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Black Christmas (1974)

AUX Podcast Network — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 17:17:10 +0000

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 made a great YA book.

From our fam to yours--we hope this made your Christmas wishes come true.

-Jess, Josh, & Blake (& Adam)

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

AUX Podcast Network — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 23:01:00 +0000

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.

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Music by Producer Blake.

56. Little Girl Lost (w/ Katie Lilly)

AUX Podcast Network — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:01:00 +0000

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 her current role as TikTok Mom!

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[PATREON PREVIEW] Poison Ivy

AUX Podcast Network — Mon, 30 May 2022 21:22:00 +0000

We watched Poison Ivy (1992) starring Drew Barrymore over on the bonus feed!

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55. Credit-Card Carole

AUX Podcast Network — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 06:00:00 +0000

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.

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

AUX Podcast Network — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 01:41:00 +0000

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

AUX Podcast Network — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 04:59:00 +0000

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 write these show notes. Here's a spoiler though since it happens so seldom: Josh n' Jess like this book!!

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

AUX Podcast Network — Sat, 05 Mar 2022 02:46:00 +0000

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!

Harvey also does an excellent podcast about Ozarks happenings (and global politics) called Hoot 'n' Holler.

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

AUX Podcast Network — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 05:11:00 +0000

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 man out, dumping the chump, and giving a crummy BF the big kiss-off. Sure to be a crowd-pleaser. But will Blake's sign(s) ever be covered on this air? Apparently no, that's not going to happen.

And did you know Capricorn is a goat with a mermaid's tail? What the the hell?

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[PATREON PREVIEW] 13 Going on 30

AUX Podcast Network — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 01:46:00 +0000

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!

[PATREON PREVIEW] 17 Again (2009)

AUX Podcast Network — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:56:00 +0000

We discussed the Zac Efron/Matthew Perry vehicle '17 Again' in the bonus feed. Here's a little taste for the horse girls. Contains one of Blake's beloved song parodies!

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51. Fear Street Super Chiller: Silent Night (w/ Katie Lilly)

AUX Podcast Network — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 21:41:00 +0000

It's the time of holiday horror, fam! Veteran guest and beloved friend Katie Lilly (@thehauntedoutfit) of the new Super Chillers podcast joins us with her expertise. Together, we once again open up RL Stine's twisted gift bag of sick pranks with his Fear Street book Silent Night. Is Reva the greatest character Jovial Bob ever concocted? Spoilers: she just might be? Also, she's just the worst person.

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50. Ma and Pa Dracula (w/ Jon Arnett)

AUX Podcast Network — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 03:42:00 +0000

Happy Halloween, fam! Yes, it's technically still Halloween as I upload this. We're not late.

Josh's brother Jon joins us for a spooky(?), demented tale he chose called Ma and Pa Dracula by Ann M. Martin (The Baby-Sitters Club!). Will he regret that choice? All will be revealed.

What if your parents were vampires, but you were just a normal kid? That's pretty much the whole premise here. Baby-Sitters Club this is NOT. But we know you need your Spooky Month fix, YA-heads, so come get one more hit while it's still October!

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49. Virgo's Love Scheme (w/ Katie Lilly)

AUX Podcast Network — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:10:00 +0000

Fam, it's Virgo season. Or at least it was when we recorded this. You know we had to bring on our favorite Virgo (Katie Lilly AKA TheHauntedOutfit) to celebrate her birthday and also to discuss Virgo's Love Scheme (The Zodiac Club #13) by Margie Palatini!

Is there a connection between virgos and virginity? Is rollerskating a good date? WHY is this the LAST Zodiac Club book? Can we revive the Club as a prestige Netflix series? All will be revealed...

Katie's art can be found on Instagram @thehauntedoutfit

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48. Libby on Wednesday (w/ Crystal Lane)

AUX Podcast Network — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 18:49:00 +0000

Hope you like elaborate treehouses, fam! Today our friend and guest fave Crystal Lane helps us discuss the strangely-named "Libby on Wednesday" by the elegantly-named Zilpha Keatley Snyder.

Libby involves a writers' workshop in a treehouse. With three hosts who have taken writing workship classes, we get very VERY into that topic and all of its horrors. Prepare for some mid-2000s anecdotes from misogynist academia.

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47. The Baby-Sitters Club Super Special #2: Baby-sitters' Summer Vacation (w/ Tom G. Wolf)

AUX Podcast Network — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 04:22:00 +0000

We're going to summer camp, fam! It's going to be just like Meatballs, and we're bringing our pal Tom G. Wolf along with us. Tom is a returning favorite, writer, and host of a podcast called Lupine Transmissions.

