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It's Fundraiser Time!!! Mar 03, 2022

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Hey HBs! It's time for our annual Patreon fundraiser! This year, because the need is so immediate, we're going to front a donation in anticipation of at least matching the amount we've raised in the past! This week, we're donating $1,000 to Razom Emergency Response, an organization with a proven track record in Ukraine who are providing medical supplies and training to civilians on the ground.

Ukraine is the most pressing emergency right now, but it's by no means the only refugee crisis. So, at the end of the month, we'll donate the balance of monies raised to World Central Kitchen, who provide meals on the sites of refugee, humanitarian, and climate crises worldwide.

Here are the details:

From March 1st - 31st, 2022 we are doubling and donating all new and increased Patreon pledges.

New Pledges get doubled. So if you sign up as a $5 patron, we donate $10. If you sign up as a $50 patron, we donate $100! If you sign up as an annual patron to get the 10% discount, we double the amount for the first month, without applying the discount.

Increased Pledges get doubled as if you're a new patron. So, if you increase from $15 to $20, we don't double the $5 increase, we double it as if you're a brand new patron. So an increase to $20 nets a $40 donation! Once again, if you increase that on an annual basis to get our 10% discount, we donate the first month's amount without applying the discount.

Here are more organizations to support Ukraine, compiled by Valarie Kaur.

And if you want to support gender-affirming treatment for trans kids in Texas, check out these non-profits, starting with the Transgender Education Network of Texas.

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Untamed Heart with Sally Thorne! | Ep. 229 Feb 28, 2022

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Oh hey pals! Sally Thorne joined Erin and Mel to recap the 90's masterpiece Untamed Heart. Marisa Tomei does a masterclass in turning an odd-ball role with questionable script choices into a stunning performance. And Christian Slater is very believable as a boy raised by a Baboon King (or ferrets).

CW: We discuss an attempted sexual assault that happens in the movie as well as the survivor's coping mechanisms afterward.

Bonus Content: Sally's next release Angelica Frankenstein Makes Her Match (out Sept 22, 2022), imprinting on movies, how is Marisa Tomei so perfect?, the revelation that is Rosie Perez and her dancing, So. Much. Smoking., underground lairs, magic vinyl records, and so much more!

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Ep. 228 - Beyond the Lights with Naima Simone! Feb 21, 2022

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Hey HBs! Naima Simone is here! She and Mel gush about the most perfect movie in the whole world: Beyond the Lights! Between Gugu Mbatha-Raw (who sang the whole thing!), Minnie Driver, and Danny Glover, we were bowled over. Plus, parenting in pandemictimes, cackling until your stomach hurts, and rewatching movies for science.

CW: discussions of sexual assault that happen on screen

Lady Loves:

Mel AND Naima: This movie's soundtrack!!

Follow Naima: @naimasimoneauthor on all the things.

POST-EPISODE EDIT: A listener clued us in on some disturbing information regarding Nate Parker and Machine Gun Kelly that Mel and Naima didn't know about before this recording.

CW: rape, racism.

Nate Parker was charged for and subsequently acquitted of raping a fellow college student in 1999. His alleged co-offender was convicted of rape and later that conviction was overturned.

Machine Gun Kelly has a history of fetishizing Black women and making sexual comments about underaged girls.

These disappointing and disgusting facts would have definitely changed the tenor of our analysis had we known before.

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Ep. 227 - Hiatus Roundup! Feb 14, 2022

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Hey HBs! We're back from hiatus! In this episode, Erin and Mel embrace a few more Reading Embrace finishers, chat about what Mel she read over hiatus, read some listener emails, and make a big announcement!

Bonus Content: porch goose shenanigans!

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Ep. 226 - ENCORE! From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata (Part 1) Feb 07, 2022

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Hey HBs! In this, the last week of our 2022 hiatus, we're celebrating the start of the Winter Olympics with part 1 of From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata! This ice skating enemies to lovers made us both do several swoons!

Bonus Content: the beautiful balance that is our opposite personalities, Melody has been attacked by new criminal mastermind TEAM: Rooster and GOAT, *Bing Boong Bong* Ice skating with Erin, *Bing Boong Bong* Butt Cheeks with Erin, Ivan is Queen Bird, big giant balls, *Bing Boong Bong* MORE figure skating with Erin, pouty pink lips, and so much more!

