Queen Bee Book Club

This week on the podcast Audrey and Cher are all about Call Me By Your Name. Fresh off a viewing of the Oscar winning film, the Bees discuss deviations from the book, their undying devotion to Elio and Timothee Chalomet, and debate Armie Hammer's casting. There's also plenty of time for Game of Thrones corner. Cher "explains" the Game of Thrones theory that Bran is the Night King, and Audrey once again lays down the law about being team Sansa.

This week on the podcast Audrey and Cher begin their discussion about Call Me By Your Name. The Bees are back on the same page about the lead characters in this novel. Both would put Elio in their pocket to keep him safe from any and all harm. There's also time for hangover corner, tales of the Bees encountering Scotsmen, and Girls talk.

Audrey and Cher begin this week by catching up on their weekends. They compare the merits of the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC and Audrey shares her thoughts on Black Panther. The Bees then dive into the final third of Swing Time. Cher defends Tracey while Audrey argues that you might have to cut the Traceys out of your life. However, the Bees find common ground in their hatred of the narrator's college boyfriend Rakim (naturally).

This week on the podcast the Bees dive back into Swing Time. They lament the dissolution of Tracey and the narrator’s friendship, discussing the more disturbing elements of Tracey’s childhood and adolescence. They also debate the ethics of Aimee’s school in Africa. Not surprisingly, Cher defends the narrator and Tracey’s rebelliousness while Audrey has no patience for it.

This week on the pod Audrey and Cher dive into Zadie Smith’s Swing Time. Cher and Audrey have Gilmore Girls corner, a brief Harry Potter corner and an anti-mandatory-minimums corner. Cher shares her own experiences with dance and Audrey relates to having childhood friends who aren’t all that nice to you sometimes. The Bees also appreciate Zadie Smith’s depictions of girlhood and attempt to dive into issues of race in the novel.

This week on the podcast Audrey and Cher interview their own expert witness, Charlotte Poth! Charlotte brings an expert’s outlook to Manson’s abusiveness and psychopathy and provides some new perspectives on the Manson girls.  Audrey and Cher also finish up their discussion of Helter Skelter. Cher offers a biography of Manson's incorrigible defense attorney, Irving Kanarek and the Bees give their final review of Vincent Bugliosi’s account of the Manson murders

This week on the podcast Audrey and Cher continue their discussion about Helter Skelter! They start things off a little critical of Vincent Bugliosi and move on to discussing Charlie and the Manson girls’ trial antics. There’s some Ted Bundy talk and Cher gives the life story of American Dreamboat, Dennis Wilson, including his connection to Charles Manson.

This week on the pod both Audrey and Cher are having Manson nightmares. Cher gives some advice about what to do if your home is invaded, Audrey talks about her formal education on the Manson Murders, and the Queen Bees share their impatience for police officers that aren't team players. 

It’s a Harry Potter extravaganza this week on the podcast. Audrey and Cher catch up after two weeks off the air, discussing their potential addiction to their phones and their new microphone. Their discussion is primarily focused on the first three Harry Potter books, but they are understandably unable to keep to those limits. Expect a general overview of what they like and what they love about this indelible series and a debate about what characterizes each Hogwarts house. Audrey also somehow manages to bring up Idris Elba.

This week on the pod, feminist corner is back! But first Cher and Audrey discuss the ethics of how Bridget’s weight is portrayed, Cher breaks down her first impressions of The Holiday, and Audrey celebrates her favorite rom-com premise: bad first impressions. There is also somehow time for a true crime corner. You won’t want to miss out on the holiday fun!

Music: "Oh, Christmas Tree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)