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Why does it seem like every book written for teen girls was about being rich and mean to each other? And why were we so obsessed with them? Each week best friends Clare and Courtney will unpack these questions while turning back the pages on the books we

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    Sugar + Spice: Blackmailyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 49:17


    We're closing the book and closing a chapter on L.A. Candy, and so is Jane. 

    Sweet Little Lies: Lording Over Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 46:08


    Back from a Cabo escape, Jane faces her problems and her boys. Unfortunately, she learns you can't really leave your worries behind in Mexico....

    L.A. Candy: Unbelievably Stupid Choices

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 48:48


    Courtney and Clare have finally graduated, and this time we're heading to Los Angeles! Joining two of our great passions, we follow Lauren Conrad's debut novel as her characters navigate the early days of reality television.

    All That Glitters Is Not Gucci: Loose Threads

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 45:57


    We reach the end of the POSEUR series, and we have some questions. Where were the DIYs? What happens with Miss Paletzky? Do Janie and Evan get back together? Buckle in for a wild ride and sooooo many unanswered questions. Rachel Maude, WYA?

    Petty in Pink: Interior Dickorator

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 47:51


    Turns out these girls Ted Pelli-can do anything! Infiltrating the engagement party of the season is this week's big task for the Trend Set. Can their love lives and burgeoning romances survive?

    The Good, the Fab and the Ugly: Secure the Bag

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 34:06


    It's Halloween at Winston Prep, and everyone is on the lookout for tricks and treats. Can the POSEUR girls keep their eyes on the prize, or will love and life (and grubby gradeschool sisters) get in the way?

    Poseur: It's the Pits!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 46:53


    We're headed out west to Winston High, Hollywood's hottest prep school. Four unlikely allies team together to bring fashion to the people. Can their class survive long enough to make the grade? 

    Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging: Gross-ery

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 39:45


    The Committee heads overseas to tackle a British fav. Can Courtney and Clare handle Georgia Nicholson, or will all the snogging just go to their heads??

    No Place Like Home: Fairly Oz Parents

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 47:40


    It was all a dream! Kaitlyn enters a dream world where her life switches upside down. Can she make it back to Hollywood, or is she stuck as a nobody forever?

    Broadway Lights: Mindless in Manhattan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 52:29


    Kait Kait is out to tackle the great white way! Will her broadway dreams soar, or will her costar succeed in deflating her career? 

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    Paparazzi Princess: Pap Smear

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 45:41


    FA is nearing its end, what's a teen star to do? Kaitlin has to decide her next move. She's got a lot of great options on the line, so why is she more interested in partying instead? Can she pull it together in time to land a big role and save her family?

    Family Affair: All My Alexis Live in Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 41:52


    The new girl in town? She's got your guy on a string. That is, if this new girl is Alexis (aka Colby) and your guy is the entire staff of the longest running network family drama. Will this new addition sink the ship that is Family Affiar? Or will the unlikely duo Sky and Kaitlin keep us afloat?

    On Location: Ex-istential Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 40:49


    Lights, camera, action! We are following Kaitlyn Burke as she begins her journey as an action star. With a crazed director, fiendish studio execs, and an ex-boyfriend who just won't leave her alone, can Kaitlyn make it through filming in one piece?

    Secrets of My Hollywood Life: Sky's the Limit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 48:23


    We're back and we're headed west! In LA, Kaitlin Burke has everything a teen could desire. Fame, money, and the season's hottest shoes are all at her fingertips. All Kaitlin really wants is a chance to be a real teen. We go undercover with Kaitlin as she braves the scariest place in Hollywood.... high school!

    Ali's Pretty Little Lies: Bonus Jonas

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 45:18


    It's a throwback bonus episode, and we're headed back to 7th grade and into the mind of Courtney. We learn the origins of all the lies, and maybe uncover the truth as well.

    Viscious: No Ali-bi

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 55:25


    Are the liars preparing for their biggest slay, or will they have to learn to serve instead? Emily, Hanna, Aria, and Spencer are all waiting to be officially convicted of Ali's murder. Can they prove she's the master behind the mind games once and for all?

    Toxic: Parole Models

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 62:53


    It's the penultimate episode, and the liars are finally catching a break. Or are they? Hanna seeks stardom, while Spencer proves she only judges books by their covers. Aria finds a future with her art, and Emily deals with grief yet again. Is Ali really gone for good, or is she just getting started?

    Deadly: "A" Shot the Sheriff

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 62:09


    Crushed: Prom-iscuous Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 42:24


    The Liars are excited for prom, so they decide to take the offensive and figure out who A's helper is with some sleuthing. But nothing is as offensive to Aria is the insinuation that her boyfriend, Noel Kahn, might be behind their torment. Hanna returns to the plastic surgery clinic, and not because she's insecure, while Emily tries to not fall prey to yet another troubled girl. And Spencer risks more than ransomware when contacting a conspiracy blogger. Will the girls get the crown, or just a tin foil hat and hand cuffs?

