Kaycee is back to talk about more forbidden love with Husband of the Pod Ryan on the 1996 modernized adaption of Romeo and Juliet. They’re smitten over Paul Rudd’s silly portrayal of Paris, Kaycee finds a way to relate a classic play to the Gossip Girl TV show, and they have a bone to pick with ole Billy Shakespeare about giving Juliet more to do. Plus, they discover the key to a great forbidden love story…it was toxic masculinity all along.

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Theme Music by Slip.stream - "In And Out Of Love"

This week, Ashley and Kaycee take on the task of not just one, but three books all about forbidden love. In this episode, they detail Sweet Valley High’s Betrayal Miniseries, which includes #120 In Love With the Enemy, #121 The High School War, and #122 A Kiss Before Dying.  This is Kaycee’s ultimate favorite YA series, so be prepared for a lot of details of the SVEU (Sweet Valley Extended Universe) and all the ridiculous plot lines of the SVH books. The ladies talk about interesting (and impressive) ways these stories handle toxic masculinity, an actually good book boyfriend (and maybe the worst one yet), and chin tattoos. Plus they come to a consensus on their favorite Wakefield Twin.

Content Warning: Mentions of emotionally and physically abusive relationships and self-harm.

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At To All the YA, we love 90s music and we love YA, so why wouldn't we have two amazing authors who wrote a YA novel incorporating our fave throwback tunes come on the pod? Erin and Sam of writing team E.S. Rosalynn joins us to talk about their first novel Mixtape Volume One, give us a preview of what's to come in Volume Two (out May 30th!!), and help us make a To All the YA 90s Mixtape of our own. Join us for (inner) divas, boy bands, and the perfect roller skating rink songs of our youth.

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Half of To All the YA (aka Kaycee) is going to be at 90s Con in Tampa with Cider Mill Coven September 15, 16, and 17 (Get your tickets now!), and this is a rewind episode from our last Spooktacular Halloween season to celebrate! Kaycee is joined by Cider Mill Coven author Vanessa Abigail Lambert to discuss all the things that made the TGIF, the 90s, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch so special to us.

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This season, we’re all about love and our favorite romance tropes! We’re starting out with the classic first love novel Forever by the iconic Judy Blume. Kaycee and Ashley had a wonderful first time with this novel, and unlike main character Katherine’s, it did not disappoint. We discuss new front-runner for worst YA boyfriend Michael and his audacity, take a trip back to when soaking was all over TikTok, and have a lesson in embracing the awful teenagers we were. Plus, Kaycee reveals the embarrassing story of her first kiss outside a public bathroom. This is our love letter to Judy Blume and all her fantastic work!

Content Warning: Forever contains talk of self-harm and suicide. We talk about these topics in our episode, as well as brief mentions of sexual assault.

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Theme Music by Slip.stream - "In And Out Of Love"

Do you like us? Check yes or no. Kaycee and Ashley are back next week with a brand new season of crushes, first loves, and romantic tropes!

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Season 5 theme song: "In And Out Of Love"

Join hosts Kaycee and Ashley for a deep dive into the 90s pop culture that made them who they are today. This is a top 20 list of madness, complete with the Nickelodeon vs Disney debate we all had to pick a side on (Ashley was a Nickelodeon kid because she was a dirty gal), a defense of Hootie and the Blowfish from Kaycee, and their continued love of Scholastic Book Fairs. Plus, a larger than life discussion on Backstreet Boys’ Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) as a sexual awakening.

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This episode of Supplemental Watching is a celebration of the (early) birthday of co-host and BFF Ashley with the 1996 kids’ classic Wish Upon a Star. Kaycee and Ashley almost lose a friendship over if this is a DCOM (Disney Channel Original Movie) or not, and the internet brings them mixed results. They also talk how Katherine Heigl was a victim of the shitting on women culture of the 2000s (and forever), the lessons the Disney machine tried to feed us versus what was really happening on screen, and a bob hairstyle they both coveted from a Great Clips hairstyle book in the 90s.

Grab your matching silk pajama and robe set and tune in for this body-swap flick with To All the YA!

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There’s a Reason Why Hollywood Loves a Good Body Swap - Jake Kring-Schreifels 

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Have you ever reread a book and discovered that’s what you based your entire personality around? Kaycee and Ashley’s teenage years (and beyond) were totally shaped by Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging, the 1999 British YA novel by Louise Rennison. They spend much of the episode connecting their experiences of youth with the awkward, hilarious Georgia Nicholson and pondering how the character taught them how to let their weirdo flags fly. Other topics of discussion include the beauty of lists, spending half their teens walking around with soaking wet flared jeans, and coming to grips with their own mortality after talking about the trends that have re-emerged from their teen years. Plus, a good pet digression inspired by the titular Angus, Georgia’s huge cat.

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Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009

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Let’s get spooky in spring with the first book of The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series, Vampires Don’t Wear Polka Dots. Kaycee and Ashley talk about their wishes for an aged-up, live-action Bailey School Kids series (Netflix, call us), minced vs. powdered garlic, and they determine (after long, considerable thought and grueling research) if Mrs. Jeepers is really a vampire or not. Plus, things might get a little racy on the pod when Kaycee ponders Mrs. Jeepers’ activities out on the town as a single gal.

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An interview with the authors of The Bailey School Kids

Author Debbie Dadey’s cute old school website

Talks of a live-action Bailey School Kids show

Theme Music by Slip.stream - "She's a Peach"