Broads and Books

When an isolated woman starts recording her dreams of strange women, things get weird. Over nine nights, reality becomes fantasy, past and future …

We're back! And we're introducing the first of our new Broads and Books Productions!

Here's the first episode of our new podcast, Fuzzy Memories: "1990: Tight Curls and Lovers' Blackmail."

Fuzzy Memories is the podcast …

This week, we've got a special announcement about the future of Broads and Books. Spoiler alert: Stay subscribed for news and updates! 

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Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

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This week, we're thinking about picks with unique vibes. Plus, the Broads talk about ideal social vibes, our own personal vibes, and why ghosting might just be the best protection of vibes.

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This week, we're thinking about first impressions. Plus, the Broads talk about the statistic probability we've met a murderer, ridiculous impressions …

This week, we're learning people aren't who we think they are. Plus, the Broads talk about the exquisite lies of George Santos, the red flags of …

This week, we're looking at losers. Are winners actually losers? How do we define success? Should we have PSAs for finance bros? 

Plus, the Broads …

This week, we're talking our favorite things! Products, trends, feelings - you get it. Plus, we're picking our favorite books and pop culture of the …

This week, Heath returns! Our favorite guest star joins us for another packed episode filled with the best and weirdest pop culture moments of 2022. 

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This week, we're looking at manifesting. Is it just The Secret rebranded? Is it just confidence? Plus, the Broads talk about Spotify Wrapped, our …

This week, we're looking at endings in all their iterations. Plus, the Broads talk about middle-aged closing times, the relief of breakups, …

This week, we're looking at seizing the moment. Plus, the Broads talk seized moments gone wrong, the tyranny of "yolo," and much more. All in Erin's …

This week, we're looking at books and picks with a cult following. Plus, the Broads talk food cults, cats turned humans, an overwhelming love for …

This week, we're looking at things that are too good to be true. Plus, the Broads talk attractive MLMs, the best gifts, romance from candy, and so …

This week, we're dancing on that line of confidence vs cockiness. Plus, the Broads talk definitions of sexy, horrible stock photos, the Podcats' new band, and the conspiracy of all conspiracies. And much more.

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This week, our picks are leading from the heart. Plus, the Broads kick off a new season of themes, come down hard on pumpkin spice, consider our one-hit wonders, lament how our bodies betray us, and consider how ethics …

This week, we're wondering how much time we've wasted worrying about being the right stuff for dudes.  Our picks take on the male gaze in unique and even horrifying ways. 

Plus, we're talking boy bands, Wahlbergs (and …

This week, we're talking self-reliance and doing things yourself. Plus, the Broads talk solo travel, group projects, the best amusement park jobs, …

This week, Heath returns! Our favorite guest star joins us for another packed episode filled with randomness across the ages. 

We're looking at our …

This week, we're breaking free and choosing ourselves, just like the characters in our picks. 

Plus, the Broads talk backlash, self-care, icon status, the sadness of Daddy Long Legs, our submarine plans, Elon Musk, and …

This week, we have a supersized episode about that most American of concepts: hypocrisy.

Our picks are taking on religion, capitalism, marriage, …

This week our picks are following the glorious Janet Jackson's lead: taking control, and letting others' opinions go. 

Plus, the Broads talk the joy …

This week we're talking summer: summer reads, summer rites, summer sweat and grossness. It's a mixed bag for the Broads.

Plus, we detail our riders for a boat trip, declare 'beach reads' a stupid category, and heap …

We're kicking off a summer of '80s pop vibes! This week we're listening to Paula Abdul, and talking about books and pop culture that deal with being …

This week, we're channeling Lizzo, talking about books and pop culture with characters that have been through it (and come out stronger). 

Plus, the …

This week, we're looking at books and pop culture picks that feature characters living their truths, no matter how hard others deny it. 

Plus, the …

It's a meme, it's a phenomenon, and it's the ultimate creeper anthem! So this week, we're looking at books and pop culture picks that look at …

This week, we're looking at books and pop culture picks that explore what we should do with our one life. 

