Book Club: Wake

The phrase 'friends of Dorothy' has long been coded language within the queer community. We trace the history and discuss what the Wizard of Oz has to do with it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

The online dating world is on fire, so why not burn down the haystack? That's the logic behind the burnt haystack theory. Samantha swipes through some explanations, thoughts and arguments on this theory.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In this new Book Forum episode, we’re joined by Beeta Baghoolizadeh to discuss her book "The Color Black: Enslavement and Erasure in Iran." Baghoolizadeh challenges the prevailing narratives about Iran's history, uncovering the complex and often overlooked story of Black people i ...  Show more

Not all maidens are helpless.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Ellen and Mom discuss the wallflowers, wheelchairs, and "White Fang-ing" in My Darling Duke by Stacy Reid.  Plus, former lives as Prussian courtesans.  

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