Unlikeable Female Characters

The podcast about women who don't give a damn if you like them, brought to you by unlikeable female characters Kristen Lepionka, Layne Fargo, and Wendy Heard.

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Episode 75: Social Horror Secrets with Bethany ...
Kristen and Layne chat with Bethany C. Morrow about her chilling new novel CHERISH FARRAH.
39 min
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Episode 74: Kristen Bell, Casserole Assassin
Kristen and Layne provide their expert analysis of Netflix’s satirical domestic suspense series THE WOMAN IN THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE GIRL IN THE WINDOW.
35 min
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Episode 73: The Joy of Sex Magic with Sara Gran
Kristen and Layne interview absolute legend Sara Gran about her new novel THE BOOK OF THE MOST PRECIOUS SUBSTANCE.
41 min
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Episode 72: Deck the Halls with Shreds of Joy
Kristen and Layne close out 2021 by sharing some of the things that have kept them sane during this long, strange year.
46 min
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Episode 71: Noir-igin Stories with John Copenhaver
Kristen welcomes Unlikeable Female Characters' first-ever male guest, author John Copenhaver, to talk about his new novel THE SAVAGE KIND.
51 min
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Episode 70: Good for Her
Kristen and Layne break down the "Good For Her" genre.
37 min
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Episode 69: Rachel Harrison
Layne chats with Rachel Harrison about her brand-new witchy feminist horror novel CACKLE.
36 min
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Episode 68: The Final Girl
Kristen and Layne take a look at the many faces of the quintessential horror movie heroine, the Final Girl.
39 min
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Episode 67: Amanda Jayatissa
Kristen and Layne interview Amanda Jayatissa about her twisty debut thriller MY SWEET GIRL.
40 min
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Episode 66: Fall Reads 2021
Kristen and Layne bring you 30 new fall books to take your mind off the still-raging trashfire of 2021.
42 min
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Episode 65: Megan Abbott
Kristen and Layne chat with Megan Abbott about her deliciously dark (and New York Times bestselling!) ballet thriller THE TURNOUT.
42 min
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Episode 64: Jess Montgomery
Kristen interviews historical fiction author Jess Montgomery about unruly women, then and now.
41 min
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Episode 63: All She Does Is Win
Kristen and Layne celebrate the Summer Olympics by screaming about sexism in sports.
46 min
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Episode 62: The Woman in the Window
Wendy's back, for one episode only! The ladies reunite to hate-watch the film adaptation of A.J. Finn's THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW.
42 min
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Episode 61: Heather Levy
Layne interviews debut novelist (and her former Pitch Wars mentee!) Heather Levy.
54 min
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Episode 60: Cruella
Kristen and Layne chat about the movie CRUELLA.
43 min
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Episode 59: Women and Power with Sara Flannery ...
Kristen and Layne chat with Sara Flannery Murphy (author of the feminist sci-fi novel GIRL ONE, out now!) about women wielding power, super and otherwise.
51 min
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Episode 58: Summer Reads 2021
Fill up your beach bag with Kristen and Layne's summer reading recommendations.
42 min
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Episode 57: Heartland Bitches with Rachel Mans ...
Kristen and Layne are joined by fellow Midwestern lady Rachel Mans McKenny for a deep dive into the phenomenon of "Midwest nice."
43 min
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Episode 56: I Hate Men
Kristen and Layne discuss Pauline Harmange's controversial book I HATE MEN.
39 min
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Episode 55: Free Britney, Bitch
Kristen and Layne discuss the documentary FRAMING BRITNEY SPEARS.
45 min
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Bonus Episode: Jonathan Mallory Davis
In this very special bonus episode, Kristen, Layne, and Wendy bring you an exclusive interview with debut novelist Jonathan Mallory Davis.
10 min
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Episode 54: She's Too Pretty to Burn
Wendy’s YA debut drops on March 30th, and we're celebrating with a chat about teenage angst, art crimes, pet wolves, and the mortifying ordeal of being perceived.
46 min
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Episode 53: The Head Bitch in Charge
Kristen, Layne, and Wendy celebrate the inauguration of ultimate HBIC Kamala Harris with a chat about their favorite boss bitches
40 min
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Episode 52: Promising Young Woman
Kristen, Layne, and Wendy discuss Emerald Fennell’s devastating feminist revenge film PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN.
45 min