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Maternal Hauntings and Surveillance in Mother is Watching

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Marlena and Mariquita discuss Mother is Watching, the horror debut by Karma Brown. In this spoiler-free conversation, they explore how the novel uses horror to amplify everyday anxieties around motherhood, bodily autonomy, and identity. Together, they unpack the emotional stakes at the heart of the story, examining how art, obsession, and pregnancy intertwine to blur […]

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All About EVE: A Feminist Retelling of Paradise Lost

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Casey Ballard, long time lover of feminist retellings of classic stories, interviews B.K. O’Connor about her new novel, Eve, a retelling of John Milton’s Paradise Lost, that expands on the notion that eternity spent in ignorance is no life to live. Casey and Becky discuss Eve as an intellectual feminist, the bridging of cultures, and

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Reality Check: ANTM’s Lasting Impact

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Nox and Shoshana talk about Reality Check, the recent documentary series that revisits America’s Next Top Model. They share their experiences watching the show growing up, reflect on the broader reality TV culture of the time, and discuss how these portrayals of women’s bodies shaped their perspectives. Along the way, they unpack the complicated mix

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Black History 365

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Black History Month may be over, but our joy of reading Black literature has no expiration date! In this episode, Renee shares a new-to-her cozy mystery series featuring a Black single mom investigating mysteries around her daughter’s school. Then Casey is back with her Non-Fiction Nook segment, this time highlighting books of Black resistance. Books

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More Than Hair: Kenesma D. John on Identity and Belonging

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Marlena is joined by Dr. Kenesma D. John to talk about her novel Hair Diaries: My Hair Evolution, a reflective and visually rich exploration of hair, identity, and Black girlhood. In this spoiler-free conversation, they discuss what inspired John to use hair as the lens for the story, the blend of autobiography and fiction, and

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[MINI POD] Non-Fiction Nook: Books for your resistance

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MINI POD! In this quick episode, Casey talks about three non-fiction books which have been helpful in her resistance, and maybe helpful to yours! Covering police abolition, disability justice, and eloquent ways to textually fight back when cornered by a hate-spewing Christian Nationalist. Books mentioned: We Do This ‘Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and

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Going Analogue

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Have you seen the trend of “going analogue” taking over social media lately? From ditching smartphones to rediscovering film cameras, paper planners, and offline hobbies, it’s popping up everywhere—and it’s clearly striking a nerve. Mhairie and Nox wanted to dig into this shift a little more deeply to understand what “going analogue” really means, where

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[MINI POD] The Monsters Were Never the Problem

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MINI POD! In this quick episode, Jordy shares why she loves The Glass Scientists trilogy by S. H. Cotugno, a gothic graphic novel series where so-called monsters challenge the rigid systems built to control them. Through mad science, queer selfhood, and breathtaking art, this episode explores who gets labeled dangerous, who gets erased, and what

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[MINI POD] Junk Journaling as Creative Rebellion

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MINI POD! Jordy and Renee discuss their creative obsession: junk journaling! They chat about the origins of the junk journal, how they adapt this creative activity to suit their needs, and why it is a deeply feminist activity. This is a two-part series. See the second part with spreads and the video of this conversation

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