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The Fake Ass Book Club

The Book Club is Fake but the Talk is REAL! The F.A.B. Podcast serves cocktails while also serving up stories with a side dish of humor, a sprinkle of sarcasm, and an occasional expletive as garnish. Every hump day, tune in as Moni and Kat playfully and thoughtfully explore compelling books and topics as they relate to the human experience, filtered through the lens as black women in the midwest. Let each episode illustrate the power of storytelling and how it connects us all. This podcast is a

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Episode 74: "All Boys Aren't Blue by George M....

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2022/10/05

Welcome back! This week the ladies tackle a story on the Banned Book list., "All Boys Aren't Blue" by George M. Johnson. This book contains a series of personal essays and reflections from Johnson's past that walk us through his journey growing up as a queer Black boy. Moni and Kat unpack the sometimes performative nature of gender and fquestion "why some people are willing to disown their own children solely based on their sexuality"?.. They also ponder whether their families would accept them if

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Episode 73: "Banned Books and Crack"

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2022/09/28

The F.A.B. Podcast presents the banned books episode! As you may know, the ladies love books..especially ones that have been banned! This week, Moni & Kat give a little history on "banned books week" and its significance. They also dive into some of the most banned books of all time, including the ones they have and want to review on the show. The ladies also discuss the current uptick in book banning in the US and it's significance. Get ready for an opinionated conversation about some of the

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Episode 72: A review of Sex and Love Around the World

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2022/09/21

Happy Humpday F.A.B. Fam!! Speaking of hump day, your F.A.B. hosts are reviewing the 2018 documentary "Sex and Love Around the World" by Christine Amanpour. Christine travels around the world (Tokyo, Delhi, Beirut, Berlin, and Accra (Ghana) to talk to women about the rules of engagement in relationships and intimacy. It's a six part documentary directed by women. The topics cover everything from the idea of modern love to roles men and women play in sex, love, marriage family and even divorce. Tune

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Episode 71: "Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul" Review

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2022/09/14

The Fake Ass Book Club is back again! No book this week. This week's review features the movie, "Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul''. Written, directed, and produced by Adamma Ebo, this film stars Regina Hall as Trinitie Childs – the proud first lady of a Southern Baptist mega church, who together with her husband Pastor Lee-Curtis Childs (Sterling K. Brown). Their ministry once served a congregation in the tens of thousands. After a scandal forces their church to temporarily close, Trinitie and

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Episode 70: Viola Davis" Finding Me"

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2022/09/07

The Fake Ass Book Club is back again!! This week the ladies review "Finding Me" a memoir by Viola Davis. Viola describes this book by saying, "Finding Me is a deep reflection, a promise, and a love letter of sorts to self." The best kind of a love story!! Moni and Kat forged through moutains of vilolence, abuse, poverty and rats ( ewww rats!!) to uncover a beautiful story of reseilliance and self discovery! Enjoy! **Dedication: A special thanks to all the listerners. To all the people working hard

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Episode 69: I'm Glad my Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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2022/08/31

Welcome back!! This week your favorite fake ass friends dive in to the controversially titled memoir "I'm glad my Mom Died" by Jennette McCurdy. She was famous for her role as the feisty and fierce "Sam Puckett '' on Nickelodeon's hit series, iCarly and Sam & Cat. McCurdy stepped away from the popular role and officially quit acting in 2017. Although Kat didn't read the book this week, Moni managed to navigate the deeply personal and sometimes disturbing events of Jennette's life as a child

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Episode 68: "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig

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2022/08/24

Hello again FAB FAM!! This week the ladies take a trip to "The Midnight Library", a novel by Matt Heig, which explores all the choices that go into creating a life well lived. Despite a hectic week, Moni and Kat push through with their trademark motto of "cult leader confidence" to discuss just that! There are so many questions to unpack like, what does it mean to have a good life? Better yet, are people even capable of realizing the apex of their life's potential? Or, are people doomed to live

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Episode 67: "How To Change Your Mind" Netflix Series...

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2022/08/17

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!! This week, Moni and Kat tackle Micheal Pollan's Netflix docuseries "How To Change Your Mind". "The series is focused on the growing field of research that studies the effects of psychedelic drugs, specifically for use in helping those with mental health issues and addiction finally get relief from the problems that make living a well-balanced life difficult for them. The show looks at four mind-altering substances (LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, and mescaline), the

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Episode 66: P-Valley Review Episode 7 with Ebony Chappel

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2022/08/10

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!! Last week the ladies announced a different topic, but decided to share their conversation with one of their faves, Ebony Chappel, instead. Join them as they deep dive into P-Valley Episode 7 and all of it's drama!! This episode includes spoilers and adult content. Please be advised!! There was so muc to unpack this week, Relax and enjoy the show!! Cheers!! thefabpodcast@gmail.com About the show: P-Valley:"Set at a strip club called The Pynk in the fictional

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Episode 65: Dawn by Octavia Butler