In AYTP's first BSC Super Special, we get into camp prank traditions, childhood pen pals, Desert Storm trading cards, and why Mallory sucks.

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46. Fear Street Netflix Trilogy Roundtable (w/ Jeffrey Canino & Katie Lilly)

AUX Podcast Network — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 15:54:00 +0000

Fam, this is an episode like no other. No book, no outline, no usual format. TWO guests: Jeffrey Canino (writer and expert on all things horror) and Katie Lilly (friend and artist behind The Haunted Outfit). We go around the horn and give our takes on the Netflix Fear Street trilogy (based loosely on the works of RL Stine). That's right, all three films: 1994, 1978, and the dreaded 1666. Best outfits, best kills, best poop caves. What type of b*****s bleed black f***ing blood? That and so much more answered within!

Preorder Jeffrey's book!

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45. Dear Bruce Springsteen (w/ Andy Karr of Springfood, MO)

AUX Podcast Network — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:30:00 +0000

We're on fire, fam! And we've enlisted guest Andy Karr (Springfood, MO podcast) to come put us out. See, the factory shut down and we've been ramblin' down the backstreets ever since, the Thunder Roads...and now we're racing in the street. Damn can this guy stay out of the streets or what? Anyway, the book is about a boy who writes to Bruce Springsteen ("The Boss").

We read Dear Bruce Springsteen by Kevin Major and maybe had a little too much fun talking about it. AND...we're back in the same room--guest included--for the first time since early 2020!! Vax'd, waxed, and ready to lay down some trax! Jessica has got to stop letting me write these.

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44. Wifey (w/ Lacey of Dreamgirl)

AUX Podcast Network — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 16:47:00 +0000

WARNING: EXTRA HORNY ADULT EPISODE

We did a grownup book this time, fam. It's by Judy Blume (writer of our namesake), but it ain't Fudge. Wifey is a book about marriage, suburban ennui, and sexy sexy sex. NOT FOR KIDS.

We were lucky enough to be joined by Lacey Hopkins of the band Dreamgirl, who experienced a childhood awakening of sorts with the help of this very book. Join us!

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[PATREON PREVIEW] Fear (1996)

AUX Podcast Network — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 01:44:30 +0000

Here's a clip from our discussion of the 1996 teen psychthriller FEAR starring Reese Witherspoon and Mark Wahlberg. The full version has another one of Producer Blake's beloved parody songs! To hear our full bonus episodes (currently discussing teen-themed movies) subscribe to the AUX [Patreon](http://patreon.com/auxaudio) starting at $5/month! @areyoutherepod on insta @jimmygoosebumps on twitter areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com

43. The Zodiac Club: Taurus Trouble

AUX Podcast Network — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 22:15:12 +0000

It's Jessica's belated birthday, fam! And even though it's no longer Taurus season, we are tapping back into that energy for a special book named for Jess's astrological sign. Did you know they did a whole astrology YA series in the 80s, each based around one of the star signs? Me neither, but join us for the wackiness that is Taurus Trouble (The Zodiac Club #3) by Lynn J. Nichols. Next time we're doing Judy Blume's very horny grown-up novel Wifey with a very special guest. Join us! If you like us and want to help us afford to keep these podcasts hosted, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/auxaudio - special bonus ep(s) from AYTP out now! Music from AYTP is also available there (Yes, including the full version of the theme song you're all clamoring for)! You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! Please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music.

[PATREON PREVIEW] Urban Legend

AUX Podcast Network — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 21:48:27 +0000

We just recorded our first ever bonus episode for Patreon! We watched Urban Legend (1998), and then we talked about it. You don't wanna miss this one, fam. To subscribe and get the full episode, go to [patreon.com/auxaudio](http://patreon.com/auxaudio) !

42. Marleen The Horror Queen (w/ Crystal Lane)

AUX Podcast Network — Wed, 19 May 2021 22:44:30 +0000

We're back in the studio, fam! Well, all of us except Josh, that is. Jessica, Blake, and three-peating guest Crystal got together at AUX Headquarters for a fully vaccinated spit sesh. Josh skyped in, but he sounds pretty good! This episode we read Lila Pearl's book about a girl who fancies herself a Horror Queen for some reason, and her much cooler friend. It's Halloween in May! Sort of... Next time join us for some astrological (if belated) fun with Taurus Trouble by Lynn J. Nichols! If you like us and want to help us afford to keep these podcasts hosted, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/auxaudio - special bonus eps from AYTP are coming soon! Music from AYTP available now! You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! Please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music.

