Are You There, Pod?

Dec 24 2023 64 ep. 89 mins 51

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Three friends read and discuss young adult novels from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s.

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Black Christmas (1974)

Dec 24 2023 96 mins

It's not a prank, fam. It's the 2023 annual Christmas Special of AYTP! Every holiday season we gather to talk about a movie (not a book) with a special guest. This time it was our friend Adam, of "Don't Tell Mom The Baby-Sitter's Dead" episode fame. This one was a spooky, cozy Christmas slasher (the first ever?) about coeds being tormented by an obscene phone caller! Would have mad

UNLOCKED: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Aug 07 2022 109 mins

Surprise! Sorry about the delay, horse girls. Here's an episode from behind our paywall to tide you over. In these Patreon bonus episodes, we talk about teen movies! Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is a classic and one of Jessica's favorites. In this one, we're also joined by our good pal Adam from Shelf Life and Scrambled Transmissions. Wanna support us? Go to patreon.com/are

56. Little Girl Lost (w/ Katie Lilly)

Jun 05 2022 93 mins

It's auto-bio time again, fam. But unlike with Alice and Jay, this seems to be based on actual events. Little Girl Lost was written by a 14 (!) year old Drew Barrymore (with Todd Gold). From a shockingly young age, she got up to some STUFF. Beloved special guest host Katie Lilly (aka the haunted outfit) fills in for Josh, and offers great insight into Drew's party era, as well as h

[PATREON PREVIEW] Poison Ivy

May 30 2022 8 mins

We watched Poison Ivy (1992) starring Drew Barrymore over on the bonus feed! To hear the rest of this episode, subscribe at PATREON.COM/AREYOUTHEREPOD .

55. Credit-Card Carole

Apr 28 2022 75 mins

The YA book: Credit-Card Carole by Sheila Solomon Klass The target: global capitalism We take it all down on this episode, fam. Wave goodbye to your misogynist credit score! You won't need legal tender in the Mad Max world we're about to enter--just a pair of earbuds and a podcast. --- Wanna support us? Go to patreon.com/areyoutherepod for bonus episodes and exclusive AYTP merch! I

[PATREON PREVIEW] Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Apr 19 2022 9 mins

Enjoy this clip of our discussion of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)! We were joined by special guest Adam T. of AUX podcast fame. To hear the rest of this bonus episode and 12 others, please join our Patreon!

54. Girl

Mar 30 2022 92 mins

It's our shortest title ever, fam. This one is special because we both read the book AND watched the movie (Blake just watched the movie)! Girl by Blake Nelson is a coming-of-age tale that brings out the grunge scenester still living in all of us. But we're definitely NOT groupies, despite what the film version might tell you. Or are we? Honestly I don't know, they just make me wri

53. Summergreen (w/ Harvey Day of Hoot 'n' Holler)

Mar 04 2022 105 mins

Jess invites fellow Mormon Harvey Day to discuss Summergreen by Janet Cox, and the results are riveting! This one's chock full of childhood memories of the LDS Church, with its eccentric quirks and rituals. Josh and Blake--good Protestant boys--listen aghast. With all the stories, will there be time to talk about this Mormon-flavored light YA romance book? Listen and find out! Harv

52. Capricorn & Co. (w/ Crystal Lane)

Jan 31 2022 90 mins

Welcome to 2022, fam! We're kicking it off with our favorite time of year: Capricorn season. This time we delve into the twisted world of The Zodiac Club once again to read and discuss Capricorn & Co. by Margie Palatini. Josh is our resident Cap, but we doubled the trouble by inviting guest favorite (and Capricorn) Crystal Lane back on the show! This one's about throwing the whole

[PATREON PREVIEW] 13 Going on 30

Jan 19 2022 2 mins

We present to you the acting debut of Jessica and Blake! (old hat to Josh) For our full discussion re: 13 Going on 30 (2004), subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/areyoutherepod for all bonus episodes of AYTP!