Broads and Books

Listen: we don't claim to be popular, and never have. But we are fascinated by popularity. So this week, we're looking at picks that engage with the idea of what's hip and happening.  

Plus, the Broads talk through our formative experiences of (non) popularity, try out sound effects like popular radio shows, and envision the pitch meeting behind a timeless popular snack. And much more.

• Check out all current and past picks at our Bookshop.org store. 
• Listen to "Popular," the song from Nada Surf that inspired this week's theme. 
• Get a Broad's book: Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! 
• Like the Podcats? Want to see Ziggy's cult? Follow @catcultcolony on Instagram. 

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 108: Popular

Novels:

Amy: Devil House, John Darnielle 

Erin: The Maidens, Alex Michaelides 

Other Books:

Amy: Your Song Changed My Life, Bob Boilen (Nonfiction)

Erin: The Less People Know about Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity, Axton Betz-Hamilton (Nonfiction, True Crime)

Pop Culture: 

Amy: Don't Look Up (Netflix)

Erin: Better Call Saul (AMC)

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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

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!

You oughta know, listeners, that tales of love gone wrong are highly entertaining. So this week, we're talking the dark side of love and lust. 

Plus, the Broads talk through best and worst advice after breakups, the problem with algorithms promising love, trusting our gut with red flags, and how Valentine's Day is for creeps. And much more.

And one more thing: 

• Listen to "You Oughta Know," the song from Alanis Morrisette that inspired this week's theme. 
• Get a Broad's book: Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! 
• Like the Podcats? Want to see Ziggy's cult? Follow @catcultcolony on Instagram. 

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 107: You Oughta Know

Novels:

Amy: Yes, Daddy, Jonathan Parks-Ramage 

Erin: Vladimir, Julia May Jones 

Other Books:

Amy: Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York, Elon Green (True Crime)

Erin: Dragonslippers: This is What an Abusive Relationship Looks Like, Rosalind Penfield (Graphic Memoir)

Pop Culture: 

Amy: I May Destroy You (HBOMax)

Erin: The Tinder Swindler (Netflix)

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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

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!

Listen all y'all, IT'S SABOTAGE. This week we're talking sabotage of ourselves and others, and our picks are all about it.

Plus, the Broads talk through our own self-sabotage, our new strategies for handling the potential sabotage of others, and the joys of having nemeses. And much more.

LINKS: 

• Listen to "Sabotage," the song from Beastie Boys that inspired this week's theme. 
• Get a Broad's book: Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! 
• Like the Podcats? Want to see Ziggy's cult? Follow @catcultcolony on Instagram. 

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 106: Sabotage

Novels:

Amy: The Robber Bride, Margaret Atwood 

Erin: The Good Sister, Sally Hepworth 

Other Books:

Amy: Horror Stories, Liz Phair (Memoir)

Erin: Assembly, Natasha Brown (Novella)

Pop Culture: 

Amy: Beastie Boys Story (AppleTV+)

Erin: Decoder Ring (Podcast)

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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, 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, we're considering control. Is it an illusion? Why do we hurt ourselves and others when we feel out of control? Our picks tackle this thorny topic.

Plus, the Broads consider our gross out-of-control habits, how spontaneity is terrifying, and why we need a house elf. And much more.

LINKS: 

• Listen to "Ride," the song from Twenty One Pilots that inspired this week's theme. 
• Get a Broad's book: Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! 
• Like the Podcats? Want to see Ziggy's cult? Follow @catcultcolony on Instagram. 
• Watch: What Women With Autism Want You to Know 

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 105: Ride

Novels:

Amy: The Mad Women's Ball, Victoria Mas 

Erin: Bright Burning Things, Lisa Harding 

Other Books:

Amy: Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You, Jenara Nerenberg (Nonfiction)

Erin: It Ended Badly: Thirteen of the Worst Breakups in History, Jennifer Wright (Humor, History)

Pop Culture: 

Amy: True Detective (HBOMax)

Erin: Billions (Showtime)
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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

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!

While 2021 was mostly ugh, there were bright spots. So we're bringing you our favorite reads of the year, along with a few pop culture picks and other things that made our lives better. 

View all the books discussed in this episode at the Bookshop list. And visit this episode's page for pop culture picks and more links. 

