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Welcome to the book club where three best friends force each other to read books we wouldn’t typically read. We’ve got magic, we’ve got murder, we’ve even got a manifesto or two. 

New episodes drop the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Find ’em wherever you listen to podcasts. 

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S02 E03: Untamed by Glennon Doyle

IT’S HERE. THE DAY ERKS HAS BEEN WAITING FOR. The Real Friends are finally talking about Glennon Doyle’s book, Untamed. Join us!

S01 E20: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Finally, the day that Courtney has long been waiting for! Join us on a journey into the Fae world of Prythian to discuss the first book of the ACOTAR series, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas.

S01 E18: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

The Real Friends step into the past to discuss the classic gothic romance novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier this week. Spoiler: we’re still trying to find the romance in this one.

S01 E16: Evicted by Matthew Desmond

Evicted transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of 21st-century America’s most devastating problems.

S01 E15: The One by John Marrs

This week, the Real Friends talk love, destiny, and murder in The One by John Marrs. Get ready to find your match my friends. *dramatically winks*

S01 E14: Ready Player 2 by Ernest Cline

The week the Real Friends discuss, the continuation of the Ready Player 1 saga, Ready Player 2 by Ernest Cline. The hunt is on once again and we are logging back into the OASIS.

S01 E13: How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell

When the technologies we use every day collapse our experiences into 24/7 availability, platforms for personal branding, and products to be monetized, nothing can be quite so radical as… doing nothing. Here, Jenny Odell sends up a flare from the heart of Silicon Valley, delivering an action plan to resist capitalist narratives of productivity and techno-determinism, and to become more meaningfully connected in the process.