Plus, the Broads talk terrible life advice, …

It's the question we grapple with constantly: persist, or run for the hills. So this week, we're looking at books and pop culture picks that engage …

Listen: we don't claim to be popular, and never have. But we are fascinated by popularity. So this week, we're looking at picks that engage with the …

You oughta know, listeners, that tales of love gone wrong are highly entertaining. So this week, we're talking the dark side of love and lust. 

Plus, the Broads talk through best and worst advice after breakups, the …

Listen all y'all, IT'S SABOTAGE. This week we're talking sabotage of ourselves and others, and our picks are all about it.

Plus, the Broads talk through our own self-sabotage, our new strategies for handling the …

This week, we're considering control. Is it an illusion? Why do we hurt ourselves and others when we feel out of control? Our picks tackle this …

While 2021 was mostly ugh, there were bright spots. So we're bringing you our favorite reads of the year, along with a few pop culture picks and …

This week: The Return of Heath! We're welcoming back our resident celebrity expert and honorary broad, Heath. And together we're picking top pop …

This week, we're asking one simple question: Is ignorance bliss? 

Plus, the Broads talk about their areas of ignorance, Erin tells the story of …

This week, we're looking at red flags and bad decisions, and considering books and pop culture picks with flags ignored. 

Plus, Erin previews her …

This week, we're adding up all our grudges, and considering books and pop culture picks where the addition may be just too much to handle.

Plus, …

This week, we're considering turning to the dark side. Or at least the characters in our picks are.

Plus, we're weighing the morality of accidentally shoplifting, asking Marvel to cast us as villains, and welcoming a …

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to our own Amy Lee Lillard!

As Amy's book, Dig Me Out, officially releases this week, Erin and Amy have a wide-ranging discussion about the books that made …

This week, we've hit 100! We're answering frequently asked questions about the podcast, and remembering our favorite themes, moments, and more.

For our picks, we're looking at characters that are trying to live at 100%, …

This week, we're looking at change. How characters evolve, how they promise not to change and fail: our fiction, nonfiction, and pop culture picks …

This week we're looking at heroes. Do they exist? Why do they often fail us? When should we be our own damn heroes? Our fiction, nonfiction, and pop …

This week we're talking emotional labor...and what happens when women's invisible work is taken for granted.

Also in this episode, we picture a world …

In this special bonus episode, we're talking books with readers! 

Hear what readers Eric, Tammi, Haley, Maggie, and Michael have to say about their favorite books, their reading rituals, books they’re looking forward to, …

This week: The Return of Heath! We're welcoming back our resident celebrity expert and honorary broad, Heath. And together we're taking on a …

This week, we're recommending books to read in the AC for every summer occasion! 

Plus, we've got stories galore. Hear about Amy's ill-fated outdoor …

This week we're celebrating bad bitches in novels, essays, and movies!

Also in this episode, we dissect the language around bitchery, Amy reveals her …

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to A. E. Osworth! They are the author of We Are Watching Eliza Bright, which we recommended in Episode 89.

We talked about their love of fantasy, their niche …

This week is all about relentless pursuit. Our picks have characters chasing down desires, goals, or even the truth.

Also in this episode, Erin reveals her own dogged pursuits, Amy shows indecisive pursuit can work out, …

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Lauren Marino! She's the author of Bookish Broads, which we recommended in Episode 90.

We talked to Lauren about what it means to be a broad, how book …

Wellness! Multi-level marketing schemes! Cults! We're on the path with novels, true crime, and you should join us.

Also in this episode, Erin tells …

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Chelsea G. Summers! She's the author of A Certain Hunger, which recommended in Episode 89. 

We talked to Chelsea about her goth relationship with a few …

We're just girls in the world. The characters in this week's picks are women and girls facing stifling - and might just find empowerment too. 

Also in this episode, we consider advice for young girls, the new normal of …

This week: The Return of the Heath! We're welcoming back our resident celebrity expert and honorary broad, Heath Smith. And together we're taking on that odd phenomenon: celebrity cookbooks.

We've each picked a celebrity …

How can we be remembered? That's the question in this week's picks.

