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Welcome to Giggly Squad. Each week, Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo make fun of everything, but most importantly themselves. They discuss pop culture, fashion trends, television, horoscopes, mental health, dating, and expose their personal lives. Also, they can't be managed. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel cover

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Mentioned 5 months ago

Giggling about couples counseling, clams, and condoms

One of the hosts said they were reading the novel during the episode. Another person suggested they stick to it instead of tackling a more difficult classic.

No, I'm reading Seven Husbands of Evelyn, Hugo.

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Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

Mentioned 5 months ago

Giggling about couples counseling, clams, and condoms

A literature teacher was mentioned recommending the classic, but the host was advised to keep reading the Evelyn Hugo novel instead.

She was like, Wuthering Heights. Stick to the Seven Husbands and get a grab.

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Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not by Florence Nightingale cover

Notes on Nursing

Florence Nightingale

Mentioned 5 months ago

Giggling about road rage, screenshots, and brooches

One of the hosts was reading this book for their book club, but the listeners suggested it might be too intense for their current reading level, implying it was a heavy read.

So a lot of the gigglers were DMing me and they were like, hey, um, so Nightingale might be like a bit too. Just like, they're like just surmising at your reading level. Um, might be a bit intense for you. Like it's gonna take you eight years to finish that.

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Bridge to Terabithia: A Story About Friendship, Imagination, and Loss cover

Bridge to Terabithia

Katherine Paterson

Mentioned 6 months ago

Giggling about fainting, dick pills, and weed pens

They recalled that the last time they truly read a book was The Bridge to Terabithia back in 2007, after having only skimmed it previously.

I saw the first couple of parts. The last time I've legitimately been able to say, yeah, I read the book was The Bridge to Terabithia in 2007.

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How to Giggle: A Guide to Taking Life Less Seriously cover

How to Giggle

Hannah Berner

Mentioned 6 months ago

Giggling about k-holes, proposals, and saturn returns

They gave the book "How to Giggle" to everyone and mentioned that many listeners had already bought it.

And so I literally bought him the book. So he's like a nerd and he thought that was funny.

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Legally Blonde

Amanda Brown

Mentioned 8 months ago

Giggling about spanx, stripping, and figure skating

The hosts referenced the novel while joking that Kim Kardashian could study for the bar like the book's protagonist.

I feel like Kim could pass the bar ... Even Legally Blonde. She was at the library for studying.

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The War of the Worlds: The Original Unabridged and Complete Edition ( H. G. Wells Classics) cover

The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells

Mentioned 8 months ago

Giggling about sleuthing, ugly sweaters, and age gaps

They recalled the classic novel, noting it as a point of reference during their conversation.

Do you remember War of the Worlds?

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The Devil Wears Prada: A Novel cover

The Devil Wears Prada

Lauren Weisberger

Mentioned 8 months ago

Giggling about leftovers, exes, and the dmv

The hosts described a costume as "a little Devil Wears Prada," referencing the novel's iconic style.

It was a little Devil Wears Prada I was like

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Adolescenti nella rete. Quando il web diventa una trappola (Bios-Psichè) (Italian Edition) cover

Adolescenti nella rete. Quando il web diventa una trappola (Bios-Psichè) (Italian Edition)

Gigli

Mentioned 8 months ago

Giggling about witches, food orders, and tongues

It was referenced as a chapter in the Gigli's Web book, which is sold on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

By the way, this is a chapter in the Gigli's Web book, which is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, et cetera.

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Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy cover

Under the Tuscan Sun

Frances Mayes

Mentioned 10 months ago

Giggling about apologies, dachshunds, and red witches

They mentioned they had just returned from being under the Tuscan sun, referencing the book title.

What happened to hello? How are you? I just got back from being under the Tuscan sun.

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My Dad Was Almost James Bond

Des Bishop

Mentioned 1 year ago

Giggling about bachelorettes, viagra, and vintage drama

Des mentioned that he had written the book, the hosts had never read it, then one of them ordered it and began reading the lifelesson stories it contained.

He wrote a book called My Dad Was Nearly James Bond because his dad was like this hot actor who auditioned for James Bond once. And I never read the book. And he always gets mad at me that I never read the book.

