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We’re two fed-up moms juggling jobs, kids, and the fight against book bans and bigotry. Why should MAGA fear-mongers masquerading as "saviors" decide what we can read? Join Jennifer and...
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We’re two fed-up moms juggling jobs, kids, and the fight against book bans and bigotry. Why should MAGA fear-mongers masquerading as "saviors" decide what we can read? Join Jennifer and Courtney as they amplify the voices of banned book authors and their characters in between mom-ing and trying to survive the capitalist grind of our new Authoritarian America. Visit patreon.com/MILF4Books to become a member of the "MILFia" and join us in fighting for America's freedom to read while unlocking exclusive content.
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24 JUN 2025 · IMPORTANT EDIT AT THE END
What if dystopia isn’t just fiction? While “dystopia” means an imagined world, the themes in The Hunger Games—oppression, inequality, and state control—feel eerily familiar in our real world. From Venezuela distributing food only to government loyalists, to North Korea’s blackout zones outside Kim Jong Un’s elite capital, to the U.S. tax code favoring the ultra-wealthy under legislation like Trump’s “Big Egregious Bill”—real-life echoes of Panem are everywhere. In this episode, Jen and Courtney explore how The Hunger Games mirrors reality—and why that might be the reason it’s one of the most frequently challenged books of this century. Tune in and decide for yourself.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/136opV9gFXhR_zF7j8NmubBL73g_pHbGxvbd67fPJoJk/edit?tab=t.0
Edit: Courtney describes Katniss as a tribute from District 11, we know she is actually from District 12, but Courtney is a New Hunger Games fan, so give her grace. ;)
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7 JUN 2025 · Happy Pride Month! How does the Stonewall Uprising connect to Musk and Trump’s public break-up, unlawful ICE raids, cults, and the NY election fraud lawsuit? Tune in to find out!
Sources:
- https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKZmwDhuer7/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
- https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/outrage-and-solidarity-after-ice-raid-shakes-south-park-restaurant/
- https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/map
- https://www.foxla.com/news/andry-hernandez-romero-gay-makeup-artist-deported-el-salvador-lgbtq-community-demands-justice
- https://www.reddit.com/r/EyesOnIce/comments/1jlko6t/car_windows_smashed_in_violent_ice_arrests/
- https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/06/elon-musk-gop-donald-trump-midterms-00391246
- https://www.thejc.com/news/world/nearly-three-quarters-of-orthodox-voters-supported-trump-e0p10475
- https://thepreamble.com/
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31 MAY 2025 · This episode probably should have been a two-parter but what's done is done. Join Courtney and Jennifer as they spend almost 2 hours diving into the three major "Caste" systems in the world: Karmic reincarnation in India, Aryan Supremacy in the Third Reich, and enslavement in United States (and its present-day effects). Courtney tells Jennifer about the EIGHT pillars of Caste, that Isabel Wilkerson so beautifully and extensively researched as commonalities for Caste systems around the world. In short, read this book for a detailed look into how and why people suck, and what we can do together to not suck so much!
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20 MAY 2025 · Courtney and Jennifer cover thehttps://bookshop.org/p/books/anne-frank-s-diary-the-graphic-adaptation-anne-frank/8570670?ean=9781101871799&next=t, which is https://apnews.com/article/censorship-books-school-libraries-holocaust-anne-frank-bb65349704ab2dae1ac90a0f9856d7b9 in multiple states, with one case resulted in the https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/20/texas-teacher-fired-anne-frank-book-ban of an 8th grade teacher thanks to the hate group, Moms for Liberty. Why? Anne describes a vulva with extensive biological accuracy...You'd think we would be supporting this kind of education considering https://www.news-medical.net/news/20170831/5025-of-men-struggle-to-identify-a-womans-vagina-correctly-on-a-diagram-Survey.aspx cannot accurately identify a vulva on a diagram. But that's not what this episode is about. It's about the importance of bearing witness through literature—especially when the story belongs to a child whose life was stolen by genocide. It's about connecting the past to the present. Because today, children are still dying in genocides—in the Middle East and Africa. Most notably, in Gaza, where over https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/unrwa-commissioner-general-gaza-harrowing-least-100-children-are-reported-killed as the U.S. continues to support Israel's devastating use of force and blockade tactics that amount to starvation and occupation.The death of a child is the death of infinite possibility. We must read these stories. We must teach them. And we must refuse to look away.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13fH1PHi4S6yv8WX4ZIEsmHvpzSeXrxEjyc0jQ2btryo/edit?usp=sharing
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18 MAY 2025 · Courtney and Jen sit down with local friend and Genz for Change Activist, Jack Petocz, who had his beginnings as a high school student known for organizing the group: "Recall FCSB" (Flagler County School Board) after school board member Janet McDonald censored him for calling out her racist, anti-semtic, and homophobic rhetoric. Later, Jack organized a https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-to-honor-florida-high-school-activist-jack-petocz-for-organizing-book-ban-and-dont-say-gay-protests-statewide/ against another school board member, Jill Woolbright, for filing a https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/17/us/florida-flagler-county-schools-all-boys-arent-blue-book/index.html against a media specialist who had the book https://bookshop.org/p/books/all-boys-aren-t-blue-a-memoir-manifesto-george-m-johnson/9902795?ean=9781250895561&next=t in their library. This award-winning Black queer memoir was feautured in Courtney and Jen's https://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-boys-aren-t-blue-by-george-m-johnson--65972687 of the MILF4Books podcast. Since then, Jack has continued fighting injustices as a member of https://www.genzforchange.org, a non-profit advocacy organization, that uses the digital sphere to promote civil discource and civil action for issues including but not limited to genocide in Gaza, the attack on reproductive rights, the lack of LGBTQ, racial and immigration justice, and more. This episode, Jack features their most recent inititiaive, https://gz4c.org/fight/ which YOU can be apart of! Tune in to learn more.
