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A podcast in which a novelist, a screenwriter, and a podcaster walk into a book, diving into its craft and impact in their mission to bring nuance back. Join your hosts Ali (@92aliboo), Aradia (@BestFirstChair), and Bree (@mostlybree) as they take you back to the 1990s to read one of Bree's childhood favorite fantasy novels: Exiles: The Ruins of Ambrai by Melanie Rawn. Grab your own copy and read along with them each week as they ask important questions like: what was going on with the wind ...
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"The Play Typer Guy” offers an engaging deep dive into politics and pop culture. Your host is Portland, Oregon-based playwright, columnist, and media critic Stephen Robinson. His son describes him as “play typer guy."
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(Recorded before President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign on July 21) Democrats in tough races this year are asking the incumbent president and presumptive nominee Joe Biden to step aside. This is unprecedented, so political analyst Cliston Brown joins me to unpack why the Biden re-election campaign has become the Hindenburg after the exp…
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The showgirl scholar herself, Sailor St. Claire — also known as Stevi Costa, joins me to discuss her work at the Noveltease Theatre in Seattle and the state of theatre during what the government at least considers the post-covid period. You’ll hear: How Noveltease Theatre uses burlesque to drive storytelling forward, harkening back to how burlesque…
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In the previous episode, I chatted with Gabe Garbowit, former Senate staffer for Democrat Tina Smith, regarding the radicalized Supreme Court and how the party’s leadership has responded in ways not easily understood by the public. In this episode, Gabe and I continue our discussion, so make sure you check out episode 34 for the first part. You’ll …
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Gabe Garbowit, former Senate staffer for Tina Smith, joins me to help explain why Senate Democrats, especially in leadership, have responded to a radicalized Supreme Court and GOP in ways that don’t make a lot of sense to us common folk. This is part one of a two-part episode. You're welcome. In this part, you will hear: How things have come to bec…
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Welcome to the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it is time for chapter 8 of In The Hand Of The Goddess. Bree bitterly continues her victory tour, Ali supports women’s reckless decisions, and Aradia flails for a charitable explanation for Thom’s attitude. Romancing The Vote: https://www.romancingthevote.com Pre-order Queen of Dreams by Kit Rocha https://…
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My friend Raven Snook is a writer, editor, performer, mom and all-around diva (in the positive sense of the word) who’s currently the Editor of Creative Content for TDF and a contributing theater critic for Time Out New York. She joins me to discuss the Tony Awards and the post-pandemic state of theatre. You will hear: Raven’s analysis of this seas…
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Welcome to the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it is time for bodice unlacing! Aradia gets deep in their gender feels, Ali goes on a consent rant, and Bree defends the badassery of needlepoint. Thread about historical needlepoint in fantasy: https://x.com/O_Waite/status/1343325036376014848 Dingo ate my baby story: https://rottenindenmark.wordpress.com/…
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In this episode, Sci-Fi/Fantasy author M.H. Ayinde and I discuss the racial politics at the core of Doctor Who’s “Dot and Bubble.” We also discuss Modupe’s debut novel, A Song of Legends Lost, launching in 2025, how it came to be, and more about the publishing journey itself. You will hear: Moving forward in the face of rejection Finding space in t…
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Welcome to the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it is time for a guest with relevant experience to the chapter topic! Roofmistress Leigha is a friend from the Wheel of Time fandom, crossing over to Tortall with us to discuss models of leadership, what not to do on sentry duty, and the different temperatures of anger. Leigha’s show Three Fold Talk: https…
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Welcome to the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it is time to discuss chapter 5 of In the Hand of the Goddess. Tamora Pierce deftly sidesteps a landmine, Big Thor shows up just long enough to break our hearts, and Death tells Alanna to take a nap. Neurodivergent Therapy Hour continues. How To ADHD by Jessica McCabe: https://howtoadhd.com/ Eclipse The Mo…
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Lawyer, professor, and all-around whiz Madiba Dennie joins us for a lively discussion about her debut book, "The Originalism Trap, How Extremists Stole The Constitution And How We The People Can Take It Back." Dennie's legal and political commentary has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and more. She's shared her views about race,…
