The Girls meet to talk again about comics - no, wait, PROSE! Jess finally convinced Erin to read Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao but for fun! She meant for it to just be a good read, but then Erin was all like "this shit is good, can we talk about it?" and Jess was like "YES PLEASE!"

So we talk feminism, murder and how Iron Widow not only delivers us a power fantasy, but a compassionate look at all of those who are impacted by the institutional sexism of Huaxia. In a war-bound world, girls and boys are marched to the frontlines to serve their country using two brains to power mechas used to fight an invading alien force - but not all pilots survive. Why is it that women are sent to die and boys are sent for glory? What is it about the systems in place that justify this violence?

Well, that's what we talk about. Give a listen!