Broads And Books

Sometimes a sequel is actually BETTER than the original! This week's picks are about the magic that can sometimes happen when you revisit a good thing. Plus, the broads talk fashion trends that could stand to be revisited, and that creepy Doublemint commercial from back in the day. And Erin evades Podcat's attempt at murder. AGAIN.-----Fiction:Amy: Invasion of the Tearling, Erika JohansenErin:  The Child, Fiona Barton Other Books:Amy: Y: The Last Man, Bryan K. VaughnErin: Spending the Holidays with People I Want to Punch in the Throat, Jen MannPop Culture:Amy: Thor: Ragnarok (Movie)Erin: Narcos: Mexico (TV)______Like what you hear? Subscribe to Broads and Books wherever you get your podcasts. And hey -- be a pal. Give us a rating and review while you're there! Plus: Send us your ideas and challenges, and you could be featured on a future episode!  Broads and Books is a book podcast, a funny podcast, and a feminist podcast. And you'll find we're one of the best podcasts. Each week Amy

Yes, those words are all horrible. And they reveal this week's theme: The horrors of the workplace. These picks will have you nodding along in cringing solidarity. Plus, the broads talk their own personal work horrors, ideal workplaces, and our newest business venture involving gladiator matches. _______________Fiction:Amy: Severance, Ling MaErin: Company, Max BarryOther Books:Amy: "I Was a Playboy Bunny," Gloria Steinem Erin: Bad Blood, John Carreyrou Pop Culture:Amy: "9 to 5" (Movie)Erin: "Business Wars" (Podcast)______________Like what you hear? Subscribe to Broads and Books wherever you get your podcasts. And hey -- be a pal. Give us a rating and review while you're there! Plus: Send us your ideas and challenges, and you could be featured on a future episode!  Broads and Books is a book podcast, a funny podcast, and a feminist podcast. And you'll find we're one of the best podcasts. Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction b

This week, our picks will have you asking: what the actual what?!These picks are genre-bending, category-defying, and all-around delightfully different. Plus, the broads talk animal hybrids, bread pudding restaurants, and jury foreman-ing, and Amy finally nerds out over her favorite chameleonic performer. ___________Fiction:Amy: Eleanor, or, the Rejection of the Progress of Love, Anna MoschovakisErin: Water, Jennifer WilsonOther Books:Amy: The Argonauts, Maggie NelsonErin: Best American Non-Required ReadingPop Culture:Amy: Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, David Bowie (Album)Erin: Fyre and Fyre Fraud (Documentaries)___________Like what you hear? Subscribe to Broads and Books wherever you get your podcasts. And hey -- be a pal. Give us a rating and review while you're there! Plus: Send us your ideas and challenges, and you could be featured on a future episode!  Broads and Books is a book podcast, a funny podcast, and a feminist podcast. And you'll find we're one of the best podcasts. Ea

SO. MANY. ACTIVITIES. This time of year brings all sorts of gift-giving occasions. And we've got ideas for you. But in true Broads and Books fashion, we've got some twists. Mother's Day:People I Want to Punch in the Throat, Jen MannGood and Mad: The Revolutionary Power Of Women’s Anger, Rebecca TraisterMother, Mother, Koren ZailckasThe Dark Dark, Samantha HuntGraduation:Theft by Finding, David SedarisQuiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, Susan CainBibliophile, Jane MountEducated, Tara WestoverFather's Day:History of the World in 6 Glasses, Tom Standage Essential Bukowski: Poetry,  Charles BukowskiHotel Scarface: Where Cocaine Cowboys Partied and Plotted to Control Miami, Roben FarzadRed Clocks, Leni ZumasWedding:This is the Story of a Happy Marriage, Ann PatchettThe Brutal Language of Love: Stories,  Alicia ErianLast Girlfriend on Earth, Simon RichWe Need to Talk About Kevin, Lionel ShriverBirthday:How to Murder Your Life, Cat MarnellEverything is Teeth, Broads

