{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62a7849004bdd200117465f3/64d3ef0c83106c0011c2d839?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"576. BookTok, Hockey Romance, and People as Products with Kayleigh Donaldson","description":"<p>Pop culture critic and former book blogger<a href=\"https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities_are_better_than_you/krack-my-back-booktok-the-seattle-kraken-and-why-you-shouldnt-turn-real-people-into-your-playthings.php\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> Kayleigh Donaldson joins me to talk about BookTok, hockey romance, and the Seattle Kraken</strong></a>. We’re locating this conversation in a larger discussion about fandom, fanfiction about real people, and the ways celebrity culture, fan culture, and romance intersect.</p><p><br></p><p>I want to mention that we do talk very briefly about Johnny Depp and fandom, and larger issues of misogyny and sexual harrassment.</p><p><br></p><p>Music: purple-planet.com</p><p><br></p><p>You can find Kayleigh Donaldson <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Ceilidhann\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">on Twitter @Ceillidhann</a>, and on <a href=\"https://www.pajiba.com/staff/kayleigh-donaldson.php\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pajiba.com</a>. Her newsletter, <a href=\"https://the-gossip-reading-club.ltrdrp.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Gossip Reading Club,</a> is excellent.</p><p><br></p><p>We also mentioned the <a href=\"https://www.dundeestars.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dundee Stars hockey team</a> in Dundee, Scotland, and I mentioned <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klout\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Klout</a>, which was a way, way old memory of online weirdness.</p><p><br></p><p>And here are the articles she mentioned that she wrote:</p><ul><li>Paste Magazine: <a href=\"https://www.pastemagazine.com/books/romance/ice-skating-hockey-romance-trend-popular\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\"The Hottest Romances of the Season are All Happening On Ice\"</a></li><li>Paste Magazine: <a href=\"https://www.pastemagazine.com/books/romance/adam-driver-romance-books-character-inspiration-trend\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\"Why is Adam Driver the Hero of Every Romance Novel Now?\"</a></li><li>Pajiba.com: <a href=\"https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities_are_better_than_you/krack-my-back-booktok-the-seattle-kraken-and-why-you-shouldnt-turn-real-people-into-your-playthings.php\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\"Krack My Back: Booktok, the Seattle Kraken, and Why You Shouldn't Turn Real People into Your Playthings.\"</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Important Coupon News!</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://shop.lovessweetarrow.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">To celebrate 5 years of HEAs, Love’s Sweet Arrow</a> is offering Smart Bitches listeners <strong>20% off purchases in store and online</strong> throughout the month of August with code <strong>SMARTBITCHES</strong>. All orders over 100 dollars will receive a free gift with purchase. Enter code <strong>SMARTBITCHES</strong> at checkout online or mention it in store to receive your discount. Code applies only to in-stock products. Free gift will be selected by staff when filling your order.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Ritual is all about hot data and stone cold facts. Get to know your nutrients on a deeper level with 30% off during your first month. Visit <a href=\"https://www.ritual.com/SARAH\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ritual.com/SARAH</a> to start Ritual or add Essential For Women 18+ to your subscription today.</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Sarah Wendell"}