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Go Ask Alice (Banned Book Club 5)
Season 4 Episode 36
Write this in your diary: this month's Banned Book Club entry is Go Ask Alice, the 1970s "true story" and runaway bestseller that is completely and u…
4 years ago
If I Stay
Season 4 Episode 35
Brenna and Joe return to the liminal space between living and death for a discussion of Gayle Foreman's 2009 novel If I Stay and its 2014 film adapta…
4 years ago
Lumberjanes
Season 4 Episode 34
With summer around the corner, Brenna and Joe opt for a feel good, comfort food minisode on Lumberjanes, the wildly feminist adventure comic (we read…
4 years ago
Derby Girl / Whip It
Season 4 Episode 33
Lace up those skates because we are hitting the rink with Shauna Cross' 2007 novel Derby Girl and Drew Barrymore's 2009 directorial debut, Whip It.
I…
4 years ago
George / Melissa (Banned Book Club 4)
Season 4 Episode 32
We're telling off the transphobes and celebrating radical queer joy with our latest Banned Books conversation on Alex Gino's wonderful Melissa (origi…
4 years, 1 month ago
Better Nate Than Ever
Season 4 Episode 31
This week, Brenna and Joe are headed to Broadway to discuss Tim Federle's 2013 Middle Grade book and his 2022 Disney+ adaptation.
We love the Adventu…
4 years, 1 month ago
CODA
Season 4 Episode 30
Brenna and Joe are late to the (Oscar) party, but we're finally checking out Sian Heder's delightful film CODA (2021).
Yes, we recorded this episode b…
4 years, 1 month ago
Let The Right One In
Season 4 Episode 29
This week on the pod, Brenna and Joe hit the vampire theme hard with a discussion of John Ajvide Lindqvist's 2004 novel 'Let The Right One In', as we…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Pigman (Banned Book Club 3)
Season 4 Episode 28
It's time for another entry in our Banned Book Club series as we tackle a classic YA text: Paul Zindel's 1968 'The Pigman"
It's time to discuss anothe…
4 years, 2 months ago
Legally Blonde
Season 4 Episode 27
We're diving into Blonde territory this week with another weak book/strong film discussion. First up is Brown's self-published novel, which...isn't g…
4 years, 2 months ago