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22. Internet Malice/Faulkner's Coffin

On social media hate, parasocial projection, & As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner. hotliterati.com

10-23
14:49

20. Of course we're F*cking Anxious (social media and Gen Z)

On the social media/gen z question. hotliterati.com

09-24
17:50

19. Justice for the Manic Pixie Dream Girl

Discussing the archetype in Breakfast at Tiffany's, Blonde (2023), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and more hotliterati.com

09-17
20:56

18. Feminine Insanity, Marriage, & Kate Chopin

new site! HotLiterati.com the collection that I read is The Awakening and Selected Stories (Random House 2020 edition) by Kate Chopin

09-12
33:49

17. I'm never 100% I'm not a Robot

On Ex Machina, and societal dissonance. hotliterati.com

09-03
20:24

16. Why The Bell Jar is so relatable (except for the racist parts)

tw: mentions of suicide On The Bell Jar, sad girl culture, and feminine societal dissonance. hotliterati.com

08-26
44:50

15. The reason I didn't dye my hair post-breakup

Essay on break ups, hair, and race. hotliterati.com

07-16
11:17

14. How to Live a Real Life

Essay on existential angst, the commodification of people, and the absurdity of society. hotliterati.com

06-22
08:28

13. A little Chocolate Before the Big Sleep

Essay on break ups and existential angst. hotliterati.com

06-13
09:28

12. How Faulkner & Babitz got me through a breakup

On William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom, Bell Hook's All About Love, Rene Girard's Deceit, Desire and the Novel, & Eve Babitz's L.A. Woman. hotliterati.com Music is Steven-OBrien.net!

04-07
31:47

11. James Baldwin and The Fire This Time

On James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time and relevant themes for today's America.  hotliterati.com Music at beginning/end is prelude by steven-obrien.net

04-07
16:54

11. My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Sad Girls, and Gen Z

On My Year of Rest and Relaxation and why Gen Z identifies with it so heavily.  hotliterati.com Music at beginning/end is prelude by steven-obrien.net 

12-15
16:53

10. My Eating Disorder and the book that Helped my Recovery

TW: mention of eating disorders On eating disorder recovery, helpful resources, and Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings. Accounts referenced in the episode:  https://www.instagram.com/dietitiandeanna/channel/ https://www.instagram.com/no.food.rules/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/diet.culture.rebel/?hl=en

11-13
37:21

8. Do I have Girl Interrupted Syndrome?

TW: mention of suicide + eating disorders  On Girl Interrupted - book, film, and cultural interpretation. hotliterati.com

10-30
32:16

7. Vonnegut & the meaning(s) of life

Hi Hot Literati!❤️‍🔥📚 In this episode, Hailey discusses the big questions of life in accordance with The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut.  Thank you for listening. Happy to have you here, Hailey🫶🏽 JOIN HOT LITERATI OCTOBER BOOK CLUB: 1) Acquire Rattlebone by Maxine Clair via library, used book store, online book store (Mcnally Editions is where I got mine), etc. 2) Sign up for Sunroom!! It's a platform for private content where I'll be posting the reading schedule, question prompts, my own thoughts, and chatting 1 on 1 with Hot Literati participants. It is $10* a month, but I assure you it will be worth it ( + I really appreciate the support and am so thrilled to be hosting this as my first book club!!). SIGN UP HERE -> https://api.sunroom.so/creator/6a55561a-9c88-4ed6-a0ae-7494e1c6feff To join the Hot Literati community, follow our social media channels.  https://beacons.ai/hotliterati To follow Hailey  https://beacons.ai/haileycolborn

10-18
26:29

6. Death to the perfect woman

On the myth of perfect womanhood through Cleo from 5 to 7 by Agnès Varda. hotliterati.com

10-09
26:00

5. We shouldn't have to earn love

On love as defined in Kurt Vonnegut's The Sirens of Titan. hotliterati.com

10-03
28:07

4. 20 BOOKS in 2022 (& which ones you should read)

20 books and book reviews in 2022. hotliterati.com

09-25
11:29

3. How Dostoevsky got me out of a cult

On finding a personal connection to God through Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. The translation referenced in this episode is the Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky translation. 

09-19
32:44

2. Being a (GIRLY) girl sucks

Alternative title: Cinderella Ate Me.  On Peggy Orenstein's book Cinderella Ate My Daughter and the trials of girly girl culture.

09-11
31:48

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