[MINI POD] Non-Fiction Nook: Books for your resistance
Feminist Book Club: The Podcast
Release Date: 02/12/2026
Capitalism at the Audies
Feminist Book Club: The Podcast
Shoshana, Nox, and Jordy, all avid audiobook listeners, chat about the Annual Audies, the National Audiobook Awards. In this spoiler-free conversation, they share some of their opinions about the winning titles, the capitalism of it all, and the financial challenges to winning big in the audiobook industry. Books and Resources Mentioned: Audiobooks: Audiobooks: Audiobook of the Year Audiobook: Audiobook: By Garrett M. Graff Audiobook: By S. A. Cosby Audiobook: Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen and Lulu Raczka (Audible only...
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Five Feminist Beach Reads
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What makes a beach read? Not a beach, in our opinion. Tune in because your summer reading list is here, and not a single book requires sand between your toes. Renee’s on the podcast to share five feminist reads so engrossing you will forget you are on vacation. Books mentioned: Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Renee: // This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our , , shop our , and follow us...
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Coping through Literature: Our Recommendations
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Last week, our team shared that we’ve all been *Going Through It* and are using books as a coping tool. This week, we wanted to spread the love! Join Renee, Nox, Jordy, Mariquita, and UyenThi for some recommendations of books that just make us feel a little less shitty. Books mentioned: - Izzy Bromley - Mia P. Manansala - Hisashi Kashiwai - Ana Elena Correa - Alice Feeney - Jo Segura - Rachel Harrison - Margaret Eby - Michelle Cooper - Emily Austen - Margot Douaihy Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Renee: // Follow Nox: // // Follow Jordy: //...
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Coping through Literature: A Roundtable Discussion
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Join Renee, Nox, Jordy, Mariquita, and UyenThi in a discussion about how they’re using books to cope with the state of the world and their own personal crises. You’ll hear some of our favorite genres for these times (and they are all wildly different!). Next week, stay tuned for some specific book recommendations! Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Renee: // Follow Nox: // // Follow Jordy: // // Follow Mariquita: // // // Follow UyenThi: This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota...
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[MINI POD] Non-Fiction Nook: Medieval Feminists
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MINI POD! Casey is back with another Non-Fiction Nook segment. In order to dive deeper into her current hyperfixation of medieval life and the women who existed in it, Casey shares the non-fiction books that helped illuminate medieval feminism. She also discusses Medieval Times dinner and the personification of virtues! Books mentioned: by Janina Ramirez by Eleanor Janega by Christine de Pizan Support and follow our host! Follow Casey: This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music...
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Whose Monster: Feminism, Othering, and Queer and Trans Representation in Horror
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Mariquita welcomes Sarah Knickerbocker, the host behind Eugene, Oregon’s Horrible Bingo, as they discuss shifting the lens on horror to find the threads of feminism, examine how the genre uniquely showcases women’s stories, and to untangle why horror fans are so frequently wonderfully queer. For an extra bonus and to exponentially grow your TBR, check the show notes for more books recommended by Sarah. Books/Resources Mentioned: Other recommended books from Sarah: Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Sarah Knickerbocker: // Follow Mariquita:...
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Maternal Hauntings and Surveillance in Mother is Watching
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CW: Child death, Miscarriage, Infertility, Blood, Grief, Death of Parent, Dementia Marlena and Mariquita discuss , the horror debut by Karma Brown. In this spoiler-free conversation, they explore how the novel uses horror to amplify everyday anxieties around motherhood, bodily autonomy, and identity. Together, they unpack the emotional stakes at the heart of the story, examining how art, obsession, and pregnancy intertwine to blur the line between psychological unease and the supernatural. Along the way, they reflect on the ways domestic life becomes a site of tension, control,...
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All about EVE: A Feminist Retelling of Paradise Lost
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Casey Ballard, long time lover of feminist retellings of classic stories, interviews B.K. O’Connor about her new novel, , 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: Support and follow our host and guest! Follow B.K. O’Connor: // Follow Casey: This episode was edited and produced by Renee...
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Reality Check: ANTM's Lasting Impact
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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...
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Black History 365
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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: Support and follow our host and guest! Follow Renee: // // Follow Casey: This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota...
info_outlineMINI 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
Care-Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by Amarissa
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