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Plain Bad Podcasters

Plain Bad Podcasters

Written by: Lark & Alex
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Join Lark and Alex as they re-read and analyze the lesbiest book of all time, emily m. danforth’s ”Plain Bad Heroines.”Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Art
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  • Ep 7: Pages 345-404 & the Newberry Library
    Jan 15 2026

    Join us as Lark and Alex discuss the chapters "What to Make of This Arrangement?" through "An Undesirable Morbidness" and visit Chicago's Newberry Library to see two of Mary MacLane's hand-written manuscripts. You can find supplemental posts on our Tumblr page: plainbadpodcasters.tumblr.com. Find more of Richie Smith's music on Bandcamp.

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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • Ep 6: Pages 283-338 & Side Talk with Girls
    Dec 15 2025

    Join us as Lark and Alex discuss the chapters "Side Talk #1: Bo Dhillon Makes His Case" and "Side Talk #2: Harold Brookhants Makes His Case" and do a Deep Dive into the book Side Talks with Girls. You can find supplemental posts on our Tumblr page: plainbadpodcasters.tumblr.com. Find more of Richie Smith's music on Bandcamp. This episode's bibliography is Side Talks with Girls by Isabel Mallon writing as Rush Ashmore.

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    1 hr and 54 mins
  • Ep 5: Pages 227-277 & Shirley Jackson w/Esa
    Nov 15 2025

    Join us as Lark, Alex, and special guest Esa discuss the chapters "Fin de Siècle Meet Cute" through "Libbie Brookhants Takes a Bath" and do a Deep Dive into the work of Shirley Jackson and her influence on Plain Bad Heroines. You can see a photo of Harper Harper's motorcycle and other supplemental posts on our Tumblr page: plainbadpodcasters.tumblr.com. Find more of Richie Smith's music on Bandcamp. This episode's bibliography is The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, both by Shirley Jackson.

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    2 hrs and 9 mins
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