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Writer and programmer Alanna Okun shares how video games influenced the recent decision to leave her tenured career in journalism for an education in interactive technology — a conversation through the boom and bust of the 2010s media landscape to a revelation of control and expression found in making video games. ------Linksbitsy (website)Knit a Hat: A Beginner's Guide to Knitting (Microcosm Publishing)NYU Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) (website)------SocialGuest: Alanna OkunInstagramHost: Kyle StarrThreads | Instagram | MastodonShow: Y-ButtonThreads | Instagram | Mastodon

This week AJ chats with Alanna Okun and Chase Allhart about their experiences with game design (and game design adjacent) education! They also confront the age old question: what even is a video game, anyway? Into the Game Jam Linksitch page: https://itch.io/jam/itgj-summer-2024Find the forum thread on the TWG Discord: Navigate to the "Games Forums" category, select the games-events forum, find "Into The Game Jam (Summer 2024)" forum thread and say hello!Alanna's LinksWebsite: https://alannaokun.xyzButtonmash newsletter: https://buttonmash.substack.com/Games made with bitsy: https://itch.io/games/made-with-bitsyChase's LinksVideo Game Podtimism: https://podtimism.comDiscussed: TWG's Into the Game Jam (Summer 2024), Chase's Gamer Cred, Alanna's journey to game design, Alanna's Majora's Mask piece, what is a game, Journey, idea games, Bitsy, telling stories through mechanics, the search for tighter experiences (again), Outersloth, 1000xRESIST, Unicorn Overlord, Animal Well, sweet and salty games, Elden Ring, an embarrassment of riches, Persona 3 in its various forms, Skald: Against the Black Priory, Slice & Dice, Loop Hero.---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecastFollow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 6 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto---Timecodes:(00:00) - Intro (01:02) - TWG's Into the Game Jam! Links in the show notes!! (02:18) - Gamer Credentials (02:39) - Chase's journey (05:14) - Alanna's journey (13:04) - What is a video game? (33:46) - The search for tighter experiences (44:30) - 1000xRESIST | An infomercial for the game by sunset visitor (51:55) - Unicorn Overlord | A masterful segue (54:41) - Animal Well | The "five M&Ms" of gaming (01:01:32) - Elden Ring | The quest to git gud again (01:03:43) - Persona 3 | A safe space (01:12:02) - Skald: Against the Black Priory | Chase what is this game!!!! (01:16:02) - Slice & Dice | Granola-likes (01:20:13) - Loop Hero | oreH pooL (01:23:19) - Where to find Alanna and Chase online (check the show notes!) (01:27:09) - Wrapping up ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:GrokCorey ZDirectional JoySusan HOlivia KDan SIsaac SWill CJim WEvan BDavid Hmin2Aaron GVErik MBrady HJoshua JTony LDanny KSeth MAdam BJustin KAndy HDemoParker EMaxwell LSpiritofthunderJason WJason TCorey TMinnow Eats WhaleCaleb WfingerbellyJesse WMike TCodesWesleyErik BmebezacSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseAndrewJustin MPeterStellar.BeesBrendan KScott RwreckxNoah OMichael GArcturusChris RhepaheCory FChase ALoveDiesNick QWes KChris MRBMichaela WAdam FScott HAlexander SPTherese KjgprintersJessica BMurrayDavid PJason KBede RKamrin HKyle SPhilip N ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Editor, author and now game designer Alanna Okun returns to the show to talk about her journey from gamer to amateur game designer. We talk some game news, Alanna's game design process, her inspirations, and, of course, we discuss what we've been playing. You can find Alanna Okun on Twitter @alanna, on substack at buttonmash.substack.com and on itch.io at alannabean.itch.io. THINGS MENTIONED: YouTuber Skill-Up's Final Fantasy 16 interview with Naoki Yoshida. The Verge's FF16 interview. The Pokemon explanation trailer. The Gamer on more than 200 Apex Legends testers getting fired. A GameRant breakdown of some of the canceled Apex Legends side projects. Alanna's game development YouTube recommendations: Shaun Spalding Peyton Burnham Friendly Cosmonaut Game Maker's Toolkit Our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. We curate your gaming news together and Noah produces the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod and on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and you can email us your Fire Emblem hot takes at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. Find us on social media, and wherever else podcasts are found, here: linktr.ee/press_startpod. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pressstart/support

