Femme & Furious: A Feminist Pop Culture Podcast

Summary: We're back in 1700s Scotland, drooling over hot, rugged men. That's right, on this episode of Femme & Furious, we're looking at the season 2 premiere of Outlander: Blood of My Blood. We have the stones leaving Julia and William on read, Harry going through a feminine horror sequence, and a whole lot of women sacrificing themselves at the altar of their love.

⚠️ Spoiler + Adult Content Warning: Heads up bestie this episode is spoiler central, so catch up first if you can! Also: Femme & Furious is a very adult show with very adult content, so listen accordingly. 💋

Binge along with me:

The multi-episode deep dives that are keeping me busy right now ...

• Mondays - The Knave and the Moon: gothic, moody, "a diviner + a rogue knight + a sassy gargoyle walk into a rebellion" energy (Catch up on coverage here: https://linkly.link/2nl7l)
• Wednesdays- Blood of My Blood: two timelines, two couples, one impossible love story spanning WWI trenches and 1700s Scottish highlands, whimsy and magic stitching it all together (All episodes are here: https://linkly.link/2u9Th)
• Fridays - Burn of the Everflame: the girlies go to WAR, epic conclusion, Diem fighting to save a world that's already half-lost with one very sexy, annoyingly perfect Luther Corbois (All of Kindred's Curse: https://linkly.link/2nl7l)

Add it to your TBR:

When you shop through our links, you're helping keep the lights on for my woman-owned, indie podcast AND you're also supporting independently owned bookstores! It's a win-win-win situation!

• The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood: https://linkly.link/2jclB
• The Knave and The Moon: https://linkly.link/2tQmr
• Burn of the Everflame: https://linkly.link/2rLOp

Side Quest: We also mentioned...

• Queens Podcast - Mary Queen of Scots: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1OpD5aZCw17UX7g8HOnuv4?si=zy74lJwORf6kGYpDgExlEg
• Femme & Furious - The Love Hypothesis Quickie: https://linkly.link/2tqld
• Fangs Across Fandom: A Virtual Vampire Trivia - https://linkly.link/2sptu
• Blood of My Blood & Outlander Cast - https://youtu.be/R7HTnwVE7Nw?si=sMuftll5YxlXI-yy

Co-host Corner:

Connect with my co-host, Katy! Katy hosts Queens Podcast and has been an Outlander fan for a long time!

Follow her on Instagram: @queens_podcasts

Check out her podcast, Queens Podcast, where she pairs a cocktail with a woman from History: https://linkly.link/2tptc

Let's be besties:

• Join the 2 Femme, 2 FuriousCommunity where you can hang out with the girls in our monthly cultural salon, book club, or yapping in the chat all things fangirl
• Want more feminism in your inbox? Subscribe to my Newsletter: Confessions of a Messy Feminist
• Subscribe to Femme & Furious on YouTubeor wherever you get your podcasts!
• Follow along on Ihttps://www.instagram.com/femmeandfuriouspod/

Summary: Are you ready to Burn? In this episode of Femme & Furious, Host Julia & Co-host Kate dive into the first 14 chapters of Burn of the Everflame, dissecting the key plot points, mythology, and theories for this epic conclusion of the Kindred Curse Saga by Penn Cole

⚠️ Spoiler + Adult Content Warning: Heads up bestie this episode is spoiler central, so catch up first if you can! Also: Femme & Furious is a very adult show with very adult content, so listen accordingly. 💋

Feminist Follow Through: She Should Run is an organization that helps to prepare women for running for positions in Government. The organization is non-partisan and can help you at any level, from local to state and beyond! https://linkly.link/2tcQO

Add it to your TBR:

When you shop through our links, you're helping keep the lights on for my woman-owned, indie podcast AND you're also supporting independently owned bookstores! It's a win-win-win situation!

• The Knave & The Moon by Rachel Gillig: https://linkly.link/2tQmq

Binge along with me:

The multi-episode deep dives that are keeping me busy right now ...

• Mondays - The Knave and the Moon: gothic, moody, "a diviner + a rogue knight + a sassy gargoyle walk into a rebellion" energy (Catch up on coverage here: https://linkly.link/2nl7l)
• Wednesdays- Blood of My Blood: two timelines, two couples, one impossible love story spanning WWI trenches and 1700s Scottish highlands, whimsy and magic stitching it all together (All episodes are here: https://linkly.link/2u9Th)
• Fridays - Burn of the Everflame: the girlies go to WAR, epic conclusion, Diem fighting to save a world that's already half-lost with one very sexy, annoyingly perfect Luther Corbois (All of Kindred's Curse: https://linkly.link/2nl7l)

Co-host Corner:

Connect with my co-host, Kate! Kate is the owner of A Sweet Whim, which is located in the Orlando area and crafts whimsical macrons!

