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Bad On Paper

Becca Freeman & Olivia Muenter

Join Becca Freeman and Olivia Muenter every Wednesday for a dose of books and banter, along with interviews with women who inspire us.
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Bad On Paper - Four Thousand Weeks Book Club
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01/31/24 • 56 min

This week, we’re discussing our January Book Club pick, Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman. We discuss how the book compared to our expectations and our relationships with time, as well as the book’s takes on perfectionism, control, “The joy of missing out,” and more!

Obsessions

O: The Trust on Netflix

B: Slow Horses on Apple TV+

What we read this week

Becca: Daisy Haites, The Great Undoing, and Magnolia Parks into the Dark by Jessa Hastings

Olivia: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

February’s Book Club Pick - Good Material by Dolly Alderton (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

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This year we’re shaking up our guest interview format, and bringing in highly requested guest Kate Kennedy to share her Three Things! Kate is the host of Be There in Five and the author of One in a Millenial, an exploration of pop culture, nostalgia, and the millennial zeitgeist.

Kate’s Three Things

TikTok aesthetic microtrends

Welcome to Plathville

Going idle on AIM

Obsessions

Becca: NY Times Connections

Olivia: Josiah & The Bonnevilles Lemming

What we read this week

Becca: One-Star Romance by Laura Hankin (out 6/18), Still Writing by Dani Shapiro

Olivia: The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

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Bad On Paper - What’s in Our Notes App
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03/13/24 • 56 min

The notes App can be used for more than celebrity apologies, so we decided to dedicate an episode to diving into what's in our Notes App! Specifically Notes App organization, the most useful notes we keep, the weirdest notes we find on our phones, and more!

Let us know the innovative/smart/weird ways you use the Notes App by calling in at 843-405-3157.

Obsessions

Becca - Chobani Cinnamon French Toast Creamer

Olivia - American Fiction

What we read this week

Olivia: Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas

Becca: Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (out 6/11), Bride by Ali Hazelwood

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter!

Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club!

Subscribe to Becca’s Newsletter!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

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Bad On Paper - 2024 Reading preview!
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02/07/24 • 76 min

It’s time for one of our favorite episodes of the year, our 2024 reading preview! We chat with Jordyn Walker, Haley Jakobson, Tomi Obebe, Steven Rowley, and Amanda Montell about their most anticipated reads of 2024! We also ask them the very important question: If you could have a meal with any fictional character at any chain restaurant, who are you going with and where are you taking them?

Olivia’s 2024 Picks

Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody

Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead by Jenny Hollander

Jordyn’s 2024 Picks

Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

Haley’s 2024 Picks

Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore (out August 20)

The Most Famous Girl in the World by Iman Hariri-Kia (out May 7)

Tomi’s 2024 Picks

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan (our March 5)

Steven’s 2024 Picks

Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley (out February 27)

The Women by Kristin Hannah

Amanda’s 2024 Picks

All Fours by Miranda July

Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne

Becca’s 2024 Picks

One-Star Romance by Laura Hankin (out June 18)

Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (out June 11)

Obsessions

Olivia: NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour

Becca: Cadbury creme egg season

What we read this week

Becca: The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren (May 14); Crescent City 3 by Sarah J Maas

Olivia: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston, Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

This Month’s Book Club Pick - (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter!

Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

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Bad On Paper - January 2024 Three Things
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01/17/24 • 52 min

It’s time for our first Three Things of 2024! We’re so excited to share what we’ve been watching, reading, and questioning lately.

Olivia’s things

In & Out lists

Gypsy Rose Blanchard

Saltburn

Becca

This NYT Article about Michael Stipe

Naked Attraction

The Pantone Color of the Year 2024

Obsessions

Becca: Vick’s Sinus Steamer

Olivia: Kaweco Sport Fountain Pen

What we read this week

Becca: First Lie Wins By Ashley Elston

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

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Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

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We’re so excited for another guest Three Things with author Tia Williams! We chat about Love is Blind, American Fiction (with an Oscar movie sidebar), and her new novel A Love Song for Ricki Wilde!

Tia Williams is the author of the novels The Accidental Diva, It Chicks, Sixteen Candles, The Perfect Find (now a Netflix movie starring Gabrielle Union), Seven Days in June, and her latest novel, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde just came out last month!

We also ask Tia for beauty recs, which include Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer, Tom Ford Soleil de Feu, Rare Beauty Blushes, and Ilia Mascara.

