longer review of one book, Renee shares six mental health memoirs that made a last impression on her. From C-PTSD to depression, from sociopathy to anxiety, this segment covers a lot of ground.
You Will Make Mistakes: Finding Home and Family in My Mother Cursed My Name (12:19)
Mariquita interviews author Anamely Salgado Reyes about her debut novel, My Mother Cursed My Name. They discuss the legacy of trauma passed along by family who did their best, what it means to feel othered, how to define home, and just how, exactly, you can break a curse.
Books and Resources Mentioned:
Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan
What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo
A Flat Place by Noreen Masud
The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction Short List - podcast episode with Sally and Renee
The Valedictorian of Being Dead by Heather B. Armstrong
Sociopath by Patric Gagne
Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh
My Mother Cursed My Name by Anamely Salgado Reyes
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Today’s episode is sponsored by Gretchen Sisson, author of Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood. Your support helps keep feminist media independent!
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
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The phrase “own voices” gets tossed around the bookish internet a lot, but have you ever paused to think about why it truly matters? Today’s podcast sheds light on the importance of reading stories told by the people within those communities. From the political crisis in the Philippines from an intrepid Filipino journalist to the first traditionally-published romance novel by a Native author featuring Native characters, we spotlight why #OwnVoices is more than just a hashtag.
Renee’s Reading Corner: Some People Need Killing (0:21)
Renee shares one of her favorite non-fiction books of the year so far, Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista. Even if you think the deadly politics of the Philippines has no impact on your day-to-day life, tune in to hear why you should absolutely read this book. If nothing else, it’s a feat of longform journalism that you won’t want to miss.
The Bridget Jones of Indian Country (8:40)
We’ve waited until 2024 to have our first traditionally-published romance by a Native author featuring Native characters, but it was worth the wait! Sally chats with Danica Nava, author of The Truth According to Ember, about Native stereotypes and discrimination, her favorite romcoms, characters, and tropes, and her book, which we’ll gladly deem “the Bridget Jones of Indian Country.”
Books and Resources Mentioned:
Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country by Patricia Evangelista
The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction Short List - podcast episode with Sally and Renee
The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava
Bridget Jones’ Diary by Helen Fielding
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Reservation Dogs
Legally Blonde
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
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Today’s episode is sponsored by Gretchen Sisson, author of Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood. Your support helps keep feminist media independent!
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Get your TBRs ready because we’re discussing three books you won’t want to miss! Jordy reviews Made For You by Jenna Satterthwaite, Renee reviews All This and More by Peng Shepherd, and Mariquita sits down with Rachelle Bergstein to chat about her book The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us. This episode will have you thinking about the kinds of entertainment media that makes us all who we are.
Made For You – AI Women and The Bachelor (0:21)
Jordy sits down to discuss Made for You by Jenna Satterthwaite. This book is The Bachelor meets artificial intelligence meets murder mystery. This story will have you ponder the ethics and morality of creating humanlike robots all while feeling empowered by reclaiming individual autonomy.
Renee’s Reading Corner: All This and More (5:40)
If you’re feeling a little nostalgic for the Choose Your Own Adventure books we had growing up, you’ll want to check out Peng Shepherd’s latest novel All This and More. Renee reviews the book and shares why you might love it too.
What a Friend We Have in Judy (9:11)
Mariquita interviews author Rachelle Bergstein about her book The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us. Over the course of the discussion they cover the importance of Blume’s ability to destigmatize menstruation and masturbation, the evergreen relevance of censorship and book bans, and where accountability ends and censorship begins.
Books and Resources Mentioned:
Made for You by Jenna Satterthwaite
If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
The Villain Edit by Laurie Devore
All This and More by Peng Shepherd
The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us by Rachelle Bergstein
Women from the Ankle Down by Rachelle Bergstein
Brilliance and Fire by Rachelle Bergstein
Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret by Judy Blume
Deenie by Judy Blume
Forever by Judy Blume
Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
Superfudge by Judy Blume
Then Again Maybe I Won’t by Judy Blume
Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
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After trying – and failing – to lean in and girlboss our way to success, what comes next? Ashley and Sally chat with Samhita Mukhopadhyay (former executive editor for Teen Vogue) about what we can take away from those movements, how community is key to a workplace revolution, and insights from her book The Myth of Making It.
