Of Prurient Interest

Books Mentioned: * Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe * George by Alex Gino * Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds * All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiehly * Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson * The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie * Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard * To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee * Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck * The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison * The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas * Maus by Art Spiegelman * A Poet and Bin Laden by Hamid Ismailov References: * "How the New Banned Book Panic Fits America's History of School Censorship" by Constance Grady [https://www.vox.com/culture/22918344/banned-books-history-maus-school-censorship-texas-harold-rugg-beloved-huck-finn-dr-seuss] * Book Ban Busters Interactive Map [https://www.redwine.blue/bbb?fbclid=IwAR0HnJkgecN9eE5HQrnvwy29dOfencBnuMReBIMmxsD0QlJQiVwj3l8I8Bs] * Censorship Attacks Spreadsheet [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LqhGcvFDdT4izvoXRrz95BTDUzLr7M3IHf-2HGKhX7I/edit#gid=0] * ALA List of Banned & Challenged Books by Year [https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10] * "What Banning Maus Means for the Generation of Artists It Inspired" by Amy Kurzweil [https://lithub.com/what-banning-maus-means-for-the-generation-of-artists-it-inspired/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Lit%20Hub%20Daily:%20February%2018%2C%202022&utm_term=lithub_master_list] * "What Book Censorship Looks Like Outside the United States" by Arvyn Cerezo [https://bookriot.com/book-censorship-around-the-world/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=RR%20Feb%208%2C%202022&utm_term=BookRiot_TheRiotRundown_DormantSuppress] * Educational Gag Orders from PEN America [https://pen.org/report/educational-gag-orders/] * "How to Use FOIA to Uncover Book Challenges" by Kelly Jensen [https://bookriot.com/how-to-use-foia?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=RR%20Feb%208%2C%202022&utm_term=BookRiot_TheRiotRundown_DormantSuppress] * "How to Fight Book Bans and Challenges: An Anti-Censorship Toolkit" by Kelly Jensen [https://bookriot.com/how-to-fight-book-bans-and-challenges/] Of Prurient Interest * Instagram: @ofprurientinterest * Website: www.ofprurientinterest.com * Twitter: @highlyprurient * Patreon: www.patreon.com/ofprurientinterest * Facebook: /ofprurientinterest * Email: ofprurientinterest@gmail.com J. Davis * The Whole Book Experience * Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @LeavesOfCha Kaelyn Davis * Instagram: @lalatiburona (personal) or @viragobaking (baking, obvi) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ofprurientinterest/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ofprurientinterest/support]

This episode is a different format than we've done before. Although both my guest and I did read Cherie Dimaline's Empire of Wild, we barely spoke about the story itself. Not for any lack of merit on the side of the story--far from it. Empire of Wild is a thrilling story of werewolves and love, evangelicalism and colonial greed, community and ancestral support and indigenous medicine. However, the guest, who happens to be my grandmother, thought it would be most interesting to focus on the part of the story she knew something about: the sexuality of elderly people. So what follows is exactly that: a conversation on sex after 80 and the challenges and pleasures therein. Trigger warning: we do talk about sexual assault and rape within this conversation, so be warned. "A M [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/books/review/empire-of-wild-cherie-dimaline.html]étis Woman's Husband Disappeared--Or Did He? [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/books/review/empire-of-wild-cherie-dimaline.html]" by Tobias Carroll "A Native Woman Battles Neocolonialism and Werewolves in 'Empire of Wild' [https://electricliterature.com/cherie-dimaline-empire-of-wild/]" by Melissa Michal "'Empire of Wild' Tells a Small Story--But Not a Slight One [https://www.npr.org/2020/07/29/896445003/empire-of-wild-tells-a-small-story-but-not-a-slight-one]" by Jason Sheehan Cherie Dimaline's website [https://cheriedimaline.com/] Media Mentioned: Albert Schweitzer Taylor Caldwell "Soulsex with John & Annie [https://xconfessions.com/film/soulsex-with-john-annie]" by Erika Lust Films --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ofprurientinterest/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ofprurientinterest/support]

