This episode we do a deep dive into coming of age stories, comparing the adorable, queer phenomenon of Heartstopper (both graphic novel series & Netflix show) with the comparatively much darker (and less diverse) teenage stories we grew up with: Skins, Gossip Girl and Mean Girls.

We discuss the highs and lows of our own (deeply cringe) teen years and the stories and characters that informed them, questioning how our youth might have been different if we'd had different stories to engage with. We talk Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging (novels), Jacqueline Wilson, Laura Bates' YA novel The Burning, 13 Reasons Why (TV series), Sex Education (TV series), Never Have I Ever (TV Series) and The Summer I Turned Pretty (TV series).

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