Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're exploring every high school trope imaginable from mall rats to kids who peaked in high school to social media addiction and ultimately, to the cocky jock with a heart of gold. Join us as we giggle and kick our feet over Wes and Bianca in the film adaptation of Kody Keplinger's debut novel, The DUFF (2015). 

Based on The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend (Hamilton High #1) by Kody Keplinger, Pub. 2010

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Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're diving head first into the world of a man who irrevocably shaped our adolescence as we discuss first love, being remembered and finding meaning in this short and fleeting thing called life in the adaptation of John Green's best-selling novel, The Fault in Our Stars (2014). 

"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars [...] but in ourselves..." - Julius Caesar (Act I, Scene II)

Based on The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, Pub. 2012

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Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're traveling across the pond and experiencing the cutest meet-cute to ever meet-cute with Charlie Spring and Nick Nelson. Come along with us and we discover stolen glances, butterflies in the stomach and the oh so effervescent "Hi". 

Based on Heartstopper (Vol. 1-5) by Alice Osman, Pub. 2018

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Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're finishing up our journey of love with Lara Jean Song Covey as she makes the big (and terrifying) transition into adulthood. That's right, our girl is in her senior year and making the biggest decisions of her life. Snag your love lock and come along with for one last ride with LJ and PK!

Based on Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All the Boys I've Loved Before #3) by Jenny Han, Pub. 2017

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Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week, we're continuing our tumultuous journey of love and friendship with Lara Jean & Co. and discovering all the ways in which love can change and rearrange you. 

Based on P.S. I Still Love You (To All the Boys I've Loved Before #2) by Jenny Han, Pub. 2015

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Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're diving feet first into the world of fake dating, love letters and making out in hot tubs on the school ski trip. Come along with us as we discover how taking a risk might just help you find everything you're looking for!

Based on To All the Boys I Loved Before (To All the Boys I Loved Before #1) by Jenny Han, Pub. 2014

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Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week (after begging and pleading), we're diving head first into the world of romance tropes in Amazon Prime's new hit series, Off Campus (2026). Join us as we discuss workout montages designed for the female gaze, John Logan earning his degree in Yearnalism, the casts incredible hair, and the incomparable Antonio Cipriano (pronounced with an Italian accent).

Based on The Deal (Off-Campus #1) by Elle Kennedy, Pub. 2015

For the record: We were NOT fighting. 

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Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're dipping our toes in the world of female friendships, body positivity and the wide world of pageantry in the film adaptation of Julie Murphy's Dumplin' (2018). Come along as we learn to wear high heels, shake them hips and discover a deeper love for ourselves than we ever could have imagined!

Based on Dumplin' (Dumplin' #1) by Julie Murphy, Pub. 2015

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Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! This week we're traveling to the magical land of Frell and combating the "gift" of obedience in the film adaptation of Gail Caron Levine's Ella Enchanted (2004). Join us and our special guest, Hayley, as we fight for the rights of giants, fall in love with a handsome prince (and his slutty little blouse) and ultimately, fight for the right to our own autonomy.

Based on Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted #1) by Gail Carson Levine, Pub. 1997

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Welcome back to Teenage Dreams & Movie Scenes! The podcast where we discuss our favorites Young Adult novels and the movies (& TV shows) based on them! Today, we're branching out from our typical YA novel breakdown to talk about the medical phenomenon taking the world (and our hearts) by storm, The Pitt (2025).

Please enjoy our first bonus episode and we may be back in the future with more bonus episodes to simply discuss the things we love!

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