Broads And Books

This week, we're dancing on that line of confidence vs cockiness. Plus, the Broads talk definitions of sexy, horrible stock photos, the Podcats' new band, and the conspiracy of all conspiracies. And much more. Links mentioned in the episode: Song from Right Said Fred: "I'm Too Sexy" _____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 122: I'm Too SexyNovels:Amy: Half Sick of Shadows, Laura Sebastian Erin: Daisy Darker, Alice Feeney Other Books:Amy: Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, Amanda Montell (Nonfiction)Erin: When Women Kill: Four Crimes Retold, Alia Trabucco Zerán, Translated by Sophie Hughes (Nonfiction, True Crime) Pop Culture: Amy: The Bear (FX on Hulu)Erin: Fed Up (Podcast)_____Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life! Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that th

This week, our picks are leading from the heart. Plus, the Broads kick off a new season of themes, come down hard on pumpkin spice, consider our one-hit wonders, lament how our bodies betray us, and consider how ethics and emotion are weaponized. Check out the song from Dee-Lite: "Groove is in the Heart." _____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 121: Groove is in the HeartNovels:Amy: Eleutheria, Allegra Hyde Erin: Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance, Alison Espach Other Books:Amy: Keen, Erin Stalcup (Novella)Erin: I, Parrot, Deb Olin Unferth (Graphic Novel) Pop Culture: Amy: Everything Everywhere All at Once  Erin: Elvis _____Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life! Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and

This week, we're wondering how much time we've wasted worrying about being the right stuff for dudes.  Our picks take on the male gaze in unique and even horrifying ways. Plus, we're talking boy bands, Wahlbergs (and Wahlburgers), period pain for men, attracting creeps, and more. And we get a special visit from TWO podcats. Links mentioned in the episode: Song from New Kids on the Block: "The Right Stuff" _____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 120: The Right StuffNovels:Amy: How to Be Eaten, Maria Adelmann Erin: Dele Weds Destiny, Tomi Obaro Other Books:Amy: Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation, Erika Krouse (True Crime, Memoir)Erin: You Have a Friend in 10A, Maggie Shipstead (Short Stories) Pop Culture: Amy: Fresh (Hulu)Erin: Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 (Netflix) & Musicbox Woodstock 99: Peace, Love and Rage (HBO)_____Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life! Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then w

This week, we're talking self-reliance and doing things yourself. Plus, the Broads talk solo travel, group projects, the best amusement park jobs, groupthink, and pumpkin profiling. Plus much more. Links mentioned in the episode: Song from Whitesnake: "Here I Go Again" President Obama's Book List_____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 119: Here I Go AgainNovels:Amy: The Actual Star, Monica Byrne Erin: Mouth to Mouth, Antoine Wilson Other Books:Amy: LaserWriter II, Tamara Shopsin (Hybrid)Erin: Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama, Bob Odenkirk (Memoir) Pop Culture: Amy: Loot (Apple TV+)  Erin: Mind Over Murder (HBO)  _____Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life! Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and gi

This week, Heath returns! Our favorite guest star joins us for another packed episode filled with randomness across the ages. We're looking at our favorite pop culture moments of this summer, PLUS we're looking back at '80s summers and their pop culture glories. View all the links and moments we mention: Summer Pop Culture Vibes_____Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life! Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste. Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.  Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basic

This week, we're breaking free and choosing ourselves, just like the characters in our picks. Plus, the Broads talk backlash, self-care, icon status, the sadness of Daddy Long Legs, our submarine plans, Elon Musk, and the ghosts of founding fathers haunting us. Plus much more. Links mentioned in the episode: Banned video from Queen: "I Want to Break Free" Daddy Long Legs on SNL Patrick Radden Keefe on Seth Meyers _____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 118: I Want to Break FreeNovels:Amy: Sea of Tranquility, Emily St John Mandel Erin: The Latecomer, Jean Hanff Korelitz  Other Books:Amy: Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout, Laura Jane Grace (Memoir)Erin: Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks, Patrick Radden Keefe (Nonfiction, True Crime) Pop Culture: Amy: Severance (Apple TV+) Erin: Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall (HBO) _____Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life! Each episode, Amy

