Hello, fellow nerds! We are back with a brand new book club episode and we are reading Quicksilver, chapters 22-23!

Listen in as we discuss the following:

• Whitney proves to us that dirty talk isn’t always sexy

• What do you know about eugenics and mass sterilization?

• What are the reasons some countries required or pressured the population for sterilization? 

• Did Carrion and Saeris eat goldfish crackers or sardines? 

Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “Dirty Talk Martini".

Show links:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/5ieo50/whats_the_worst_dirty_talk_youve_ever_heard_in_bed/

• https://www.cato.org/commentary/cruel-truth-about-population-control

• https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/unwanted-sterilization-and-eugenics-programs-in-the-united-states/

• https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/eugenics-finding-carrie-buck/

• https://www.edf-feph.org/why-is-forced-sterilisation-still-legal-in-the-eu/#:~:text=Bulgaria,countless%20people%2C%20is%20still%20legal. 

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_sterilization#:~:text=Bangladesh%20has%20a%20long%2Drunning,Bangladeshi%20Taka%20(US$2.70). 

• https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/ap-report-china-stifling-uighur-births-with-iuds-abortion-sterilization#:~:text=While%20individual%20women%20have%20spoken%20out%20before,nationwide%2C%20it%20is%20rising%20sharply%20in%20Xinjiang. 

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_status_of_human_sterilization_by_country 

Not into this book? No problem! You can listen to our episode from Tuesday, where we discuss bookstagram hot takes and cold truths!

Spring Book Club Schedule:

Quicksilver

May 28 - Chapters 24-26

June 11 - Chapters 27-29

June 25 - Chapters 30-34

July 9 - Chapters 35-39

July 21 - Chapters 40-43

July 23 - Chapters 44-45

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