Stephen and Brendon are joined by returning guests Sadie Lancrete and Alanna Okun for a fully self-indulgent dive into the shockingly good Three Houses followup — Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes!Follow Sadie: https://twitter.com/sadiepostingFollow Alanna: https://twitter.com/alanna---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineJoin the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.onlineFollow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilgerFollow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley---Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.com/ajfillariSeason 5 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/---Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecastThanks to all of our amazing patrons!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Tori and Noah are joined by special guest Alanna Okun to talk about the games that inspired Alanna to dive deeper into gaming. We're talking Persona, crafting and, you guessed it, Elden Ring. Noah also tests Alanna and Tori's gaming knowledge with the Real Game vs. Fake Game challenge. THINGS MENTIONED: Vox's The Goods. Into the Aether, a lowkey video game podcast. Alanna's books. Katie Heaney's article in The Cut, Video Games Are a To-Do List You Play. The Asynchronous podcast. SPOILER ALERT FOR: Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3, Persona 4 and Elden Ring. Our cool sounds, and the intro and outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod and you can email us who your favorite kong is at heypressstart@gmail.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pressstart/support

A rising flame was alight as the flow of time carved a new history for Asynchronous. With their newfound wisdom, AJ and Kim took one last look at where it all began. And with that, after fifteen episodes and hundreds of hours of gameplay, a new age was set to begin.//Follow us!Alanna - https://twitter.com/alannaThe show - https://twitter.com/asynchpodKim - https://twitter.com/OhKimmiesAJ - https://twitter.com/ajfillari//Thanks to _amaranthine for our theme music! Listen to his other stuff on bandcamp! - https://amaranthine.bandcamp.com/Thanks to Scout for making our art! Follow her on Twitter! - https://twitter.com/humblegoat//Produced & edited by AJ Fillari

Kim and AJ talk with resident Fire Emblem expert Alanna Okun about what to expect from Three Houses generally, tea time, and, of course, the himbo situation.//Follow us!Alanna - https://twitter.com/alanna The show - https://twitter.com/asynchpod Kim - https://twitter.com/OhKimmies AJ - https://twitter.com/ajfillari//Thanks to _amaranthine for our theme music! Listen to his other stuff on bandcamp! - https://amaranthine.bandcamp.com/ Thanks to Scout for making our art! Follow her on Twitter! - https://twitter.com/humblegoat//Produced & edited by AJ Fillari

Katherine Oung's mother says “I love you” with plates of cut fruit. Katherine say it with cups of coffee. The Best Money I Ever Spent is a personal essay series from The Goods about the purchases that changed our lives in ways big and small. This episode was produced by Schuyler Swenson, edited by Alanna Okun and mixed by Paul Mounsey. You can read Katherine's essay here. Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Quick Hits ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of The Best Money I Ever Spent on Vox Quick Hits by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Support Vox Quick Hits by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Esperamos que no se dejen llevar solo por el título y decidan no escuchar este episodio. Si bien hablamos el día de hoy de un libro con puros ensayos para hacer manualidades nos dimos cuenta que estas acciones como tejer, bordar, coser, etc., pueden llevar una carga emocional mucho más densa de lo que pensábamos. Quédense para escuchar el episodio en donde casi lloramos por estambre. Música original por Ing. Ana Aguilar

