The Fake Ass Book Club

Welcome back for another episode of the Fake Ass Book Club. Moni and Kat feature another FAB female author this week. The women are joined by special guest (and learned younger cousin of Moni) Paul Watson aka @cuzimthattrill to discuss his book suggestion “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas. This book has lots of big topics!! Their conversation covers code switching, Tupac,The Black Panther Party, p...

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!! This week's episode embodies Women's History Month. The ladies review "Ain't I a Woman?" by the infamous and ICONIC bell hooks. They dedicated this episode to overcoming racism as a refugee, the family of an assaulted teen ( by his TEACHER ) at a Indiana school, and Science/Technology!! Kat and Moni agree that this book is "oppression gumbo" that is mixes t...

The Fake Ass Book Club is back this week with a review of Ms Pat's Netflix special "Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy? This one is dedicated to our listeners, Phyllis Barnes, and P the puppy. thefabpodcast@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/Fabpod Ms. Pat www.mspatcomedy.com comediennemspat on Instagram Iran Contra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFV1uT-ihDo Godfrey- @comediangodfrey Godfrey and T.I. co...

Welcome Back to the Fake Ass Book Club! This week the ladies dive into “The Tinder Swindler” the Netflix documentary. The “Swindler” Simon Leviev, was posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, and wooed women online through the tinder app then conned them out of millions of dollars. Yikes!! Tune in as Moni and Kat discuss the perils of online dating, the importance of protecting yourself whi...

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club! This episode is dedicated to Black excellence, Ms Pat, Ali Wong and unofficially Mary J. Blige's thighs! Because this week's book selection was banned by the Tennessee School board, Kat decided to bribe her 11 year old daughter to read Maus along with the book club. *Trigger warnings for strong language, discussion about the suicide and the Holocaust. Art Sp...

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club. This one is dedicated to everyone struggling through the pandemic and Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia. Our hosts conclude their review of "The Sex Lives of College Girls" on HBOmax. Big Fun. So sit back relax and enjoy the ride. Cheers! thefabpodcst@gmail.com thefabpodcast on Instagram The Fake Ass Book Club on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel...

Welcome back to the book club! It's super fake this time. Our host review "The Sex Lives of College Girls", a funny, insightful journey through the experiences of 4 Freshman women at an elite East Coast college. So sit, back, relax, and enjoy the ride. Cheers! thefabpodcst@gmail.com thefabpodcast on Instagram The Fake Ass Book Club on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCItEfcDmVRiRjMcZCE2rK...

This week on the Fake Ass Book Club the ladies discuss Passing, a riveting novel by African-American author Nella Larsen. The hosts tackle the concept of “passing,” which is a practice that entails black people pretending to be white, in order to gain access to "white privilege". They compare and contrast the book with the Netflix film. Yep, it's going to be a good one!! Enjoy! adult language-use...

Welcom back to the Fake Ass Book Club! This episode is dedicated to all the survivors of the pandemic out there and survivor of idiotic book bans Jerry Craft, author of the graphic novel "New Kid". Moni and Kat review former first lady Michelle Obama's autobiography "Becoming". It's a good one so sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride. Cheers! P.S. We recorded remotely so please forgive the audio del...

Welcome to a bonus episode of the Fake Ass Book Club. No book this time. Instead Moni and Kat watch and review Aaron McGruder's classic cartoon The Boondocks. Dr Martin Luther King Jr returns from a coma in this alternate version of history and is deeply disappointed. Our host do not subscribe to respectability politics so brace yourself for a large amount of "N" bombs, but there are some serious...

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club! Moni and Kat finish their conversation about Eric Jerome Dickey's novel Milk In My Coffee with their guest, comedian Deon Curry. They find quite a bit of humor in the not funny topics of eugenics (purposefully marrying lighter people to have lighter kids), explaining racism to white partners, and racist in-laws. Our hosts also discuss if Ross and Rachel wher...

Welcome back F.A.B. Fam! This one is being brought to you by shea butter. They aren't a sponser, it's just keep our hosts from being ashy. Moni and Kat sit down with comedian Deon Curry to talk about his book pick, "Milk In My Coffee" by Eric Jerome Dickey. It's a throwback to the 90's as they discuss the issues around "interracial" dating. Kat obviously doesn't believe in the concept of "race"......

