Broads And Books

We might all be feeling a little antsy in quarantine right now. Even a bit like fighting. So this week, we're talking picks with fights -- against the man, against each other, against ourselves. Also in the episode, we're talking the tyranny of women's clothes, the fights not worth having, and just how much consensual touching Amy and Erin will do after quarantine.Don't forget to listen to the source of this week's episode title, "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar. You can thank us later. _____Our picks this week: Novels:Amy: Lakewood, Megan Giddings (Plus, read Amy's interview with Megan, and other authors!)Erin: The People We Hate at the Wedding, Grant GinderOther Books:Amy: Lazarus, Greg Rucka and Michael Lark(Graphic Novel)Erin: Mean, Myriam Gurba (Memoir)Pop Culture:Amy: The Party (Movie) Erin: Weiner(Documentary) 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

Note: We recorded this gem of an episode before we entered quarantine! Enjoy the sound of real microphones and in-person contact - the next few episodes will be appropriately socially distanced via the interwebs. _____This week we're talking about fame. Getting it, living with it, bad behavior from it... we got it all. Just listen to "I Wanna Be Adored" by the Stone Roses, and you'll understand. Also in the episode, we're talking about Teen Beat, the worst jobs in show biz, and what Amy's first public meltdown will be like. _____Our picks this week: Novels:Amy: A Song for a New Day, Sarah PinskerErin: Kiss Me First, Lottie MoggachOther Books:Amy: Just Kids, Patti Smith(Memoir)Erin: Medallion Status, John Hodgman (Essays)Pop Culture:Amy: Boogie Nights (Movie) Erin: The Clearing(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

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Kate Milliken! Erin recommended her book, If I'd Known You Were Coming, in Episode 26. Her new novel, Kept Animals, out April 21, has been getting incredible buzz and is available for pre-order now. Note: Kate's book tour has been canceled due to COVID-19. But now you can see her virtually! Check out these events on April 21:Reading With Robin, a Facebook Live event,10 a.m. PST Interview with @Belletrist on Instagram, time TBD_____View all the books and authors Kate mentions at this episode's page: The Broads Talk Books with: Kate Milliken _____ 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

The world is real weird right now. Just like at the phenomenon of Tiger King, which we implore you to watch. Amy and Erin got on a Zoom call and recorded the second part of our special Quarantine edition of Broads and Books, where we're recommending binge packages to help you get through this time of social distancing. Stay safe and stay weird (but not Joe Exotic weird. We're just looking out for you).Listen to Part 1!_____Our picks combine previously-recommended books and pop culture picks into special packages. Follow the links below to listen to the original Broads and Books episodes, where we dig deep into each pick!Package 1 Amy: Glow (TV); Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl, Carrie Brownstein (Memoir)Erin: Below Deck (TV); Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout (Novel)Package 2 Amy: Watchmen(Show); Watchmen (Graphic Novel)Erin: The Clearing (Podcast); The Fact of a Body, Alexandra Marzano-Lesnevich (Memoir / True Crime)Package 3 Amy: Pose(TV); Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl, Andrea Lawlor(Novel)E

The world is real weird right now. But for many of us, that means some extra time to binge shows and attack our to-be-read piles. So Amy and Erin got on a Zoom call and recorded this special Quarantine edition of Broads and Books, where we're recommending binge packages to help you get through. Stay safe, stay weird, and don't hoard the toilet paper. _____Our picks this combine previously-recommended books and pop culture picks into special packages. Follow the links below to listen to the original Broads and Books episodes, where we dig deep into each pick!Package 1 Amy: Kill Bill (Movie); Bitch Planet, Kelly Sue DeConnick (Graphic Novel)Erin: Feud: Joan Crawford and Bette Davis (TV); I Like to Watch, Emily Nussbaum (Essays)Package 2 Amy: Bridesmaids (Movie); Yes, Please, Amy Poehler (Memoir)Erin: Robot Chicken (TV); Spoiled Brats, Simon Rich (Stories)Package 3 Amy: Fargo (TV); Chaos, Tom O'Neill (Nonfiction / True Crime)Erin: Queen of Versailles (Documentary); The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hug

