We're wrapping up our season with our third mystery, this time focused on a mysterious white cat that might be a ghost or might not be a ghost or may be a reincarnated version of a cat referenced in the letters of a previous occupant. It's another mystery that might not be much of a mystery after all!
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Stacey is dealing with the realization that she and Laine have grown apart and what that means for their friendship after Laine comes to visit Stoneybrook. It's a difficult situation all around and our girls (including Laine) could've handled it better. And it all ends with a pretty brutal letter from Stacey to Laine, essentially calling it quits on their friendship and including her half of their best friends necklace. But hey, at least it's also Valentine's Day and Friday the 13th and there are a whole bunch of crushes going around! This includes a dance and a BSC-hosted event for all their babysitting charges.
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Dawn's focused on Logan's cousin Lewis coming to visit because she needs to get a boyfriend (out of nowhere), but despite Lewis seemingly knowing and liking the real Dawn, she decides to change everything about herself, only to realize by the end of the book that she should just be herself. And in the B-plot this book, we have a huge content warning, as it deals with a new boy babysitting charge who is overweight and dealing with bullying and a terrible home situation. We discuss weight stigma, disordered eating, and our own personal experiences with both, so if these issues are difficult for you, you may want to skip this episode and join us again in two weeks.
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We're joined by artist extraordinaire, Rosie Shaw, to discuss the various adventures and misadventures of our girls when a snowstorm of the century hits Stoneybrook with tons of warning that no-one heeds. The parents make a lot of dubious choices when it comes to the girls and their predicaments, but it wouldn't be a BSC super special without some over-the-top occurrences!
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","summary":"We're joined by artist extraordinaire, Rosie Shaw, to discuss the various adventures and misadventures of our girls when a snowstorm of the century hits Stoneybrook with tons of warning that no-one heeds. The parents make a lot of dubious choices when it comes to the girls and their predicaments, but it wouldn't be a BSC super special without some over-the-top occurrences! ","date_published":"2024-07-16T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/bb05f34c-ac31-4812-966f-f8ed0c5d189d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":88963683,"duration_in_seconds":6354}]},{"id":"13d473ff-cb8d-44c0-b12e-5e84fd04da6c","title":"M02: Beware, Dawn!!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/m02","content_text":"We're back with our new season and second mystery! The kids in Stoneybrook decide to elect Sitter of the Month, which goes about as well as usual when our girls compete, but this time there's someone playing pranks on all of them... except Kristy. There are many mysteries throughout that we discuss and unpack, but it's no mystery how excited we are to be back with all of you!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"We're back with our new season and second mystery! The kids in Stoneybrook decide to elect Sitter of the Month, which goes about as well as usual when our girls compete, but this time there's someone playing pranks on all of them... except Kristy. There are many mysteries throughout that we discuss and unpack, but it's no mystery how excited we are to be back with all of you!
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Kate and Lauryn check in to provide an update on when our next season returns! We'll be back with new episodes starting Tuesday, July 2, with more episodes to follow every two weeks through July and August. We're so happy to be back and to share more books with all of you!
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn check in to provide an update on when our next season returns! We'll be back with new episodes starting Tuesday, July 2, with more episodes to follow every two weeks through July and August. We're so happy to be back and to share more books with all of you!","date_published":"2024-06-11T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/308e338a-c2a2-4682-b948-c036be4812cc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":2129419,"duration_in_seconds":132}]},{"id":"83bbb55b-2696-4ea2-9c98-72257a2414a4","title":"EM025: Emergency Meeting - It's no April fool!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em0025","content_text":"Hello, friends!! Kate and Lauryn are checking in with you all after a long and unexpected break. We're here with an update on what's been going on, what we've been doing, and what we're planning for the future of Generation BSC. Long story short, we're in it for the long haul and will be back soon with our next season. We've missed you all and can't wait to get back into our discussions of our favorite group of babysitters!\n\nTL; DR: 12:30\nPredictions for The Ghost at Dawn's House: 17:00\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Hello, friends!! Kate and Lauryn are checking in with you all after a long and unexpected break. We're here with an update on what's been going on, what we've been doing, and what we're planning for the future of Generation BSC. Long story short, we're in it for the long haul and will be back soon with our next season. We've missed you all and can't wait to get back into our discussions of our favorite group of babysitters!
