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  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #103 — Iron Fangirl

    We discuss The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin and Space Battle Lunchtime by Natalie Riess, two pieces of media that could not be more tonally different. And finally we make some cinnamon rolls, inspired by our love of Sunshine by Robin McKinley. Our baking adventures sure were something.

    You can read a transcript of this episode!

    Feedback & Updates; 1:11

    Such a nice rec for our show!
    You can support us on Patreon!
    Found family rec list: submit your favorite found family media!

    The Stone Sky; 04:00

    Spoiler time stamp: 12:56 — 19:40

    The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, and The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin

    Space Battle Lunchtime; 21:02

    Spoiler time stamp: 23:24 — 25:29

    Space Battle Lunchtime, Volume 1 & Space Battle Lunchtime Volume 2: A Recipe for Disaster by Natalie Riess

    Princess Princess Ever After by Katie O’Neill

    Mars Evacuees by Sophia McDougall
    Terminal Alliance by Jim Hines
    Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi by John Scalzi

    Cinnamon Roll Adventure; 28:46

    Recommendations; 60:30

    Jane the Virgin
    “From the point of view of a cat” by Karel Čapek
    Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss & Tahl Raz

    Ana & Renay

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    Art by justira. Transcripts by Susan. Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats.

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    1 hr 7 min
  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #102 – White People Are Creepy

    We discuss the horror film sensation Get Out, Mr. Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt, and how putting reviews on Amazon and Goodreads has changed how we engage in book discussion.

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    Feedback & Updates; 01:00

    Goodbye, Soundcloud!
    Send us your recs! & sign up for our newsletter to see what recs we get!
    Society for the Furtherance & Study of Fantasy & Science Fiction

    Get Out; 03:44

    Spoilers ahoy! No spoiler section this time.

    Get Out by Jordan Peele

    The Disturbing Truth That Makes Get Out Depressingly Plausible by Damon Young

    Mr. Splitfoot; 21:21

    Spoilers ahoy! No spoiler section this time.

    Mr. Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt

    Bone Gap by Laura Ruby

    Amazon/Goodreads Reviews; 33:51

    Review feelings!

    Recommendations; 45:16

    Thor: Ragnarok
    The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
    Stay Tuned With Preet

    Ana & Renay

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    Art by justira. Transcripts by Susan. Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats.

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    52 min
  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #101 – Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

    We discussed the beloved classic Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones.

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    Howl’s Moving Castle; 00:24

    Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
    Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones
    Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
    Chime by Franny Billingsley

    Ana & Renay

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    Art by justira. Transcripts by Susan. Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats.

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    28 min
  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #100 – #OnBrand

    It’s our 100th episode! We celebrate, discuss the books we’re going to read before the end of 2017, and then discuss what we’ve learned from podcasting.

    You can read a transcript of this episode.

    Celebration!; 01:01

    Enter the giveaway for signed copies of Kate Elliott’s Court of Fives trilogy!
    Check out our new Patreon reward levels and goals!
    Our Facebook group is named “Space Bee Army” so feel free to to request access. 🙂

    Upcoming reads; 10:52

    The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin
    The Girl With the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke
    Autonomous by Annalee Newitz
    Jade City by Fonda Lee
    La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman
    What Happened by Hillary Clinton
    Persepolis Rising by James S.A. Corey
    The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden
    The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
    The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6′ 4″, African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama’s Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian by W. Kamau Bell

    What We’ve Learned; 15:44

    There are definitely some tears in this segment.

    Ana & Renay

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    Art by justira. Transcripts by Susan. Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats.

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    30 min
  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #99 — Anything Can Happen

    We share what we’ve read and watched and discuss The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian and Ms. Marvel Volume 7.

    You can read a transcript of this episode.

    Feedback & Updates; 01:18

    2016 Indian banknote demonetisation
    Midtown Comics
    Forbidden Planet
    No Madonna. No Geena Davis. But Still in a League of Their Own.
    Announcing an Open Call For Contributors: Join the Smuggler Army!
    Fangirl Happy Hour Media Rec HQ

    Media Consumed; 10:37

    The Good Place
    Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner
    A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge
    Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
    [SPOILERS] The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes
    The Dispatcher by John Scalzi
    The Man from U.N.C.L.E
    The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire
    White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
    Autonomous by Annalee Newitz

    The Ruin of a Rake; 22:08

    Spoiler section: 33:53 — 37:05

    The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian

    Ms. Marvel Vol. 7; 37:25

    Spoiler section: 45:35 — 50:44

    Ms. Marvel, Vol. 7: Damage Per Second by G. Willow Wilson, Takeshi Miyazawa, & Mirka Andolfo

    Gerrymandering is on Trial
    The Supreme Court Could Finally End Partisan Gerrymandering
    How Does “Packing & Cracking” Work? ‘Last Week Tonight’ Tackled The Intricacies Of Gerrymandering
    Here’s how the Supreme Court could decide whether your vote will count

    Recommendations; 51:14

    The Long Past & Other Stories by Ginn Hale
    Politically Reactive with W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu

    Ana & Renay

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    Art by justira. Transcripts by Susan. Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats.