Books Mentioned: * Folio Society edition of The Handmaid's Tale [https://www.foliosociety.com/usa/the-handmaid-s-tale.html], illustrated by Anna and Elena Balbusso (2012) * The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (2020) * You by Anonymous (1975) * Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood (1996) * The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood (2005) Other Media Mentioned: * "[you fit into me]" by Margaret Atwood (1971) * The Handmaid's Tale TV series (2017) Resources Used: * "Banned Books Week: The Handmaid's Tale [https://booksbird.wordpress.com/2019/09/26/banned-books-week-the-handmaids-tale/]" by catieannelockhart * "The Handmaid's Tale has been feared, banned and loved. Now it's scaring the bejeezus out of us again [https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-handmaids-tale-has-been-feared-banned-and-loved-now-its-gotten-under-our-skin-again/2017/04/24/6aefc398-246e-11e7-b503-9d616bd5a305_story.html]" by Monica Hesse * "Margaret Atwood: The Prophet of Dystopia [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/04/17/margaret-atwood-the-prophet-of-dystopia]" by Rebecca Mead * www.margaretatwood.ca Of Prurient Interest social media: Insta: @ofprurientinterest Twitter: @highlyprurient FB: /ofprurientinterest Litsy: @prurientinterest Email: ofprurientinterest@gmail.com Patreon: /ofprurientinterest Website: ofprurientinterest.com Kaelyn's Instagram: @lalatiburona Score by Rose Droll: @myhandsarepaws Logo by @irizofen If you like this podcast, consider becoming a patron either here on Anchor or on Patreon. You can also make a one-time donation through the website. Lastly, subscribe, rate, and review! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ofprurientinterest/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ofprurientinterest/support]

In this episode, my guest Joel, of the podcast Crip & Chronic, and I discuss Amanda LeDuc's Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space (2020) and how it pertains to the subject of the last couple of episodes, Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber. This conversation centers around how representations of disability in popular media, including fairy tales, have a serious influence on the way we conceptualize disability in society at large. We also veer off into arguments about whether Chris Evans is better than Chris Hemsworth... I fell in favor of the latter. What can I say? I have a weak spot for himbos. Books Referenced: Dune by Frank Herbert Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Feminist, Queer, Crip by Alison Kafer Slow Man by J. M. Coetzee The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffery Growing Up Disabled in Australia Films Referenced: Pulse (Australian film) Captain America Friday the 13th, Pt. 2 Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge Other References: Amanda LeDuc's website [https://amandaleduc.com/] "The Stories We Tell About Disability: A Conversation with Amanda LeDuc [https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-stories-we-tell-about-disability-a-conversation-with-amanda-leduc/]" by Sara Black McCulloch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ofprurientinterest/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ofprurientinterest/support]

In this episode, Kaelyn and her guest (and longtime booknerd friend), Jena, talk about Angela Carter and her collection The Bloody Chamber, a reimagining of some of the most well-known fairy tales. Of course, we also get largely off topic and talk about the concept of virginity, the unsexiness of the word "underpants" and the history of women's undergarments... The Socials: Jena's Instagram: @jena_bakes or @jena_sews (for historical costume stuff!) Other Podcasts Jena "Co-Hosted" On: Chasm Quest Books Mentioned: -Tamora Pierce YA series (The Immortals, Lioness, Circle of Magic... all are great) -Get in Trouble by Kelly Link (who wrote the introduction to Jena's copy of The Bloody Chamber) -The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter Artists Mentioned: -Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806), arguably most famous for "The Swing" -Felicien Rops (1833-1898), "The Librarian" -"50 Fascinating Works of Angela Carter Fan Art [https://lithub.com/50-fascinating-works-of-angela-carter-fan-art/]" on LitHub -Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) Films Mentioned: -Scary Stories Documentary (2019) Further Recommended Reading If You Like The Bloody Chamber: -Kissing the Witch by Emma Donaghue -Francesca Lia Block's Weetzie Bat series -Get in Trouble and Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link -In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado References: "Angela Carter's Feminist Mythology [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/13/angela-carters-feminist-mythology]" by Joan Acocello -The Sadeian Woman by Angela Carter -"Femme Fatale: Angela Carter's 'Bloody Chamber' [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/jun/24/classics.angelacarter]" by Helen Simpson -Marxism Today Interview [http://banmarchive.org.uk/collections/mt/pdf/91_07_48.pdf] with Angela Carter -"Anthony Burgess's Banned Books [https://www.anthonyburgess.org/banned-books/anthony-burgesss-banned-books/]" by Graham Foster --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ofprurientinterest/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ofprurientinterest/support]