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This episode we’re discussing the genre of Law & Legal Non-Fiction (for the layperson)! We talk about how so much of our lives are affected by laws, the challenges of reading (and understanding) legal non-fiction, and whether a whale is a fish.
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In this episode
Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards
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Things We Read (or tried to…)
The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back by Madiba Dennie Fan Fiction and Copyright: Outsider Works and Intellectual Property Protection by Aaron Schwabach Media Law Through Science Fiction: Do Androids Dream of Electric Free Speech? by Daxton Stewart Telling it to the Judge: Taking Native History to Court by Arthur J. Ray The Law Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained Wage Slaves by Daria Bogdańska, translated by Hanna Strömberg Trying Leviathan: The Nineteenth-Century New York Court Case That Put the Whale on Trial and Challenged the Order of Nature by D. Graham Burnett Is Eating People Wrong?: Great Legal Cases and How they Shaped the World by Allan C. Hutchinson Other Media We Mentioned
Why I Adopted My Husband: The True Story of a Gay Couple Seeking Legal Recognition in Japan by Yuta Yagi Punk Rock Karaoke by Bianca Xunise Unauthorized Bread by Cory Doctorow Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions by Valeria Luiselli 5-4 Pod LegalEagle (YouTube) About Here (YouTube) Links, Articles, and Things
Amendments to the Constitution of Canada (Wikipedia) “An Act to amend and continue the Act 32–33 Victoria chapter 3; and to establish and provide for the Government of the Province of Manitoba, 1870” Crown Copyright (Wikipedia) Jaffa Cakes: Legal Status (Wikipedia) Circulating Ideas: 261: The Bezzle by Cory Doctorow – Summer Reading Spectacular Reproducibility through Identifiers: Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) for research facilities and instruments (Matthew’s gave this presentation recently) 15 Law and Legal Non-Fiction books by BIPOC Authors
Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.
Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine by Noura Erakat Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution by Elie Mystal Looking White People in the Eye by Sherene H. Razack 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph Refugee Law After 9/11: Sanctuary and Security in Canada and the US by Obiora Chinedu Okafor Aboriginal™: the Cultural and Economic Politics of Recognition by Jennifer Adese Peace and Good Order: the Case for Indigenous Justice in Canada by Harold R. Johnson The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present by Robyn Maynard Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice by Paul Butler A Matter Of Law: A Memoir Of Struggle In The Cause Of Equal Rights by Robert L. Carter America's Constitution: A Biography by Akhil Reed Amar Say It Loud! On Race, Law, History, and Culture by Randall Kennedy Crisis and Command: the History of Executive Power From George Washington to George W. Bush by John Yoo
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This episode we’re giving our book pitches for our Battle of the Books 2023! Each of us has picked one title that we think we should all read and discuss and you get to vote for which one it is! Will we read Trust Kids!: Stories on Youth Autonomy and Confronting Adult Supremacy edited by carla joy bergman, The Seep by Chana Porter, A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T Kingfisher, or Inheritance: a Pick-the-path Experience by Daniel Arnold, Darrell Dennis, and Medina Hahn? You decide! 
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In this episode
Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards
What Book Should We Read?
Trust Kids!: Stories on Youth Autonomy and Confronting Adult Supremacy edited by carla joy bergman The Seep by Chana Porter A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T Kingfisher Inheritance: a Pick-the-path Experience by Daniel Arnold, Darrell Dennis, and Medina Hahn Our Long Lists
Jam How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis Anna Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement by Ashley Shew Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price Meghan The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera Matthew Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez Podcast Episodes
Episode 058 - The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making Episode 079 - Which Book Should We Read? Episode 083 - The Fifth Season Episode 103 - Battle of the Books 2020 Episode 107 - Pet by Akwaeke Emezi Episode 130 - Battle of the Books 2021 Episode 134 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Episode 154 - Book pitches Episode 159 - Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose by Leigh Cowart Episode 179 - Battle of the Books 2023 Episode 183 - One Book One Podcast: Upright Women Wanted Links, Articles, and Things
One City One Book (Wikipedia) Canada Reads (Wikipedia) Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner INHERITANCE - a "pick-the-path" teaser (YouTube) Inheritance: a pick-the-path experience - trailer (YouTube) Inheritance - interview with the playwrights (YouTube) 22 Nature/Outdoor Non-Fiction by BIPOC Authors
Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.
Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land by Noé Álvarez Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World by Christian Cooper Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden by Camille T. Dungy Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors by Carolyn Finney Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science by Jessica Hernandez Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature by J. Drew Lanham The Urban Birder by David Lindo Nature Swagger: Stories and Visions of Black Joy in the Outdoors by Rue Mapp Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation by Tiya Miles The Adventure Gap: Changing the Face of the Outdoors by James Edward Mills World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, illustrated by Fumi Nakamura Heartbeat of the Earth: A Handbook on Connecting Children to Nature through Indigenous Teachings by Launa Purcell Trace: Memory, History, Race and the American Landscap

This episode we’re discussing the topic of non-fiction Pop Culture books! We talk about cult classics, the Disney channel, the futch scale, and being Eldritch Millennials. 
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In this episode
Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards
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Things We Read (or tried to…)
Street Unicorns: Extravagant Fashion Photography from NYC Streets and Beyond by Robbie Quinn Poisoned Chalice: The Extremely Long and Incredibly Complex Story of Marvelman by Pádraig Ó Méalóid Part 0: Introduction I Am the Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future by Michael Molcher And Don't F&%k It Up: An Oral History of RuPaul's Drag Race by María Elena Fernández The 2000s Made Me Gay: Essays on Pop Culture by Grace Perry Note: Anna didn’t have the Disney Channel because she lived in the woods in Alaska. It also did not exist in Canada until 2015. The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel by Jenny Nicholson That's So '90s!: A Pop-Cultural Guide to the Raddest Decade by Jo Stewart and Lisa Gillard The Bizarre World of Fake Video Games by Super Eyepatch Wolf Junk Film: Why Bad Movies Matter by Katharine Coldiron Other Media We Mentioned
Attack of the New B Movies: Essays on SYFY Original Films edited by Justin Wigard and Mitch Ploskonka Introducing Postmodernism: A Graphic Guide by Chris Garratt and  Richard Appignanesi FRUiTS by Shoichi Aoki Wikipedia Miracleman: The Silver Age by Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham RuPaul's Drag Race (Wikipedia) The Pit Stop S16 E01 Glee (TV series) (Wikipedia) Euphoria (American TV series) (Wikipedia) Abbott Elementary (Wikipedia) The Simpsons is Good Again by Super Eyepatch Wolf Taskmaster: Series 17, Episode 1 Plan 9 from Outer Space (Wikipedia) Every Frame a Painting Links, Articles, and Things
Follow our Twitch channel! Jam and Matthew will be streaming Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp on Saturday, June 8th at 3pm PT/6pm ET.  Jam made an image to promote it. Jam’s Top Ten Video Essays About Media They Haven’t Experienced Mood board (Wikipedia) Blockbuster (Wikipedia) Walkman (Wikipedia) Milk caps/Pogs (Wikipedia) Tamagotchi (Wikipedia) Webring (Wikipedia) Which Pokémon are the most goth? 20 Pop Culture Non-Fiction Books by BIPOC Authors
Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib Indigenous Celebrity: Entanglements with Fame edited by Jennifer Adese & Robert Alexander Innes The Male Gazed: On Hunks, Heartthrobs, and What Pop Culture Taught Me About (Desiring) Men by Manuel Betancourt Carefree Black Girls: A Celebration of Black Women in Popular Culture by Zeba Blay The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love With Me by Keah Brown She Memes Well by Quinta Brunson Can't Stop Won't Stop: A Hip-Hop History by Jeff Chang & Dave Cook Producing Sovereignty: The Rise of Indigenous Media in Canada by Karrmen Crey Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me by Aisha Harris Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones K-Drama School: A Pop Culture Inquiry into Why We Love Korean Television by Grace Jung Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart by Jen Sookfong Lee Indiginerds: Tales from Modern Indigenous Life edited by Alina Pete Nerd: Adventures in Fandom from This Universe to the Multiverse by Maya Phillips The Dead Don't Need Reminding: In Search of Fugitives, Mississippi, and Black TV Nerd Shit by Julian Randall Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong by Katie Gee Salisbury First Thing

This episode we’re discussing the topic(?) of Indie Publishers! We talk about how to define an indie publisher, weirdo metro stories, song lyrics, and more!
