Babes in Bookland
A podcast celebrating women's memoirs, one story at a time!
Episodes
18 episodes
Blissful Thinking: A Memoir of Overcoming the Wellness Revolution by L.L. Kirchner
What happens if you stop looking for your flaws? My friend Jaime is back to chat about Lisa’s wellness journey. We reflect on the ways we attempt to find balance and peace and happiness in our own lives, learn about Pema Chod...
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Episode 17
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47:38
Made in China: A Memoir of Love and Labor by Anna Qu
How do you live with unanswered questions?In her moving memoir, Anna Qu shares and reclaims her story as her truth. Brett and I discuss her tumultuous and confusing upbringing, and the complicated relationships between Mothers and Daught...
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Episode 16
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1:00:56
FREE-lease - Subscriber Edition - Finding Me by Viola Davis
Gave myself a birthday break and you guys access to the extended version of Finding Me by Viola Davis.Also, included this poem that I am turning to right now for hope, comfort, and grit:Still I Riseby Maya Angelou...
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Episode 15
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1:22:39
Strip Tees: A Memoir of Millennial Los Angeles
When is it sexual empowerment versus sexual exploitation? This is the question Kate Flannery’s memoir had me and my friend, Kate, coming back to again and again. With a literary flair, she tells the story of working for and being su...
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Episode 14
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1:04:31
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
Do you accept the love you deserve?My friend, Priscilla, and I chat about the incredibly unique and moving memoir In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado. Carmen illuminates and writes about her own experience with domestic a...
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Episode 13
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59:12
Educated by Tara Westover
How can we continue to learn and grow?Tara Westover’s Educated is a moving, inspiring, and thought-provoking memoir. My friend, Jaime, and I discuss Tara’s courage to challenge the beliefs she had been conditioned to accept all ...
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Episode 12
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1:02:03
Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau
What makes you laugh?My friend, Page, and I, are in awe of how Michelle Buteau seems to lead her life with laughter. That isn’t to say she hasn’t faced hard things— being a Black woman in America and Hollywood, a body that matured way fa...
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Episode 11
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59:09
The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Dr. Edith Eva Eger
Can you break through the fear to find the hope and the light?I’m so happy to share this episode as our country prepares to make a very important decision this November. My friend Colette and I discuss Dr. Edith Eger’s hellish journey as...
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Episode 10
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1:17:02
PART TWO - Crying in the Bathroom by Erika L. Sánchez
Where do your beliefs about yourself and your worth come from? (And how do we change them!?)We’re finishing up our discussion about Erika L Sánchez’s transformative memoir this week. My friend Diliana is back with more incredibly thought...
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Episode 9
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54:23
PART ONE - Crying in the Bathroom by Erika L. Sánchez
How do you thrive instead of just survive?In her thought-provoking and vulnerable memoir, Erika L. Sánchez bares all. My friend Diliana and I gain perspective and reflect on our own lives, including Diliana’s experience as a tee...
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Episode 8
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54:31
Girl Decoded: A Scientist's Quest to Reclaim Our Humanity by Bringing Emotional Intelligence to Technology by Rana El Kaliouby and Carol Colman
Where will your ambition lead you?My friend, Chanelle, and I dive into Rana el Kaliouby’s fascinating memoir about pursuing your purpose against all odds. We chat about the issues women with careers in the technology field face, how isol...
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Episode 7
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54:50
Crazy Brave by Joy Harjo
How do your ancestors guide you?United States Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo, takes us on her journey of discovery with beautiful prose. My friend, Priscilla, and I discuss the interesting way she weaves poetry, her familial history, her spiri...
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Episode 6
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48:55
Finding Me by Viola Davis
How do we choose grace and compassion? In her heartbreaking memoir, Viola Davis opens up about her abusive childhood and the adversity she faced as a Black actress. My friend, Ngoc Anh, and I discuss her unparalleled talent, streng...
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Episode 5
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50:39
Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina by Misty Copeland
How high can you leap? Misty Copeland’s memoir is as full of as much grace as she has on the stage. My friend, Brett, and I discuss her surprising journey to becoming a principal dancer for the prestigious American Ballet Th...
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Episode 5
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47:24
Undaunted: Surviving Jonestown, Summoning Courage, and Fighting Back by Jackie Speier
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail? This is the creed Jackie Speier lives her life by. After narrowly surviving a massacre while visiting the Jonestown commune in Guyana, Jackie is more determined than eve...
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Episode 3
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51:37
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West
How do you discover your voice? With my guest, Jaime, we discuss Lindy West's journey to self-acceptance and advocacy and discuss the ways we can be kinder and more compassionate to ourselves and others. Listener disc...
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Episode 2
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46:43
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes by Jessica Pan
Who could you be if you didn’t label yourself? Jessica Pan, a self-described shintrovert (that’s shy + introvert) is ready to challenge herself to live like an extrovert for one year and see what positive changes and magical ...
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Episode 1
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