We're joined by our friend Alanna Okun for an extremely in-depth discussion-adjacent episode about Fire Emblem Awakening for the Nintendo 3DS.Follow Alanna here: https://twitter.com/alanna---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineJoin the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.onlineFollow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilgerFollow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley---Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.com/ajfillariSeason 3 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/---Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecastThanks to all of our amazing patrons! | Roberge | Ian A | Max M | Michael V | Kyle R | Selina A | Noah O | Rich E | Michael G | Arcturus | Raihan S | Matthew M | Rowan S | Chris R | leastest | Kyle L | Anthony G | Adam | The Binding of Andrew | Hepahe | Jake L | Conor P | Cory F | Luke L | Matt C | Cian | John J P | GJ C | Mr Mallard | Sarah G | Vanessa J | Jack F | Kelsey J | Chase A | Elyse H | Anna | Nick Q | Tom H | Wes K | Erica S | Maria D | Chris M | RB | Jared B | Toots M | Aaron D | David C | Karen H | Walter N B | Kristin T | Joseph P | Tom W | Chad W | Chy J-B | Michaela W | Ryan W | Adam F | Scott H | Denys T | Lauren H | Andrew M | Alexander St. P | Griffin F | Ben G | killian | Therese K | Matthew V | Nick C | Zach A | SpagooliDude | Andrew L | Justin H | Alyssa R | jgprinters  | Rob K | Justin C | Jess B | Matt H | bsushi | sebsab  | Lilie G | Ian L | Chris | Pat M | markh | Craig | Matt F | Sebastian V N | Joeri B | Maryanne D | SkinTightAlloy  | Dennis C | Eliot O B | Shelly B | William L | Brendon T | Robert S | Murray  | Trevor B | salutepeezy  | Andrew D | David P | Alex M | Catherine O | Josh G | noname  | Jason  | Bede R | Mark O | Jeff C | Brett S | Inês G. | Kim M | Kamrin H | Minh T | Andrew D | Marxelle  | Akira  | Christopher B | Melimuffinpie  | bolt  | Scout W | Philip N★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Katherine Oung's mother says “I love you” with plates of cut fruit. She say it with cups of coffee. The Best Money I Ever Spent is a personal essay series from The Goods about the purchases that changed our lives in ways big and small, and it's a Vox Quick Hits exclusive audio series. This episode was produced by Schuyler Swenson, edited by Alanna Okun and mixed by Paul Mounsey. You can read Katherine's essay here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bree van Durr and Steve Human encounter Alanna “Professor Okun,” legendary trainer and Pokémon authority, while at Canalave Library. First, the trio cleans up Iron Island while getting riley with Riley and her Lucario, before things take a turn and a huge explosion at Lake Valor turns everyone's attention south. At Lake Valor, they're confronted with a Magikarp genocide and are quickly forced to deal with a series of Team Galactic Commanders—including their old arch-nemesis Mars and a couple of freaks who look like characters from Zoolander. Ultimately, they dispense of them before heading north through Mt. Coronet toward Snowpoint City and encounter nightmare after nightmare along the way. Basically, it’s a long episode and it's full of perils. Notes: Thanks to Alanna Okun for joining us! Give her a follow @alanna (really) and check out her work at http://www.vox.com/the-goods

In this episode, we talk all about our favorite ways to prevent and deal with unforeseen dangers and possible accidents in the home. We promise it’s actually a pretty fun topic! As self-proclaimed safetyheads, we couldn’t be more excited to talk not only about all of our favorite safety-related tips, tricks, and methods, but also to explore the origins of our respective passions for living that safety life.This episode was produced by Rachel and Sally and edited by Lucas Nguyen. Our logo was designed by Amber Seger (@rocketorca). Our theme music is by Tiny Music. MJ Brodie transcribed this episode. Follow us on Twitter @OhILikeThatPod.Things we talked about“Crafting Accidents” (At Home with Amy Sedaris)Super Elastic Bubble PlasticHow to Clean With Bleach During Coronavirus by Rachel Miller for ViceSaline wound washPlants that are toxic to catsThe Best Fire Escape Ladder by Doug Mahoney for WirecutterHome Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House by Cheryl Mendelson Knit a Hat: A Beginner's Guide to Knitting by Alanna Okun

