We're not joking when we say this one is required listening. Mariquita talks with author and activist Soraya Chemaly about her latest book, All We Want is Everything: How We Dismantle Male Supremacy. Soraya explains how male supremacy is the structure upon which all of our systems are built, whether they be close to home or on a global scale. Together, Soraya and Mariquita give suggestions for how to create a different environment and patterns of behavior both individually and collectively and emphasize that the work of educating men on the burdens and breadth of male supremacy is not the onus of women but is the responsibility of men.

Soraya's books:

All We Want is Everything: How We Dismantle Male Supremacy

Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger

The Resilience Myth: New Thinking on Grit, Strength, and Growth After Trauma

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Mariquita talks with Jen Percy about her recent book, Girls Play Dead: Acts of Self-Preservation. Based on her article, What People Misunderstand About Rape, Girls Play Dead expands the conversation about the myriad responses to sexual assault and rape, weaving in personal stories and historical context. Their conversation covers the common reactions of tonic and collapsed immobility, evolutionary ways humans have evolved to survive trauma, and how colonialism and individualism can stymy recovery for some survivors who instead would benefit from collectivism and community care.

CW: Sexual assault, sexual abuse, rape, child abuse, chronic illness, addiction, medical malfeasance

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MINI POD! Jordy dives into the worlds of Lyla Sage, where small towns meet big emotions, and love is both fierce and tender. This episode explores how Sage's stories remind us that feminism can hold grace and grit in equal measure, and that choosing yourself can be the bravest kind of love story.

Books by Lyla Sage mentioned:

Done and Dusted

Swift and Saddled

Lost and Lassoed

Wild and Wrangled

Soul Searching

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Join Jordy and Nox as they dive into Sister Wife, the new memoir from TLC's Sister Wives star Christine Brown Wooley. What begins as a story about reality TV and polygamy transforms into a conversation about faith, autonomy, and liberation. Together they unpack Christine's courageous decision to leave not only her marriage but an entire belief system, and what it means to reclaim your story.

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MINI POD! Luxury ships, love triangles, and late-state capitalism, oh my! In this mini episode, Jordy dives into An Ocean Apart by Jill Tew, a feminist dystopia that asks what happens when the world's elite sail away from the chaos they've created, and one girl decides to sink the system from within.

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Mariquita talks with author Irin Carmon about her newest book, Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America. Their discussion covers the racist roots of ob/gyn medicine in America, provides context for the current state of reproductive care, and ties in vital personal stories of families that have been affected by the legacy of racism and lack of safe, equitable treatment for women of color, which treatment has disproportionately had fatal consequences. CW: Discussions of maternal mortality, Black maternal mortality, maternal death, abortion, miscarriage, medical violence, racism, grief/loss, infertility

Books and Resources Mentioned:

Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America by Irin Carmon

The Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik

Alabama Birth Center and Dr. Yashica Robinson

A Deadly Epidural, Delivered by a Doctor with a History of Mistakes - NYT on the death of Sha-Asia Semple

At 30, She Died in Childbirth. It Shredded Her Brooklyn Family - NYT on the death of Christine Fields

Anarcha Lucy Betsey: The Mothers of Gynecology Monument

National Network of Abortion Funds - Seeking funds

National Network of Abortion Funds - Donate Today

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MINI POD! Who are some of your must-read authors? Renee shares one of hers, Sarah Gailey. You can always count on Gailey to write the most outlandish, unusual books. Today, Renee shares four for your shelves.

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Grab your magnifying glass, don your monocle and trench coat, because we're talking murder mysteries today! First, Shoshana and Mariquita define the mystery genre, subgenres, and key terms. They also share some of their favorite mystery books for your TBR. Then Renee dives into her favorite sub-sub-genre of mysteries: cozy food mysteries by and about women of color. Happy reading!

Books and Resources Mentioned:

The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

The Maid by Nita Prose

Sex, Murder, and a Double Latte by Kyra Davis

Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke

The Princess of Burundi by Kjell Eriksson

All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

To Have and to Heist by Sara Desai

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton

Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker

We Don't Talk About Carol by Kirsten L. Berry

Murder with Peacocks by Donna Andrews

The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

IQ by Joe Ide

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

Mango, Mamba, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes

Against the Currant by Olivia Matthews

Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku

Detective Auntie by Uzma Jalaluddin

Ill-Fated Fortune by Jennifer J. Chow

Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chen

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MINI POD! We love a hyper-niche genre, and today Jordy dives into three books she's categorizing as satirical feminist fairytales and mysteries. This episode explores how feminism isn't about rejecting the notion of fairytales, but rather rewriting them to our standard.

Mentioned:

This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman

A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales

A Terribly Nasty Business by Julia Seales

Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall

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Feeling ghoulish? We have an expertly curated reading list for you! Mhairie and Mother Horror herself, Sadie Hartmann, share some of their horror book recommendations, using the format and trope categories from Sadie's new book, Feral and Hysterical.

Books and Resources Mentioned:

• Feral and Hysterical Mother Horror's Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women - Sadie Hartmann

• House of Hunger - Alexis Henderson

• 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered - Sadie Hartmann

• What Hunger by Catherine Dang. Simon and Schuster 2025. 288 pages. Trope: Eat Your Vegetables

• Her Little Flowers by Shannon Morgan. Kensington 2023. 368 pages. Trope: If These Walls Could Talk

• The Hunger We Pass Down by Jen Sookfong Lee. Penguin Random House. 384 Pages. Trope: Exposing Historical Erasure

• Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker. Mira (US)/ Hodden (UK) 2025. 298 pages. Trope: Exposing Historical Erasure

• Root Rot by Saskia Nislow. Creature Publishing 2025. 140 pages. Trope: Swampcore and Sporror

• The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery by Clarence A Haynes. Legacy Lit 2025. 230 pages. Trope: I See Dead People

• The Witch of Willow Sound by Vanessa F. Penney. ECW Press 2025. 288 Pages. Trope: Women Vs the Cult and Sisterhood

• Sour Cherry by Natalie Theodoridou. Tin House Books 2025. 312 pages. Trope: Folklore and Fairytales

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