Obsessions

Olivia: Jennifer Lopez’s This Is Me.. Now

Becca: Bare chicken tenders

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter!

Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

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Bad On Paper - Expiration Dates Book Club
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04/24/24 • 63 min

It’s time to discuss our April 2024 Book Club Pick, Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle! We share our thoughts on the book’s magical realism, debate if we’d consider it a romance novel, dive into the theme of fate vs. free will, share if we saw the twist coming, and so much more!

Obsessions

Becca: The Tortured Poets Department & Sun Bum Face Mist sunscreen

Olivia: “You’re Not The Only One I Know” by The Sundays

What we read this week

Becca: The Pairing by Casey McQuiston (out 8/6); The Prospects by KT Hoffman

Olivia: Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra, Sandwich by Catherine Newman (out 6/18), Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle

This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

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Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter!

Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club!

Subscribe to Becca’s Newsletter!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

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Bad On Paper - Obscure Erotica Part 2
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02/14/24 • 58 min

Romance is in the air! We were feeling adoorable this Valentine’s Day and thought we’d Linc up and dive back into some obscure erotica. Join us...if you dare!

Obsessions

Becca: Norah Ephron, specifically I’ll Have What She’s Having and Everything is Copy

Olivia: @poppincandyofficial, Hvladimir the Beluga Whale

What we read this week

Becca: Still Writing by Dani Shapiro

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Good Material by Dolly Alderton (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

Sponsors

Cozy Earth - Get up to 35% off sitewide when you use the code BOP at cozyearth.com.

Better Help - Visit betterhelp.com/BADONPAPER to get 10% off your first month.

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter!

Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club!

Pre-order Olivia’s Book, Such a Bad Influence!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

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Bad On Paper - Best Books of 2023

Best Books of 2023

Bad On Paper

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12/13/23 • 62 min

For the last episode of 2023, it’s time to talk about the best books we read in this year! Becca and Olivia each share their top 10 books they read, and we play calls from listeners sharing their favorite books from 2023!

Becca’s Best Books of the Year:

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

You Again by Kate Goldbeck

Maybe Once, Maybe Twice by Allison Rose Greenberg

Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donahue

Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

The Celebrants by Steven Rowley

Olivia’s best books of the year

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

The Whispers by Ashley Audrain

The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman

Yellowface by RF Kuang

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Talking at Night by Clare Daverley

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon

Banyan Moon by Thao Thai

Listener Best Books of the Year

The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland

The Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber

Setting the Table by Danny Meyers

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Darker Shades of Magic Series by V.E. Schwab

Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

In Memoriam by Alice Winn

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donahue

Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches bySangu Mandanna

Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life: A Memoir by Delia Ephron

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

Strong Female Character by Fern Brady

The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel Linden

Obsessions

Olivia - Four Christmases

Becca - Axiom Chain Necklace and the Ridge Heart Charm Pendant from Missoma

What we read this week!

Becca - The Art of Scandal by Regina Black

Olivia - Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie

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Bad On Paper - A Spring Life Catchup
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04/17/24 • 62 min

From new hobbies to writing stuff to upcoming travel and more, we’re taking this week to catch up on LIFE!

Substacks we’re into right now include Seester Seester by Ashley and Alexa Spivey, Gossip Time, Get it Write by Andrea Bartz, Hung Up with Hunter Harris.

(Also if anybody can relate to Olivia’s low, here’s a link to that Critter Catcher)

Obsessions

Olivia: Duluth women’s gardening overalls

Becca: ilovemahj.com

What we read this week

Becca: Not In Love by Ali Hazelwood

Olivia: Till Death Do Us Part Laurie Elizabeth Flynn out Aug 13

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Pre-order Olivia’s Book, Such a Bad Influence!

Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter!

Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club!

Subscribe to Becca’s Newsletter!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

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How many episodes does Bad On Paper have?

Bad On Paper currently has 346 episodes available.

What topics does Bad On Paper cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Beauty, Comedy, Podcasts, Books, Arts, Advice and Careers.

What is the most popular episode on Bad On Paper?

The episode title 'Four Thousand Weeks Book Club' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Bad On Paper?

The average episode length on Bad On Paper is 67 minutes.

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Episodes of Bad On Paper are typically released every 7 days.

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The first episode of Bad On Paper was released on Mar 28, 2018.

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