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Popaganda Episode: Favorite Pop Culture of the Year

by Sarah Mirk
Published on December 31, 2015 at 4:55pm

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We ask people involved with Bitch over the past year, from writers to interns to interviewees, to share their favorite things from the year. This show highlights everything from favorite books and albums to favorite moment in Texas politics. Listen in! 

People featured on this show include comic book author Kelly Sue DeConnick, Note to Self host Manoush Zomorodi, artist Erika Moen and many others. 

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VICTORIA LAW'S TOP-10 BOOK LIST FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE: 

Zen Cho -  Sorcerer to the Crown
Pallavi Aiyar - Chinese Whiskers
NK Jemisin - Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
Ilyasah Shabazz & Kekla Magoon - X
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni - The Mistress of Spices
Valynne Maetani - Ink & Ashes
Audre Lorde: Zami - A New Spelling of My Name
Kemba Smith - Poster Child: The Kemba Smith Story
Ruth Wilson Gilmore - Golden Gulag
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - We Should All Be Feminists

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by Sarah Mirk
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Sarah Mirk is the former host of Bitch Media’s podcast Popaganda. She’s interested in gender, history, comics, and talking to strangers. You can follow her on Twitter. 

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3 Comments Have Been Posted

Book/media links

Rachel Benoit replied on

Hi Sarah! I am just catching up on my Popaganda listening, and want to check out some of the books from the first segment. Is it possible to get a list of the top picks of 2015? :)

Here's the book list

Sarah Mirk replied on

Hi Rachel! 

Here's the book list from Victoria Law: 

Zen Cho: Sorcerer to the Crown
Pallavi Aiyar: Chinese Whiskers
NK Jemisin: Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
Ilyasah Shabazz & Kekla Magoon: X
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: The Mistress of Spices
Valynne Maetani: Ink & Ashes
Audre Lorde: Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
Kemba Smith: Poster Child: The Kemba Smith Story
Ruth Wilson Gilmore: Golden Gulag
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: We Should All Be Feminists

Yay!

Rachel Benoit replied on

Thanks Sarah! XOXO to you & Amy for all the sweet podcasts!

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