To All the YA I've Loved Before

Another witchy flick this week for Season 2, Teen Horror and Supernatural Adolescence. Host Kaycee has BFF Ashley on to talk about the powerful, funny, fashion-packed The Craft. You might be unsurprised to hear that Ashley was a baby goth and that Kaycee is a Nancy Downs apologist.

Content Warning: Violence, sexual assault, and self-harm

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Footnotes

1. Roger Ebert misses the mark on The Craft.

2. Angelica Jade Bastién’s piece on teen witches, power, and the legacy of The Craft.

Season 2, Teen Horror and Supernatural Adolescence, continues this week with the 90s horror flick Urban Legend. Returning guest star and fellow Snopes.com reader Samantha Koshiol joins host Kaycee in talking local Minnesota urban legends, blonde dirtbag era Joshua Jackson, and their favorite ULs. Oh yeah, and they talk about the movie itself, which was a ton of fun, save for a certain dead-eyed cult leader.

Content warning: Violence, self-harm, and mentions of sexual assault.

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Welcome back, witches! We're now in Season 2, Teen Horror and Supernatural Adolescence, and starting the spooky season out with a not-so-scary flick, but one filled with...musical numbers that disappear somewhere around the second act? Magic that doesn't quite make sense? Little to no payoff? Recurring guest star BFF Ashley joins host Kaycee in trying to understand this movie and talking about the best part, which is of course the "Top That" scene.

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Remember this DCOM? In this episode, host Kaycee and guest Sam discuss this kind of terrifying movie. Sam has beef with Walter Disney, Kaycee talks about how useless this Disney Dad is, and they both talk about their love for LaVar Burton, who actually directed this flick. 

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And tune in next week for the start of Season 2: Teen Horror and Supernatural Adolescence.

Kaycee talks with another fantastic author on this episode. Michelle Garyfalakis is a fantasy writer who debuted her first two novels Kingdomless and Forging Hope (both part of The Evamore Series) this year. They chat about strong female characters and friendships in YA/NA, how much both of them love a good villain backstory, Michelle's high school self, and more. 

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Witchy novel Cider Mill Coven debuts this week and author Vanessa Abigail Lambert is on to talk about it! This book is filled with totally rad nostalgia, adventure, young love, and a kick-ass grandma. Kaycee and Vanessa chat all about it, as well as their shared love of fall, the 90s, and storytelling. Plus...there may be mention of a giveaway.

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Read Cider Mill Coven. Trust us, you won't be able to put it down.

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No ordinary boy, no ordinary boy is gonna do

Author, artist, and Grease 2 expert Samantha Koshiol joins Kaycee on the pod today to talk about the 1982 musical that is often forgotten for its older sibling. They talk about their favorite songs (Cool Rider is number 1, of course), the eternally cool Stephanie Zinone, and worst movie kisses. 

Content warning: This episode contains talk of sexual assault

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Kaycee's entering the Cleary-verse with Ramona the Pest from the queen of YA and kid fiction Beverly Cleary. She answers what makes Ramona Quimby the ultimate character, shares stories of her years in a neighborhood a little like Klickitat Street, and reminisces on the big emotions that she shared with Ramona. She is forever a Ramona Quimby stan.

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References

1. How Illustrators Brought the Spunky Ramona Quimby to Life

2. About Beverly Cleary

3. Ramona Quimby: The Mischievous Girl Next Door

4. I knew Ramona Quimby. With any luck, you did too.

Kaycee is joined by her BFF since 2003 Ashley as they discuss their favorite show when they were teens, Degrassi: The Next Generation. Mainly focusing on seasons 1 - 6, they chat about their huge crushes on Craig, the infamous thong, how the show shaped their teen years, and more. 

Content warning: This episode contains discussions of school violence, sexual assault, and domestic violence.

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Urban legends, very 90s outfits, and some messed-up family dynamics are the things that made the movie I Know What You Did Last Summer a staple in host Kaycee's teen years. She discusses all these things and more with guest Ryan Roberts as they both look back on the YA they loved before.

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Show Notes

Clark, C. A. (2001). “Let Me Tell You about My Cousin’s Best-Friend...”: Sexual Values, Urban Legends, and Educators [Review of Did You Hear about the Girl Who...? Contemporary Legends, Folklore, and Human Sexuality, by M. H. Whatley & E. R. Henken]. The Journal of Sex Research, 38(3), 265–266. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3813183

Duncan, Lois, and Joan Kaywell. “An Interview with Lois Duncan.” Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 52, no. 6 (2009): 545–47. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20468402.