41. Prom Dress (w/ Katie AKA The Haunted Outfit)

AUX Podcast Network — Wed, 05 May 2021 23:04:25 +0000

It's prom season, fam! We did another Point horror book and this time it's about a garment that is so very cursed: Prom Dress by Lael Littke. Of course, we needed help from an expert on YA fits, so we had Katie Lilly AKA The Haunted Outfit on the show! It was great and we had a lot of fun talking about prom memories and this wacky book. You should listen--it's a dress to die for! Next episode, join us for Marleen the Horror Queen by Lila Perl. Will we have a special guest again? ...maybe! Check out Katie's awesome YA-inspired art: @thehauntedoutfit on instagram. If you like what we do and what to support us, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/auxaudio - special bonus eps from AYTP are coming soon! Music from AYTP available now! You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! Please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music.

40. Starstruck

AUX Podcast Network — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 02:52:10 +0000

Fam, ya better slap on some sunscreen and grab your Wayfarers, because this ep we’re heading to California! We read Starstruck by Richie Tankersley Cusick so you will never have to (you’re welcome). Digressions include: Judy Tenuta, Emo Phillips, Pretty Woman, and creepy Hollywood hunks. And lots of Howie Mandel, for some reason. Next episode, join us for Prom Dress by Lael Littke. Katie from our fave Insta @The Haunted Outfit will be joining us, so expect lots of fashion! And follow her account! If you like what we do and what to support us, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/auxaudio - special bonus eps from AYTP are coming soon! You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music.

39. Moxie

AUX Podcast Network — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 01:45:53 +0000

You're all honorary riot grrls, fam! Put on some Bikini Kill, break out the pins and patches, and don't forget the feminism, because for this episode we read Jennifer Mathieu's 2017 novel Moxie -- AND we watched the new hit Netflix movie adaptation. We do plenty of comparing and contrasting in this, our most contemporary episode ever! We liked one piece of media more than the other...find out which one within this episode! Next episode, join us for Starstruck by YA horrormaster Richie Tankersley Cusick. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at [moreofthat.bandcamp.com](http://moreofthat.bandcamp.com) and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is brought to you by the [AUX podcast network](http://aux-network.podiant.co). If you'd like to support us, join our Discord chat, and get some cool bonus content, you can do so at the [AUX Patreon](http://patreon.com/auxaudio). (It's the only place to download the full version of our theme song!)

38. Girl Goddess #9

AUX Podcast Network — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:38:04 +0000

It's our first short story collection ever, fam! Put on your Bush tapes and break out the Delia's, because it's 1996 in the world of Girl Goddess #9 by Francesca Lia Block. Jess and Josh discuss the finer points of zine culture, cool California teens (like actually cool, not Sweet Valley cool), and getting dressed for the Rock Show in this, an episode unlike any other. This time, the book might actually be...good?? The issues might be relevant to the real, modern world?! It's strange new territory for us, folks. Next episode, join us for Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu (now a Netflix movie!). You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at [moreofthat.bandcamp.com](http://moreofthat.bandcamp.com) and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is brought to you by the [AUX podcast network](http://aux-network.podiant.co). If you'd like to support us, join our Discord chat, and get some cool bonus content, you can do so at the [AUX Patreon](http://patreon.com/auxaudio). (It's the only place to download the full version of our theme song!)

37. Good Rockin' Tonight (w/ Josh Head)

AUX Podcast Network — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 21:27:39 +0000

It's our most rockin' episode ever, fam! But we can't discuss Francess Lin Lantz's Good Rockin' Tonight without a real-life rock and roll musician, so Josh Head (of the More Of That Presents: Discographology podcast) joins us. We all get punk rock name changes, ponder 1980s teens with no musical knowledge beyond 1969, and our guest even performs a surprise original(ish) song. Also, let's see if this helps our SEO: Elvis Presley, Woody Guthrie, Joan Baez, The Beatles, Carl Perkins, Johnny Rotten. Next episode, join us for Girl Goddess #9 by Francesca Lia Block. Song interpretation by Josh Head. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at [moreofthat.bandcamp.com](http://moreofthat.bandcamp.com) and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is brought to you by the [AUX podcast network](http://aux-network.podiant.co). If you'd like to support us, join our Discord chat, and get some cool bonus content, you can do so at the [AUX Patreon](http://patreon.com/auxaudio). (It's the only place to download the full version of our theme song!)

36. Broken Hearts

AUX Podcast Network — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 20:21:42 +0000

It's Valentine's Day, fam! And you know what that means--another Fear Street SUPER CHILLER from our man R.L. Stine! This author can't stop killing teenage girls on holidays, and we can't stop reading him. Grab a box of chocolates. Curl up with a loved one, a pet, or just some earbuds...and prepare to be creeped the F out! Next episode, join us for GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT by Francess Lin Lantz. Real life rock musician (and Blake's bandmate from the Discographology podcast) Josh Head joins us. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at [moreofthat.bandcamp.com](http://moreofthat.bandcamp.com) and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is brought to you by the [AUX podcast network](http://aux-network.podiant.co). If you'd like to support us, join our Discord chat, and get some cool bonus content, you can do so at the [AUX Patreon](http://patreon.com/auxaudio). (It's the only place to download the full version of our theme song!)