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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: The Return of Heath! We're welcoming back our resident celebrity expert and honorary broad, Heath. And together we're picking top pop culture of 2021. 

We're talking billionaires in space, red scarves, fire tornadoes, censorship and book banning, Peloton, and so much more. 

Follow the brilliant and hilarious Heath Smith at his Instagram! 
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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're asking one simple question: Is ignorance bliss? 

Plus, the Broads talk about their areas of ignorance, Erin tells the story of getting slapped, and we consider our favorite fraud. And much more.

LINKS: 

• Like the Podcats? Want to see Ziggy's cult? Follow @catcultcolony on Instagram. 
• Listen to "Happy Idiot," the song from TV on the Radio that inspired this week's theme. 
• Get a Broad's book: Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! 

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 104: Happy Idiot

Novels:

Amy: Leave the World Behind, Rumaan Alam 

Erin: The Pessimists, Bethany Ball 

Other Books:

Amy: Imagine Wanting Only This, Kristen Radtke (Graphic Memoir)

Erin: Broken In the Best Possible Way, Jenny Lawson (Humor, Memoir)

Pop Culture: 

Amy: The Killing (Hulu)

Erin: The Housewife and the Shah Shocker (Hulu)
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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, Twitter,

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 red flags and bad decisions, and considering books and pop culture picks with flags ignored. 

Plus, Erin previews her Masterclass on red flags, we consider the inherent red flags of corporate America, and dissect the wonder of Paul Rudd. 

LINKS: 

• Like the Podcats? Want to see this weird cat colony the Broads discuss? Follow @catcultcolony on Instagram. 
• Read the essay that sparked Amy's online trolls: The best $15.79 I ever spent: My last terrible diet book (Vox). 
• Watch the Stephen Colbert clips showcasing the sexiness tests Paul Rudd passed: Part 1 and Part 2. 
• Listen to "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car," the creepy song from Billy Ocean that inspired this week's theme. 
• Get a Broad's book:  Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! 

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 103: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car

Novels:

Amy: The Very Nice Box, Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman 

Erin: Black Buck, Mateo Askaripour  

Other Books:

Amy: Men to Avoid in Art and Life, Nicole Tersigni 

Erin: Midnight Hour: A Chilling Anthology of Crime Fiction from 20 Authors of Color, Abby L. VanDiver 

Pop Culture: 

Amy: Passing (Netflix)

Erin: The Shrink Next Door Podcast + The Shrink Next Door on Apple TV+
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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.

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 adding up all our grudges, and considering books and pop culture picks where the addition may be just too much to handle.

Plus, we're using Excel for our mental health, planning our villainous futures, and relating hard to Steve Buscemi from Billy Madison. We also get a visit from Louise the Podcat, who reminds Amy how stupid human skin is.

Listen to "Add It Up," the song from Violent Femmes that inspired this week's theme. (And here's the clip from Reality Bites with the early '90s smokeshow Ethan Hawke singing "Add It Up")

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A Broad's book: 

Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! 

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 102: Add It Up

Novels:

Amy: The Husbands, Chandler Baker 

Erin: Convenience Store Woman, Sayaka Murata  (Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori)  

Other Books:

Amy: Tales the Devil Told Me, Jen Fawkes (watch our recent Broads and Books event with Jen!)

Erin: The Stepford Wives, Ira Levin 

Pop Culture: 

Amy: Timeless (Hulu)

Erin: Love Fraud (Showtime/Amazon)

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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.

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 considering turning to the dark side. Or at least the characters in our picks are.

Plus, we're weighing the morality of accidentally shoplifting, asking Marvel to cast us as villains, and welcoming a Podcat drive-by.

Listen to "Ring of Fire," the song from Johnny Cash that inspired this week's theme.

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A Broad's book: 

Order DIG ME OUT by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! 

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 101: Ring of Fire

Novels:

Amy: Animal, Lisa Taddeo 

Erin: White Ivy, Susie Yang 

Other Books:

Amy: Wolf in White Van, John Darnielle  

Erin: Kill [redacted], Anthony Good 

Pop Culture: 

Amy: Once Upon a Time (Disney+)

Erin: Guru (Podcast)

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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, 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!