Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds

HELLO FRIENDS! We're super excited to kick off season 4 with our new improved monthly release schedule, only a week late! We're doing Danielle Steel's Zoya, and oh boy-a, it's a treat. Featuring the lovely Reed's musical interpretation. CN: reference to sexual abuse. NEXT: Beverly Jenkins' Vivid.

We're trying a couple of new things this season, mostly because Karen is lazy so while we may have fewer episodes, we will have the musical stylings of the lovely Reed each episode. Here's a little behind the scenes of how the music process gets made...

Coming soon. Season Four. Now with more Reed!

The end of the summer approaches! We're hoping you're all safe and masked up. This time we're looking at Christopher Pike's Last Act and asking ourselves WHAT ABOUT THE DUCKS THO.  Joined by the lovely Reed. Next Up: Another doozy, Christopher Pike's Scavenger Hunt

Summer reading continues with another visit to the Sweet Valley with Francine Pascal's Special Christmas (Sweet Valley High Super Edition). We've got special guest Mark from brother podcast Trapper Keeper Confessions AND very special musical guest Reed! This book has everything--Suzy Devlin, elf costumes, Secret Santas, MS ... Next up: Christopher Pike's Last Act

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Hi friends. We've had several conversations about how we want to address the upswell of support for Black Lives Matter, and the hopefully sustaining efforts by white people to adopt antiracist practices. To that end, we're expanding our brief to include the diverse books we missed as young readers and the amazing new books being published now. We're starting in September with Richard Wright's Black Boy.

Hello! Karen's getting back on track with scheduling and everything, thanks a zillion for the patience, etc. We're kicking off SUMMER READING with the coma book from everyone's favorite psychopaths, the Wakefield Twins! Enjoy Francine Pascal's written by Kate William Dear Sister Up next: Francine Pascal's Special Christmas (Sweet Valley High Super Edition)

Honestly, the most exciting thing about this book was the cover, and the hands down most exciting thing about this episode is that we've conned John into audio engineering for us! John has notes! It is a crazy book tho. Next up: Summer reading starts with Francine Pascal's Dear Sister (Sweet Valley High #9)

Oooh, this book was bad, my friends. We're reading John Grisham's The Pelican Brief and marveling at just how racist and sexist and otherwise horrifying the 90s really were. Amazingly so. Next up, a departure from the usual to read a book from 2014, Lois Ruby's The Doll Graveyard, because how can you not. CN: All of the worst things from the 90s

Friends! Apologies for the delay in posting, Karen's spent WAY too much time on Zoom recently. But school's almost out for summer!! If we can't leave our houses, let's take a mind vacation to through The Gate to Women's Country by the fabulous Sheri S. Tepper.  We love you, stay safe and stay home. Next up: John Grisham's The Pelican Brief

What a blessed little time capsule of "before"! Karen was excited about time off! And so mad about not getting Elizabeth Warren for president. Kristin was so patient, and no one was worried about toilet paper. It's Katherine Palmer Peterson's Jacob Have I Loved and opinions abound! Next up: The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper!

Hello socially distant friends. We recorded this episode on March 6, and like, how many years ago was that? Nevertheless we persist in reading some Anne McCaffrey, enjoying (or not) the first book in her so-called Tower and Hive series, The Rowan.  Next up: Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Palmer Peterson

Friends! We still love you! From a distance! Apologies for the delay in posting, moving took more out of Karen than she realized--but fear not we're back with a plucky story about terrifying children who smile all the time. It's the Boxcar Children, y'all and they are pleased to see you! Next up will be Anne McCaffery's The Rowan.

First, we do want to say that we'll miss Mary Higgens Clark--an era of storytelling has ended. MHC! But to perk things up, we offer you this delightful morsel, Mary Norton's The Borrowers. All the miniaturized home decor and fashion you could want! Next up: The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

MHC!!! It's season three and we're breaking ALL the rules--we're reading a recent book by our ol' Mary Higgens Clark, I've Got You Under My Skin. And it is really something. Words were definitely printed on a page. Next up, back to the classics with The Borrowers by Mary Norton. AND YOU ARE WELCOME. Content Note: not *quite* as much racism, but ook the flippant approach to childhood sexual abuse...

Happy Season Three!!! And wow do we have a doozy for you. Somehow Kristin suckered Karen into reading Danielle Steel's Message from Nam. As in Danielle Steel does the Civil Rights Movement AND the Vietnam War.  It's ... a lot. CN: SO MUCH RACISM. Next Up: Mary Higgens Clark's I've Got You Under My Skin

Y'all. I don't even want to spoil the surprise, but I do want to say: SPECIAL GUESTS Haley and Reed! and SUPER SPECIAL SURPRISE READING. Hoping all your holidays are bright and the Krampus leaves you alone. Until next year with Danielle Steel's Message from Nam...

