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Ep. 221 - Roller Girl by Vanessa North (Encore!) Jan 03, 2022

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Hey y'all! It's time for an encore episode: Roller Girl by Vanessa North! We will be back next week with our annual Reading Embrace episode, but we think the best way to start 2022 is with this feel-good lesbian romance between a trans athlete and a plumber/roller derby coach. It's exactly what we need! Roller derby, tons of enthusiastic consent, low-stakes conflict, a whole gaggle of awesome side characters, the importance of lady friendship! This novella was a big yum, a big swoon, and a big heart soar!

Bonus Content: Erin knows so much about roller derby and Melody actually sobs with joy near the end.

Lady Loves:

Erin: Ann Aguirre is writing a HELIX ROMANCE called LOVE CODE and you can read it if you sign up for her newsletter! Helix romance! AI romance! Alien sex with head tentacles!

Melody: THE OLD GUARD. Is a beautiful Netflix action movie with Charlize Theron and Kiki Layne, plus a whole bunch of other super talented actors. Found family, incredible fight scenes, and the most beautiful romance subplot I've EVER SEEN. There is this declaration of love between Joe and Nicky that is so pure and deep and heartfelt that it knocked my socks off! Also the HIGHER LEARNING PODCAST with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay. Every episode is pure gold. They use current events as a vehicle to talk about bigger subjects regarding race and Black culture. Subscribe now.

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The Hating Game (Movie) | Ep. 220 Dec 27, 2021

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Hey HBs! This week we're throwing out the script and subbing in The Hating Game movie! Life made reading hard recently, so we decided to treat ourselves to a visual delight! We loved this adaptation of Sally Thorne's debut masterpiece! If you want to hear what we thought of the book way back when, check out episodes 30 and 31.

Bonus Content: Erin's childhood bedroom, the euphemisms one must come up with when podcasting within earshot of one's parents, Melody falling over herself about paintball again, a "tactical non-turtle" that was NOT too tight, and Erin realizing how charming Lucy's Smurf obsession actually is right in front of us!

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Emily P, you are a distant relative of Mrs. Claus. You’re a cheerful and kind multitasker who doesn’t need public accolades or glory, but does it all for the good of the world. You can also bake a mean cookie and, if called upon, manage and care for every elf on the North Pole. But seriously, it’s 2021, step out from the shadow of Santa and make the world bow down at your extremely accomplished and humble feet.

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Princess Switch 3 (Netflix Movie) | Ep. 219 Dec 20, 2021

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Oh it's Princess Switch 3, Switched into Infinity! That's right, Vanessa Hudgens is back as Stacey, Margaret, and the real star of the show: FIONA.

Bonus Content: Blonde Hairs the Lame Prince... same guy?, Beard Hairs the BFF is also there!, and our newest hero: Peter of the alive eyes and functional penis! Plus, A YODELER. Also, allow your friends their healthy boundaries, the 1999 movie Entrapment, Erin's eagle eyed decor commentary, and so much more!

Lady Loves:

Erin: Get your friends shit they deserve. Like a tiny sign that says "Let's all take a moment and be thankful that spiders don't fly" and a porch gnome!

Melody: Niu Ro Mien - yummy Taiwanese beef noodle stew! I also reference a chicken noodle soup my family makes with pickled radishes and ginger and dried gogi berries (I say "ginseng" in the episode because sometimes I'm an idiot) - those don't go in the beef noodle goodness!

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Ep. 218 - Single All The Way (Netflix Movie) Dec 13, 2021

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Hey HBs! It's our first Netflix Christmas movie of the year! Single All the Way is SO FUN! We bow down to Jennifer Coolidge and this lighthearted lovefest.

Bonus Content: Task Rabbiting, white Christmas trees, snuggling for Jesus, Rooster's quinceañera, Mel's (ice cold) hot takes on threesomes, and so much more!

Lady Loves:

Mel: Swiffer Dusters??! What is this new techmologie?!

Erin: Christmas Inheritance! Has snow made out of shaving cream!

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Ashley M., you are descended from Comet the reindeer. According to holidappy.com, Comet is laid back, super smart, and tenacious. People love him because he rolls with the punches, loves to make them laugh, and is always willing to lend a helping hand. Plus, you’re just as honest and fair as Comet is known to be. And while all of that is absolutely wonderful, you also soar through life, impressing others as much as a magical reindeer who can fly around the world visiting every child in 1 night.

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Ep. 217 - Eight Cozy Nights by Julia Wolf Dec 06, 2021

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Happy Hanukkah, HBs! We've got a wonderful, zero-conflict novella that actually features Hanukkah. Like, on the page! It's truly wonderful, plus super super sexy!

Lady Loves:

Erin: A new ice scraper! Just buy one and your life will be better.

Melody: Therapy. That's it. That's the lady love.

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Ep. 216 - A Thanksgiving to Remember by Margaret Watson Nov 29, 2021

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It's inspirational Thanksgiving romance time!!! This year we've got a virginal nurse and an amnesiac maybe criminal. And a mystery. And a PROWLER. Need we say more?

Bonus Content:

Amazing book cover photoshop, is it following your intuition or is it stalking?, how to make a hotel room more "homey," *Bing Boong Bong* Crime Times and Undercover Ops with Erin, answering the question "where should I take you?" with "What's a good first hole to try?!"

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Melody: ....

Erin: Craft night with friends!

