The Open Books Podcast
By Colby Lansou and Amber Borchers
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Amber and Colby are two New Orleans best friends who share a passion for chatting about books, pop culture, and real life. They are serving up hot takes on juicy reads, tv, movies, music and their personal lives. Think book club meets girls' night. Dive in for thrillers, laughs, and stories that hit home. Open the book, join the club.
🎧 New episodes every Wednesday
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We've Been Keeping a Secret...Life Updates, Book Club & Karin Slaughter 👀
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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BREAKING NEWS: HUDA MUSTAFA SPIRALS AND DISTURBING TEXT MESSAGES LEAKED
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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AGE OF ATTRACTION Eps 1-5 RECAP AND REVIEW
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Are You Secretly a Bad Person? The 20-Question Honesty Test [PATREON EXCLUSIVE]
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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BOOKS WE ALL NEED TO READ NEXT: MONTHLY TBR (& Wuthering Heights Buzz)
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Woman Down by Colleen Hoover: her WORST book yet!
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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FEBRUARY HOT TOPICS: WHERE TF IS NANCY GUTHERIE, SHIA LABEOUF ARRESTED IN NEW ORLEANS, THE EPSTEIN FILES & HOLLYWOOD SECRETS, & THE OLYMPICS
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Tell Me Lies Finale Recap + The Traitors & Rob's Takeover + Love Is Blind Ohio + Love Island All Stars + The Beauty (Hulu) + ANTM Documentary Madness
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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The Arrangement by Kiersten Modglin (when an open marriage turns deadly)
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Hot Book News for the New Year: 2026 Releases, TBR Picks & Book-to-Screen Adaptations
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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THE TRAITORS, HEATED RIVALRY, PLURIBUS, ALLS FAIR, STRANGER THINGS, AND MORE TV RECAPS
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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JANUARY HOT TOPICS
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Phantom Limb by Lucinda Berry (when your twin dies and your life blows up)
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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THE HOUSEMAID by Fredia McFadden
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Secret Lives of Mormon Wives & Dancing with the Stars RECAPS
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Forget Me Not by Stacey Willingham (past dark secrets brought to light)
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Love is Blind Drama, Reality TV Updates, Hollywood Remakes, Taylor Swift Craze
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Opening up with Dr. Lucinda Berry, best selling author and leading researcher in childhood trauma
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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BOOKS YOU NEED TO READ THIS FALL: THRILLER EDITION
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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TRENDING BOOK NEWS: Upcoming book to movie adaptations, authors using AI, and so much more.
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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TOO OLD FOR THIS by Samantha Downing (when a retired serial killer gets back to work)
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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DANCING WITH THE STARS: mid season recap & dedication night drama
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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THINGS ONLY GIRLS UNDERSTAND
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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TV RECAPS: Love Thy Nader, The Summer I Turned Pretty Finale, Netflix’s Unknown Number Catfish, and MORE
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Spooky Season Q&A
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Coachella 2026, Love Island Games, & VMAs
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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DANCING WITH THE STARS 2025
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Taylor Swift, Bachelor in Paradise, Billion Dollar Deals
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Hunting Wives & The Summer I Turned Pretty
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Hurricane Katrina Stories
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Love island Post Villa Updates
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Smash or Pass: August 2025
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Love Island, Swag, Cruise Nightmare, Mormon Wives
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Justin Bieber, Manchild, AI, & Astroworld
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Love Island USA
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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GOODBYE......
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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THE TENANT by FREIDA MCFADDEN (when your house tenant is trying to kill you)
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Emily Henry's Great Big Beautiful Life – PLOT TWIST & ROMANCE, IS IT WORTH THE HYPE?
