Books, Broads, & Booze: Recent Episodes
Jamie Bennett
The aim of this podcast will be to describe a book, which will include spoilers. Followed up with a discussion of the book between a guest and myself. All while, my guest and I enjoy booze. There may also be suggestions of the booze consumed.
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Welcome to Season 6 for Books Broads and Booze! This season is all about award winning books. The Journey of Ibn Fattouma by Nobel Laureate Naguib MahfouzDrink responsibly!Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.comTheme music by Dee Yan-Kay
Welcome to Season 6 for Books Broads and Booze! This season is all about award winning books. A Time to Dance by Padema Venkatraman is ALA Notable and ALAIVALSA best book for young adults. Listen to our lively discussion about women and able bodies!Drink responsibly!Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.comTheme music by Dee Yan-Kay
Welcome to Season 6 for Books Broads and Booze! This season is all about award winning books. Best book of 2020 for several newspapers, Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell. Listen to Monica and I look through lives of Shakespeare’s family. Drink responsibly!Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.comTheme music by Dee Yan-Kay
Welcome to Season 6 for Books Broads and Booze! This season is all about award winning books. Winner of the 2021 Newberry Medal and The 2021 Asian/Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature is When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller. Walk into the magical world of Korean folktales with us.Drink responsibly!Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.comTheme music by Dee Yan-Kay
Welcome to Season 6 for Books Broads and Booze! We finished our theme of identity last season. This season, we are focusing on award winning books. Next on the list is National Book award Eat Drink Vote by Marian Nestle. Listen to our discussion of food politics!Drink responsibly!Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.comTheme music by Dee Yan-Kay
Welcome to Season 6 for Books Broads and Booze! We finished our theme of identity last season. This season, we are focusing on award winning books. At the top of the season is The Princess Diarist by the cultural icon Carrie Fisher. Listen to our discussion of young Carrie Fisher. May the force be with you.Drink responsibly!Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.comTheme music by Dee Yan-Kay
Welcome to the finality of season 5 for Books Broads and Booze! We finish our theme of identity with the wildly sober book ‘Invisible Man’ by Ralph Ellison. What changes have you made thinking of yourself and your identity over the last year? Enjoy what Monica and I discovered about ourselves! Wishing you all a happy holiday season! Drink responsibly!Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.comTheme music by Dee Yan-Kay
Welcome to season 5 of Books Broads and Booze! We continue with our theme of identity with the thought provoking nonfiction book ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’ By Philip K. Dick. Listen to Monica and I go into discussion questions of this thought provoking novel from 1968. And remember, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.comTheme music by Dee Yan-Kay
Welcome to season 5 of Books Broads and Booze! We continue with our theme of identity with the thought provoking nonfiction book “What Doesn’t Kill Us Makes Us - who we become after tragedy and trauma” by Mike Mariani. Listen to Monica and I go deep into what makes us who we are. And remember, drink responsibly. Discussion questions provided by the publisher, Random House Books. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.comTheme music by Dee Yan-Kay
Welcome to season 5 of Books Broads and Booze! We continue with our theme of identity with the classic Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Listen to Monica and I get into the mood for the spooky season. Going forward, all episodes will be released on the last Thursday of the month. And remember, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.comTheme music by Dee Yan-Kay
Welcome to season 5 of Books Broads and Booze! We continue with our theme of identity with the gothic romance Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Listen to Monica and I as we wander through this roller coaster ride of Jane Eyre. As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.comTheme music by Dee Yan-Kay
This is a special bonus episode of author Corie Adjmi. She’s written an incredible story titled “The Marriage Box.” The Marriage Box can be found online at Amazon and Barnes & Nobles. You can also find in at https://corieadmji.com! Look for it where you get your books.
Welcome to season 5 of Books Broads and Booze! We continue with our theme of identity with Know Thyself by Ingrid Rossellini. Listen to Monica and I as we wander through this book of rich history and art of Western culture. As always, drink responsibly.