35. My Sweet Audrina (w/ Hannah Tennison)

AUX Podcast Network — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 22:42:32 +0000

Producer Blake here. Jess and Josh told me to warn you about the following episode. It's extra rowdy, extra raunchy, and often extra FUNNY. VC Andrews is back, baby, and this time it's personal with My Sweet Audrina. A special guest, Hannah, joins us all the way from South Korea. But no matter where you are on the globe, this book is twisted, folks. We also discuss the Lifetime movie adaptation of this book which was...something else. You don't wanna miss this episode, folks. It's been a long time coming but we did it. Well, some of us did it. Others of us are cancelled :) Next episode, just in time for Valentine's Day, we’ll be discussing Fear Street Super Chiller: Broken Hearts by RL Stine! You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at [moreofthat.bandcamp.com](http://moreofthat.bandcamp.com) and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is brought to you by the [AUX podcast network](http://aux-network.podiant.co). If you'd like to support us, join our Discord chat, and get some cool bonus content, you can do so at the [AUX Patreon](http://patreon.com/auxaudio). (It's the only place to download the full version of our theme song!)

34. Sweet Valley High Super Edition: Special Christmas

AUX Podcast Network — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 17:15:11 +0000

It's a Christmas Miracle, fam! Another holiday episode, just under the wire. This time we're going back to Francine Pascal's teenage daydream in a Sweet Valley High "Super Edition" (a thicker book) entitled Special Christmas. What did YOU ask Santa for this year? I hope it was a good twin and a bad twin, because that's what you're getting, fam! Jessica is up to her signature evil deeds once again. Elizabeth is...being Elizabeth. And Winston Egbert is just having the worst name. Anyway, a mysterious young woman comes to town to stir things up in this one. Mischief, romance, and school-sponsored holiday parties ensue! Next episode we’ll be revisiting the world of V.C. Andrews with My Sweet Audrina! You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at [moreofthat.bandcamp.com](http://moreofthat.bandcamp.com) and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is brought to you by the [AUX podcast network](http://aux-network.podiant.co). If you'd like to support us, join our Discord chat, and get some cool bonus content, you can do so at the [AUX Patreon](http://patreon.com/auxaudio).

33. Help! I'm Trapped In Santa's Body!

AUX Podcast Network — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 02:25:36 +0000

WE ARE BACK, and it's the Holidays again, fam! They let me, Producer Blake, write the show notes this time! Boy, they done messed up. Anyway, this very festive episode is about Todd Strasser's completely bonkers book, *Help! I'm Trapped In Santa's Body!* Plenty of Christmas-flavored, big-caboosed body swapping to be had here. *editor's note: there were some slight audio issues on this one, so be warned. It still sounds pretty good though, imo!* Next episode we’ll be revisiting SWEET VALLEY HIGH! You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at [moreofthat.bandcamp.com](http://moreofthat.bandcamp.com) and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is brought to you by the [AUX podcast network](http://aux-network.podiant.co). If you'd like to support us, join our Discord chat, and get some cool bonus content, you can do so at the [AUX Patreon](http://patreon.com/auxaudio).

32. Election (w/ Dan and Andy from Springfood, MO)

AUX Podcast Network — Sun, 01 Nov 2020 18:17:35 +0000

It’s election season, fam! This episode, Dan and Andy (of the Springfood, MO podcast) join us to discuss Alexander Payne’s high school satire,

31. Samantha Slade, Monster-Sitter (w/ Ingrid Bohnenkamp)

AUX Podcast Network — Sun, 18 Oct 2020 20:35:18 +0000

Halloween Month continues, fam! This episode, Ingrid Bohnenkamp (Ex Libris) joins us to discuss Susan Smith's Samantha Slade #1: Samantha Slade, Monster Sitter. Come along on our journey to explain to Josh that mummies are indeed real. Ponder with us--is King Kong the hero? Explore Josh's deep emotional scars stemming from The Blob, and join in with Ingrid's derisive laughter at him for this childish fear. It's almost Halloween and things are getting out of HAND! Don’t forget to register to vote or check your voter registration: https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/ Join us next time as we talk about the classic film ELECTION (topical!) with our friends from the Springfood MO podcast! Also check us out on that podcast where we recently guested. It's a lot of fun. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music (and Halloween remix!). His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is brought to you by the [AUX podcast network](http://aux-network.podiant.co/).