Books and Resources Mentioned:
The Myth of Making It: A Workplace Reckoning by Samhita Mukhopadhyay
Having It All by Helen Gurley Brown
Phillip Cardi’s interview with Samhita on Unholier Than Thou
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Move over non-fiction, we’ve got three novels that tackle big social issues in today’s episode! From violence against women in Murder After the Night Before, racist property laws in What You Leave Behind, and climate change in Troubled Waters, today’s episode proves that fiction can teach us and inspire us just as well, if not better, than non-fiction.
The One with the (Un)Likable Female Character with Katy Brent (0:21)
Do we need to like our main characters or can we just accept that we’re all a bit like Rachel’s trifle from Friends? In this segment, kindly sponsored by HarperCollins, Sally talks with Katy Brent, author of The Murder After the Night Before. They chat about unlikeable female characters, what we gain from true crime, and Katy’s favorite thrillers.
Heirs Property in What We Leave Behind by Wanda M. Morris (16:55)
Renee gushes about the new legal thriller What We Leave Behind by one of her favorite thriller authors Wanda M. Morris. To provide context for the premise of the book, she dives into what heirs property is, what makes it so complicated, and how it can impact the inheritance and legacy of Black families.
Lineage, Food, and Climate Change with Mary Annaïse Heglar (25:41)
Ashley speaks with the author of Troubled Waters, Mary Annaïse Heglar, about how food can be a connector among characters, how place is pivotal for storytelling, the history of climate change that we try to forget, and cli-fi as a literary genre.Books/Resources Mentioned:
The Murder After the Night Before by Katy Brent
How to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Katy Brent
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Hidden Homicides podcast
You by Caroline Kepnes (and the tv show)
The Boys
Killing Eve
Troubled Waters by Mary Annaïse Heglar
What You Leave Behind by Wanda M. Morris
Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris
All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris
Renee’s podcast interview with Wanda M. Morris (from 2022)
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Pride Month may be over for 2024, but we’ll never stop reading and recommending queer lit! Especially when the books are as good as the two in this episode. First up, tune into Rah fanboi-ing all over TJ Alexander as they interview the author about their new book Triple Sec. Then join Mariquita and Sam in a discussion of Housemates by Emma Copley Eisenberg, with themes of love, grief, queerness, embodiment, and so much more.
More Poly Rom-Coms Please: Discussing Triple Sec with TJ Alexander (0:21)
Are you tired of typical romance novels that don’t showcase diverse relationship styles? Have you considered reading Triple Sec? In this segment, Rah sits down with TJ Alexander to discuss the inspiration and creation behind the newly released polyamorous rom-com, Triple Sec. Tune in to hear about TJ’s process in creating diverse characters, the future of poly rom-coms, and why this book should be on your summer beach read TBR.
Echoes of Queerness in Housemates by Emma Copley Eisenberg (24:49)
Mariquita and Sam chat about Emma Copley Eisenberg’s recently released Housemates, a book about queer love and art and their intersection. Mariquita and Sam discuss the book’s continuum of queer artists, its embodied embrace of fatness, and more.Books/Resources Mentioned:
Chef’s Kiss by TJ Alexander
Chef’s Choice by TJ Alexander
Second Chances in New Port Stephen by TJ Alexander
Triple Sec by TJ Alexander
I’ll Have What He’s Having by Adib Khorram
The Prospects by KT Hoffman
Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun
Housemates by Emma Copley Eisenberg
More on Berenice Abbot and Elizabeth McCausland
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We love supporting women’s righteous anger… and let’s be real, it feels really good to be angry from time to time. In this episode, join Kenesma as she speaks with Defne Suman about her new book Summer Heat and the themes of anger, reconciliation, and family during Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus. Then stay tuned to hear Ashley and Rah thoughtfully discuss their experience watching the new film Furiosa: A Mad Max Story.
Summer Heat: An Interview with Defne Sumner (1:03)
One of our book club moderators Kenesma sat down with Defne Suman to discuss her latest novel Summer Heat, recently translated from Turkish into English and publishing in the US in a couple of weeks. This book is set alternately between 2003 and 1974 and follows Melike and her lovers, as the reader experiences the personal and the political through her eyes.
Furiosa Frenzy (27:49)
Ashley and Rah are back with another film discussion! This time, they're diving into the recently released film, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Join them as they share their thoughts on the action-packed prequel, explore the depth beyond the explosions, and celebrate the portrayal of the female lead. Whether you're a longtime fan or new to the Mad Max Universe, this episode promises insights for this thrilling installment.
