18 DEC 2025 · In this episode, our hosts dive into R.F. Kuang’s explosive novel Yellowface, a messy, chaotic, and painfully accurate takedown of the publishing world. The ladies unpack June Hayward’s wild decision to steal a dead woman’s manuscript, the delusion that carries her into literary fame, and the way the industry protects, rewards, and excuses certain voices over others.They break down the book’s themes of cultural appropriation, white feminism, internet backlash, and how far people will go to be seen as “the good one” while doing the absolute most. It’s sharp, it’s unhinged, and it had the ladies yelling at the pages. So pull up, grab your beverage, and get into this conversation. Cheers!
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Moni: To Jewel Ham, a multidisciplinary visual artist, curator, educator and former Spotify design intern, widely credited with creating the interactive, shareable story format for Spotify Wrapped in 2019, turning a simple link into a viral cultural moment. (Even though Spotify does not give her credit!) https://anthonygallery.com/ag-artist/jewel-ham/#:~:text=Instagram:%20@whateverjewel,group%20shows%20and%20publications%20worldwide.
the spotify intern who created wrapped
Kat: To the Somalian community for hilariously defending themselves againsts Trump and his vile attacks against thier community.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.npr.org/2025/12/02/nx-s1-5629305/trump-says-he-doesnt-want-somalis-in-the-u-s-urges-them-to-go-back-to-their-homeland-and-fix-it%23:~:text%3Dtoggle%2520caption,between%2520citizens%2520and%2520non%252Dcitizens.&ved=2ahUKEwiSpp2gzMSRAxWYLtAFHSdNJAEQqYcPegQICBAC&opi=89978449&cd&psig=AOvVaw3gsLRolt0JoviTZUs8ocKQ&ust=1766059981845000
https://www.instagram.com/p/DSK-NlBiK5J/?igsh=a2o2Zmd3bGkydWZo
About the Book: 319 pages, Paperback, First published May 16, 2023, Audiobook, about 9 hours
About the Author: R.F. Kuang https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16820001.R_F_Kuang
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