In this quickie, we are feral raccoons with Jennie Egerdie. We talk about everything from catfishing the Kentucky Derby to the connection between Captain Phillips and The Gilded Age. It's our gift to you this holiday season!

Show notes:

• Co-hosts Katy Maiolatesi (⁠@kmaiolatesi⁠), Heidi Lux (⁠@fabulux⁠), Emily Kapp (⁠@emilykapp_⁠), & Kristen Mulrooney (⁠@kristenmmm⁠)
• Guest: Jennie Egerdie (@jennieegerdie on Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky)
• The Belladonna: https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/
• Katy's personal essay: https://jennymag.com/2025/12/04/putting-my-old-dog-down-emotions/

Come along with us as we go on a journey toward book publishing. Have you ever been curious about publishing your book/want to know what it's like to be a sexy Canadian in NYC? Listen to special guest Jennie Egerdie (@jennieegerdie on Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky) talk about just that!

Show notes:

• Co-hosts Katy Maiolatesi (⁠@kmaiolatesi⁠), Heidi Lux (⁠@fabulux⁠), Emily Kapp (⁠@emilykapp_⁠), & Kristen Mulrooney (⁠@kristenmmm⁠)
• The Belladonna: https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/
• Jennie's Ayn Rand piece: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ayn-rand-writes-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer
• New Erotica for Feminists book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/599845/new-erotica-for-feminists-by-caitlin-kunkel-brooke-preston-fiona-taylor-and-carrie-wittmer/
• Frog and Toad are Doing Their Best book: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jennie-egerdie/frog-and-toad-are-doing-their-best-a-parody/9780762478460/?lens=running-press
• Oh, Bother book: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jennie-egerdie/oh-bother/9780762486274/?lens=running-press
• Frog and Toad in McSweeney's: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/frog-and-toad-are-self-quarantined-friends & https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/frog-and-toad-tentatively-go-outside-after-months-in-self-quarantine
• Kristen's favorite recent piece: https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/at-night-i-dream-of-toilets-a7a4f1fb315f
• Heidi's favorite recent piece: https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/memo-from-the-cfo-of-squid-games-were-in-danger-of-going-into-debt-7b1c0f695a84
• Katy's favorite recent piece: https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/how-to-pretend-to-be-normal-at-the-party-when-you-are-not-a7dd3f90afdb
• Emily's favorite recent piece: https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/existential-crises-ranked-by-type-of-camera-footage-2b4d28768bb6

We snagged Lucy Huber (@clhubes on IG & Threads), one of the editors of McSweeney's, to talk about everything from beloved pets to how to get into McSweeney's. You def don't want to miss this episode!

Show notes:

Co-hosts Katy Maiolatesi (⁠@kmaiolatesi⁠), Heidi Lux (⁠@fabulux⁠), Emily Kapp (⁠@emilykapp_⁠), & Kristen Mulrooney (⁠@kristenmmm⁠)

• The Belladonna: https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/
• Famous sweary McSweeney piece: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/its-decorative-gourd-season-motherfuckers
• Avril Lavigne McSweeney's piece: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-girl-from-avril-lavignes-sk8er-boi-responds-18-years-later
• Taylor Kay Phillips Belladonna piece: https://medium.com/thebelladonnacomedy/daily-itinerary-of-me-40-pounds-lighter-267e11a09476
• Kerry Elson McSweeney's piece: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/she-lives-in-new-york-and-los-angeles
• Sean McGowan McSweeney's piece: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/seen-on-a-telephone-pole-in-your-neighborhood
• Kristen's 9 months of pregnancy McSweeney's piece: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-nine-months-of-pregnancy-ranked-from-worst-to-best
• Lucy's Blue Apron McSweeney's piece: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/please-forgive-us-at-blue-apron-for-this-weeks-meals-weve-been-having-a-tough-time-lately
• New Erotica for Feminists book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/599845/new-erotica-for-feminists-by-caitlin-kunkel-brooke-preston-fiona-taylor-and-carrie-wittmer/
• Katy's favorite recent piece: https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/im-a-super-funny-guy-offering-my-services-to-punch-up-your-comedic-social-media-posts-31ea9d659f6f
• Heidi's favorite recent piece: https://medium.com/thebelladonnacomedy/you-are-a-toddler-asking-too-many-questions-please-refer-to-this-flowchart-c437072d8139
• Emily's favorite recent piece: https://medium.com/thebelladonnacomedy/we-need-a-big-strong-man-to-move-this-reasonably-sized-object-573fca0595bd
• Kristen's favorite recent piece: https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/parenting-milestones-that-werent-in-my-baby-book-871ef88b7703