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","summary":"Hello, friends!! Kate and Lauryn are checking in with you all after a long and unexpected break. We're here with an update on what's been going on, what we've been doing, and what we're planning for the future of Generation BSC. Long story short, we're in it for the long haul and will be back soon with our next season. We've missed you all and can't wait to get back into our discussions of our favorite group of babysitters!","date_published":"2024-04-02T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/83bbb55b-2696-4ea2-9c98-72257a2414a4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19165914,"duration_in_seconds":1197}]},{"id":"1d2a711d-2844-45c7-b63c-8cbc33b284cb","title":"Re-Read 017: Mary Anne and the Bad Luck Mystery!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/017a","content_text":"In honor of Halloween, we're doing a re-read episode where we revisit our discussion of Mary Anne and the Bad Luck Mystery - one of our first spooky books! \n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nFollow Kelly and It's a Clue!\nInstagram: @stitchykelly and @itsacluepodcast\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"In honor of Halloween, we're doing a re-read episode where we revisit our discussion of Mary Anne and the Bad Luck Mystery - one of our first spooky books!
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","summary":"In honor of Halloween, we're doing a re-read episode where we revisit our discussion of Mary Anne and the Bad Luck Mystery - one of our first spooky books! ","date_published":"2023-10-31T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/1d2a711d-2844-45c7-b63c-8cbc33b284cb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34243732,"duration_in_seconds":4279}]},{"id":"7283d906-fefe-4208-89eb-99e105fa513b","title":"Re-Watch 11: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season Two, Episode Four: Jessi and the Superbrat!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/rw11","content_text":"As promised after our discussion last week, we're revisiting our discussion of the Netflix series episode, Jessi and the Superbrat. We'll be back next week, on Halloween, with a Halloween-themed re-read episode and then our season finale will be on November 14 with more details about when we'll be back and about our Patreon.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"As promised after our discussion last week, we're revisiting our discussion of the Netflix series episode, Jessi and the Superbrat. We'll be back next week, on Halloween, with a Halloween-themed re-read episode and then our season finale will be on November 14 with more details about when we'll be back and about our Patreon.
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","summary":"As promised after our discussion last week, we're revisiting our discussion of the Netflix series episode, Jessi and the Superbrat. We'll be back next week, on Halloween, with a Halloween-themed re-read episode and then our season finale will be on November 14 with more details about when we'll be back and about our Patreon.","date_published":"2023-10-24T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/7283d906-fefe-4208-89eb-99e105fa513b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21380411,"duration_in_seconds":2672}]},{"id":"29136793-434d-46f1-9b0d-2efaf6b9fa62","title":"Episode 049: Claudia and the Genius of Elm Street!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/049","content_text":"Claudia gets a regular babysitting job with a genius child star named Rosie Wilder. Rosie's parents have done a real number on her and she spends all her time taking lessons, practicing, and working (and regurgitating lines from her parents about said career and her life generally). It's a real contrast with the home life of our Superbrat Derek Masters. Claudia ultimately connects with Rosie over drawing and they put on an art show together (where we see the junk food-inspired pop art that is classic Claudia). The girls all pitch in on the art show and babysitting Rosie on occasion and even Janine gets to be an honorary BSC member!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Claudia gets a regular babysitting job with a genius child star named Rosie Wilder. Rosie's parents have done a real number on her and she spends all her time taking lessons, practicing, and working (and regurgitating lines from her parents about said career and her life generally). It's a real contrast with the home life of our Superbrat Derek Masters. Claudia ultimately connects with Rosie over drawing and they put on an art show together (where we see the junk food-inspired pop art that is classic Claudia). The girls all pitch in on the art show and babysitting Rosie on occasion and even Janine gets to be an honorary BSC member!
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It's the volunteering book! Jessi gets interested in volunteering at Stoneybrook Elementary to keep a club where the kids do good deeds in the community and brings the rest of the BSC along. The SES school club included a girl named Danielle who is recovering from leukemia and who connects with Becca, Charlotte, and Jessi and ends up with a BSC universe version of Make-A-Wish trip to Disney World. Jessi's Wish had so many opportunities to go so wrong, but it threaded the needle to a perfectly pleasant and quintessential BSC book. We really did enjoy this book and it resulted in one of our favorite conversations so far!
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Mallory is all about winning a writing competition at Stoneybrook Middle School for Young Authors' Day (that inexplicably has nothing to do with the 8th grade author projects from Mary Anne Misses Logan). Her inability to find time to work on her submission without constant interruption reveals just how far her parentification goes and she finally goes on strike. For one day... In usual BSC fashion, the conflict is resolved, but sadly it's an unsatisfying outcome for us.
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It's our first mystery! And the biggest mystery for us going in was what our mystery episodes might look like and how they might be different from our regular series or super special episodes. Join us to find out just how different this might be as we discuss a so-called "mystery" that maybe isn't so much? Stacey's babysitting when a ring goes missing and the BSC springs into supportive and not-so-supportive action to figure out what might have happened.
