Cool Story with Bri & Bridie

14. Bridie Discovers (Ancient) Historical Fiction is Actually Great. The Devastating Britney Spears Memoir & David Sedaris God Given Right To Steal Your Story

Listen Later

This week Bridie discovers that historical fiction can actually be amazing, and recommends a book about the first ever written character being a woman. Bri has read the new Britney Spears memoir, which leads to a discussion about the gross misogyny of the paparazzi era. Then the two discuss the ethics of David Sedaris using other peoples' stories after a complaint piece was published in Slate.

Articles/Books referenced in the episode: 

https://variety.com/2023/film/columns/killers-of-the-flower-moon-leonardo-dicaprio-martin-scorsese-1235772356/

The Woman in Me - Britney Spears:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-woman-in-me-britney-spears/book/9781761107627.html

Inanna - Emily H Wilson:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/inanna-emily-h-wilson/book/9781803364407.html

How David Sedaris Turned Me Into One of His Freaks:

https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/10/david-sedaris-tour-live-books-ethics.html

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store
Cool Story with Bri & BridieBy Bri Lee & Bridie Jabour