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YA Podcast episodes
- 68. Failure is Everything ft. Natalie BlittAuthor Natalie Blitt met Teffer in studio to talk about NaNoWriMo, writing Christmas books when you’re super Jewish, the importance of teaching good sexual ethics, and how what you really want in your career is... failure? Thanks so much to Natalie for joining us!Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/yapodcastMerch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539To suggest a book, email [email protected] or tweet at us @yapodcast@tefferbear @thebailzasaurus @kadi__dGreat Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/www.andrewvannorstrand.comwww.upfordnetwork.comSend us books!Upford Network ℅ Tom ZalatnaiPO Box 22585 Monkland POMontreal, QuebecH4A 3T4Canada44 min
- 67. Kadi & Teffer's Infinite Gift-List!In YA! tradition, this week we offer you the second annual YA! List of Literary Gifts! Kadi and Teffer have suggestions for people who love YA, people who hate YA, and people who just want to learn to cook. Come on in for a festive glass of holiday gift giving cheer.Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/yapodcastMerch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539To suggest a book, email [email protected] or tweet at us @yapodcast@tefferbear @thebailzasaurus @kadi__dGreat Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/www.andrewvannorstrand.comwww.upfordnetwork.comSend us books!Upford Network ℅ Tom ZalatnaiPO Box 22585 Monkland POMontreal, QuebecH4A 3T4Canada38 min
- 66. Let It Snow by Maureen Johnson, John Green, and Lauren MyracleFor our first 2019 holiday episode, all three of us got together in our festive jammies to talk about Let It Snow: the story collection and the Netflix film! We’re talking about love, Starbucks, and, of course, a good dose of festive misogyny, manic pixie dream girls, and how very, very white Christmas romances are.Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/yapodcastMerch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539To suggest a book, email [email protected] or tweet at us @yapodcast@tefferbear @thebailzasaurus @kadi__dGreat Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/www.andrewvannorstrand.comwww.upfordnetwork.comSend us books!Upford Network ℅ Tom ZalatnaiPO Box 22585 Monkland POMontreal, QuebecH4A 3T4Canada1 hr 10 min
- 65. Emil Sher and the Caterpillar ConsiderationThis week, Teffer interviews Emil Sher, an author, screenwriter, and playwright. We talk about writing as a group effort, the process of adapting books for stage and screen, and writing about the holocaust for children.Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/yapodcastMerch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539To suggest a book, email [email protected] or tweet at us @yapodcast@tefferbear @thebailzasaurus @kadi__dGreat Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/www.andrewvannorstrand.comwww.upfordnetwork.comSend us books!Upford Network ℅ Tom ZalatnaiPO Box 22585 Monkland POMontreal, QuebecH4A 3T4Canada31 min
- 64. The Marrow Thieves by Cherie DimalineThis week, we review The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline. We're talking about speculative lit that isn't so speculative, what it means to live as a settler on unceded land, and how we can reduce damage to the indigenous people with heritage rights to the places we live. We also talk about family - chosen and blood - as we sink into this incredible novel that should be on every school's curriculum.Reparations group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/settlementreparationsmtl/Sign up to be a monthly donor: [email protected]https://fncaringsociety.com/educational-resourcesSupport us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/yapodcastMerch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539To suggest a book, email [email protected] or tweet at us @yapodcast@tefferbear @thebailzasaurus @kadi__dGreat Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/www.andrewvannorstrand.comwww.upfordnetwork.comSend us books!Upford Network ℅ Tom ZalatnaiPO Box 22585 Monkland POMontreal, QuebecH4A 3T4Canada49 min
- 63. On Teaching Kids About WarFor our Remembrance Day episode, all three of us are talking about Lois Lowry’s Number the Stars and Eleanor Coerr’s Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, and thinking about how we teach kids about war. We talk about nuclear disarmament, allyship and privilege, family histories, and the complicated realities of living in the postcolonial world. Come for the serious conversation about war and hope, stay for the hilarity about Armenian food and Christmas calendars!Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/yapodcastMerch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539To suggest a book, email [email protected] or tweet at us @yapodcast@tefferbear @thebailzasaurus @kadi__dGreat Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/www.andrewvannorstrand.comwww.upfordnetwork.comSend us books!Upford Network ℅ Tom ZalatnaiPO Box 22585 Monkland POMontreal, QuebecH4A 3T4Canada56 min
- 62. A Great & Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayTo round out our spoooooky month, Hannah and Teffer discuss the Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray. We’re talking about witchcraft, boarding school, ambiguous laws of magic, colonialism, generational trauma, and oh boy SO much more. Pour yourself a cup of tea and charge your crystals in the moonlight, because we are getting WITCHY.Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/yapodcastMerch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539To suggest a book, email [email protected] or tweet at us @yapodcast@tefferbear @thebailzasaurus @kadi__dGreat Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/www.andrewvannorstrand.comwww.upfordnetwork.comSend us books!Upford Network ℅ Tom ZalatnaiPO Box 22585 Monkland POMontreal, QuebecH4A 3T4Canada48 min
- 61. The Name of the Star by Maureen JohnsonFor the second book of spoooooooky month, we read the Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson. We talk about how much we love nerdy emo ghost boys, the joys of fluffy reading, and taking the guilt out of guilty pleasures.Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/yapodcastMerch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539To suggest a book, email [email protected] or tweet at us @yapodcast@tefferbear @thebailzasaurus @kadi__dGreat Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/www.andrewvannorstrand.comwww.upfordnetwork.comSend us books!Upford Network ℅ Tom ZalatnaiPO Box 22585 Monkland POMontreal, QuebecH4A 3T4Canada48 min
- 60. World Building, The Good Place, and Diverse Zombies ft. Justina IrelandThis week, Teffer talks with Justina Ireland, author of Dread Nation and its upcoming sequel, Deathless Divide! We talk zombies, Star Trek vs Star Wars, and the endless YA series. Hear Teffer lose her mind completely over details about Deathless Divide, and forget half the questions she wanted to ask! Also, we talk about the Good Place for a while.Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/yapodcastMerch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539To suggest a book, email [email protected] or tweet at us @yapodcast@tefferbear @thebailzasaurus @kadi__dGreat Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/www.andrewvannorstrand.comwww.upfordnetwork.comSend us books!Upford Network ℅ Tom ZalatnaiPO Box 22585 Monkland POMontreal, QuebecH4A 3T4Canada46 min
- 59. Slay by Brittney MorrisFor the first episode of October's spooky theme, we're reviewing a new release from Brittney Morris, Slay! We talk about race (surprise, surprise), Jidenna (he can get it), code switching, monopoly in costumes, and go on a ramble about grad school and being too old for video games. And of course, we cast the movie that we hope to see made out of this book.Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/yapodcastMerch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539To suggest a book, email [email protected] or tweet at us @yapodcast@tefferbear @thebailzasaurus @kadi__dGreat Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/www.andrewvannorstrand.comwww.upfordnetwork.comSend us books!Upford Network ℅ Tom ZalatnaiPO Box 22585 Monkland POMontreal, QuebecH4A 3T4Canada51 min
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A podcast about YA lit and what it can teach us - at any age. Join us as we review new releases and revisit old classics. Produced by Teffer Adjemian for the Upford Network! To suggest a book, email…
[email protected] or tweet at us @yapodcast