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Every month, Phalin and Vanessa will bring you their new podcast miniseries “Cultified,” where they address the burning question: wait, is this a cult?! They use a 4-point cult scorecard they invented, they run through a juicy checklist to see whether or not it actually deserves cult status...or if it’s just a movement. Today’s cultish topic of conversation is Flat Earthers. Then Mariquita shares her review of The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, which publishes at the end of June. (Preorder here!) This book tells the story of Belle da Costa Green who was J.P. Morgan’s personal librarian, a Black woman who passed as white at the turn of the century. Follow and support our hosts Phalin: @phalinoliver Vanessa: @themathguru Mariquita: @oh_murray Mentioned in this episode: Behind the Curve (Netflix documentary) The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray Join Feminist Book Club for June! Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday This episode was edited by Phalin Oliver and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by @iam.onyxrose Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.