Recorded on May 28, 2020 Book Talk starts at 22:34 Our Mother Bear KAL is starting on June 1, 2020!  I have started a 2020 Mother Bear KAL Chatter Thread and you can find everything you need to know over there. Spring Swap - If you are participating, please visit the 2020 Swap Thread to keep up with questions at least once a week. Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details here For fans of the My Favorite Murder Podcast only!  We announce the winners of the 3 Stay Out of the Forest hat patterns by the fabulous Jennifer Lassonde.   Tracie made an announcement about the 2020 NoCKRs Retreat swag and refunds. KNITTING Barb has finished: 1.  Mother Bears #208 and #209 Tracie has finished: 1.  Mother Bears #213, #214 and #215 2.  Gnome de Plume by Sarah Schira in purple and teal fingering weight scraps Barb is working on 1. Stoa scarf by Anne Ginger, using Blue Heron Cotton Rayon Flax Metallic in the Denim color way 2. Eco Duo Cabled Scarf by Shannon Dunbabin using a Caron Cake 3. Papillion /Butterfly by Marin Melchior, using Knit Picks Chroma in the Gray and the Pegasus colorways 4. Boyfriend Beanie by Expression Fiber Arts, using destash table yarn. 5.  Etude cardigan by Ririko, using Aussie Soxxi Tracie is working on: 1. Hatteras Cardigan by Kate Saloman (Green Mountain Spinnery) in Western Sky Knits Merino 17 in bright sky blue 2. 80-26 Poncho Air Lux in Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper in Wind Chill 3. That's My Jam shawl/wrap by Steven Fegert, using Leading Men Fiber Arts Monologue in the London Fog colorway, and LunaPurl Una Merino Mini Skeins in the Drops of Jupiter colorway. 4. Vanilla socks  in a Fish Knits sock gradient in greens BOOKS Barb has finished: 1.  Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of the El Faro by Rachel Slade.  5 stars! 2. My Lost Family by Ben-Moshe and Dasha Lisitsina - 4 stars 3. A Beautiful Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal by Jen Waite - 3 stars 4. The Deep Deep Snow by Brian Freeman - 3 stars 5. God's Hotel by Victoria Sweet - 5 stars Tracie has finished: 1. When He Vanished by T.J. Brearton - 3 stars 2. Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler - 3.5 stars 3. Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater: Essays on Crafting by Alanna Okun - 4 stars Tracie talked about 2 shows she is enjoying: 1.  We're Here by HBO 2. Dragnificent on TLC Barb talked about BluPrint Closing  

Sometimes it's just about finding the smallest oven it takes to get the job done. Sometimes it's about playing the same video game six times. Usually, though, it's about craving human interaction. We're joined by Alanna Okun, Deputy Editor of The Goods, who is finding community through her newly inhabited island. Read her piece here: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/5/12/21241735/nintendo-switch-animal-crossing-video-games-coronavirus-quarantine And check out her work: http://www.alannaokun.xyz/ Polygon's Interior Design Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yOC8_dHwuc Discussed: Animal Crossing: New Horizons, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, URLs, Hobbies, Fallout: 76, Elder Scrolls: Blades, Disney Sorcerer's Arena (lol) --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley --- Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.com/ajfillari

It's BYO cocaine to the very last New York Comic Con Shipwreck. We Cujoled six hilarious people to compete On Writing so that one might emerge The Shining winner of Shipwreck. Whose story will Carrie them to victory, and who will leave in Misery? Join us to learn the answers to It. Stories by Ziwe Fumudoh, Ivan Hernandez, Seanan McGuire, Lily Miller, Alanna Okun, and Nate Waggoner. Stories read by Randy Havens.

Lily chats with Alanna Okun, deputy editor at Vox Media and author of The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater: Essays on Crafting. Alanna's book was named one of the most exciting new books of 2018 by Buzzfeed and was listed on Refinery 29’s list of compelling memoirs you have to read. In her book, Alanna shares a collection of personal essays about crafting - and how she's leaned on activities like knitting, crochet, and embroidery to both bring her joy and to tackle life’s inevitable stressors. Lily and Alanna discuss her journey as an author and her rich career as a lifestyle journalist. Alanna has a refreshing take on the world we live in today - she's honest, whip smart, and deeply dedicated to her craft. To learn more about Alanna, check out her website at www.alannaokun.xyz. You can also follow her on twitter @alanna. And make sure to pick up a copy of The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater anywhere you love to buy your books!

Alanna Okun is a senior editor at Vox.com and the author of The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater, an essay collection about crafting available now from Flatiron/Macmillan. Her writing has been published in The New York Times, NPR, BuzzFeed, Apartment Therapy, and The Hairpin, among others, and she's appeared on TODAY, Good Morning America, and many other local and national TV and radio programs.How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Working on a project after work requires energy, but what how do I get it? This episode, I talk to cartoonist Dami Lee and writer Alanna Okun about the work they do outside of their day job. Then we are blessed to feature music from Yucky Bangs. 10:42 - Dami Lee 41:01 - Alanna Okun 55:45 - Yucky Bangs Me - @andrumarino on Twitter Dami Lee - https://www.chroniclebooks.com/titles/be-everything-at-once.html Alanna Okun - https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250095619 Yucky Bangs - https://yuckybangs.bandcamp.com/

