Broads and Books

This week is all about relentless pursuit. Our picks have characters chasing down desires, goals, or even the truth.

Also in this episode, Erin reveals her own dogged pursuits, Amy shows indecisive pursuit can work out, and we describe our sitcom based on a cruise ship. Plus, Ziggy the Podcat makes an appearance.

Listen to "One Way or Another," the relentless song from Blondie and inspiration for this week's theme. 

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A Broad's book: 

Pre-order DIG ME OUT by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! 

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 95: One Way or Another

Novels:

Amy: Blue Ticket, Sophie Mackintosh 

Erin: Saint X, Alexis Schaitkin 

Other Books:

Amy: Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts, Rebecca Hall (Graphic Memoir)

Erin: The Empathy Exams, Leslie Jamison (Essays)

Pop Culture:

Amy: Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) 

Erin: Black Monday (Showtime)

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

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

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 Lauren Marino! She's the author of Bookish Broads, which we recommended in Episode 90.

We talked to Lauren about what it means to be a broad, how book editing affects her reading, her love of Dolly Parton, and what pop culture she's eager to return to.

In The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to some of our favorite authors, and nerd out about books. We've talked to Anna North, Kate Hope Day, Amy Gentry, Emily Nagoski, Melissa Faliveno, Carter Sickels, and many more!  Hit subscribe now in your favorite podcast player, and every bonus episode will come straight to you. Like magic.

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Favorite authors / books as a kid and teen: 

• The Secret Garden
• The Little Princess
• The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
• Jane Eyre
• Little Women

Authors/books that inspire her:

• Little Women

Book/author you should read: 

• Toni Morrison

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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

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!

Wellness! Multi-level marketing schemes! Cults! We're on the path with novels, true crime, and you should join us.

Also in this episode, Erin tells about her brush with MLM madness, Amy introduces her new wellness brand, and we remember the healing powers of Lizzo.

Listen to "Path of Wellness," the new release from Sleater-Kinney and inspiration for this week's theme.

Note: We mention a couple anti-diet-culture books - check them out! Fuck-It Diet; Anti-Diet; Dietland
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A Broad's book: 

Pre-order DIG ME OUT by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! 

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 94: Path of Wellness

Novels:

Amy: Hysteria, Jessica Gross 

Erin: Nine Perfect Strangers, Liane Moriarty 

Other Books:

Amy: The Core of the Sun, Johanna Sinisalo (Translated by Lola Rogers) (Novel in Translation)

Erin: When the Wolves Bite: Two Billionaires, One Company, and an Epic Wall Street Battle, Scott Wapner (True crime, business, nonfiction)

Pop Culture:

Amy: Orgasm Cult (Podcast) 

Erin: Missing Richard Simmons (Podcast)

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

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. 
 
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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!

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Chelsea G. Summers! She's the author of A Certain Hunger, which recommended in Episode 89. 

We talked to Chelsea about her goth relationship with a few childhood books, how she's seeking murder and magic in her reading, and which celebrities should definitely read her book.

In The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to some of our favorite authors, and nerd out about books. We've talked to Anna North, Kate Hope Day, Amy Gentry, Emily Nagoski, Melissa Faliveno, Carter Sickels, and many more!  Hit subscribe now in your favorite podcast player, and every bonus episode will come straight to you. Like magic.

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View all Chelsea's picks at: The Broads Talk Books With Chelsea G. Summers

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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!

We're just girls in the world. The characters in this week's picks are women and girls facing stifling - and might just find empowerment too. 

Also in this episode, we consider advice for young girls, the new normal of clothes, and our Olympic futures. Plus: an update on last week's horrific yuck pie. 

Watch "Just a Girl," the No Doubt classic and inspiration for this week's theme. 

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A Broad's book: 

Pre-order DIG ME OUT by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! 

