Listen to us babble our way through our very first memoir - Fred: An Unbecoming Woman by Annie Krabbenschmidt!

Out today, June 3rd! Go get yourself a copy!

This debut book is half essay, half memoir, and wholey authentic. Annie Krabbenschmidt explores compulsory heterosexuality, womanhood, and perfection with astonishing wit and insight. Fred discusses coming of age in a time where Marriage Equality seemed like a distant fantasy, casual homophobia was extremely casual, and Twilight had everyone convinced stalking was the height of romance.

Spoiler: It kinda sucked, but we got through it.

Sweetness:Bittersweet
Citrus: Lime (but very academic)
Gore: A Bone Gets Broken

Trigger Warning for… homophobia, sexism, capitalism, transphobia, self harm, eating disorder, diet culture, unhealthy relationship dynamics, poor sexual education, dieting, eating disorder, thigh gap, pandemic, covid-19, extreme loneliness, and sports injury

Mentions of… food, alcohol, drugs, rivers, drowning, memoir-typical second-hand embarrassment, Twilight, unsanitary bodily functions, stalking, drugging, eye virginity, 101 Dalmatians, skinning, Jim Jones, cults, kink, bdsm, vibrators, and sex

Hold onto your butts - we're going to Dick Fight Island by Reibun Ike!

Eight warriors gather every four years to decide who will lead their people! None of them are wearing pants, and all of them are ready to fight to the climax. But one of the warriors, Hart, has a secret technique and a secret boyfriend not-boyfriend that could turn this competition on its head. Ahem.

Also known as the one where your hosts say the word dick about a million times.

(Also if you know us IRL, no you don't.)

Sweetness: Piña colada (and not getting caught in the rain)
Citrus: Grapefruit, see TW
Gore: Tiny bit of blood, for ritual purposes

Trigger Warning for... significantly more profanity than usual, sex-based combat, butts, dicks, taints, balls, consensual dub con, drugs, knife play, sharp things near sensitive areas, foot fetish, culturally appropriate public nudity, discussion of age of consent, and barely any female characters in sight

Mention of... food, alcohol, drugs, gun, time travel incest, thotty colonel sanders, put an eye out jokes, unsuitable fanfic lube jokes, penis bee sting jokes, crossdressing, school girl uniform, blood, and funerals

It's the end of the world as we know it, and we feel fine!

And that's because we're going on an apocalypse road trip with our advance copy of Keely Shinners' How to Build a Home at the End of the World.

(And all our favorite listeners, of course. Pass the AUX.)

Finding her home of Fox Lake has run dry, Mary-Beth Sorensen sets out on a road trip from Chicago to LA to save the girl she loves. Accompanied by her father, Donny, she struggles to find her place in a world that is always, and has always been, ending.

How does one build a home at the end of the world?

Sweetness: Water (sweet when you need it to be)
Citrus: Lemon, but barely
Gore: Profound, check TW pls

Trigger Warning: dystopia typical awfulness, violence, abuse, anarchy, attempted suicide, suicide by doctor, forced medical procedures, body horror, death, death of parent, death of grandparent, corpse, funeral, burial, chronic illness, forced work camp, slavery, whipping, US politics, guns, robbery, armed robbery, hallucinations, infection, amateur amputation, mental decline of a parent, severe mental illness, severe physical illness, lack of medical care, advanced liver disease, parental separation, cults, politics, and lack of sanitation

Mentions of food, alcohol, drugs, vomit, cancer, eating unpleasant things, Jonestown, mouth horror, missing tooth, eye horror, a living morgue, and uncertainty