ep. 207: Imposter Syndroming with Aparna Nancherla
Comedian Aparna Nancherla talks about her new book, Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself and Imposter Syndrome, and Cristen digs deeper on imposter syndrome’s feminist identity crisis.
ep. 204: Houston, We Have a Library Problem
Why is one of the largest school districts in the country turning libraries into student detention centers?
ep. 186: REAL Self-Care
Dr. Pooja Lakshmin reclaims self-care from Big Beauty & Wellness and demystifies its transformative powers.
ep. 151: How to Be ‘Well-Read’
Well-Read Black Girl founder Glory Edim tells us about growing up at the library, how books changed her life and the power of reading in community.
ep. 148: Romance Novel Redemption
Romance is the most popular fiction genre, but it rarely gets the respect it deserves.
ep. 132: How to Write Cookbooks
Julia Turshen thinks cookbooks deserve more respect.
ep. 122: Unlearning Shame with Ashley C. Ford
Writer Ashley C. Ford wants you to know you can set that shame baggage down.
ep. 110: Family Secrets with Morgan Jerkins
Traveling across the country to trace her family tree, Morgan Jerkins came face to face with new and uncomfortable truths.
ep. 93: How to Live Single, Pt. 3: Sexpectations
What can embracing a broader romantic and sexual spectrum teach us about living single?
ep. 87: How to Not Be a Karen
How do you solve a problem like white feminism? Mikki Kendall knows, and the answer isn't being nice.
ep. 77: How to Mind Mental Illness with Esmé Weijun Wang
What happens when you aren’t “the appropriate type of crazy?”
ep. 45: How to Free the 90s Bitch
The 1990s were supposed to be the "decade of women," but it became all about the bitches instead . . .
ep. 27: How to Smash the Patriarchy
We knew our book would be timely … we just didn’t know it would be Senate-hearing-perjury-level timely. In this episode, C+C are pulling back the curtain on the book-writing process, talking inspo, info and illos — and super-strange Sandra Bullock metaphors.
ep. 24: How to Be Girl Friends
From pop culture to politics, galpals are all the rage right now, so why aren't they taken more seriously?