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In honor of Kate's original Hodges Solieau artwork from this book, we're doing a re-read episode where we revisit our discussion of the book with our very special guest, Kelly Biscopink, co-host of It's a Clue (which returns with a new season this month)!
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","summary":"In honor of Kate's original Hodges Solieau artwork from this book, we're doing a re-read episode where we revisit our discussion of the book with our very special guest, Kelly Biscopink, co-host of It's a Clue (which returns with a new season this month)! ","date_published":"2023-08-15T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/794b06f3-d0de-47fc-bc52-924c37e1e7e7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44797313,"duration_in_seconds":5599}]},{"id":"875ac912-e294-468c-a186-90b1f9412bf4","title":"Episode 046: Mary Anne Misses Logan!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/046","content_text":"We were dreading the return of the Mary Anne and Logan ship, but it turns out Logan was kind of a non-entity considering his name is in the title, and Mary Anne is much more level headed and reasonable about missing him on their road to reconciliation. But what we missed in melodrama from Mary Anne, we made up for in spades with Cokie Mason antics, toilet monsters, group projects, and speeches in front of \"famous\" fake authors. \n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"We were dreading the return of the Mary Anne and Logan ship, but it turns out Logan was kind of a non-entity considering his name is in the title, and Mary Anne is much more level headed and reasonable about missing him on their road to reconciliation. But what we missed in melodrama from Mary Anne, we made up for in spades with Cokie Mason antics, toilet monsters, group projects, and speeches in front of "famous" fake authors.
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As promised in our last episode, we're revisiting our discussion of the series ( :( ) finale of the Netflix Baby-Sitters Club series to compare and contrast with the book, as we hadn't read the book before that episode aired and we discussed it. We'll see you in two weeks for our next regularly-scheduled episode!
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","summary":"As promised in our last episode, we're revisiting our discussion of the series ( :( ) finale of the Netflix Baby-Sitters Club series to compare and contrast with the book, as we hadn't read the book before that episode aired and we discussed it. We'll see you in two weeks for our next regularly-scheduled episode!","date_published":"2023-07-11T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/0d26f839-0e5a-4532-894c-1a2677ae3094.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50952958,"duration_in_seconds":3639}]},{"id":"0111c5a2-2b20-422c-8279-e718b9745d26","title":"Episode 045: Kristy and the Baby Parade!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/045","content_text":"It's the book where everyone's obsessed with babies! Our girls take an infant care class and are immediately inundated with jobs sitting for babies, which coincides with the bi-annual baby parade in Stoneybrook. The Baby-Sitters Club decides to enter a float and it goes disastrously, but they ultimately learn that communication is key to success. This is, of course, after another instance of our girls treating each other poorly when things don't go perfectly and they feel embarrassed, but all's well that ends well!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"It's the book where everyone's obsessed with babies! Our girls take an infant care class and are immediately inundated with jobs sitting for babies, which coincides with the bi-annual baby parade in Stoneybrook. The Baby-Sitters Club decides to enter a float and it goes disastrously, but they ultimately learn that communication is key to success. This is, of course, after another instance of our girls treating each other poorly when things don't go perfectly and they feel embarrassed, but all's well that ends well!
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","summary":"It's the book where everyone's obsessed with babies! Our girls take an infant care class and are immediately inundated with jobs sitting for babies, which coincides with the bi-annual baby parade in Stoneybrook. The Baby-Sitters Club decides to enter a float and it goes disastrously, but they ultimately learn that communication is key to success. This is, of course, after another instance of our girls treating each other poorly when things don't go perfectly and they feel embarrassed, but all's well that ends well!","date_published":"2023-06-27T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/0111c5a2-2b20-422c-8279-e718b9745d26.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":53075839,"duration_in_seconds":3791}]},{"id":"8beed064-b53b-4bd4-86e8-a41a8c114c00","title":"SS06: New York, New York!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/ss06","content_text":"Summer Semester has arrived and we're back with a new super special! We're joined by YA librarian, Crissy Varnell of the Chattanooga Public Library, to discuss another two-week vacation from school for our babysitters, this time with a trip for all of them to New York City, inspired by Claudia's desire to attend a specific art school during the break. As is typical for super specials, our girls have varying levels of ridiculousness in their assorted adventures, including international intrigue, agoraphobia, jealousy, and, of course, boys.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Summer Semester has arrived and we're back with a new super special! We're joined by YA librarian, Crissy Varnell of the Chattanooga Public Library, to discuss another two-week vacation from school for our babysitters, this time with a trip for all of them to New York City, inspired by Claudia's desire to attend a specific art school during the break. As is typical for super specials, our girls have varying levels of ridiculousness in their assorted adventures, including international intrigue, agoraphobia, jealousy, and, of course, boys.
