Podcast Shownotes

“Part of taking care of ourselves is to trust and be trusted that we have each other’s best interests in mind.” – Julie Burton   Julie Burton has spent the past two decades working as a fitness instructor, freelance writer, author, self-care expert, and teacher while mothering her four children alongside her husband of 25 years. […]

“We hit on this nerve that it would be erotic for women to just be treated in a safe, human way.” – Brooke Preston Caitlin Kunkel, Brooke Preston, Fiona Taylor, and Carrie Wittmer are comedy writers and satirists whose work has been featured in the New Yorker, McSweeney’s, and many other outlets. Together, they cofounded

“The decision to come here and to try to make a life here isn’t an easy one and certainly isn’t one that people make lightly.” – Melissa Rivero Melissa Rivero is the author of The Affairs of the Falcóns, recently published this month from Ecco/HarperCollins. It has been named an anticipated book of 2019 by

“There’s been a cost personally to speaking up, as there is with anything that’s uncomfortable and goes against what you’ve been raised to do.” – Etaf Rum   Etaf Rum was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, by Palestinian immigrants. She teaches college English literature in North Carolina, where she lives with her two

  In this episode, Feminist Book Club intern Maraya King is back with another review. Today she’s chatting about the edited anthology Feminists Don’t Wear Pink and Other Lies: Amazing Women on What the F-Word Means to Them. Get the book: Feminists Don’t Wear Pink and Other Lies: Amazing Women on What the F-Word Means to

“This is the kind of book that, had I read it as a teenager, could’ve been a game-changer.” – Mariah MacCarthy   Mariah MacCarthy is a nonbinary creatrix and an award-winning writer, performer, and birth mother. They’ve written for BuzzFeed, Yes! magazine, LOOK magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, and others. Their plays have been performed all

“Every action in life is an act of love or a cry for love.” – Reema Zaman   The 2018 Oregon Literary Arts’ Writer of Color Fellow, Reema Zaman is an award-winning writer, actress, speaker, and author of the critically acclaimed memoir I AM YOURS from Amberjack Publishing. Born in Bangladesh and raised in Thailand and

“We all start with something. We think it’s nothing, but it’s really something.” – Sharon Rowe We’re chatting with Sharon Rowe in today’s episode. Sharon is the founder and CEO of Eco-Bags Products, the original reusable bag brand. She is also the author of recently released book The Magic of Tiny Business, shining light on the idea

“Comedy is important because everything sucks right now and a lot of times the only way to make change or get people involved or interested is through comedy.” – Julia Young   This episode is brought to you in collaboration with Sweet B Design.   Today’s guest is Julia Young, a comedy writer, performer, author, actress,

“The things I wanted to be the so-called happy ending didn’t work out but I’m better for it.” – Beth Lauren This episode is brought to you in collaboration with myPlan. Today’s guest is Beth Lauren, a writer, producer, and fundraising consultant making her literary debut with the innovative memoir Reeling: Misadventures in Moviemaking, Money and

In this episode, Feminist Book Club intern Maraya King makes her debut on the podcast with her review of the book A Lady’s Guide to Selling Out by fellow University of Minnesota Gopher Sally Franson. Get the book: A Lady’s Guide to Selling Out by Sally Franson from The Dial Press (2018) Follow Maraya on Instagram: @marayaking   —

“I am attracted to men, I don’t hate them, but I hate patriarchy. I hate the system that we’re in that teaches them how to behave, and how do you navigate that?” – Blythe Roberson   This episode is brought to you in collaboration with ECOBAGS. From New Yorker and Onion writer and comedian Blythe