Sex and Vanity Part 2: New York

08/16/21 • 36 min

In this episode, Élaina and Sophia tackle the second half of Kevin Kwan’s latest beach read Sex & Vanity. They discuss old New York blue bloods and Lucie's struggle to fit into the upper-middle class white side of her family; Lucie’s new, social climbing love interest; and what reading a novel with a mixed-race heroine meant to them.

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Sex and Vanity Part 1: Capri

In this episode, Sophia and Élaina discuss the breath of fresh Amalfi Coast air that is Kevin Kwan’s latest book “Sex and Vanity”. Between revelling in Kwan’s playful writing style and the political value of having an Asian male love interest, they explore many facets of one of the two beautiful locales in this book: Capri.

CN: Discussions of racism, colonialism, and oral sex.

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The City We Became Part 1: Who Is New York Anyway?

Élaina and Sophia find a book they disagree about! In a debate between a New Yorker and a non-New Yorker about a plot that revolves around the incarnation of New York, these two nerds bring out their respective expertise to discuss N.K. Jemisin’s “The City We Became”.

The hosts also acknowledge their status as settlers on Lenapehoking and other unceded Indigenous lands and encourage you to learn more about the Lenape Center and to donate to their cause if you can.

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You can follow Élaina @ElainaGMamaril on Twitter, @spinoodler on Instagram and check out her work at www.elainagauthiermamaril.com, and by listening to Philosophy Casting Call.

You can follow Sophia @themetropolitanist on Instagram, @metropolitanist on Twitter, and on her website www.maisonmetropolitanist.com.