Happy Turkey everyone! We're wrapping up our second season with some delightful Nancy Drew--Reds are under our beds here! There may be a holiday surprise for you loyal lovely listeners. And of course, we kick off season 3 in January with Danielle Steele's Letter from Nam. All our love and turkeys! K and K

We lied about Nancy Drew! We recorded out of sequence! This book is so delightful, friends. We're reading The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin and it is EVERYTHING. Also Kristin gives us hot stock tips and Karen completely loses it over the ending. Up next: Carolyn Keene's Secrets Can Kill (Nancy Drew Files #1)

It's Halloween! Karen's finally done with the musical! We have two more episodes after this for season two! And we get to talk about John Saul's Second Child Magical! Next up: Carolyn Keene's Secrets Can Kill (Nancy Drew Files #1)

Oh my heavens, are we all in for a treat! We're reading Robin Cook's Coma and it is a true delight. We argue 1970s dude feminism, gynecological practices (also from the 70s) and learn everything about anesthesiology. Fun times! Next up: John Saul's The Second Child

Greetings! Back to school month continues with Johanna Reiss' autofictional The Upstairs Room. Which is, on the whole, slightly less tragic than Jane Yolen. Cheers! Next up: We're liars in the podcast, it's going to be Robin Cook's Coma to kick off October!

You've been warned, and now we're back to school with Jane Yolen's absolute classic The Devil's Arithmetic. You do not remember how brutal it is, but it's oh so important. Next up is Johanna Reiss' The Upstairs Room, which after Devil's Arithmetic is almost light-hearted. See also: www.hdot.org CN: This is a book about the Holocaust.

How many Thursdays are there in August? Enough for us to bring you one more fun book before Holocaust September. We're talking Lois Duncan's A Gift of Magic ... but are we talking about the same book? (Maybe?) Next up: The incomparable Jane Yolen and The Devil's Arithmetic  Our limited edition t-shirt campaign has less than a week to go! hurry over to https://www.bonfire.com/ageinappropod/ to get yours!

Hello friends! Enjoy our second dip into the colorful waters of Christopher Pike with his The Immortal, and boy is it ever. ALSO OUR MERCH IS LIVE!!!! Head over to https://www.bonfire.com/ageinappropod/ to grab your limited edition shirt by the end of August! Up next: The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen

We're really excited to announce that our brother podcast, Trapper Keeper Confessions is now live and will be available at all the places fine podcasts can be consumed. Please enjoy this first episode and subscribe! Episodes are released weekly on Sundays!

How is this our first Christopher Pike?! Enjoy and thrill to the insane 1980s thriller that has everything, SCUBA! POETRY! YACHT PARTIES! HERPES! It's Gimme a Kiss, y'all Also, we're SUPER EXCITED because this episode has the original Trapper Keeper Confessions performance by friend of the pod, Mark! The first episode for the new Up On Your Goat podcast Trapper Keeper Confessions will be posted on this feed, and ready for subscription Sundays starting in August! Up next: Christopher Pike's The Immortal CN: Slut shaming, Mark's poetry

It's the second half of our Sweet Valley High double header! We're here with Francine Pascal and Too Good to be True. Friends, it's a real doozy. Also featured: a lovely cold table reading with friend of the pod Trapper Keeper Confession's Mark! Next up: CHRISTOPHER PIKE Y'ALL Gimme a Kiss Content note: All the rape culture that ever cultured.

Great news everyone! We decided to split this episode into TWO episodes, that's a full month of Sweet Valley High for your listening pleasure! In this one we read Francine Pascal's Wrong Kind of Girl (SVH #10) and learn about rape culture! And teenage suicide (don't do it).  We also give Jessica Wakefield the Hare Psychopath test. Tune in for the SHOCKING results. ALSO Kristin spills the beans on one of our two surprises. Next week: Francine Pascal's Too Good to be True (SVH #11) CN: Suicide, slut shaming

We're announcing a new podcast on our network, AND a call for titles! Welcome to Up on Your Goat Productions!!!

We're back, good listeners, but don't worry we are shorter this time around. We're wrapping up Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon and it's ... well we make our own fun. Next up: Francine Pascal's Sweet Valley High #10 Wrong Kind of Girl Content Note: Incest, rape, godbothering

Not gonna lie, friends, this is a long one. But it is a very long book. Filled with nonsense. Strap in and get your early neo-pagan groove on with us! Next up: MISTS OF AVALON PART 2 (but don't worry, it's shorter) CN Sexual and physical abuse, abortion laws, consent

Friends! It's time to enjoy a rousing discussion of basically anything BUT Tamora Pierce's In the Hand of the Goddess. Enjoy how Karen is entirely wrong about GoT, thrill to a conversation about furniture, wait for us to get to the book. Where we learn that there are entirely too many lesbians running around in fantasy and SF. Sure. Next up: MISTS OF AVALON DOUBLEHEADER WHAT WHAT CN: Sexual assault, nonsense.

Let's revisit a book from 1987! About the deep sea! And codes! And shrimp! It's Michael Crichton's Sphere, and we might even identify a few plot holes. Enjoy! Next up: Tamora Pierce's In the Hand of the Goddess CN:Racism, sexism, probably some pretty bad science.

