The graduate-level BSC seminar you didn't know you needed
When I was 8, I loved The Baby-Sitters Club. When I was 18, I declared an English major. This podcast is the perfect combination of interests and abilities. The hosts apply detailed textual analysis to support their interpretations of the books, and listening to thoughtful discussions of religious signifiers and imagery, linguistic development as a metaphor for identity, the interplay of faith and fortune in an occult context -- about the Baby-Sitters Club -- is sublime. It's hilariously ironic, a parody of both the books and literature podcasting, and while it makes fun of the books relentlessly, it's all coming from a palce of genuine affection and nostalgia. Basically, if you read these books as a kid and then became a liberal arts person, you need to listen.Read full review »
Kellyeesi, Mother of Mutts via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/11/16
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Two things are true about me: I am a newly minted PhD in Comparative Literature and I used to buy Baby-Sitters Club books by the 4-pack from Sam's Wholesale Club. These two facts may or may not be connected. Anyway, I think I can say I'm qualified to say this podcast is the height of...Read full review »
doctanam via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/08/16
Love this podcast! As a 30-something who was devoted to the BSC books as a kid, this podcast is highly entertaining! Nothing like hearing 30-something guys seriously breaking down books written for 10 year old girls!! Very funny stuff 😂
mollswag via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/30/16
This is my favorite thing at the moment. I just started listening last week on the way to work and am now on the most recent episode. I'm sure the folks in the cars around me think I'm a crazy person from all the laughing- I laughed so hard on my commute home last night, that I cried!...Read full review »
meliv13 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/06/16
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