Monday, February 16, 2026

#95 February 2026


Steph and Candice did not get a lot of reading done between the last episode and this, but we did watch some sports, some music, and some movies. Times are tough right now, but we agree that finding joy is an act of resistance!

Books

Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon 

Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World by Brooke McAlary  

The Acts of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table by John Steinbeck  

Yours Cruelly, Elvira by Cassandra Peterson  

The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel

The Future is Female Vol 2 edited by Lisa Yaszek 

Movies

A Star is Born (1976) Trailer 

The Way We Were Trailer

Funny Girl Trailer  

Cats Trailer 

Links

Bad Bunny’s half time show  

CBC Gem full Olympics coverage   

Podcamp Toronto (Feb 28 & Mar 1) 

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

02:00 Steph hosted a Super Bowl party

04:38 Candice watched some Olympics

13:00 On hyper fixation 

15:50 Movie watching - A Star is Born, Barbara Streisand, and Cats

22:38 Steph Reading - Eve and a talk on longevity

43:15 On staying social and active in February - midwinter parties

54:00 Candice’s reading update

 

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