#147 - When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole (with Vanessa Ondi of Best Week Ever Podcast)

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Tune in as Vanessa Ondi (Best Week Ever Podcast) collaborates with Arthur to review and recap When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole, the 2020 thriller novel that’s been marketed as a cross between Rear Window and Get Out (and was also one of Arthur’s top books of 2020). Distrusting the cops, getting deeply irritated by the persistent and widespread microaggressions of our world, rooting for a free Palestine, and sharing ambivalent thoughts on how this book wraps itself up comprise some of the topics that the hosts cover on this episode.

TW: racism, murder, gun violence, police brutality, forced institutionalization, hate crimes, toxic relationships, gaslighting, parental death, discussion of slavery, grief, alcohol, mention of past domestic abuse, infidelity, drug abuse, suicide, and a minor-to-moderate amount of sexual content

Spoilers start at 21:00

Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel: http://decolonizepalestine.com

Here’s how you can act to help stop Israel’s genocide of Palestine: http://linktr.ee/savegaza

Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online: https://www.gazaesims.com

Good Word:

• Vanessa: Answered Prayers by Truman Capote and FX’s Feud: Capote vs. The Swans

• Arthur: Paradise Now

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