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Welcome to the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it is time to discuss chapter 4 of In the Hand of the Goddess. Due to unfortunate word choices Ali is on a mission to cancel Bree, and Bree is in full support because hi, it’s her, she’s the problem it’s her. We get deep into gender identity, cultural attitudes towards an imagined past, and ask if Roger is…
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Friend of the podcast Dr. Andrew Erdman joins us to discuss Beautiful: The Story of Julian Eltinge, America's Greatest Female Impersonator. His book is a compelling read about a major figure on stage and screen who was sadly forgotten although his legacy endures today. I enjoyed chatting with Andy about Eltinge’s career and this fascinating period …
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Welcome to the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it is time to discuss chapter 3 of In the Hand of the Goddess. We cover age gaps and age of consent, feminism and femininity, and generally level up all of Alanna's relationships. George is a problematic fave, Delia is a favorite problem, and Myles knows more than he lets on. Pre-order Queen of Dreams by K…
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Artist and activist Tina Duryea joins us today to discuss Democratic politics and how "preachy females" will continue to play a key role in the party whether fossils like James Carville like it or not. You Will Hear: Too many men (and women) want women to “stay in their place” The problem with James Carville and the rest of the fossils Feminism and…
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Song of the Lioness - book 2: In the Hand of the Goddess - chapters 1-2 Welcome to the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it is time to meet the Goddess. Alanna is growing up, and the Goddess means her to have a familiar, a magic rock, and some Big Questions to ponder as she embarks on the second half of her knight training. Romancing The Stone https://ww…
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In this episode, I am joined by Emily Taylor, professor at Presbyterian College and the author of Hot Feminism: Letters from South Carolina. We had a great conversation about reproductive freedom, local politics, and a state we both love. You’ll hear: The beginnings of Hot Feminism How Trump’s presidency brought out the hidden racism in our country…
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Welcome to the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it is time for the last chapter of The First Adventure. We talk about the lasting impact of Dune on fantasy, the eternal struggle between migratory herders and settled farmers, and the nature of crying. The Grinwell Cup: https://x.com/wheeltakespod/status/1762650787606646933?s=20 Pre-order Queen of Dreams …
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Voting advocate Jamie Lynn Crofts joins me to discuss some promising developments in Wisconsin — goodbye forever gerrymandered maps! We also explore the outsized role Wisconsin plays in the presidential election and why we’re cautiously optimistic that the purple state will reject Donald Trump again. It’s a good time, so pull up a comfy chair and e…
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Welcome to the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it is time for fantasy periods and magic swords. We also have our first guest, Seth from WoTSpoilers! Despite the apparent incongruity of having a cis-male on the period episode, we have a fantastic discussion that ranges from solid life advice to very questionable metaphors. Alanna finds a version of hers…
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Welcome to the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it is time for the plague, complicated feelings about femininity, and also horses. Is there anything more heroic than telling Death it can’t have your friend? Is there anything hotter than a blacksmith? Is Roger a weird blogger? All these questions and more will be discussed in today’s hefty episode. Grinw…
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In this episode, Ed Oswald and I look at the similarities and differences between the campaigns of Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump. Both ran on nostalgia with the idea of “making America great again,” both were Democrats for a large part of their lives, and both were incredibly media savvy. Ed is the author of From Ronald to Donald: How the Myth of …
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Welcome to Season Two of the Hot Nuance Book Club! Today we start Tamora Pierce’s legendary Song of the Lioness quartet, which we’ve all read before but only Aradia has read recently. The journey of re-discovery has already thrown us some surprises, from empathizing with Coram as the responsible adult in the room to having different takes on Jon’s …
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In this episode, I am chatting with my friend Danny Horn, the writer behind the Dark Shadows Every Day and Superheroes Every Day blogs. He has a new project coming out soon, The Fantastic Miss Piggy podcast that will discuss the history, analysis, and celebration of this cultural icon, which can be found on the site toughpigs.com. This is a really …
