Rah and Renee stand in front of the Welcome sign at the Next Challenge award ceremony
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Big Wins & Big Changes

Remember those emails hounding you to vote for us for The Next Challenge for Media & Journalism? Unfortunately, despite your votes and our best efforts, we didn’t win the Audience Choice Award. But…. WE WON THE VISION AWARD! The Vision Award recognizes one of the nearly 400 media companies that applied for The Next Challenge that has

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Mariame Kaba headshot alongside book cover of We Do This 'Til We Free Us
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Mariame Kaba Speaks with FBC for July’s We Do This ‘Til We Free Us Book Pick

Mariame Kaba, director and founder of Project Nia, co-founder of Instructing Criminalization, member of Survived and Punished, and author of We Do This ‘Til We Free Us spoke with Feminist Book Club about the relationship between feminism and abolition, and about abolition in a capitalistic state. Here are just some of the highlights from what was

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June Unboxing + Wellness Retreat or Creepy Cult? with Stephanie Wrobel

First Renee shares everything about our June Trans Voices box, including stories about our featured trans businesses and trans artists. Then Ashley interviews Stephanie Wrobel for her second novel, THIS MIGHT HURT, about sisters Natalie and Kit who are tied into a cult fashioned as a luxurious retreat that pulls at their secrets. Stephanie shares

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The Wonders by Elena Medel + Gender and Fashion

Mariquita takes a moment to talk about The Wonders, the debut novel by Spanish poet, Elena Medel. The Wonders is a gorgeous exploration of family, security, politics, and independence, and it will leave you in a daze. Then Renee walks us through the May Feminist Book Club book pick and box items. Books mentioned:The Wonders

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November Box Reveal + Book Recommendations with Phalin & Jordyn

In today’s episode, Renee reveals the book of the month and the special collaboration for November’s box! After the reveal, Phalin brings on a very special guest today! Drum roll please….her daughter, Jordyn! Jordyn is a bright, sometimes shy, 11 year old that loves to read. She’s currently fascinated with graphic novels and *any* manga

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