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Adventures in YA Episode 058: New Releases July - September 2019
Adventures in Young Adult - July 10, 2019 21:05 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsHello and welcome back! In this episode we are talking about our most anticipated new releases for July, August and September. So sit back and have a listen. We do not apologize for any growth in your TBR pile because of this episode. Episode 58 Notes
Episode 057: Let's Have a Chit Chat
Adventures in Young Adult - July 06, 2019 20:18 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsA podcast about all things young adult literature
S2 Ep 14 Francine Pascal's Wrong Kind of Girl (Sweet Valley High #10)
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - July 04, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsGreat news everyone! We decided to split this episode into TWO episodes, that's a full month of Sweet Valley High for your listening pleasure! In this one we read Francine Pascal's Wrong Kind of Girl (SVH #10) and learn about rape culture! And teenage suicide (don't do it). We also give Jessi...
A Very Special Message from Age Inappropriate
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - June 27, 2019 14:46 - 3 minutes ★★★★ - 14 ratingsWe're announcing a new podcast on our network, AND a call for titles! Welcome to Up on Your Goat Productions!!!
S2 Ep 13: Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon PART 2
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - June 20, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsWe're back, good listeners, but don't worry we are shorter this time around. We're wrapping up Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon and it's ... well we make our own fun. Next up: Francine Pascal's Sweet Valley High #10 Wrong Kind of Girl Content Note: Incest, rape, godbothering
S2 Ep 12: Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon PART 1
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - June 06, 2019 11:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 14 ratingsNot gonna lie, friends, this is a long one. But it is a very long book. Filled with nonsense. Strap in and get your early neo-pagan groove on with us! Next up: MISTS OF AVALON PART 2 (but don't worry, it's shorter) CN Sexual and physical abuse, abortion laws, consent
S2 Ep 11: Tamora Pierce's In the hand of the Goddess
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - May 23, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsFriends! It's time to enjoy a rousing discussion of basically anything BUT Tamora Pierce's In the Hand of the Goddess. Enjoy how Karen is entirely wrong about GoT, thrill to a conversation about furniture, wait for us to get to the book. Where we learn that there are entirely too many lesbians r...
S2 Ep 10: Michael Crichton's Sphere
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - May 09, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsLet's revisit a book from 1987! About the deep sea! And codes! And shrimp! It's Michael Crichton's Sphere, and we might even identify a few plot holes. Enjoy! Next up: Tamora Pierce's In the Hand of the Goddess CN:Racism, sexism, probably some pretty bad science.
S2 Ep 9: Susan Cooper's Over Sea, Under Stone
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - April 25, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsOnce again we gather, huddled around our phones for a wild ride with Kristin and Karen! We're reading Susan Cooper's Over Sea, Under Stone (#1 in the Dark Is Rising Sequence) and talking about research, pemmican, Arthurian legend, and world lake depths. Thrilling. We also tease you about some ...
S2 Ep 8: Barthe DeClements' Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - April 11, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsHello good listeners! We're back with a classic! Barthe DeClements' Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade. A book that has a Library of Congress description that includes "serious home problems." We discuss fat phobia, the feral children of the 70s, and Karen advocates for a full hex on the patriarchy. ...
S2 Ep 7: Caroline Cooney's The Face on the Milk Carton
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - March 28, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsAt last, Caroline Cooney's The Face on the Milk Carton. The classic feel-good tale about kidnapping, lying, and naming your children Denim and Lace. We talk cryogenics, babies Jessica, and appropriate tailgate foods. Next up: Barthe DeClements' Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade Content Note: ...
S2 Ep 6: Lois Duncan's Stranger with my Face
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - March 17, 2019 23:14 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsHere it is, friends: Lois Duncan's Stranger with my Face. We talk adoption, therapy, astral projection, reproductive rights. And this podcast takes a bold stance against drugs for teenagers. Kristin was talking about a Decoder Ring podcast and this Family Fun Pack. Next up: Caroline Cooney's...
Se 2 SPECIAL!!! Carolyn Keene's The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew #2)
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - March 13, 2019 18:10 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 14 ratingsWe were surprised to find out there was a Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase movie coming out (this Friday, what?) and so we're surprising you with a quick special! What. Is. This. Book. Who. Are. These. People. Keep your eyes out for our regular episode this week, STRANGER WITH MY FACE by ...
Se2 Ep5 Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Alice in Rapture, Sort of
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - February 28, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsIf you've ever wanted to re-live your summer before 7th grade, complete with bras, first kisses, and genuine lucite, have we got an episode for you. We're reading Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Alice in Rapture, Sort of and it is excellent. Served with a side of reproductive justice talk, cause, well...
Se 2 Ep 4: Ellen Leroe's Have a Heart, Cupid Delaney
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - February 14, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsHappy Valentine's Day, everyone! If it's Thursday, it must be Ellen Leroe's Have a Heart, Cupid Delaney. We learn how hard it is to be funny about a book that just ... isn't good. But end with high school valentines--what could be better?! Next up: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Alice in Rapture,...
S2 Ep 3: Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - January 31, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsWe cure Karen of her status of American Monster as she finally reads Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. She clearly had some facts wrong. Next up: Something lighter with Have a Heart, Cupid Delany by Ellen Leroe. Content Notes: Racism, violence, Around 49:00/50:00 the word is said in refe...
S2 Ep 2: Monica Furlong's Juniper
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - January 17, 2019 14:05 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsThis week--Monica Furlong's Juniper, the prequel to Wise Child. So many owls and fiber and witchery! Next up will be Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Karen is very concerned about bird safety here.
S2 Ep 1: Danielle Steel's No Greater Love
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - January 03, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsHappy New Year! And Happy Birthday to us! We're kicking off Season 2 with Danielle Steel's No Greater Love, although there is no love lost here. Next up will be Monica Furlong's Juniper. CN Sexual violence
Episode 25: Danielle Steel's Jewels
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - November 22, 2018 00:38 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 14 ratingsHappy Thanksgiving, good listener! In our season finale we serve you a cornucopia of conversation around Danielle Steel's Jewels. You'll have enough leftovers to carry you through to season two--coming January 2019! Thank you for a great year. And get up on y'alls' goats! Next season: Da...
Episode 24: VC Andrews' Heaven
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - October 31, 2018 20:48 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsFirst go vote. Vote.org has lots of information. We recorded this on the evening of the latest SCOTUS confirmation. It gets a little dark. But next up a Danielle Steele double header! Jewels and No Greater Love Content Note: VC Andrews, Politics, Catharine MacKinnon
Episode 23: Mary Downing Hahn's Wait Til Helen Comes
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - October 17, 2018 14:36 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsThis is an excellent time to start reading some ghost stories! And we're bringing you Mary Downing Hahn's Wait Til Helen Comes: A Ghost Story to get the Halloween spirit(s) going! We talk poor parenting choices, psychopathic children, gas versus electric stoves. In general, we're remarkably o...
Episode 22: Roald Dahl's Matilda
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - October 03, 2018 19:18 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsHappy 30th Anniversary, Matilda! Let's all just lean in to the goodness that is Roald Dahl's Matilda--even if she waited until THREE to learn to read. It's just delightful. NEXT up is Wait Til Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn for real this time.
Episode 21 Carolyn Keene's The Clue of the Dancing Puppet (Nancy Drew #39)
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - September 19, 2018 13:19 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsHello mystery lovers! This episode we dive into the wonderful world of Nancy Drew, Girl Detective, with Carolyn Keene's The Clue of the Dancing Puppet (Nancy Drew #39). Wonder with us about the number of concussions a girl detective can survive, aluminum batteries, and the glamorous world of...
Episode 056: New Releases for January-March
Adventures in Young Adult - September 08, 2018 18:29 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsA podcast about all things young adult literature
Episode 20: Judy Blume's Starring Sally J Freedman as Herself
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - September 05, 2018 15:56 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsHello hello! We're hanging on to summer reading for just a little bit longer with Judy Blume's Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself. *AND* we follow through on our distressingly competent promises. Next up: The Clue of the Dancing Puppet (Nancy Drew #39) by Carolyn Keene Content note: H...
Episode 19: Paula Danziger's The Cat Ate My Gymsuit
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - August 22, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsHello hello! We're back with Paula Danziger's The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, and then meander wildly around. We get political, kids, but we also talk about mink can openers. Next up Judy Blume's Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself Content Note: Parental/Intimate violence, violence toward anim...
Episode 18 Ann Martin's Kristy's Big Day (Babysitters Club)
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - August 08, 2018 20:43 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratingsKristin and Karen have a late night celebration of their 8th Friendaversary, talk Ann Martin's Babysitters Club #6 Kristy's Big Day, and other nonsense. It's summer reading, y'all. Next up: Paula Danziger's The Cat Ate My Gymsuit. SO GOOD. Content note: none
AYA Episode 055: 2017 Year End Wrap Up
Adventures in Young Adult - August 01, 2018 02:42 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsA podcast about all things young adult literature
Happy Birthday Harry Potter
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - July 31, 2018 04:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 14 ratingsHAPPY BIRTHDAY HARRY POTTER In celebration of the Boy Who Lived, Kristin lets Karen blather on about her deep and abiding love for (most) things Wizarding. Especially Wrock. Party like you're evil, friends!
Almost Time to Party Like We're Evil
Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - July 28, 2018 04:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★ - 14 ratingsA special episode is approaching. Kristin interviews Karen. Tears are shed.
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