30. The Babysitter II (w/ Crystal Lane)

AUX Podcast Network — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 20:57:02 +0000

Happy October, fam! This episode, Crystal Lane returns to discuss R.L. Stine’s The Babysitter II, and we’re getting spooooky! Join us as we talk the scary stuff, like Aerosmith’s 90s albums, Arcade Fire listening parties, Hot Topic, and minimum wage! And the gang talks the scariest thing of all: the upcoming American election (shudder!) Don’t forget to register to vote or check your voter registration: https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/ Join us next episode as we discuss Samantha Slade #1 - Samantha Slade: Monster Sitter w/ a special surprise guest! You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music (and Halloween remix!). His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is brought to you by the AUX podcast network.

29. Taffy Sinclair Strikes Again

AUX Podcast Network — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 01:39:00 +0000

Hey, fam! Join us this episode as we discuss the second book in the Taffy Sinclair series, Taffy Sinclair Strikes Again by Betsy Haynes. Blake explains Hey, Arnold! to the old millennials, Jessica shares her mom’s tips for getting rid of hickeys (don’t take this advice), and Josh offers an alternate ending. Next episode we’ll be talking RL Stone’s The Babysitter II with returning guest Crystal Lane. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts (only two more written reviews and Josh has to read My Sweet Audrina!) Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is brought to you by the [AUX podcast network](http://https://aux-network.podiant.co/).

28. The Summer of Mrs. MacGregor

AUX Podcast Network — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 23:05:00 +0000

Happy Labor Day weekend, fam! This week we’re discussing The Summer of Mrs. MacGregor by Betty Ren Wright, and its very misleading cover art. The gang talks liar kids, weak heart disease, and child brides. Josh tells us the best moment of 2020, Jessica explains rotary phones, and Blake participates in a brand new segment. Next episode, we’re going back to check on the antics of Jana Morgan and the rest of the Fabulous Five in Betsy Haynes’s Taffy Sinclair Strikes Again! You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is brought to you by the AUX podcast network.

27. Clueless

AUX Podcast Network — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 21:48:00 +0000

Hey, fam! It’s totally Jessica’s fault this is posting late--she’s been real sad and lazy lately and just kept procrastinating on ... everything! So enjoy this ep as Josh and Jessica discuss the novelization of one of their fave all time movies, Clueless! (And Blake wrote a new song, if you’re into that sort of thing.) Next episode we’ll discuss Betty Ren Wright’s The Summer of Mrs. MacGregor. You can probably find a PDF of it for free somewhere, if you want to read along. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

26. Netflix’s Baby-Sitters Club (1-4)

AUX Podcast Network — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 19:59:00 +0000

You didn’t ask for it, but we did it anyway—it’s a special bonus ep for you, fam! Join us as we discuss the first four episodes of The Baby-Sitters Club! Blake debuts a new theme song (give us a call, Netflix execs!), Jessica talks daddy issues, and Josh reveals he’s NEVER listened to a Nirvana album. Sad! Join us next time as we discuss the novelization of Clueless. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

25. Summer Snow

AUX Podcast Network — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 20:29:00 +0000

Hey, fam! This episode we discuss Marilyn Levy’s cocaine cautionary tale, Summer Snow, and answer all your burning questions: Will Josh and Jessica ever watch Scarface? Are some dads just 2 Horny 2 Parent? Which celebrities would the gang do coke with? How many times will Josh and Jessica talk about Boxing Helena? Is Chicago actually windy? Is Netflix’s The Baby-Sitters Club better than The Irishman? Does anyone want Jessica’s copy of Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2? Sorry for the discussion of pornography at Barnes & Noble. Join us next time as we discuss the novelization of Clueless. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

24. Say Cheese and Die (w/ Tom G. Wolf)

AUX Podcast Network — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 02:02:00 +0000

Hi fam! We hope you’re doing good. It’s been a long, rough couple of weeks and everything is garbage, but here’s an episode we recorded earlier in May. Join us as we talk about the classic fourth book in RL Stone’s Goosebumps series with our good friend, writer Tom G. Wolf. It’s about a spooky camera that takes scary Polaroids. Oh, and did you know that the three cops that murdered Breonna Taylor are still free? Because they are. You can write to the Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Louisville Metro Mayor Greg Fischer, and let them know what you think about THAT bullshit.

