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In honor of Banned Book Week Greicy and Heather are discussing different books this week that have been on the annual list of banned and challenged books. Today's discussion will focus on the five below picture books. 
Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love    
Julián at the Wedding by Jessica Love
Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima
And Tango Make Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, Illustrated by Henry Cole
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents: A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Marlon Bundo and Jill Twiss, Illustrated by EG Keller
Banned Book Week (October 4-10, 2026): Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. Held in the last week of September or first week of October, the annual event highlights the value of free and open access to information and brings together the entire book community — librarians, educators, authors, publishers, booksellers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas. 
To learn more about Banned Book Week:
https://bannedbooksweek.org/
Top 11 Most Challenged Books of 2025:
American Library Association releases 2025 Most Challenged Books List | Banned Books Week
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In honor of Banned Book Week Greicy and Heather are discussing different books this week that have been on the annual list of banned and challenged books. Today's discussion will focus on All Boys Aren't Blue, A Memoir-Manifesto by George M. Johnson.
All Boys Aren't Blue: From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys.Both a primer for teens eager to be allies as well as a reassuring testimony for young queer men of color, All Boys Aren't Blue covers topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity, brotherhood, family, structural marginalization, consent, and Black joy. Johnson's emotionally frank style of writing will appeal directly to young adults. (Johnson used he/him pronouns at the time of publication.)
Banned Book Week (October 4-10, 2026): Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. Held in the last week of September or first week of October, the annual event highlights the value of free and open access to information and brings together the entire book community — librarians, educators, authors, publishers, booksellers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas. 
To learn more about Banned Book Week:
https://bannedbooksweek.org/
Top 11 Most Challenged Books of 2025:
American Library Association releases 2025 Most Challenged Books List | Banned Books Week
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This week Greicy and Heather give a brief update on their thoughts regarding episode one The Traitors: New Blood. 
The Traitors: New Blood (Peacock): The Traitors comes to NBC with an all-new civilian version of Peacock’s Emmy Award-winning competition reality series known for strategic gameplay and skillful saboteurs. In this brand-new iteration of The Traitors for NBC, Emmy-winning host Alan Cumming opens the doors of his now-infamous castle in the Scottish Highlands to 22 everyday Americans. From among them he will choose who will play as Traitors and who must survive as Faithful. The Traitors is a nail-biting psychological adventure in which treachery and deceit are the name of the game. Set at an ancient castle deep in the Scottish Highlands, contestants work together on a series of exhilarating missions to build a prize fund worth up to $250,000. Hidden among the Faithful are the Traitors, whose goal is to eliminate the Faithful and claim the prize for themselves. Under the cover of darkness, the Traitors murder the Faithful one by one in a treacherous spree while the Faithful try to uncover the Traitors and banish them from the game. If at the end of the game the remaining Faithful contestants have banished all the Traitors, they share the prize fund, but if a Traitor (or Traitors) is still among them, they win all the money. The Traitors is produced by Studio Lambert. Alan Cumming hosts and serves as an executive producer along with Mike Cotton, Sam Rees-Jones, Rosie Franks, Jack Burgess, Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt and Doran Azouelos.
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This week Greicy and Heather discuss the Abby Jimenez book series, Say You'll Remember Me. This is the second part of a two-part series. 
Say You'll Remember Me (Book One): There's no such thing as a perfect guy, but Xavier Rush comes disastrously close. A gorgeous veterinarian giving Greek god vibes—all while cuddling a tiny kitten? Immediate yes. That is until Xavier opens his mouth and proves that even sculpted gods can say the absolute wrong thing. Like, really wrong. Of course, there’s nothing Samantha loves more than proving an asshole wrong ... unless, of course, he can admit he made a mistake.But after one incredible and seemingly endless date, Samantha is forced to admit the truth, that her family is in crisis and any kind of relationship would be impossible. Samantha begs Xavier to forget her. To remember their night together as a perfect moment, as crushing as that may be. Only no amount of distance or time is enough to forget what's between them. And the only thing better than one single perfect memory is to make a life—and even a love—worth remembering.
The Night We Met (Book Two): For Larissa, it came when choosing who to ride home with after a concert. That night, she had no idea she’d met the perfect man. She and Chris are great friends, co-parenting a slightly unhinged rescue Yorkie, sharing their favorite books, and judging bread (pumpernickel for the win!). For the first time amid all her side hustles to scrape by, things finally feel easy.But she didn’t choose Chris to drive her home all those months ago—she went with his best friend, and he became her boyfriend. All Chris wants is for Larissa to be happy. Standing by on the sidelines is slowly killing him, but making a move would destroy someone else. How can something that feels so right be absolutely impossible? 
