#87 April 2025

Candice has finally read some books! One super feminist, and one not so much.

Steph admits to a 30 year old crime against the Scholastic Book Fair.

We cover a lot this month, from the magic of pregnancy to avoiding celebrities even when they invite people to come meet them. It’s a weird through line, but we get there.

Books

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix 

Double Love Sweet Valley High #1 by Francine Pascal 

Escape Velocity by Victor Manibo

The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin 

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang 

The Institute by Stephen King 

Movies

Memento Trailer https://youtu.be/4CV41hoyS8A?si=U9xyJGS6ngiSbbBc 

Arrival Trailer https://youtu.be/tFMo3UJ4B4g?si=2b2ZPDSSgHWp60Ng 

Annihilation Trailer https://youtu.be/89OP78l9oF0?si=_DS6HB4j9IvBSveB

Timestamps

1:15 Candice’s reading update

20:00 Deep dive into Steph and Candice’s Teen melodrama books and shows

26:00 Steph’s reading update

30:00 How time and experience changes how we interact with the books and movies we are watching

34:00 Steph’s movie adventures with her 14 year old son

39:00 Who owns art after the artist releases it?

44:00 Interacting with the public as a celebrity

52:00 A short update on Candice’s Stephen King project

 

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#86 March 2025

Steph and Candice catch up on the last month after a hiatus due to a provincial election. Candice read no books. Steph went on a yoga retreat and read a lot of books.

Books

The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk 

Escape Velocity by Victor Manibo 

Awe by Dacher Keltner 

Links

Asana

Todoist 

Double Rainbow Youtube (an oldie but a classic)

Timestamps

3:00 - using to-do lists for planning

13:00 - women’s health (women of a certain age!)

21:00 - Steph’s reading update

29:00 - Steph went on a retreat

 

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#85 January 2025

We are moving into the new year with optimism, because it’s so needed right now.

Congrats to Yes, We Are Open, the branded series from Moneris, https://www.moneris.com/en/blog/categories/topics/yes-we-are-open-podcast, which won the 2024 Canadian Podcast Award in the Best Branded Series category. So thankful to the Canadian Podcast Awards for nominating us, and looking forward to hopefully trying again next year.

We cover a lot of books, and movies this month. And announce our reading goals for the new year.

Follow us on Storygraph to see how we do!

Steph - https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/analog_gal 

Candice - https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/cinn48 

Books

Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change by Day Schildkret https://bookshelf.ca/item/rPCoGQ_-yAWXh7V7VQhnmQ 

The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein, https://bookshelf.ca/item/5Z0NmApghbwlgqRv2cul3g 

The Down Days by Ilze Hugo, https://bookshelf.ca/item/rPCoGQ_-yAXsrhdiA4sIZw 

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter, https://bookshelf.ca/item/1sM1NJwkMQcr_nZQIUr74Q  

The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware, https://bookshelf.ca/item/rPCoGQ_-yAW5QfTlKRSSTw 

Diavola by Jennifer Thorne, https://bookshelf.ca/item/3Czr8TaWU99nhZ5eEUbv-A 

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix, https://bookshelf.ca/item/p5lAnqxqGBTqv019t_HQVg 

Wrapped In Plastic: Twin Peaks Pop Classic by Andy Burns, https://bookshelf.ca/item/jxxbdRJkVbKV-hNGkywsXw

More Pop Classics here https://ecwpress.com/collections/pop-classics-series 

The Lady from the Black Lagoon, by Mallory O’Meara, https://bookshelf.ca/item/44euZQqJnHLX03kHESy4CA 

I Love You: Recipes From The Heart by Pamela Anderson https://bookshelf.ca/item/2-gUryvjjJ-46tOg2S_sAg 

The Institute by Stephen King, https://bookshelf.ca/item/rPCoGQ_-yAWNXOh6BTbWTQ 

Movies

The Last Showgirl trailer starring Pamela Anderson https://youtu.be/hZDs_lLGrTU?si=AzmAe12VASY6MHd0 

Pamela Anderson in the Criterion Closet https://youtu.be/tyo_tJuhw8U?si=57CtIv7xggzIgQTV 

The Substance trailer starring Demi Moore, https://youtu.be/LNlrGhBpYjc?si=uG7EBpqbi3e_9kVy 

A Complete Unknown https://youtu.be/NO9hXSD5K4A?si=tbJg4s2o9dNAjzp7 

Free Guy Trailer https://youtu.be/X2m-08cOAbc?si=szVMGq6kgLDT0I0k  

Woman of the Hour Trailer https://youtu.be/0c23FYqC1TM?si=eUnS4NWSP3K1-FpA 

Get Out Trailer https://youtu.be/DzfpyUB60YY?si=AmJPuwInuPPBF297 

Timestamps

2:00 Steph starts her reading update

11:00 Some convo about time, age, and the turn of the new millennium (remember Y2K?)

15:00 Back to the Steph’s reading update

21:00 Candice’s reading update

28:00 Some movie talk about women aging 

37:00 More movie talk

47:00 Oops, we blame the patriarchy again

51:00 Reading goals for 2025, including the Stephen King project

 

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