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2022/08/03

The Fake Ass Book Club is back this week to review "Dawn" by Octavia Butler! Octavia Butler was an American science fiction writer, one of the best known among the few African-American women in the field. In her book, "humanity is decimated, and Earth has been all but destroyed by nuclear war. A black American woman, Lilith Iyapo, awakes among frightening aliens called “Oankali,” who offer humanity a devil's bargain: they will “save” humanity from extinction by taking human DNA, blending it with

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Episode 64: Made Man Improv Show featuring Justin Bland:

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2022/07/27

Welcome back FAB FAM! This week, special guest Justin Bland @jblandmademan, creator of the Made Man Improv Show, joined the conversation. After months of dodging the ladies, Justin finally agreed to appear on the show. He shared his origin story along with the inspiration behind the creation of his popular Improv Show. They discussed the power of art, the importance of playfulness, the pitfalls of creating just to be popular, and the advantage of being authentically yourself. What a show!! You will

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Episode 62: P-Valley Review with Ebony Chappel

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2022/07/20

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!! Along with special guest Ebony Chappel, Moni and Kat dive into the hit series P-Valley this week. P-Valley is an American drama television series created by Katori Hall. The series is an adaptation of Hall's play, Pussy Valley. The show follows several people who work at a strip club in the Mississippi Delta. The ladies cover a lot of ground this week. From the stunning audio visual experience of the show, to the country grammar and dialect of the larger

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Episode 63: "How To Be Perfect" by Michael Schur...

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2022/07/13

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!! Who knew moral philosophy and ethics could be fun to talk about!!?? Kat, and friend of the show, Aaron Hague knew!! Kat's cousin, Aaron is the perfect guest because he was a philosophy major & nerd. This week the crew reviewed Michael Schur's book How to be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question". This episode is like a philosophy 101 class: the question is asked, what makes you a good person? For instance, is Moni a better person than

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Episode 61: The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term...

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2022/07/06

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!! This week the ladies have , self proclaimed hair therapist (professionally licensed hair stylist), current student of clinical mental health counseling, business owner and author, Kyla Thompson @kyla.juan, as a guest. For discussion, Kyla selected a book from her class "The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity" by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris. The author discusses ACEs in her book: *Adverse Childhood Experiences * like abuse,

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Episode 60: Fake Ass Book Club Interview with The...

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2022/06/29

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!! This week the ladies sit down with content creator, business woman, mother and friend of the show, The Polished Lady. Inspired by Netflix show "Emily in Paris", Moni and Kat pulled out all the stops for their guest with a French inspired spread containing egg souflee', fresh fruit , pomme frites cooked in duck fat, and of course wine! Why not?! The conversation this week revoled around work life balance, motherhood, living in your porpuse, and burnout. They

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Episode 59: Our Father the Netflix Documentary

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2022/06/22

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!! Moni and Kat tackle the Netflix documentary, Our Father, where "a fertility specialist in Indiana named Dr. Donald Cline inseminated dozens of patients with his own sperm, without their knowledge or consent." Sooo cringy and unethical, GROSS!! The chatty ladies were so eager to talk this week that they forgot to do the typical dedication but did manage to shout @weliketopardi for their colab with Newfields (IMA) over Father's Day/Juneteenth weekend. Their

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Episode 58: A Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

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2022/06/15

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!! This week Moni and Kat take a trip to the Republic of Gilead in Margret Atwood's acclaimed novel "The Handmaid's Tale. What a trip!!! The ladies are grateful to be in studio with @ericdizzy of the Black Widow Podcast; the audio is impeccible this week. Like always the conversation moves around...they discuss the book and make comparisons to the HULU adaptation. They also make their way to topics like theocracy (Religion ran governments, think Saudi Arabi and

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Episode 57: "It's a Family Affair" featuring Shannon...

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2022/06/08

The F.A.B. ladies are back this week with special guest and fan of the show, Shannon aka @superchefbarbie! She also happens to be Kat's first cousin. Shannon shares why she’s a true fan the show, and the cousins geek out for one of their favorite TV series, Star Trek. Moni and Shannon discuss the problematic musical, “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", and why they still love it. Their conversation included themes such as the importance of multi-culturalism, the problematic nature of colonialism,

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Episode 56: “The Sexy Part of the Bible” by Kola Boof

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2022/06/01

Season 2 is in full effect!!🙌🏽 This week the ladies come full circle as they review Kola Boof’s fictional novel, “The Sexy Part of the Bible”. Kola Boof was the first author they featured on Season one. Accordiong to Publisers Weekly Boof’s book spins surrealism, sci-fi, racial politics, medical ethics ,feminism, religious debate, postcolonial theory, into a thought-provoking, suspenseful novel.” Moni had a hard time getting into the book so Kat recapped the details of the story. Kat shared her

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Welcome to Season 2! Don't Take Gas Station Dick Pills!!

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2022/05/25

Welcome back the F.A.B. Podcast!! This is the first episode of Season 2!! Moni and Kat are in the building (Cue the horns): The ladies kick off this episode reflecting back on the first year of their podcasting journey. Full of gratitude, Moni gives the longest dedication ever to some of their listeners and supporters, and Kat shouts out "Love, Death and Robots" for helping her maintain sanity. The ladies get started discussing the ups and downs of creating the show, along with what they are proud

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