Follow her on Instagram: @asweetwhim

Join her macron subscription service or check out her monthly flavors: https://linkly.link/2tcPP

Let's be besties:

• Join the 2 Femme, 2 FuriousCommunity where you can hang out with the girls in our monthly cultural salon, book club, or yapping in the chat all things fangirl
• Want more feminism in your inbox? Subscribe to my Newsletter: Confessions of a Messy Feminist
• Subscribe to Femme & Furious on YouTubeor wherever you get your podcasts!
• Follow along on Ihttps://www.instagram.com/femmeandfuriouspod/

Summary: Tension rises as Diem finally returns to rule over Lumnos, but only for a few days before she heads back out on the road to save Auralie from a prison cell in Fortos. Wanted for questioning and coups in all the realms, Diem, Luther, and Auralie take to the mountains of Montios where Diem discovers her mysterious parentage. With the true threat to Emarion unveiled, Diem is needed more than ever ... the only problem is she was killed on Couerile. This episode of Femme & Furious dives into part 3 of Heat of the Everflame by Penn Cole, where we get into messy family dynamics, mating bonds, and misogyny!

⚠️ Spoiler + Adult Content Warning: Heads up bestie this episode is spoiler central, so catch up first if you can! Also: Femme & Furious is a very adult show with very adult content, so listen accordingly. 💋

Add it to your TBR:

When you shop through our links, you're helping keep the lights on for my woman-owned, indie podcast AND you're also supporting independently owned bookstores! It's a win-win-win situation!

• The Knight and The Moth: https://linkly.link/2jclI
• The Knave and The Moon (coverage starting 9/28): https://linkly.link/2tQmr
• The Love Hypothesis: https://linkly.link/2jclB
• Threshing Day: https://linkly.link/2mg97

Side Quest: We also mentioned...

• Fangs Across Fandom: Virtual Vampire Trivia

• Kindred's Curse Saga Playlist

Let's be besties:

• Join the 2 Femme, 2 FuriousCommunity where you can hang out with the girls in our monthly cultural salon, book club, or yapping in the chat all things fangirl
• Want more feminism in your inbox? Subscribe to my Newsletter: Confessions of a Messy Feminist
• Subscribe to Femme & Furious on YouTubeor wherever you get your podcasts!
• Follow along on Ihttps://www.instagram.com/femmeandfuriouspod/

Summary: It's time for Pt. 2 of Heat of the Everflame by Penn Cole, where we are in the pits of pleasure. That's right, we've traveled to the mysterious city of Umbros, where we gain new friends, combat rejection, and make a covert (not really) exit to get home and save Luther! This episode is filled with strong women (we stan Yrselle), messy relationship drama, and new besties joining the crew!

⚠️ Spoiler + Adult Content Warning: Heads up bestie this episode is spoiler central, so catch up first if you can! Also: Femme & Furious is a very adult show with very adult content, so listen accordingly. 💋

Feminist Follow-Through: Want to be a power couple but struggling with a miscommunication trope? Check out Feminist Therapy Connection https://linkly.link/2tQjF

Add it to your TBR:

When you shop through our links, you're helping keep the lights on for my woman-owned, indie podcast AND you're also supporting independently owned bookstores! It's a win-win-win situation!

• Burn of the Everflame: https://linkly.link/2rLOp
• The Knight and The Moth: https://linkly.link/2jclI
• The Knave and The Moon: https://linkly.link/2tQmr

Side Quest: We also mentioned...

• Come to Fangs Across Fandom: https://linkly.link/2sptu
• Listen to the rest of Kindred's Curse Saga Coverage: https://linkly.link/2nl7l
• Listen to F&F The Knight and The Moth episode: https://linkly.link/2jclM

Let's be besties:

• Join the 2 Femme, 2 FuriousCommunity where you can hang out with the girls in our monthly cultural salon, book club, or yapping in the chat all things fangirl
• Want more feminism in your inbox? Subscribe to my Newsletter: Confessions of a Messy Feminist
• Subscribe to Femme & Furious on YouTubeor wherever you get your podcasts!
• Follow along on Ihttps://www.instagram.com/femmeandfuriouspod/

Hello, beloved listeners! This is a trailer for a podcast I think you will adore! Plot Lab is out today, wherever you get your podcasts!

Summary: Bestie, we are journeying from Arboros all the way to Ignios in Part 1 of Burn of the Everflame, and let me tell you... the trials and tribulations did NOT let up for one single second. Can someone throw up a prayer to blessed mother Lumnos and ask her to give my close personal friend Diem Bellator a break? Today on femme & furious, We're talking full send into the feminist themes, the big moments through this journey, and all of the lore that had us questioning our reality.