This week I am excited to introduce you to Alanna Okun who is a senior editor at Racked whose major focus is fashion. Of course, we definitely talked about shopping trends and she was transparent and shared a little about the money anxiety she battles.  What you'll learn about in today's episode: The trends observed in the series Racked did on "How Do You Shop?" The exact disparities found during the running of these series The story behind a respondent and what her inbox had to do with her tracking her money What she uses to battle her money anxiety  For the complete set of show notes for this episode go to http://www.jenhemphill.com/141 Be sure to continue to join us in more money conversations in our FREE community over here: http://www.jenhemphill.com/community Enjoy this episode and want more? Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/her-money-matters-money-talk/id1006403754  By you doing that will help us reach more women like you. It's easy, here is how: http://jenhemphill.com/how-to-subscribe-and-leave-a-review-on-itunes/  The post HMM 141: A Look Behind Shopping Habits and Your Money With Alanna Okun appeared first on the Her Money Matters Podcast. Have you not grabbed my book? You can do so by searching Her Money Matters on Amazon OR using this link: https://www.jenhemphill.com/book

This week I am excited to introduce you to Alanna Okun who is a senior editor at Racked whose major focus is fashion. Of course, we definitely talked about shopping trends and she was transparent and shared a little about the money anxiety she battles.    What you'll learn about in today's episode: The trends observed in the series Racked did on "How Do You Shop?" The exact disparities found during the running of these series The story behind a respondent and what her inbox had to do with her tracking her money What she uses to battle her money anxiety   For the complete set of show notes for this episode go to http://www.jenhemphill.com/141   Be sure to continue to join us in more money conversations in our FREE community over here: http://www.jenhemphill.com/community   Enjoy this episode and want more?  Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review on iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/her-money-matters-money-talk/id1006403754    By you doing that will help us reach more women like you.  It’s easy, here is how:  http://jenhemphill.com/how-to-subscribe-and-leave-a-review-on-itunes/    The post HMM 141: A Look Behind Shopping Habits and Your Money With Alanna Okun appeared first on the Her Money Matters Podcast.   Have you not grabbed my book? You can do so by searching Her Money Matters on Amazon OR  using this link: https://www.jenhemphill.com/book 

This week I am excited to introduce you to Alanna Okun who is a senior editor at Racked whose major focus is fashion. Of course, we definitely talked about shopping trends and she was transparent and shared a little about the money anxiety she battles.    What you'll learn about in today's episode: The trends observed in the series Racked did on "How Do You Shop?" The exact disparities found during the running of these series The story behind a respondent and what her inbox had to do with her tracking her money What she uses to battle her money anxiety   For the complete set of show notes for this episode go to http://www.jenhemphill.com/141   Be sure to continue to join us in more money conversations in our FREE community over here: http://www.jenhemphill.com/community   Enjoy this episode and want more?  Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review on iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/her-money-matters-money-talk/id1006403754    By you doing that will help us reach more women like you.  It’s easy, here is how:  http://jenhemphill.com/how-to-subscribe-and-leave-a-review-on-itunes/    The post HMM 141: A Look Behind Shopping Habits and Your Money With Alanna Okun appeared first on the Her Money Matters Podcast.   Have you not grabbed my book? You can do so by searching Her Money Matters on Amazon OR  using this link: https://www.jenhemphill.com/book 

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The Jennys sit down with Alanna Okun to chat about her new book, The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater. Expect plenty of craft talk plus some insight into what it's like to lead a college a cappella group in real life.