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In this episode
Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards
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Things We Read (or tried to…)
Trial of the Clone: An Interactive Adventure! by Zach Weinersmith and Chris Jones Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante Songs of Love, Death and Pleasure by Hazel Jane Plante Video of the reading that Jam bought their books at last year! A Short Journey by Car by Liam Durcan Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions by Valeria Luiselli Hope in the Dark: The Untold History of People Power by Rebecca Solnit Of Thunder & Lightning by Kimberly Wang Other Media We Mentioned
What About Crowdfunded Comics? by Matthew Murray 🦇 and Mara L. Thacker Podcast version How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler's Memoir by Amber Dawn The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal by Zach Weinersmith The Platform Edge: Uncanny Tales of the Railways edited by Mike Ashley When I Arrived at the Castle by E. M. Carroll Boy Island by Leo Fox Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers edited by Cat Fitzpatrick and Casey Plett Links, Articles, and Things
Image Comics (Wikipedia) Creative Commons SkyTrain (Vancouver) (Wikipedia) Oulipo (Wikipedia) Podcast episode where one host tries not to say the letter “e” Denver Small Press Fest Spaghettieis (Wikipedia) “spaghetti ice cream” 45 New & Forthcoming Indie Press Books by BIPOC Authors 
Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.
Fiction
Weird Black Girls: Stories by Elwin Cotman (AK Press) False Idols: A Reluctant King Novel by K’Wan (Akashic Books) Sister Deborah by Scholastique Mukasonga, translated by Mark Polizzotti (Archipelago Books) Bad Land by Corinna Chong (Arsenal Pulp Press) These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere (Catapult) The Coin by Yasmin Zaher (Catapult) Cecilia by K-Ming Chang (Coffee House Press) Fog & Car by Eugene Lim (Coffee House Press) We’re Safe When We’re Alone by Nghiem Tran (Coffee House Press) A Woman of Pleasure by Kiyoko Murata, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter (Counterpoint Press) Bad Seed by Gabriel Carle, translated by Heather Houde (Feminist Press) The Default World by Naomi Kanakia (Feminist Press) The Singularity by Balsam Karam, translated by Saskia Vogel (Feminist Press) I'll Give You a Reason by Annell López (Feminist Press) Tongueless by Lau Yee-Wa, translated by Jennifer Feeley (Feminist Press) Outcaste by Sheila James (Goose Lane Editions) Silken Gazelles by Jokha Alharthi, translated by Marilyn Booth (House of Anansi Press) Dad, I Miss You by Nadia Sammurtok, illustrated by Simji Park (Inhabit Media) Secrets of the Snakestone by Pia DasGupta (Nosy Crow) The Burrow by Melanie Cheng (Tin House) Masquerade by Mike Fu (Tin House) The World With Its Mouth Open: Stories by Zahid Rafiq (Tin House) I Love You So Much It's Killing Us Both by Mariah Stovall (Soft Skull Press) Non-Fiction
RAPilates: Body and Mind Conditioning in the Digital Age by Chuck D and Kathy Lopez (Akashic Books) All Our Ordinary Stories: A Multigenerational Family Odyssey by Teresa Wong (Arsenal Pulp Press) Dispersals: On Plants, Borders, and Belonging by Jessica J. Lee (Catapult) My Pisces Heart: A Black Immigrant's Search for Home Across Four Continents by Jennifer Neal  (Catapult) Beyond the Mountains: An Immigrant's Inspiring Journey of Healing and Learning to Dance with the

It’s time for our Spring Media Update episode! We talk about art installations, manga, board games, comics, and birds. So many birds.
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In this episode
Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards
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Media We’ve Been Consuming
Jam Quality Assurance in Another World by Masamichi Satō Wingspan (board game designed by Elizabeth Hargrave) Redactle New York Times responds to Only Connect resemblance Anna Meow Wolf Convergence Station Terraria Terraria Ep1 || Mine O'Clock Amanda the Jedi Explaining the Chaotic Disaster of Madame Web Meghan Lisa LeBlanc  Long books :  The Abominable by Dan Simmons (663 pages) Dead Water by C.A. Fletcher (513 pages) The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes (760 pages) Bungalow Details Interior by Jane Powell Matthew Spy x Family, vol. 1 by Tatsuya Endo Giant Days Library Edition, vol. 1 by by  John Allison, Lissa Treiman, and Max Sarin Birds We Mentioned
Chickadee Emu Cassowary Kākāpō Shoebill Tawny Frogmouth Pesquet's parrot (Dracula Parrot) Kiwi Hawk Pigeon Crow Chicken Links, Articles, and Things
OLA RA in a Day Yotsuba&!, vol. 1 by Kiyohiko Azuma Chiac Acadia Birds Aren’t Real Only Connect Bungalow 12 Political Thrillers by BIPOC Authors
Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.
