Four Things My Geeky-Jock-of-a-Best-Friend Must Do in Europe

<p><strong>This week, we read </strong><em><strong>Four Things My Geeky-Jock-of-a-Best-Friend Must Do in Europe </strong></em><strong>by Jane Harrington. We discuss realism in portraying (and not overtly critiquing) cultural ignorance, self-confidence during puberty, and why the Star Trek-loving Gorkon is the ACTUAL WORST. We also talk about ALL CAPS versus </strong><em><strong>italics </strong></em><strong>BECAUSE THIS BOOK LIKES TO SHOUT.</strong></p> <p><strong>CW: Racism, European stereotyping, discussion of slurs (for Romani and queer people), discussion of homophobia and body image, objectification, sexual harassment, mental illness as a punchline, and finally a young, culturally-ignorant protagonist.</strong></p> <p><strong>Our Links</strong></p> <p>Website: <a href="https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast"><u>https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast</u></a></p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/wtka_podcast"><u>@wtka_podcast</u></a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/wtka_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link"><u>wtka_podcast</u></a></p> <p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@wtka_podcast?_d=secCgYIASAHKAESMgowQEf8URu6udBqw%2BJsaf1GQLZbpZdsYwqdu1bqefgJ5hu942SnfmekKh3B1nhkDU%2BzGgA%3D&amp;checksum=bf4e57f19cd0bcd66c967b19d24d9143d4c201a562d8b7d228492987484d9aaf&amp;language=en&amp;sec_uid=MS4wLjABAAAAniu1DwnspJU3jsGvICzG0K6oSDv30upy2YDFmJ5BQGDWntIigHwXphz4fNfD5cl0&amp;sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAAniu1DwnspJU3jsGvICzG0K6oSDv30upy2YDFmJ5BQGDWntIigHwXphz4fNfD5cl0&amp;share_app_id=1233&amp;share_author_id=6980882632146437126&amp;share_link_id=CD63EBD0-F39D-4C1D-A672-824AAACFA109&amp;tt_from=copy&amp;u_code=djcea4ee050601&amp;user_id=6980882632146437126&amp;utm_campaign=client_share&amp;utm_medium=ios&amp;utm_source=copy&amp;source=h5_m&amp;_r=1"><u>wtka_podcast</u></a></p> <p><strong>Music</strong></p> <p>Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner</p> <p>Outro: Good Vibes by MBB</p>