Bad On Paper Becca Freeman & Olivia Muenter

This week we’re speaking with friend of the pod (and previous guest!) Ayana Lage! Ayana is a lifestyle blogger and freelance writer based in Tampa, Florida. She writes about motherhood, mental health, social justice, and everyday life, and she published a story titled, “Postpartum Psychosis Landed Me in a Psychiatric Ward for 17 Days. Now, I’m Ready to Share My Story.” for Cosmo in April 2023, and we’re excited to talk about her experience with her today! 
 
Content warning: we talk about postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, and suicide in this episode, so please take care and skip this episode if you’re not in a place to listen!
 
You can find Ayana at @ayanagabriellelage on Instagram and ayanalage.com
 
Obsessions
Becca: Martha Stewart Sports Illustrated Cover 
Olivia: Queen Charlotte on Netflix 
 
What we read this week!
Olivia: Happy Place by Emily Henry
Becca: Happy Place by Emily Henry
 
This Month’s Book Club Pick - Happy Place by Emily Henry (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)
 
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Summer is on our mind and we are ready to break out the beach reads! This week we talk about what characteristics make up a perfect beach read, share some books we loved reading at the beach and pool, and play listener voicemails about YOUR favorites! 
 
Olivia’s favorite beach reads 
Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
The One by John Marrs 
Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier
The Push by Ashley Audrain
Verity by Colleen Hoover
White Ivy by Susie Yang
 
Becca’s favorite beach reads
Winter in Paradise series by Elin Hilderbrand (honorable mention for The Five Star Weekend)
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
Out East by John Glynn
Musical Chairs by Amy Poppel
Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu
You Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akaeke Emezi
The Guncle by Steven Rowley
The Summer Job by Lizzy Dent
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren
Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (June 6)
 
Our listeners favorite beach reads
The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess
Cover Story by Susan Rigetti
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand
Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand
 
Obsessions
Becca: Jeffrey Campbell Linques Sandals
Olivia: Queer Eye on Netflix
 
What we read this week!
O: The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Bramer out 5/9
B: The Celebrants by Steven Rowley (out 5/30); Will They Or Won’t They by Ava Wilder (out 6/27)
 
This Month’s Book Club Pick - Happy Place by Emily Henry (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)
 
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We’re back with more things!!! This time we’re talking about A.I., time management, Nicolas Cage, our Barbie selves, NYC real estate, and our current hyperfixations! 
 
Olivia’s things
Thoughts on A.I.
Hyperfixations 
Nicolas Cage
 
Becca’s things
Time management
You personal Barbie accessories
NYC Real Estate Gawking
 
Our Hyperfixations:
Becca’s Music Hyperfixations: Stick Season by Noah Kahan, All Of The Girls You Loved Before by Taylor Swift, Eat your Young by Hozier 
Olivia’s Current Podcast Hyperfixation: Writer’s Routine 
 
Obsessions
Becca - Amazon Sleep Masks
 
What we read this week!
Olivia: Old Flame by Molly Prentiss
Becca: The Celebrants by Steven Rowley (out 5/30)
 
This Month’s Book Club Pick - Happy Place by Emily Henry (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)
 
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This week we brought on our friend (and past podcast guest) Amber Burns to talk all about journaling. We ask Amber about how she got into journaling, why bullet journaling doesn’t have to be fussy, her adult school supplies, tips for new journalers, and more! We also do a live reading from our most recent journal entries!
 
You can follow Amber at  @byamberburns on Instagram. 
 
Amber’s favorite journaling supplies include Stalogy notebooks in the b6 size, Midori notebooks, and Pentel EnerGel Pens. Looking for more journaling inspo? Amber recommends checking out the journaling subreddit, and following @_shelflove_ for book journaling ideas. 
 
Books Amber has read and loved recently include Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez, The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest, and Wahala by Nikki May. Future releases she’s excited about include Next-Door Nemesis by Alexa Martin, and The Fragile Threads of Power by V. E. Schwab. 
 
Obsessions
Becca & Olivia - The Diplomat 
 
What we read this week!
Olivia: Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld, The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
Becca: Things You Save in A Fire by Katherine Center
 
This Month’s Book Club Pick - Happy Place by Emily Henry (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)
 
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We’re so excited to discuss Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman, a 2 time BOP book club author! This book fits right in the venn diagram of Becca and Olivia’s differing book tastes. We discuss how we felt about the friendship between the characters in the past vs present timeline (and between teenage girls in general), if we saw the twists coming, the Amanda Knox parallels, thoughts on the ending, and ask ourselves the question ‘who would you go to if you were suspected of murder?’ 
 
If you like this book, listen to the The Shit No One Tells You About Writing interview with Ella Berman, and for more books similar to Before We Were Innocent, check out The Comeback by  Ella Berman, The The Villa by Rachel Hawkins, and I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai. 
 
Obsessions
Becca: Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs
Olivia: Memes about Drew Barrymore’s interview style 
 
What we read this week!
Olivia: Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman
Becca: Yellowface by RF Kuang (out May 16)
 
May’s Book Club Pick - Coming soon!
 
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Time for another episode of Three Things! Featuring Succession, living closer to friends, the romantic allure of Pete Davidson, our spring mood board, and a mystery guest! 
 
Becca’s 3 things
The ‘Article Live Closer to Your Friends’ by Adrienne Matei in The Atlantic
Response piece by Anne Helen Petersen: You'd Be Happier Living Closer to Friends. Why Don't You?
The allure of Pete Davidson
A Thing from a ~Mystery~ guest - the article ‘Is There Life After Influencing?’ in the NYT
 
Olivia’s 3 things
Succession
The changing culture around alcohol
Our Spring/Summer 2023 moodboard
 
Obsessions
Becca: Lanolips
Olivia: Jury Duty on Amazon
 
What we read this week!
Olivia: The House in The Pines by Ana Reyes
Becca: The Five-Star Weekend by Elin HIlderbrand, How To Fake It In Hollywood by Ava Wilder, The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
 
This Month’s Book Club Pick -  Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)
 
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