Broads and Books

This week, we're breaking down some of our favorite celebrity memoirs. But we decided we needed a little something special...so we invited our resident celebrity expert and honorary broad, Heath Smith.

Heath helps us dissect what makes a celebrity, our favorite celebrity and reality star moments, and picks the celebrity memoir of the century. Plus, Amy puts Erin and Heath to the test with a Real Housewives quiz.

Follow the brilliant and hilarious Heath at his Instagram!
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Our picks from Bonus: Celebrity? with Special Guest Heath 

Celebrity Memoirs:

Amy: Becoming, Michelle Obama

Erin: Bossypants, Tina Fey

Heath: The Meaning of Mariah Carey, Mariah Carey
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Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts.

Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.
 
Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more. 
 
Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! 

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!

This week, we just want to be left alone, dammit. We're looking at fiction picks with characters looking to do their own thing, nonfiction examining why we aren't left alone, and more. 

Plus, we're watching the world go mad, contemplating our golden years, and starting fights. It's 2020, after all.

Listen to "Telephone," the song from Lady Gaga and Beyonce that inspired this week's episode. 
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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 72: Telephone 

Novels:

Amy: We Went to the Woods, Caite Dolan-Leach

Erin: Everywhere You Don't Belong, Gabriel Bump

Other Books/Reading:

Amy: 

“Why Won't Men Leave Me Alone When I'm Reading?” by Lindsay Merbaum; 

"Why Men Sexually Harass Women” by Olga Khazan; 

“The Double Life of the 'Respectable' Men Who Harass Women" by Mimi Kramer 

(and remember these past picks from Episode 36: Poetic Justice: She Said, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey; Nobody's Victim, Carrie Goldberg)

Erin: Solutions and Other Problems, Allie Brosh

Pop Culture:

Amy: Jessica Jones (TV, Netflix) 

Erin: All In: The Fight for Democracy (Documentary, Amazon Prime)

And hey: don't take your rights for granted. VOTE. Register to vote, and/or sign up to be a poll worker! 
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Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts.

Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on tha

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Carter Sickels! His novel, The Prettiest Star, made Amy ugly cry in Episode 69.

Carter talks about his love for The Outsiders, touching fan messages, stalking his favorite authors, and BOWIE.

In The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to some of our favorite authors, and nerd out about books. We've talked to Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, Andrea Lawlor, Jeannie Vanasco, Mona Awad, and more! Hit subscribe now in your favorite podcast player, and every episode of this bonus series will come to you direct, like magic. 
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View all the books and authors Carter mentions at this episode's page:
The Broads Talk Books with: Carter Sickels

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Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts.

Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.
 
Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, and so much more. 
 
Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram,

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!

This week we're not backing down from a fight, and neither are the characters in our picks.

Plus, we're nursing our grudges, taking on anti-maskers, and declaring value in angry women. And stay till the end to hear us dissect our first negative review.

Listen to "Not Ready to Make Nice," the song from The Chicks that inspired this week's episode. 
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Our picks from Episode 71: Not Ready to Make Nice

Novels:

Amy: Under the Rainbow, Celia Laskey

Erin: The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories, Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Other Books:

Amy: Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson (Plus: Just Mercy movie and True Justice documentary)

Erin: Daring Greatly, Brene Brown

Pop Culture:

Amy: I Weigh (Podcast) 

Erin: RBG (Documentary) 

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Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts.

Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.
 
Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more. 
 
Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! 

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!

Since you listen to us, you'll also like the podcast from Atelier26 Books, called "In the Atelier." It's a weekly audio essay for book-loving, creative people like you. Listen and subscribe today!

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"Hey there office lady...", it's time to look at masculinity, gender roles, and all the things that can go wrong in teaching our kids this crap.

Plus, we're defending reputations with footraces, peeing in celebration, navigating vast oceans of emotions, and hearing a Podcat's opinion on Barbies.

Listen to "I'm a Man," the incredible song that inspired this week's episode. The song comes from the band Pissed Jeans, and is written and performed by author Lindsay Hunter.