This week, we have a supersized episode about that most American of concepts: hypocrisy. Our picks are taking on religion, capitalism, marriage, climate, and so much more. Plus, the Broads discuss the ultimate hypocrisy of celebrating independence day in a country where women are not independent. With lots of things to laugh about along the way, including Giulani, lingering hugs, Amy's love for Winona Ryder, and our newest business idea. Listen to "Born in the USA," the song from Bruce Springsteen that inspired this week's theme. Links mentioned in the episode: Abortion Access Front (with an Operation Save Abortion event July 17 on how to take action)Iowa Abortion Access Fund Lizzo in Carpool Karaoke Dropps - order with discount here _____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 117: Born in the USANovels:Amy: The Town of Babylon, Alejandro Varela Erin: The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver Other Books:Amy: The Lonely Hunter: How Our Search for Love Is Broken, Aimée Lutkin (Memoir)Erin:

This week our picks are following the glorious Janet Jackson's lead: taking control, and letting others' opinions go. Plus, the Broads talk the joy of planners, self-appointed titles, mind bullets, and so much more. Check out all current and past picks at our Bookshop.org store. Listen to "Control," the song from Janet Jackson that inspired this week's theme. Get a Broad's book: Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! _____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 116: ControlNovels:Amy: The Change, Kirsten Miller Erin: Counterfeit, Kirstin Chen  Other Books:Amy: A Ghost in the Throat, Doireann Ni Ghriofa (Memoir)Erin: Financial Intelligence: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean, Karen Berman and Joe Knight (Nonfiction)Pop Culture: Amy: Heartstopper (Netflix)Erin: The Deep End (Hulu)_____Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life! Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books,

This week we're talking summer: summer reads, summer rites, summer sweat and grossness. It's a mixed bag for the Broads.Plus, we detail our riders for a boat trip, declare 'beach reads' a stupid category, and heap praise yet again on public libraries for their summer programs. We stay on theme. Check out all current and past picks at our Bookshop.org store. Listen to "Cruel Summer," the song from Bananarama that inspired this week's theme. Get a Broad's book: Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! _____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 115: Cruel SummerNovels:Amy: Real Life, Brandon Taylor Erin: The Disappearing Act, Catherine Steadman Other Books:Amy: Off Assignment (Online Magazine) (Plus: Amy's Letter to a Stranger)Erin: Strange Planet, Nathan W. Pyle (Comics)Pop Culture: Amy: Candy (Hulu)Erin: Big Brother _____Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life! Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we

We're kicking off a summer of '80s pop vibes! This week we're listening to Paula Abdul, and talking about books and pop culture that deal with being radically honest. Plus, the Broads talk dangers of honesty, religious insults, and clinger anthems. And much more. Check out all current and past picks at our Bookshop.org store. Listen to "Straight Up," the song from Paula Abdul that inspired this week's theme. Get a Broad's book: Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! _____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 114: Straight UpNovels:Amy: The Manningtree Witches, AK Blakemore Erin: Embassy Wife, Katie Crouch Other Books:Amy: The Middle Ages: A Graphic History, Eleanor Janega (Graphic nonfiction)Erin: My Mess is a Bit of a Life: Adventures in Anxiety, Georgia Pritchett (Memoir)Pop Culture: Amy: Those You've Known: Spring Awakening (HBO Max)Erin: White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie and Fitch (Netflix)_____Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book po

