This week Julia and Victoria answer the question: “What’s on your bookshelf?” And it leads them to surprisingly deep thoughts about home and belonging, authenticity and the search for happiness. Plus Victoria is still searching for a long-lost book she made the mistake of loaning, so if you find it, let them know.

Writer, doula, and women’s health advocate Elizabeth Endara sat down with Julia back in January for some commentary on the state of women’s health and the importance of trusting women’s knowledge of their own bodies. After hearing our woefully under-informed opinions last episode on This Is Your Brain on Birth Control, now it’s time to learn from the wisdom of a women’s health professional!

We talk about the Enneagram a lot, possibly too much, in fact. But we’re on the air one more time talking about what we have learned since we released the Sacred Enneagram episode last fall. We discuss questions like, What are the limits of this tool, and How do we use it to find the next step in our journey toward wholeness? Also a list of our favorite meme accounts!

How have the books we read this year shaped us? And how did our daily lives color the books we read? Join us for some coffee and contemplation as we look back on 2019 - the adventures we traveled, the jobs we started, and the crazy decision we made to put recordings of our voices onto the internet for literally anyone to listen to.

Julia and her childhood best friend, Reidleigh, remember the books they read as kids, the fictional characters they had crushes on, their identities as book nerds, and the stories that made them into who they are today.

Why do we say “Ye Olde Taverne” when we’re trying to sound old and British? Why did an Irish poet create a competition to build a better alphabet on his deathbed? And what the hell is an ampersand? This week in Book Club: Minisodes, Victoria goes deep into the history of the English language and alphabet. It’s gonna be a wild ride, so let’s get into it!

When did we start separating stories into truth and fiction? And what does that have to do with women's liberation? This week, we're taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming to delve into one of Julia's favorite subjects: The History of the Novel. Get ready, it's Nerd Time!