Layne sits down with debut author Sara Sligar for a conversation ranging from Gothic romance to spreadsheets to Tiger King. Pick up Sara's buzzy literary thriller TAKE ME APART wherever books are (virtually) sold starting April 28th!

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(or, The Vibrator Episode) What a crazy time to talk about hysteria, amirite?!? Listen as Kristen, Layne, and Wendy unpack what it means to be a hysterical woman, from wandering uteri to ugly crying, and why we could all use a good cathartic scream right about now.

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The best cure for existential dread is a good book, so on today's special bonus episode, we're recommending 15 great reads to distract you from everything that's going on in the real world. Escape to 1920s Egypt, the haunted Titanic, or even just the house of dysfunctional family that's not your own, all without leaving the safety of your sofa!

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Kristen interviews award-winning mystery author Lori Rader-Day about her latest novel THE LUCKY ONE, the fine line between intuition and obsession, and the importance of finding people who are weird just like you.

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This week's episode is for all the women who've been told to calm down, leave well enough alone, let it go - and responded with a resounding HELL NO. From Miss Marple to the Birds of Prey to Senator Elizabeth Warren, these badass bitches persisted, and we love them for it.

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Layne interviews author Hannah Capin about her new Shakespeare-inspired revenge thriller FOUL IS FAIR, her favorite fictional Mean Girls, and why violence is so much fun.

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Kristen, Layne, and Wendy discuss why they love to hate Mean Girls (but LOVE mean women) and share some of their favorite examples, from Regina George to Betty Draper to Taylor Swift.

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We're back, bitches! Find out what we've been up to so far this year, from adventures in sunny Los Angeles to emails from helpful Internet men, plus get a sneak peek at our exciting podcast plans for 2020.

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Kristen and Layne are joined by special guest Halley Sutton (author of the forthcoming feminist noir novel THE LADY UPSTAIRS) to discuss our favorite heartwarming Christmas movie about scamming strippers, the female gaze, and the foibles of capitalism: HUSTLERS!

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Layne, Kristen, and Wendy recommend the perfect holiday gifts for unlikeable ladies of all ages, including malicious candles, spooky children’s stories, and plenty of books about murder (with a special shout-out to THE KILL CLUB by our own Wendy Heard, available on December 17th - just in time for Christmas!).

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