    Burned: Sunburn After Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 54:56


    Ahoy there! Spencer checks out reefs and Reefer, Aria's new boy-friend is hanging on like a barnacle, while Emily's love interest is on the lam.  Hanna decides to let the warm Caribbean water wash her secrets clean with a surprising friend.

    Stunning: Don't Be a Drag, Just Be a Queen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 60:47


    This episode, Aria discovers that keeping secrets can be a drag. Emily lives out the plot of a lifetime movie, and Spencer's D.A.R.E. program goes awry. Hanna stalks her was to a spot as A-in-training.

    Ruthless: Out, Out Damned Slut!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 52:38


    Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and gossip bubble! Much like the name of a certain Scottish play, our girls are in for nothing but bad luck! 

    Twisted: Jamaican Me Pregnant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 51:38


    Spraaaaaang Breaaaaaak baby! Or that is the energy that our Liars would've had, if there wasn't murder involved!

    Wanted: Shawty Fire Burnin' on the Dance Floor

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2023 54:14


    You wouldn't understand, it's a twin thing! (Being psycho, that is!)

    Heartless: Spaghetti and Defeatballs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 47:11


    We're all liars here! This week our fab four are finally caught in a trap of their own making. Will they be able to escape, or has A struck again?

    Killer: Magic Mike

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 41:32


    We're back and so is A! The Liars are once again confronted with their past. Can the girls escape their fates before they go ins-A-ne?

    Wicked: Bi-Panic at the Disco!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 54:33


    It's a new year in Rosewood, but nothing has changed for our Liars. Aria is still attracting older men, Spencer still has horrible parents, Emily is experimenting ,and Hanna's eating disorder is somehow worse (how'd that even happen?). Can they band together and stand up to the new A? Or will they find they're not out of the woods yet?

    Pretty Little Secrets: Snaked By Melissa

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 70:41


    We might be entering spooky season but for our Liars, it's winter break and they're happy to finally be off A's naughty list. But will family drama, bad boyfriends, and petty crime keep finding them? All we know is our new year's resolution for these girls: stay away from older men!

    Unbelievable: Getaw-A-y Car

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 51:40


    It's the end of our first arc, and the girls get to the bottom of things just in time. After Hanna's accident, it seems like A is looking for the next girl's body to rock. Can they get NSYNC and figure out who A is before it's too late? Or will we be left singing Cry Me A River after all?

    Perfect: Pray the Gay Aw-A-y

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 74:50


    The Oscar for worst BFF goes to Mona this week as she snubs Hanna, who turns to cat lover Lucas for a shoulder to cry on. Aria greatly misunderstands her English assignment despite spending so much time in office hours with Professor Pedro. Meanwhile Emily considers conversion therapy and Spencer hopes Melissa's economics know-how will trickle down to her before the Golden Orchid awards.

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    Flawless: That Throws A Wren-ch in Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 56:24


    We're back in Rosewood this week, and this time, it's getting foxy! As the girls gear up for the social event of the season, they're haunted by their pasts. Will another liar fall victim to Ali's murderer? Or is there a worse fate in store for those left behind?

    Pretty Little Liars: Rosewood C*ntry Slay

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 70:19


    We're back, and we're finally tackling Pennsylvania's favorite four. Aria, Emily, Spencer, and Hanna are in for a treat when their past comes back to haunt them. Can they stay ahead of A? Or will their secrets come back to bite them?

    Top of the Feud Chain: PAP Smear

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 51:13


    The Jackie O's are stranded in the desert. Can they make it home in time for a curtain drop that rivals The Hills? Or will they be dead meat, just like that boar the Wilderness Girls killed?

    Belle of the Brawl: You Muse, You Lose

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 47:54


    Movers and Fakers: Tongue Thai-d

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 54:47


    The cat's out of Allie's bag, and now the real Allie J. is here to stay. Will this doppelgänger be her soul sister or her evil twin? Meanwhile Charlie's trying to move from one long-distance relationship to an even longer one, and Skye is forced to choose between two boys as hot as the Outback.

    Alphas: A Dingo Ate My Boyfriend

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 62:47


    It's season 10 and we are heading back to Westchester! Well, briefly. We follow Skye Hamilton, prima ballerina, on her journey to the elite boarding school, Alpha Academy. Can our girl survive her time in the desert? Or will the mean girls at school leave her stranded faster than you can say I-Spy?

    United We Spy: Winner's Circle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 73:51


    It's our season finale, and this episode goes out with a bang! No, literally. There are so many bombs in this book. Cammie and the rest of the Gallagher seniors are counting down the days until graduation. Can they save the world in time? Or will the Circle of Cavan get the best of Gillian Gallagher, once and for all.