This week, we're channeling Lizzo, talking about books and pop culture with characters that have been through it (and come out stronger). Plus, the Broads talk annoyingly delayed outrage, rejections, squirrels, and the trouble with numbers. We're recording on a different day, and we're coming in HOT. Check out all current and past picks at our Bookshop.org store. Listen to "About Damn Time," the song from Lizzo that inspired this week's theme. Watch Lizzo on SNL: Orchestra, Beanie Babies, Writer's Block Get a Broad's book: Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! _____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 113: About Damn TimeNovels:Amy: The Blind Assassin, Margaret Atwood Erin: Tell Me An Ending, Jo Harkin Other Books:Amy: Blow Your House Down, Gina Frangello (Memoir)Erin: The Nineties, Chuck Klosterman (Nonfiction, Essays)Pop Culture: Amy: Somebody Somewhere (HBO Max)Erin: Something Was Wrong (Podcast)_____Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podca

This week, we're looking at books and pop culture picks that feature characters living their truths, no matter how hard others deny it. Plus, the Broads talk book banning, people-watching while invisible, and billionaires' midlife crises. And we say GAY. A lot. Check out all current and past picks at our Bookshop.org store. Listen to "We Exist," the song from Arcade Fire that inspired this week's theme. Get a Broad's book: Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! _____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 112: We ExistNovels:Amy: Cloud Cuckoo Land,  Anthony Doerr Erin: Ocean State, Stewart O'Nan Other Books:Amy: I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death, Maggie O'Farrell (Memoir)Erin: Binge: 60 Stories to Make Your Brain Feel Different, Douglas Coupland (Short stories)Pop Culture: Amy: Our Flag Means Death (HBO Max)Erin: Anatomy of a Scandal (Netflix)_____Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life! Each episode, Amy and

It's a meme, it's a phenomenon, and it's the ultimate creeper anthem! So this week, we're looking at books and pop culture picks that look at unhealthy attachments and obsessions.Plus, the Broads talk gross dating rituals,        relationship showboating on Instagram, and how we would do as stalkers. And much more.Check out all current and past picks at our Bookshop.org store. Listen to "Never Gonna Give You Up," the song from Rick Astley that inspired this week's theme. Get a Broad's book: Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! _____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 111: Never Gonna Give You UpNovels:Amy: So Happy for You, Celia Laskey Erin: Cherish Farrah,  Bethany C. Morrow Other Books:Amy: Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists: The Truth about Extreme Misogyny and How It Affects Us All, Laura Bates (Nonfiction)Erin: The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two Men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice, Benjamin Gilmer (Nonfiction, True Crime)Pop Cult

This week, we're looking at books and pop culture picks that explore what we should do with our one life. Plus, the Broads talk terrible life advice, the true crime benefits of immortality, and redesigning the human body for more time. And much more.Check out all current and past picks at our Bookshop.org store. Listen to "It's My Life," the song from Talk Talk (and covered by No Doubt) that inspired this week's theme. Get a Broad's book: Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! _____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 110: It's My LifeNovels:Amy: The Wanderers, Meg Howrey Erin: Dream Girl, Laura Lippman Other Books:Amy: Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness, Kristen Radtke (Graphic nonfiction) Erin: How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question, Michael Schur (Nonfiction)Pop Culture: Amy: The Tourist (HBOMax)Erin: Twin Flames (Podcast)_____Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life! Each episode, Amy a

It's the question we grapple with constantly: persist, or run for the hills. So this week, we're looking at books and pop culture picks that engage with the essential choice: should I stay, or should I go?Plus, the Broads talk Midwest goodbyes, trash states, new relationship services, and killer mosquitos. And much more.Check out all current and past picks at our Bookshop.org store. Listen to "Should I Stay or Should I Go," the song from The Clash that inspired this week's theme. Get a Broad's book: Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! Like the Podcats? Want to see Ziggy's cult? Follow @catcultcolony on Instagram. _____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 109: Should I Stay or Should I GoNovels:Amy: The Fifth Season,  N.K. Jemison Erin: The Verifiers, Jane Pek Other Books:Amy: Cosmoknights, Hannah Templer (Graphic novel)Erin: Scoundrel: How a  Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him, the Conservative  Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him Free,