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Welcome to episode 24 of the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it's time for us to sit down with author Kate Elliott and talk about everything involved in a career of writing science-fiction fantasies since the ‘80s. There are some wild twists and turns in this story! Every author and book book mentioned Kate Elliott - The Labyrinth Gate; trilogies: The …
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In this episode, I am joined by legal journalist Liz Dye from the Law and Chaos newsletter and podcast to help answer some questions about the state of Donald Trump's legal issues. Short answer, the courts probably won't save us. The long answer is sure to entertain! You’ll hear: The likelihood of Trump’s cases actually going to trial What things c…
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Welcome to episode 23 of the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it's time for the end of the Ruins of Ambrai. We take one last pass at a Grand Unified Theory of Collan, discuss the nature of taking artistic risks, and accidentally stare mortality in the face. Bree’s weird nighttime audio: https://www.tiktok.com/@mostlybree/video/6980534846661594374 https:…
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In this week’s episode, I am joined by Democratic political commentator Kaivan Shroff to talk about the aftermath of the New Hampshire primary. We discuss how the race for the Republican nomination hasn't actually changed (and probably won't). We also take a deep dive into Nikki Haley's views on race and how appeasing the GOP's extremist, anti-Blac…
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Welcome to episode 22 of the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it's time for the power of art in the Ruins of Ambrai. We have some BIG feelings in this episode, from Val's child being forcibly adopted away from his mom, to hating Auvery for everything he’s done, to the dynamism of sibling relationships. This is our penultimate episode for this book! Pre-…
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In this episode, I chat with Democratic candidate for Congress for Oregon’s 3rd District, Nolan Bylenga. Nolan, who last ran for office in 2020, heads into the primary with some stiff competition against people with experience and a lot of money, but aren’t necessarily shoo-ins, so he feels there is a chance for a new type of candidate. He has expe…
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Welcome to episode 21 of the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it's time for lessons in kissing and redemption in the Ruins of Ambrai. Do you remember Tiger Beat, Cosmo, or Seventeen? Cailet clearly got her kissing information from a similar source. Ali has some big feelings about the culmination of the parental and sibling relationships we’ve been follo…
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Welcome to episode 20 of the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it's time for more death in The Ruins of Ambrai. The time for the climax is now, tonight. And since nobody wants a tensionless climax, we get tons of tension in the form of even more characters dying! We also consider the correct number of glasses in a table setting, if we’re too awkward to s…
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The incredibly talented Eliza Jane Schneider is an actor, singer, and dialect coach, who set out to travel the country (in an ambulance) and eventually the rest of the English speaking world collecting sounds of dialects from everywhere during the pre-internet days, which she assumed would take a month. But 30 years later, she’s still at it! I'm a …
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Welcome to episode 19 of the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it's time for more pain in The Ruins of Ambrai. Glenin hates women but we admire her confidence anyway. Cailet asks us to distinguish between fascism and an HOA. What genre is YOUR life, and would you rather be tortured or do baking live on TV? Podcast reference Part One: G. Gordon Liddy: The…
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Singer, dancer, writer, and comedian Leah Sprecher joins me today, though you might not recognize her at first - she’s most well known for her breakout sketch character born on the Groundlings stage, Broadway Barbara Dixon! I first caught wind of her through social media and her hilarious videos on YouTube. You can check those out in the links belo…
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Welcome to episode 18 of the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it's time for truth The Ruins of Ambrai. == Buy the Ebook == Amazon: https://amzn.to/3p0jU3k Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/exiles-58 Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ruins-of-ambrai-melanie-rawn/1101213569?ean=9781101666319 Once you’re caught up, come hang with us on …
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In this episode, I chat with author Alana Best about her memoir, Around The World In Black and White, where she details her experiences traveling the globe as a white mother in a biracial, blended family. Alana did not set out on her travels expecting to write a book, but as they walked through the world, the vast differences between how she was tr…
