Rereading the Revolution

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Vampire Academy Movie | "These Vampires DON’T Sparkle" (Sneak Peek) Oct 17, 2025

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"The Bear took this blueprint and ran with it."

Clearly our patrons wanted more vampire content for Halloween, because our bonus episode this month is on the 2014 Vampire Academy movie! We discuss the movie's tonal confusion, the cast of (mostly) YA heavy-hitters, changes from the book to the film script, and where the series went from here.

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Twilight Movie | "5 Stars: This Will Change Your Life" Oct 10, 2025

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"That face card has never declined once in his life.”

As promised, Catherine Hardwicke's stunning 2009 adaptation of Twilight is on our screens this week. We're joined by longtime friend and Twilight superfan Sam, and the hater police are in for a treat because it's our least critical episode of all time (and if we're being realistic, probably for all time). I'd say to take a sip every time we say the word "iconic" or talk about what a life-changing piece of cinema this is, but you would probably die.

Don't worry, we still did our homework and bring in tons of behind-the-scenes details about the cast and crew, filming locations, wardrobe and makeup, and how this film made it from page to screen, but the episode more or less devolves into a quote-off by the end. The girls that get it, get it. Hold on tight, spider monkey.

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The Summer I Turned Pretty Finale & Announcement (Special Episode!) Oct 03, 2025

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Surprise! We recorded another special episode, this time on our thoughts about The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3. Kellie and Daphne discuss where we landed opinions-wise on the characters, picking teams, the grand Parisian finale, and that big movie announcement.

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Twilight | "Vampire Money" Sep 26, 2025

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"He has been the entire male loneliness epidemic on his own."

It's hoa hoa season! To celebrate, we are finally beginning one of our most anxiously-awaited series, Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (2005). We're joined by OG Twihard Hannah Lisa Lohr for a deep dive into the real and fictional worlds of Forks, transcending the good/bad spectrum, the book's heavy religious influences, and teen girl culture, exchanging lots of long, yearning looks along the way.

Videos/Articles Mentioned

Alyssa Grenfell, Signs Twilight was Written by a Mormon: https://youtu.be/JwGC4ewe1_w?si=Fl7HZlmSJ5XXbku1

Babbity Kate, Bella Swan's Khaki Skirt: https://youtu.be/nT0XL1dNUh0?si=yLiOx1ODX4wJpW3u

Forks Tourism: https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/where-twilight-set-forks-washington-visit-airbnb-9qms7v0p7

Carlisle's Net Worth: https://www.forbes.com/2010/04/13/twilight-carlisle-cullen-opinions-fictional-15-10-vampire.html

Stephenie Meyer Blog Posts

The Story Behind Twilight: https://web.archive.org/web/20080730025156/http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight.html

How Twilight Got Published: https://stepheniemeyer.com/the-story-of-twilight-getting-published/

Cullen Cars: https://stepheniemeyer.com/the-books/twilight/twilight-cullen-cars/

Quileute Resources

Quileute Nation official website: https://quileutenation.org/

Learn about and donate to the Move to Higher Ground Project: https://mthg.org/get-involved/

Smithsonian Magazine interview with Quileute tribe chairwoman, Bonita Cleveland, about Twilight’s impact on the tribe: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/behind-the-scenes-of-twilight-101387794/

Follow Hannah!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahlisalohr/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hannahlisalohr

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HannahLisaLohr

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Unravel Me | "Tortured Souls" (Sneak Peek) Sep 19, 2025

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"Let us read good books!"

We just covered Shatter Me on the main feed, and our patrons wanted to keep the good times rolling with the first of Tahereh Mafi's many, many sequels, Unravel Me (2013). In this episode, we discuss the series' insane chronology, Juliette's big feelings, the foregone conclusion of the love triangle, and a few genuinely shocking twists and turns along the way.

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Looking for Alaska | "My #1 Opp" Sep 12, 2025

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"This is not an anti-smoking book."

We asked our Patrons which John Green book we should take on next, and the consensus was in resounding favor of Looking for Alaska (2005). Kellie and Daphne revisit the novel for the first time in over a decade, mourn the loss of the Hulu adaptation, quote the endlessly-reblogged lines, and reflect on how it's all aged as we try to find our way out of the labyrinth and seek our Great Perhaps.

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The Giver | "Give Me Some Pain!" Aug 29, 2025

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"Is it magic? I guess!"

Stay with us here--it's back to school season, so we're revisiting a true children's and young adult classic: Lois Lowry's The Giver (1993). This book may have been required reading in middle school, but it's more interesting than you might remember. In this episode, we discuss how Jonas' story echoes through the 2000s and 2010s dystopian books we usually cover on the show, its legacy of changing lives, and some of the more puzzling plot points.

School Library Journal's Top 100 Children's Novels: https://www.wssd.k12.pa.us/Downloads/top%20100%20childrens%20novels.pdf

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If I Stay Movie | "Mother to a Lot of These B*tches" (Sneak Peek) Aug 22, 2025

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“Jamie Blackley was pregnant with Tom Blyth in this movie.”

Our patrons voted for us to watch If I Stay (2014) this month! We’re joined by special guest Madison to discuss her deep personal history with the film, as well as changes from the book, production details, and I ❤️ Yo-Yo Ma stickers. It’s a very funny episode for a movie that’s technically dealing with super serious subject matter.

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Maximum Ride | "Brilliant, Evil Business Model" Aug 15, 2025

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"Is James Patterson the GOAT?"

Our Patrons have been begging for it for ages, and it finally won our latest poll. We're taking on the original book in James Patterson's first middle grade/young adult series, Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment (2005). Kellie and Daphne are joined by special guest and one-time Maximum Ride superfan, Megan, to take on Patterson's infamous, bizarre career and his sci-fi book about mutant bird children. Did you know that this book is about mutant bird children?

New York Times Magazine James Patterson Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/magazine/24patterson-t.html

Digital Humanities pieces on Patterson's Authorship:

https://dhq.digitalhumanities.org/vol/11/1/000286/000286.html

https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2018/jun/07/bill-clinton-james-patterson-the-president-is-missing-co-authors

Correction: although she is not credited, Gabrielle Charbonnet is the co-author of this and other books in the series.

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The Summer I Turned Pretty | "Stand Up, Belly!" Aug 01, 2025

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"A love triangle like this only happens once in a...New Moon."

We’re continuing our summer of beachy novels turned hit Amazon Prime teen shows with the motherlode: Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty (2009). Kellie and Daphne discuss the classic story of a girl in love with two brothers, including our thoughts on the show, predictions about the series, and feeling seen by the book's many surprisingly relatable moments. Team Cam all the way.

Correction: they definitely said smoothie and not milkshake at that Prime activation. Not sure if that is any more relevant to the show.

Jenny Han LA Times article: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-07-06/summer-i-turned-pretty-jenny-han-to-all-the-boys-xo-kitty

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