Rebel Girls Book Club
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Are you tired of reading the same angsty hero narrative over and over again? So are we. That's why we're examining stories that feature rebellious heroines through an intersectional feminist lens. In this podcast, we will go deep into the latest bestsellers, comic books, and English class-worthy literature without taking ourselves too seriously. It's a book club for feminist literary nerds. So, grab a cup of tea, a cozy blanket, and come gab with us about your new favorite read.
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Am I dead? Am I pregnant?: An RGBC blooper episode with special guests Amaris and Rachel
November 04, 2019 11:00 - 16 minutes - 9.52 MBAnother blooper episode already? That's right, Maggie and I needed some extra time to prep before we delved into new literary goodness. But stay tuned because next week 11/11 we'll be reading "The Husband Stitch" by Carmen Maria Machado. On 11/18 there will be another guest episode this time all about the publishing industry. And on 11/25 we'll start a three-part series on Little Women. To follow our episode schedule up to mid-January go to https://medium.com/rebel-girls-book-club/read-alon...
Witches, Ghosts, and Devils with the Mistress of All Things Spook
October 31, 2019 06:03 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBIn this special Halloween edition of Rebel Girls Book Club, Maggie and Harmony are joined by ghost enthusiast Rachel to take a critical (and sometimes feminist) look at ghost stories. In this episode, they examine the Bell Witch and "The Devil Came to New Orleans " from Haunted New Orleans: History & Hauntings of the Crescent City by Troy Taylor. https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781540224187 To learn more about the Bell Witch (and to see the weird image Maggie found) go to http://www.bellwi...
Exploring representation in horror with Amaris Gagnon
October 28, 2019 10:00 - 47 minutes - 26.9 MBIn this spooky spectacular episode, Maggie and Harmony sit down to talk with screenwriter Amaris Gagnon about all things horror. They delve into problematic horror tropes-- such as the virginal final girl-- and figure out how horror can (and is) being used to subvert expectations and challenge the status quo. In this episode: The Thing (1982) It (2017) Get Out (2017) Us (2019) Breaking In (2018) Halloween (2018) Into the Dark: Pure (2019) Check out our friend at the Perhaps It's You Podcast ...
Difficult Women: The Sacrifice of Darkness
October 21, 2019 11:31 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBDepression, class, and the concept of women who bare the emotional labor of men collide in this episode. Harmony and Maggie read "The Sacrifice of Darkness" by Roxane Gay. They talk about the value of women bearing children, women who love "hard men" and hope as an act of resistance. What we're reading: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780765356154 Little Women by Louisa May Alcott https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781514640807 The Dragon K...
Difficult Women: Noble Things and Open Marriage
October 14, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBIt's new book time! This week Maggie and Harmony take a terrifying look at complacency in the face of white supremacy when they read the short story "Noble Things" by Roxane Gay. To lighten their dread about the U.S.'s dystopian future they also explore power dynamics in heterosexual relationships in "Open Marriage," which is also by Gay. Both stories can be found in the book Difficult Women. What we're reading: Borne by Jeff VanderMeer https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780374537654 Bers...
The sun will come ... I like your panties: An RGBC blooper episode
October 07, 2019 10:00 - 10 minutes - 7.48 MBHarmony and Maggie are eating pickles, drinking mulled wine, baking bread and reading non-podcast related books this week. While we enjoy some much needed R&R, you can listen to some of our many bloopers. And don't forget to read "Noble Things" and "The Sacrifice of Darkness" by Roxane Gay. We'll be back next week ready to analyze books with y'all. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rgbc/message
The Witches of New York: Part Six
September 30, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBIn this episode, Maggie and Harmony read from page 501, October 12, 1880, Waxing Moon, to the end of The Witches of New York by Ami Mckay. We talk about the erasure of misdeeds done by powerful men, Beatrice's self-empowerment and our overall thoughts on the book. What we're reading: Borne by Jeff VanderMeer https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780374537654 Berserk, Vol. 1 by Kentaro Miura, Chris Warner (Editor), Jason DeAngelis (Translator) https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781506711980 Jona...
The Witches of New York: Part Five
September 23, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBIn this episode, Maggie and Harmony start to wrap up The Witches of New York by Ami Mckay after reading pages 407 to 497, October 10, 1880, Waxing Moon to October 11, 1880, Waxing Moon. They use the book as a catalyst to talk about creepy but well-meaning old men, the downsides to being powerful or “strong,” the book’s depiction of poverty, institutionalized bias, and writing as an act of defiance. What we’re reading: The Light Bearer by Donna Gillespie https://www.goodreads.com/book/s...
The Witches of New York: Part Four
September 16, 2019 10:00 - 53 minutes - 30.6 MBIn this section, we read pages 348 to 407, October 9th Waxing Moon to October 10 Waxing Moon, of The Witches of New York by Ami McKay. In this section, we explore whether there's such a thing as feminine courage, the white knight complex, street harassment, and society’s butchification of women who love other women. What we're reading: Shanghai Girls by Lisa See https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780812980530 Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado https://bookshop.org/a/9908/...
The Witches of New York: Part Three
September 09, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBMaggie and Harmony read pages 255 to 347, September 25, 1880, Third Quarter Moon to October 8, 1880 Waxing Moon, of The Witches of New York. In this episode, Maggie gets a little tipsy but is still a badass genius … and accidentally forgets her own age; we dive into the gendered nature of mediums; we explore the in-book lore surrounding witchcraft and what it means to be a witch, the importance of solidarity, consent issues, the ritualized nature of femininity, gendered selflessness, and Bea...
The Witches of New York: Part Two
September 02, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBMaggie and Harmony discuss from pg. 139 to pg. 252, September 18, 1880, Gibbous Waning Moon to September 25, 1880, Third Quarter Moon, of The Witches of New York. In this episode we dive deep into grief in capitalist culture, romance tropes, the importance of friendships, domestic violence, unreliable narrators, and Maggie is broken by the existential question of free will. If you or someone you know is dealing with domestic and dating abuse here are some resources: https://www.loveisres...
The Witches of New York: Part One
August 28, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBHarmony and Maggie discuss up to pg. 136, September 18th the waning moon, of The Witches of New York. We talk about the maiden archetype, Insta-love, cultural appropriation, violence against women, gay relationships in the 1800s, abortion, the use of a certain word to describe Romani people, and more. In this episode: “Eight women on abortion” by Harmony Birch https://link.medium.com/PqgbD44rlZ Amy Sherman Paladino "I’ve been helped in my career more by men than women. Always." ...
An Introduction: Guilty Feminists and Books
August 26, 2019 10:00 - 31 minutes - 17.9 MBMeet Maggie and Harmony, two nerdy girls trying to push their feminist literary agendas. In this episode: "The Personal is Political" by Carol Hanisch http://www.carolhanisch.org/CHwritings/PIP.html Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781555977887 The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays by Esmé Weijun Wang https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781555978273 The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781250175465 Follow our...
Rebel Girls Book Club (Trailer)
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