#95 February 2026

Steph and Candice did not get a lot of reading done between the last episode and this, but we did watch some sports, some music, and some movies. Times are tough right now, but we agree that finding joy is an act of resistance! Books Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon  Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World by Brooke McAlary   The Acts of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table by John Steinbeck   Yours Cruelly, Elvira by Cassandra Peterson   The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel The Future is Female Vol 2 edited by Lisa Yaszek  Movies A Star is Born (1976) Trailer  The Way We Were Trailer Funny Girl Trailer   Cats Trailer  Links Bad Bunny's half time show   CBC Gem full Olympics coverage    Podcamp Toronto (Feb 28 & Mar 1)  Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 02:00 Steph hosted a Super Bowl party 04:38 Candice watched some Olympics 13:00 On hyper fixation  15:50 Movie watching - A Star is Born, Barbara Streisand, and Cats 22:38 Steph Reading - Eve and a talk on longevity 43:15 On staying social and active in February - midwinter parties 54:00 Candice's reading update   --- Find all of our past episodes at Stories From The Village Please leave us a review on iTunes and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow Candice on Storygraph Follow Steph on Storygraph Follow the Bookshelf on Instagram and Facebook and now Tumblr!! Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at http://bookshelf.ca and join the weekly newsletter.  Send us an email at [email protected] Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by The Underscore Orkestra