What is the draw that keeps the Beatles so popular long after they disbanded and stopped making music together? In honor of Global Beatles Day (and the upcoming release of a new film featuring their music), we discuss the Beatles--which one is our favorite, which songs we especially enjoy, which of us really isn't that much of a fan, and our take on their enduring impact on the music industry as a whole.

Join us as we interview special guest Cate Kandle, a recent graduate of Unity College, America's Environmental College. Learn more about Cate's degree in Sustainable Agriculture, and the educational journey that inspired Tawdra Kandle's character careers in the Anti-Cinderella trilogy. We also discuss attitudes toward sustainability, as well as Cate's real-life, practical suggestions for changes we can implement to make a difference for our environment.

We asked our readers to submit questions for us to answer---anything they wanted to ask! And they delivered! This week, we embark upon the question list with not-so-rapid answers. It turns out neither Tawdra nor Violet is good at just giving an answer without a lengthy explanation of WHY that's the answer. But it's all in good fun, and we learned some things about each other!

After nearly a month away from the podcast, we are back! We have an update on our activities while we were on hiatus--including family trips and new releases, and we also discuss our upcoming plans for the summer. Find out where you can find us for book events, and which stories will be coming soon.

What are the books you can read over and over again? What book spoke to you and gave you a message that stuck with you long after you read it? This week, we discuss the nonfiction and fiction books that have inspired us at different times of our lives--childhood, teenager, and the various stages of adulthood.

Some days it's easier than others to be thankful. But does making an effort to have gratitude make you appreciate the people and things around you more? This week, we talk about cultivating an attitude of gratitude and what works (and doesn't work) for putting us in a thankful state of mind.

Is it possible to be nice AND be a badass? It turns out, it is! This week, our guest is Lady Fury, a roller derby phenom and personal trainer who is well on her way to mastering being a badass while at the same time being a thoughtful, considerate, nice human. Fury reveals a few practical tips she employs to keep herself from falling into traps of guilt and insecurities, as well as her path to being empowered to be a badass. Join us for a funny and insightful interview with a very large personality!

Are you part of a fanatic fandom that follows one of the mega-hits in books, television, or movies? Or do you get sick of seeing uber-enthusiastic fans fill your social media feeds with things you have no interest in? This week, we discuss many of the mega-fandoms and whether their followings come from a genuine interest in the material or a need to belong and know what's going on. Is it pop culture or great stories that make people tune in for more, share memes and quizzes, and dress up as their favorite characters?

We are both Marvel fans, and this week we discuss the latest MCU release, Captain Marvel. We dish on Brie Larson's acting chops, what we liked about the movie, the theme of friendship and female empowerment, and the firsts this film can claim. We also talk about superheroes in general--why we love them, and how we see their qualities in ordinary humans every day if we look hard enough.

One of us loves to cook and thinks recipes are loose guidelines. The other loathes cooking and is somewhat obsessive about exact measurements. This week, we discuss who does the cooking and what they get out of it. Does the job usually fall onto the person who enjoys it the most? Or is gender a factor? And how do social bonding and pop culture affect our views of cooking?