Episodes

  • The Hunger Games Might Not be Dystopian

    The Hunger Games Might Not be Dystopian
    Jun 24 2025
    IMPORTANT EDIT AT THE END
    What if dystopia isn’t just fiction? While “dystopia” means an imagined world, the themes in The Hunger Games—oppression, inequality, and state control—feel eerily familiar in our real world. From Venezuela distributing food only to government loyalists, to North Korea’s blackout zones outside Kim Jong Un’s elite capital, to the U.S. tax code favoring the ultra-wealthy under legislation like Trump’s “Big Egregious Bill”—real-life echoes of Panem are everywhere. In this episode, Jen and Courtney explore how The Hunger Games mirrors reality—and why that might be the reason it’s one of the most frequently challenged books of this century. Tune in and decide for yourself.

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    Edit: Courtney describes Katniss as a tribute from District 11, we know she is actually from District 12, but Courtney is a New Hunger Games fan, so give her grace. ;)

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • "Stonewall" by Rob Sanders, ICE raids, Trump's Breakup, and Election Fraud

    "Stonewall" by Rob Sanders, ICE raids, Trump's Breakup, and Election Fraud
    Jun 7 2025
    Happy Pride Month! How does the Stonewall Uprising connect to Musk and Trump’s public break-up, unlawful ICE raids, cults, and the NY election fraud lawsuit? Tune in to find out!

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    • Cafe Resistance
    • Outrage and solidarity after ICE raid shakes South Park restaurant
    • Immigration Detention Map
    • Andry Hernandez Romero: Gay asylum seeker deported to prison built for gang members prompts outcry in WeHo | FOX 11 Los Angeles
    • Car Windows Smashed in Violent ICE Arrests: Communities Rally for Union Activists Alfredo 'Lelo' Juarez and Lewelyn Dixon Fighting for Farmworker Rights : r/EyesOnIce
    • Elon Musk goes on a warpath against Trump and the GOP
    • ‘Nearly three quarters of Orthodox voters supported Trump’ - The Jewish Chronicle
    • The Preamble | Sharon McMahon


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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • "Caste" (and why powerful people suck) by Isabel Wilkerson

    "Caste" (and why powerful people suck) by Isabel Wilkerson
    May 31 2025
    This episode probably should have been a two-parter but what's done is done. Join Courtney and Jennifer as they spend almost 2 hours diving into the three major "Caste" systems in the world: Karmic reincarnation in India, Aryan Supremacy in the Third Reich, and enslavement in United States (and its present-day effects). Courtney tells Jennifer about the EIGHT pillars of Caste, that Isabel Wilkerson so beautifully and extensively researched as commonalities for Caste systems around the world. In short, read this book for a detailed look into how and why people suck, and what we can do together to not suck so much!

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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • The Diary of Anne Frank...and millions of other children

    The Diary of Anne Frank...and millions of other children
    May 20 2025
    Courtney and Jennifer cover the graphic novel adaptation of Anne Frank, which is banned in multiple states, with one case resulted in the firing of an 8th grade teacher thanks to the hate group, Moms for Liberty. Why? Anne describes a vulva with extensive biological accuracy...You'd think we would be supporting this kind of education considering 61% of people cannot accurately identify a vulva on a diagram. But that's not what this episode is about. It's about the importance of bearing witness through literature—especially when the story belongs to a child whose life was stolen by genocide. It's about connecting the past to the present. Because today, children are still dying in genocides—in the Middle East and Africa. Most notably, in Gaza, where over 100 children are estimated to die each day as the U.S. continues to support Israel's devastating use of force and blockade tactics that amount to starvation and occupation.The death of a child is the death of infinite possibility. We must read these stories. We must teach them. And we must refuse to look away.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • "You can be an Activist!" A Conversation with Genz4Change Activist, Jack Petocz!

    "You can be an Activist!" A Conversation with Genz4Change Activist, Jack Petocz!
    May 18 2025
    Courtney and Jen sit down with local friend and Genz for Change Activist, Jack Petocz, who had his beginnings as a high school student known for organizing the group: "Recall FCSB" (Flagler County School Board) after school board member Janet McDonald censored him for calling out her racist, anti-semtic, and homophobic rhetoric. Later, Jack organized a protest against another school board member, Jill Woolbright, for filing a police report against a media specialist who had the book All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson in their library. This award-winning Black queer memoir was feautured in Courtney and Jen's first episode of the MILF4Books podcast. Since then, Jack has continued fighting injustices as a member of GenZ for Change, a non-profit advocacy organization, that uses the digital sphere to promote civil discource and civil action for issues including but not limited to genocide in Gaza, the attack on reproductive rights, the lack of LGBTQ, racial and immigration justice, and more. This episode, Jack features their most recent inititiaive, FIGHT, which YOU can be apart of! Tune in to learn more.

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    32 mins
  • Re: Sexual Assault...(it's not the immigrants)

    Re: Sexual Assault...(it's not the immigrants)
    May 16 2025
    Courtney and Jen talk about previous books they have covered on this podcast such as The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed, and how they related to sexual assault for Sexual Assault Awareness month (even though that was in April and it is already May). They are *winning* at the podcasting game. In this episode, instead of talking about a new banned book, they discuss the bigots that should be banned and why it is so important NOT to stay quiet in these unprecedented times.

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    55 mins
  • Sex in a Patriarchal Society: A Conversation with Dr. Holly Richmond

    Sex in a Patriarchal Society: A Conversation with Dr. Holly Richmond
    May 14 2025
    Jennifer and Courtney sit down with Somatic Psychotherapist and Certified Sex Therapist, Dr. Holly Richmond to discuss all the things SEX. Topics include but are not limited to: How long penile penetration should last (the answer may surprise you!), why douche's are bad in practice but good for namecalling, how to talk to adolescents about masturbation (and the book "We Need to Talk about Vaginas" by Dr. Allison K Rodgers), and the importance of services for sexual assault survivors that are quickly and quietly being defunded by Trump and his MAGAts.

    Buy Dr. Richmond's book: Reclaiming Pleasure: A Sex-Positive Guide for Moving Past Sexual Trauma and Living a Passionate Life here.

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    42 mins
  • "Love in the Library"/Deporting Citizens and Arresting Judges

    "Love in the Library"/Deporting Citizens and Arresting Judges
    Apr 26 2025
    RFK's "Nazi-shaped" autism registry, his grift about removing food dyes (and the FDA inspectors who regulate them), Pam Bondi's explicit threat to "come after" judges (and the arrest of one!). These are just some of Trump's most recent attempts at authoritarianism that Jennifer and Courtney discuss. Tune in to hear how it all realtes to unlawful deportations, Japanese internment camps and the 2022 children's book "Love in the Library" written by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and illustrated by Yas Imamura. Talking about Trump's abuse of power with your friends, family, and even neighbors, will WEAKEN his abuse of power! Erica Chenoweth, a political scientist, determined that just 3.5% of the population actively participating in nonviolent protests can result it serious political change. If you can't make it to a protest, download the 5 calls app. If you can't do that, help your neighbor. We're in this together, and if you need some inpso, check out this video of people forming a human-chain to protect their neighbor from ICE.

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    1 hr and 2 mins