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","summary":"Summer Semester has arrived and we're back with a new super special! We're joined by YA librarian, Crissy Varnell of the Chattanooga Public Library, to discuss another two-week vacation from school for our babysitters, this time with a trip for all of them to New York City, inspired by Claudia's desire to attend a specific art school during the break. As is typical for super specials, our girls have varying levels of ridiculousness in their assorted adventures, including international intrigue, agoraphobia, jealousy, and, of course, boys.","date_published":"2023-06-13T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/8beed064-b53b-4bd4-86e8-a41a8c114c00.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":69387403,"duration_in_seconds":4956}]},{"id":"23efc1b9-4e5c-4cda-8828-05e2ac5fa5c8","title":"EM024: Emergency Meeting - Good Riddance, Cokie Mason!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em0024b","content_text":"Hello, fellow members of Generation BSC!! Kate and Lauryn are back after their extended fall and winter break and are so happy to be back to reading and discussing the Baby-Sitters Club! We discuss where we've been and our plans for the near and distant future when it comes to the podcast. We're back for our summer semester season and can't wait to share new episodes with you all!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Hello, fellow members of Generation BSC!! Kate and Lauryn are back after their extended fall and winter break and are so happy to be back to reading and discussing the Baby-Sitters Club! We discuss where we've been and our plans for the near and distant future when it comes to the podcast. We're back for our summer semester season and can't wait to share new episodes with you all!
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","summary":"Hello, fellow members of Generation BSC!! Kate and Lauryn are back after their extended fall and winter break and are so happy to be back to reading and discussing the Baby-Sitters Club! We discuss where we've been and our plans for the near and distant future when it comes to the podcast. We're back for our summer semester season and can't wait to share new episodes with you all!","date_published":"2023-05-30T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/23efc1b9-4e5c-4cda-8828-05e2ac5fa5c8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":53682595,"duration_in_seconds":2236}]},{"id":"d6b72741-0dfb-492e-88b6-66c9021e2cee","title":"Episode 044: Dawn and the Big Sleepover!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/044","content_text":"The elementary school kids in Stoneybrook have pen pals who live and attend school on a Zuni reservation in New Mexico. After a fire at the school and several homes in that community, Dawn is inspired to get the Stoneybrook community involved in some fundraising and donation drives in what could've been heartwarming, but ultimately just felt generally not great for us due to the communities involved and the book's inability to dive deeper and tell a better version of this story (although we acknowledge this might be another \"be careful what you wish for\" situation). This is on top of a few different culturally insensitive and downright terrible comments and situations from our kids that aren't really addressed as being bad. There are some fun notes - like the carnival in the Pikes' back yard - but this was another book we just wanted more from.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"The elementary school kids in Stoneybrook have pen pals who live and attend school on a Zuni reservation in New Mexico. After a fire at the school and several homes in that community, Dawn is inspired to get the Stoneybrook community involved in some fundraising and donation drives in what could've been heartwarming, but ultimately just felt generally not great for us due to the communities involved and the book's inability to dive deeper and tell a better version of this story (although we acknowledge this might be another "be careful what you wish for" situation). This is on top of a few different culturally insensitive and downright terrible comments and situations from our kids that aren't really addressed as being bad. There are some fun notes - like the carnival in the Pikes' back yard - but this was another book we just wanted more from.
