PopaHALLics #71 "Seeing Red"
Let's paint the podcast red! We discuss an animated feature about a girl who transforms into a giant red panda  when feeling strong emotions; an Aaron Sorkin drama about TV's favorite redhead, Lucille Ball; and the bloody swords and spears of Danes and Saxons.

Streaming

• "Turning Red," Disney +. Kate thinks conservative outcries over this Pixar movie from a female production team are ridiculous. 
• "Being the Ricardos," Amazon Prime. Steve says this Best Picture nominee manages to make Lucy not so lovable ... or at least not that funny. Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, and J.K. Simmons star in this drama based on real events.
• "The Last Kingdom," Netflix. The past sins of warrior Uhtred (Alexander Dreymon) affect his present and the future of England in the fifth and final season.

Books

• "The Bottoms," by Joe R. Lansdale. In this Edgar Award-wining mystery/coming-of-age story, a boy in East Texas during the Great Depression gets swept up in events surrounding the brutal murders of several women, black and white.
• "Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol," by Holly Whitaker. This bestselling memoir recounts how one woman healed herself while also examining how alcohol hurts women in our society.