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BSG #24: Pop It Back Up / The Power

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0:27 - Susan’s fabulous hair
1:23 - What is your online conspiracy theorist user name?

7:45 - The Power: the Goodreads summary
10:00 - The frame narrative
12:25 - The Handmaid’s Tale connection
13:35 - The American War connection
15:30 - Let’s talk about curbing
23:00 - How are we supposed to feel about this book?
30:50 - Who is the voice in Allie’s head? Is it Dick Cheney?
36:00 - Power controls history
39:30 - The MRAs on Goodreads
42:00 - What about race and power?
44:11 - What about trans women?
50:20 - Tunde and the male perspective 
59:55 - Our ratings

1:08:40 - Listener feedback: more best of 2018
1:16:20 - Little Fires Everywhere feedback
1:19:48 - Girls Burn Brighter feedback

1:25:37 - What dat blog do? Riverdale is always back
1:27:18 - Bachelor chat
1:32:30 - Other blog things

1:35:30 - #BookSquadGames is our next othersode, February 11th! 
1:36:39 - The Gunners by Rebecca Kauffman is our next book, February 25th!