Episode 30: The Woman Who Won't Let It Go

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Episode 30: The Woman Who Won't Let It Go

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Mar 11, 2020

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This week's episode is for all the women who've been told to calm down, leave well enough alone, let it go - and responded with a resounding HELL NO. From Miss Marple to the Birds of Prey to Senator Elizabeth Warren, these badass bitches persisted, and we love them for it.
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Mar 11, 2020

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The podcast about women who don't give a damn if you like them, brought to you by unlikeable female characters Kristen Lepionka, Layne Fargo, and Wendy Heard.

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Episode 4: Amy Gentry: Merry belated Christmas, bitches! Our gift to you: an interview with Amy Gentry, badass feminist author of GOOD AS GONE and the new revenge thriller LAST WOMAN STANDING. by Unlikeable Female Characters
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Sneak Preview: Meet the three bitches who started this thing and find out why we love unlikeable female characters so much anyway. by Unlikeable Female Characters
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Episode 22: Amanda Lovelace: We wrap up our Halloween Spooktacular with a very special guest: bestselling poet, actual witch, and all-around badass Amanda Lovelace! by Unlikeable Female Characters
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Episode 10: Amina Akhtar: Wendy interviews #FASHIONVICTIM author Amina Akhtar (live and in person at the Mayfair Hotel in Los Angeles!). by Unlikeable Female Characters
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Episode 24: Anniversary Sexpisode: It's our one-year anniversary episode, and we're celebrating in a very Not Safe for Work way: mocking awful sex scenes by male authors! by Unlikeable Female Characters
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Episode 7: Megan Collins: Layne interviews Megan Collins (author of THE WINTER SISTER, out now from Atria Books!). by Unlikeable Female Characters
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