Note: The Des Moines Book Festival on March 28 has been canceled. We won't be coming at you live there, but we've got lots of other stuff in store for you amazing fans. _____This week we're talking about the end of the world, a theme idea suggested by our amazing listener, Amy W! Our name this week of course comes from "It's the End of the World As We Know It (But I Feel Fine)," by R.E.M. Also in the episode, we're talking about Amy's obsession with apocalypse, what Erin would help destroy at the end, and embarrassing mixtape stories. _____Our picks this week: Novels:Amy: The Rending and the Nest, Kaethe SchwehnErin: The Heap, Sean AdamsOther Books:Amy: Love is a Mixtape, Rob Sheffield (Memoir)Erin: Safety Tips for Living Alone, Jim Shepard (Short Story / Kindle Single)Pop Culture:Amy: JoJo Rabbit (Movie) Erin: Frontline: Amazon Empire(TV, Documentary) Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life! Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a uniq

Meet your new favorite writer and human being: Mathieu Cailler. In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Mathieu, a poet, short story and children's book writer, and teacher. And he entertains the hell out of us with stories about stand up comedy, garage sales, and his love for a certain friend of the podcast. His most recent book, Catacombs of the Heart, is out now!This bonus series is where we talk to some of the authors we’ve recommended, or will recommend soon, and nerd out about books. We've talked to Julia Phillips, Mona Awad, Angie Kim, and more! Hit subscribe now in your favorite podcast player, and every episode of this bonus series will come to you direct. Like magic. _____View all the books and authors Mathieu mentions at this episode's page: The Broads Talk Books With: Mathieu Cailler_____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 fi

Live in or near Iowa? Come us see us LIVE AND IN PERSON at the Des Moines Book Festival on March 28. Plus, submit your questions to the Broads for the chance at a live answer!_____This week we're talking about cult classics, a theme idea suggested by our amazing listener, Kaileah! We're also starting a new way of naming our episodes. And this week's name comes from "Cult of Personality," the song from the men who knew how to make 1980s neon unitards werk, Living Colour. Also in the episode, we're talking about Amy's school for nerds and terrible taste in boots, Erin's love of khakis, and why internet trolls should learn to read. Also, we're pretty convinced the Broads and Books studio has a new ghost. _____Our picks this week: Novels:Amy: If on a Winter's Night a Traveler, Italo CalvinoErin: The Dublin Murder Squad, Tana FrenchOther Books:Amy: Best. Movie. Year. Ever, Brian Raftery (Nonfiction)Erin: Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain (Memoir)Pop Culture:Am

Live in or near Iowa? Come us see us LIVE AND IN PERSON at the Des Moines Book Festival on March 28. Plus, submit your questions to the Broads for the chance at a live answer!_____It's our one-year anniversary!! So we're revisiting one of our favorite themes: characters we love to to hate. Listen to the original Haters Gonna Hate episode!Since it's our anniversary, we're also thinking about some of our favorite surprises from the past year, what we're looking forward to in Year Two, and Satan in overalls. Because why not. _____Our picks this week: Novels:Amy: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Muriel SparkErin: Problems, Jade SharmaOther Books:Amy: The Wicked + The Divine, Kieron Gillen (Graphic novel)Erin: Fire Sermon, Jamie Quatro (Hybrid)Pop Culture:Amy: American Psycho (Movie) Erin: Fleabag (TV) 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

Welcome to our BONUS series: The Broads Talk Books With. This is where we talk to some of the authors we’ve recommended, or will recommend soon, and nerd out about books.In this episode, we’ve got Julia Phillips! We recommended Disappearing Earth in Episode 51. She's got great recommendations to add to your TBR pile. We've got more great authors coming your way in this new BONUS series. Hit subscribe now in your favorite podcast player, and every episode of this bonus series will come to you direct. Like magic. _____View all the books and authors Julia mentions at this episode's page: The Broads Talk Books with: Julia Phillips _____ 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,

