Episode 4 - Small Town Roads

Episode 4 - Small Town Roads

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Gonna take my horse to the small town roads, gonna: riiiide 'til we can't no more! Marianne, Adriana, and Paola talk Small Town Romances in this episode, the "pueblo chico, infierno grande" phenomenon, quirky town antics, US imperialism, and dragging abusers. We contain multitudes.

Books discussed: Sandcastle Beach by Jenny Holiday, From Scratch by Katrina Jackson, and A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert.

Other media/people mentioned: Schitt's Creek, Big Eden, Once Upon a Time, Silvana Reyes/thebookvoyagers, Her Christmas Cookie by Katrina Jackson, the Ravenswood series by Talia Hibbert, and Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert.

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Theme music: Positiv Trumpet by John Yasut. Cover art by Luis Esteban @drawnesteban.

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