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- 42 - Empire of Pain
Buckle up, everyone, for a shocking tale about one of the worst families in American history! Kate tells Mollie about the book Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe, a riveting exploration of the Sackler family's ascent to power and their role in the opioid crisis. This impeccably researched book is an intersection of wealth, morality, and accountability. It leaves no doubt that the Sackler family was aware of and indifferent to the suffering their greed caused and were, in fact, huge sacks of shit.
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 - 1h 12min - 40 - Momfluenced
Wow, that woman's teeth are white.. what was I doing? Oh, right! Welcome to our first episode of 2024, where we tackle Sara Petersen's Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture.Join us for a discussion of parenthood in the age of Instagram, influencers, and cruel optimism.
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 - 1h 10min - 39 - Mollie & Kate's Winter Reads
It was nice knowing ya, 2023! Pop some champagne and start 2024 off right with Mollie and Kate as they share recommendations for enchanting and compelling winter reads.
Recommendations in order:
Mollie: The Heatwave by Kate Riordan
Kate: Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller
Kate: The Adventures of Amina Al-Sarafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Mollie: Tamora Pierce's books
Mollie: The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Kate: Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal
Mollie: Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier
Kate: Country of the Blind by Andrew Leland
Kate: Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens
Mollie & Kate: The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Thu, 28 Dec 2023 - 39min - 38 - Monsters
Halloween may be over but we're still in spooky season mode, which gives us free reign to talk about monsters (albeit the less fun kind, because these are real). This episode, Kate recounts Claire Dederer'sMonsters: A Fan's Dilemma, which wrestles with the question: What do we do with the art of monstrous artists? You won't want to miss this conversation about fandom, celebrities, notes-app apologies, and more.
Pop Culture Pairings: Wannabe by Aisha Harris (Nonfiction), The Stacks (podcast)
Thu, 16 Nov 2023 - 49min - 37 - Bird by Bird
Autumn is here, and what better way to celebrate than by curling up with a good book about how to write a good book? Join us this week as Mollie tells Kate all about Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott. They talk about the creative process, how hard it is to start from a blank page, and how to cope with jealousy in creative fields.
Thu, 19 Oct 2023 - 59min - 36 - Becoming
It only seems right to end the summer with a blockbuster—and what's a more perfect blockbuster than a memoir by one of the most famous people on Earth? Join us this month as Kate tells Mollie about former First Lady Michelle Obama's bestselling book Becoming.
Pop Culture Pairing: The Light We Carryby Michelle Obama
Thu, 07 Sep 2023 - 55min - 35 - Financial Feminist
A penny for our thoughts? We'll give them to you for free! (We're just that generous.) And this month we're thinking about Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love. Listen in as Mollie tells us all about personal finances, from emergency funds to investing to 401ks and salary negotiations. This episode will make you feel like a million bucks!
Pop culture pairing: Barbie (movie playing in theaters near you!)
Thu, 03 Aug 2023 - 1h 25min - 34 - Wanting
What do women WANT? Wait, don't leave! This isn't a set up for a 1990's male stand-up comedy routine—the answer is NOT shopping. Well, sometimes it's shopping. But no, it's the prompt for Margot Kahn and Kelly McMasters' anthology Wanting: Women Writing About Desire.Join us as Kate tells Mollie all about the WANTING and DESIRE that came up in this book.
Pop culture pairings:Hurricane Girl by Marcy Dermansky (Fiction, Thriller-ish?);You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi (Fiction, Romance);Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder (Fiction, Satire); and Our Wives Under the Seaby Julia Armfield (Fiction, Romance / SciFi)
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 - 49min - 33 - We Are Never Meeting In Real Life
April showers bring May (dating) story hours! This month, Mollie shares an essay from Samantha Irby's essay collection We Are Never Meeting In Real Life. We get into the hardest ages for dating (all of them?), romantic connections, and how to collect signs about someone you're dating to determine if they're cool or seriously not.
Pop culture pairings: Why Won't You Date Me (podcast), Twitter thread
Thu, 11 May 2023 - 49min - 32 - Spare
We did it. We read Prince Harry's memoir Spareso you don't have to! You're welcome! Join us this month as Kate tells all about Prince Harry's tell-all.
