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    Anna Bogutskaya & 'Unlikeable Female Characters': Complicated Conversations Series

    Anna Bogutskaya & 'Unlikeable Female Characters': Complicated Conversations Series

    FromPop Fiction Women

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    Anna Bogutskaya & 'Unlikeable Female Characters': Complicated Conversations Series

    FromPop Fiction Women

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    Length:
    43 minutes
    Released:
    May 9, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    On this episode of Complicated Conversations, we welcome Anna Bogutskaya to discuss her non-fiction debut, UNLIKEABLE FEMALE CHARACTERS: The Women Pop Culture Wants You To Hate. The book traces the evolution of highly memorable female characters, examining what exactly makes them popular, how audiences have reacted to them, and the ways in which pop culture is finally allowing us to celebrate the complexities of being a woman. Sounds right up our alley here at PFW!
    We chat with Anna about our shared mission of examining women as three-dimensional, fully-fledged human beings and discuss some of our favorite, ie most relatable, of the “unlikeable” female archetypes: the bitch, the angry woman, the trainwreck, and the shrew. We discuss some fan favorite characters like Shiv Roy, Fleabag, Skyler White and Amy Dunne!
    Unlikeable Female Characters is out now! Buy it, read it, share it, and listen to our fascinating discussion wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
    Released:
    May 9, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    In Pop Fiction Women we deep-dive into the complicated women of books, movies and TV shows, along with the women that bring them to life behind the scenes. Think Fleabag and Phoebe Waller Bridge, Normal People and Sally Rooney, and so much more. In each episode you can expect us to: * Break down the protagonist as we ask what makes her complicated? * Identify the best scenes, which can mean sweetest, funniest, or most badass. Anything we love. * Recount the cringiest scenes. The ones that make you squirm. Sometimes it’s self-sabotage, sometimes it’s growth, but it’s always part of the process of becoming our complicated selves. * Play arm-chair therapist in What’s Your Damage, Heather? An homage to the iconic line in Winona Rider’s Heathers, we discuss how these characters got to be the way they are. * “What She Said” - the segment where we scour every essay and interview with the women behind the scenes and share some of our favorite first person quotes. Real life is as interesting as fiction here. * Look into our crystal ball and ponder where these characters are six months later and five years later. Typically, Kate gets very real and Carinn gets buck wild. * Provide a takeaway, aka that part in the podcast where we try to sound deep. We leave you with some parting wisdom, challenge each other with thought-provoking questions inspired by the work, and urge you to “stay complicated.”