Also in this episode, we consider our own immortality, ponder if heroes actually pee, plan our award shrines, and dissect the best haircut in the land. …

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to true-crime queen Sarah Weinman! She's one of our very rare three-peats: We've recommended  Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives in Episode 47, Unspeakable …

Cheating! Love triangles! These picks have all of them. Also in this episode, we consider why Dolly Parton is the best, examine the particular …

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to M. Allen Cunningham! We recommended his book Q&A in Episode 84. He also runs Atelier26 Books, and the "In the Atelier" Podcast!

We talked to Mark …

The perils of love! These books and pop culture picks lay it all out in incredible ways. 

Plus, we consider how we'd fare on the ultimate battlefield …

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Anna North! We recommended her book Outlawed in Episode 83, and her book The Life and Death of Sophie Stark in Episode 86.

We talked to Anna about her …

We're talking hypocrisy! And these books and pop culture picks lay hypocrisy bare in incredible ways.

Plus, we're considering our own hypocritical …

The Broads: Live! We kicked off the DSM Book Fest on March 27 with a live, virtual episode. And you can listen now!

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Follow us down the rabbit hole into full-on conspiracy land! These books and pop culture picks have conspiracies you can't put down.

Plus, we're …

Cringey moments - we love them and hate them. And these books and pop culture picks have some of the best stories of cringe around.

Plus, we're …

Last chance! Register for Broads and Books live at the DSM Book Fest by March 23 at midnight CT.

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Book recommendations. Crazy stories.  Listener Q&A. 

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In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Melissa Faliveno! We recommended her book Tomboyland in Episode 76 (and it was Amy's top nonfiction pick of 2020). 

We talked to Melissa about her …

Liars! Con artists! Frauds! We're talking about it all on this week's episode.

Plus, we're talking punks and hunks, human lie detectors, the lies we tell ourselves, and fun words. And Ziggy the Podcat makes a murderous …

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Lyz Lenz! We recommended her book Bad Habits in Episode 78.

Lyz talks about her favorite books, past and present, ethical escapism, and a killer …

Forgiveness: who needs it, who deserves it, who gives it out. We're talking about it all on this week's episode.

Plus, we're dissecting fake …

Broads and Books is here to give you the best time you’ll have all week. 

Every Wednesday, we start with a weekly theme. Like Cults. Road trips. …

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Amy Gentry! We recommended her book Bad Habits in Episode 79.

Amy talks about her favorite books, past and present, how reading all different kinds of …

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Unlike Skee Lo, we don't wish we were taller, or a baller. But we can sure understand wishing things were different. So do the characters in …

Why can't we stop chasing stuff? Our picks this week are all about the highs and lows of chasing answers, knowledge, looks, and even monsters.

Plus, the Broads are talking about the things they've chased and let go, …

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We're finally in 2021! And while we're keeping our …

Hey listeners! Take a few minutes to tell us what you think about the podcast. Complete our Broads and Books Listener Survey, and you'll help us deliver the goods!
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While 2020 was mostly trash, it did give us some …

With money or power comes expectation. And the characters in our picks this week are chafing against that. 

Plus, the Broads are planning our own …

Hate is everywhere, and it can be tempting. So this week we're looking at picks with people turning to hate and revenge, or resisting that pull.

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In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Dr. Emily Nagoski! We recommended her book Come As You Are in Episode 35, and her book Burnout in Episode 59.

Emily talks about her love of libraries, …

Uniqueness is glorious, and damn, are these picks unique. We've got books about characters you've never seen before, views behind the scenes, and so much more.

Plus, the Broads reveal their personal hells, Erin discusses …

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Celia Laskey! Amy recommended her novel Under the Rainbow in Episode 71.

Celia talks about her favorite books, inspiration, and her hilarious current pop …

We're just common people, doing common stuff...like reading some incredible books that capture what it's like.

Plus, we're brainstorming Amy's …

Learn more about Amy's book, check out the cover, and sign up for  updates, at www.amyleelillard.com!
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This week, we're feeling a very strange sensation...is this hope? Is this a tiny bit of sky from inside the …

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Araminta Hall! Erin has recommended two of her novels: Imperfect Women in Episode 70, and Our Kind of Cruelty in Episode 20.