Welcome back to the conclusion of the fake ass review of Don Miguel Ruiz's "The Four Agreements". Our hosts continue to debate their guest Eric Dizzy on religion, male/female communication, whether the obese should recieve socialized medicine, and so much more! This one is so fake because they barely mention the book, but it is still a great convo. There are also 3 hidden references to the show "F...

Welcome Back to the Fake Ass Book Club. In this episode our hosts are joined by guest Eric Dizzy of the Black Widow podcast. They discuss "The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom", the bestselling self-help book written by author Don Miguel Ruiz. As usual the hosts take a few detours to discuss the power of positive self-talk, the merits of hip hop culture and why Eric is wrong...

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club. Get ready for the conclusion of the fake ass review of Will Smith's autobiography WILL. This one is packed with real ass topics like child support, death and loss, ayahuasca, and Joseph Campbell's concept of the monomyth. Our book club hosts are bubbly this week; so sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride. Cheers! *Correction *at 45;00- Kat tries to quote Arthur...

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!! This week Moni and Kat embark on part 1 of a 2 part review for the highly anticipated memoir "Will" by Will Smith. The ladies share their thoughts on his very person and inpirational book. They discuss Will's first rap tour with Public Enemy and Luke, vulnarability, and whether or not Will Smith deserves to have his ass beat for the joke he played on Jada t...

Welcome back to the club! This week Moni reviews Dave Chappelle's latest film, "Untitled", a documentary about his Covid journey in his current home of Yellow Springs, Ohio. Our host revel in margaritas and humor in this discussion of why the Closer had some valid points about white supremacy even though Mr. Chappelle erred on some facts about human biology and gender. Lots of points were made! So...

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club! This one is dedicated to all the immperfect artist out there. Our host discuss their favorite bits of the Harry Potter saga. Family, betrayal, discover, victories, loses, and all the other themes from the Joseph Campbelleque monomyth of the classic hero's journey. Along with all the spoilers, there are breakdowns of NBC's "Cheers", Starz "series "Power", and...

Welcome back to another episode of the Fake Ass Book Club! Stick around as Moni and Kat review Gabrielle Union's latest memoir "You Got Anything Stronger", a triumphant follow up to her previous book, "We're Going to Need More Wine". Our tipsy hosts navigate this often heavy but always hilarious journey through Gabrielle's complicatedly relatable life. Kat even starts to cry. You don't want to mis...

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club. Moni and Kat never let a lack of reading stop them from grabbing a cocktail and talking for an hour. Our hosts give their thoughts on the Netflix orginal "Harder They Fall". This episode contains spoilers for almost every plot point in the film. So with that knowledge, sit back relax and enjoy the show. Cheers!🥂 Trigger warning: Mention of domestic violence...

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club. Your host continue to talk about New York Times Bestseller and Oprah's Book Club pick, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Kat starts by very sloppily explaining Noah's Ark and the curse of Ham. This book also leads to conversations around why the Santa Claus and Tooth Fairy myths can be harmful, why Mother Teresa was awful in real life, eugenics, Steven...

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!!! Isabel Wilkerson's "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" was so heavy, Moni and Kat had to break it in half. Forgiveness please for our hosts as they struggle to pronouce words in English, Hindi and forget Einstein quotes, smh!. They also discuss if the N-word should be deleted from the lexicon. This episode is extra racey, so strap in, sit back, relax,...

Moni and Kat are eager to discuss all the ins and outs that the book title implies. In their excitement Moni almost forgot to challenge herself and Kat with a drinking game! She wanted to see if they could go the rest of the episode without cussing or they would have to take shots. You can guess how that went! The ladies manage to unpack societal gender roles, and what it means to be a “good woman...

On this fake ass episode Moni and Kat discuss the live local theatrical performance of award winning Broadway show “Dreamgirls”. Stick around as they list the best and worst aspects of the show, from animated audience members, to the actors singing and dancing their faces off!!! In true F.A.B. fashion the ladies veer off course and chat about gospel musicals, Moni’s lone “thug tear” during “DreamG...

Welcome back to the book club! Our host are back at it again. This episode is a fun journey through some of the major themes in Amanda's Seales' "Small Doses". Themes like being passionate vs hostile, breaking past self-imposed and societal limitations, Cosplay, Black Hair, and so much more. There's so much to get into so just hit play now! Cheers! Amanda Seales calmly schooling Caitlyn Jenner cou...