Pop culture pairings: Inventing Latinos by Laura E. Gómez (nonfiction book); The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka (fiction book); and The Banshees of Inisherin (HBO Max, Hulu)
Thu, 16 Mar 2023 - 1h 14min - 31 - Kitchen Confidential
We're back in February to talk about our favorite subject of all time—food! Listen in as Mollie recounts Anthony Bourdain's famous debut book,Kitchen Confidential.
Pop Culture Pairings:Dessert Personby Claire Saffitz (cookbook) and The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr
Evidence of Alec Baldwin's astounding vocab
Thu, 09 Feb 2023 - 51min - 30 - This Is Your Mind On Plants
Was your New Year Resolution to drink morecaffeine? We knew it! Join us this January as Kate tells Mollie all about plant drugs like caffeine and how our bodies just can't get enough of them.
Pop Culture Pairing: The Bear (Hulu)
Thu, 05 Jan 2023 - 36min - 29 - I'd Read Her Grocery Lists
Happy holidays from Mollie and Kate! Join us for this sweet and spicy December discussion of "I'd Read Her Grocery Lists" On Cooking With Sylvia Plath, where we talk about our favorite baked goods to make for others (and ourselves) and Sylvia Plath's fraught relationship with baking and domesticity.
Pop Culture Pairings: Wicked Cake (magazine). Don't forget to check out our Instagram for our favorite holiday recipes!
Thu, 15 Dec 2022 - 35min - 28 - Mollie & Kate's Summer Reads
It's September! That means summer is coming to a close (sadly), so today we're sharing some of our summer reading recommendations to make it last juuuuuust a little bit longer. Join us in denial!
This Thing Between Us, Gus Moreno
Mouth to Mouth, Antoine Wilson
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 - 41min - 27 - Glitter Up the Dark
Join us for August's episode as Kate recounts Glitter Up the Dark: How Pop Music Broke the Binaryby Sasha Geffen. They dive into Kurt Cobain's fashion, Prince's vocal performance, and the way Cher uses technology to complete the legacy of cyborg princesses. Plus, an important commentary on low-rise jeans. (We hate them. Please stop the comeback.)
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 - 1h 03min - 26 - Hype!
Strap in for another tale of deceit as Mollie reviews Gabrielle Bluestone's book Hype!: How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet And Why We're Following. Tune in to this meandering conversation that goes from Fyre Fest to.. Applebee's? You won't want to miss it!
Summary (1:26)
A Fyre Festival Timeline (10:21)
Other Key Highlights (30:05)
Pop Culture Pairings: Normal Gossip (Podcast), Diet Prada (Instagram account)
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 - 1h 17min - 25 - How To Be Perfect
Learn the answers to life's hardest questions this month as Kate discusses How To Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Questionby comedian, writer, and producer Michael Schur.
Summary (4:10)
Main Issues, Explained (15:32)
Key Passages (36:00)
Pop Culture Pairings: The Good Place (Netflix), Rutherford Falls (Peacock), BoJack Horseman (Netflix), The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathon Haidt
Thu, 05 May 2022 - 1h 14min - 24 - Down River
We're welcoming spring with a new podcast format! This week, Mollie shares a book she read with Kate: Down River: Into The Future of Water in the Westby Heather Hansman. Tune in as they talk about river trips, water rights, and vital ecosystems.
Summary (2:42)
Main Issues, Explained (13:27)
Key Passages (47:30)
Suggested donations: The Nature Conservancy and American Rivers
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 - 1h 16min - 23 - Brazilian Butt Lifts & The Era of Instagram Face
This month we're diving into Sophie Elmhirst's long read in The Guardian,"Brazilian butt lift: behind the world's most dangerous cosmetic surgery," and "The age of Instagram face" by Jia Tolentino in The New Yorker.Listen in as we explore the sociological, racial, and gender influences on how these procedures became commonplace in the year 2022.
Hold on—what's Instagram face look like? Here's a cheat sheet. Okay, now what about a BBL? Check out this Vox article.
