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The Virgin Suicides
Season 1 Episode 25
Brenna and Joe head to the 70s suburbs for a deep dive into the problematic world of Jeffrey Eugenides' 1993 "not YA" novel The Virgin Suicides and …
7 years ago
Paper Towns
Season 1 Episode 24
If you're going to revisit a YA author, who better to sample a second time than prolific writer John Green? Brenna and Joe dive deep into manic pixie…
7 years ago
The Stand-In / The Perfect Date
Season 1 Episode 23
Brenna and Joe put on a puffy prom dress and rent a tux for their first dip into male protagonist realist YA romance. Unfortunately they selected Ste…
7 years ago
Orange Marmalade feat. Paul Le
Season 1 Episode 22
Brenna and Joe are joined by Paul Le as they venture into the world of South Korean manwha and webtoons. The trio checks out the first 25 episodes of…
7 years, 1 month ago
Excerpt D. Interview with Tanaz Bhathena
Season 1
Part of HKHSPod's mandate is to highlight the work of Canadian YA Lit writers. In this exclusive interview, Brenna and Joe are joined by Tanaz Bhathe…
7 years, 1 month ago
The Changeover
Season 1 Episode 21
Brenna and Joe travel to the other side of the world for an investigation into Margaret Mahy's 1984 Carnegie Medal winner, The Changeover and its 201…
7 years, 1 month ago
The Lesser Blessed
Season 1 Episode 20
Brenna and Joe venture to Canada's Northern Territories to spend time with Richard Van Camp's lyrical and melancholy 1996 novel The Lesser Blessed an…
7 years, 1 month ago
Ella Enchanted
Season 1 Episode 19
Brenna and Joe stumble into a fairy tale world that compels them to do everything they're told...so long as it's compare Gale Carson Levine's 1997 El…
7 years, 1 month ago
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina feat. Emily von Seele
Season 1 Episode 18
Brenna and Joe venture deep into the Greendale woods to perform a dark ceremony in advance of Brenna's birthday and they're joined by a very special …
7 years, 2 months ago
Divergent
Season 1 Episode 17
Break out your black tights and your pink hair because Brenna and Joe are headed into the Dauntless Pit with Veronica Roth's 2011 bestseller Divergen…
7 years, 2 months ago