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The Ultimate Playlist of Noise
Season 3 Episode 20
Let's talk about ableism, shall we? In the new YA film dealing with a teenager on the verge of losing his hearing, there are a few tone-deaf moments …
5 years, 4 months ago
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
Season 3 Episode 19
Special thanks to listener Emma for recommending A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, which proved to be a great companion to last week's The House on Mango Str…
5 years, 4 months ago
The House on Mango Street (Book Club #1)
Season 3 Episode 18
Considered a classic of Latinx literature, Cisneros' book is a series of vignettes set on a street in Chicago. Brenna selected this book to complemen…
5 years, 4 months ago
Twilight
Season 3 Episode 17
Who's ready for an abusive relationship? What about "storytelling" as opposed to good writing? Do you like your FX dodgy and your vampires sparkly?
T…
5 years, 4 months ago
Bummer Bonus: Michelle Latimer Controversy
Season 3
We felt a responsibility to address the breaking news from the holidays surrounding Trickster and Inconvenient Indian director Michelle Latimer. We a…
5 years, 4 months ago
Saved By The Bell (2020)
Season 3 Episode 16
Saved By The Bell mega-fan Brenna introduces Joe to the wonders of Pacific Palisades as we tackle the very self-aware new version, who is surprisingl…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Outsiders
Season 3 Episode 15
We're staying gold through the end of 2020 with arguably one of the most significant YA texts in history! This is ultimate "YA for boys" (although it…
5 years, 5 months ago
2020 Look Back / 2021 Look Forward
Season 3 Episode 14
In the final minisode of 2020, we each selected a news item to capture a trend in YA for the year.
Brenna looks at an evidence-based study out of the …
5 years, 5 months ago
Funny Boy
Season 3 Episode 13
This week on the pod, we're getting literary with a deep dive into Selvadurai's acclaimed queer coming of age novel (or is it a collection of short …
5 years, 5 months ago
Julie and the Phantoms
Season 3 Episode 12
We're on the edge of great courtesy ofJulie and the Phantoms, the candy coloured confection of a Netflix trifle that isn't good per se, but is incred…
5 years, 5 months ago