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","summary":"The elementary school kids in Stoneybrook have pen pals who live and attend school on a Zuni reservation in New Mexico. After a fire at the school and several homes in that community, Dawn is inspired to get the Stoneybrook community involved in some fundraising and donation drives in what could've been heartwarming, but ultimately just felt generally not great for us due to the communities involved and the book's inability to dive deeper and tell a better version of this story (although we acknowledge this might be another \"be careful what you wish for\" situation). This is on top of a few different culturally insensitive and downright terrible comments and situations from our kids that aren't really addressed as being bad. There are some fun notes - like the carnival in the Pikes' back yard - but this was another book we just wanted more from.","date_published":"2022-09-20T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/d6b72741-0dfb-492e-88b6-66c9021e2cee.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":63165562,"duration_in_seconds":4511}]},{"id":"970e3d6d-66c7-4deb-a979-0f0ee47eb27b","title":"Episode 043: Stacey's Emergency!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/043","content_text":"Stacey's long-foreshadowed health emergency has finally arrives. After extended periods being super tired and very hungry and thirsty, Stacey finally admits how she's feeling and ends up in the hospital in NYC for two weeks. Her time there is helped by two visits from the Baby-Sitters Club, but severely hindered by her parents' inability to be in the same room and remain civil while Stacey insists she wants and needs them there together. Stacey ends up recovering and having a heart-to-heart with her mom (and then her dad off-screen) about how they are treating her and what she needs from them. Charlotte takes things poorly back in Stoneybrook, exhibiting clear hypochondria that Dr. Johansson somehow fails to properly understand.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Stacey's long-foreshadowed health emergency has finally arrives. After extended periods being super tired and very hungry and thirsty, Stacey finally admits how she's feeling and ends up in the hospital in NYC for two weeks. Her time there is helped by two visits from the Baby-Sitters Club, but severely hindered by her parents' inability to be in the same room and remain civil while Stacey insists she wants and needs them there together. Stacey ends up recovering and having a heart-to-heart with her mom (and then her dad off-screen) about how they are treating her and what she needs from them. Charlotte takes things poorly back in Stoneybrook, exhibiting clear hypochondria that Dr. Johansson somehow fails to properly understand.
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","summary":"Stacey's long-foreshadowed health emergency has finally arrives. After extended periods being super tired and very hungry and thirsty, Stacey finally admits how she's feeling and ends up in the hospital in NYC for two weeks. Her time there is helped by two visits from the Baby-Sitters Club, but severely hindered by her parents' inability to be in the same room and remain civil while Stacey insists she wants and needs them there together. Stacey ends up recovering and having a heart-to-heart with her mom (and then her dad off-screen) about how they are treating her and what she needs from them. Charlotte takes things poorly back in Stoneybrook, exhibiting clear hypochondria that Dr. Johansson somehow fails to properly understand.","date_published":"2022-09-06T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/970e3d6d-66c7-4deb-a979-0f0ee47eb27b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":48393933,"duration_in_seconds":3456}]},{"id":"b9a2e4b9-4d78-44b9-8cbc-43d8cdd7dfd8","title":"Episode 042: Jessi and the Dance School Phantom!`","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/042","content_text":"Jessi gets the starring role in Sleeping Beauty over older girls in her ballet classes, which causes various levels of jealousy and anger. This results in Jessi getting threatening notes in her bag along with multiple incidents of stolen and damaged personal property. The BSC helps narrow down the suspects to three and Jessi uses logic and ingenuity to figure out the culprit and then... just forgives her for terrorizing her? The logic goes out the window and the teachable moment doesn't go the way we'd prefer. Also there's a pet show.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Jessi gets the starring role in Sleeping Beauty over older girls in her ballet classes, which causes various levels of jealousy and anger. This results in Jessi getting threatening notes in her bag along with multiple incidents of stolen and damaged personal property. The BSC helps narrow down the suspects to three and Jessi uses logic and ingenuity to figure out the culprit and then... just forgives her for terrorizing her? The logic goes out the window and the teachable moment doesn't go the way we'd prefer. Also there's a pet show.
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","summary":"Jessi gets the starring role in Sleeping Beauty over older girls in her ballet classes, which causes various levels of jealousy and anger. This results in Jessi getting threatening notes in her bag along with multiple incidents of stolen and damaged personal property. The BSC helps narrow down the suspects to three and Jessi uses logic and ingenuity to figure out the culprit and then... just forgives her for terrorizing her? The logic goes out the window and the teachable moment doesn't go the way we'd prefer. Also there's a pet show.","date_published":"2022-08-16T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/b9a2e4b9-4d78-44b9-8cbc-43d8cdd7dfd8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":56300008,"duration_in_seconds":4021}]},{"id":"ddebfb4c-f6c3-47cc-b4d7-9f24044dfffb","title":"Episode 041: Mary Anne vs. Logan!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/041","content_text":"Logan continues to be the worst and basically never being understanding of anything Mary Anne wants or needs and after she cools things off for a bit (which he respects for a literal day), they end up breaking up for real. We recall our prior conversations where perhaps we internalized Logan and Mary Anne being the BSC OTP because there's a whole lot of tell, not show in the series. There's some Jenny Prezzioso-related antics throughout and the BSC does their best to support Mary Anne through her tough times with Logan, including Dawn swinging back toward best BSC friend.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Logan continues to be the worst and basically never being understanding of anything Mary Anne wants or needs and after she cools things off for a bit (which he respects for a literal day), they end up breaking up for real. We recall our prior conversations where perhaps we internalized Logan and Mary Anne being the BSC OTP because there's a whole lot of tell, not show in the series. There's some Jenny Prezzioso-related antics throughout and the BSC does their best to support Mary Anne through her tough times with Logan, including Dawn swinging back toward best BSC friend.
