This month, Cece and Anthony are joined by writer, aid worker, and sociologist, Malka Older. The group discuss Malka’s humanitarian work and how it influences her writing (4:45), writing an audio series for the preexisting property Orphan Black (13:30), what it’s like to have a sibling who is also a writer (22:30), and writing short stories versus novels (29:00). In the Pop! section, Anthony and Cece talk the pros and cons of Disney+ (37:00), recap some royal news (42:00), talk about the fake death report of Alice Munro (46:30), and dish on John Legend being named Sexiest Man Alive (49:30). In the Bang! section, Malka rejoins the hosts to share which end-of-the-world scenarios scares them the most (54:30).
Links
Malka Older
https://malkaolder.wordpress.com/publications/about/
…and Other Disasters
http://www.masonjarpress.xyz/chapbooks-1/and-other-disasters
Orphan Black: The Next Chapter
https://www.serialbox.com/serials/orphan-black
Clone club
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/10/business/media/orphan-black-cloneclub.html
Daniel Jose Older on Twitter
https://twitter.com/djolder
The Centenal Cycle
https://us.macmillan.com/series/thecentenalcycle/
NaNoWriMo
https://www.nanowrimo.org/
Clinton and The Duchess of Sussex meet
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a29808708/meghan-markle-archie-hillary-clinton-meeting-frogmore-cottage/
Frogmore Cottage
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a25295234/prince-harry-meghan-markle-frogmore-cottage-windsor-home/
Queen Elizabeth II no longer wearing fur
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/606899/queen-elizabeth-ii-replaces-real-fur
The Crown, s3
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/19/arts/television/the-crown-season-3-netflix-history.html
Alice Munro is Alive
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/alice-munro-alive-and-well-twitter-hoax/
John Legend is the sexiest man alive
https://people.com/music/john-legend-sexiest-man-alive-2019-reveal/
1995 John Legend
https://twitter.com/johnlegend/status/1194442120225902593?lang=en
1995 Idris Elba
https://twitter.com/idriselba/status/1195009603286818816?lang=en