The Fake Ass Book Club

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!! This week the ladies follow up with Amber Ruffin and her sister Lacy Lamar to talk about their new book,"The World Record of Racist Stories"!! Sounds super hilarious, right?! This compilation of real life everyday encounters with racism will make you laugh, cry, and feel kinda uncomfortable. With alarmingly accurate detail and sharp wit, Amber and Lacey man...

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!! The ladies are joined by Moni's brother Romel by way of Japan! Get ready to talk about all things Black for the last episode of Black History Month! The Crew discusses their experience as Black people in the states vs Japan. They describe the uniquely American Black subculture created in America, and the influence it's had around the globe. They discuss can...

⚠️Spoiler Alert, this episode is filled with them!! Your F.A.B. Friends are talking all things "Kindred" written by Octavia Butler. "This combination of slave memoir, fantasy, and historical fiction is a novel of rich literary complexity. Having just celebrated her 26th birthday in 1976 California, Dana, an African-American woman, is suddenly and inexplicably wrenched through time into antebellum...

Welcome back F.A.B. FAM!! Wakanda finally!!! Kat is geeked to chat about the newest Black Panther Movie, Wakanda Forever! They invited 2nd timer, cousin Paul aka @cuzimthattrill to join the conversation. Black love is at the center of this conversation as well as grief and revenge. Other themes like colonialism, indigenous culture, ritual & straight up comic book standom are all on the table a...

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!! This week the ladies discuss "Blocks", a Netflix Comedy Show, by Neal Brennan with comedian Deon Curry. Deon’s debut on the show last year is notorious. Kat dragged his book choice “Milk in my Coffee" so hard, they weren’t sure he'd show up this time!! 😂 Tap in as the crew reviews the special, talks about the role of storytelling in comedy, discuss blocks...

🗣Welcome back F.A.B. FAM!! ✨ Tune in as the ladies unpack the 3 P's (partnership, parenting and pimpin" of course lol) with their guests, The Drunken Knights Podcast! They answer questions like, are we defined by the worst things we've done, is Harper from the Best Man a bad person, is there a difference between raising girls vs boys, and why the hell does Kat like the sound of snoring?! All of t...

🥂Up Next: The Best Man:The Final Chapters📚 The Best Man is an iconic romantic drama that follows college friends during the weekend before one of their buddies gets married….and the rest is cinematic history!!!The new series picks up two years after that sequel, Best Man Holiday. It follows the crew from 2015 to the present day. The ladies reviewed the series along with 2 time guest @fly_creator...

The ladies are back this week with a friend of the show, T, and they are reviewing Mark Manson's best selling book ,"The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F^@k. What a vibe!! They talk about what it means to "not give a F", and why it's important to discern when you should and shouldn't GAF. The gang also discusses how not giving AF can affect your relationships, career and overall well being for better...

Welcome back F.A.B. FAM!! The ladies are giving out the first ever F.A.B. Awards. Listen as they reveal some of their favorite episodes and moments from this past year. The ladies also discussed their love for podcasting and upcoming topics they are looking forward to discussing this year. Enjoy! P.S. They are aware it's Happy New Year NOT Happy New Years! lol Trigger Warning: Adult content &...

Happy Holidays F.A.B. Friends!! Since this is the last episode of 2022, the ladies were feeling nostalgic. They took a look back at the reason why they started this podcast…friendship! They discuss the basic anatomy of friendship, the challenges of maintaining them, and how friendships evolve over the years. You're in for another fun and heartfelt episode. Enjoy! Trigger Warning: Most of our episo...

Welcome back!!! The holidays are upon us and it's time to review this week's topic "Holidays on Ice" by David Sadaris. This book is a "1997 collection of essays and stories about Christmas, some new and some previously published." This is a book Kat has been trying to get Moni to read for years and now she finally has. They both share their favorite short stories from the book, their thoughts on t...

Welcome F.A.B. FAM!! The ladies hit the reset button this week because twice is nice!! The originator of the Made Man Improv show Justin Bland @jblandmademan is back in the building this week with two his day ones & improv veterans Gerald @gweezy and Troy @troyoliver_🙌✨🥂🍩. So many gems 💎 were dropped. They learned the secret to building a successful team and the importance of failure. In...