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","summary":"Logan continues to be the worst and basically never being understanding of anything Mary Anne wants or needs and after she cools things off for a bit (which he respects for a literal day), they end up breaking up for real. We recall our prior conversations where perhaps we internalized Logan and Mary Anne being the BSC OTP because there's a whole lot of tell, not show in the series. There's some Jenny Prezzioso-related antics throughout and the BSC does their best to support Mary Anne through her tough times with Logan, including Dawn swinging back toward best BSC friend.","date_published":"2022-08-03T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/ddebfb4c-f6c3-47cc-b4d7-9f24044dfffb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50890668,"duration_in_seconds":3635}]},{"id":"a45b53a9-97f1-4c59-8cb2-41a0289b8bb5","title":"Episode 040: Claudia and the Middle School Mystery!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/040","content_text":"There's literally no mystery in this one where Claudia is accused of cheating on a math test after she gets an A- and just so happens to have the exact same right and wrong answers as Shawna Riverson, who obviously cheated off Claudia in what turns out to be a premeditated offense. Seriously - we did not remember Shawna, but she's somehow worse than Cokie Mason. Claudia and the BSC have some antics and eventually resolve the issue at hand and Claudia gets some recognition for her hard work and success.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"There's literally no mystery in this one where Claudia is accused of cheating on a math test after she gets an A- and just so happens to have the exact same right and wrong answers as Shawna Riverson, who obviously cheated off Claudia in what turns out to be a premeditated offense. Seriously - we did not remember Shawna, but she's somehow worse than Cokie Mason. Claudia and the BSC have some antics and eventually resolve the issue at hand and Claudia gets some recognition for her hard work and success.
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","summary":"There's literally no mystery in this one where Claudia is accused of cheating on a math test after she gets an A- and just so happens to have the exact same right and wrong answers as Shawna Riverson, who obviously cheated off Claudia in what turns out to be a premeditated offense. Seriously - we did not remember Shawna, but she's somehow worse than Cokie Mason. Claudia and the BSC have some antics and eventually resolve the issue at hand and Claudia gets some recognition for her hard work and success.","date_published":"2022-07-19T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/a45b53a9-97f1-4c59-8cb2-41a0289b8bb5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":82231717,"duration_in_seconds":5139}]},{"id":"12ba110f-3ebe-4590-8910-dd73081121c0","title":"SS05: California Girls!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/ss05","content_text":"We're back from our Summer Vacation with another super special! We're joined by YA librarian and mom of next generation BSC readers, Dr. Lyn Scharf Hunter, to discuss our babysitters' two-week, non-Christmas winter break trip to California after winning the lottery. As usual, hyjinks of varying levels occur, but this time around we're spared of any extended truly life-or-death stakes.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"We're back from our Summer Vacation with another super special! We're joined by YA librarian and mom of next generation BSC readers, Dr. Lyn Scharf Hunter, to discuss our babysitters' two-week, non-Christmas winter break trip to California after winning the lottery. As usual, hyjinks of varying levels occur, but this time around we're spared of any extended truly life-or-death stakes.
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","summary":"We're back from our Summer Vacation with another super special! We're joined by YA librarian and mom of next generation BSC readers, Dr. Lyn Scharf Hunter, to discuss our babysitters' two-week, non-Christmas winter break trip to California after winning the lottery. As usual, hyjinks of varying levels occur, but this time around we're spared of any extended truly life-or-death stakes.","date_published":"2022-07-05T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/12ba110f-3ebe-4590-8910-dd73081121c0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":91216881,"duration_in_seconds":6515}]},{"id":"e66b492c-9a51-4f13-a773-6a1baa162a3e","title":"Episode 039: Poor Mallory!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/039","content_text":"We get what we've been wishing for when the BSC finally tackles the issues of wealth and class in Stoneybrook when Mr. Pike loses his job (and then promptly and relatively easily finds a new one) in Poor Mallory. And as a result, we learn sometimes getting what you've asked for isn't the best...\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"We get what we've been wishing for when the BSC finally tackles the issues of wealth and class in Stoneybrook when Mr. Pike loses his job (and then promptly and relatively easily finds a new one) in Poor Mallory. And as a result, we learn sometimes getting what you've asked for isn't the best...
