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"Smart Women," chapters 22-23. Pack your bags! Michelle flies to LA with big party plans and big jewelry, while poor li'l Sarah is shipped off to Florida to winter with the snowbirds. Molly and Jody are loving this rollercoaster of a Judy Blume novel from 1983, so join the gals for nostalgic commercials, mini-Special Reports, and dramatizations. It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every other week!

"Smart Women," chapter 21. We learn so much more about Margo! There's weird family dynamics, a mom with cancer, an ex-bestie on the verge, a failed road trip, and a relationship rough patch. Judy Blume's adult fiction at its finest. Jody and Molly do plenty of radio plays and chat about cuddle preferences, desperate pickle subscriptions, and the View of the World from 9th Avenue. It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every other week!

"Smart Women," chapter 20. Well, we yapped for so long we had to split this one in twain! Molly and Jody journey through this 1983 Judy Blume novel about divorced ladies getting VERY Dynasty in the Jazzercise locker room. Join us for dramatic readings, tales from Jody's visit to Los Alamos, and wonderful letters from Blume Heads Attia and Brandi. It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every other week!  PS – Molly has a shiny new Substack called Mollywood and you GOTTA go check it out! @mollysanchez25

"Smart Women," chapters 17-18. Please excuse Jody's poor audio – she's recording from the floor of a Savannah laundry room, y'all. This week, Andrew shacks up with Margo, Michelle and Stuart go head-to-head, BB melts down, and Sarah sniffs sheets. As always, Molly and Jody bring the laughs, pop culture rabbit holes, and dramatic readings as they make their way through Judy Blume's deliciously dramatic 1983 adult novel. Along the way, Jody explains the Cabbage Patch birds and (bunny)bees, while Molly shares what it's really like to be "brothered." It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every other week!

"Smart Women," chapters 15-16. Andrew Broder is MOVING IN. (We are still processing.) Margo's on cloud nine but Michelle ain't having it. This 1983 Judy Blume adult novel delivers it all – drama, bad decisions, and glove shopping. Molly and Jody act out scenes and talk about moms with boyfriends. There's also a Special Report on the death of Steve McQueen. It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every other week!

"Smart Women," chapters 14-15. OMG it's the end of Part One! Jody and Molly discuss everyone's favorite 1983 Judy Blume adult novel about Colorado divorcees, wherein BB gets sassy, Margo lets loose, and Andrew reveals the truth about Bobby. Join your hosts for plenty of dramatic readings and Bluebeard chat. It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every other week!

"Smart Women," chapters 12-13. Join Jody and Molly on this rollercoaster of a 1983 Judy Blume adult novel! BB wallows and Michelle grumbles, but Sara and Andrew have a grand ol' time eating cheese and watching Bo Derek run on the beach. It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every other week!

"Smart Women," chapters 10-11. Margo and Andrew Broder somehow turn boxed raisins and a handshake into unbearable sexual tension, while poor BB realizes her chiffon dress is cursed. Along the way, your hosts Jody and Molly spiral into conversations about fantasy Dixie Cup dates, Apocalypse Now, and cheating on the Presidential Fitness Test. Expect dramatic readings, deep literary analysis, messy relationships, emotional chaos, and peak 1980s energy. It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every other week!

"Smart Women," chapters 8-9 (NOT 10!). In this 1983 Judy Blume adult novel, Sara gets caught sneaking to her dad's, and BB asks Margo to spy, much to Margo's indignation. Meanwhile, Clare plans a trip to Paris and a potential reconciliation with her ex. There's also a pig with teeth, a Jazzercise mic drop, and a gal named Puffin. Molly and Jody do their usual dramatic readings and reading between the lines, with lots of talk about friendship, mid-life crises, and colonoscopies. Thank you to Sue J. for the great letter! It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every other week!

"Smart Women," chapters 6-7. Jody and Molly pull themselves together (just barely) to bring you insights, analysis, and dramatic readings from Judy Blume's 1983 adult novel. We flash back to Andrew Broder's Boulder arrival, BB's wedding at Uncle Morris' estate, and learn about the mysterious Bobby (RIP). Things are getting JUICY and we're here for it. Molly presents a Special Report on the controversial fragrance Opium, and Blume Heads Alison and Attia write in with some A+ letters. It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every other week!

"Smart Women," chapters 4-5. We are loving Judy Blume's 1983 adult novel, in which BB takes to her bed, Margo makes Jewish Chicken Soup, and Michelle deftly inhales a deviled egg! Jody and Molly do dramatic readings, read listener letters, and present a Special Report on Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza. Thank you to Blume Heads Helen and Hecka Jecka for their correspondence! It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every week!

"Smart Women," chapters 2-3. Jody and Molly are THRILLED to be reading this 1983 novel, one of Judy Blume's finest! Michelle cries in bed, B.B. gets a shocking letter from her ex, and we assume Margo is still waltzing around in her robe. Your hosts revisit Yearbook Club (theme: Passive-Aggressive), and read some excellent Blume Head letters (thank you so much, Susan and Dani)! It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every other week!

"Smart Women," chapter 1. Grab yourself a Courvoisier, settle into the Jacuzzi, and join us in Judy-land for this racy adult novel set in 1983! Margo meets her new (nude) neighbor right before her kids come back from their East Coast summer. Jody and Molly set the scene for "The Year Pop Went Crazy" with Special Reports on Gloria Steinem, Vanessa Williams, Jenny Craig, and a headless body. It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every other week!

Molly and Jody finally close out Norma Klein's Beginner's Love! To celebrate, they read one-star reviews, some vintage ABCs of Abstinence, a lovely ode to Norma by her daughter Jennifer Fleissner, and sage sex advice from Queen Judes. The gals talk about Windows on the World, Tucker Max, revolving restaurants, Beginner's Love-related media, and reveal the NEXT BOOK. Thank you to our listener correspondent for the great fighting-while-dining voice note! It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every other week!

"Beginner's Love" by Norma Klein, chapters 20-21 – THE FINALE! It's true, Jody and Molly have finally finished this 1983 YA novel about teens, love, and sex. Leda and Joel meet new besties at the abortion clinic and Berger becomes a full-on Wife Guy. And sweet Dani is never to be seen again. Join us for dramatic readings, wonky plot analysis, and plenty of Girls chat. It's a (sometimes) Judy Blume book club. Join us every other week!