MINI POD! In this short episode, Jordy shares three fall reads that range from haunting suspense to dark romance and cozy mystery. Whether you’re craving

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01.10.2025

All Things Fantastical - Feminist Book Club

This week we’re sailing into magical realms and creeping through gothic shadows! First up, Shoshana and Jordy gush about all things fantasy — what makes

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26.09.2025

[MINI POD] WNBA Memoirs - Feminist Book Club

MINI POD! This short episode is a quick hit of memoirs by former and current women’s basketball players in celebration of the current WNBA Play-Offs. This short podcast is a quick hit of memoirs by former and current women’s basketball players in celebration of the current WNBA Play-Offs.

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24.09.2025

Intro to Romance Books for Non-Romance Readers - Feminist Book Club

The romance genre is what keeps the book industry afloat, but where do you start if you’re not typically a romance reader? Join Renee, Mhairie, and

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17.09.2025

Feral and Hysterical: In conversation with Mother Horror - Feminist Book Club

The ‘ber months are here, so that means we’re reading horror. You know we read horror all year round, but we brought in the expert - Mother Horror

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10.09.2025

Man’s Best Friend? Thoughts on Sabrina Carpenter - Feminist Book Club

In this episode, Mhairie, Ashley, and Nox dive into the bold and provocative album art for Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend. The conversation

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03.09.2025

Girl on Girl, Part II: Desire, Consent, & the Marketplace of Pleasure - Feminist Book Club

Join hosts Ashley, Mhairie, and Mariquita as they return for the much-anticipated follow-up to their deep dive into Girl on Girl by Sophie Gilbert. In

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27.08.2025

Affirming Masculinity with Jacob Tobia - Feminist Book Club

Ashley sits down with Jacob Tobia to discuss their book Before They Were Men. Together, they explore why Jacob avoids the phrase “toxic masculinity,” what

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25.08.2025

Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves - Feminist Book Club

Mariquita, Mhairie, and Ashley dive into Girl on Girl by Sophie Gilbert, unpacking its most thought-provoking themes. In Part I, they explore how reality

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13.08.2025

The Hollow Half by Sarah Aziza - Feminist Book Club

Looking for your next beloved memoir? Rah and Ashley dive into The Hollow Half: A Memoir of Bodies and Borders by Sarah Aziza—a lyrical, layered

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08.08.2025

Nostalgic Summers and Prophetic Dystopia - Feminist Book Club

Our feminisms contain multitudes. First, Jordy shares some books and tv shows to ingest if you don’t want to watch The Summer I Turned Pretty on Amazon

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30.07.2025

Libraries Get It Right While We Get It Wrong - Feminist Book Club

In today’s two-part episode, you’ll hear some of our contributors take a deep dive into a smattering of library systems across the United States. It’s

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09.07.2025

Favorite Books of 2025 So Far (Mariquita and Kenesma's version) - Feminist Book Club

Mariquita and Kenesma dive into their top 5 favorite books of 2025 (so far—with six months of reading still ahead!). In this spoiler-free conversation,

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02.07.2025

The Best and the Best of the Best - Feminist Book Club

We’re continuing our series of our team’s top five books of the year… and we won’t judge one of our contributors for misreading the prompt and sharing her

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27.06.2025

We Told Gen Z to Hustle…Then Pulled the Rug Out

We told Gen Z that business ownership meant freedom. Today’s tariffs and economic turmoil tell an entirely different story.

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25.06.2025

Righteous Vengeance, Haunting Yet Hopeful - Feminist Book Club

It’s no surprise that the FBC Team is incredibly well-read across multiple genres, but this episode especially feels like a testament to that! Join

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20.06.2025

Project "Getting Through" 2025

Project 2025? More like Project "Getting Through" 2025! Natalia talks about ways she's getting through this hellscape of a year.

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18.06.2025

Pride Picks and Ambitious Women - Feminist Book Club

We have a double header for you today! First, you’ll hear some of our team’s favorite LGBTQIA+ books from the last few years with diverse recommendations

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13.06.2025

We Need To Talk About AI

Did you hear about the summer reading list that was mostly fictional? This is why FBC's recs are always better than AI.

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11.06.2025

Favorite Books of 2025 So Far (Ashley and Mhairie’s version) - Feminist Book Club

Our contributors have paired up to tell one another about their favorite books of the year so far. You’ll hear these segments over the next few weeks!

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06.06.2025

Big Tech's Social Impact: The Real Deal or a PR Stunt?

We all use products from Big Tech companies. But what happens when they harm the communities that many of us are from? Learn more here.

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04.06.2025

Favorite Books + Met Gala Looks - Feminist Book Club

Our contributors have paired up to tell one another about their favorite books of the year so far. You’ll hear these segments over the next few weeks!

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30.05.2025

Mental Health Awareness Is Not Enough

This Mental Health Awareness Month, I want to share my own story — and to let folks know that awareness is not enough. We need action.

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21.05.2025

International Booker Prize Shortlist 2025 - Feminist Book Club

The International Booker Prize celebrates translated literature from across the world that have been published in the UK or Ireland in the last year. In

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16.05.2025

Civic Engagement for Future Activists

How can our kids participate in civic engagement? Nervous about protests? Here are some kid-friendly suggestions so they can be involved, too.