23. Friday the 13th: Mother’s Day

AUX Podcast Network — Fri, 15 May 2020 22:27:00 +0000

That’s right, fam! We’re doing the first novel in the short-lived Friday the 13th YA series: Mother’s Day, by Eric Morse. (Really, it’s just an excuse for Jessica and Blake to talk Jason). Join us as we talk Bill Clinton’s flu remedies, horny teens, and every horror movie trope crammed into this book. Blake writes a parody, we debate the sexiness of Mariah Carey v Janet Jackson (and Josh doesn’t care), and the gang sings Coldplay. Join us next time as we discuss our FIRST Goosebumps book, Say Cheese and Die, with special guest Tom G. Wolf! You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

22. Daughters of Eve

AUX Podcast Network — Tue, 05 May 2020 02:48:45 +0000

Content warning: Domestic abuse, sexual assault, and 90s-era Howard Stern. It’s been awhile, fam (and please forgive the sound and Skype issues), but we’re back and talking Lois Duncan’s feminist thriller, Daughters of Eve. What do Hotel for Dogs, Teaching Mrs. Tingle, and Don Cheadle have in common? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you. Jessica and Josh talk lazy science fair projects, and Blake proclaims himself a hero. Off-topic discussions include Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, and Fairuza Balk (again!). Join us next time as we discuss the FIRST Camp Crystal Lake novel, Friday the 13th: Mother’s Day. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

21. April Fools

AUX Podcast Network — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 19:19:04 +0000

Hey fam! On this very special episode, the prank's on you, the listener, because we've got two dorks subbing in for your normal hosts. Producer Blake and his bff Adam (hosts of Shelf Life - A Collector's Podcast) discuss April Fools, a Point horror novel by Richie Tankersley Cusick. I think it's best if we just let you listen to find out the creepy details of this spook'em up, but I'll will say...Tim Robbins might be our Dad. Note: this episode contains Skype. Like the joke says--What do you call three or more white folks gathered for a podcast? A shelter-in-place order violation. Next time we will return you to your regularly scheduled hosts, Jessica and Josh. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

20. Red Hair

AUX Podcast Network — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:22:08 +0000

Hope you like twins, cuz this ep is full of them! Join us as we discuss everything BUT Charlotte St. John’s tale of twinnapping, Red Hair (ok, we do talk about it, but it’s awkward). The gang talks the Jackson Family and Red Shoe Diaries, Blake and Jessica try to remember Mulan, and Josh talks Brit Marling. There’s also some Freddie Prinze, Jr. content (if you’re into that) and, of course, twins. This week we referenced Gabrielle Moss’s Paperback Crush—get it at your local bookstore or library for more fun content and reading recommendations. Tune in next week as we talk Lois Duncan’s controversial take on feminism, Daughters of Eve. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

19. 2 Young 2 Go 4 Boys (A Linda Story)

AUX Podcast Network — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 04:45:46 +0000

Happy almost-end-of-February, Fam! This episode we’re bringing you that tomboy content you demanded as we discuss Linda Lewis’s 2 Young 2 Go 4 Boys! Hope y’all like tangents, cuz this week the gang talks plans for their young adult themed craft beer (Mother’s Brewery, call us!) and Little Women. Jess talks Marlon Brando horniness and (misunderstanding) fifth-grade horniness, and Josh offers alternate Lolita titles. Also discussed: sexy green m&ms, Cheer (we love you, Jerry!), and the comforting films of Nancy Meyers. Join us next ep as we discuss Charlotte St. John’s Red Hair. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

18. Be Mine

AUX Podcast Network — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 04:44:18 +0000

Happy Valentine’s Day, fam! This ep we’re talking romance and stalkers in Jane McFann’s Be Mine. The gang talks Little Women, Passions, and VSCO girl origins. Plus, Josh and Jessica finally get some time to talk Saved By the Bell. Join us next ep as we discuss Linda Lewis’s 2 Young 2 Go 4 Boys. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

17. Sweet Valley High #1: Double Love

AUX Podcast Network — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 20:59:21 +0000

This episode we’re tackling Francine Pascal’s *Sweet Valley High* series, beginning with the book that started it all, Double Love. Join us as we discuss the SVH/Power Rangers connection and cool girls with Jason Robards posters. Jessica reveals how Clerks 2 ruined a friendship, Josh flexes his acting chops, and Producer Blake has too much fun with his soundboard. Sorry about the end, we were getting sooooo sleepy. Join us next month as we discuss Jane McFann’s *Be Mine*. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

16. Baby-Sitters Club #1: Kristy’s Great Idea

AUX Podcast Network — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 19:39:10 +0000

New Year, new series! This month we’re tackling the first books in two iconic teen series, starting with Ann M Martin’s Baby-Sitters Club! The gang discusses the history and the future of the BSC, Blake introduces a new segment, Jessica tells the story of Dwayne, and Josh shares a VERY ADULT STORY (NSFW, folks!). Join us next episode as we discuss Sweet Valley High #1: Double Love. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

15. Fear Street Super Chiller: The New Year’s Party

AUX Podcast Network — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 04:32:27 +0000