Feminist Follow Through: So much of this stretch of chapters is around Diem's foraging and healing ability. Not only is there a rich history of women using the lad to heal others, but it's a tradition and practice we can learn and engage with today. Check out The Herbal Academy, a women-owned business that teaches herbal medicine! https://linkly.link/2stTE

Let's Hang Out:

• Join the conversation at: 2 Femme, 2 Furious
• Burn of the Everflame is out in the world and available on Kindle Unlimited
• Subscribe to my Newsletter: Confessions of a Messy Feminist
• Come to Fangs Across Fandom: https://linkly.link/2sptu

Summary: Are you someone who has made the love languages a part of your personality? Spoiler alert: It was created by a Baptist Pastor with seriously conservative values. On this episode of Femme & Furious, we're diving into Gary Chapman and his creation of The Five Love Languages and how they are much more nefarious than a dating identifier.

Wanna be my bestie?

• Subscribe to my Newsletter: Confessions of a Messy Feminist
• Join the community: 2 Femme, 2 Furious
• Come to my Fangs Across Fandom: Virtual Vampire Trivia event. I bet you won't come in dead last - https://linkly.link/2sptu

Books mentioned:

* When you shop through our links, you're helping keep the lights on for my woman-owned, indie podcast AND you're also supporting independently owned bookstores! It's a win-win-win situation!*

• Heat of the Everflame: https://linkly.link/2rLP6
• Preorder Burn of the Everflame: https://linkly.link/2rLOp
• The Knight and The Moth: https://linkly.link/2jclI
• The Knave and The Moon: https://linkly.link/2mg97
• Threshing Day: https://linkly.link/2mg97

Mentioned, though not linked for purchase: The Five Love Languages, Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

Listen along:

• The Knight and the Moth Slay-by-Slay: https://linkly.link/2jclM
• Kindred's Curse Playlist: https://linkly.link/2nl7l

Friends of the Pod I won't stop yapping about:

• This Week in Fandom History: https://linkly.link/2spuV
• A Sweet Whim, Kate: https://linkly.link/2spuX

Here's some more info:

• Sage Pub
• Love languages are hugely popular – but there’s very little evidence they exist at all
• ABC News
• All In the Mind
• Zawn Substack
• The Surprising Way Dr. Gary Chapman Talks About His Wife, Karolyn — And Why It Matters | Life-Saving Divorce
• Dr. Gary Chapman on "Life Lessons and Love Languages" | CBN
• Drawers, doors and the key to a healthy marriage | Magazine Features | Premier Christianity
• The Questionable Origin of Love Languages

Summary: Time to be good hosts, besties, because this week on the feed we're having our friends V and Emily from This Week in Fandom History over, and they are sharing their episode, #Gamgergate, coined. This episode is steeped in feminine rage, as the girls dive into the gender politics of gaming and the deep impact Gamergate has had on women, gaming, and the internet. Give them your warmest welcome and make sure they feel right at home, because these two lovely ladies will be back with me for a 6-episode MCU deep dive as we sprint towards Doomsday!

Go hang out with our besties:

Visit them online (they have an amazing site) and join their newsletter! https://www.thisweekinfandomhistory.com/

Or follow them on Tumblr/Instagram @thisweekinfandomhistory

Summary: If Spark of the Everflame is about Diem and her mortal life, Glow of the Everflame is all about her acceptance of her Descended life. This book spans 30 days, and ma'am, oh, ma'am, does a lot happen. In this last stretch of chapters, Diem survives the challenging, prepares for her coronation, and perhaps most importantly: finally kisses Luther Freaking Corbois. This episode will dive deep into the key lore drops, key moments, and of course, the key feminist themes!

When you buy books through these links, not only are you supporting the podcast, but you're supporting small, independent bookstores! Thank you for keeping the lights on for the show, and thank you for enhancing funding for bookstores!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Buy Heat of the Everflame for our deep dive!
• Buy Glow of the Everflame (and read Luthers bonus POV chapter)
• Penn Cole, Romantasy Author Bonus Chapters & Tour Dates

2026 Julia Rose Portela | Feminist Pop Culture Podcast Host

Summary: This episode of Femme & Furious dives into Glow of the Everflame (Penn Cole) chapters 16 - 30, where there is a funeral, an almost coup, a love confession, and a murder. Can the Universe give my girl Diem Bellator a break? While Diem grows more acclimated to her responsibilities as Queen, she grapples with her new life as a Descended, putting her at odds with almost everyone, Mortal and Descended alike. But even though she fumbles the color of her dress at Ulther's Funeral, she survives a dinner with the Corbois cousins, exists in a bubble of sexual tension with Luther, and actively avoids a coup from the Guardians. Unfortunately for her, enemies are vast, leaving her with a devastating murder at the end of this section.

Have thoughts about this episode? Wanna share your opinions about The Love Languages? Need to gush about Shadow Daddy Luther Corbois? Send me an email: [email protected]

Mentioned in this episode:

• Buy Heat of the Everflame for our deep dive!
• Fast 5: 'Obsession', 'The Drama', 'Odyssey', 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day', 'Sterling Point', 'Girl's Girl' - Femme & Furious: A Feminist Pop Culture Podcast
• The Bathroom Bestie Episode
• Curves in Culture Episode
• Hot Romantasy Summer Reading List