Broads and Books

Listen to Lizzo: Truth can hurt, but sometimes you need it. And that's what our picks are all about this week: break-ups, splits, and hard truths.

Plus, we're talking about the best way to break up, why nurses should stay away from cats and oils, and Amy's shocking change of heart on a critical book issue.

Listen to "Truth Hurts," watch Lizzo's BET performance, and watch Aidy Bryant and Lizzo become best friends.
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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 67: Truth Hurts 

Novels:

Amy: Nothing to See Here, Kevin Wilson

Erin: Dear Fang, With Love, Rufi Thorpe

Other Books:

Amy: How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Erin: If You See Me, Don't Say Hi, Neel Patel (and read the author in discussion with our Mira Jacob)

Pop Culture:

Amy: You're the Worst (TV, Hulu)

Erin: Nurse Jackie (TV)
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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

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, she's working hard for that money. Women in our picks are knocking down walls and kicking through doors to get paid and demand respect.

Plus, we're talking about our colorful work histories on landlines, cultivating covens of feral cats, and considering the benefits of sister wives.

And, don't forget to listen to the song that gave us our title, "She Works Hard for the Money" by Donna Summer.
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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 66: She Works Hard for the Money

Novels:

Amy: The Whisper Network, Chandler Baker

Erin: A Good Marriage, Kimberly McCreight

Other Books:

Amy: Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own, Kate Bolick

Erin: Revolting Prostitutes, Molly Smith and Juno Mack (from Verso Books)

Pop Culture:

Amy: Alias (TV, Prime)

Erin: This is Life with Lisa Ling (TV, News)
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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!

This week, we've got characters pretending to be something they're not. Whether Ponzi schemers, salon girls, spies, or scarlet-letter-wearing ladies, we've got it all.

Along the way we're doling out advice to teens, imagining swapping faces, and seeking out the Hall of Presidents. It all makes sense by the end.

And, don't forget to listen to the song that gave us our title, "Best Imitation of Myself" by Ben Folds Five.
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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 65: Best Imitation of Myself 

Novels:

Amy: The Glass Hotel, Emily St. John Mandel

Erin: If I Had Your Face, Frances Cha

Other Books:

Amy: Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA, Amaryllis Fox

Erin: Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory, Rafael Bob-Waxsberg

Pop Culture:

Amy: Easy A (Movie)

Erin: Palm Springs (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, 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!

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Kali White! Her new book, The Monsters We Make, is available for pre-order now.

Kali talks about her love of libraries, classics that definitely suck, book signings from hell, and an obsession she shares with Erin.

The Broads Talks Books With is our bonus series where 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 Kali mentions at this episode's page:
The Broads Talk Books with: Kali White

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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!

This week, we're looking at picks with criminals we dig. Whether they're criminal mommies, criminal apologists, or criminal Margo Martindale, we've got it all.

Along the way we're discussing what we'd decriminalize, Erin's natural role as a judge, and Amy's criminal nicknames.

And, don't forget to listen to the song that gave us our title, "Criminal," by Fiona Apple.

Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 64: Criminal 

Novels:

Amy: The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro

Erin: Happy and You Know It, Laura Hankin

Other Books:

Amy: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper, Hallie Rubenhold

Erin: True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa, Michael Finkel

Pop Culture:

Amy: Blow the Man Down (TV, Prime)

Erin: Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story(TV) (And remember to check out Lorena, which we recommended in Episode 58!)
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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

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!

Have you checked out Libro.fm? Broads and Books listeners can now get three audiobooks for the price of one! We love Libro.fm because it combines audiobooks and local, indie bookstores. Learn more about Libro.fm, and redeem your special offer with the code broadsandbooks!
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Remember when Sinead O'Connor told us to fight the real enemy, and everyone lost their damn minds?

This week, we're looking at picks with controversy. Whether it's the kind of stuff that makes grown adults scream at each on news programs, or the quiet controversy within families, we've got it all.

Along the way we're also talking about the ridiculousness that counts as broadcast news, our own memories of controversy, and our suspicions about a certain powerful figure's death.