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","summary":"We get what we've been wishing for when the BSC finally tackles the issues of wealth and class in Stoneybrook when Mr. Pike loses his job (and then promptly and relatively easily finds a new one) in Poor Mallory. And as a result, we learn sometimes getting what you've asked for isn't the best...","date_published":"2022-06-01T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/e66b492c-9a51-4f13-a773-6a1baa162a3e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65121314,"duration_in_seconds":4651}]},{"id":"761c071e-1d28-4e06-85ac-94d4f45c4c75","title":"Episode 038: Kristy's Mystery Admirer!!!!!!!!!!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/038","content_text":"The day Kate has been anxiously awaiting has finally arrived - Kate and Lauryn are finally getting around to discussing Kristy's Mystery Admirer!! And as an added bonus, we're joined by Kelly Biscopink, co-host of the Nancy Drew \"faux crime\" podcast, It's a Clue! There's plenty to hear about and we had a great conversation, but please do not disregard just how problematic and truly scary Cokie Mason is in this one!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nFollow Kelly and It's a Clue!\nInstagram: @stitchykelly and @itsacluepodcast\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"The day Kate has been anxiously awaiting has finally arrived - Kate and Lauryn are finally getting around to discussing Kristy's Mystery Admirer!! And as an added bonus, we're joined by Kelly Biscopink, co-host of the Nancy Drew "faux crime" podcast, It's a Clue! There's plenty to hear about and we had a great conversation, but please do not disregard just how problematic and truly scary Cokie Mason is in this one!
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","summary":"The day Kate has been anxiously awaiting has finally arrived - Kate and Lauryn are finally getting around to discussing Kristy's Mystery Admirer!! And as an added bonus, we're joined by Kelly Biscopink, co-host of the Nancy Drew \"faux crime\" podcast, It's a Clue! There's plenty to hear about and we had a great conversation, but please do not disregard just how problematic and truly scary Cokie Mason is in this one!","date_published":"2022-05-17T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/761c071e-1d28-4e06-85ac-94d4f45c4c75.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44797313,"duration_in_seconds":5599}]},{"id":"ebd5b365-680c-44e3-9815-825d38408abd","title":"Episode 037: Dawn and the Older Boy!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/037","content_text":"Dawn finds herself in a problematic crush situation (that no one else seems to realize is a problem) and it's not great for her or us! \n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Dawn finds herself in a problematic crush situation (that no one else seems to realize is a problem) and it's not great for her or us!
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","summary":"Dawn finds herself in a problematic crush situation (that no one else seems to realize is a problem) and it's not great for her or us! ","date_published":"2022-05-03T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/ebd5b365-680c-44e3-9815-825d38408abd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":53500185,"duration_in_seconds":4458}]},{"id":"6b5a327c-7b3e-4dc6-a15b-fc14cb51200a","title":"Episode 036: Jessi's Baby-Sitter!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/036","content_text":"Jessi's mom is headed back to the working world, so Mr. Ramsey's sister, Cecelia, is moving in to help manage the house and watch the kids. Jessi thinks she's too old for a babysitter and she and Becca pull pranks straight out of The Sound of Music, but the book completely disregards that cultural reference. There's science fair antics and troubling racial commentary and we question just how much thought the Ramseys put into their plan to have Aunt Cecelia move in.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Jessi's mom is headed back to the working world, so Mr. Ramsey's sister, Cecelia, is moving in to help manage the house and watch the kids. Jessi thinks she's too old for a babysitter and she and Becca pull pranks straight out of The Sound of Music, but the book completely disregards that cultural reference. There's science fair antics and troubling racial commentary and we question just how much thought the Ramseys put into their plan to have Aunt Cecelia move in.
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","summary":"Jessi's mom is headed back to the working world, so Mr. Ramsey's sister, Cecelia, is moving in to help manage the house and watch the kids. Jessi thinks she's too old for a babysitter and she and Becca pull pranks straight out of The Sound of Music, but the book completely disregards that cultural reference. There's science fair antics and troubling racial commentary and we question just how much thought the Ramseys put into their plan to have Aunt Cecelia move in.","date_published":"2022-04-19T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/6b5a327c-7b3e-4dc6-a15b-fc14cb51200a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54926730,"duration_in_seconds":3923}]},{"id":"5a4248ef-5b01-40b5-9c7f-b3d5a2c1f210","title":"SS04: Baby-sitters' Island Adventure!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/ss04","content_text":"It's another super special with the return of our first super special guest, Katie Schneller! We discuss Dawn and Claudia's shipwrecked adventure off the coast of Connecticut and question the intelligence and decision-making of basically every parent in Stoneybrook.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"It's another super special with the return of our first super special guest, Katie Schneller! We discuss Dawn and Claudia's shipwrecked adventure off the coast of Connecticut and question the intelligence and decision-making of basically every parent in Stoneybrook.
