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Podcast: Big Mood, Little Mood with Daniel M. Lavery
Episode: The Act of Estrangement
Description: Danny Lavery welcomes Sophie Lewis, the author of essays about octopus sex, theoretical screeds about capitalism, and numerous texts about family abolition, including the 2019 book Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family. Lavery and Lewis give advice to a letter writer who is wondering how to set boundaries with a family that is siding with her abusive father. They also discuss a “soft version” of family abolition, and take a deep dive into the novel, Detransition, Baby.Slate Plus members get another episode of Big Mood, Little Mood every Friday, sign up now for just $1 for your...