Books/Resources Mentioned:
Summer Heat by Defne Suman
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Today’s episode is sponsored by The Murder After the Night Before by Katy Brent from HQ Digital, an imprint of HarperCollins. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
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Pride Month is here and we've got our queerly beloveds on our minds. In this double header, you'll first hear Rah and Jordy discuss their favorite sapphic romances and why they love a good WLW love story. Then, Ashley and Mhairie tackle the question of whether we can ever separate a piece of art (such as a certain nostalgic magical series) from the artist when they actively harm the people we love.
Queerly Beloved - Sapphic Stories to Light Up Your Pride Month (1:47)
Happy Pride Month! We don’t need an excuse to read sapphic romances, but if you're looking for one, this is the perfect month to dive in! Tune into this segment where Rah and Jordy discuss a few of their favorite sapphic romances and books with sapphic romances in the background. Get ready to have your TBR list bursting with books that showcase some delightful WLW antics.
The FBC Community asks, Can we separate art from the artist? (20:46)
Ashley and Mhairie delve into a question from a Feminist Book Club community member posed in our online community : how do you deal with authors whose beliefs go against your own yet their books were some of the most meaningful to you? The conversation includes what cancel culture means, accountability culture, and if you can separate art from the artist.
Books/Resources Mentioned:
Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake
Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake
The Fiance Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Outdrawn by Deanna Grey
No Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall - (listen to Nox’s Review here!)
Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America by Krista Burton
Chlorine by Jade Song
Payback’s a Witch and In Charm’s Way by Lana Harper
Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun
Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings
Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma Alban
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake
Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
Here we go again Alison Cochrun
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Today’s episode is sponsored by Thank You, More Please by Lily Womble from Legacy Lit and The Murder After the Night Before by Katy Brent from HQ Digital, an imprint of HarperCollins. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
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We’re truly in the golden age of book adaptations but move over, Reese Witherspoon, Patricia Highsmith is the reigning queen. Tune in to listen to Renee, Ashley, and Mariquita thoughtfully and hilariously discuss the 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, as well as the 1999 film, and the new Netflix series. They compare and contrast the three texts, dive into the enduring themes of queerness in each, why the book withstands the test of time, Matt Damon vs. Andrew Scott, and all the aspects they loved in the latest series. Finally, they attempt to answer the question, “What the hell is Mr. Ripley’s talent anyhow?”
Books/Resources Mentioned:
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999 film)
Ripley (2024 Netflex series)
The Guest by Emma Cline
Sociopath by Patric Gagne
Mindhunter (TV series)
Sugar (TV series)
Bad Sisters (TV series)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (film)Support this episode’s hosts and guests:
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Today’s episode is sponsored by Thank You, More Please by Lily Womble from Legacy Lit and The Murder After the Night Before by Katy Brent from HQ Digital, an imprint of HarperCollins. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
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When Sally mentioned in our team Slack that she was considering reading the six books on the short list for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, Renee chimed in that she’d already read two of them. Like the true feminist nerds they are, they teamed up to read three each. In this podcast episode, Sally and Renee rank the six books and make a prediction for which one will win the prize later this week.
Books/Resources Mentioned:
Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death by Laura Cumming
Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles
A Flat Place: Moving Through Empty Landscapes, Naming Complex Trauma by Noreen Masud
Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
Special thanks to Melville House for providing a complementary copy of A Flat Place.
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Today’s episode is sponsored by Thank You, More Please by Lily Womble from Legacy Lit and Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America by Shefali Luthra from Doubleday. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
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Beach read season is upon us! There are lots of definitions of beach reads out there but to us, a good beach read is something that is smart, sexy, funny, and full of heart. Tune in to hear Jordy and Mariquita discuss This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune and then stick around for Renee’s review of The Husbands by Holly Gramazio.
This Summer Will Be Different discussion (0:23)
Jordy and Mariquita sit down to discuss Carley Fortune’s newest book, This Summer Will Be Different. This is a heavy-hitting romance novel that explores the love we receive from friendships, found family, and romantic partners. You’ll laugh, cry, swoon, and get into all your feels with this summer read.
Renee’s Review Corner: The Husbands (25:33)
Lauren comes home from a bachelorette party to find her husband waiting up for her. But she doesn’t have a husband. It turns out, she has a magic attic. If you like funny books that are smart but irreverent, listen to Renee’s review of The Husbands by Holly Gramazio.
Books/Resources Mentioned:
This Summer Will be Different by Carley Fortune
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Happy Place by Emily Henry
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
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Today’s episode is sponsored by Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America by Shefali Luthra from Doubleday. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.
