Welcome to your new favorite anti-capitalist, feminist book club! Join three best friends with funky sleep schedules as they talk all things books—namely social justice-oriented books—and relate our picks to what’s going on in the news, our lives, and occasionally, yes, even astrology.
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The Insomniacs are joined by educator and activist Alice Cheng to discuss an essay from AAPI lawyer-activist Mari Matsuda’s book, on resisting white supremacist agendas that weaponize AAPI identity. This episode was recorded during AAPI Heritage Month in May.
Show notes: https://insomniaclibrarian.wixsite.com/home/post/episode-3-this-aapi-heritage-month-we-will-not-be-used
29 May 2021
Reproductive Coercion
Recorded during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the team talks all things reproductive coercion—through abortion bans and also birth control sabotage from an intimate partner—and expanding our cultural notions of gender-based violence to include reproductive coercion.
Show notes: https://insomniaclibrarian.wixsite.com/home/post/episode-2-reproductive-coercion
11 May 2021
Know My Name
In their inaugural episode, the Insomniac Librarians team does a deep dive into Chanel Miller’s memoir, ‘Know My Name’, for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. They talk about rape culture and the carceral system, navigating survivor identity as Asian-American women, and lessons from Miller’s memoir on the nonlinear nature of healing from trauma.
Show notes: https://insomniaclibrarian.wixsite.com/home/post/episode-1-know-my-name
22 Apr 2021
Welcome to Insomniac Librarians!
Insomniac Librarians is a podcast by three best friends on books, life, and the news! We’ll be talking all things books—namely anti-capitalist, anti-carceral, feminist books, and relate our picks to what’s going on in the news and our lives. We also like to talk about weird history, spice it up with the occasional astrological reading, and we have just one rule—no capitalists allowed! Welcome to your new favorite anti-capitalist, feminist book club!
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