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02/27/2022

Episode 5: Social Class & Asian Representation in "Eleanor and Park"

TW: ABUSE (from 0:35 - 16:50) Sources https://www.litcharts.com/lit/eleanor-and-park/themes/poverty-and-class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_%26_Park

23 min
02/03/2022

Episode 4: Mental Health in "All The Bright Places"

TW: MENTAL HEALTH, SUICIDE, BIPOLAR DISORDER, LOSS OF A SIBLING (from 0:43 - 15:03) Sources https://ontario.cmha.ca/documents/stigma-and-discrimination/ https://www.enotes.com/topics/all-bright-places# https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/ https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/suicide-prevention https://www.insider.com/all-the-bright-places-review-2020-3 https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/netflix-all-the-bright-places-trigger-warning-reactions/ Resource if you wish to seek support regarding the content discussed today: The Canada Suicide Prevention Service (833-456-4566 or https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/) National Institute of Mental Health (https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/suicide-prevention) Reach out to a trusted friend/family member

21 min
01/06/2022

Episode 3: Sexual Assault in "Speak"

TW: MENTIONS OF RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT (from 0:52 - 33:60) Sources: https://www.litcharts.com/lit/speak/themes https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/s/speak/book-summary https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/09/12/judge-apologizes-for-asking-accuser-in-rape-case-why-she-couldnt-keep-her-knees-together/ https://www.malaysianow.com/out-there-now/2020/11/13/judges-throw-out-rape-case-citing-red-underwear-as-evidence-of-consent/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/27/canada-judge-says-sexual-assault-victim-may-have-been-flattered-by-the-incident Resource if you wish to seek support regarding the content discussed today: https://www.ontario.ca/page/sexual-violence

38 min
09/08/2021

Episode 2: Racism and Police Brutality in "The Hate U Give"

TW: RACISM, POLICE BRUTALITY (from 1:10 - 40:10) Sources: https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/the-hate-u-give/themes/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/2021-most-challenged-books/2021/04/06/34f89260-96ed-11eb-b28d-bfa7bb5cb2a5_story.html https://www.npr.org/2018/10/20/658251028/the-hate-u-give-star-says-the-novel-was-like-reading-my-own-diary https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/11/us-executes-by-lethal-injection-brandon-bernard-a-black-man https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-ohio-fatal-police-shooting-casey-goodson-20201209-3h75cq6vsnecxbomzuacczea7m-story.html Resources if you wish to learn more about the topics discussed today: https://blacklivesmatter-canada.carrd.co/ https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

49 min
08/18/2021

Episode 1: J.K. Rowling's Transphobic Tweets

TW: MENTIONS OF TRANSPHOBIA, SEXUAL ASSAULT (from 1:28 - 20:00) Sources: A Complete Breakdown of the JK Rowling Transgender-Comments Controversy JK Rowling Writes about Her Reasons for Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill Paris Lees on Twitter roxane gay on Twitter Mallory Rubin on Twitter Daniel Radcliffe Responds to JK Rowling's Tweets on Gender Identity – The Trevor Project Resources if you wish to seek support regarding the content discussed today: https://www.thetrevorproject.org https://thelifelinecanada.ca/suicide-prevention-resources/lgbtq/ https://www.lifevoice.ca/crisis-supports/lgbtq-crisis-supports https://www.youthline.ca

28 min

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2021 - 2022
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Your Weekly Book Brew

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Episodes

Episode 5: Social Class & Asian Representation in "Eleanor and Park"

Episode 4: Mental Health in "All The Bright Places"

Episode 3: Sexual Assault in "Speak"

Episode 2: Racism and Police Brutality in "The Hate U Give"

Episode 1: J.K. Rowling's Transphobic Tweets

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