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Welcome to season 5 of Books Broads and Booze! We continue with our theme of identity with Artificial You by Susan Schneider. Listen to Monica and I as we discuss questions such as: Can robots really be conscious? Can we merge with AI, as tech leaders like Elon Musk and Ray Kurzweil suggest? Is the mind just a program? As always, drink responsibly.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Welcome to season 5 of Books Broads and Booze! We continue with our theme of identity! This month’s book is only an essay!! It is On the Pleasure of Hating by William Hazlitt. The author asserts his views on the way people need to hate, feel disgust, or bigotry to keep themselves entertained. Join Monica and I as we dive into the essay first published on January 1st, 1826.As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.comTheme music by Dee Yan-Kay
Welcome to season 5 of Books Broads and Booze! We continue with our theme of identity! This month’s book is Discognition by Steven Shaviro. The author asks, what is consciousness? He looks at science fiction novels and stories exploring the possibility of artificial, human, and alien sentience.As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.comTheme music by Dee Yan-Kay
Welcome to season 5 of Books Broads and Booze! We continue with our theme of identity! Young Heroes of the Soviet Union By Alex Halberstadt. It’s so much more than a memoir. I hope you enjoy this with us.As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.comTheme music by Dee Yan-Kay
Welcome to season 5 of Books Broads and Booze! We continue with our theme of identity! This month we discuss The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Discussions were questions provided by the publisher.As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.comTheme music by Dee Yan-Kay
Welcome to season 5 of Books Broads and Booze! This year our theme is identity! We’re kicking off 2023 with “Behaving Like Adults” by Gretchen Anthony. Listen to Monica and I talk about these wonderful characters! Discussions were questions provided by the publisher.As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.comTheme music by Dee Yan-Kay
Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! As the season finale of our theme of books to movies, Monica and I picked Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling. Join us and we have fun discussing a favorite book and our opinions of the film from 2001! As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.comTheme music by Dee Yan-Kay
Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! As this season starts to wrap up on our theme of books to movies, Monica and I picked A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. The late award-winning writer, Siobhan Dowd, gave Patrick Ness the book idea. Monica and I discuss all the feelings of the book along with the movie released in 2016.As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.comTheme music by Dee Yan-Kay
Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! As this season continues on our theme of books to movies, Monica and I picked The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. The author is a native of the Mitten state, hoorah! Monica and I talk about our complicated feelings of the book along with the movie released in 2009.
As always, drink responsibly.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Bonus episode author interview!!! THE REVENGE OF BRIDGET CLEARY by Mathilda Zeller. Ebook will be available on Amazon, Barnes & Nobles, GooglePlay October 4th. If you’re interested in historical fiction and true crime and also fantasy, check out the podcast. I enjoyed myself interviewing Mathilda! Thank you for listening!! And you can checkout Mathilda’s blog here: https://mathildazeller.wordpress.com/
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! As this season continues on our theme of books to movies, for September pick is The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) by Rick Riordan. This month guest hosts are Hannah and her dad Kelly!
As always, drink responsibly.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! As this season continues on our theme of books to movies, For August pick is the intriguing tale of The Da Vinci code. The movie released in 2006 starring Tom Hanks. Are you a fan? Have you read the whole series? Did you know the books are a series? Listen in as Monica and I sip on drinks and some tough discussion questions!
Two books that I found interesting with human history: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23692271
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50734400
As always, drink responsibly.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! This season we decided on a theme of books to movies. For the month of July we discuss the adult fairy tale of Stardust by Neil Gaiman. Neil Gaiman is known as an award winning fantasy writer. The book was made into a film in 2007. Enjoy the discussion as Monica and I sip on drinks and some tough discussion questions!
As always, drink responsibly.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! This season we decided on a theme of books to movies. For the month of June we discuss the spiritual awakening of Elizabeth Gilbert with Eat Pray Love. A novel that inspired millions of readers adapted to film starring Julia Roberts in 2010. Enjoy the discussion as Monica and I drink it up!
As always, drink responsibly.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! This season we decided on a theme of books to movies. For the month of May we discuss the epic tale of Dune by Frank Herbert. A science fiction novel that inspired millions of readers. It has also been adapted to film and television with the most recent adaption in 2021. Enjoy the discussion as Monica and I spice it up!
Link to the Dune inspired cocktail: https://peterallenlab.com/2021/10/17/dune-cocktail/
As always, drink responsibly.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! This season we decided on a theme of books to movies. For the month of April we discuss Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman. For more than two hundred years, the Owens women have been blamed for everything that went wrong in their Massachusetts town. Enjoy the discussion!
As always, drink responsibly.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! This season we decided on a theme of books to movies. This month we discuss The Princess Bride by William Goldman. Are you a huge fan of the movie? Did you know there was a book? Do you feel that books you read as a kid molded you into who you are today? Enjoy the discussion!