Live in or near Iowa? Come us see us LIVE AND IN PERSON at the Des Moines Book Festival on March 28. Plus, submit your questions to the Broads for the chance at a live answer!_____Anything you (men) can do, we (women) can do better. Just read our picks this week for proof. Also this week, we're talking about times we've been shown up, our new masterclass on life, and how we might do in competitive cheerleading. Plus, Erin reveals her secret sauce for recording a killer episode. _____Our picks this week: Novels:Amy: The Secrets We Kept, Lara PrescottErin: Behind Closed Doors, B.A. ParisOther Books:Amy: Burn the Place, Iliana Regan (Memoir)Erin: Dear Girls, Ali Wong (Memoir, Essays)Pop Culture:Amy: Encyclopedia Wommanica (Podcast) Erin: Cheer (Netflix) 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, e

Yesterday, we talked about relationships gone bad. Today, we're testing our own relationship. And our ride-or-die-ness? SOLID GOLD. Listen as we play our own version of the Newlywed Game, predicting how the other will answer the most ridiculous of questions. Follow along below: How would the other Broad get out of a bad date? What would the other Broad do if she saw a bike being stolen? What personal characteristic drives the other Broad crazy? If the other Broad went to a mall, where would she go first? The other Broad is an animal. What would she be? If the other Broad was a book character, who would she be? If the other Broad had to lead a group of people to apocalypse survival, what would be her strength and weakness? Planning a party for the other Broad: what would be the theme? The other Broad only has one type of clothes. What would it be? What three things would the other Broad bring to a deserted island? How likely is it the other Broad would survive apocalypse? Would the other Broad survive a T

Live in or near Iowa? Come us see us LIVE AND IN PERSON at the Des Moines Book Festival on March 28. Plus, submit your questions to the Broads for the chance at a live answer!_____This week, we're talking about relationships testing the boundaries of "for worse." It's time for relationships gone bad. Along the way, we rethink classic love stories, wonder at our own bride prices back in ye olden days, and consider the circumstances where Amy might marry (hint: it's got something to do with her favorite performer). _____Our picks this week: Novels:Amy: Disappearing Earth, Julia Phillips (and read Amy's interview with Julia)Erin: American Marriage, Tayari JonesOther Books:Amy: Anti Diet, Christy Harrison(Non-fiction) (and remember our recommendations in Episode 15!)Erin: Men Explain Things to Me, Rebecca Solnit (Essay collection)Pop Culture:Amy: Sex Education (Netflix TV series) Erin: Marriage Story(Netflix movie) (And here's one of our favorite Adam Driver SNL sketches)Broads

Live in or near Iowa? Come us see us LIVE AND IN PERSON at the Des Moines Book Festival on March 28. Plus, submit your questions to the Broads for the chance at a live answer!_____We're 50, so we can kick, stretch, and kick. And, just in time for Galentine's Day, we can revisit one of our favorite themes. Listen to the original Girls Gone Wild episode!This time around, we're talking girls that have maybe gone wild. Plus, we remember times we've gone wild, Amy's new spa idea, and Erin's super weird teachers. And we check in on Podcat and her organ removal. _____Our picks this week: Novels:Amy: Jane Doe, Victoria Helen StoneErin: The Silent Patient, Alex MichaelidesOther Books:Amy: Camgirl, Isa Mazzei(Memoir)Erin: The Vegetarian, Han Kang; Translated by Deborah Smith (Translated work)Pop Culture:Amy: This Way Up (Hulu TV series) Erin: Blood Ties (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.

This week, we're talking about the pains and perils of motherhood. And some real bad moms. Along the way, we discuss the war room strategy for parenting, how Erin earns her son's respect, and how Amy wants a damn co-parent for Podcat. Live in or near Iowa? Come us see us LIVE AND IN PERSON at the Des Moines Book Festival on March 28. Plus, submit your questions to the Broads for the chance at a live answer!_____Our picks this week: Novels:Amy: Idaho, Emily RuskovichErin: Mother Mother, Koren ZailckasOther Books:Amy: Dear Scarlet: The Story of My Post-Partum Depression, Teresa Wong (Graphic Memoir)Erin: The Female of the Species, Joyce Carol Oates (Short story collection)Pop Culture:Amy: Root of Evil (Podcast) Erin: Generation Wealth(Movie, Documentary)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,

