The classic feminist text Women, Race, & Class by Angela Y. Davis was published 40 years ago, yet it remains as relevant as ever. In this episode, Sally & Tayler sit down to talk about its impact on them, and how it might help us get to the liberation we desire and deserve. Books & …
Have you ever gone back to your required reading from high school? Sally decided to do just that by reading a book she loved, a book she hated, and a book she thought was fine. Did she have taste then? Has she grown as a reader… or devolved? Then in the second segment, Niba sits …
Did Teenage Me Have Taste? + Dr. Poetry: The Reproductive Health Scientist Read More »
Queenie: Godmother of Harlem by Elizabeth Colomba and Aurélie is a bio-graphic novel following the life of Stephanie St. Clair. A woman, who during the time of New York’s mob scene, ran Harlem through her creation of the underground numbers racket. We learn of Queenie’s origins from Martinique through to her control and protection of …
Looking for a new thriller to start off the year with? How about the recently released book, The House in the Pines? Published on January 3rd by Dutton Books, Mariquita sits down with the author of The House in the Pines, Ana Reyes to discuss her debut novel. Get Your Copy: The House in the …
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Let’s Talk about the Stay at Home Girlfriend Trend I heard through the grapevine (Instagram) that there is a new trend on TikTok (which I do not use) centered around glorifying something called the “Stay at Home Girlfriend” lifestyle. For said trend, women who are financially supported by their boyfriends in exchange for home-keeping (doing …
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This episode starts off with a review of IDA IN THE MIDDLE by Nora Lester Murad. This book follows Ida, a Palestinian-American girl, as she eats a magic olive that takes her to the life she might have had in her parents’ village near Jerusalem. In the second segment, Niba sits down with Liz Weinberg. …
Ida In the Middle: Book Review + Queerness & Solving the Climate Crisis Read More »
Alana and Lillie discuss (with spoilers!) the new Kindred series on Hulu/FX, the challenges of book to series adaptation, and the question of whether or not the power of Octavia Butler can be achieved on-screen. Books mentioned: Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret …
[SPOILERS!] Discussing the series adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred Read More »
With the recent FIFA World Cup hosted in Qatar, a tournament filled with fraud, homophobia, and discrimination, it felt timely to discuss a win in the sports world that positively impacts female players – the US Women’s Soccer Team achieving equal pay to the Men’s team. Historically, there has been an extreme wage gap between …
War on the Wage Gap: US Women’s Soccer Team Case Read More »
Neda Toloui-Semnani has had anything but a normal life Neda’s parents, Farahnaz Ebrahimi and Faramarz Toloui-Semnani, were vocal and enraged activists fighting to instill a revolution in Iran and shift the power back to the people rather than a monarchy under the Shah. Their work was primarily done in the United States, but they made …
Book Review: They Said They Wanted Revolution by Neda Toloui-Semnani Read More »
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