There’s a new girl! Claudia is OBSESSED and the other girls are UNIMPRESSED. This book mostly confused the hell out of us as kids, but can we decipher everyone’s motivations with our adult wisdom and extensive knowledge of slash fiction?

Today’s agenda includes: some VERY pretentious discussion of fire hydrants; Tennessee Williams, founding father and famous jerk; Aoife’s brother learns some valuable lessons about electricity; Karen and Esther: Origins; history vindicates Ashley's taste in fashion; various behaviours for which there are no heterosexual explanation; Jackie Rodowski continues to make bad life choices; everyone is just intensely annoying, you have no idea.

And for an accurate idea of what we all look like, here's the relatable Swedish cartoon lady.

Our theme song is "The Incredible Shrinking Larry" by Matt Oakley on the Free Music Archive.

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