Happy New Year, fam! We’re dropping a special bonus New Year’s ep on ya, so hope you’re ready for our super-long, super-fun, super-chilling discussion of RL Stine’s The New Year’s Party! We hope you have a safe and fun New Year, with no murder pranks. Join us for our next episode as we tackle our first Baby-Sitter’s Club Book, Kristy’s Great Idea (BSC #1). Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

14. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

AUX Podcast Network — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 23:07:22 +0000

Merry Christmas, fam! We recorded another Christmas episode to keep you going. This week we discuss Barbara Robinson’s Best Christmas Pageant Ever. We’ll be back next year! Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

13. Merry Christmas, Miss McConnell!

AUX Podcast Network — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:12:08 +0000

Merry (almost) Christmas, fam! This ep were talking Colleen O’Shaughnessy McKenna’s Merry Christmas, Miss McConnell! Get in the holiday spirit as the gang talks Hallmark Christmas movies, Christmas raps, Christmas trees, Christmas skits, and ... the opioid epidemic? Jessica and Josh talk class politics and Blake drops the hottest Christmas jam since the Mariah Carey classic. Join us for our next book, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson (or just watch the movie, it’s free on YouTube and stars a baby Fairuza Balk!) Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

12. The Mall

AUX Podcast Network — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 23:44:39 +0000

Happy Black Friday, fam! We’re delivering a special ep on this most American of Holidays for you to listen to as you’re fighting over the last discounted Notting Hill blu-ray (you’re welcome). This episode we discuss Richie Tankersley Cusick’s early 90s Point Horror effort, *The Mall*. The gang talks dream mall jobs, hot boy names, undercover teens, and Joss Whedon. Josh does some great visual bits, Blake finds a joke format that always works, and Jessica obviously misses Gadzooks! Join us next month as we get in the holiday spirit and talk Merry Christmas, Miss McConnell by Colleen O’Shaughnessy McKenna. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

11. Beginners’ Love

AUX Podcast Network — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 19:16:36 +0000

Warning: This ep we’re talking Norma Klein’s Beginner’s’ Love—a book that tackles teen sex, birth control, abortion, and hot doctor-ladies, so the content may get a bit explicit at times. Join us as the gang talks gettin’ horny at Simon & Garfunkel concerts, a dystopian six-day work week, and Fudgemania. Blake and Josh sing an S&G medley, and Jessica demands a better NYT app (get on it, Michael Barbaro!). Join us next episode as we discuss Richie Tankersley Cusick’s The Mall. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. Follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or drop us a line at Areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

10. Halloween Night 1 & 2 (w/ Steven King)

AUX Podcast Network — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 23:33:49 +0000

We’re bringing y’all a supersized spooky episode with special guest Steven King! Join us as we discuss almost everything but the RL Stine novels we read (okay, we DO talk about those, but reluctantly). This ep, Josh introduces Jimmy Goosebumps, Jessica and Producer Blake can’t stop talking Rap Snacks, and Steven is inspired to tackle his own YA horror novel. Tangents include GameStop & Babbage’s, favorite versions of Windows, working at bookstores, Fear Street v. Goosebumps, dabbing. Join us next month as we discuss Beginners’ Love by Norma Klein. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod Drop us a line at Areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network. This episode is brought to you by Rap Snacks.

9. The Babysitter (w/ Crystal Lane)

AUX Podcast Network — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 00:39:21 +0000

It's time for a bonus bananas Halloween episode, and this time we discuss R.L. Stine's The Babysitter with special guest Crystal Lane! Josh spends way too much time trying to think of a spooky name and can't seem to say the word "tank," Crystal reveals how her ninth birthday was ruined by President Bush, and Jessica drank three glasses of wine and seems a little confused. Blake and Josh try to do fractions, while the gang ruins Blake's attempt at a bit. This episode's tangents include Corn Pop, Esther Williams, Doc Martens, Swatch Watches, and the horror of renting VCRs in the 80s. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

8. The Against Taffy Sinclair Club

AUX Podcast Network — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 17:33:14 +0000

This episode we discuss Betsy Haynes's The Against Taffy Sinclair Club (maybe our favorite book so far?) The gang spends a lot of time talking about you-know-whats (boobs), being hot for teacher, pre-teen fundraising, the embarrassments of puberty, and hot school lunches. Josh's dad has a chili pepper; Jessica's dad has no chili pepper (and maybe no heart?) This episode's tangents: all the authors named Neal, Coldplay, Frank Ocean, designated podcasting t-shirts. Next episode we'll discuss R.L. Stine's Halloween Night. Follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. Please rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts! Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

7. Slam Book

AUX Podcast Network — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 18:18:00 +0000

