#65 Not Your Mother's Usual Podcast

<p>Happy Mother's Day to all those who celebrate! This might be a tough conversation, but let's talk pregnancy and motherhood in romance books, and just why these topics have historically walked hand in hand with romance plots. Buckle in, it's a full on Jen X Jackie conversation.</p><p></p><p>Content warnings: discussions of pregnancy and pregnancy loss, artificial insemination, motherhood, abortion and patriarchal views of motherhood and partnerships, and brief mention of eugenics</p><p></p><p><a href="mailto:%20ragingromantics@nopl.org">Questions/comments/concerns/want to join in the conversation? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org! </a></p><p></p><p>Books we mention:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.ffadultsonly.com/j/lorelei-james/tied-up-tied-down.htm">Tied Up, Tied Down by Lorelei James (Rough Riders #4)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/sandra-brown/sunset-embrace.htm">Sunset Embrace by Sandra Brown</a></li><li><a href="If%20You%20Deceive%20by%20Kresley%20Cole">If You Deceive by Kresley Cole</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/f/christine-feehan/dark-carpathian/">Carpathian series by Christine Feehan</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/charlaine-harris/sookie-stackhouse/">Sookie Stackhouse by Charlaine Harris</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/j/e-l-james/fifty-shades-of-grey/">Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/stephenie-meyer/twilight-saga/">Twilight by Stephanie Meyer</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/y/rebecca-yarros/fourth-wing.htm">Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/grady-hendrix/final-girl-support-group.htm">The Final Girls Support Group by Grady Hendrix</a></li><li><a href="https://www.mikecurato.com/flamer">Flamer by Mike Curator</a></li><li><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Gender-Queer-A-Memoir/Maia-Kobabe/9781549304002">Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe</a></li><li><a href="https://www