Araminta talks about her …

This week, we're looking to magic to lift spirits and end this terrible year. Our picks have literal and metaphorical spells, along with other types of witchery.

Plus, Erin and Amy develop the haunted house for 2020, …

This week, we're looking at signs. Our books have characters inspecting red flags, blowing past yellow lights, and claiming some things are in the green.

Plus, Erin offers a tiered system of warning signs, Amy's gut …

This week, we're breaking down some of our favorite celebrity memoirs. But we decided we needed a little something special...so we invited our resident celebrity expert and honorary broad, Heath Smith.

Heath helps us …

This week, we just want to be left alone, dammit. We're looking at fiction picks with characters looking to do their own thing, nonfiction examining why we aren't left alone, and more. 

Plus, we're watching the world go …

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Carter Sickels! His novel, The Prettiest Star, made Amy ugly cry in Episode 69.

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This week we're not backing down from a fight, and neither are the characters in our picks.

Plus, we're nursing our grudges, taking on anti-maskers, and declaring value in angry women. And stay till the end to hear us …

Since you listen to us, you'll also like the podcast from Atelier26 Books, called "In the Atelier." It's a weekly audio essay for book-loving, creative people like you. Listen and subscribe today!

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In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Ann Napolitano! We recommended her novel, Dear Edward, in Episode 60.

Ann talks …

Since you listen to Broads and Books, you'll also like the podcast from Atelier26 Books, called "In the Atelier." It's a weekly audio essay for book-loving, creative people like you. Listen and subscribe today!
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This week we're talking about religion: the highs, the lows, the culty-cults, and the magnificent things books do with it.

Plus, Amy welcomes a new …

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In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah! We recommended his short story collection, Friday Black, …

Listen to Lizzo: Truth can hurt, but sometimes you need it. And that's what our picks are all about this week: break-ups, splits, and hard truths.

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This week, she's working hard for that money. Women in our picks are knocking down walls and kicking through doors to get paid and demand respect.

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This week, we've got characters pretending to be something they're not. Whether Ponzi schemers, salon girls, spies, or scarlet-letter-wearing ladies, …

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Kali White! Her new book, The Monsters We Make, is available for pre-order now.

Kali talks about her love of libraries, classics that definitely suck, …

This week, we're looking at picks with criminals we dig. Whether they're criminal mommies, criminal apologists, or criminal Margo Martindale, we've …

Have you checked out Libro.fm? Broads and Books listeners can now get three audiobooks for the price of one! We love Libro.fm because it combines audiobooks and local, indie bookstores. Learn more about Libro.fm, and …

Have you checked out Libro.fm? Broads and Books listeners can now get three audiobooks for the price of one with Libro.fm! We love Libro.fm because it combines audiobooks and local, indie bookstores. Learn more about …

Have you checked out Libro.fm? Broads and Books listeners can now get three audiobooks for the price of one with Libro.fm! We love Libro.fm because it combines audiobooks and local, indie bookstores. Learn more about …

We're thrilled to offer Broads and Books listeners a special deal at Libro.fm, which lets you purchase audiobooks directly from your favorite local bookstore! Get three audiobooks for the price of one at …

We're thrilled to offer Broads and Books listeners a special deal at Libro.fm, which lets you purchase audiobooks directly from your favorite local bookstore!

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In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Sean Adams! Erin recommended his book, The Heap, in Episode 55.

The Broads Talks Books With is our bonus series where we talk to some of our favorite …

If you don't know this fantastic song, you might think we're talking about gloomy weather. NO. Instead we're talking about gloomy...relationships.

This week's theme is all about heartbreak. But along the way you'll find …

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to the incredible Andrea Lawlor! Amy recommended their book, Paul Takes the Form of a …

Let's be honest, friends: In the midst of a pandemic, some of us are struggling with our favorite pastime. Even Amy and Erin. 