Summary (5:27)
Key takeaways (13:00)
Quotes (22:03)
Questions (45:12)
Pop culture pairings: Ingrid Goes West (Hulu), Even The Rich (podcast hosted on Wondery), Under the Influence (podcast hosted on iHeart Radio)
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 - 1h 00min - 22 - Wonderworks
Wonderworksexplores literary inventions through the ages, from the ancient Greeks to modern writers like Alison Bechdel and Tina Fey. Join us as author Angus Fletcher takes us on a literary journey to explore how stories can help us cope with the challenges of life, provide safe spaces for self-discovery, and inspire hope.
Summary of the book (5:08)
Live Your Dreams (Kate's Chapter, 7:55)
Unfreeze Your Heart (Mollie's Chapter, 19:23)
What questions do we still have? (41:19)
Pop Culture Mentions: Obligatory bullying pictures of Jeff Bezos as Pitbull / a Space Cowboy, Succession (HBO), Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic(Book by Alison Bechdel), Insecure (HBO), I Think You Should Leave (Netflix), Broad City (Hulu), The Bachelor (ABC), 30 Rock (Peacock), Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
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Thu, 03 Feb 2022 - 55min - 21 - An Update on Theranos
This week we're discussing a series of articles about the ongoing trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. The articles:
They Still Live in the Shadow of Theranos's Elizabeth Holmes by Erin Griffith (The New York Times)
'Concerned Citizen' At Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' Trial Turns Out To Be Family by Bobby Allyn (NPR)
Elizabeth Holmes's Office Romance With Ramesh Balwani Now on Display in Court by Heather Somerville (The Wall Street Journal)
Plus, this magnificent gem.
As a reminder, this is the last episode in season 1, but we'll be back with more literary goodness in 2022. In the meantime, be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram or check for updates on our website.
Thanks for listening! -XOXO Gossip Girl(s)
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 - 46min - 20 - A Smile With Sharp Teeth
This week we're discussing the article 'A Smile With Sharp Teeth': Mike Richards's Rise to 'Jeopardy!' Host Sparks Questions About His Past by Claire McNear. Claire McNear, writer for The Ringer,wrote this follow up article after Jeopardy!Executive Producer Mike Richards named *checks notes* himself.. ahem.. as the new host after an intensive search. Richards has since stepped down from the host position and the search for a permanent host is ongoing.
Summary (1:15)
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Thu, 30 Sep 2021 - 28min - 19 - This Is What I Know About Art
This Is What I Know About Art is one in a series of books from the Pocket Change Collective, a set of short books on important topics written by leading activists and artists. In this insightful edition, arts writer, curator, and activist Kimberly Drew asserts that the art world is for everyone, and writes about the connections between art and activism.
Summary of the book (3:05)
Our key takeaways (3:49)
Our favorite quotes (20:00)
What questions do we still have? (39:45)
What to check out next: Kate suggests The Women Who Changed Art Forever: Feminist Art - The Graphic Novel by Valentina Grande and Eva Rossetti. Mollie suggestsArt History: A Critical Introduction to Its Methods by Michael Hatt and Charlotte Klonk. Also, go visit your local art museum!
Art references:
Untitled (Portrait of Ross in L.A.) by Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Red Chapel by Rodney McMillian
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Thu, 16 Sep 2021 - 58min - 18 - On Writing
Stephen King's On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft begins by telling the story of his passion for writing. The core of the book, however, is a high-level how-to guide on what makes good fiction. He touches on writers’ tools—vocabulary, grammar, and the elements of style—and offers guidance on the writing process, from story ideation to character development to the rewriting process.
Summary of the book (4:28)
Our key takeaways (7:45)
Our favorite quotes (20:20)
What questions do we still have? (51:58)
What to check out next: Kate suggests Brand New Cherry Flavor (Netflix) and Mollie suggests The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr.
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Thu, 02 Sep 2021 - 1h 06min - 17 - What Doesn't Kill You
In What Doesn’t Kill You: A Life With Chronic Illness—Lessons from a Body in Revolt,TessaMiller recounts her journey with Chron’s Disease, a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of the bowels that affects the lining of the digestive tract. This book is part memoir, part self-help, and covers the connections between mental health and physical health, the structural systems that make having a chronic illness so difficult, and what it means to accept the reality of never getting better.