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This week Greicy and Heather discuss the Abby Jimenez book series, Say You'll Remember Me. This is the first part of a two-part series. 
Say You'll Remember Me (Book One): There's no such thing as a perfect guy, but Xavier Rush comes disastrously close. A gorgeous veterinarian giving Greek god vibes—all while cuddling a tiny kitten? Immediate yes. That is until Xavier opens his mouth and proves that even sculpted gods can say the absolute wrong thing. Like, really wrong. Of course, there’s nothing Samantha loves more than proving an asshole wrong ... unless, of course, he can admit he made a mistake.But after one incredible and seemingly endless date, Samantha is forced to admit the truth, that her family is in crisis and any kind of relationship would be impossible. Samantha begs Xavier to forget her. To remember their night together as a perfect moment, as crushing as that may be. Only no amount of distance or time is enough to forget what's between them. And the only thing better than one single perfect memory is to make a life—and even a love—worth remembering.
The Night We Met (Book Two): For Larissa, it came when choosing who to ride home with after a concert. That night, she had no idea she’d met the perfect man. She and Chris are great friends, co-parenting a slightly unhinged rescue Yorkie, sharing their favorite books, and judging bread (pumpernickel for the win!). For the first time amid all her side hustles to scrape by, things finally feel easy.But she didn’t choose Chris to drive her home all those months ago—she went with his best friend, and he became her boyfriend. All Chris wants is for Larissa to be happy. Standing by on the sidelines is slowly killing him, but making a move would destroy someone else. How can something that feels so right be absolutely impossible? 
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This week Greicy and Heather discuss the nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards. The awards will be held on Monday, September 14th. 
We go through the different categories and make our predictions on who we think will win. Check it out to see what we got right and shout us out for anything we guessed wrong on. 
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This week Greicy and Heather are joined by Tocarra Cash (www.toccarracash.com) and Dr. Lucinda Bratini to discuss Bridgerton, Season Four.  (Netflix). This is part two of a two-part series.  
Bridgerton: This season of Bridgerton follows Benedict Bridgerton as he navigates a Cinderella-style romance with a lady’s maid, Sophie Baek, against the rigid class divides of Regency London. Based on the book, An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn.
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This week Greicy and Heather are joined by Tocarra Cash (www.toccarracash.com) and Dr. Lucinda Bratini to discuss Bridgerton, Season Four.  (Netflix). This is part one of a two-part series.  
Bridgerton: This season of Bridgerton follows Benedict Bridgerton as he navigates a Cinderella-style romance with a lady’s maid, Sophie Baek, against the rigid class divides of Regency London. Based on the book, An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn.
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This week Greicy and Heather discuss Season Two of Man on the Inside (Netflix).  
Man on the Inside: Charles goes undercover as a professor at Wheeler College to investigate a blackmail case involving the college president and a potential donor. 
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This week Greicy and Heather discuss part two of Season Five of Ghosts (Paramount Plus). This is the second part of a two-part series 
Ghosts (USA Version): A young couple, Sam and Jay, inherit a haunted mansion and, unaware of their invisible housemates, plan to turn it into a B&B. Their lives become much more complicated after a fall causes Sam to see the ghosts. Based on the UK series.
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This week Greicy and Heather discuss Boy Band Confidential (HBO Max). This is part two of a two-part discussion. 
Boy Band Confidential: Follows the dark side of the 1990s boy band boom, revealing how the industry transformed young performers into commodities while exposing untold stories of abuse, addiction, and financial manipulation.
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This week Greicy and Heather discuss Boy Band Confidential (HBO Max). This is part one of a two-part discussion. 
Boy Band Confidential: Follows the dark side of the 1990s boy band boom, revealing how the industry transformed young performers into commodities while exposing untold stories of abuse, addiction, and financial manipulation.
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This week Greicy and Heather (and Lila the dog) discuss a variety of topics including One Battle After Another, music, weaponize incompetence, living in the moment and is homework needed. Note: Lila had lots of opinions regarding the topics discussed. We tried to edit out as much barking as possible, but she demanded to make her voice be heard. 
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This week Greicy and Heather are back to discuss Supernatural, Season Six, Episodes Six through Ten (Prime and Peacock). 
Two brothers follow their father's footsteps as hunters, fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds, including monsters, demons, and gods that roam the earth.
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