Welcome to our BONUS series: The Broads Talk Books With! This is where we talk to some of the authors we’ve recommended, or will recommend soon, and nerd out about books.In this episode, we’ve got Chanelle Benz! We recommended her book The Gone Dead in Episode 36: Poetic Justice. Amy also loves her story collection, The Man Who Shot Out My Eye is Dead. In our conversation, Chanelle tells funny stories about embarrassing English teachers, her acting past, disturbing fan encounters, and more. Plus, see links to all the books Chanelle recommends below! We've got more great authors coming your way in this new BONUS series. Hit subscribe now in your favorite podcast player, and every episode of this bonus series will come to you direct. Like magic. _____View all the books and authors Chanelle mentions at this episode's page: The Broads Talk Books with: Chanelle Benz _____ Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts. Each week Amy and Erin choo

This week, we're talking about the books that we can't stop reading. Along the way, we dissect ruts we don't want to escape, using time travel to finally crack our unachievable TBR piles, and Podcat's probable past. Live in or near Iowa? Come check out our new partnership with Beaverdale Books! You'll find a shelf curated by your favorite Broads, full of picks from past and present episodes, and you'll be supporting our favorite indie bookstore. _____Our picks this week: Novels:Amy: The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret AtwoodErin: The Stranger, Albert CamusOther Books:Amy: Entertainment Weekly(Magazine)Erin: Small Wonder, Barbara Kingsolver (Essay collection)Pop Culture:Amy: The Decemberists (Music) ("The Mariner's Revenge Song," Hazards of Love album)Erin: I Heart Huckabees (Movie)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 (sh

It's Library Shelfie Day! So this week we're talking beautiful books, worthy of a shelfie. Along the way, we talk about our library organization obsessions, whether it'd be worth it to marry Beast for his library, and Podcat's personal mission to make her mark on library books. Need some book porn? Check out these amazing libraries, and a few shelfies of the Trinity College Library in Dublin. _____Our picks this week: Fiction:Amy: Bowie's Bookshelf: The Hundred Books that Changed David Bowie's Life, John O'ConnellErin: Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives: Stories from the Trailblazers of Domestic Suspense, Sarah WeinmanOther Books:Amy: Joan Jett, Todd Oldham(Graphic Memoir, Coffee Table Book)Erin: Humans of New York: Stories, Brandon Stanton (Coffee Table Book)Pop Culture:Amy: Legion (TV) (Plus the clip of Aubrey Plaza dancing Amy mentions)Erin: Society6 (Art, Website)Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life! Each episode, Amy and Erin choo

This week we're talking books that spark a deep connection. Along the way, Erin reveals her abiding love for lifeguards in hot tubs, Amy admits the abuse that Podcat puts her through, and we wonder about the intricacies of loan sharking. We also mention a couple amazing book-related newsletters you should subscribe to, including the New York Times Books Newsletter, and Lithub. _____Our picks this week: Novels:Amy: The Friend, Sigrid NunezErin: The Woman Upstairs, Claire MessudOther Books:Amy: Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was a Girl, Jeannie Vanasco(Memoir)Erin: I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution, Emily Nussbaum(Essays / NonFiction)Pop Culture:Amy: Earthbreak (Podcast) Erin: Vanity Fair (Magazine / Website)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

Every week, in our regular Broads and Books episodes, we tell you about our favorite books based on different weekly themes. And we got to thinking: the authors that write the books we love? They probably love books too. We should ask them about it! So welcome to our BONUS series: The Broads Talk Books With. This is where we talk to some of the authors we’ve recommended, or will recommend soon, and nerd out about books.Today, we’ve got Mona Awad. She wrote two books that we've recommended: Bunny, which we recommended in Episode 22, and Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, from Episode 15! Hit subscribe now in your favorite podcast player, and every episode of this bonus series will come to you direct. Like magic. _____View all the books and authors Mona mentions at this episode's page: The Broads Talk Books with: Mona Awad _____ 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 tw