Bad On Paper

Hosted ByGrace Atwood & Becca Freeman

Your new internet besties give you a weekly dose of books, banter, and folks you should be following. Join 30-something reading enthusiasts and real-life best friends Grace Atwood and Becca Freeman every month for a book club featuring a read they promise you won’t be able to put down. In between, they’re joined by guests for conversations on careers, dating, fashion, and more.


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Social Media Habits with Leslie Stephens

This week we’re talking phone habits and setting boundaries with our devices with , creator of the popular newsletter and author of , out June 25, 2024.    Books Leslie recommends about setting phone boundaries   If you liked…

A Very Swiftie Three Things with Sarah Chapelle of Taylor Swift Styled

By popular demand, we’re diving deep into Taylor Swift with Sarah Chapelle, the creator of the blog and Instagram account .   Sarah’s Things Include:  The Jack Antonoff Cinematic Universe  Fashion as Easter Eggs and Red Herrings AI…

Three Things May 2024

This week we’re sharing our Three Things! From movies to comfort shows (to discomfort shows) and more!   Becca’s things  ’s Romcom Mash Sundays on IG. Spice World    Olivia’s things  The Swan Self Promotion …

Author Carley Fortune’s Three Things: Spring Fashion, Social Media, and Prince Edward Island

This week we’re talking Things with Carley Fortune, bestselling author of and , and , out May 7, 2024.   Carley’s Three Things Are: Spring Dressing Our relationship with social media (sparked by “Is there a sane way to use the internet”…

Expiration Dates Book Club

It’s time to discuss our April 2024 Book Club Pick, ! We share our thoughts on the book’s magical realism, debate if we’d consider it a romance novel, dive into the theme of fate vs. free will, share if we saw the twist coming, and so much…

A Spring Life Catchup

From new hobbies to writing stuff to upcoming travel and more, we’re taking this week to catch up on LIFE!    Substacks we’re into right now include , , , .     (Also if anybody can relate to Olivia’s low, here’s a…

Three Things April 2024

We’re back with another installment of three things! Get excited to talk toilet paper, unhinged online ads, anti-bucket lists, recommendation culture, and MORE!   Olivia’s Things The (and the mundane parts of life we’d want to give a…

Author and Podcaster Jo Piazza’s Three Things: Costco Underwear, Cold Plunging with the Eagles, and Cannoli

This week we’re chatting Three Things with ! We also talk about her new book , telling NFL players what to do, Easter Baskets & Cadbury Eggs, The Tooth Fairy, making cannoli, and more!    , , , and . Just a heads up:…

Anita de Monte Laughs Last Book Club & Notes App Follow Up

This week we’re discussing our March Book Club Pick: ! We talk about the artists that inspired this story, the themes that impacted us the most, and more! We also share listener-submitted follow ups on our Notes App conversation.   Obsessions…

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