It’s back-to-school time, and you know what that means-—it’s #meangirlautumn. We kickoff the school year with Ann M. Martin’s *Slam Book*. Join us as the gang talks Freshman hazing, prestige camp TV, life in Connecticutville, and boys named Gooz. Josh goes on a political rant! Oskar blows up Jessica’s spot! Blake uses a record number of bleeps! WARNING: Sorry, we unknowingly picked a bummer. This episode contains brief discussions about suicide, bullying, and drug addiction. Next episode we’ll be discussing Betsy Haynes’s The Against Taffy Sinclair Club. It’s lolzy, we promise! Follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music. Please rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts! Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

6. Seeds of Yesterday

AUX Podcast Network — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 01:44:27 +0000

Watch out, fam: there’s a lot of creeps in this one. Creepy brothers, creepy mothers, and creepy...monks? Listen as Josh, Jessica, and Producer Blake close the chapter on the never-ending Dollanganger Saga. Trigger warning: Look, it’s VC Andrews. If you’ve hung around this long, you probably know what to expect. Next episode we’ll be discussing Ann M. Martin’s Slam Book. (Spoiler alert: Josh maybe spoils the book in this episode—but you should read and listen anyway!) Follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme song. Check out his band, More of That, at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music! Please rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts! Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

5. If There Be Thorns

AUX Podcast Network — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 01:57:35 +0000

The gang gathers to discuss the third book in the Dollanganger series (and vow to never read VC Andrews again—after they read Seeds of Yesterday). Jessica wants incel Bart locked up and Josh and Blake reveal their peacocking pieces. The gang introduces a new rating system. Content warning: This episode contains brief discussions of rape, incest, and animal cruelty (RIP Clover & Apple). Also a brief discussion of PUA Mystery’s hat. Thanks to Blake Walker for our theme song and for being our producer. Check out his band, More of That, at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music! Please rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts! Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network

4. Petals on the Wind (w/ Jon Arnett)

AUX Podcast Network — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 03:35:23 +0000

Jessica, Josh, and special guest Jon Arnett discuss the second book in the Dollanganger Series. Jessica won’t stop talking about how her younger-self thought this book was hot, Jon has a suggestion for Tipper Gore, and Josh and Producer Blake have a side convo about spider-face women and hot skeletons. Content warning: This episode contains discussions of rape, incest, domestic abuse, and suicide. There’s also a brief discussion of the 2000 Marquis de Sade biopic Quills, for some reason. Thanks to Blake for our theme song. Check out his band, More of That, at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music! Please rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts! Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

3. Flowers in the Attic

AUX Podcast Network — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 04:08:01 +0000

Josh and Jessica go it alone on this ep (with only a few interruptions from Blake!) The gang talks Twitch and Tik Tok, Dresden Dolls, horse girls, that awkward PEN15 time, and the joys(?) of attic living. Content warning: This episode contains brief discussions of incest and rape. Also, Jessica spoils Three Identical Strangers. (Check it out on Hulu! It’s good!) Thanks to Blake for our theme song. Check out his band, More of That, at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music! Are You There, Pod? is part of the AUX podcast network.

2. Jay's Journal

AUX Podcast Network — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 03:18:20 +0000

Oh Judas! It’s our second episode and we’ve been hit by satanic panic! Josh, Jessica, and special guest Emily read some choice poetry, Josh tries to talk about levitation for at least 20 minutes, Jessica throws some shade at the rural kids and gets disappointed by orgies, and Emily accurately sums up Jay (and reading this book) as the worst. (Un)officially brought to you by Iron Maiden’s Trooper—it’s charged with flavor! Thank you to Producer Blake for our theme song. Check out his band, More of That, at moreofthat.bandcamp.com Are you reading along? Our next book is Flowers in the Attic by VC Andrews. If you have a second, subscribe, rate, and review our podcast. Thanks! [Brought to you by AUX - A very good podcast network]

1. Go Ask Alice

AUX Podcast Network — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 22:40:45 +0000

It’s our first episode! Do we have any idea what we’re doing? Nope! Do we go off-topic at any point during this podcast? Of course! Join us as we discuss mandatory millennial podcasting, belt plugs, Ellen Hopkins, and teens wasting their drugs. Josh references a shirtless Gavin Rossdale at least twice, Jessica tarnishes her family name by sharing her first experience with alcohol, Blake suggests a new direction for a Baby-Sitters Club reboot, and Emily, as always, is the voice of reason. Shout out to Gabrielle Moss for the inspiration. Check out her book, Paperback Crush—we highly recommend it. Thanks to Blake Walker for our theme song. Listen to his band, More of That, at moreofthat.bandcamp.com Thanks for listening!