This week, we've got weddings. We've got marriages. We've got hamsters in tuxes, Podcat's own show, and a gaggle of sister wives. This episode has it all, just in time for summer wedding season. _____Fiction:Amy: Fates and Furies, Lauren GroffErin: Seating Arrangements, Maggie ShipsteadOther Books:Amy: Safekeeping, Abigail ThomasErin: We are Never Meeting in Real Life, Samantha IrbyNon-books:Amy: Kill Bill (Movie)Erin: Queen of Versailles (Movie)_____Like what you hear? Subscribe to Broads and Books wherever you get your podcasts. And hey -- be a pal. Give us a rating and review while you're there! Plus: Send us your ideas and challenges, and you could be featured on a future episode!  Broads and Books is a book podcast, a funny podcast, and a feminist podcast. And you'll find we're 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,

This week we're recommending picks for when you just want to wallow. These books and other picks won't make you feel better in any way, but sure do entertain. Along the way, the Broads talk about label-makers, weird phrases involving sticks and body parts, and made-up words. Despite the theme, it's a delight. ___Fiction:Amy: The Bell Jar, Sylvia PlathErin: I Married You for Happiness, Lily TuckOther Books:Amy: Citizen, Claudia RankineErin: So You've Been Publicly Shamed, Jon RonsonNon-books:Amy: Elliott Smith (Music)Erin: A Star is Born (Movie Soundtrack)_________Like what you hear? Subscribe to Broads and Books wherever you get your podcasts. And hey -- be a pal. Give us a rating and review while you're there! Plus: Send us your ideas and challenges, and you could be featured on a future episode!  Broads and Books is a book podcast, a funny podcast, and a feminist podcast. And you'll find we're one of the best podcasts. Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we

This week we're recommending picks with scandals, exposes, or other good dirt. Along the way, the Broads tell stories about champion horses, fingernails in jars, J Lo rapping, and, of course, the nightmare of the school drop-off line. Can you handle this truth??________Fiction: Amy: Those Who Knew, Idra NoveyErin: In a Dark Dark Wood, Ruth WareOther Books:Amy: American Pharoah: Mayor Richard J. Daley – His Battle for Chicago and the Nation, Adam Cohen and Elizabeth TaylorErin: God'll Cut You Down: The Tangled Tale of a White Supremacist, a Black Hustler, a Murder, and How I Lost a Year in Mississippi, John SafranNon-books:Amy: Veronica Mars (TV)Erin: The Staircase (TV)__________Like what you hear? Subscribe to Broads and Books wherever you get your podcasts. And hey -- be a pal. Give us a rating and review while you're there! Plus: Send us your ideas and challenges, and you could be featured on a future episode!  Broads and Books is a book podcast, a funny podcast, and a feminist podcast. And y

This week we're talking strange character connections and crazy-small worlds. Along the way? The Broads get weird, name-checking Keith Morrison, some Trent Reznor, and even Papa Roach. It all makes perfect sense.  ________________________This week: Fiction:Amy: A Visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan Erin: Anatomy of a Scandal, Sarah VaughanOther Books:Amy: Sour Heart, Jenny ZhangErin: I'll Be Gone in the Dark, Michelle McNamaraNon-books:Amy: Cloud Atlas (Movie)Erin: A.P. Bio (TV)______________________Like what you hear? Subscribe to Broads and Books wherever you get your podcasts. And hey -- be a pal. Give us a rating and review while you're there! Plus: Send us your ideas and challenges, and you could be featured on a future episode!  Broads and Books is a book podcast, a funny podcast, and a feminist podcast. And you'll find we're 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 collectio

What better way to learn more about the broads than random Buzzfeed quizzes? Even better: follow along! Quiz 1: Plan your perfect day, and we'll tell you which Parks and Rec character you areQuiz 2: Which Bill Hader character are you? Quiz 3: Answer these specific questions, and we'll tell you a fact about yourselfQuiz4: Are you a good person or a bad person? Like what you hear? Subscribe to Broads and Books wherever you get your podcasts. And hey -- be a pal. Give us a rating and review while you're there! Plus: Send us your ideas and challenges, and you could be featured on a future episode!  Broads and Books is a book podcast, a funny podcast, and a feminist podcast. And you'll find we're 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

