The Impression That I Get

About this episode

The episode discusses first impressions and includes book and pop culture recommendations.

This week, we're thinking about first impressions. Plus, the Broads talk about the statistic probability we've met a murderer, ridiculous impressions we've received, and Erin's intense prep as Amy's hype woman. Links mentioned in the episode: Song from The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: " The Impression That I Get " Amy's books coming out in 2024 _____ Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 130: The Impression That I Get Novels: Amy: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin Erin: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone , Benjamin Stevenson Other Books: Amy: And Then We Grew Up: On Creativity, Potential, and the Imperfect Art of Adulthood , Rachel Friedman (Nonfiction) Erin: Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us , Rachel Aviv (Nonfiction) Pop Culture: Amy: The Menu (HBOMax) Erin: Poker Face (Peacock) (and Natasha Lyonne on Seth Meyers ) Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life! Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme . Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two…

People in this episode

Hosts: Amy, Erin

Topics covered

• first impressions
• statistics
• book recommendations
• pop culture
• humor
• feminism

Keywords

• first impressions
• book recommendations
• pop culture
• humor
• feminism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HBOMax, Peacock

Books & works: The Impression That I Get, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, And Then We Grew Up: On Creativity, Potential, and the Imperfect Art of Adulthood, Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us, The Menu, Poker Face

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