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Our picks this week: 

Novels:

Amy: Any Man, Amber Tamblyn (and check out pictures from Amy's opening reading on the book tour!)

Erin: Imperfect Women, Araminta Hall

Other Books:

Amy: Don't Call Us Dead, Danez Smith

Erin: Things to Make and Break, May-Lan Tan (and shop at Coffee House Press, where 10% of web profits are being donated to the National Bail Out Collective)

Pop Culture:

Amy: Mindhunter (TV, Netflix)

Erin: Lego Movie 2 (Movie)

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Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts.

Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.
 
Along the way, we share embarrassing stories,

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Ann Napolitano! We recommended her novel, Dear Edward, in Episode 60.

Ann talks about writing books that you hug to your chest, touching fan interactions, and who makes her tongue-tied.

In The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to some of our favorite authors, and nerd out about books. We've talked to Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, Andrea Lawlor, Jeannie Vanasco, Mona Awad, and more! Hit subscribe now in your favorite podcast player, and every episode of this bonus series will come to you direct, like magic.
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View all the books and authors Ann mentions at this episode's page:
The Broads Talk Books with: Ann Napolitano

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Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts.

Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.
 
Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, and so much more. 
 
Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! 

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!

Since you listen to Broads and Books, you'll also like the podcast from Atelier26 Books, called "In the Atelier." It's a weekly audio essay for book-loving, creative people like you. Listen and subscribe today!
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This week we're talking about the American Dream, and the messy truths behind it.

Plus, we're saying no to bootstraps, redefining dreams and happiness, adding to Erin's commencement speech, and welcoming a surprise visit from one of the podcats.

Listen to "American Dream" by LCD Soundsystem, the song that inspired this week's episode. 
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Our picks this week:

Novels:

Amy: The Prettiest Star, Carter Sickels

Erin: Luster, Raven Leilani

Other Books:

Amy: No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America, Darnell L. Moore

Erin: Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls, Alissa Nutting

Pop Culture:

Amy: Mrs. America (TV, FX on Hulu)

Erin: The Profit (TV, CNBC) 

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Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts.

Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.
 
Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, and so much more. 
 
Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram,

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!

This week we're talking about religion: the highs, the lows, the culty-cults, and the magnificent things books do with it.

Plus, Amy welcomes a new furry dynamic duo to the studio, Erin describes her ideal church, and we wonder how anyone can pretend to be infallible. We're coming in HOT.

Listen to "My Church" by Maren Morris, the song that inspired this week's episode.
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Our picks this week: 

Novels:

Amy: The Satanic Verses, Salman Rushdie

Erin: How to Be Good, Nick Hornby

Other Books:

Amy: The Sandman, Neil Gaiman

Erin: Educated, Tara Westover

Pop Culture:

Amy: The Leftovers (TV, HBO)

Erin: The Keepers (TV, Netflix)
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Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts.

Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! 

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!

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If you've been listening for awhile, you know The Broads Talk Books With is a series of conversations with our favorite authors, where we all nerd out about books.

We even ask them this impossible question: What book do you demand everyone read? And they've come up with some amazing picks.

Now we've got all these must-reads in one bonus episode! Visit Our Authors' Must Reads for full show notes, including every book mentioned and links to the full conversation . Get your TBR piles ready.
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Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts.

Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! 

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!

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In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah! We recommended his short story collection, Friday Black, in our very first episode.

Nana talks about inviting harsh student feedback, fans bursting into tears, his epic first meeting with Zadie Smith, and more.

In The Broads Talks Books With, we talk to some of our favorite authors, and nerd out about books. We've talked to Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, Andrea Lawlor, Jeannie Vanasco, Mona Awad, Mathieu Cailler, and more! Hit subscribe now in your favorite podcast player, and every episode of this bonus series will come to you direct, like magic.
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View all the books and authors Nana mentions at this episode's page:
The Broads Talk Books with: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

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Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts.

Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! 

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!