Our picks this week are filled with the best-est of best friends. We're talking strong female friendships, the kind that will truly ride or die for each other. ________________________This week's picks: Fiction:Amy: Stray City, Chelsey JohnsonErin: Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste NgOther Books:Amy: Girls to the Front, by Sara MarcusErin: The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy SchumerNon-books:Amy: Bridesmaids (Movie)Erin: Pistol Annies (Music)____________________Like what you hear? Subscribe to Broads and Books wherever you get your podcasts. And hey -- be a pal. Give us a rating and review while you're there! Plus: Send us your ideas and challenges, and you could be featured on a future episode!  Broads and Books is a book podcast, a funny podcast, and a feminist podcast. And you'll find we're 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, poe

These people SUCK. But they sure do entertain.  Our picks this week have characters that are truly the worst, the ones we just love to hate: ________________________This week we discuss: Fiction:Amy: Tampa, Alissa NuttingErin: You/ Hidden Bodies, Carolina Kepnes Other Books:Amy: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Edward Albee Erin: Dry, Augusten BurroughsNon-books:Amy: Faith of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)Erin: Below Deck (TV) ________________________Like what you hear? Subscribe to Broads and Books wherever you get your podcasts. And hey -- be a pal. Give us a rating and review while you're there! Plus: Send us your ideas and challenges, and you could be featured on a future episode!   Broads and Books is a book podcast, a funny podcast, and a feminist podcast. And you'll find we're 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 p

Is crazy bad? If you're a Broads and Books fan, you know we'll respond to that question with profanity. The women in our picks are breaking all the rules, and entertaining the hell out of us, by going a little crazy: __________________This week: Fiction: Amy: I Love Dick, Chris KrausErin: Today Will Be Different, Maria SempleOther Books: Amy: Trainwreck, Sady DoyleErin: Difficult Women, Roxane GayNon-books:Amy: Bust (Magazine)Erin: Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (TV) _________________Like what you hear? Subscribe to Broads and Books wherever you get your podcasts. And hey -- be a pal. Give us a rating and review while you're there! Plus: Send us your ideas and challenges, and you could be featured on a future episode!   Broads and Books is a book podcast, a funny podcast, and a feminist podcast. And you'll find we're 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, memo

Subscribed to Broads and Books? You get not one but TWO mini-episodes today. Listen as the Broads quiz each other with The Book of Questions. Like what you hear? Subscribe to Broads and Books wherever you get your podcasts. And hey -- be a pal. Give us a rating and review while you're there! Plus: Send us your ideas and challenges, and you could be featured on a future episode!  Broads and Books is a book podcast, a funny podcast, and a feminist podcast. And you'll find we're 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, unachievable reading lists, amazing business ideas, and so much more. We also update you on our masc

Subscribed to Broads and Books? Excellent. We love you. And we're giving you an extra mini-episode, where you can learn more about the Broads. Like what you hear? Subscribe to Broads and Books wherever you get your podcasts. And hey -- be a pal. Give us a rating and review while you're there! Plus: Send us your ideas and challenges, and you could be featured on a future episode!  Broads and Books is a book podcast, a funny podcast, and a feminist podcast. And you'll find we're 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, unachievable reading lists, amazing business ideas, and so much more. We also update you on ou

It’s the first time we’re offering you some badass recommendations. Also? Our picks are all about firsts. Debut authors, first books, first forays into different genres: for our fiction, other books, and pop culture picks, it does feel like the first time. _______________________Fiction: Amy: The Marriage of a Thousand Lies, SJ SinduErin: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins ReidOther Books: Amy: Friday Black, Nana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahErin: Barrel Fever, David Sedaris  Non-books:Amy: “The Lobster” (Movie)Erin: “Criminal” (Podcast)   _____________________Like what you hear? Subscribe to Broads and Books wherever you get your podcasts. And hey -- be a pal. Give us a rating and review while you're there! Plus: Send us your ideas and challenges, and you could be featured on a future episode!   Broads and Books is a book podcast, a funny podcast, and a feminist podcast. And you'll find we're one of the best podcasts. Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fictio