Join longtime friends Marci and Ako for their bi-weekly podcast where they discuss fiction, fantasy, and magical realism written by writers from colorful and diverse backgrounds! Come for the honest discussions, stay for the complete and utter tomfoolery. Also, no worries if you haven't read the books, we've got you covered!
Episodes
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Hai hai!! So, this week, we had the pleasure of chatting with Cori Bratby-Rudd, editor of "Under the Belly of the Beast." It was a great time, so chill and relax while we talking about the beginnings of The After School and Dissonance Press, our favorite selections from the anthology, and all the ways marginalized folks can unite to reinvent what it means to write!
Icebreaker Question: 0:07 - 7:50
Cori's Evolution & the Beginnings of Dissonance Press: 8:08 - 41:42
Under the Belly of the Beast: 41:57 - 1:05:47
Be sure to check out "Under the Belly of the Beast" when it releases on February 22nd! Learn more about Dissonance Press through their website: www.dissonancepress.com . Get in touch with The After School through theafterschoolsubmissions@gmail.com, as well as through their Facebook and Instagram!
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Thursday Jan 16, 2020
Thursday Jan 16, 2020
The dynamic duo is coming at you this Thursday with an Anthology! "Under the Belly of the Beast" is the first work out of the Afterschool and Dissonance Press. The Afterschool is a writers collective that works to emphasize the living, breathing, communal nature of story telling. It is the brain child of the talented, Ryka Aoki, and with the first edition contributed to by many talented writers and edited by Cori Bratby-Rudd, this anthology "Under the Belly of the Beast" asks the reader to examine the nature of all things...beastly.
Join Ako and Marci as they laugh, get off track, and discuss...
Introduction: 0:00 - 20:30
Initial Thoughts: 20:45 - 51:00
Favorite Picks: 51:12 - 1:15:48
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Thursday Jan 02, 2020
Thursday Jan 02, 2020
Look at us making it into 2020 with a new episodeeeee! If one of your New Year's Resolutions was to read more then girl you are in LUCK because we're hitting you all with a dope interview with the one and only, Jiaqing Wilson-Yang! Sit back in your New Years glow and tune into our conversation about ancestry, ways to funnel anger, Hazel's perfection, and the meaning of the GOOSE!
Introduction: 0:00 - 4:34
Interview: 4:53 - 59:23
Check out Jiaqing on her Facebook or shoot her an email at jiaqingwilsonyang@gmail.com. Check out other books similarly published by Metonymy Press (https://metonymypress.com/) and Brow Books (https://browbooks.com/). Lastly, you can check out more of Jiaqing's work in Nia King's "Queer and Trans Artists of Color Volume 3" (https://artactivistnia.bigcartel.com/product/queer-trans-artists-of-color-volume-3)
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Thursday Dec 19, 2019
Thursday Dec 19, 2019
Heads up cool kids, this one's a little deep, a little heavy, but very good! So join the dynamic duo as they discuss life, death, and anger in the second half of "Small Beauty". And yes, you guessed it, Hazel is BACK to snatch y'alls wigs in part 2!
Intro: 0:00 - 15:15
Summary: 15:30 - 48:30
Discussion: 48:40 - 1:26:30
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Thursday Dec 05, 2019
Thursday Dec 05, 2019
Oof chile, we are BACK for another week, this time to talk about the beautiful and melancholy "Small Beauty" :) Grab a snack and set on some mood lighting as we talk about the beauty of melancholic storytelling, Sandy's tendency to lowwwwkey do too much, and, of course, our queen, the goddess herself--Hazel Henrietta Jenkins (Middle and Last name might be slightly fabricated).
Intro/Discussion Question: 2:15 - 16:31
Plot Summary: 16:48 - 35:52
Book Discussion: 36:02 - 1:09:19
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Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Join your favorite Colorful Duo as we interview Larissa Lai, author of "Tiger Flu"! Listen to us discuss everything from the role of lovers in storytelling, coalition building and collateral damage, and the corporate machines that have been running countries long before the internet.
Also, just so y'all know -- Larissa Lai holds a Canada Research Chair at the University of Calgary and directs The Insurgent Architects' House for Creative Writing there. Check her out at https://www.larissalai.com/
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Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
♫ Back seat, windows up, that's the way we like to READ ♫
Anyway, haiiiiiiii, your favorite book sorceresses are back with Part 2 of Larissa Lai's "Tiger Flu"! Grab some wine (or, actually, maybe not...) as we conclude our discussion on this ~interesting~ tale and talk about world-building, the politics of cheating death, our reading habits in high school, and SOOOOOO much MORE!
High School Discussion: 2:54 - 18:11
Plot Summary: 18:32 - 46:25
Discussion: 48:26 - 1:13:37 *Spoilers from the Black Mirror Episode "San Junipero" 1:01:44 - 1:02:52*
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Support Joamette's amazing kickstarter for Power and Magic: The Queer Witch Comics Anthology Volume 2 at (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/powerandmagic/power-and-magic-the-queer-witch-comics-anthology-volume-2)
Lastly, play with our friends at Black Nerd Problems at blacknerdproblems.com, @bnplit & @blacknerdproblems on Instagram, and @blknrdproblems on Twitter!
Thursday Oct 24, 2019
Thursday Oct 24, 2019
And the Blerds are back at it again this week with a sci-fi post-apocalypse story. We got clones, we got feminist communes, we got consumptive mother figures, we got predatory corporations, we got regeneration, and we got questions--oh, do we got questions! Join Marci and Ako as they take a tour through this novel and contemplate how to stop the apocalypse with love!
Intro/Discussion Question: 1:10 - 18:00
Plot Summary: 18:15 - 50:37
Story Discussion: 50:51 - 73:07
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ALSO, play with our friends at Black Nerd Problems at blacknerdproblems.com, @bnplit & @blacknerdproblems on Instagram, and @blknrdproblems on Twitter!
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
What's good lovebugs?! So, for the first time in CPBC history, we're actually going to be joined by a guest during our discussion section! This guest's name is Curtis and he is the creator of the podcast and website, I Found This Great Book! Join the three of us as we wrap up our discussion of "Dread Nation" and discuss how shamblers lowkey might be the good guys, how Jackson clearly has teleportation abilities, Sue's fall from relevance, and so much MORE!
Hypothetical Shambler Discussion: 3:42 - 9:24
Plot Summary: 9:40 - 49:19
Discussion WITH CURTIS: 49:29 - 1:39:42
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Support Curtis' amazing initiative to build a directory of Black Mystery Novels at IFoundThisGreatBook.com
Lastly, play with our friends at Black Nerd Problems at blacknerdproblems.com, @bnplit & @blacknerdproblems on Instagram, and @blknrdproblems on Twitter!
Thursday Sep 26, 2019
Thursday Sep 26, 2019
We know Halloween is next month, BUT we're coming at y'all with some Civil War historical fiction about a zombie apocalypse! Join us while we talk about what we ourselves would do in a zombie apocalypse, the complexities of passing privilege, rude-ass Ms. Anderson, and SO. MUCH. MORE.
Zombie Apocalypse Discussion: 2:58-12:02 (HEAVY spoilers to the movie "Train to Busan" from 6:20 - basically the end of the damn section lmao)
Plot Summary: 12:20 - 50:18
Discussion: 50:28 - 1:23:54
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