Rogue Justice by Stacey Abrams The Caretaker by A.X. Ahmad The Opium Prince by Jasmine Aimaq Exceptional Circumstances by James Bartleman The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter The Sniper by Chang Kuo-Li, translated by Roddy Flag The Executioner’s Game by Gary Hardwick What You Leave Behind by Wanda M. Morris One in the Chamber by Robin Peguero Grant Park by Leonard Pitts Jr. Paper Gods by Goldie Taylor American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
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Then on Tuesday, June 4th we’ll be discussing non-fiction Pop Culture!

This episode we’re discussing the format of Non-Fiction Graphic Novels & Comics! We talk about what we even mean when we say “non-fiction,” comics vs. graphic novels, art vs. writing, memoirs vs. other stuff, and more. Plus: It’s been over 365 days since our last gorilla attack!
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Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards
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Things We Read (or tried to…)
Moi aussi je voulais l'emporter by Julie Delporte This Woman's Work by Julie Delporte, translated by Helge Dascher and Aleshia Jensen Sông by Hài-Anh and Pauline Guitton Kimiko Does Cancer by Kimiko Tobimatsu and Keet Geniza Why I Adopted by Husband by Yuta Yagi The Art and Life of Hilma af Klint by Ylva Hillström, translated by Karin Eklund Go to Sleep (I Miss You): Cartoons from the Fog of New Parenthood by Lucy Knisley Nuking Alaska: Notes of an Atomic Fugitive by Peter Dunlap-Shohl My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders by Monzusu, translated by Ben Trethewey The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food: Step-by-Step Vegetable Gardening for Everyone by Joseph Tychonievich and Liz Kozik Other Media We Mentioned
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel Fun Home (musical) (Wikipedia) Maus by Art Spiegelman Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, translated by Mattias Ripa Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud The Essential Dykes To Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel Displacement by Lucy Knisley Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned and Judd Winick Melody: Story of a Nude Dancer by Sylvie Rancourt, translated by Helge Dascher Kid Gloves by Lucy Knisley The Mental Load by Emma The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel What Is Obscenity?: The Story of a Good for Nothing Artist and Her Pussy by Rokudenashiko Homestar Runner Button Pusher by Tyler Page Last of the Sandwalkers by Jay Hosler Clan Apis by Jay Hosler Ping-pong by Zviane Dumb: Living Without a Voice by Georgia Webber When David Lost His Voice by Judith Vanistendael Blankets by Craig Thompson Smile by Raina Telegmeier Dog Man by Dav Pilkey Sensible Footwear: A Girl's Guide by Kate Charlesworth Links, Articles, and Things
Harvey Pekar (Wikipedia) Joe Sacco (Wikipedia) Japanese adult adoption (Wikipedia) In the name of the queer: Sailor Moon's LGBTQ legacy The Spectre of Orientalism in Craig Thompson’s Habibi Cultural Appropriation in Craig Thompson’s Graphic Novel Habibi 35 Non-fiction Graphic Novels by BIPOC Authors
Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.
This Place: 150 Years Retold Zodiac: A Graphic Memoir by Ai Weiwei with Elettra Stamboulis & Gianluca Costantini Nat Turner by Kyle Baker The Talk by Darrin Bell The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui I’m a Wild Seed by Sharon Lee De la Cruz Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American by Laura Gao Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America by Joel Christian Gill and Ibram X. Kendi Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martinez The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book by Gord Hill Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob The American Dream? A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Man, and the Perfect Breakfast Burrito: a Graphic Memoir by Shing Yin Khor Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada, and Ko Hyung-Ju In Limbo by Deb J.J. Lee This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America by Navied Mahdavian Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption S