The Bees review our August book of the month and one of our personal all time favorite novels, "The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives" by Lola Shoneyin. The story follows the goings-on in the household of Baba Segi, a polygamist Nigerian man, following the arrival of his fourth wife. Told through the perspective of multiple characters, the story touches on several themes including child labor, arranged marriages, marital deceit, and so much more.

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This week's discussion is a hodge-podge of topics trending across the internet, along with the usual sidebars and tangential rants. The Bees discuss a young woman making the difficult choice to self-deport from America back to Cameroon, while analyzing the current political landscape in both countries. Other topics include a popular motivational speaker allegedly abandoning his daughter, and a couple of AITA posts from Reddit. We hope you enjoy and as always look forward to hearing your comments.

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There's only one Bee in the pod today! B.E. Lyonga shares her thoughts on today's "attention economy", and the ethics of being entertained by other people's real life experiences such as psychological crises, marital problems, and more. As examples she discusses recent viral videos including: a woman claiming that her psychiatrist manipulated her romantic feelings for him, a wife having second thoughts about her marriage, and a homeless mother contemplating suicide. What is the benefit versus the cost of the current oversharing culture?