Summary of the book (3:10)
Our key takeaways (7:40)
Our favorite quotes (21:30)
What questions do we still have? (47:40)
What to check out next: Kate suggests The Sound of Metal (Amazon Prime) and Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (Netflix). Mollie suggests SpoonieHacker (blog) and Introducing Selma Blair.
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Thu, 19 Aug 2021 - 1h 05min - 16 - Little Weirds
This week we’re talking aboutLittle Weirds,Jenny Slate’s memoir. Jenny Slate is a comedian most well-known for her creation of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On;her acting in Parks and Recreationand Obvious Child;and her recent standup special Stage Fright. Slate shares vignettes of her life about heartache, loneliness, and misogyny in this book of magical realism personal essays.
Summary of the book (2:30)
Our key takeaways (4:30)
Our favorite quotes (15:18)
What questions do we still have? (43:40)
What to check out next: Kate suggests Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado and this clip from the Kroll show. Mollie suggests "The Crane Wife" by CJ Hauser and this clipfrom an interview with Jenny Slate and Seth Meyers.
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Thu, 05 Aug 2021 - 1h 00min - 15 - Answers in the Form of Questions
Today we’re talking about Answers in the Form of Questions: A Definitive History and Insider’s Guide to Jeopardy!by Claire McNear. McNear writes about the wildly popular game show Jeopardy!, including how the contestants prepare, depictions of Jeopardy! in pop culture, and the various strategies contestants swear by to win.
Summary of the book (2:00)
Our key takeaways (3:00)
Our favorite quotes (19:35)
What questions do we still have? (39:40)
What to check out next: Kate suggests The Speed Cubers (Netflix) and Mollie suggests SNL's Jeopardy! skits and Antique Roadshow.
Thu, 22 Jul 2021 - 55min - 14 - Big Friendship
Today we’re talking about Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Closeby Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, the hosts of the popular podcast Call Your Girlfriend. This book is equal parts the story of their relationship and a manifesto on what it takes to navigate a Big Friendship—a robust and significant bond that transcends life phases, geographic locations, and emotional shifts.
Summary of the book (4:02)
Our key takeaways (5:25)
Our favorite quotes (20:30)
What questions do we still have? (42:49)
What to check out next: Kate suggests Frances Ha (Netlfix) and Insecure (HBO). Mollie suggests Pen15 (Netflix).
From the top of the episode: Thoughts from a Page
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 - 1h 01min - 13 - Bonus: Bo Burnham: Inside
This is a Bo Burnham superfan podcast now. We hope that's okay. Join us for a gushing conversation about his newest comedy special, Inside, all about the internet, social media, and the pandemic year.
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 - 30min - 12 - How To Do Nothing
Today we’re talking about How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economyby Jenny Odell. In this complex and wide-ranging book, Odell argues that attention is our most precious resource. The first half of the book is about disengaging from the 'attention economy,' and the second half is about re-engaging with something else: time and space. Odell argues for a recognition of and engagement with ecology and of the history of the places we inhabit.
Summary of the book (2:20)
Our key takeaways (11:25)
Our favorite quotes (38:00)
What questions do we still have? (46:47)
What to check out next: Bo Burnham's Inside
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 - 57min - 11 - Daring Greatly
Today we’re talking about Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown. This book covers the relationship between fear, shame, vulnerability, and worthiness through extensive sociological research. Brown unpacks how we shield ourselves from exposure and how to change our behaviors to embrace vulnerability rather than disengage from it—in our families, communities, and workplaces.
