Welcome to Readers Digress, the podcast where we read nonfiction books so you don’t have to (unless you want to). Join us, hosts Mollie Fox and Kate Kiriakou, as we use a nonfiction book to talk about pop culture, politics, and everything in between.
New episodes out every other Thursday.
Join us for the last (!!!) episode (!!!!!!!) of Readers Digress as we reflect on our favorite episodes, books, and moments of the podcast, plus (obviously) leave you with some lovely recommendations.
Book recommendations: Yellowface (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62047984-yellowface) by R.F. Kuang; Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/138505710-doppelganger?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_4) by Naomi Klein; Whoever You Are, Honey (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200234471-whoever-you-are-honey?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=SRoMcyQcnB&rank=1) by Olivia Gatwood; Annie Bot (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/156023123-annie-bot) by Sierra Greer; The Art of Memoir (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25508114-the-art-of-memoir) by Mary Karr; Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality T.V. (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203020280-cue-the-sun?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11) by Emily Nussbaum; How to Be An Adult: A Handbook for Psychological and Spiritual Integration (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/978759.How_to_Be_an_Adult) by David Richo; The Most (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201626978-the-most) by Jessica Anthony; We Are Too Many (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/61796688-we-are-too-many) by Hannah Pittard
Annnd if you already miss us, find us here to keep in touch: Kate's Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/94514924-kate-kiriakou) & Mollie's Substack (https://molliethefox.substack.com/).
Thanks for listening! XOXO, K + M
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Do Nothing
Kate and Mollie explore the cultural emphasis on productivity and busyness, and how to break free from it, as they discuss Celeste Headlee's book Do Nothing.
17 Oct 2024
Comedy Book
We investigate some funny business in this month's episode as Kate tells Mollie all about Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture—and the Magic that Makes it Work (https://ComedyBook:HowComedyConqueredCulture—andtheMagicthatMakesitWork) by Jesse David Fox. What makes comedy so alluring to all of us? What is the place of comedy in politics and culture? Tune in to find out!
Pop Culture Pairings: Selective Outrage (https://www.netflix.com/title/80167499) and Bring the Pain (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coC4t7nCGPs), Chris Rock; Bit from Nice Lady (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYBmHEFJLAs) and It's Great to be Here (https://www.netflix.com/title/81704420), Michelle Wolf; Nanette (https://www.netflix.com/title/80233611), Hannah Gadsby; Inside (https://www.netflix.com/title/81289483), Bo Burnham; Dress to Kill (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184424/), Eddie Izzard; Kate Berlant & John Early (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raoe51DZnWY) on The Tonight Show; Rothaniel (https://www.hbo.com/movies/jerrod-carmichael-rothaniel), Jerrod Carmichael; Sleepwalk with Me (https://www.birbigs.com/sleepwalk-with-me), Mike Birbiglia; "Hello, I have cancer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHXo3FFsfeU)," Tig Notaro; Chase Through the Subway (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGV_k9ajUqg), John Mulaney
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