Once again we gather, huddled around our phones for a wild ride with Kristin and Karen! We're reading Susan Cooper's Over Sea, Under Stone (#1 in the Dark Is Rising Sequence) and talking about research, pemmican, Arthurian legend, and world lake depths. Thrilling. We also tease you about some upcoming projects! Next episode: Michael Crichton's Sphere !! CN Whitewashing of indigenous peoples' histories

Hello good listeners! We're back with a classic! Barthe DeClements' Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade. A book that has a Library of Congress description that includes "serious home problems." We discuss fat phobia, the feral children of the 70s, and Karen advocates for a full hex on the patriarchy. GET YOUR OWN DAMN COOKIES! Next up: Susan Cooper's Over Sea, Under Stone (Book 1 in the Dark is Rising sequence). CN Abuse, fatphobia, neglect, ranting

At last, Caroline Cooney's The Face on the Milk Carton. The classic feel-good tale about kidnapping, lying, and naming your children Denim and Lace. We talk cryogenics, babies Jessica, and appropriate tailgate foods. Next up: Barthe DeClements' Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade Content Note: Child abduction, cults

Here it is, friends: Lois Duncan's Stranger with my Face. We talk adoption, therapy, astral projection, reproductive rights. And this podcast takes a bold stance against drugs for teenagers. Kristin was talking about a Decoder Ring podcast and this Family Fun Pack. Next up: Caroline Cooney's The Face on the Milk Carton. CN: Adoption barriers,

We were surprised to find out there was a Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase movie coming out (this Friday, what?) and so we're surprising you with a quick special! What. Is. This. Book. Who. Are. These. People. Keep your eyes out for our regular episode this week, STRANGER WITH MY FACE by Lois Duncan. (Where's our teen movie version of that!)

If you've ever wanted to re-live your summer before 7th grade, complete with bras, first kisses, and genuine lucite, have we got an episode for you. We're reading Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Alice in Rapture, Sort of and it is excellent. Served with a side of reproductive justice talk, cause, well... Next Up: Lois Duncan's Stranger with My Face Content Note Disordered eating, death of mothers

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! If it's Thursday, it must be Ellen Leroe's Have a Heart, Cupid Delaney. We learn how hard it is to be funny about a book that just ... isn't good. But end with high school valentines--what could be better?! Next up: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Alice in Rapture, Sort of CN This book puts us in a position to joke about ex-gay therapy.

We cure Karen of her status of American Monster as she finally reads Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. She clearly had some facts wrong. Next up: Something lighter with Have a Heart, Cupid Delany by Ellen Leroe. Content Notes: Racism, violence, Around 49:00/50:00 the word is said in reference to a book title. Bonus links: Layla Saad's Me and White Supremacy, the workbook is available at the link. https://www.meandwhitesupremacybook.com/

This week--Monica Furlong's Juniper, the prequel to Wise Child. So many owls and fiber and witchery! Next up will be Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Karen is very concerned about bird safety here.

Happy New Year! And Happy Birthday to us! We're kicking off Season 2 with Danielle Steel's No Greater Love, although there is no love lost here. Next up will be Monica Furlong's Juniper. CN Sexual violence

Happy Thanksgiving, good listener! In our season finale we serve you a cornucopia of conversation around Danielle Steel's Jewels. You'll have enough leftovers to carry you through to season two--coming January 2019! Thank you for a great year. And get up on y'alls' goats! Next season: Danielle Steel's No Greater Love Standard Content note...

First go vote. Vote.org has lots of information. We recorded this on the evening of the latest SCOTUS confirmation. It gets a little dark. But next up a Danielle Steele double header! Jewels and No Greater Love Content Note: VC Andrews, Politics, Catharine MacKinnon

This is an excellent time to start reading some ghost stories! And we're bringing you Mary Downing Hahn's Wait Til Helen Comes: A Ghost Story to get the Halloween spirit(s) going! We talk poor parenting choices, psychopathic children, gas versus electric stoves. In general, we're remarkably on topic! Next up: Heaven by V.C. Andrews Content Note: Mental health, death of parents

Happy 30th Anniversary, Matilda! Let's all just lean in to the goodness that is Roald Dahl's Matilda--even if she waited until THREE to learn to read. It's just delightful. NEXT up is Wait Til Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn for real this time.

Hello mystery lovers! This episode we dive into the wonderful world of Nancy Drew, Girl Detective, with Carolyn Keene's The Clue of the Dancing Puppet (Nancy Drew #39). Wonder with us about the number of concussions a girl detective can survive, aluminum batteries, and the glamorous world of police electricians. Next up: Wait Til Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn

Hello hello! We're hanging on to summer reading for just a little bit longer with Judy Blume's Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself. *AND* we follow through on our distressingly competent promises. Next up: The Clue of the Dancing Puppet (Nancy Drew #39) by Carolyn Keene Content note: Holocaust themes