Summary of the book (4:40)
Our key takeaways (7:01)
Our favorite quotes (20:43)
What questions do we still have? (53:17)
What to check out next:Kate suggests Big Mouth (TV show, Netflix) and Mollie suggests Philomena (movie, Netflix)
Music by Waterboi via Pixabay
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 - 1h 12min - 10 - Bad Blood (Part 2)
This week we finish up our discussion of Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, John Carreyrou’s journalistic investigation of the rise and fall of the multi-billion dollar biotech startup, Theranos, founded by Elizabeth Holmes. Our Favorite Quotes (4:40) Mollie's question (43:00) What to check out next: Kate suggests The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel (fiction book) and Mollie suggests The Dropout (podcast)
Thu, 27 May 2021 - 1h 02min - 9 - Bad Blood (Part 1)
Episode 9: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Note: Please read this week’s show notes in a fake voice one octave lower than usual as an ode to Elizabeth Holmes. If you don’t get that joke, watch this video and then come back. This week we’re diving into Bad Blood, John Carreyrou’s journalistic investigation of the rise and fall of the multi-billion dollar biotech startup, Theranos, founded by Elizabeth Holmes. Once lauded as a female Steve Jobs, Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford with a patent for a compact blood-testing system she claimed could perform blood tests cheaper and faster than current technology, and all with just a few drops of blood. Theranos attracted billions in venture capital investments. The only problem was that the technology didn’t work—and it never had. Six years later, she and her longtime romantic and business partner, Sunny Balwani, are facing criminal charges. Summary of the book (3:00) Our key takeaways (6:34) Kate's question (39:44) Mollie's quote (58:00)
Thu, 13 May 2021 - 1h 03min - 8 - What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat
In What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat, Aubrey Gordon (aka Your Fat Friend) confronts the cultural attitudes and social systems that deny fat people basic needs and civility. Each chapter takes up a different cultural bias or myth, from the obesity epidemic to the diet industry to concern over others’ health. Summary of the book (7:58) Our key takeaways (11:16) Our favorite quotes (37:48) What questions do we still have? (1:00:53) References: Aidy Bryant’s interview with Terry Gross on Fresh Air, Shrill What to check out next: Maintenance Phase (podcast), Fat yogi Living with Tiffany Croww (videos), Jessamyn Stanley yoga videos
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 - 1h 18min - 7 - Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music
This week we’re diving into Rednecks, Queers, & Country Music by Nadine Hubbs. Hubbs argues that the white middle class has villainized country music as a way of distancing themselves from the white working class and that while the middle class portrays sex and gender deviance as new social advances encouraged by the middle class, this sex-gender deviance has only recently moved out of a century-long period of forced allyship with the working class. Summary of the book (4:35) Our key takeaways (6:20) Our favorite quotes (18:00) What questions do we still have? (58:00) What to check out next: Mollie and Kate's Anything, Including Country Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0PFDPTSrULWIbbGeMZ7hbP?si=-7bRs5AIQlOiYjbDK3zJeg&utm_source=copy-link
Thu, 15 Apr 2021 - 1h 11min - 6 - Super Pumped
This week we’re talking about Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber by New York Times technology correspondent Mike Isaac. This book is the story of the tech start-up Uber and its founder, Travis Kalanick, but it’s also a case study of the tech bro culture and founder worship in Silicon Valley, the perils of over-ambition, and the incredible economics of venture capital investments. Summary of the book (2:40) Our key takeaways (5:13) Our favorite quotes (33:14) What questions do we still have? (44:18) What to check out next: Bad Blood by John Carreyrou and Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar (nonfiction books); Foundering (podcast); Silicon Valley (HBO, Hulu)
Thu, 01 Apr 2021 - 1h 12min - 5 - Mollie & Kate Answer Some Questions
Who are these people and why did they start a podcast? Let's find out! This week we're mixing it up for a Q&A episode so you can get to know us more. How we got here (1:56) Where Mollie found comfort in 2020 (28:15) Kate's relationship philosophy (33:58) Mollie: An Emotional Engineer (45:01) Our favorite books (56:36) Itching for another book discussion episode? Not to worry! We're super pumped to discuss Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber next time.
