This episode brings Sandra Cisneros' poetry collection Woman Without Shame/Mujer Sin Vergüenza together with Tschabalala Self's artwork, especially her Bodega Run series.

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In this episode, we tackle the film Drive My Car and the short story "A Ravishing Sun." Besides the fact that both stories include a car, and even a collision, how else do they overlap? We discover they both discuss trauma and complicated relationships.

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As we close the summer out here in the U.S., we're talking about an Irish fashion designer and a well-known essayist who got her start at a fashion publication.

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This special episode recorded from across the globe is about the Barbie movie and Sinead O'Connor's music career and recent passing.

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For this episode, we cover Kelly Link's short story, "The Summer People," and Rihanna's song "Desperado." We also rediscover the definition of ghastly.

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In this episode, we discuss two poems -- Sharon Olds' "Beyond Harm" and Ross Gay's "Burial." Both poems discuss the death of these poets' fathers, but they have different approaches and experiences regarding their relationships.

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