Ep. 28: John Waters on a Kinetic Poodle: How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford
Are you out there? Can you hear us? We kick off our Hometown Series with Carey's Baltimore read, How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford. A boy, a girl, and a bond over weirdos calling into a radio show to laugh, live, and ride a magic carpet over Ocean City while surviving some very harsh truths about growing up. We discuss the strangeness of big cities and small fandoms, as well as solving the public transit problem in Baltimore (see: title).
How to Say Goodbye in Robot: Goodreads
Natalie Standiford: Website (visit this, cause there's great background material on the book!)
Content Notes
Mental illness, mistreatment of the disabled, parental death, emotional abuser (parent/child), shitty teenage boys
The Secret Tree by Natalie Standiford
Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters by Natalie Standiford
The Only Girl in School by Natalie Standiford
The Secret Apartment by Natalie Fast
We collaborated with Fuse 8 n' Kate on Kay Thompson's Eloise, and it was super fun!
Foster of the Podcast Sweet Pea who found a forever home last week!
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. (CC Marie Macula, Carey Farrell 2018)