Buckle up because we are getting back in that time machine to talk about June! Matt and Laurel are still doing their best Carmen San Diego impressions, so Brittany and Heather go on a Banned and Challenged books rant (again), Dr. Swami and Bone Daddy make an appearance (again), and we ask Roxane Gay to be our friend (again). We learn that Brittany is a whale nerd and she talks a lot about pirates (again). Heather regretfully informs Jane Austen that she is Queen of the Straights. R.I.P.

Book Mentions:

Brittany:

Light the Dark: Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process edited by Joe Fassler

Breath of a Whale: the Science and Spirit of Pacific Ocean Giants by Leigh Calvez

Shades of Magic vol. 1: The Steel Prince by V.E. Schwab

Born to be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Saved a Princess, and Stole a Fortune by Keith Thomson

Heather:

The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade

Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

As ever, thank you to Shane Ivers of Silvermansound.com for the use of VHS Dreams as our intro and outro music.