My 9 Year Old Self is Screaming
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“A scene: It is the early 2000s. A young girl has just outgrown the Beginning Readers section of her school library. After aimlessly wandering the rows of books, she finds herself in the Chapter Book Series section. There, she discovers American Girl, and devours each book in every series, diligently making sure to read (and reread, and reread again) them in order. Her love of these books catapult her into a deep and passionate historical fiction phase, guide her to summer camp where she can be a junior docent at a plantation, and lead her on vintage Wikipedia deep dives to learn more.
Another scene: It is 2019. This same girl, now grown up, happens upon a tweet recommending the American Girls podcast. She listens to an episode, and then another, and then more. She is captivated, impressed by the love and care that Mary and Allison pour into each episode. Each critique pushes back on the ways that AG simplified history, pointing at the ways in which an adult understanding of race, class, and gender complicate the ideas in each story. With every episode, she is struck by the ways in which they capture the specific brand of nerdy elementary schooler millennial nostalgia.
If you’re on the fence, give this podcast a listen. It holds childhood sacred while managing to explore the historic complexities of the AG books. You’ll laugh, you’ll cringe, you’ll find yourself catapulted back in time— both as you dive into the characters’ stories, and as you remember your younger self.”
NomiGirl101 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/26/19
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“I’ve always wanted to be a podcast person but never found one I connected with. But I’ve found my people; they speak my language. I lived for the American Girl books when I was younger and I love examining them through the lens as an adult. Now I need to call my mom and make her send my books so...”Read full review »
BringTheAwesome via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/19/19
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“My sister, my mom, and I all listen to this podcast and talk about it together. The hosts are hilarious. I was a big AG fan but my sister was not, but we both relate to the funny view of history in this podcast plus the current references to The Bachelor, astrology, Mariah Carey, and many more...”Read full review »
Sound the alarm! via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/02/19
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“As a 90s kid, I absolutely loved the American Girl books and dolls (Molly 4 life!), so I was so excited when I was introduced to this podcast. Mary and Allison are super engaging and bring such a great perspective to these books”
SWieland26 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/21/19
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