You can't always get what you want, but sometimes you get what you summon. And it will blow your mind. At least it did for our heroine at the end of Chapter 17 of Miranda July's All Fours.

In this, the second part of their long and juicy discussion of this pivotal chapter, Amy & Tommy tackle pre-fab structures, reveal how objectification is a total turn-on, and consider the body as the entry point to the soul. Oh, and there's a little detour about penis size. Does it matter?

Original Music:

Song: Beachball

Artist: Ian and The Deep Sheets

Album: Lick the Razor Clean

References in this episode:

All Fours by Miranda July

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Chapter 17 is so long and juicy, that our discussion was long enough and juicy enough to to warrant TWO episodes. Welcome to Part 1!

How long does real transformation take? In the twelve hours of this chapter, our reliably unreliable narrator transforms from a fixation on summoning Davey to an openness to having sex with the world. All because of a mind-altering bodily experience. It's the moment of deep darkness before seeing the light, the coming together of the mind and the body, her desperate desire to know, "How does he fuck?"

Original Music:

Song: But for the Japanese

Artist: Muistardeaux Collective

Album: KTWE

References in this episode:

All Fours by Miranda July

"Indecent Proposal", screenwriter Amy Holden Jones

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In our discussion of Chapter 16 in Miranda July’s All Fours, we cover solo parenting, self loathing, authenticity, and holding on to our wildness. Also, what does "ass-prone" really mean?

But it’s our discussion of personal change as a constant that really brings this episode to its eerily meta level. Note Tommy’s sudden tendency to mansplaining, heretofore absent from the pod. Here's Tommy:

"I mean, I mansplained the Nightbitch plotline... and I haven't even read the book!"

Horrified, he’s blamed it on the ubiquity of personal change and promises its demise.

Sometimes the best parts of the pod happen between recordings!

Read along or just enjoy the ride! Subscribe to Work From Bed Friday wherever you get your podcasts. To join in the discussion, subscribe to our Substack here! Next week: Chapter 17!

Original Music:

Song: The Gourmand

Artist: Rick Real and The Warmth

Album: You Too, October

Referenced in this episode:

All Fours by Miranda July

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

Husbands by Holly Gramazio

Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane

The DIY Bar

Magnificent Sex by Peggy J. Kleinplatz, Ph.D. and A. Dana Ménard, Ph.D.

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Work From Bed Friday is a podcast hosted by Amy Hoffmann and Tommy Borden, a committed couple of 30+ years. Funny, spicy, and insightful, they discuss marriage, sex, and connection through the lens of contemporary books and media. Every Friday. From bed.