Listen: we don't claim to be popular, and never have. But we are fascinated by popularity. So this week, we're looking at picks that engage with the idea of what's hip and happening.  Plus, the Broads talk through our formative experiences of (non) popularity, try out sound effects like popular radio shows, and envision the pitch meeting behind a timeless popular snack. And much more.Check out all current and past picks at our Bookshop.org store. Listen to "Popular," the song from Nada Surf that inspired this week's theme. Get a Broad's book: Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! Like the Podcats? Want to see Ziggy's cult? Follow @catcultcolony on Instagram. _____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 108: PopularNovels:Amy: Devil House, John Darnielle Erin: The Maidens, Alex Michaelides Other Books:Amy: Your Song Changed My Life, Bob Boilen (Nonfiction)Erin: The Less People Know about Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity, Axton Bet

You oughta know, listeners, that tales of love gone wrong are highly entertaining. So this week, we're talking the dark side of love and lust. Plus, the Broads talk through best and worst advice after breakups, the problem with algorithms promising love, trusting our gut with red flags, and how Valentine's Day is for creeps. And much more.And one more thing: Listen to "You Oughta Know," the song from Alanis Morrisette that inspired this week's theme. Get a Broad's book: Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! Like the Podcats? Want to see Ziggy's cult? Follow @catcultcolony on Instagram. _____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 107: You Oughta KnowNovels:Amy: Yes, Daddy, Jonathan Parks-Ramage Erin: Vladimir, Julia May Jones Other Books:Amy: Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York, Elon Green (True Crime)Erin: Dragonslippers: This is What an Abusive Relationship Looks Like, Rosalind Penfield (Graphic Memoir)Pop Culture: Amy: I May Dest

Listen all y'all, IT'S SABOTAGE. This week we're talking sabotage of ourselves and others, and our picks are all about it.Plus, the Broads talk through our own self-sabotage, our new strategies for handling the potential sabotage of others, and the joys of having nemeses. And much more.LINKS: Listen to "Sabotage," the song from Beastie Boys that inspired this week's theme. Get a Broad's book: Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! Like the Podcats? Want to see Ziggy's cult? Follow @catcultcolony on Instagram. _____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 106: SabotageNovels:Amy: The Robber Bride, Margaret Atwood Erin: The Good Sister, Sally Hepworth Other Books:Amy: Horror Stories, Liz Phair (Memoir)Erin: Assembly, Natasha Brown (Novella)Pop Culture: Amy: Beastie Boys Story (AppleTV+)Erin: Decoder Ring (Podcast)_____Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life! Each episode Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two

This week, we're considering control. Is it an illusion? Why do we hurt ourselves and others when we feel out of control? Our picks tackle this thorny topic.Plus, the Broads consider our gross out-of-control habits, how spontaneity is terrifying, and why we need a house elf. And much more.LINKS: Listen to "Ride," the song from Twenty One Pilots that inspired this week's theme. Get a Broad's book: Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! Like the Podcats? Want to see Ziggy's cult? Follow @catcultcolony on Instagram. Watch: What Women With Autism Want You to Know _____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 105: RideNovels:Amy: The Mad Women's Ball, Victoria Mas Erin: Bright Burning Things, Lisa Harding Other Books:Amy: Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You, Jenara Nerenberg (Nonfiction)Erin: It Ended Badly: Thirteen of the Worst Breakups in History, Jennifer Wright (Humor, History)Pop Culture: Amy: True Detective (HBOMax)Erin: Billions

While 2021 was mostly ugh, there were bright spots. So we're bringing you our favorite reads of the year, along with a few pop culture picks and other things that made our lives better. View all the books discussed in this episode at the Bookshop list. And visit this episode's page for pop culture picks and more links. -----Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts. Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste. Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.  Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, an