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Fifty Shades Trilogy Shrinkwrapped Set (Deckle Edge) cover

Fifty Shades Trilogy Shrinkwrapped Set (Deckle Edge)

E L James

Mentioned 1 year ago

Giggling about lavender marriages, skincare inventions, and St. Anthony

The hosts mentioned the novel and said it was never really for them, implying they did not enjoy it.

It reminded me of the Barry Keoghan movie. ... It was ... 50 Shades of Grey, like, it was never really it for me either.

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Jackie Collins

Lady Boss

The hosts discussed the title as a pioneering work by Jackie Collins that introduced romantic, sexy novels aimed at women, noting how she faced criticism for addressing female sexuality. They highlighted how the author was initially shamed for her perspective but later drew the ire of some feminists as her career progressed. The conversation framed the book as culturally significant rather than giving a direct recommendation.

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Episode: Giggling about losing our virginity, ruining lives...

The hosts mentioned "Lady Boss" as a book by Jackie Collins, describing her as a pioneering author of romantic, sexy novels for women who faced criticism for writing about female sexuality.

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Okay, we have it called Lady Boss by Jackie Collins. Do you know who Jackie Collins is? Yeah, I do. Joan Collins was this like British movie star. Her sister, who was considered ugly, she wasn't wanted to be an actress, too. Didn't really make it, but then started basically just observing Hollywood because you'd go to all these fancy parties and then start to write about like her sexual experiences. And basically was the first to write like romantic, sexy novels for women.

But it shows how she had this like people shamed her so much for talking about sex from a woman's perspective and how she like. But then as she kept going towards the 2000s, then feminists started to get mad at her.

Fifty Shades Trilogy Shrinkwrapped Set (Deckle Edge) Cover

E L James

Fifty Shades Trilogy Shrinkwrapped Set (Deckle Edge)

The hosts brought up the title while joking about kinks, asking whether a particular sexual act was featured in the book as a cultural reference point. Their comment was light‑hearted and did not include any endorsement or critique.

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Episode: Giggling about our kinks, belts, and glory holes

The hosts referenced the erotic novel while asking if a particular sexual act appeared in "50 shades," indicating they were talking about the wellknown paperback.

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Pulled my tampon out before having sex. Enough. With me just like in 50 shades. Is that a thing on 50 shades?

No One Asked For This: Essays Cover

Cazzie David

No One Asked For This

Essays

The hosts noted that Cassie David, Larry David's daughter, had released a collection of essays titled No One Asked For This, mentioning its existence and content briefly. No strong endorsement or criticism was offered, making it a casual mention.

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Episode: Giggling about Instagram hacks, picking bridesmaid...

They mentioned that Cassie David, Larry David's daughter, wrote a book of essays titled No One Asked For This.

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Cassie David who is Larry David's daughter who dated Pete Davidson for two years wrote a book and it's real. It's a collection of her essays. It's called No One Asked For This and she talks about when...

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Ira Levin

Rosemary's Baby

In one episode, the host described severe stomach pain and likened it to carrying a demonic infant, invoking the horror novel as a vivid metaphor. The reference was used only to illustrate her discomfort, with no recommendation or critique offered. Overall, the book was mentioned casually.

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Episode: Giggling about new beginnings, Brad Pitt, and poop

During a description of her stomach pain, she likened the feeling to having a demon child, referencing the horror novel Rosemary's Baby.

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I was like ... it felt like my whole stomach and after filming it got really bad and I was just lying down. It felt like I had a demon child like Satan's baby Rosemary's Baby.

Bridge to Terabithia: A Story About Friendship, Imagination, and Loss Cover

Katherine Paterson

Bridge to Terabithia

A Story About Friendship, Imagination, and Loss

The hosts recalled that the last time they actually read a book was the title back in 2007, after having only skimmed it before. They mentioned it as a personal milestone rather than a recommendation, noting the experience of finally reading it in full.

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Episode: Giggling about fainting, dick pills, and weed pens

They recalled that the last time they truly read a book was The Bridge to Terabithia back in 2007, after having only skimmed it previously.

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I saw the first couple of parts. The last time I've legitimately been able to say, yeah, I read the book was The Bridge to Terabithia in 2007.

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