Now that the gender-bending adaptation of High Fidelity with Zoe Kravitz is out on Hulu, we had to dust off this classic about music, heartbreak, and the art of the listicle (long before Buzzfeed made it cool). Join us as we list off our favorite music and discuss how the show updated the music references for the millennial generation.

Few books have the ability to make Julia cry, but this one definitely did. Lisa Gungor’s 2018 memoir discusses the themes of motherhood and the divine feminine, and follows the ups and downs of being a Christian celebrity who loses her faith. Join us as we discuss how these themes intersect with our lives, and whether or not spaghetti is a good visual metaphor for evolving belief systems.

Who knew that some of the most personally transformative non-fiction of our time would come from a shame researcher? And yet, here we are, crying over Brené Brown’s Daring Greatly as she covers the walls we put in place to protect ourselves from vulnerability, the dominant shame messages we receive based on gender scripts, and the terrifying but essential tools we need to knock them all down.

If, like Julia, you are obsessed with books about deeply meaningful coincidences, then you’ll love this multi-generational book of stories by Anthony Marra about every human’s fight to not be erased. The Tsar of Love and Techno spans 60 years, 3 Russian cities, 3 regime changes, 9 major characters, and even multiple planets in the solar system, all centered around a very well-traveled painting of the countryside. Join us as we try to untangle this very elaborate, expertly-crafted plot and recount the many times we unexpectedly laughed or cried, or both at once.

Scary Close is a memoir by Donald Miller that covers one of the scariest topics in the world: Vulnerability. (No! Please! Anything by vulnerability! I’m too young to die!) Follow the compelling journey of a man (and his trusted sidekick, Lucy the labrador) as he learns to be his authentic self, create healthy boundaries, and show up for the most important relationships in his life. Then follow him on instagram for pictures of his dog.

We talk about the Enneagram a lot, possibly too much, in fact. But we’re on the air one more time talking about what we have learned since we released the Sacred Enneagram episode last fall. We discuss questions like, What are the limits of this tool, and How do we use it to find the next step in our journey toward wholeness? Also a list of our favorite meme accounts!

J&V have a lot of questions about daemons: How do they bathe? How are they born? Do they need to eat? What if a person’s daemon turns into an elephant and they can never go inside again? This week we’re having a blast talking about the incredible world of Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass and wishing we were witches. Join us for a wild ride as we journey to the far North with the iconic heroine Lyra Silvertongue, and then dive deep into the logistics of having a physical daemon.

Victoria and her mom dive into an important discussion of how body image gets passed down through generations of women and what the pair of them did to break the cycle. Read the book, call your mom, and then join us for a lovely, deep discussion on body positivity.

Julia and her brother Michael would have spent their Christmas holiday reading Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, re-watching the 1994 classic with Winona Ryder, getting up to see Greta Gerwig’s remake in theaters Christmas Day, and discussing all three at length at 2am anyway. So we thought, why not record their conversation for the podcast? Join us for something a little different as we spend time with our families and sing the praises for Florence Pugh’s Amy March. Happy New Year Everyone!

How have the books we read this year shaped us? And how did our daily lives color the books we read? Join us for some coffee and contemplation as we look back on 2019 - the adventures we traveled, the jobs we started, and the crazy decision we made to put recordings of our voices onto the internet for literally anyone to listen to.