Episode 109

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16th Mar 2022

Should I Stay or Should I Go

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.

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 109: Should I Stay or Should I Go

Novels:

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, Sarah Weinman (Nonfiction, True Crime)

Pop Culture: 

Amy: tick tick...BOOM (Netflix)

Erin: Pam and Tommy (Hulu)

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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

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 basically the best time you'll have all week.

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Broads and Books
Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. It’s a weekly date with two Broads who love books as much as they love embarrassing stories and crackpot business ideas. Every Wednesday, the Broads pick one theme. We choose and discuss two novels, two other genre books, and two pop culture picks based on that theme. Listeners will laugh, think, and find things they’re going to love. Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com to listen and sign up for free VIP bonuses!

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Broads and Books Productions

We create podcasts, publications, and presses. Led by Amy Lee Lillard and Erin Johnston, two broads who love pop culture, books, and embarrassing stories, our productions make you laugh, think, and feel all the things.