So this week, we're …

We've got revenge coming in hot this week, and it's all because of our listener Amanda H. She wanted to hear about picks that satisfy that urge for payback, and we are here for it. 

Also in the episode, Amy and Erin are …

We might all be feeling a little antsy in quarantine right now. Even a bit like fighting. So this week, we're talking picks with fights -- against the man, against each other, against ourselves. 

Also in the episode, …

Note: We recorded this gem of an episode before we entered quarantine! Enjoy the sound of real microphones and in-person contact - the next few episodes will be appropriately socially distanced via the interwebs.
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In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Kate Milliken! Erin recommended her book, If I'd Known You Were Coming, in Episode 26. 

Her new novel, Kept Animals, out April 21, has been getting …

The world is real weird right now. Just like at the phenomenon of Tiger King, which we implore you to watch. 

Amy and Erin got on a Zoom call and …

The world is real weird right now. But for many of us, that means some extra time to binge shows and attack our to-be-read piles. 

So Amy and Erin got on a Zoom call and recorded this special Quarantine edition of Broads …

Note: The Des Moines Book Festival on March 28 has been canceled. We won't be coming at you live there, but we've got lots of other stuff in store for you amazing fans.
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This week we're talking about the end of the …

Meet your new favorite writer and human being: Mathieu Cailler. 

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Mathieu, a poet, short story and children's book writer, and teacher. And he entertains …

Live in or near Iowa? Come us see us LIVE AND IN PERSON at the Des Moines Book Festival on March 28. Plus, submit your questions to the Broads for …

Live in or near Iowa? Come us see us LIVE AND IN PERSON at the Des Moines Book Festival on March 28. Plus, submit your questions to the Broads for the chance at a live answer!
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It's our one-year anniversary!! So …

Welcome to our BONUS series: The Broads Talk Books With. This is where we talk to some of the authors we’ve recommended, or will recommend soon, and …

Live in or near Iowa? Come us see us LIVE AND IN PERSON at the Des Moines Book Festival on March 28. Plus, submit your questions to the Broads for the chance at a live answer!
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Anything you (men) can do, we (women) …

Yesterday, we talked about relationships gone bad. Today, we're testing our own relationship. 

And our ride-or-die-ness? SOLID GOLD. 

Listen as we play our own version of the Newlywed Game, predicting how the other will …

Live in or near Iowa? Come us see us LIVE AND IN PERSON at the Des Moines Book Festival on March 28. Plus, submit your questions to the Broads for the chance at a live answer!
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This week, we're talking about …

Live in or near Iowa? Come us see us LIVE AND IN PERSON at the Des Moines Book Festival on March 28. Plus, submit your questions to the Broads for the chance at a live answer!
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We're 50, so we can kick, stretch, and …

This week, we're talking about the pains and perils of motherhood. And some real bad moms. 

Along the way, we discuss the war room strategy for parenting, how Erin earns her son's respect, and how Amy wants a damn …

Welcome to our BONUS series: The Broads Talk Books With! This is where we talk to some of the authors we’ve recommended, or will recommend soon, and nerd out about books.

In this episode, we’ve got Chanelle Benz! We …

This week, we're talking about the books that we can't stop reading. Along the way, we dissect ruts we don't want to escape, using time travel to finally crack our unachievable TBR piles, and Podcat's probable past. 

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It's Library Shelfie Day! So this week we're talking beautiful books, worthy of a shelfie. 

Along the way, we talk about our library organization …

This week we're talking books that spark a deep connection. 

Along the way, Erin reveals her abiding love for lifeguards in hot tubs, Amy admits the abuse that Podcat puts her through, and we wonder about the intricacies …

Every week, in our regular Broads and Books episodes, we tell you about our favorite books based on different weekly themes. And we got to thinking: …

One of our listeners, Tim, issued us a challenge: Find books with kids that even Amy would like. Amy felt deeply seen. 

We accepted this challenge, …

We're taking a break from our regular themed episodes this week to tell you about our favorite things from 2019. From clothes to tech to body parts …

Take a cue from Madonna and celebrate. With a period. 

