Were the Kids Alright?

By Were the Kids Alright?

Two friends reread and discuss books from their childhoods! Join Jacqueline and Sophie as they take a critical eye to the books that they loved as children. Read along or don't - it's up to ... more

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How many episodes does Were the Kids Alright? have?

The podcast currently has 35 episodes available.

Were the Kids Alright? episodes:

January 01, 2021 Forest Born (Books of Bayern #4)
This “week” we read Forest Born by Shannon Hale, the final Book of Bayern! We talk about a lot in this one, including how Jacqueline read this book first and the question of is it cool or annoying that Rin is the main character. We’ll be back in 2021 with a consistent upload schedule (every other week) and lots more fun books!

Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
Instagram: wtka_podcast
Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
...more
1h 19min
August 16, 2020 River Secrets (Books of Bayern #3)
This “week” we read River Secrets by Shannon Hale, the third Book of Bayern. We talked about postwar healing, Enna’s PTSD and her romantic gesture fantasy, as well as Razo’s refreshing confidence arc where he realizes that he’s a super good slinger. Oh yeah, and Dasha the water speaker is also a thing...but not a very well developed one...so we had a lot of fanfiction takes.
Content Warnings: Discussions of war, mass murder, burning, politics, and trauma.
Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
Instagram: wtka_podcast
Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
...more
1h 3min
June 28, 2020 Enna Burning (Books of Bayern #2)
This “week” we read Enna Burning by Shannon Hale, the second Book of Bayern. This is the darkest book we’ve read to date for this podcast and we covered a lot of hot takes. Should Enna have committed mass murder? Did Shannon Hale think through the repercussion of her world, like, at all? Listen to find out.

Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
Instagram: wtka_podcast
Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
...more
1h 49min
May 03, 2020 The Goose Girl (Books of Bayern #1)
This week we read The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale. We talked about magical linguistics, the ridiculous homogeneity of hair color, and how good it is to read a book with character depth. There was also a case made for the villain, a television adaptation, and an alternate direction for the series.
Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
Instagram: wtka_podcast
TikTok: wtka_podcast

Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
...more
1h 8min
May 01, 2020 BONUS: Sophie's Middle School Story
In this bonus episode of Were the Kids Alright, Sophie analyzes a story she wrote about a girl who gets kidnapped and discovers she is an alien.
Content Warnings: kidnapping, colonialism, mass murder, mention of morticians, really bad middle school writing.
Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
Instagram: wtka_podcast
Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
...more
21min
April 20, 2020 A Royal Match
This week we read A Royal Match by Tynne O’Connell. We continued our discussion of mean girls, class privilege, and how pretty much every character ever in this book needs therapy. We also talked about how Sophie didn’t expect much from this book when she first read it and was surprised...because...FRIENDSHIP!
Content Warnings: Bullying, pet death, underage substance use, disordered eating, emotional manipulation, homophobia, use of homophobic slurs, uncomfortable romantic age gaps.
Note: In this episode there is some audio inconsistency due to the filming location as well as the placement of the microphone.
Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
Instagram: wtka_podcast
Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
...more
1h 13min
April 13, 2020 The Name of This Book is Secret
This week we read The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch. And we had a special guest! We discussed how much this book impacted our guest, some very evil antagonists, and how an author’s personal life can unexpectantly show up in their writing.

Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
Instagram: wtka_podcast
TikTok: wtka_podcast
Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
...more
1h 56min
March 22, 2020 BONUS: Magic for Liars
In this special quarantine episode, Sophie reviews and discusses the fantasy/mystery Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey.
Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
Instagram: wtka_podcast
Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB

...more
24min
February 22, 2020 How to Be Popular
This week we read How to Be Popular by Meg Cabot. We discussed what it means to be popular, why Steph is a bit of a creep, and some of our own high school experiences.
Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
Instagram: wtka_podcast
Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
...more
1h 16min
February 15, 2020 The Diamond of Darkhold (Book of Ember #4)
This week we examined The Diamond of Darkhold by Jeanne DuPrau. This is the fourth book in the Ember series. We discussed some thin world-building, the random diamond technology, and a fairly satisfying ending to an iconic series.
Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
Instagram: wtka_podcast
Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
...more
52min

FAQs about Were the Kids Alright?:

How many episodes does Were the Kids Alright? have?

The podcast currently has 35 episodes available.