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Lindy West and Why Women Don't Talk About Marriage (but maybe we should)

First off, a quick apology: this week’s episode was recorded on slightly different equipment than usual, which led to some audio issues. Thank you for your patience!

Ashby and Coco read Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane by Lindy West. Like, actually read the book! And only after that do they dive into the surrounding discourse, arriving at a central question: how can women share their experiences of marriage without falling into a trap? (The trap being: either have the perfect feminist marriage or blow up your life.)

They step back and walk through three key critiques that have emerged around…

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