This is Sarah Stewart Holland and this is Beth Silverce.

Thank you for joining us for Pantsuit Politics.

Welcome to Pantsuit Politics, where we take a different approach to the news.

They were going to update you on the money.

We're going to talk about the state of the debt ceiling in the federal budget.

And then we are going to finally talk about JK Rowling, which we have avoided for a long

time.

We did it for a long time.

But given the controversy surrounding Bud Light, the silencing of Montana Rip, Zoe's

Effort, Translegislature, and the investment of time that we both made in listing to all

seven hours of the new podcast discussing JK Rowling, we're just overflowing with thoughts

about it.

And we do have a very overflowing conversation that touches on a lot of aspects of fandom

and the internet and speech that we hope is resonant for you.

Outside of politics, we're just going to keep the controversy coming by talking about

a growing backlash to plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures.

But first, we have a special occasion to commemorate.

Yes, tomorrow, my third is our second book, First Birthday.

Now what, how to move forward when we're divided about basically everything?

If you haven't had a chance to read it, we'd love for you to get a copy.

Request it from your library.

And if you enjoy it, please leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads to let other people

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