Amanda and Jenn discuss fun magical reads, trilogies, non-scary true crime, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater by Alanna Okun and She Caused a Riot by Hannah Jewell. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here.   Questions   1. Hi! I’m looking for a book that is fun, light, and possibly magical. While I do love books that deal with important and often heavy issues, several people in my family are battling major health issues that are pretty heavy. So I’m looking for a book to escape from all that when I need a little pick me up. I recently read The Invisible Library and loved it! Where’d you go Bernadette, Ready Player One, The Night Circus, and Harry Potter are some of my favorites. I want something I can spend some time with so please no short stories or graphic novels. I can’t wait to hear what you recommend! --Jessica   2. For a trip in April! Hi, Get Booked! The orchestra I perform with is going on tour to Peru, Argentina and Uruguay next month and I’d love to read a novel or two set in the countries where we’ll be. I’m also writing my dissertation, so lighter, fun reads would be appreciated. Nothing supernatural please. Thank you! --Sarah   3. Hi, I’m looking for a good trilogy to read. I’m participating in a Litsy Reading Challenge and one of the categories is read a trilogy. It can be YA or not, preferably not. I really liked The Grisha trilogy. I tried the first in Blood of Eden series (The Immortal Rules) and didn’t care for it. I’ve read all the popular YA ones like hunger games, divergent, etc. My favorite genres are fantasy, mystery and Historical fiction. Thanks in advance! --Mikala   4. I'm participating in the read harder challenge and I'm a bit anxious just thinking about the true crime book. Could you recommend a nonviolent true crime book for anxious wimps like me? Maybe a heist or something? --Emily   5. Hi Ladies! My best friend's birthday in in three weeks and I'm stumped. I've exhausted my knowledge of big-gothic-isolated-house-psychological thrillers (her FAVORITE in all caps). I've given her Rebecca, The Haunting of Hill House, The Silent Companions, The Woman in Black, The Essex Serpent and most of Wilkie Collins. Creepy and / or serious is great, but odd or quirky is okay - her favorite movie is Clue, so an Edward Gorey vibe is great too. Thanks so much! --Madeleine   6. TIME SENSITIVE for EARLY APRIL. I’ll be going to the French Quarter in New Orleans for an academic conference this April (Fun fact: the academic conference coincides with both WWE’s Wrestlemania and the city’s French Quarter festival, so I can only imagine who my neighbors at the hostel will be!!). Could you recommend any books or authors to check out if I wanna get to know the city ahead of time? Personally, I don’t know where to start because Nola ticks so many of my interests: jazz, mysticism/magic (vampires, voodoo, graveyards tours etc.), black culture & history, French Creole & Cajun culture, great food…all wrapped up in a small city that remains to be beautiful post-Katrina. Thank you for answering everyone’s questions every episode!! --Jess   7. URGENT!!!! Please help! My brother in law is going on a month long rafting trip down the Grand Canyon and I want to get him a book to bring. He's a fan of Cormac McCarthy, Edward Abbey, western/mountain man stories, the classics. I think he would also enjoy interesting non-fiction. I would love to get him the perfect book to accompany in this adventure. Thank you!! --Joana Lau   Books Discussed Blood of a Thousand Stars by Rhoda Belleza The Beauty by Aliya Whitely The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Death Going Down by Maria Angelica Bosco translated by Lucy Greaves The Hare by Cesar Aira Shades of Magic by VE Schwab The Broken Earth trilogy by NK Jemisin (trigger warning: harm to children) The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice Post: books set in New Orleans Voodoo Dreams by Jewell Parker Rhodes Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert by Terry Tempest Williams Half An Inch of Water by Percival Everett

What does how you earn, save and spend your money say about your overall relationship with money - a lot actually.Some of us spend more money to "look the part" in our careers and some of us can get away with comfy pants and ripped sweatshirts (although I urge you to never go to work this way). What writer Alanna Okun has found in her series, How Do You Shop on Racked is that our uniqueness to spending and saving money is also the tie that binds us all together.On This Podcast Episode:We're getting down and dirty with Racked's writer and editor, Alanna Okun, about the series How Do You Shop in this episode. Alanna shares some of the most surprising discoveries she's learned from talking to many different women from across the U.S. about their own saving and spending money stories.Alanna's also got quite a money story herself. Living in NYC and working for Racked and BuzzFeed prior, she's sharing her own wisdom about being smart with her cash and her exciting career journey (hint, she's launching her first book, The Curse Of The Boyfriend Sweater in March).Thanks for Tuning In:Thanks for tuning in to listen to this episode of Millennial Money. Every listen means so much to us. If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please share it on social media using the hashtag #millennialmoneypodcast.Also, please leave an honest review for Millennial Money on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and much appreciated! You’re awesome!Want More:Shannah on TwitterShannah on Instagram