Pop Fiction Women

*NO SPOILERS* Welcome to a new kind of episode on Pop Fiction Women where we take you behind the scenes on our thought process for picking content and where we try to convince each other (and our listeners) to watch a show we love. ** Wandavision. Carinn explains why even if you have never watched a superhero franchise movie, you’re going to want to watch Wandavision anyway, which blends the class...

*NO SPOILERS* Welcome to a new kind of episode on Pop Fiction Women where we take you behind the scenes on our thought process for picking content and where we try to convince each other (and our listeners) to watch a show we love. ** I Hate Suzie. After a brief summary of the show, Kate leads with her strongest point: that Phoebe Waller Bridge is a superfan of I Hate Suzie and that there are endl...

Why do only evil greedy women need to experience "karma", while evil greedy men like Tony Soprano, Gordon Gekko, Keyser Soze, Hannibal Lecter get to roam free until they're ready for their sequel??? We discuss this burning question, the brilliant Rosamund Pike, the cunning Marla Grayson and more! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @popfictionwomen and on Twitter @pop_women. To do a full deep dive...

We welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author and poet, Kate Baer, to discuss her debut collection of poetry, What Kind Of Woman, an instant NYT bestseller and GOOP Book Club Pick. ** Kate is the first poet in our Complicated Conversations series and we start with the impossible to answer question: how do you boil down What Kind of Woman? (01:17) ** The accessibility of “Instapoets” has opened u...

What started as a discussion of female villains became an episode on “unlikeable” female protagonists in pop fiction...their words, deeds, character traits, and permutations that we relate to. In the end we ask whether we can finally put this label to rest and how the evolution of female creators and complicated female characters is making that possible.  ** Sticks & Stones. We discuss the “big sp...

We welcome Laurie Elizabeth Flynn to discuss THE GIRLS ARE ALL SO NICE HERE, which follows Ambrosia to her college reunion where she finds she’s being circled by someone who wants revenge for things they did ten years ago. ** The Girls Are All So Nice Here has a whole slew of complicated women. (02:07) ** The “unlikeable female protagonist” is a label that means nothing more than women who defy co...

We welcome Margarita Montimore to discuss OONA OUT OF ORDER, which is a remarkably inventive novel that explores what it means to live a life fully in the moment, even if those moments are out of order. ** The concept for this book is so original and fresh in the way it tackles age. Margarita discusses what inspired her to explore the disconnect between age and how you feel on the inside, time tra...

We never thought we’d cover poetry on this podcast, but poetry is really having a moment! Amanda Gorman stole the inauguration spotlight then made history as the first poet at the Super Bowl. And Instapoets Kate Baer and Rupi Kaur have been garnering millions of followers on social media and breaking records on the New York Times bestseller lists for years. We may be late to the party, but we’re s...

We welcome Alisha Rai to discuss the latest novel in her “Modern Love” series, FIRST COMES LIKE, which is a feel-good romance novel about a fauxmance turned relationship between a beauty influencer and a Bollywood star. ** Alisha tells us about the time she went viral after a tweet regarding a bad date and two cake pops! Thankfully Valentine’s Day has taken a turn for the positive for her these da...

In honor of Valentine’s Day, we start by discussing what we are drawn to in romcoms, ones we’ve covered and ones we haven’t yet! Let’s unpack depictions of LOVE in pop fiction... ** Express Yourself. No matter how they get there, the truly memorable moments are when someone finally says the words. Words matter to writers like us so when it’s done right, the declaration of love is everything! We di...

We welcome debut author Nancy Johnson to the podcast! Listen to our spoiler-free episode before getting your copy of The Kindest Lie! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @popfictionwomen and on Twitter @pop_women. To do a full deep dive, check out our website at www.popfictionwomen.com. Stay Complicated! We’ve launched a platform at patreon.com/popfictionwomen to keep making the podcast you love -...