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16 MAY 2025 · Courtney and Jen talk about previous books they have covered on this podcast such as The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed, and how they related to sexual assault for Sexual Assault Awareness month (even though that was in April and it is already May). They are *winning* at the podcasting game. In this episode, instead of talking about a new banned book, they discuss the bigots that should be banned and why it is so important NOT to stay quiet in these unprecedented times.
Join the https://www.patreon.com/c/MILF4Books/membership today!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WjDYfBb8R8VX0AwY-1SJ-YmkzUAHiynPLNJslRVe-pk/edit?tab=t.0
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14 MAY 2025 · Jennifer and Courtney sit down with Somatic Psychotherapist and Certified Sex Therapist, Dr. Holly Richmond to discuss all the things SEX. Topics include but are not limited to: How long penile penetration should last (the answer may surprise you!), why douche's are bad in practice but good for namecalling, how to talk to adolescents about masturbation (and the book https://www.rjjulia.com/search/site/we%20need%20to%20talk%20about%20vaginas), and the importance of services for sexual assault survivors that are quickly and quietly being defunded by Trump and his MAGAts.
Buy Dr. Richmond's book: Reclaiming Pleasure: A Sex-Positive Guide for Moving Past Sexual Trauma and Living a Passionate Life https://www.amazon.com/dp/1684038421/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_23S5K0K1N40KRX45VKS1
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WjDYfBb8R8VX0AwY-1SJ-YmkzUAHiynPLNJslRVe-pk/edit?tab=t.0
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26 APR 2025 · RFK's "Nazi-shaped" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/health-agencies-not-creating-autism-registry-hhs-nih/, his https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rfk-jr-food-dyes/ about removing food dyes (and the FDA inspectors who https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/04/18/nx-s1-5364544/fda-inspections-layoffs-food-and-drug-supply-less-safe them), Pam Bondi's explicit https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pam-bondi-prosecute-judges_n_680bcd78e4b036223d520548 to "come after" judges (and the https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2025/04/25/read-the-fbis-charges-against-milwaukee-judge-hannah-dugan/83277932007/ of one!). These are just some of Trump's most recent attempts at authoritarianism that Jennifer and Courtney discuss. Tune in to hear how it all realtes to https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-constitutional-rights-do-undocumented-immigrants-have deportations, Japanese https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/16/alien-enemies-act-trump-deportations-00232451 and the 2022 children's book "https://bookshop.org/p/books/love-in-the-library-maggie-tokuda-hall/16832349?ean=9781536204308&next=t" written by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and illustrated by Yas Imamura. Talking about Trump's abuse of power with your friends, family, and even neighbors, will WEAKEN his abuse of power! Erica Chenoweth, a political scientist, determined that just https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world of the population actively participating in nonviolent protests can result it serious political change. If you can't make it to a protest, download the 5 calls app. If you can't do that, help your neighbor. We're in this together, and if you need some inpso, check out this https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nashville-neighbors-form-human-chain-to-protect-father-as-ice-tries-to-bring-him-into-custody/ of people forming a human-chain to protect their neighbor from ICE.
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18 APR 2025 · Courtney and Jennifer sit down with https://linktr.ee/Reconciler singer and guitarist Joseph Lazzari to talk about Katy Perry "taking up MORE space", how punk music has always known the truth, and how their song "Love Song for the End Times" pairs perfectly with her https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/i-feel-super-connected-to-love-katy-perry-talks-about-her-historic-spaceflight-with-blue-origin-video about love connection and daisies. Sources:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/who-is-amanda-nguyen-all-about-the-rape-survivor-who-became-the-first-vietnamese-woman-in-space/articleshow/120373242.cms https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgek8engwmo https://www.news18.com/world/who-is-neela-rajendra-why-did-nasa-fire-her-on-trumps-orders-ws-dkl-9300078.html https://reconcileratl.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/joseph_lazzari/
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16 APR 2025 · Dem Rep. Lauren Simmons showed stunning levels of patience as she gently explained "intersex" to Republican Rep. https://www.yahoo.com/news/andy-thats-not-true-texas-195905110.html…and he still couldn’t grasp anything beyond the “biblical” definition of gender as he defended cutting university LGBTQ+ programs. If only there were books that we could read to educate us on the matter…Oh wait, there are! Join Jennifer and Courtney as they discuss multiple novels Rep. Hopper could read to inform himself on the complex spectrum of sex, including Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe.
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We’re two fed-up moms juggling jobs, kids, and the fight against book bans and bigotry. Why should MAGA fear-mongers masquerading as "saviors" decide what we can read? Join Jennifer and...
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We’re two fed-up moms juggling jobs, kids, and the fight against book bans and bigotry. Why should MAGA fear-mongers masquerading as "saviors" decide what we can read? Join Jennifer and Courtney as they amplify the voices of banned book authors and their characters in between mom-ing and trying to survive the capitalist grind of our new Authoritarian America. Visit patreon.com/MILF4Books to become a member of the "MILFia" and join us in fighting for America's freedom to read while unlocking exclusive content.
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