As always, drink responsibly.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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In the final installment of Lord of the Rings, Monica and I go over discussion questions of the book. And follow up with our movie experience right after reading the series. Enjoy the show!
Special shout out to the podcast The Prancy Pony. A great podcast for in-depth discussion and details of all things LOR. Highly recommend to check them out.
As always, drink responsibly.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! This season we decided on a theme of books to movies. We’re going to round off the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The Two Towers is the middle child of the LOR. Listen to Monica and I discuss our way through some questions and give our take on the movie. Enjoy the show!
As always, drink responsibly.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Join Monica and I discuss Gretchen Rubin’s The Four Tendencies. It’s not just a personality type test. Tendencies are a pattern of behavior. Join us as we go over Gretchen’s own worksheet.
As always, drink responsibly.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Join Monica and I was we discuss, Drunk: How we sipped, danced, and stumbled our way to civilization by Edward Slingerland. It’s a mix of science, anthropology, and psychology. We try our best to dive into the interesting ideas of the book.
As always, drink responsibly.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Join Monica and I was we discuss, This Is Your Mind of Plants by Michael Pollan. Dive into how plants alter our thinking and consciousness. And enjoy our discussion about cultural appropriation and plant medicine.
As always, drink responsibly.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Join Monica and I as we discuss one of our favorite books, Fellowship of the Ring. The first in the Lord of Rings trilogy. Beloved by many and adored by us. As always, drink responsibly.
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Join Monica and I as we dive into a small town in rural Africa. The stakes for the characters are high. And the risks are great with every choice. As always, drink responsibly.
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Join Monica and I was we discuss, The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker. Chava is a creature made of clay by a disgraced rabbi. Ahmad is a jinni born of fire. They meet each other in NYC. It’s a historical fantasy fiction romance with Jewish mysticism and middle eastern myths woven all together.
As always, drink responsibly.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Listen to Monica and I discuss the time traveling book Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore!! New Year’s Eve in 1982, Oona Lockhart thinks the next year ahead of her will be a difficult choice. She faints right before midnight and wakes up 32 years into the future. And so begins her travel through the decades never knowing how old she will be the following year. Join the discussion and as we talk about this fun and quirky book.
As always, drink responsibly.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Listen to Monica and I discuss Jenny Lawson’s newest book!! Broken (in the best possible way) continues Jenny’s journey through life despite living with depression and anxiety disorders. It’s a must read for any Jenny Lawson fan. And it’ll covert any new reader.
As always, drink responsibly.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Listen to Monica and I discuss clutter!! We discuss “Decluttering at the Speed of Life” by Dana K. White. I read the book and was inspired to declutter my home to make it more livable for everyone in it!
As always, drink responsibly.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Listen to Monica and I talk about history throughout the ages while boozing it up. The historical people boozing it up. We’re drinking responsibly, as always.
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Part self help, part retelling of myths, and part mystic guide. Evolution of Goddess is an interesting book. Listen to Monica and I discuss what we took away from it.
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Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagasaki and Amelia Nogski is our discussion book this month. Join Monica and me as we discuss its ideas and helpful tips. I’ve been highly recommending it to every woman I know. We hope you check it out as well!
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Merry Christmas!! Written in 1831, this dark tale relates the adventures of Vakula, the blacksmith, in his fight against the devil in his village of Dikanka. All to win the heart of the most beautiful girl in town. According to Goodreads, this tale is read about of children on Christmas Eve in Ukraine and Russia. I don’t speak Russia, so please forgive me for mispronouncing names and just not using them at all. The story is a mere sixty-five pages long. I encourage to read it yourself!
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Welcome to BB&B! This month join Monica and I as we discuss Love with a Chance of Drowning by Torre De Roche, paperback, 352 pages. Published 2013
In love, Torre sails off into the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean while having a morbid fear of the ocean. This memoir about travel covers love, fear, self awareness, and personal growth.
Listen to Monica and I as we discuss how Torre lived the life of a fearful adventurer.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Welcome to BB&B! This month join Monica and I as we discuss Love with a Chance of Drowning by Torre De Roche, paperback, 352 pages. Published 2013
In love, Torre sails off into the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean while having a morbid fear of the ocean. This memoir about travel covers love, fear, self awareness, and personal growth.
Listen to Monica and I as we discuss how Torre lived the life of a fearful adventurer.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Join Monica and I as we control our breath through this month’s exciting episode. Thank you for joining us today. I hope to see you next time.