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 - 1h 04min - 4 - You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey
Welcome back to Reader’s Digress, the podcast where we read nonfiction books so you don’t have to (unless you want to). Join us, hosts Mollie Fox and Kate Kiriakou, as we use a nonfiction book as the springboard to discuss relevant themes and their relation to current events, pop culture, and our personal experiences. This week we’re discussing You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism by comedian and overall light in the world Amber Ruffin, and her sister Lacey Lamar. Amber Ruffin is the host of The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock and a writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers. She lives in New York City, and her sister, Lacey Lamar, lives and works in Omaha, NE where they were raised with their parents and additional siblings. In this book, Amber and her sister Lacey trade commentary as they tell the stories of racism that Lacey, and other members of the Ruffin family, have survived. Summary of the book (2:00) Our key takeaways (19:30) Our favorite quotes (36:40) What questions do we still have? (56:58) References: White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo: “Racism is inherently about power within society—wielded collectively by those who have it against those who don’t.”; Sundown Towns, James W. Loewen. What to check out next: Kate suggests A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO TV show) and Jokes Seth Can’t Tell (Late Night with Seth Myers clips). Mollie suggests Scam Goddess (podcast). Music by Waterboi via Pixabay
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 - 1h 14min - 3 - The Psychopath Test
Welcome back to Readers Digress, the podcast where we read nonfiction books so you don’t have to (unless you want to). Join us, hosts Mollie Fox and Kate Kiriakou, as we use a nonfiction book as the springboard to discuss relevant themes and their relation to current events, pop culture, and our personal experiences. This week we’re discussing Jon Ronson’s The Psychopath Test, a journalistic investigation not into psychopaths, but into the industry that studies them and profits from them, or, as he refers to it, “the madness industry.” Using psychologist Bob Hare’s Psychopath Test—a checklist of observable characteristics psychopaths share—Ronson begins the book by following a series of prisoners and business executives who have either been diagnosed as psychopaths, or Ronson presumes to be psychopaths. In the latter part of the book, after visiting with one of these individuals and finding him unsatisfactorily “psychopathic enough,” Ronson ingeniously pivots his book to exploring the second question—why is it so important for us to diagnose others in ways that help us categorize them? And, is this even that helpful to begin with? Summary of the book (4:00) Our key takeaways (6:49) Our favorite quotes (23:58) What questions do we still have? (39:15)
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 - 55min - 2 - Jesus and John Wayne (Part 1)
Hi friend! Welcome to Readers Digress, the podcast where we read nonfiction books so you don’t have to (unless you want to). We know, right? Finally! A book club for literature aficionados AND busy people who enjoy engaging conversations but don't want to get dirty looks from their co-worker Kassidy for showing up to the book club without finishing the book.. again. Join us, hosts Mollie Fox and Kate Kiriakou, as we use a nonfiction book as the springboard to discuss relevant themes and their relation to current events, pop culture, and our personal experiences. Our first two episodes dissect Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez (book description in Part 1, 2:10). Part 1 focuses on performative masculinity and the myth of victimhood in white patriarchal evangelical culture, while Part 2 analyzes how politics and capitalism propelled evangelicalism to its modern, near-omnipresent status in American culture. In Part 1, hear why we texted each other so many puking emojis while reading this (17:15, 22:10), why whiteness is vital to this movement (48:45), and why factions of evangelicalism mimic cult behavior (1:02:39).
Fri, 26 Feb 2021 - 1h 18min - 1 - Jesus and John Wayne (Part 2)
Welcome to Readers Digress, the podcast where we read nonfiction books so you don’t have to (unless you want to). Join us, hosts Mollie Fox and Kate Kiriakou, as we use a nonfiction book as the springboard to discuss relevant themes and their relation to current events, pop culture, and our personal experiences. Our first two episodes dissect Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation (book description in Part 1, 2:10). Part 1 focuses on performative masculinity and the myth of victimhood in white patriarchal evangelical culture, while Part 2 analyzes how politics and capitalism propelled evangelicalism to its modern, near-omnipresent status in American culture. In Part 2, learn how evangelicalism led us to the current political moment (2:10), hear a case study in the popular culture of evangelicalism (33:55), and the pervasiveness of evangelical culture (46:11). Content Warning: Discussions of disordered eating appear in this episode (33:55 - 45:45). References: Ta-Nehisi Coates, “The First White President,” The Atlantic Music by Waterboi via Pixabay
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 - 1h 13min
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