Episodes
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Published 05/06/22
Published 05/06/22
Put down that crossword puzzle and get invested in the pleasantness of the world! The incomparable Kimmie Gregory (@kimchigregory) slums it to chat with me about the latest chapter in the Kishi saga! Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc 
Published 04/08/22
No need to wish any longer...the BSBC is back with a bite-size episode to get us back on track! OG guest Jillian Tempesta joins me to discuss what's going on with a very uncharacteristic shutdown of the BSC at the same time we're trying to get back in the swing of things for the podcast; crank up your "Rock Around the Clock" and pop your popcorn for this episode! Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc 
Published 04/04/22
Our erratic upload schedule might make it seem like we're on strike, but we're just scattered! Joe Hong (@jjshong5) joins me for a somewhat boozy conversation about Mallory, Ayn Rand, and local journalism!  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc 
Published 02/27/22
Something a little different, as Margaret Carroll (@margaretacarroll) saves me for an emergency discussion of what I consider to be the worst BSC book to this point (a baby...parade?) AND THEN Margaret Carroll (@margaretacarroll) joins me AGAIN for some Mary Anne/Logan drama. So much to cover on this surprise long-weekend upload!  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc 
Published 02/20/22
Get ready to show your ba and enjoy some Big Hill Energy with our inaugural BSC Mystery episode! Joe Tempesta (@joe_tempesta, @ucsblacrosse) is here to help me deal with the horrible Gardellas and find that damn missing ring!  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc 
Published 01/28/22
The body's there when NYC natives Kayleigh Salstrand (@kayleighsnackstrand, @kayleighsnacks1) and Mary Garcia (@scarymarygee) join me to work through one of the many BSC trips to NYC! Don't forget to check out the Anastasia Krupnik books, available for very cheap with a quick Google seach! Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc 
Published 01/14/22
Grab your sleeping bag, extorted pizza, and altruistic pen pen service, because we're having a BIG sleepover with the legendary English teacher extraordinaire Jennifer Hansen! Listeners, this woman changed my life! Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc 
Published 01/07/22
After a regrettable uploading delay...It's 50, pt 2! The fantastic Julie Arenz (@juliespinsfire, infinatespinarts.com) co-hosts Night 2 of our Extravaganza, with special guest Ryan Garcia (@notportuguezy) helping me call the action when the BSC plays Survivor!  Happy Holidays from the BSBC! Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc 
Published 12/28/21
The 50TH EPISODE EXTRAVAGANZA kicks off, with cohost Jillian Tempesta (@jtpesto) and segments from the Baby-sitters Fight Club (@BSCfightclub), Teri Ottens and my cousin Kharlee, and the Bearista Podcast! Part 2 coming next week! Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc 
Published 12/16/21
Hey Boontsie, it's me! (Only good friends can talk like that.) BSBC All-Star Julia Crisler joins me for a pre-Thanksgiving conversation on a mostly joyless and strange book about Stacey.  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc 
Published 11/24/21
Guess what...you're a nut (if you skip this podcast)! The wonderful Jennifer Condas (@missjennifer19) joins me for a chat about Jessi and her dance school politics, as well as the very intrusive BSC pet show!  You can check out more of Jennifer's great work at herstoriesrock.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc 
Published 11/14/21
Where do babies come from? Could you eat five pounds of candy? Have you seen Halloween III yet? Hannah Simon (@hannah.f.simon) helps me answer all these questions and more in an episode about my favorite subject: Mary Anne's failed relationships! We've done Halloween in Spring, and now it's Valentine's Day in Fall for the Baby-Sitters (Book) Club!  Email:[email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc 
Published 11/05/21
The prolific Ilyssa Russ Meraki (@ohilyssa; oh-ily.com) joins me to help solve the Middle School Mystery, and along the way we review tacos, Pike re-creations, and Claudia's nihilism! Join us for the latest episode of the Baby-sitters (Book) Club!  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc 
Published 10/22/21
The lottery, a potentially problematic Frankenstein's monster, asthma, Glasnot, and derelict youths speeding around the highway like they own the place: This book has it all! And that's BEFORE we supersize the episode itself, when the three wonderful hosts of The Podcast At Dawn's House (Twitter @PodcastDawn, Instagram @thepodcastatdawnshouse) join me and provide surfing horror stories, international perceptions of California, and the Great Hair Dye Controversy of 2021, among so much...
Published 10/08/21
Mallory's luck gets even worse with this late-weekend release, but you won't feel poor at all when you join both Jillian (@jtpesto) AND Noelle Tempesta (and me!) as we review the mean girls of SMS, the politics of someone else's pool, and Mr. Pike's drinking problem!  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc 
Published 10/03/21
It's the wildest BSC adventure yet, and Charlie Diamond (@c.p.diamond) is here to help us review all the details of a very exciting shipwreck! We're here to fill you in on all the Stoneybrook drama, the mainstream media vs. Kristy, and which child should have DIED (per Charlie) to enhance the drama!   Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc 
Published 09/24/21
It's definitely really a great episode when Kimberly Beeman (@kimberly.bee) joins me to help kick off an early Spooktober with the BSC's most recent Halloween hijinx! It will be eternal togetherness between you and the podcast when you start your weekend off with a dose of softball games, Cokie Mason, and an envelope full of fingernails!  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc
Published 09/17/21
It's the perfect podcast to keep you company next time you go shopping! My cousin Renae Ashton (@renaeashton) joins me to talk manipulative teenagers, female autonomy, and fake shoe sales! Don't be a Me Monster; join us for this podcast! Find Renae's sister's (/my cousin's) work @warming.the.heart on Instagram! Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc
Published 09/10/21
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITY as podcast guest dictator Brian Huser joins me to work through science fairs, intrusive aunts, and Duran Duran!  The Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/236826.Greek_Mathematical_Thought_and_the_Origin_of_Algebra Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc
Published 09/03/21
It's not your imagination, this podcast is ON FIRE! Mostly because I am joined by the wonderful Jade Huot (@witchesonthecouch), who very patiently bears with me as I try to understand this rift in the fabric of Stoneybrook's reality. Jade doesn't eat eggs! Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc
Published 08/25/21
What are you talking about, chick? I'm talking about the RETURN TO SEA CITY, where the boys are like the ice cream: Abundant, sugary, and not altogether important to the larger plot! Shiree Rezendes (@infinitespinarts) helps me and the rest of the #bsbc understand the latest entry in this yearly Pike Pilgrimage, and it's CHEESE TO THE MAX! #babysittersclub Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc
Published 08/20/21
It's a late-weekend upload, but Jillian Tempesta is here to help me work through Claudia's paranoia, unfair pedagogical burdens, and gorgeous salad skills!  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc
Published 08/15/21
Hang on to your gloves and shoes; It's the start of the BSC Podcasting Universe when the amazing Brooke Suchomel (@BSCfightclub, @babysittersfightclub) joins me to help enlighten us on the insanity of the Winter Vacation! WORLDS ARE COLLIDING! Email: [email protected] Twitter: @babysittersbc Instagram: @babysittersbc
Published 07/30/21