Summer Dylan catches up with Jennifer Shahade on her THINKING SIDEWAYS book tour. They discuss the state of the culture, the Candidates, women in American chess, memory champions, trans rights, women's rights, process goals, avoiding and making blunders, poker and much more. This episode will DEFINITELY make you want to go pick up Thinking Sideways on GoodReads.Jennifer Shahade is a three-time National Chess Champion and two-time Global Poker Award player. She competed in the Chess Olympiad in 2004, where she won a silver medal with the U.S. Olympic team. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. She is featured regularly in major news outlets as a spokesperson for women in chess, and has over 33,000 followers on X and 14,000 followers on Instagram. Jennifer is passionate about empowerment and creative work around the games she loves most: chess and poker.Summer definitely recommends that you check out her Substack, Games & The Grid, as well! Host - Summer DylanSummer's Documentary - https://www.kingchessfilm.com/Check Out Summer's Substack - https://transadvocate.substack.com/Edited & Produced by Summer