Feminist Book Club: The Podcast

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Feminist Book Club is the premier online hub for intersectional readers and anyone who wants to infuse their bookshelves with social justice. We encourage resistance through reading with our blog, podcast, events, and our signature monthly subscription box.

  1. 3D AGO

    All about EVE: A Feminist Retelling of Paradise Lost

    Casey Ballard, long time lover of feminist retellings of classic stories, interviews B.K. O'Connor about her new novel, Eve, a retelling of John Milton's Paradise Lost, that expands on the notion that eternity spent in ignorance is no life to live. Casey and Becky discuss Eve as an intellectual feminist, the bridging of cultures, and why people should still read the classics.  .   Books and resources mentioned: Eve by B. K. O'Connor Paradise Lost by John Milton Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes Drawing Down the Moon by Margot Adler Circe by Madeline Miller The Chalice and the Blade by Riane Eisler Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche     Support and follow our host and guest! Follow B.K. O'Connor: Instagram // Website  Follow Casey: Instagram   Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

    28 min

  2. MAR 5

    Reality Check: ANTM's Lasting Impact

    Nox and Shoshana talk about Reality Check, the recent documentary series that revisits America's Next Top Model. They share their experiences watching the show growing up, reflect on the broader reality TV culture of the time, and discuss how these portrayals of women's bodies shaped their perspectives. Along the way, they unpack the complicated mix of nostalgia, criticism, and cultural impact tied to both the original series and the documentary. If you've been thinking about the legacy of ANTM and what it meant to grow up with shows like it, this conversation is for you.   Books and resources mentioned: RAINN - National Sexual Assault Hotline NEDA - National Eating Disorders Association  You Wanna Be on Top? A Memoir of Makeovers, Manipulation, and Not Becoming America's Next Top Model by Sarah Hartshorne     Support and follow our host and guest! Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads Follow Shoshana: Storygraph // Instagram // Bluesky    Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

    44 min

  3. MAR 4

    Black History 365

    Black History Month may be over, but our joy of reading Black literature has no expiration date! In this episode, Renee shares a new-to-her cozy mystery series featuring a Black single mom investigating mysteries around her daughter's school. Then Casey is back with her Non-Fiction Nook segment, this time highlighting books of Black resistance     Books mentioned: It's Elementary by Elise Bryant The Game Is Afoot by Elise Bryant Brooding Over Bloody Revenge: Enslaved Women's Lethal Resistance by Nikki M. Taylor  We Refuse A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson        Support and follow our host and guest! Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph // Threads Follow Casey: Instagram   Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

    16 min

  4. FEB 24

    A Divisive Book Club Pick

    Looking for a book club pick that is certain to conjure up good conversation? In this episode, Renee and Mariquita discuss You'll Never Forget Me by Isha Raya. Described as a sapphic thriller akin to Killing Eve, our podcasters are completely divided on this one. Tune into an almost spoiler-free discussion (the spoiler is clearly identified ahead of time!) and let us know if you pick it up for your next book club pick!     Books mentioned: You'll Never Forget Me by Isha Raya     Support and follow our host and guest! Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph // Threads Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads // Storygraph // Bluesky   Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

    27 min

  5. FEB 16

    More Than Hair: Kenesma D. John on Identity and Belonging

    Marlena is joined by Dr. Kenesma D. John to talk about her novel Hair Diaries: My Hair Evolution, a reflective and visually rich exploration of hair, identity, and Black girlhood. In this spoiler-free conversation, they discuss what inspired John to use hair as the lens for the story, the blend of autobiography and fiction, and her choice to tell Charisma's journey through reflections and illustrated images. Together, they unpack how hair becomes deeply emotional and political, touching on colorism, community, and intergenerational exchange.      Books mentioned: Hair Diaries: My Hair Evolution by Kenesma D. John, Ph.D.     Support and follow our host and guest! Follow Dr. Kenesma D. John: Instagram // Website  Follow Marlena: Instagram // Blog     Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

    24 min

  6. FEB 12

    [MINI POD] Non-Fiction Nook: Books for your resistance

    MINI POD! In this quick episode, Casey talks about three non-fiction books which have been helpful in her resistance, and maybe helpful to yours! Covering police abolition, disability justice, and eloquent ways to textually fight back when cornered by a hate-spewing Christian Nationalist. Books mentioned: We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba   Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care by Kelly Hayes & Mariame Kaba     Care-Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha    Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds  by John Fugelsang        Support and follow our host!  Follow Casey: Instagram   Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

    11 min

  7. FEB 10

    Going Analogue

    Have you seen the trend of "going analogue" taking over social media lately? From ditching smartphones to rediscovering film cameras, paper planners, and offline hobbies, it's popping up everywhere—and it's clearly striking a nerve. Mhairie and Nox wanted to dig into this shift a little more deeply to understand what "going analogue" really means, where it came from, and why so many people are drawn to it right now.   Book and resources mentioned: 75 booked Emily Paige This story ain't over: insta // youtube Anti brain rot reading challenge The analog life project Stationery article Hobonichi Japan (explanation of types)      Support and follow our hosts! Follow Mhairie: Instagram // Bookstagram Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads   Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

    35 min

  8. JAN 29

    [MINI POD] The Monsters Were Never the Problem

    MINI POD! In this quick episode, Jordy shares why she loves The Glass Scientists trilogy by S. H. Cotugno, a gothic graphic novel series where so-called monsters challenge the rigid systems built to control them. Through mad science, queer selfhood, and breathtaking art, this episode explores who gets labeled dangerous, who gets erased, and what happens when marginalized people refuse to stay hidden and start cracking institutions from the inside out. Books mentioned: The Glass Scientists, Volume 1 by S. H. Cotugno The Glass Scientists, Volume 2 by S. H. Cotugno The Glass Scientists, Volume 3 by S. H. Cotugno   Support and follow our host!  Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads // Pagebound.co   Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

    8 min
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Feminist Book Club is the premier online hub for intersectional readers and anyone who wants to infuse their bookshelves with social justice. We encourage resistance through reading with our blog, podcast, events, and our signature monthly subscription box.

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  • Creator
    www.feministbookclub.com
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    101
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    Explicit
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    © Feminist Book Club 2021
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