We're talking about all kinds of holidays this week, with picks that center around this time of …

Every week, in our regular Broads and Books episodes, we tell you about our favorite books based on different weekly themes. And we got to thinking: …

What happens when gifts go bad? Some great books, and comedy gold. 

We're talking about gifts in every form this week, gifts that backfire …

Every week, in our regular Broads and Books episodes, we tell you about our favorite books based on different weekly themes. And we got to thinking: …

What time is it? Time to TREAT YO' SELF. 

Holiday season can be stressful AF. So we're offering you some picks that are just damn fun and satisfying. 

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Every week, in our regular Broads and Books episodes, we tell you about our favorite books based on different weekly themes. And we got to thinking: …

Who in the hell are we?? That's the question in our picks this week. 

And along the way, Erin and Amy do some deep introspection. Erin reveals why …

The holidays are here. And if you're like us, there are some traditions we detest. So we're taking over, offering you better alternatives to 12 …

We're talking chosen families in this week's picks, the kind that may not be related by blood, but who just GET YOU. 

Along the way we talk about about the weird families on Amy's childhood street, how Erin wants nothing …

This week, we are hitting you hard with some TRUTH. Whether it's fictional retellings of stories we thought we knew, nonfiction dives into a …

This week, our characters have run out of F's to give. We're talking about curmudgeonly characters, the kind that will defy your norms and yell at you to get off the lawn. 

Along the way, we talk Erin's favorite …

This week, karma is a B-I-T-C-H. We're talking about picks that dig into matters of justice, and come up with a sense that something might actually be right in the world. 

Along the way, we talk about Erin's perfect day …

Let's talk about sex! This week's picks are all about sexcapades, sexual desire, and the complications and joys of sexy sex.  

Along the way, we …

It was only a matter of time. So this week, we're all about witches. 

Along the way, we wonder about pay disparity between witches and warlocks, worry about splinters when riding a broom, and discuss the nutritional …

Ghosts, monsters, and all things supernatural are on our minds this week, so our picks are strange, weird, and downright scary. 

Along the way, we talk about that time Erin sang Shania Twain under hypnosis, who we'll …

This week we're talking all things cultified. 

Whether it's fundamentalists, polygamists, or even sports teams, our picks are all about what happens …

Where in the world are Amy and Erin? In this week's episode, we're EVERYWHERE. 

Our picks this week were originally written in Persian, Swedish, Catalan, Korean, Spanish and Cantonese. And through the brilliant work of …

To get that book into your bookshelf, most authors have to deal with a lot of rejection first. 

This week we're reading amazing authors who persisted past the rejection in order for greatness. Along the way, we're …

Think Iowa is all fields of corn and State Fair antics? Get your head in the game (and keep that corn away from Erin). 

This week we're highlighting Iowa authors and local big deals. Come for the great picks, stay for …

One amazing listener (with the amazing name of Amy) suggested the theme of "sports." The Broads, as uncoordinated and afraid of competition as we are, went real loosey goosey on this theme. And this glorious episode was …

"Cocaine's a helluva drug," said Rick James. We, as klutzy control freaks who have never tried the hard stuff for obvious reasons, will assume he's …

This week, we're looking at books from smaller publishing companies that specialize in pushing boundaries and telling amazing stories. 

Along the way, we talk about how Amy equates turning an ankle with the apocalypse, …

We've hit 25 episodes! And we're feeling as optimistic as a doe-eyed youth in their twenties. So we're looking back at some of our favorite tangents, Q&As, and off-the-rails moments from our first 25 episodes.

Don't …

It's time. So Erin and Amy recommend some picks that are all about adolescence and learning. 

But we couldn't miss the opportunity to talk about our …

Peek behind the scenes with this week's picks, featuring traveling performers, fictional bands, true tour stories, feuding ladies, and much more. 

Also this week, we reveal our theme songs, Amy talks about her dream jobs …

Family is great... until it's not. This week, we're talking family gatherings that go terribly awry. Whether it's death predictions, organized dances, interstellar conflict, or family reunions, these picks are all about …

This week, we're scaring ourselves silly. Whether it's the monstrous things we make, the terrors of our inner demons, or a bit of old-school fairy …

Need a good cry? 

