

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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Mar 6, 2024 • 51min
Three Things with Author Tia Williams: Love is Blind, American Fiction, and Her New Novel
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 badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com) Sponsors Brook Eyewear - Bad on Paper listeners can take 15% off orders at Brookeyewear.com with code BOP. Cozy Earth - Get 35% off cozyearth.com when you use the code BOP 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.

Feb 28, 2024 • 58min
Good Material Book Club
We’re so excited to discuss Good Material by Dolly Alderton! This one gave us mixed feelings, which means a great discussion is ahead. We talk about how reading from a man’s point of view impacted our reading experience, our favorite funny parts, what we thought of the relationship dynamics in the book, and MORE! The article that we thought of while reading this book is linked here! Obsessions Olivia - Lavender shower bombs Becca - Kindle Paperwhite Signature What we read this week Olivia - The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer, The Comeback by Ella Berman Becca - Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering (out March 5) and Good Material by Dolly Alderton 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 badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com) Sponsors ZocDoc - Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Prose - Get a free consultation and fifty percent off at Prose.com/bop. 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.

Feb 21, 2024 • 55min
February 2024 Three Things
It's time for another round of Three Things! Including things we’re reading, listening, and watching that we had to talk about…and Paul Giamatti. Becca’s Three Things Renaissance Act ii Pastries A Paul Giamatti X Cher anecdote Olivia’s Three Things One Day on Netflix (And a companion to One Day by Farrah Storr from Becca) Everyone’s a sellout now on Vox Favorite acts of self-kindness Obsessions Becca: Substack as a place to scroll Olivia: Face Globes What we read this week Olivia: The Wild One by Colleen McKeegan, Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody Becca: The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center (June 11); Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan (June 4) 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 badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com) Sponsors Prose - Get 50% off your first subscription order today PLUS 15% off and free shipping on every subscription order after that at Prose.com/bop Framebridge - Go to Framebridge.com to start your custom framing journey. 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.

Feb 14, 2024 • 58min
Obscure Erotica Part 2
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 badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com) 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.

Feb 7, 2024 • 1h 17min
2024 Reading preview!
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 badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com) Sponsors Cozy Earth - get 35% off sitewide at cozyearth.com with code BOP. Brook Eyewear - visit brookeyewear.com and use code: ‘BOP’ at checkout to receive 15% off your entire purchase. Glamorous Trash - find Glamorous Trash anywhere you listen to podcasts. 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.

Jan 31, 2024 • 57min
Four Thousand Weeks Book Club
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 badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com) Sponsors ZocDoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the Zocdoc app for FREE and find and book a top-rated doctor today. Prose - Go to prose.com/bop for your FREE in-depth hair consultation and 50% off your first subscription order. Glamorous Trash - You can find Glamorous Trash anywhere you listen to podcasts. 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.

Jan 24, 2024 • 50min
Podcast Host & Author Kate Kennedy’s Three Things
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 badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com) Sponsors Prose - Get 50% off your first subscription order today PLUS 15% off and free shipping on every subscription order after that at Prose.com/bop Framebridge - Visit framebridge.com or a retail store to custom frame just about anything! 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.

Jan 17, 2024 • 53min
January 2024 Three Things
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 badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com) Sponsors Cozy Earth - Get 35% off sitewide at cozyearth.com with code BOP. Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today 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! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Jan 10, 2024 • 1h 7min
Our 2024 Goals
We’re back! And we’re so excited to kick off 2024 by setting out goals for this year! But first, we check in on how our 2023 goals went. Obsessions Becca: Her Vibes board phone background Olivia: Bear Brook Podcast What we read this week Olivia: A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham The Last Murder at The End of the World by Stuart Turton Shark Heart by Emily Habeck Becca: Snowed In by Catherine Walsh This Spells Love by Kate Robb Novelist as Vocation by Haruki Murakami All About Love by Bell Hooks 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 badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com) Sponsors Cozy Earth - Get 35% off sitewide at cozyearth.com when you use the code BOP. Framebridge - Visit Framebridge.com or a retail store to custom frame just about anything! 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.

Dec 13, 2023 • 1h 2min
Best Books of 2023
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 Sponsors Prose - go to prose.com/bop for your FREE in-depth hair consultation and 50% off your first subscription order. Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month. CozyEarth - head to cozyearth.com and use code BOP to get 35% off sitewide. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Preorder Becca’s Book! Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.