Rebel Girls Book Club Podcast
1) Kaikeyi, Part 2
We are back, sort of. In this episode, we explain our leave of absence and make big announcements. We also finished the second half of Kaikeyi! We explore the challenges of communitarian work and id...Show More
2) Kaikeyi, part 1
Maggie and Harmony explore the first half of a retelling of the Hindu Epic Ramayana, Kaikeyi by Vashnavi Patel. They talk about manipulation, the ethics of power quests, and the necessity of community...Show More
3) The Great Reclamation interview with Rachel Heng
This week Maggie interviews Rachel Heng on her latest novel, The Great Reclamation. In this episode: The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng To follow our episode schedule, go here: https://rebelgirl...Show More
4) The Rage of Innocence interview with Kristin Henning
Harmony interviews Kristin Henning, a public defender, professor at Georgetown University, and author of The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth. They talk about the school-to-pris...Show More
5) Practicing Bibliomancy and trickle down therapy
Harmony lacks the resources for therapy, so this week we practice some bookish mental health care. Bibliomancy is a spiritual tool for diving into the future and meaning-making. Maggie and Harmony use...Show More
6) Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
This week Maggie and Harmony read "Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves" by Fobazi Ettarh. We talk about libraries as sacred places, what it means to find meaning in your labor...Show More
7) The Kiss Quotient
This week Maggie and Harmony talk about The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang. We talk about the balance of power dynamics in this novel, class pressures, navigating a world that is structured for neurotyp...Show More
8) Amari and the Night Brothers
This week Harmony and Maggie take a dive into some middle grade to discuss Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston. We talk about the power of radical joy, magic as metaphor for systemic injustic...Show More
9) Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
This week Harmony and Maggie read Kindred by Octavia E. Butler. It can't be a season of RGBC without an Octavia episode! We talk about time travel as a metaphor for generational trauma, what it means ...Show More
10) "We Need Ceasefires Everywhere" by Bishop William Barber
This week, Harmony and Maggie discuss Bishop William Barber's sermon "We Need Ceasefires Everywhere", given on Christmas Eve in 2022. We discuss the human impact of war, the power of oration, what it ...Show More