And, don't forget to listen to the song that gave us our title, "Nothing Compares 2 U," by Sinead O'Connor.
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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 63: Nothing Compares 2 U

Novels:

Amy: The Leavers, Lisa Ko

Erin: The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett

Other Books:

Amy: What We Inherit, Jessica Pearce Rotundi

Erin: Weather, Jenny Offill

Pop Culture:

Amy: The Deuce (TV, HBO)

Erin: Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich(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

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!

Have you checked out Libro.fm? Broads and Books listeners can now get three audiobooks for the price of one with Libro.fm! We love Libro.fm because it combines audiobooks and local, indie bookstores. Learn more about Libro.fm, and redeem your special offer with the code broadsandbooks!
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In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to the incredible Alex Marzano-Lesnevich! Erin recommended their book, The Fact of a Body, in Episode 40.

The Broads Talks Books With is our bonus series where we talk to some of our favorite authors, and nerd out about books. We've talked to Julia Phillips, Andrea Lawlor, Jeannie Vanasco, Mona Awad, Angie Kim, 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 Alex mentions at this episode's page:
The Broads Talk Books with: Alex Marzano-Lesnevich

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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

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!

Have you checked out Libro.fm? Broads and Books listeners can now get three audiobooks for the price of one with Libro.fm! We love Libro.fm because it combines audiobooks and local, indie bookstores. Learn more about Libro.fm, and redeem your special offer with the code broadsandbooks!
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Are they crazy? Or is someone making them think they're crazy?

This week, we're looking at picks with that insidious form of crazy-making: gaslighting. Whether it's one person abusing another, or an entire culture making someone feel crazy, we've got picks that show that crazy is often truth.

Along the way we're also talking about the benefits and drawbacks of using a Men-in-Black memory eraser, our new careers as book reviewers, and a truly terrific new review from a listener.

Learn more about racial gaslighting from Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah.

And, don't forget to listen to the source of this week's episode title, "Where Is My Mind," by The Pixies.

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 62: Where is My Mind? 

Novels:

Amy: The Revisioners, Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
Erin: Long Bright River, Liz Moore

Other Books:

Amy: Heavy, Kiese Laymon
Erin: Why We Can't Sleep, Ada Calhoun

Pop Culture:

Amy: When They See Us(and the Oprah Special) (TV, Netflix)
Erin: Burnt (TV, Prime)
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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

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!

We're thrilled to offer Broads and Books listeners a special deal at Libro.fm, which lets you purchase audiobooks directly from your favorite local bookstore! Get three audiobooks for the price of one at libro.fm/redeem/broadsandbooks.
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In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to the incredible Jeannie Vanasco! Amy recommended her book, Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was a Girl, in Episode 46.

The Broads Talks Books With is our bonus series where we talk to some of our favorite authors, and nerd out about books. We've talked to Julia Phillips, Mona Awad, Andrea Lawlor, and more! Hit subscribe now in your favorite podcast player, and every episode of this bonus series will come to you direct. Just like magic. 
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View all the books and authors Jeannie mentions at this episode's page:
The Broads Talk Books with: Jeannie Vanasco

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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!

We're thrilled to offer Broads and Books listeners a special deal at Libro.fm, which lets you purchase audiobooks directly from your favorite local bookstore!

Get three audiobooks for the price of one at libro.fm/redeem/broadsandbooks.
Learn more at our website:

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Over the last few months, we've had to adapt to a "new normal." And that got us thinking about books with huge life changes.

We're also back to recording in person this week, with a new socially-distanced studio, and some Broads and Books new normals. So we're also talking about how we've changed during quarantine, what advice we'd give ourselves in the past and future, and the benefits of running a feral cat club.

Don't forget to listen to the source of this week's episode title, "Changes," by David Bowie.
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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 61: Changes

Novels:

Amy: The Heavens, Sandra Newman (and hear Mona Awad recommend this book!)

Erin: The Knockout Queen, Rufi Thorpe

Other Books:

Amy: In the Dream House, Carmen Maria Machado

Erin: White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo (and hear Julia Phillips recommend this book!)

Pop Culture:

Amy: Rectify (TV, Netflix)

Erin: Unorthodox (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. 
 
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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!