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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SECRET LIVES OF MORMON WIVES SEASON 2, THE ACE FAMILY DRAMA, OVERCOMPENSATING, JUSTIN BIEBER ALLEGATION, THE DIDDY TRIAL (Hot off the Shelf)
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May 28, 2025 |
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KAREN READ GUILTY OR INNOCENT, JUSTIN BIBER IS NOT OKAY, JAMES CHARLES SCANDAL, BOOK TO MOVIE ADAPTATIONS (Hot off the Shelf)
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May 09, 2025 |
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100 MEN VS ONE GORILLA/ GOD FORBID GIRLS HAVE OPINIONS
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May 07, 2025 |
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DARLING GIRLS by Sally Hepworth (a dead body and a lying foster parent)
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May 02, 2025 |
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Opening Up About: our March report, binge-worthy shows, crawfish + reese eggs, and much more
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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WHEN SHE RETURNED by Lucinda Berry (when your wife goes missing and shows up a decade later with a new baby)
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Breaking Down The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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Opening Up About: our January recap, the superbowl in new orleans, early bedtimes, red wine & pizza, currently watching, and much more
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Opening Up About: ins & outs for 2025 – what we’re loving & leaving behind
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Opening Up About: books we ALL need to read
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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SQUID GAME SEASON 2- RECAP
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Opening Up About: quitting our jobs, life after having a baby, tv & movie recommendations, manifesting your dream life, and more
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Opening Up About: AMBER'S BIRTH STORY
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Opening Up About: our fall must haves
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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The Last One by Will Dean (when you wake up on a cruise ship alone)
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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THE GOLDEN BACHELORETTE & DANCING WITH THE STARS
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Opening Up About: our September recap, third trimester struggles, tv recaps/recommendations, lip injections, and more
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kilewer (when you let strangers in your house & they steal your soul)
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Lyle and Erik Menendez Case + Netflix show "Monsters" Analysis
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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Middle of the Night by Riley Sager (how the past has a way of haunting the present)
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Recap + Analysis
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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Opening Up About: AI may or may not be taking over the world
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Opening Up About: postpartum, labor, and pregnancy advice (listener submissions)
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Opening Up About: our August monthly report
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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Love Island USA Season 6 Reunion Recap + Analysis
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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Opening Up About: our July recap and our shocking spiritual experiences
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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LOVE ISLAND USA SEASON 6 RECAP AND ANALYSIS
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Opening Up About: love Island UK, sunburns, baby names we love, and a hero from Applebees
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Opening Up About: weird facts you need to know
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Opening Up About: our June recap, house of the dragon, love island, and harry jowsey
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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None of This is True - Lisa Jewell (do you have a birthday twin?)
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Opening Up About: a girls notes app, asking reddit random questions
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Opening Up About: pregnancy struggles, pop culture random topics, and current favorites
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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DARK MATTER- book and apple tv series recap & discussion
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May 24, 2024 |
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TBR- what should we read next?
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May 17, 2024 |
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The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding
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May 11, 2024 |
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ONE YEAR PODCAST ANNIVERSARY- our best episode yet
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May 09, 2024 |
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Opening Up About: COLBY'S BIG MEDICAL SCARE
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May 04, 2024 |
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Opening Up About: AMBER IS PREGNANT!
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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THE TEACHER by Freida McFadden (when you fall in love with your teacher)
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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THE NEW ORLEANS GIRLS CLUB!
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston (How far can one lie take you?)
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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LOVE IS BLIND season 6/ THE BACHELOR- recaps & discussions!
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Opening Up About: justin bieber, meg versus nikki, taylor swift at the grammys, tv recaps, and more
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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CALLEY BLUE- becoming a tik tok influencer, growing up in New Orleans, breakups, acceptance, and so much more!
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard- Confessions on the Eve of Freedom. THE D IS 🔥
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Opening Up About: life updates, natalia grace speaks, electrolytes & tongue scraping, The Therapist by BA Paris
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Psycho step daughter!? DON’T LET HER STAY, by Nicola Sanders
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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THE TROOP by Nick Cutter (Bioengineered worms?!)
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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HOLIDAY HORROR STORIES
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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HOLIDAY SLEIGHS
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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SALTBURN MOVIE REVIEW. Twisted, disgusting, and delicious!
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Ride or die, scribe or die? FOURTH WING By Rebecca Yarros
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Is something really a lie if you believe it’s the truth?! SOMETIMES I LIE by Alice Feeny
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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ROMAN EMPIRES!
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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How many plot twists can one book have? The Only One Left
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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WERK THE BODY, FEED THE SOUL! With life & wellness coach Ashley Deaton
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry (How far would you go to protect your child?)
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry (Can children be born bad?)
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Falling in love with your stalker?! HAUNTING ADELINE
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Would you rather? BOOK EDITION!
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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TBR List/ What to read next & why!
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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MEN'S ICKS
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Opening Up About: positive teacher stories and what makes teaching worth it
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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PILATES & PODCASTING
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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Reacting to our listener ICKS!
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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How much SMUT is too much smut?/ Archers Voice
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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TAYLOR SWIFT 22 HAT WINNER INTERVIEW
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Amazon Favorites/ Mini Episode
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Thank God that's over/ Tender is the Flesh
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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It HAD to be said/ Pretty Girls
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Chronic people pleasing/ The Butcher & the Wren
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Justice for the Luke/ Never Lie
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May 22, 2023 |
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Meet Amber & Colby/ Woom
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May 09, 2023 |