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Becca Freeman & Olivia Muenter
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Join Becca Freeman and Olivia Muenter every Wednesday for a dose of books and banter, along with interviews with women who inspire us.

  1. 4 hr ago

    September 2026 Three Things

    New month, new Things! This week, we cover big milestones, geographic anomalies, buzzy TV, travel, reading strategies, and more!    Our Things:  Becca turning 40  A mysterious disappearing island  The three-course reading method How we're thinking about travel  Sterling Point  A new app for book events    September Book Club Pick - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer   Obsessions Becca - Arrtx markers Olivia - Folk Alley    What we've read this week Olivia - Heather by Caitlin Mullen, Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen, Outlawed by Anna North   Becca - Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel (Out 9/15)   Events  Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30   Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don't forget, you can use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That's 10% off at soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use my code BOP for up to 20% off home and sleepwear. Masterclass - Right now, as a listener of this show, you get at least 15% off any annual membership at Masterclass.com/BOP   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!   Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

  2. 2 Sept

    Our 2026 Reading Stats (So Far)

    This week we're reviewing our reading stats from this year! We walk through how we track, our reading habits this year, and discuss everything from ARCs to backlist books, re-reads and more!    September Book Club Pick - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer   Obsessions Becca - The Four Seasons on Netflix Olivia - Having a microwave   What we've read this week Olivia - Ruins by Lily Brooks-Dalton Becca - The Shippers by Katherine Center, See You Next Tuesday by Kate Stayman-London (out 9/8)   Events  Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30   Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don't forget, you can use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That's 10% off at soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! Quince - Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com/bop Wayfair - Head to Wayfair.com or shop the Wayfair app for all things home.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!   Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

  3. 26 Aug

    The Book Witch Book Club

    Happy Book Club Day! Time to chat about our August Book Club Pick, The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer. We chose this ode to books and book lovers for an uplifting read, and we can't wait to chat about its surprising twists, meta moments, author commentary, and more! We also ask ourselves: if you could visit any fictional world or hang out with any fictional character, which books would be first on your list?   Don't forget to enter our Sol de Janeiro giveaway!    September Book Club Pick - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer   Obsessions Becca - Don't Say Good Luck on Netflix Olivia - Andy Cohen reading John of John on a yacht   What we've read this week Becca -  Under Story by Chloe Benjamin (out 9/1)   Events  Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30   Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don't forget, you can use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That's 10% off at soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! Skims - Shop our favorites at SKIMS.com. Let them know we sent selecting "podcast" in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows. Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use code BOP for an exclusive 20% off. Caraway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP to take an additional 10% off your next purchase.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!   Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

  4. 20 Aug

    One & Only Bonus Book Club

    It's Bonus Book Club Time! We loved reading One & Only by Maurene Goo, and we can't wait to discuss it today. And if you're in the Miami area, get tickets to our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24!    August's Book Club Pick - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer   Events  Get tickets for our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24 Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30   Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don't forget, you can use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That's 10% off at soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already!   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!   Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

  5. 19 Aug

    Summer 2026 Listener Q&A

    Today, we're turning the reins over to you and doing a listener Q&A! It's been a while since we've done one of these, and it was so fun to see the questions that came our way about reading, writing, home renovation discoveries, fall shopping, and more!   August's Book Club Pick - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer August Bonus Book Club Pick - One & Only by Maurene Goo   Obsessions Olivia -  Becca - Wifi Extender   What we've read this week Olivia - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam, Main Characters by Bobby Palmer Becca - Meeting New People by Daniel M. Lavery   Events  Get tickets for our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24 Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30   Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don't forget, you can use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That's 10% off at soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! Skims - Shop our favorites at SKIMS.com. Let them know we sent selecting "podcast" in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows. Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use code BOP for an exclusive 20% off. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!   Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

  6. 12 Aug

    August 2026 Three Things

    Happy Three Things Day! We have one overlapping thing that we got a LOT of DM's about, keep listening to find out what that is! Plus, petty complaints, Hot Ones requests, and a tender time-travel q.   Our Joint Thing The Wicker Trailer    Becca's Things The pettiest complaints we have right now Who will take the Beach Read crown?   Olivia's Things Celebrities we want to see on Hot Ones What is a moment in your life you'd want to relive?   August's Book Club Pick - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer   Obsessions Olivia - Eadem Chou Chou lip softening balm in guava fresca Becca - Microfiber glasses cleaning cloth   What we've read this week Becca - Make Nice by Ryan Effgen, Main Characters by Bobby Palmer Olivia - Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth, The Seekers of Deer Creek by Thao Thai   Events  Get tickets for our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24 Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30   Sponsors BetterHelp - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER. Masterclass - get at least 15% off any annual membership at masterclass.com/BOP. Carway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP to take an additional 10% off your next purchase.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!   Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

  7. 5 Aug

    Our Favorite Novel First Lines

    Today we're diving into a topic we've been wanting to cover for a while: first lines in books! We chat about preferences as both a reader and a writer, our own first lines, and play a guessing game to name the book by its first line.   August's Book Club Pick - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer   Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks 8/20 - One and Only by Maurene Goo 9/17 - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza   Obsessions Becca - Sour patch peaches Olivia- "Untangling" by Angie McMahon   Events  Get tickets for our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24 Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30   Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don't forget, you can go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10, and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That's 10% off at soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already!   If you missed out on tickets or don't live in one of the cities we're visiting, we want to spoil one lucky listener with a box of our favorite Sol de Janeiro products and some Bad on Paper swag. You can enter here anytime between now and Tuesday August 11 at noon EST. The giveaway is open to US listeners 18+ only. Find the information for event tickets and the giveaway plus bonus book club episode dates can be found at badonpaperpodcast.com/summerofsol.    Quince - shop at quince.com/bop! Wayfair - Head to Wayfair.com to shop all things home.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!   Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

  8. 29 Jul

    The Burning Side Book Club

    We are so ready to discuss our July Book Club Pick, The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff. This was our listeners' pick that beat out 27 other nominations, and we're bursting with thoughts about this book! Keep listening to hear every single one of them.   August's Book Club Pick - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer   Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks 8/20 - One and Only by Maurene Goo 9/17 - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza   Obsessions Becca - Beautiful by Drew Barrymore Air Fryer Olivia - NYT Cooking App    Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don't forget, you can go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10, and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That's 10% off at soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use code BOP for an exclusive 20% off.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!   Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

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Join Becca Freeman and Olivia Muenter every Wednesday for a dose of books and banter, along with interviews with women who inspire us.

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  • Creator
    Becca Freeman & Olivia Muenter
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    441
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Bad On Paper