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    58 min
  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #98 – “It’s ALIENS.”

    It’s a Vault episode! We discuss Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986) by Ridley Scott.

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    Alien & Aliens; 00:23

    The whole episode is full of spoilers! If you want to skip to the discussion of Aliens, hop to 15:05.

    Aliens by Alan Dean Foster

    From a Certain Point of View (Star Wars)

    Ana & Renay

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    Art by justira. Transcripts by Susan. Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats.

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    36 min
  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #97 – Money, Politics, & Lies

    How is Ana feeling about Kickstarter? What is Renay’s political origin story? What books made us writers? It’s Question Tuesday!

    You can read a transcript of this episode.

    Ana & Kickstarter; 00:42

    The Book Smugglers Kickstarter

    Renay & Politics; 04:35

    Girls State
    What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton

    The book that cemented us as writers; 13:53

    Continuing the Books of Our Life survey questions.
    Pretty sure this was the encyclopedia set that started it all.

    Ana & Renay

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    Art by justira. Transcripts by Susan. Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats.

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    22 min
  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #96 – Surprises Everywhere

    We talk about the Clarke Award (and its shadow counterpart), discuss The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, and Ana interviews Ann Leckie!

    You can read a transcript of this episode.

    Feedback & Updates; 01:22

    When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
    Karma and Other Stories by Rishi Reddi
    Follow Susan on Twitter: @Spindilly
    The Book Smugglers: Level Up

    Clarke Award; 04:27

    Clarke Award
    Shadow Clarke Award
    A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
    Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
    After Atlas by Emma Newman
    Occupy Me by Tricia Sullivan
    Central Station by Lavie Tidhar
    The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
    The Arrival of Missives by Aliya Whiteley
    A Field Guide to Reality by Joanna Kavenna
    The Power by Naomi Alderman
    Infinite Ground by Martin MacInnes

    The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice & Virtue; 14:36

    Spoiler section time stamps: 21:27 – 29:53.

    The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice & Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

    Ana’s review
    Sequel: The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy

    Ann Leckie; 30:32

    Ann Leckie
    Provenance by Ann Leckie
    Jaran by Kate Elliott
    The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
    Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
    Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
    Ancillary Justice book trailer by bironic
    Starships vid by by bironic

    Recommendations; 45:32

    Ana: Games of Thrones S7
    Renay: Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray

    Ana & Renay

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    Art by justira. Transcripts by Susan. Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats.

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    53 min
  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #95 — Nostalgia Heart

    Susan the Transcription Fairy joins Renay to discuss Final Fantasy VIII, Alanna: The First Adventure, and their favorite sequels.

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    Feedback & Updates; 00:52

    Become a Patron and help us choose Vault episode topics!

    Final Fantasy VIII; 02:17

    Final Fantasy VIII

    Yes by seventhe

    Alanna: The First Adventure; 23:57

    Spoiler timestamps: 30:00 — 34:00

    Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce

    Protector of the the Small by Tamora Pierce

    Favorite Sequels; 32:34

    Crooked Kingdoms by Leigh Bardugo, sequel to Six of Crows
    Prince’s Gambit by C. S. Pacat, sequel to Captive Prince
    Uncharted 2, sequel to Uncharted
    Bitch Planet, Vol. 2: President Bitch by Kelly Sue Deconnick, Taki Soma, & Valentine de Landro, sequel to Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine
    Ancillary Sword, sequel to Ancillary Justice
    Dragon Age 2, sequel to Dragon Age: Origins
    Mass Effect 2, sequel to Mass Effect
    The Dream Thieves, sequel to The Raven Boys
    Final Fantasy X-2, sequel to Final Fantasy X
    Star Trek: First Contact, sequel to Star Trek: Generations
    Captain America: The Winter Soldier, sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger
    Caliban’s War by James S.A. Corey, sequel to Leviathan Wakes
    The Broken Kingdoms, sequel to The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
    In the City of Coin and Spice by Catherynne M. Valente, sequel to In the Night Garden

    Recommendations; 45:20

    Susan: We Go Around In The Night And Are Consumed By Fire by Jules Grant
    Renay: Monstress, Volume 2: The Blood by Marjorie M. Liu and Sana Takeda

    Ana & Renay

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    Art by justira. Transcripts by Susan. Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats.

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    52 min
  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #94 — Pumped Up

    How do we feel about dinner parties? What do we think of gendered reading challenges? It’s Question Tuesday!

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    Dinner Parties; 00:48

    Potlucks

    Gendered Reading Challenges; 05:20

    Renay’s 2017 reading challenges

    Books We Love to Reread; 09:43

    Lord of the Ringsby J.R.R. Tolkien
    Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Watterson
    His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
    Old Man’s War, The Last Colony, & Zoe’s Tale by John Scalzi
    One Piece by Eiichirō Oda
    World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
    Sunshine by Robin McKinley
    Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
    October Daye series by Seanan McGuire

    Ana & Renay

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    Art by justira. Transcripts by Susan. Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats.

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    17 min

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