Feminist Survival Project

Introduction to Fun Things We Like

Let’s talk about something pleasant. Emily and Amelia discuss the books, videos and what have you that are making them happy this year. It’s time to get ventral. Links: Libby app [https://libbyapp.com/] (borrow library books and audiobooks) Brandon Sanderson THE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE [https://www.brandonsanderson.com/pages/the-stormlight-archive-series] Thursday Murder Club series [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday_Murder_Club_(series)] Alexis Hall 10 Things That Never Happened [https://quicunquevult.com/book/10-things-that-never-happened/] Boyfriend Material [https://quicunquevult.com/book/boyfriend-material/] Paris Daillencourt Is About To Crumble [https://quicunquevult.com/book/paris-daillencourt-is-about-to-crumble/] The Affair of the Mysterious Letter [https://quicunquevult.com/book/the-affair-of-the-mysterious-letter/] Nicholas Boulton [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Boulton_(actor)] (the world's best audiobook narrator) Come As You Are: Revised and Updated [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Come-As-You-Are-Revised-and-Updated/Emily-Nagoski/9781797119267] (audiobook) This is the one Nicholas Boulton is in Laura Kinsale Flowers from the Storm [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/360259.Flowers_from_the_Storm] Audiobook narrated by Nicholas Boulton [https://www.audible.com/ac/Flowers-from-the-Storm-Audiobook/B00D5IJ5T6] Alexis Hall A Lady for a Duke [https://quicunquevult.com/book/lady-for-a-duke/] KJ Charles Will Darling Adventures [https://kjcharleswriter.com/will-darling-adventures/] The Charm of Magpies series [https://kjcharleswriter.com/charm-of-magpies/] Great audiobook narrators: Steven Crossley [http://stevencrossley.net] Julia Whelan [https://jmwhelan.com] (also an author!) Mary Jane Wells [https://www.maryjanewells.org] Abby Jiminez Yours Truly [https://www.authorabbyjimenez.com/yourstrulybook] Kimberly Lemming That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf [https://www.kimberlylemming.com/copy-of-meadmishapsbook01] Misha Popp Pies Before Guys Mystery Series [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/PBG/a-pies-before-guys-mystery/] Helena Greer Seasons of Love [https://www.helenagreer.com/books] Alyssa Cole Reluctant Royals series [https://alyssacole.com/reluctant-royals/] Courtney Milan The Turner Series [https://www.courtneymilan.com/the-turner-series/] The Duke Who Didn’t [https://www.courtneymilan.com/the-duke-who-didnt/] The Devil Comes Courting [https://www.courtneymilan.com/the-devil-comes-courting/] Cat Sebastian [https://catsebastian.com] Non-romance books: Maggie O’Farrell I Am, I Am, I Am [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562493/i-am-i-am-i-am-by-maggie-ofarrell-introduction-by-ann-patchett/] Rebecca Hardiman Good Eggs [https://www.rebeccahardiman.net] Emily St. James Woodworking [https://zandoprojects.com/books/woodworking/] Sarah Rees Brennan Long Live Evil [https://www.sarahreesbrennan.com/preorder/] Ali Wong Dear Girls [https://www.aliwong.com/deargirls] Yahtzee Croshaw [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahtzee_Croshaw] Things That Aren’t Books DrGluon [https://www.youtube.com/@DrGluon] (Youtube) Jessica Kellgren-Fozard [https://www.jessicaoutofthecloset.co.uk] The Dogs Were Good (Again) Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAnFXX1kGt1sb_pi8RaVYBMefoFbIVhxv] Dropout Game Changer [https://watch.dropout.tv/game-changer] Dimension 20 (A Starstruck Odyssey) [https://watch.dropout.tv/dimension-20/season:13] Critical Role Campaign IV [https://critrole.com/campaign4/] Dropout Dimension 20 (Escape From the Bloodkeep) [https://watch.dropout.tv/dimension-20-escape-from-the-bloodkeep] Britbox Sister Boniface Mysteries [https://www.britbox.com/us/show/Sister_Boniface_Mysteries_73774] And back to books for a moment: Alexis Hall Glitterland [https://quicunquevult.com/book/glitterland/] John Scalzi [https://whatever.scalzi.com] Ben Aaronovitch Rivers of London [https://www.benaaronovitch.com/product/rivers-of-london-chronology/]

Navigating Holiday Gatherings With Family

The holidays are coming. What do you do if you have family whose politics you abhor? Turns out it depends. Stick around to the end for Amelia’s highly specific take on The Grinch. Links: Knitting Cult Lady: Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@KnittingCultLady] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/daniellamyoung_/] Uncultured [https://knittingcultlady.com/products/uncultured-autographed-by-knitting-cult-lady] (book) The Culting of America [https://knittingcultlady.com/pages/culting-of-america] (pre-order!) Thought-terminating cliché [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought-terminating_cliché] Green Dot program bystander interventions [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Dot_Bystander_Intervention]: • Direct • Delegate • Distract Lindsay Ellis: The Unforgivable Sin of Ms Rachel [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwpanShgOp4] (Youtube) Kaelynn Partlow [https://www.youtube.com/@Kaelynnism] (Youtube) FSP S01 E08: The Monitor Podcast [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/fsp2020/episodes/08-The-Monitor-e99jn3] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k4yDU7_hPE] Charlemagne [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne] (Holy Roman Emperor)

Exploring Shadows and Vulnerability

Turns out Emily actually does have a Shadow. And she’s a half-orc wizard. Links: The Science of Saving Your Sex Life [https://buttondown.com/enagoski/archive/the-science-of-saving-your-sex-life-22-10-21/] To Maximize Your Potential, Maximize Pleasure [https://buttondown.com/enagoski/archive/the-science-of-saving-your-sex-life-22-10-21/] Sign up for Emily’s mailing list [https://buttondown.com/enagoski#subscribe-form] How AIDS Remained an Unspoken—But Deadly—Epidemic for Years [https://www.history.com/articles/aids-epidemic-ronald-reagan] Brennan Lee Mulligan [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brennan_Lee_Mulligan] Aabria Iyengar [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aabria_Iyengar] Emily & Amelia Nagoski, Burnout - XOXO Festival (2019) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOaCn9nptN8] Vivian Gussin Paley [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Paley] This American Life - Dolls [https://www.thisamericanlife.org/153/dolls]

The Bubble of Love and Connection

Do you have a bubble of love? Do you know how to build one? Emily and Amelia discuss how they managed to do it, and how Frozen is more than just a kiddie movie. Links: Burnout [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/592377/burnout-by-emily-nagoski-phd-and-amelia-nagoski-dma/] FSP 2020 episode 11: The Bubble of Love [https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-11-bubble-of-love] The Burnout Workbook, by Amelia [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709136/the-burnout-workbook-by-emily-nagoski-phd-and-amelia-nagoskidma/] Do You Want to Build a Snowman? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm4VcCdZ84U] (Youtube) FSP 2020 S2 E27: Diving into the Shadow: An Introduction [https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-92-diving-into-shadow]

Cozy Fall Vibes

The days are getting shorter. It’s going to be colder soon. It’s time to get cozy. It’s time to get… hygge. Candles and pumpkins and cheese, oh my! Links: Books by Tricia Hersey: Rest Is Resistance [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tricia-hersey/rest-is-resistance/9780316365536/] We Will Rest! [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/landing-page/1541527-2/] Nothing Much Happens podcast [https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/stories/] Neuroma [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroma] Vermont Creamery Cremont [https://www.vermontcreamery.com/products/cremont] Tasting History on real eggnog [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJoVGA_LIHw] (Youtube)