    Out of Sight, Out of Time: Irish Goodbye

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 58:16


    Did you ever wish that your YA novel had a dash of The Bourne Identity?  Have you ever thought that your book might need a dash of torture? If so, do we have an episode for you! Cammie continues to evade the clutches of the Circle of Cavan. Can she stay alive long enough to graduate high school? Or will time finally run out for our Gallagher Girl?

    Only the Good Spy Young: Miss-him Impossible

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 56:32


    Join us for our most thrilling episode yet...

    Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover: Spy-dey Senses

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 56:14


    It's a blast to the political past, as someone's got a date with the vice president's daughter. Or do they? This episode has it all: helicopters, trains, and hot-wired mini vans. When Macey's dad gets a spot on the ballot, can Cammie and her friends make sure that Macey is safe? Or are these girls finally out of their element?

    Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy: Secret Tunnel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 53:35


    It's time for the classic Washington, DC field trip! A right of passage for any teenager, Cammie finds herself discovering more than her budding sexuality in our nations capital. When she ends up on the wrong side of a con, will Dorothy's ruby red slippers be enough to send her home safe? Or will she have to pick up some unlikely friends along the way?

    I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You: James Blonde

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 56:45


    We've seen girls risk life and limb for the boys they love and acceptance into secret societies, but what happens when that boy might be a honeypot and that secret society is the CIA? With the help of her friends Cammie Morgan might just crack the code of flirting.

    Splendor: Our Favorite Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 54:46


    This week a hot new bombshell enters the barracks: Henry and Teddy are both off to war and it's only a matter of time before the Holland sisters find themselves at battle too. Back stateside, a prince makes Penelope an offer she can't refuse. But will she lose more than just her slippers on her way? And Carolina's forgetting our number one rule: there's always more blackmail in the banana stand. 

    Envy: Di'll Make a Man Out of You

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 58:27


    Three men and a baby—what could be worse? For Elizabeth and Diana, that would mean a trip to Florida with the Schoonmakers. Rather than enjoy their old-timey bathing costumes Henry and Teddy make some big decisions.

    Rumors: Un-Lucky Penny

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 48:18


    “Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.” That advice goes for New York's elite and your podcast hosts this week, as Rumors offers a lot more caviar than we could chew. Will we hear wedding bells or sleigh bells this Christmas? Maybe both, if we're unlucky.

    The Luxe: Schoonmake a Fool Outta Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 61:24


    We're back in Manhattan this season, only a hundred years earlier. In the opulent days of the late 19th century, New York society rules all. Elizabeth Holland is the catch of the season, although her heart may be kept by another. Everything changes when Elizabeth enters the enclave of wealth to find that life might not be what it seems. Can she lock down her man and keep her family safe and secure? Or will she lose the keys to the emerald city and her heart?

    Classic: Perfect Batch

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 51:28


    It's book ten, and although it may only be February, the Waverly Owls have gone to nest. In this episode, we tie up loose ends faster than a professional present wrapper with what might be our least satisfying ending yet. 

    Devious: Man Vs. Mild

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 70:37


    While it might be chilly at Waverly in winter, this book was as tepid as can be. With the amount of rehashed plots, we almost feel as though we have read this book before. Jenny falls for the new Dean's son, whose hot sister is busy corrupting Tinsley and leading her off the road to happiness with Julian. Can our main characters find their course, or will they end up lost in the woods?

    Adored: Guy F*cks Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 42:20


    After a wild Thanksgiving break, the Waverly Owls are ready to return to their roosts. With finals looming, Heath devises a devious plan to spice up the annual Secret Santa. While most students are busy getting dirty and flirty, Jenny is fending off her admirers once again, although this time its freshman film students. Will she come out on top like the rest of the popular crowd, or will she end up just as embarrassing as little J was before?

    Infamous: One Horse Open Slay

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 41:48


    It's almost Turkey Day and that can only mean one thing: teenage debauchery? At least that's what the author attempts in this book. Will Jenny learn after her 19th heartbreak? Will Callie learn that it might be easy to be alone? Outside Manhattan, Brett embraces her Jersey girl roots, all while Brandon finally gets it on. There might not be any Sage in his bed, but I am sure there's some in the stuffing!

    Tempted: Callie at the Gulag

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 61:31


    I said brrrrr, it's cold in here! There must be a new ice queen in the atmosphere! Or at least there seems to be one at Waverly.  Trouncing Tinsley once again, Jenny has unceremoniously stolen the title of Waverly Queen Bee. Jenny is busy being popular, too busy to notice that Callie is working through her Easy withdrawal at rehab/prison camp? While this might be our biggest departure from the conventional plot yet, there are still no witches or murders in this book. Boo. 

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