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 93: Just a Girl

Novels:

Amy: We Are Watching Eliza Bright, A. E. Osworth  

Erin: Mother Daughter Widow Wife, Robin Wasserman

Other Books:

Amy: Sarahland, Sam Cohen (Short story collection)

Erin: Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty, Patrick Radden Keefe (True crime, nonfiction)

Pop Culture:

Amy: Moxie! (Netflix) 

Erin: The Crime of the Century (HBO)

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

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

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 the Heath! We're welcoming back our resident celebrity expert and honorary broad, Heath Smith. And together we're taking on that odd phenomenon: celebrity cookbooks.

We've each picked a celebrity cookbook, created a dish for the group, and are testing our creations on air. Things get...filmy. 

Follow the brilliant and hilarious Heath at his Instagram! And check out the pictures of our cooking successes/failures from this episode on our Instagram!

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The cookbooks from Cooking With the Stars (which we do NOT endorse): 

Amy: Stirring Up Fun with Food, Sarah Michelle Gellar 

Erin: Love is In the Mix, Kate Gosselin 

Heath: It's All Good, Gwyneth Paltrow

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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!

How can we be remembered? That's the question in this week's picks.

Also in this episode, we consider our own immortality, ponder if heroes actually pee, plan our award shrines, and dissect the best haircut in the land. It all makes sense in the end. 

Watch "Don't You (Forget About Me)," the Simple Minds classic and inspiration for this week's theme. 

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A Broad's book: 

Pre-order DIG ME OUT by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! 

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 92: Don't You Forget About Me

Novels:

Amy: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V.E. Schwab  

Erin: U Up? Catie Disabato  

Other Books:

Amy: I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, Austin Channing Brown (Memoir)

Erin: Barbara The Slut, Lauren Holmes (Short story collection)

Pop Culture:

Amy: Alaska is a Drag (Netflix) 

Erin: I Care A Lot (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, 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!

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to true-crime queen Sarah Weinman! She's one of our very rare three-peats: We've recommended  Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives in Episode 47, Unspeakable Acts in Episode 79, and The Real Lolita in Episode 88. 

We talked to Sarah about her introduction to true crime, her gig reviewing crime fiction for the New York Times,  and the books that sustain her.

In The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to some of our favorite authors, and nerd out about books. We've talked to Anna North, Kate Hope Day, Amy Gentry, Emily Nagoski, Melissa Faliveno, Carter Sickels, and many more!  Hit subscribe now in your favorite podcast player, and every bonus episode will come straight to you. Like magic.
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Check out all Sarah's recommendations in this interview:
 The Broads Talk Books With Sarah Weinman

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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 basica

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!

Cheating! Love triangles! These picks have all of them. Also in this episode, we consider why Dolly Parton is the best, examine the particular weirdness of Midwestern snacks and salads, and ponder how a particular Podcat would fare on reality TV.

Watch "Jolene," the Dolly Parton classic and inspiration for this week's theme. And for a bonus, watch The White Stripes take on the song with a bit more angst.
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A Broad's book: 

Pre-order DIG ME OUT by our own Amy Lee Lillard now!
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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 91: Jolene

Novels:

Amy: The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, Dawnie Walton 

Erin: Followers, Megan Angelo 

Other Books:

Amy: Fame: The Hijacking of Reality, Justine Bateman  (Nonfiction)

Erin: Fuckface, Leah Hampton (Short story collection)

Pop Culture:

Amy: Normal People (Hulu) 

Erin: Spinster (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 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!

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to M. Allen Cunningham! We recommended his book Q&A in Episode 84. He also runs Atelier26 Books, and the "In the Atelier" Podcast!

We talked to Mark about the books that felt like they were written for him, the books that pushed him to write, and the books that have sustained him in the last year. 

In The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to some of our favorite authors, and nerd out about books. We've talked to Anna North, Kate Hope Day, Amy Gentry, Emily Nagoski, Melissa Faliveno, Carter Sickels, and many more!  Hit subscribe now in your favorite podcast player, and every bonus episode will come straight to you. Like magic.
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View all recommendations in The Broads Talk Books With: M. Allen Cunningham

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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!