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Marianna L., you are descended from Aidos, the greek goddess of shame, modesty, respect, and humility. One of the core tenets of your personality is to reject self-centeredness, arrogance, and egotism. Luckily, you’re wise enough to know that caring for yourself is not the same as being self-centered. I’m thankful that you’ve shed many of the cultural norms surrounding shame; while it’s a useful emotion with respect to doing harm to others, you know the difference between that and the puritanical shame that patriarchy likes to instill in everyone. Basically, you’re a good person who knows how to be a high achiever without letting that get to your head. We need more pals like you.

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Ep. 215 - Encore! Thanksgiving Groom by Brenda Minton Nov 22, 2021

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Hey HBs! It's Thanksgiving week for us Americans! That means a special encore episode of a favorite Thanksgiving book! This one features an heiress determined to prove her worth in the Alaskan wilderness and a lawyer with *deep* *dark* *issues* who accidentally-on-purpose got lost in the wilderness. They're objectively terrible people!

CW: faith, specifically Christianity, is a huge topic in this book. We tried to be respectful of religion in general, while still comment on these characters and their actions. If we missed the mark, we apologize. It was unintentional.

Bonus Content: Erin gives us the skinny on the Anchorage Heiress scene, so much awesome *Bing Boong Bong* Wilderness/Camping/Alaska/Bear/Safety facts with Erin, Melody sings you a little diddy, a snowman called Parson Brown, and SO MUCH MORE.

Lady Loves:

Erin: Coffee and Quaq! It's an awesome podcast all about life as modern Alaskan Natives. Get the real story from people's lived experiences!

Melody: Dash and Lily on Netflix! IT'S SO GOOD!

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Ep. 214 - Jane Eyre with Vanessa Zoltan! Nov 15, 2021

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Hey HBs, Vanessa Zoltan joins us to chat all about Jane Eyre, the absence of Michael Fassbender's penis, and so much more!

Make sure to check out Vanessa's new book Praying with Jane Eyre and her Hot and Bothered podcast!

Bonus Content: deeply cock-in Fassbender, an exploration of how freeing the confines of a "cupboard" might be - just change your perspective, teens with a lot of emotions, that flipper man from the Hunger Games, THEN JUDY DENCH ARRIVED!, why fire training is important, why it's important to investigate that murder, how to learn about birds, and so much more.

Lady Loves:

Vanessa - If you, like Vanessa, love watch-a-long podcasts, you should listen to Veronica Mars Investigations! It will fill the Veronica Mars hole in your life.

Erin - If you are a "lady of a certain age," you might appreciate rewatching the first Pirates of the Caribbean and taking a closer look at Commodore Norrington, the romance hero we all need.

Melody - If you need to, give yourself a bad haircut. You might need it off your neck, and that's ok, it may not look great in all media, but it will do the trick.

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Ep. 213 - Mission Her Protection by Anna Hackett Nov 08, 2021

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Hey HBs!!!!!! It's our annual Veteran's Day event! I hope you're ready for an action-packed ride complete with roof dives and murder yetis! Mission: Her Protection was a super fun romp with a scientist heroine and an extra secret special ops man who were friends as children and are reunited when an arctic mission goes very wrong. It's non-stop and served up some good sex scenes!

Bonus Content: Erin's new Classifications of Military Romance (#scientistsin2022), the rules of doing science in the arctic and jungle, *Bing Boong Bong* Motorcycle Safety with Erin, and so much more!

Lady Loves:

Erin: This season of What We Do In the Shadows is the best season of this show and maybe any show. IT'S SO GOOD!

Melody: External keyboards and mice. I'm not hunched over my laptop at my desk anymore and my body is so much happier!

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Cora C., you were descended from Minerva. The Roman goddess of defensive warfare, justice, poetry, wisdom, weaving, trade, medicine, crafts, and more but at this point I’m too tired to soldier on. You come from a long lineage of multi taskers and jacks of all trade, but you also manage to master those you’re most passionate about. Minerva had her trusty owl, which symbolized wisdom and knowledge and through the generations that has evolved into a keen awareness of your surroundings. Even though you can’t turn your head 270 degrees, not many situations can catch you unawares.

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Ep. 212 - Encore! Halloween Boo by Sarah Spade Nov 01, 2021

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Hey HBs, it's our first sexy ghost!!!! Come join us for Halloween Boo by Sarah Spade. It's a lovely tale of a ghost who falls in love with the woman who lives in the apartment he's haunting and gets the 24 hours of Halloween to become corporeal! He not only *gets* a boner, but he GETS TO USE IT! And Spade does a ton of fabulous references to Halloween classic Hocus Pocus.

Bonus Content:

The "Murder Smolder" TM, the naughty lobster who must be punished, Erin tells us about her ghost, how we (as opposed to the heroine) think about "reading romances," setting the mood for masturbation, how Melody is a Fuck Yeah Florence in that department, thawing ice cream?, swiping cum across your cleavage? Is that a hot?, The Halloween Boo Challenge, erections as medical miracles, "where is my lollipop boyfriend," and so much more!

Lady Loves:

Erin: have you watched Practical Magic already? It's NOT WEIRD to watch it again or 5 more times if you need to! Also The Craft!

Melody: did you forget there was a lobster in Hocus Pocus? TIME FOR A REWATCH!

Make sure to support our episode sponsor SEX AND INSENSIBILITY by Maggie Preston. It! Has! Everything! Plus, super funny and sexy. And it's currently on sale for $0.99!!

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