Housekeeping: We won't use Hapa anymore unless it's specifically for people who are half white and half Native Hawaiian. We'll stick with biracial, mixed, or multiracial in the future.

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Ep. 225 - ENCORE! Bully by Penelope Douglas (Part 1) Jan 31, 2022

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Hey HBs! We're here with part 1 of Bully by Penelope Douglas. It's a new adult romance between middle-aged-sounding high schoolers who used to be best friends until he turned into a super villain and started bullying her. Listen, a lot of it didn't work for us, but the sexy times did. It was also an incredible vehicle for raceway noises, learning about arborists, and Melody climbing so high on an anti slut-shaming soap box that I doubt we'll ever see her again. If you want part 2, check out episode 88!

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Erin's got attitude, Mel's got disclaimers, Cult housekeeping, book recs are NEVER a reflection on the person who recommended them, name opinions, Melody cannot let go of all the girl-on-girl crime, *Bing Boong Bong Bird Click* What Are Arborists? with Erin, vrooom vrooom beep beep!

Self-Love Recommendations:

Melody: Please, please, PLEASE donate to The Yellowhammer Fund to help our sisters in Alabama and The National Network of Abortion Funds to help our sisters all over the nation access basic medical care and take charge of their reproductive futures.

Erin: ... Yasso Greek Yogurt Ice Cream Bars are super good!

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Ep. 224 - ENCORE! Rebel by Beverly Jenkins (Part 1) Jan 24, 2022

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Hey HBs! Come enjoy part 1 of REBEL by Beverly Jenkins! We've got a teacher who's calling in life is to help as newly-free people learn to read and write as possible and the dashing Captain who just wants to support her dreams and love her forever and maybe do sex in a tree house that he built with is own two hands! This America Times book is as densely-packed with wisdom as it is with sizzling banter and inspiring content. To hear Part 2, check out episode 129!

Bonus Content: 50 points to Slytherin after Melody sings AGAIN, Melody is a MILF with an equally sexy new ride, Erin and Melody learn a ton more about Reconstruction (which is firmly in America Times), "your thing or my thing?", lobster bisque fiascos, and so much more!

Lady Loves: Social Distancing! Let's all to it (not) together! Seriously, stay in your house, wash your hands for 20 seconds VERY frequently, wipe all smooth surfaces down with disinfecting solution regularly, and consolidate grocery shopping as much as possible. Also, shop for the elderly! If you're older, let people shop for you! Have you ever wanted to do a Love Actually with the signs? Erin thinks that's how you should ask your elderly neighbor if they need groceries. It's firmly her idea and no one else's. But most of all, unless it's crucial, STAY IN YOUR HOUSE.

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Ep. 223 - ENCORE! Strange Love by Ann Aguirre (Part 1) Jan 17, 2022

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Hello from hiatus! We're here with Melody's obsession STRANGE LOVE by Ann Aguirre. An alien romance with a talking dog! Effortless inclusivity! A pairing competition that's as if Gladiator and Love Island had a baby! Consent boners abound! And once you're done with this, check out Ep. 146 for Part 2.

Bonus content: Melody gives Erin bad compliments and herself a haircut, a listener story about accidentally sharing Heaving Bosoms with a pink-haired goddess in a fast food drive through!, Chitin? is that "kitten?" is that "chitten?" IS IT "CHITLINS," the endless wonder that is a talking dog, a human who seriously rolls with the punches, for the first time ever Heaving Bosoms gives bad advice (re: alien toilets), the invention of ROPE??, and so much more.

Lady Loves:

Melody: The L Word: Generation Q, chia seeds in your brown rice, and peanut butter cookies with chopped up peanut m&ms.

Erin: Monster cookies! They're dairy free and gluten free!

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Ep. 222 - HB Reading Embrace 2021 Jan 10, 2022

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Hey HBs! YOU CAME THROUGH AGAIN! AND YOU'RE GETTING SNUZZLED FOR IT! In today's episode Erin and Mel explain the embrace and then get down to the business of shouting out the hundreds of participants in this year's HB Reading Embrace! And good news: The 2022 Reading Embrace Categories are waiting for you!

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