alanna

Join us for a discussion of the first book in Tamora Pierce’s The Song of the Lioness series, Alanna the First Adventure. We think about what this story has to say about gender, and how it took on topics like bullying, sexism and misogyny while not even being allowed to run more than a couple hundred pages, because “it’s for children”.

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Discussion of misogyny and school bullying. 

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BYOB, the Bring Your Own Book Podcast, is back for Season 3 featuring your favourite bookworms Nikki and Kelly. Every episode we'll discuss the book we read and share our unfiltered thoughts and opinions.

This episode is the third and final in a little mini-series called BYOB Reads Childhood Favourites, where the BYOB ladies read, you guessed it, a book they loved when they were kids! Each episode will focus on one of the ladies' beloved books of yore. Joining in on the fun is special guest Tilly.

Last but not least, in this episode, the ladies meet up to discuss one of Tilly's favourite childhood reads, Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce! The first in The Immortals series, and only one part of Pierce's larger Tortall universe, this book follows Daine, a girl with a knack for horses. It soon becomes pretty evident that Daine's talent is more than that, it's pure magic- wild magic. Horses and other animals not only obey, but listen to her words. Although Daine has this special connection with the natural world around her, she will have to learn to trust the humans around her before she can fully understand her past and her powers.

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Katie interviews actress Alanna Ubach, known from HBO’s “Euphoria” as Suze Howard (Cassie and Lexi's mom). 

The two discuss the hit HBO show, and imagine what kind of teenagers their children are going to be in the future. 

Alanna also goes more into her geriatric pregnancy, and how acupuncture helped get things moving.

Finally, she explains the importance of not psychoanalyzing a child, regardless of what family history may be. 

Plus, while talking to Alanna, we spotted a pretty sweet fountain set up behind her! What does that and a little ceramic bunny have in common? FInd out the answer in this special episode.

Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins
Producer & Editor: Casby Bias
Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight

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Noted Sagittarius and author Tamora Pierce brought us the groundbreaking, gender norm defying Alanna: The First Adventure in 1983. The book ended up being a formative text and gateway sword-and-sorcery fantasy work for many of us. Alanna was a Strong Female Protagonist for young adults before the Strong Female Protagonist conversation was a thing. Headstrong, improbably purple-eyed Alanna is determined to be a knight although girl knights are not allowed are in the Kingdom of Tortall, and nothing will stand in her way, not the rigors of knighthood training ( which involves far more homework than you'd expect), not a steady stream of bullies & villains, and not even puberty, the greatest villain of them all. 

We discuss Alanna's internalized misogyny, magic swords, and the Tortellian class structures that went over our heads as young readers as we revisit (or visit for the first time in Kelsey's case) the technicolor, Errol Flynn-esque world of the first installment in the Song of Lioness Quartet.

Some links for additional reading:
https://www.themarysue.com/tamora-pierce-alanna-gender-fluid/

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/tamora-pierce-interview

https://ejournal.unesa.ac.id/index.php/litera-kultura/article/view/28658/26235

WOW what a journey we just went on. Special guest today Alanna with a very powerful story. Its a long one but in my opinion best one yet. Listen, learn, and I hope everyone who listens takes something away from this one!!!

Lo and Alanna, of We Are In The Flesh, discuss how putting on a "tough face" affects personal relationships and mental health, facades on social media and the lack of real vulnerability we experience in our daily lives. The ladies also share candid stories of passing down generational shame and staying guarded out of fear of being judged. 

On their first field trip, Kevin and Jeff travel to Hanson Distillery in Sonoma. Meeting with Brandon and Alanna Hanson they discus organic vodka, the new tasting facility in Sonoma, as well as the new tasting room in Sausalito and an upcoming Hanson whiskey.