This is Jamie Bennett with Broads, Books, & Booze.
Welcome to BB&B! This month join Monica and I as we discuss Big Potential by Shawn Achor. Published in January 2018, hardcover 240 pages.
In a world of competition and individual achievement, we are measuring and pursuing potential all wrong. By pursuing success in isolation, we are not only limiting our potential, we are becoming more stressed and disconnected than ever.
Listen to Monica and I as we discuss how happiness is contagious and how human potential is influenced by those around us.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Join Monica and I as we discuss adoption and the history of The Tennessee Children’s Home. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Listen to Monica and I discuss this memoir by Good Morning America meteorologist, Ginger Zee. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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From the publisher: “One of the most beloved and trusted mindfulness teachers in America offers a lifeline for difficult times: the RAIN meditation, which awakens our courage and heart.” Join Monica and I as we discuss this insight book. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Published March 9, 2010, The story of stuff expands on the celebrated documentary exploring the threat of over consumption on the environment, economy, and our health. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Welcome to BB&B! This month join Monica and I as we discuss Baked by Mark Haskell Smith. Published in 2010 and at 325 pages, this humorous book is definitely worth checking out.
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Short synopsis, Miro Basinas is an experimental botanist who sells his rarefied marijuana to a discerning clientele. His life changes dramatically after winning the famous Amsterdam Cannabis Cup.
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It’s a new year. And we decided to start with another self help book. Dr Dwayne Dyer’s lectures have been compiled into a book. Listen to Monica and I discuss what we found. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Welcome to BB&B! This month join Monica and I as we discuss The Master and Margarita. Do you want to read something absurd? Something crazy? Unpredictable and slightly obsessed with Pontius Pilate? Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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A great reference for book summary, themes, chapter summaries & analysis, and a list of characters: https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-master-and-margarita/summary
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Welcome to BB&B! This month join Kelly and I as we discuss the historical fiction fantasy book Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.
Are you a fan of Scotland? Do you like time travel? Are you into really long books? Have you watched the new TV series and wondering about the book? Kelly is a huge fan, has a lot to say, and is willing to give me some concessions.
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Join Monica and I as we discuss Mark Manson’s philosophical book about hope.
The book discusses religion, morality, human relationships, and ends with technology. It’s only nine chapters and while it says 288 pages, the actual book ends about page 232. The rest are footnotes.
Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
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Rachel Hollis’s book as described on Wikipedia by: Girl, Wash Your Face is described by The Washington Post as mixing "memoir, motivational tips, Bible quotations and common-sense girl talk."
This month Monica and I discuss Circe by Madeline Miller.
Do you love Greek Mythology? Listen to Monica and I discuss how Madeline Miller brings Circe to life! Circe was present in the Odyssey, but Miller spins her entire life into this very compelling tail! I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
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This month Monica and I discuss How to Change Your Mind-What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence By Michael Pollan
Are you a fan of Michael Pollan? Did you read Omnivore's Dilemma, but question reading a book about drug use? Do you know Michael Pollan? Join Monica and I as we discuss Michael Pollan’s journalist research into psychotropic drugs. It may change your mind.
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Welcome to BB&B! This episode Monica and I discuss The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion. You’ll notice I don’t say the author’s name as I don’t know how!
Have you thought about reading this book? Does it keep popping up on your suggested read list? It did for me! I bit the bullet and read the book. Spoiler, I enjoyed it much more than I thought that I would! Join Monica and I as we discuss it!
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Monica and I discuss how to join the Wilderness and be brave. Theme Music by Dee Yan-Kay
Listen to Monica and I discuss the social reemergence of public shaming. Questions and comments can be emailed to me broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com
I’m still very excited about the show. I’m just not feeling well. A new episode will be recorded after I’m feeling better.
Welcome to BB&B! Episode 2 Jenn and I discuss the dark and morbid subject of death. We learned more than we anticipated with this book! Caitlin Doughty’s book is an eye opener for those outside the death industry. Join us and listen to our discussion as we dive into the macabre.
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Welcome to Broads, Books, & Booze! Episode 1 my friend, Monica, and I discuss Elisabeth Gilbert’s book while we enjoy some delicious wine! This episode is all about jumping out of your comfort zone and being creative. We’re not aiming for perfection. We’re making and creating and giving you the results!!
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