Episode 114: Fighting Horror with Horror
In this episode, we discuss our pandemic coping mechanism, watching horror movies and television! Please note we recorded this in October 2020. In spite of how it sounds, we were not quarantined at o…
Sun 17 Jan 2021
Episode 113: ABBAsode with @renatasnacks
In this episode (ABBAsode) we invited @renatasnacks to rank the contents of the 1992 greatest hits release ABBA Gold with us, discussing the relative merits of each track and sharing our personal his…
Sun 12 Apr 2020
Episode 112: BF Movie Touchstones
Somewhat in the spirit of Extra Hot Great's television Canon, your hosts each assembled a list of favorite movies and agreed to make a universal Bellwether Friends list out of intersecting titles. In…
Sun 05 Jan 2020
Episode 111: Fall 2019 TV Roundup
Join us as we discuss the most recent winner of our What To Watch Next TV Bracket: Pose! Then we exhaustively review the shows we’re watching, shows we’ve lost, shows we might consider adding, and sh…
Tue 29 Oct 2019
Episode 110: #BookExpo 2019 Book Buzz
In this episode, we talk about all the books we got excited about at BookExpo way back in May. Many are already available for you to buy from your local independent bookstore or borrow from your libr…
Sun 15 Sep 2019
Episode 109: Reading Slumps with @veronikellymars
In this episode, we talk to author and librarian emeritus Kelly Jensen about mental health and how it impacts our ability to read for work and pleasure, and what we can do to get out of reading slump…
Fri 09 Aug 2019
Episode 108: Opera With @marccold
In this episode, we discuss all things (European) opera with noted cataloger @marccold! Content warning for sexual assault and murder (no thanks to Don Giovanni). Links Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Ove…
Sun 23 Jun 2019
Episode 107: Movie Advisory Spring 2019
In this episode, we talk about the first-run movies we've seen since our last Movie Advisory effort in episode 95. This episode covers October 2018 through April 2019.
Tue 30 Apr 2019
Episode 106: Fairies with @stephanieburgis
In this episode, we discuss fairies with author friend and known fairy aficionado Stephanie Burgis! Including some discussion of what we define as a member of the fey, how to get rid of an earworm, a…
Mon 01 Apr 2019
Episode 105: What to Watch Next TV Bracket 2019
In this episode, we work our way through our own version of March Madness: our third annual What to Watch Next TV Bracket! At the end of this episode, you will get to vote on what TV series we will w…
Mon 18 Mar 2019
Episode 104: Romantic Comedies Part II
In this episode, we discuss our favorite romantic comedies that were not on the list we covered in Episode 103. More happy endings for lesbian couples! The Sandra Bullock sidebar! Aunt Lynne's picks!
Sun 03 Mar 2019
Episode 103: Romantic Comedies Part I
In this episode, we review and comment on a ratings-based Rotten Tomatoes list of the 150 best romantic comedies of all time! Tune in for many opinions about romance, comedy, and the intersection of …
Mon 18 Feb 2019
Episode 102: And the Award Goes To…
In this episode, we talk about our favorite awards shows and what we like about them, then share our top Oscar picks.
Fri 01 Feb 2019
Episode 101: Robins Hood
In this episode, we tackle Anna's lifelong obsession, Robin Hood, in all his (her? its? their?) incarnations and formats. Thwip!
Wed 23 Jan 2019
Episode 100: Our Namesake! Connie Willis’s BELLWETHER with @papersquared, @twobossydames, and @aswatki1
Can you believe there have been a hundred episodes of Bellwether Friends? Well, there haven't. THIS is the one hundredth episode! Carolyn, Margaret, Sophie, and Ally joined us to discuss our inspirat…
Fri 04 Jan 2019
Episode 99: Best of 2018
In this episode, we look back over a year of movies, television, music, experiences, and books. We did the same for 2017 in Episode 77, 2016 in Episode 53, and 2015 in Episode 27. Links Movies Black …
Fri 21 Dec 2018
Episode 98: Nautical By Nature
In this episode, we discuss the ocean and her presence in movies, books, music, television, and art, in partial response to Episode 94, when our guests were not as pro-sea as Alene might have liked. …
Thu 06 Dec 2018
Episode 97: Animated Crushes with @wonderlandchick
In this episode, we discuss our favorite animated heartthrobs with friend of the podcast Sarah. Come for the strangely attractive cartoon foxes, stay for the romance recommendations! Links HuffPost: …
Sun 18 Nov 2018
Episode 96: Fall 2018 Book Buzz
We visited New York City to hear from a variety of publishers about their upcoming titles, and we’re here to share some of our favorites, as well as likely candidates for library collections, against…
Sat 03 Nov 2018
Episode 95: Movie Advisory Fall 2018
In this episode, we talk about the 25 first-run movies we've seen since our last movie advisory session, Episode 86. Our extensive movie viewing has been brought to you by MoviePass (RIP) and Ladies …
Mon 15 Oct 2018
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