We welcome debut author Alison Wisdom to the podcast! Listen to our spoiler-free episode before getting your copy of We Can Only Save Ourselves! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @popfictionwomen and on Twitter @pop_women. To do a full deep dive, check out our website at www.popfictionwomen.com. Stay Complicated! We’ve launched a platform at patreon.com/popfictionwomen to keep making the podcast...

We start by sharing how we discovered and fell in love with this romcom that follows Lucy, a 20-something art gallery assistant living in New York City, who also happens to be an emotional hoarder, saving souvenirs from every relationship she’s ever been in! It’s a new variation on one of our favorites...When Harry Met Sally. We just couldn’t resist. ** Complicated Woman - Lucy. Geraldine Viswanat...

Meet Carinn & Kate and hear what this show is all about! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After discussing how we came to choose this groundbreaking holiday rom com -- the first major entry in the genre to feature a same-sex couple -- we discuss how relatable the story was for us. ** Complicated woman: Harper. This is Harper’s story, she is the one driving this movie. She doesn’t always make choices we agree with or even like, but is she complicated in all aspects of her life? (04:05)...

What? You weren't up at 5am to watch? Well, wait until you catch up before you listen because there are lots of spoilers as we discuss the season of The Flight Attendant and all its complicated women. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome NYT bestselling author Julie Buxbaum to discuss her new YA novel, ADMISSION, which is a ripped from the headlines fictional take on the college admissions scandal that touches on themes of guilt, entitlement, privilege and what it means to be complicit.  ** The college admission scandal rocked the nation and Julie’s imagination. Find out just what aspects of this scandal pulled at Julie...

We chat with New York Times bestselling author, Jean Kwok about her latest novel, her childhood and her journey to published author. ** Jean finds success in school, science and even ballroom dancing, so we want to know: when did she consider herself a writer? The answer includes a touching gift from her brother that had us choked up. (02:30) ** Jean draws so effortlessly from her own life experie...

No future episode spoilers. Watch before you're done and guess along with us! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are breaking our own rules again to respond to an episode of the Rewatchables podcast from the woman's point of view. Like our episode on Boomerang, we love these classics as much as the Rewatchables does, but we examine them under the female gaze and have so much fun doing it!  *** Complicated Women: Not all “rich chicks” are created equal. Coral (Gina Gershon) is a photographer for Rolling St...

**Can secrets make a person complicated? We discuss Mallory and Ursula in light of our complicated women criteria. (08:10). **What's Your Damage, Heather? In this book it all revolves around ideas of love and marriage. Does Mallory love Jake? Does Jake love Ursula? We have controversial opinions. (30:15) **What She Said. We discuss Elin Hilderbrand, the author, creative mind and business woman. (4...

How in the world did this happen? We’re breaking the Pop Fiction Women rules by covering non-fiction written by a man, but Matthew McConaughey flips the script in his memoir, Greenlights.  ** The actor could have told behind-the-scenes stories from movie sets or dished about his famous exes, but instead he chose to share narratives that are typically reserved for women: he’s been objectified, held...

The Queen's Gambit Recap: Episodes 5-7, Chess Lessons as Life Lessons ** After gushing about the cinematography, the music and the fashion, we delve into Episode 5 and the return of Harry Beltick. Harry is more than your average nice guy. He helps Beth through a hard time, but also stands up for himself and leaves. Spending time with Beth allows Harry to realize he doesn’t love chess and to glimps...

NO FUTURE EPISODE SPOILERS. We recap as we watch. The Queen's Gambit Episode 2-4 Recap, Her Mother's Arc Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @popfictionwomen and on Twitter @pop_women. To do a full deep dive, check out our website at www.popfictionwomen.com. Stay Complicated! We’ve launched a platform at patreon.com/popfictionwomen to keep making the podcast you love -- and to make it even better....

NO FUTURE EPISODE SPOILERS. We recap as we watch. The Queen's Gambit Episode One Recap, Pilots are Hard Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @popfictionwomen and on Twitter @pop_women. To do a full deep dive, check out our website at www.popfictionwomen.com. Stay Complicated! We’ve launched a platform at patreon.com/popfictionwomen to keep making the podcast you love -- and to make it even better....