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30.04.2025

Back on Our Reality TV Soapbox - Feminist Book Club

The Amazing Race. Cooking competitions. Bachelor Nation. We touch on a little bit of everything in this episode! Nox, Rah, and Shoshana discuss reality

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23.04.2025

Happily Ever After for All - Feminist Book Club

We’re chatting about Black wealth, Black joy, and happy Black endings in today’s episode. Tune in to hear Ashley discuss why she loves the soap opera We’re chatting about Black wealth, Black joy, and happy Black endings in today’s episode. Tune in to hear Ashley discuss why she loves the soap opera Beyond the Gates, then stick around for Jordy and Mhairie’s discussion of Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron, a Black, queer retelling of Cinderella.

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11.04.2025

Romantasy As a Vehicle for Exploring Our Desires

Romantasy is exploding in popularity. Why? Discover the sexual satisfaction that keeps readers coming back for more!

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02.04.2025

Hardboiled Lesbian Fiction + Lady Gaga’s Mayhem - Feminist Book Club

Sometimes we just wanna gush about the things we love. For Renee and Margot, it’s hardboiled fiction. For Ashley and Nox, it’s Lady Gaga’s new album. Tune

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28.03.2025

These Books Nail Those Adult Coming-of-Age Moments

These adult coming-of-age tales nail that moment in our lives when we start to become who we were always meant to be.

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26.03.2025

Sirens, Selkies, and Mermaids, oh my! - Feminist Book Club

Dive into the enchanting and eerie world of selkies, sirens, and mermaids with author and literary agent Rachel Ekstrom Courage and FBC contributor,

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21.03.2025

Use Literacy to Fight The Oppressor - Feminist Book Club

In a country where 54% of adults' literacy level is below 6th-gradel, why don't we use everyday language to discuss important information?

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19.03.2025

Reevaluating Unhinged Women: From Bad Moms to Playboy Bunnies - Feminist Book Club

The unhinged woman trope is undoubtedly one of our favorites, but what kind of woman gets to be unhinged and who gets a redemption arc? In this episode,

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14.03.2025

Listening to Lemonade by Beyoncé for the First Time

Ashley shares her experience listening to Lemonade by Beyoncé for the first time and what that experience means for seminal works.

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12.03.2025

Into the Deep End with the Audie Awards - Feminist Book Club

Get those TBRs ready because we’re about to melt your library card. In this episode, romance lovers will hear Jordy’s review of the new Ali Hazelwood

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08.03.2025

Educate & Activate - Oligarchy

What even is an oligarchy? Or an oligarch? What does it mean in the United States today? Natalia gives some context in the latest for FBC.

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05.03.2025

E-Readers, Repairability, and Why We Don’t Like Kindle - Feminist Book Club

Mhairie and Nox, both avid e-reader users, talk about what devices they use and their storied problems with the Kindle Fire breaking down. If you’re

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28.02.2025

Section 504 and How to Fight for Disability Rights

Texas v. Becerra wants to take out Section 504, a foundational disability protection. Keep reading to find out what you can do to help.

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26.02.2025

Accessible Resistance: Use Your Library - Feminist Book Club

Mhairie and Nox both LOVE the library, and in this segment, they’re talking about how much they love libraries and audiobooks. Nox gushes about a program

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Man’s Best Friend, Part II: Music, Marketing, and the Algorithms That Shape Us - Feminist Book Club

[MINI POD] Thrills & Chills - Feminist Book Club

All Things Fantastical - Feminist Book Club

[MINI POD] WNBA Memoirs - Feminist Book Club

Intro to Romance Books for Non-Romance Readers - Feminist Book Club

Feral and Hysterical: In conversation with Mother Horror - Feminist Book Club

Man’s Best Friend? Thoughts on Sabrina Carpenter - Feminist Book Club

Girl on Girl, Part II: Desire, Consent, & the Marketplace of Pleasure - Feminist Book Club

Affirming Masculinity with Jacob Tobia - Feminist Book Club

Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves - Feminist Book Club

The Hollow Half by Sarah Aziza - Feminist Book Club

Nostalgic Summers and Prophetic Dystopia - Feminist Book Club

Libraries Get It Right While We Get It Wrong - Feminist Book Club

Favorite Books of 2025 So Far (Mariquita and Kenesma's version) - Feminist Book Club

The Best and the Best of the Best - Feminist Book Club

We Told Gen Z to Hustle…Then Pulled the Rug Out

Righteous Vengeance, Haunting Yet Hopeful - Feminist Book Club

Project "Getting Through" 2025

Pride Picks and Ambitious Women - Feminist Book Club

We Need To Talk About AI

Favorite Books of 2025 So Far (Ashley and Mhairie’s version) - Feminist Book Club

Big Tech's Social Impact: The Real Deal or a PR Stunt?

Favorite Books + Met Gala Looks - Feminist Book Club

Mental Health Awareness Is Not Enough

International Booker Prize Shortlist 2025 - Feminist Book Club

Civic Engagement for Future Activists

Back on Our Reality TV Soapbox - Feminist Book Club

Happily Ever After for All - Feminist Book Club

Romantasy As a Vehicle for Exploring Our Desires

Hardboiled Lesbian Fiction + Lady Gaga’s Mayhem - Feminist Book Club

These Books Nail Those Adult Coming-of-Age Moments

Sirens, Selkies, and Mermaids, oh my! - Feminist Book Club

Use Literacy to Fight The Oppressor - Feminist Book Club

Reevaluating Unhinged Women: From Bad Moms to Playboy Bunnies - Feminist Book Club

Listening to Lemonade by Beyoncé for the First Time

Into the Deep End with the Audie Awards - Feminist Book Club

Educate & Activate - Oligarchy

E-Readers, Repairability, and Why We Don’t Like Kindle - Feminist Book Club

Section 504 and How to Fight for Disability Rights

Accessible Resistance: Use Your Library - Feminist Book Club

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