Our book this episode is the book Milkfed by Melissa Broder. It sparks a big conversation covering appetite, disordered eating, faith, sex, frozen yogurt, and a bit of mysticism for good measure. It’s a fascinating, well-written, but ultimately (for us at least), sad book that gave us A LOT to talk and think about.
We also share some book and cocktail recommendations for puzzle nights (they’re a thing, we’re on board).
Please note - In this episode, we discuss the disordered eating habits of the book’s protagonist Rachel. If you’d prefer not to listen to that, please skip to around the 20-minute mark where we shift gears.
Thank you as always to our producer Kristy Reading and to Smith and Jones for generously allowing us to include your beautiful song Small Town Woman at the beginning and end of this episode.
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Germaine and Sophie x
We acknowledge that the land on which we work and live is the traditional land of the Wiradjuri Nation (Sophie) and the Gadigal of the Eora Nation (Germaine). We pay our respects to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all First Nations people.
S3 Episode 3 - Milkfed