BSG #15: Call Emily's Dad / Station Eleven

If the world as we know it ended today, how would you survive? What would you miss? Who would you be? The squad explores these questions and more in our discussion of Emily St. John Mandel's 2014 novel "Station Eleven." Join us and our special guest Todd (a man) as we wax philosophical, argue about which character is the best, and gush through every last detail of this book, which—spoiler alert—we liked a lot. At the end of the episode, check in with the BSG blog and hear about Susan's bookstore of the month: E. Shaver, Bookseller in Savannah, GA. Plus, listeners tell us why they identify as feminists, and we announce the winner of our MOXIE giveaway! It's all right here waiting for you, so you'd better hurry and listen before your device runs out of battery and is donated to the Museum of Civilization. :30 – Intros and icebreakers! With A Todd 9:47 – So what’s this book about? 12:45 – Who’s the narrator? 17:57 – How to have an apocalypse without zombies 25:18 – Is there a main character? They’re all great, really. 32:45 – Miranda is really cool, ok? 35:19 – You’re a cult leader, call your dad! 39:26 – A text within a text 42:14 – Clark’s the bomb and the writing is great 44:20 – Kirsten’s tattoos 45:40 – “Everything happens for a reason” 48:11 – Call your dad if you’re in a cult, just like the MFM ladies tell you! 49:30 – Let’s talk about Star Trek 53:20 – Why Shakespeare? 55:32 – What is this novel about? 1:06:13 – What about the ending? 1:09:44 – Ratings! 1:13:32 – The rights have been sold! 1:15:16 – Bookstore of the month— E. Shaver, Bookseller! http://www.eshaverbooks.com/ 1:18:29 – What’s on the blog? 1.23:15 – Almost paradiiiiise! YA book club and our GIVEAWAY! Congrats, Chloe! 1:27:00 – Next on the podcast: SOLO, A Star Wars Story! Our next book (in one month) is "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" by Michelle McNamara. **We want to apologize for some sound issues we had during this recording due to 'technical difficulties,' as they say. We assure you that we're doing our best to eliminate them in the future! We're still new at this... kinda.