Step 1: Listen to this episode to hear our stories of crying fits in movie theaters, city buses, and at the hands of Podcat. 

Step 2: Read our picks from this episode! 

Also in this episode, we make plans …

This week, we're tackling another listener-suggested theme: crime. From Pablo Escobar's Columbia to the IRA's Belfast, from a white Bronco to the …

This week, we're talking women in charge. Women leading. Women DOING THE DAMN THING. Our books and pop culture picks celebrate what happens when …

This week, our picks will have you laughing and crying. Maybe even peeing. Like church giggles, these books and pop culture glories celebrate the …

This week, our picks are from formidable multi-talents. Whether they're lawyers, psychiatrists, economists, musicians, or actors in their day jobs, …

It's summer time, which means it's road trip time. And road trips mean sibling fights, meltdowns over sweaty knees, and driving towards doom (or Disney).

This week, we've got picks with vacations, travel, and murder …

As our "Road Trip!" episode says, it's summer, and it's time for all the hilarity and horror of those drives toward doom (or Disney). The Broads are …

We see your unachievable body standards. And this week we've got picks that deliver a big FU to all of it.

Plus, we talk about the magic mirrors we …

Graphic novels. Illustrated memoirs. Instagram wonders. This week, we're all about picks that have pictures.

You'll also hear about the B. Dalton guy that haunts Erin's dreams, the terror of geese gangs, the horror of …

The Broads were issued a challenge this week from one special listener: find classic books that don't suck. Challenge. Accepted.

So this week we're giving you picks that are classic in every way, but are also damn good. …

We're broads, and we like books. Sometimes better than the movie. And sometimes, we like the movie better. We're crazy that way.

So this week we're …

Sometimes a sequel is actually BETTER than the original! This week's picks are about the magic that can sometimes happen when you revisit a good …

Yes, those words are all horrible. And they reveal this week's theme: The horrors of the workplace. 

These picks will have you nodding along in …

This week, our picks will have you asking: what the actual what?!

These picks are genre-bending, category-defying, and all-around delightfully …

SO. MANY. ACTIVITIES. This time of year brings all sorts of gift-giving occasions. And we've got ideas for you. But in true Broads and Books fashion, …

This week, we've got weddings. We've got marriages. We've got hamsters in tuxes, Podcat's own show, and a gaggle of sister wives. This episode has it all, just in time for summer wedding season. 

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Fiction:

Amy: Fates …

This week we're recommending picks for when you just want to wallow. These books and other picks won't make you feel better in any way, but sure do entertain. 

Along the way, the Broads talk about label-makers, weird …

This week we're recommending picks with scandals, exposes, or other good dirt. 

Along the way, the Broads tell stories about champion horses, …

This week we're talking strange character connections and crazy-small worlds. Along the way? The Broads get weird, name-checking Keith Morrison, some Trent Reznor, and even Papa Roach. It all makes perfect sense.  
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What better way to learn more about the broads than random Buzzfeed quizzes? 

Even better: follow along! 

• Quiz 1: Plan your perfect day, and we'll tell …

Our picks this week are filled with the best-est of best friends. We're talking strong female friendships, the kind that will truly ride or die for …

These people SUCK. But they sure do entertain.  

Our picks this week have characters that are truly the worst, the ones we just love to hate: 

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Is crazy bad? If you're a Broads and Books fan, you know we'll respond to that question with profanity. 

The women in our picks are breaking all the …

Subscribed to Broads and Books? Excellent. We love you. And we're giving you an extra mini-episode, where you can learn more about the Broads. 

Like what you hear? Subscribe to Broads and Books wherever you get your …

Subscribed to Broads and Books? You get not one but TWO mini-episodes today. Listen as the Broads quiz each other with The Book of Questions. 

Like what you hear? Subscribe to Broads and Books wherever you get your …

It’s the first time we’re offering you some badass recommendations. Also? Our picks are all about firsts. Debut authors, first books, first forays …