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Welcome to episode 17 of the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it's time for a meet cute in The Ruins of Ambrai. We are back on the topic of fantasy pregnancy! Diet management, impossible offers from the fathers, magic de-buffs, and even weird parent-child relationships. Sarra and Col are in forced proximity, to our great delight. Aradia and Ali betray t…
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Welcome to episode 16 of the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it's time for the Rising in The Ruins of Ambrai. Join us in some quintessential 2am college freshmen dorm political discussions about the world’s problems! We get the full gender flip we’ve been asking for. == Buy the Ebook == Amazon: https://amzn.to/3p0jU3k Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/e…
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Author and Playwright Laramie Dean joins me in this episode to pay tribute to the wonderful Lara Parker, who passed away last week. Parker played Angelique Collins in the 1960s Dark Shadows series. Laramie and I share our favorite memories of Angelique and discuss the character’s enduring impact. You’ll hear: Challenges with processing the death of…
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Welcome to episode 15 of the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it's time for the Rising in The Ruins of Ambrai. Aradia and Ali are both pro- this particular murder, but are divided on the reality of Wraiths. Bree is here to make us sad about spacecraft and announce a virtual book release, and she’s all out of spacecraft. Star Trek V’GER clip: https://www…
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Welcome to episode 14 of the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it's time for Flight (parts 23-29) in The Ruins of Ambrai. We’ve got earthquake stories, a discussion about the purpose of making art, seepage from the subtext, and Aradia breaking Ali not once but twice. == Buy the Ebook == Amazon: https://amzn.to/3p0jU3k Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebo…
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Welcome to episode 13 of the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it's time for Flight (parts 17-22) in The Ruins of Ambrai. This is it: the long-awaited nadir of Gorynel Desse’s esteem in the eyes of Ali and Aradia! We also get deep on the purpose of creativity, love, and the pains of growing up. == Buy the Ebook == Amazon: https://amzn.to/3p0jU3k Kobo: ht…
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This week I have with me Erica C. Barnett, an award-winning journalist and author from Seattle who has spent a great amount of time covering the story from January of Kevin Dave, a Seattle police officer who struck and killed 23 year old grad student Jaahnavi Kandula in a marked crosswalk going 74 mph in a 25 mph zone. Through records requests, the…
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Welcome to episode 12 of the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it's time for Flight (parts 9-16) in The Ruins of Ambrai. Ali identifies with Glenin, Aradia is not sold on being a writer, and Bree has finished writing a book! Can you relate to our fears about how saying one wrong thing will get you living in a box with a racoon under a bridge? == Buy the …
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Welcome to episode 11 of the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it's time for Flight (parts 1-8) in The Ruins of Ambrai. Our heroes are on the run with our villains in hot pursuit! Ali might not be a Collan stan, but she might be founding People for the Ethical Treatment of Collan’s Brain. The cat is a ladder, the cactus is a doom circle, and we yearn for…
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Opal Peachey is an incredibly talented writer and performer from Seattle who is bringing her unique brand of joy to the Portland area. Her new show, The Fairy’s Bottom, will play in PDX from October 5 - 8. The comedy is cheeky, a little dirty, and always a delight. We talk theater, Shakespeare, and more! You will hear: The importance of engaging wi…
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My Wonkette colleague Jamie Lynn Crofts joins me to discuss Donald Trump’s mounting indictment collection. It’s gonna be wild! Jamie does policy work in Wisconsin and is going to help walk me through the many, many, many indictments of former president, Donald Trump, beginning with the most recent as of this recording, regarding attempts to overthr…
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Welcome to episode 10 of the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it's time for the plot to speed up in the final section of Betrayals (parts 13-19) of The Ruins of Ambrai. Ali turns into an indigent teakettle, Aradia fully embraces the chaos of being a first time reader, and Bree gleefully guides us all deeper into moral quagmires. == Buy the Ebook == Amaz…
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Welcome to episode 9 of the Hot Nuance Book Club, where it's time for Collan to take up botany in Betrayals (parts 10-12) of The Ruins of Ambrai. We reminisce over our childhood horse fantasies, roast Collan for not acting like he’s in his 30s, and get understandably confused by all these Saint-derived names. == Buy the Ebook == Amazon: https://amz…
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