Ep 707 - Stone Butch Blues, by Leslie Feinberg

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Craig Getting, Arts, Books, Podcasts, Literature, Comedy, Andrew Cunningham

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Leslie Feinberg’s debut novel is an intersectional bildungsroman about Jess Goldberg, a butch lesbian navigating the constellation of oppression that was the United States in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. It’s an overtly political novel, and it argues that a certain level of bleak hope may be necessary for survival. This cold comfort is balanced, however, with Feinberg’s tender depictions of chosen families able to endure for decades.

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0:00.0	This is a headgum podcast.
0:05.9	Andrew, you know what doesn't belong in your epic summer plans?
0:09.7	What doesn't belong in my epic summer plans?
0:11.9	Getting burned by your old wireless bill.
0:14.8	Ouch, it's so hot.
0:16.4	Don't do it.
0:17.9	You might be planning beach trips or BBQs or three-day weekends, but your wireless bill should
0:23.8	be the last thing holding you back.
0:25.5	And that's why you should make the switch to Mint Mobile.
0:27.8	They've got plans starting at 15 bucks a month.
0:30.3	They give you premium wireless service on the nation's largest 5G network, the coverage
0:35.0	and the speed that you're used to with way less money.
0:38.3	So,
0:38.5	while your friends,
0:39.4	Andrew,
0:39.8	are sweating over data overages.
0:42.4	They're not your friends anymore.
0:44.0	They're over there sweating about data overages and surprise charges.
0:47.2	They're getting burned by their old wireless bills.
0:49.5	Can't be friends with them.
0:51.2	You're going to be chilling,
0:53.0	literally and financially.
	...

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