Welcome back!! Up Next is m Firekeeper's daughter by Angeline Boulley. The author describes her book as the "Indigenous Nancy Drew'' and the ladies agree! Her book covers issues such as citizenship, drug abuse, murder and sexual assult...along with some recurrent themes of the show like racism, and it's nasty little cousin colorism. The ladies try to unpack all of the many layers in the story with...

This week the ladies have another F.A.B guest in the building who selected F.A.B. book to review! Please welcome host of "Queen Talks with Nerra", screen writer, educator and entrepreneur , Nerra Muhammad!!! This Queen helped dive into the book pick for the week, “A Woman is No Man” by Etaf Rum. Whew what a story!!! This candid conversation covered many topics such as gender roles, abusive relatio...

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!! Trigger Warning: Most of our episodes contain spoliers, adult content & language. Please be advised this show is for adults 18 and up and the open minded. We are not professionals, or educators...just friends having candid conversations. **Dedication: To our patreon family...thank you forever and always!! To supporting local black businesses and much re...

This week Moni and Kat discuss the popular Netflix Series "Bridgerton". In the spirit of art inspiring life, the ladies are joined by local stylists Tanika and Charita who are hosting a Bridgerton themed hair show and competition! Ohhhh, the drama!! They discuss why Bridgerton inspired the show, and why it's important to display your talent and make a name for yourself. They break down season 1 an...

Welcome back!! Love is in the air this week as the ladies discuss Netflix's romantic comedy "Entergalactic."!! Kid Cudi & Kenya Barris's animated film introduces "an ambitious artist, Jabari, attempting to balance success and love after he moves into his dream Manhattan apartment, and falls for his next-door neighbor." (Netflix) This is not a typical movie... more an artistic expression of sto...

Welcome back!! The F.A.B. crew is ** finally** ready to board the ship to review sci-fi novel "Aftermath" by living legend, Levar Burton! This week's story takes the ladies into the future...or past, they can't tell. Published in 1997, this story is set in the years between 2015-2018. So the book is from the 1900's just like Moni and Kat, but still around today! Both Classics!! The plot is as foll...

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!! This week the ladies shifted gears from their original plan (reviewing sci fi novel "Aftermath by Levar Burton ...Sorry Levar!! ) , for an opportunity to vibe with budding new artists, the beautiful and talented Hannah Rhane. Moni and Kat met Hannah at a local art show Kat was participating in. The Murphy's Arts Center hosts a monthly "First Friday" event f...

Welcome back! This week the ladies reviewed "Mexican Gothic" by Silvia Moreno- Garcia. (Warning, this episode contains spoilers for the book.) In this book, a family of in-bread colonizers living in a mold laced haunted mushroom house in the Mexico City country side, try to hold main character Noemi, and her cousin, Catalina hostage in this creepy hellscape. The Doyle family, originally from Engla...

Welcome back!! This week you are in for a F.A.B. Collab with two thirds of the HERspective Podcast featuring @ddowdydoesit & @dawannataylor. The third member of the trio @b.michelle couldn't make it but the ladies represented for their crew. The ladies talk about how they met, what shows their watching and the best and worst aspects of podcasting. For Stranger than Fiction, the ladies dish on...

Welcome back! This week the ladies tackle a story on the Banned Book list., "All Boys Aren't Blue" by George M. Johnson. This book contains a series of personal essays and reflections from Johnson's past that walk us through his journey growing up as a queer Black boy. Moni and Kat unpack the sometimes performative nature of gender and fquestion "why some people are willing to disown their own chi...

The F.A.B. Podcast presents the banned books episode! As you may know, the ladies love books..especially ones that have been banned! This week, Moni & Kat give a little history on "banned books week" and its significance. They also dive into some of the most banned books of all time, including the ones they have and want to review on the show. The ladies also discuss the current uptick in book...

Happy Humpday F.A.B. Fam!! Speaking of hump day, your F.A.B. hosts are reviewing the 2018 documentary "Sex and Love Around the World" by Christine Amanpour. Christine travels around the world (Tokyo, Delhi, Beirut, Berlin, and Accra (Ghana) to talk to women about the rules of engagement in relationships and intimacy. It's a six part documentary directed by women. The topics cover everything from t...

The Fake Ass Book Club is back again! No book this week. This week's review features the movie, "Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul''. Written, directed, and produced by Adamma Ebo, this film stars Regina Hall as Trinitie Childs – the proud first lady of a Southern Baptist mega church, who together with her husband Pastor Lee-Curtis Childs (Sterling K. Brown). Their ministry once served a congregation...