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Today’s episode features two seemingly disparate segments with a lot in common. Alternate titles included Wisdom from the Windy City, Voices of Chicago Youth and Elders, Notes on Compassion, or something about absurdism and groundedness. Mariquita, Rah, and Renee discuss the new book Kittentits by Holly Wilson, then Ashley interviews Chaz Ebert about her book It’s Time to Give a FECK.
Kittentits and the Absurd (1:40)
Mariquita, Rah, and Renee discuss Kittentits by Holly Wilson and grapple with elements of the absurd. Mariquita shows off her pop culture knowledge by pointing out millions of references to Return to Oz that went way over Rah’s and Renee’s heads and also schools us on the Chicago World’s Fair of 1992 that never was. Renee shares a bit about absurdist philosophy and Rah straps in for a good time.
It’s Time to Give a FECK with Chaz Ebert (27:50)
Ashley spoke with Chaz Ebert about her book, It’s Time to Give a FECK: Elevating Humanity through Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion, and Kindness. The conversation includes writing the personal stories with the research and how FECK can be better shown in the media.
Books/Resources Mentioned:
Kittentits by Holly Wilson
Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
It’s Time to Give a FECK: Elevating Humanity through Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion, and Kindness by Chaz Ebert
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Follow Mariquita: Instagram
Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph
Follow Rah: Instagram // TikTok // The StoryGraph
Follow Ashley: Instagram // Twitter // Website
Follow Chaz Ebert: Instagram
Today’s episode is sponsored by The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shanté from Page Street YA and Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America by Shefali Luthra from Doubleday. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
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Check out our online community here!
This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.
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Is anyone else just generally Going Through It? Here at Feminist Book Club, we all kind of feel like life is a lot at the moment. So today we’re here with some feminist brain candy to keep you company when the going gets rough. Renee shares some books she’s read recently, then Ashley and Rah discuss the new film Challengers.
What to Read When Everything Sucks (1:40)
When times feel especially heavy, Renee leans on genre fiction and what she calls “feel-good literary fiction.” In this segment, she shares a bunch of the lighthearted books that have been keeping her sane while the world feels like it’s on fire.
Challengers: More Than a Horny Tennis Movie (12:18)
Ashley and Rah both scored discounted tickets to see Challengers recently so they teamed up to discuss what they thought about this film and Zendaya’s breakout leading role.
Books/Resources Mentioned:
Comedic Romantasy is My Self-Care by Steph on the FBC Blog
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
The Kielbasa Killer by Geri Krotow
Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
Glory Be by Danielle Arcenaux
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
You’re Invited by Amanda Jayatissa
My Sweet Girl by Amanda Jayatissa
The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez
The Society of Shame by Jane Roper
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
Support this episode’s hosts and guests:
Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph
Follow Ashley: Instagram // Twitter // Website
Follow Rah: Instagram // TikTok // The StoryGraph
Today’s episode is sponsored by The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shanté from Page Street YA and Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America by Shefali Luthra from Doubleday. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.
Check out our online community here!
This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.
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We love to celebrate women who defy gender roles and today we’re celebrating two groups of fascinating women. First, Ashley gives an update on all the exciting happenings in women’s sports around the country. Then, Renee chats with Laura Carroll about her book A Special Sisterhood, a collection of profiles on women in history who chose not to have children. Tune in to celebrate women athletes and child-free women!
Ashley Is Back in Her Women’s Sports Bag (1:40)
Ashley shares her experience attending an Angel City Football Club game. She also shares exciting updates on WNBA partnerships (including over-the-counter birth control!), this year’s draft, and Candace Parker’s retirement from the WNBA.
A Special Sisterhood of Child-Free Women (13:10)
Renee sits down with Laura Carroll to talk about women who choose not to have children. They discuss Laura’s long history of researching and writing about child-free women, some child-free icons from history, and the importance of celebrating the lives we choose.
Books/Resources Mentioned:
WNBA announces multi-year partnership with Opill
A Special Sisterhood by Laura Carroll
The Baby Matrix by Laura Carroll
Support this episode’s hosts and guests:
Follow Ashley: Instagram // Twitter // Website
Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph
Follow Laura Carroll: Website // Instagram // Facebook // X
Today’s episode is sponsored by The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shanté from Page Street YA and Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America by Shefali Luthra from Doubleday. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.
Check out our online community here!
This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest. - Laat meer zien
