Book Interrupted

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The podcast currently has 191 episodes available.

Book Interrupted episodes:

September 12, 2022Burnout Episode 1
Moustache hairs, humour, the patriarchy, and audio books. The Book Interrupted women continue Season Two with “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “Burnout”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat.
Discussion Points:
Personal journals
Using your body to work through stress
Humour in self help
The patriarchy, how it relates to wellness, and expected roles and behaviour of women
Worksheets in the book
“Science is not an exact science”
Authors reading their own audio books - is it a good thing?
Preconceived notions of books
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
Brené Brown Unlocking Us podcast with Emily and Amelia Nagoski
Operation Angus by Terry Fallis
The Onion
The 4% Fix: How One Hour Can Change Your Life by Karma Brown
...more
40min
September 05, 2022Off The Shelf - Episode 7 -The Word Definition Game
Inspired by the advanced words from “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel, the Book Interrupted women play a game. Which definition is real, and which ones are fake? This episode of Book Interrupted is Off The Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks!
Discussion Points:
Humectant
Crepuscular
Rococo
Bathetic
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
...more
27min
August 29, 2022 Gone Fishing
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2min
August 22, 2022Fun Home Episode 6
Nice ghosts, chin hairs, companion book, the Mandela Effect, and interruptions while reading. Concluding their series on “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel, the women discuss follow-ups and fan responses during the book cycle.
Discussion Points:
Why was this book chosen?
Kim’s follow-up of what she thought - feeling left out of the book
Having a companion book to Fun Home
Talking about menopause
Plucking your chin hairs
Podcast awards
Most people are nice
Pronouncing words
Interruptions while reading
The Mandela Effect
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Dykes to Watch Out For
John Green
Body Worlds
Shazaam
The Mandela Effect
...more
39min
August 15, 2022Fun Home Episode 5
Periods, sex scenes, references, and recommendations. The Book Interrupted women finish their discussion on “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel, then share their final book reports. Do they recommend the book?
Discussion Points:
Period references and period underwear
Writing to the author
Do you recommend the book?
Were there any books that were referenced that you want to read?
How did you feel about the sex scenes?
Final book reports
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Dykes to Watch Out For
Blossom
...more
43min
August 08, 2022Fun Home Episode 4
Life choices, raising children, household organization, solipsism, and more. The women continue their chat inspired by “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel. Are you a person who has too many mugs or just enough?
Discussion Points:
Reading a graphic novel like reading poetry
Literary references and complicated vocabulary in Fun Home
Philosophy of solipsism
Making life choices that make yourself happy
The nuclear family and adult creative pursuits
Raising children with a village versus a small family
The advantages to having multi-aged play groups
Child, bag, and other trackers
Having homes for household objects so you don’t lose things
Having too many mugs
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Dykes to Watch Out For
Solipsistic
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The 4% Fix: How One Hour Can Change Your Life by Karma Brown
Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans by Michaeleen Doucleff
The Tile App
...more
36min
August 01, 2022Fun Home Episode 3
Journaling, “To Do” lists, discovering parents are real people, and of course, the book. The Book Interrupted women share their personal journals while reading “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel and finish with a group discussion.
Discussion Points:
Personal journals
Did you finish the book?
Connecting or not connecting to the book
The structure of the book
Discovering your parents are people and are flawed
Do you journal?
What’s your relationship with “to do” lists?
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Dykes to Watch Out For
The High Performance Planner
...more
36min
July 25, 2022Fun Home Episode 2
Funerals, death, cadavers, goo bags, and Weekend at Bernies. The Book Interrupted women continue their conversation on “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel.
Discussion Points:
Fun Home = Funeral home
Drawings of cadavers
What do you want to happen to your body after you are dead? Would you donate your body?
Death and funerals in different places and time periods
80s and 90s movies and television
Other writings by Alison Bechdel and the musical based on the book
Tarot card readings
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Dykes to Watch Out For
BodyWorlds
Weekend at Bernie’s
...more
28min
July 18, 2022Fun Home Episode 1
Boobs, booze, banned books, and the Bechdel Test (and graphic novels, literary references, and talking about the weather). The Book Interrupted women continue Season Two with “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “Fun Home”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat.
Discussion Points:
Personal journals
Fun Home in the “book club bag” at the library
What’s the process of Bechdel creating her graphic novels?
Fun Home has been banned in schools and libraries in the USA
The graphic images in the book
The layout - how is it reading a graphic novel? Using a different mindset.
Literary references
Boobs and booze and banned books
The Bechdel Test - women in film
Small talk - talking about the weather
Pink eye
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Dykes to Watch Out For
...more
41min
July 11, 2022Off The Shelf Episode 6 with Karma Brown
Author Karma Brown of “The 4% Fix: How One Hour Can Change Your Life”, joins the Book Interrupted women and fan Lindsay for a chat about finding the time for yourself, raising children, rhubarb baking, and Roe v. Wade. This episode of Book Interrupted is Off The Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks!
Discussion Points:
The 4% Fix conversational style
Finding the hour for yourself - when can you find your time? And what do you use your time for?
Raising children at different ages
Difference in time management for adults with kids versus without
How did the pandemic affect your personal time/projects?
Procrastibaking
Roe v. Wade
How to help - show up and get involved
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
The 4% Fix: How One Hour Can Change Your Life by Karma Brown
Home Under Clutter - Fan Lindsay’s blog
Smitten Kitchen
How Did Roe Fall? Before a Decisive Ruling, a Powerful Red Wave, NY Times, by Kate Zernike
V For Vendetta
Karma Brown Instagram
...more
53min

FAQs about Book Interrupted:

How many episodes does Book Interrupted have?

The podcast currently has 191 episodes available.