Episode 91: Content Warning Part II–Alene’s Hard Pass

In this episode, we continue what we began in Episode 90  and bring you Alene’s hard pass. Content warning for discussion of various unpleasant topics, primarily suicide. Apologies for the poor sound quality, we didn’t feel like we would make it through this one again if we tried to re-record it.

Links
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
Romeo and Juliet
Heathers
The Big Chill
Dear Evan Hansen
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Dead Poets Society
Harold and Maude
Death With Dignity (right to die)
Looking for Alaska by John Green
The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Lost and Delirious
The Children’s Hour (play)
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Morvern Callar by Alan Warner (film)
In Bruges
13 Reasons Why (book)
U.S. News & World Report: Why Suicide Keeps Rising for Middle-Aged Men

Fun Home (book)
Reuben, Reuben
A Single Man
Tumblr: Is There Suicide In It?
goodreads: Suicide
Wikipedia: List of suicides in fiction
Wikipedia: List of suicides
Slate: Alone in the Dark: Why we need more children’s books about suicide and severe depression.
The Pact by Jodi Picoult
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Better Off Dead
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Captain America: The First Avenger

Wonder Woman
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again

Musical Obsessions
Alene: “Holding Out For A Hero” by Bonnie Tyler

Anna: “Pynk” by Janelle Monae

Obsessions
Alene: Minerva by Marion Chesney
Anna: Fence comic by C. S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad

Episode 23: Inside Out and Listener Questions Show Notes

Download episode here.

During this episode, Anna and Carolyn talk about the latest Pixar release, Inside Out, as well as answering listener questions. Everything you ever wanted to know about us, all wrapped up in one tasty episode.

Links
Anna’s presentation at ALA Annual in San Francisco
Pop Culture Happy Hour Inside Out episode
Terms of Endearment
A League of Their Own
Steel Magnolias
Up
Magic Mike XXL (and Magic Mike)
Big Sexy Kevin Nash
We have an email!! bellwetherfriendspodcast@gmail.com
X-Files new episodes
Supergirl
Scream Queens
Netflix vs. Hulu
Fun Home original Broadway cast recording
Batman stamps
How about those Blackhawks?
Duran Duran
John Taylor

Eye of Horus
Cake or Death?
Brandon Sanderson Alcatraz series
Circulating Ideas
HASHTAG WITHDRAWN
BOP, Tiger Beat, etc.
Kirk Cameron
Judy Garland

Musical Obsessions
Carolyn: Taylor Swift, “Out of the Woods,” “All You Had To Do Was Stay”
TWO BOSSY DAMES on 1989
Anna: Kelly Clarkson, “Heartbeat Song”
Spotify playlist

Obsessions
Anna: A Million Tiny Little Things by Foxbones
Carolyn: It by Stephen King

Episode 21: BookExpo America and Leverage (plus Fun Home!) Show Notes

Episode here.

This week, Anna reported in on her experience at BEA (aka BookExpo America) and did her worst to booktalk some of the books she learned about in New York City! Then we discussed our first encounter with the show Leverage, and were both very happy about Fun Home–the book and the show.

Next time we will have special guest @amydieg on to talk about Y: The Last Man and other topics!

Links
BookExpo America
Library Journal Day of Dialog
Maryrose Wood
Armada and Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson aka The Bloggess
Rising Strong by Brené Brown
Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives by Gretchen Rubin
Everybody Rise by Stephanie Clifford
BookCon
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Leverage
The blog Carolyn read before it actually happened
Ocean’s Eleven

Musical Obsessions
Anna: “Matter of Time” by Barenaked Ladies (from Silverball)
Carolyn: “Ring of Keys” from Fun Home: The Musical

Obsessions
Carolyn: Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Anna: Battle Magic by Tamora Pierce
SPQR by Mary Beard