Layne welcomes Amina Akhtar (and her celebrity pup Bean!) back to the show to talk about her new novel Kismet, the Christopher Columbusing of wellness culture, and why we’re all getting weirder.<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/6571/9781542034265">Kismet</a> is out now! Also mentioned in the episode:<ul>
<li>Amina’s first book <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/6571/9781683318347">#FashionVictim</a>
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<li>Our previous <a href="http://www.unlikeablefemalecharacters.com/podcast/episode-10-amina-akhtar/">interview</a> with Amina</li>
<li>Beanie the Coyote Vest Pup’s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/miss.beanie/">official Insta</a>
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWYwSEYtYsM/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D">Bean on The Late Late Show with James Corden</a> (eff you James Corden, Beanie looks fabulous)</li>
</ul> Find out more about Amina on her <a href="https://www.aminaakhtar.work/">website</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/drrramina">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/Drrramina">Twitter</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 94: Red Flags & Future Selves with Sarah Zachrich Jeng

The podcast about women who don't give a damn if you like them, brought to you by unlikeable female characters Kristen Lepionka, Layne Fargo, and Wendy Heard.