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]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:35:33 GMTThu, 01 Oct 2026 13:03:03 GMT60Taylor Gumm & Jenny Gumm<p>A mother-daughter cultural deep dive podcast unpacking all the topics we can't stop talking about.</p>episodicTaylor Gumm & Jenny Gummtagumm2@gmail.comyes<![CDATA[Why You Should Be Proud to Read Romance]]>We discuss the devaluation of women's media, specifically through the lens of romance novels.

Sources:

https://writersofthewest.net/blog/what-genre-of-book-sells-the-most-in-2025-trends-data-what-it-means-for-authors/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/08/03/why-you-should-love-romance-novels/

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/02/15/brief-history-romance-novel-recommendations

https://www.literatureandlatte.com/blog/why-are-romance-novels-so-popular

https://sarinabowen.com/blog/2018/6/11/sexism-and-the-romance-stigma

Jane Austen's Bookshelf: The Women Writers who Shaped a Legend by Rebecca Romney

https://nofilmschool.com/female-centric-media-matters

https://www.rd.com/article/emily-henry/

Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches' Guide to Romance Novels by Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan

A Natural History of Romance by Pamela Regis

https://www.npr.org/2007/09/05/14175229/why-women-read-more-than-men

https://lithub.com/the-unexpectedly-subversive-world-of-romance-novels/

https://accrossthepages.jusmedia.shef.ac.uk/2023/05/18/romance-sexism-and-the-300-year-war-of-fiction/

https://theorangutanlibrarian.wordpress.com/2024/02/14/hating-on-romantacy-a-follow-up-to-my-fourth-wing-post/

https://medium.com/@regandavid/smut-stratification-an-analysis-on-romance-novels-and-gender-3f4eb7830203

]]>b57edd0e-e9c3-4ea4-bdf6-b870434d1f98Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:13:07 GMT<p>We discuss the devaluation of women's media, specifically through the lens of romance novels. </p><p>Sources: </p><p><a href="https://writersofthewest.net/blog/what-genre-of-book-sells-the-most-in-2025-trends-data-what-it-means-for-authors/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://writersofthewest.net/blog/what-genre-of-book-sells-the-most-in-2025-trends-data-what-it-means-for-authors/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/08/03/why-you-should-love-romance-novels/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/08/03/why-you-should-love-romance-novels/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/02/15/brief-history-romance-novel-recommendations" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/02/15/brief-history-romance-novel-recommendations</a></p><p><a href="https://www.literatureandlatte.com/blog/why-are-romance-novels-so-popular" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.literatureandlatte.com/blog/why-are-romance-novels-so-popular</a></p><p><a href="https://sarinabowen.com/blog/2018/6/11/sexism-and-the-romance-stigma" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://sarinabowen.com/blog/2018/6/11/sexism-and-the-romance-stigma</a></p><p>Jane Austen's Bookshelf: The Women Writers who Shaped a Legend by Rebecca Romney</p><p><a href="https://nofilmschool.com/female-centric-media-matters" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://nofilmschool.com/female-centric-media-matters</a></p><p><a href="https://www.rd.com/article/emily-henry/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.rd.com/article/emily-henry/</a></p><p>Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches' Guide to Romance Novels by Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan</p><p>A Natural History of Romance by Pamela Regis</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2007/09/05/14175229/why-women-read-more-than-men" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.npr.org/2007/09/05/14175229/why-women-read-more-than-men</a></p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/the-unexpectedly-subversive-world-of-romance-novels/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://lithub.com/the-unexpectedly-subversive-world-of-romance-novels/</a></p><p><a href="https://accrossthepages.jusmedia.shef.ac.uk/2023/05/18/romance-sexism-and-the-300-year-war-of-fiction/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://accrossthepages.jusmedia.shef.ac.uk/2023/05/18/romance-sexism-and-the-300-year-war-of-fiction/</a></p><p><a href="https://theorangutanlibrarian.wordpress.com/2024/02/14/hating-on-romantacy-a-follow-up-to-my-fourth-wing-post/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://theorangutanlibrarian.wordpress.com/2024/02/14/hating-on-romantacy-a-follow-up-to-my-fourth-wing-post/</a></p><p><a href="https://medium.com/@regandavid/smut-stratification-an-analysis-on-romance-novels-and-gender-3f4eb7830203" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://medium.com/@regandavid/smut-stratification-an-analysis-on-romance-novels-and-gender-3f4eb7830203</a></p>no00:56:202Why You Should Be Proud to Read Romancefull<![CDATA[Where do we draw the line?]]>Where do we draw the line when it comes to the creators of art we care about? Or, how we decided to never engage with Harry Potter again.

Sources:

https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/

https://glaad.org/gap/jk-rowling/

https://theweek.com/feature/1020838/jk-rowlings-transphobia-controversy-a-complete-timeline

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/jk-rowling-will-not-arrested-comments-transgender-women-police-say-rcna146065

https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/02/15/jk-rowling-defends-herself-in-podcast-heres-her-controversial-comments-on-transgender-issues-explained/

https://thesustainableagency.com/blog/brand-boycott-examples/

https://fair.org/home/purity-tests-how-corporate-media-describe-progressives-standing-up-for-principles/

]]>3ea36b45-7abf-4d83-9c81-aa49d08357faThu, 01 Oct 2026 13:07:22 GMT<p>Where do we draw the line when it comes to the creators of art we care about? Or, how we decided to never engage with Harry Potter again.</p><p>Sources: </p><p><a href="https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/</a></p><p><a href="https://glaad.org/gap/jk-rowling/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://glaad.org/gap/jk-rowling/</a></p><p><a href="https://theweek.com/feature/1020838/jk-rowlings-transphobia-controversy-a-complete-timeline" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://theweek.com/feature/1020838/jk-rowlings-transphobia-controversy-a-complete-timeline</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/jk-rowling-will-not-arrested-comments-transgender-women-police-say-rcna146065" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/jk-rowling-will-not-arrested-comments-transgender-women-police-say-rcna146065</a></p><p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/02/15/jk-rowling-defends-herself-in-podcast-heres-her-controversial-comments-on-transgender-issues-explained/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/02/15/jk-rowling-defends-herself-in-podcast-heres-her-controversial-comments-on-transgender-issues-explained/</a></p><p><a href="https://thesustainableagency.com/blog/brand-boycott-examples/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://thesustainableagency.com/blog/brand-boycott-examples/</a></p><p><a href="https://fair.org/home/purity-tests-how-corporate-media-describe-progressives-standing-up-for-principles/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://fair.org/home/purity-tests-how-corporate-media-describe-progressives-standing-up-for-principles/</a></p>yes00:44:301Where do we draw the line?full