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","summary":"It's another super special with the return of our first super special guest, Katie Schneller! We discuss Dawn and Claudia's shipwrecked adventure off the coast of Connecticut and question the intelligence and decision-making of basically every parent in Stoneybrook.","date_published":"2022-04-05T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/5a4248ef-5b01-40b5-9c7f-b3d5a2c1f210.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":71966114,"duration_in_seconds":5140}]},{"id":"8257a431-ca3c-451b-a038-59a77c98e69b","title":"EM023: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season Two, Episode Eight: Kristy and the Baby Parade!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em0023","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn wrap up their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Kristy and the Baby Parade! We're taking a short Spring Break and will be back with our next super special on April 5th!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn wrap up their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Kristy and the Baby Parade! We're taking a short Spring Break and will be back with our next super special on April 5th!
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn wrap up their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Kristy and the Baby Parade! We're taking a short Spring Break and will be back with our next super special on April 5th!","date_published":"2022-02-22T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/8257a431-ca3c-451b-a038-59a77c98e69b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50952958,"duration_in_seconds":3639}]},{"id":"e5c1d413-8677-43c1-a08f-9cfb8dd6b9b7","title":"EM022: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season Two, Episode Seven: Claudia and the Sad Goodbye!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em0022","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn continue their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Claudia and the Sad Goodbye!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn continue their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Claudia and the Sad Goodbye!
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn continue their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Claudia and the Sad Goodbye!","date_published":"2022-02-08T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/e5c1d413-8677-43c1-a08f-9cfb8dd6b9b7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40155248,"duration_in_seconds":2868}]},{"id":"dbdfed2f-53a7-4d05-a15c-6957852d1008","title":"EM021: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season Two, Episode Six: Dawn's Wicked Stepsister!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em0021","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn continue their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Dawn's Wicked Stepsister!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn continue their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Dawn's Wicked Stepsister!
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn continue their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Dawn's Wicked Stepsister!","date_published":"2022-01-25T06:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/dbdfed2f-53a7-4d05-a15c-6957852d1008.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45086186,"duration_in_seconds":3220}]},{"id":"dcdd66c7-20da-4e08-be54-c0b43a0d835a","title":"EM020: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season Two, Episode Five: Mary Anne and the Great Romance!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em0020","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn continue their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Mary Anne and the Great Romance!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn continue their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Mary Anne and the Great Romance!
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn continue their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Mary Anne and the Great Romance!","date_published":"2022-01-11T18:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/dcdd66c7-20da-4e08-be54-c0b43a0d835a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54090313,"duration_in_seconds":3367}]},{"id":"32263ed8-5b7f-4484-8299-ed0cb658a502","title":"EM019: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season Two, Episode Four: Jessi and the Superbrat!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em0019","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn continue their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Jessi and the Superbrat!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn continue their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Jessi and the Superbrat!
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn continue their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Jessi and the Superbrat!","date_published":"2021-12-28T11:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/32263ed8-5b7f-4484-8299-ed0cb658a502.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36660101,"duration_in_seconds":2618}]},{"id":"f16442a1-32bc-4cb1-85d0-45dacfa6f1c9","title":"EM018: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season Two, Episode Three: Stacey's Emergency! ","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em0018","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn continue their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Stacey's Emergency, the first show episode based on a book we haven't yet discussed in our main book discussions!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn continue their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Stacey's Emergency, the first show episode based on a book we haven't yet discussed in our main book discussions!
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn continue their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Stacey's Emergency, the first show episode based on a book we haven't yet discussed in our main book discussions!","date_published":"2021-12-14T07:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/f16442a1-32bc-4cb1-85d0-45dacfa6f1c9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40675258,"duration_in_seconds":2905}]},{"id":"5255f022-a8a7-42fe-b438-b2de3dc35214","title":"EM017: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season Two, Episode Two: Claudia and the New Girl!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em0017","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn continue their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Claudia and the New Girl and the big changes from the book of the same name!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn continue their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Claudia and the New Girl and the big changes from the book of the same name!
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn continue their discussion of Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Claudia and the New Girl and the big changes from the book of the same name!","date_published":"2021-11-30T08:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/5255f022-a8a7-42fe-b438-b2de3dc35214.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42611008,"duration_in_seconds":3043}]},{"id":"b4ed60ab-27a5-4433-b776-a08a19dbd26b","title":"EM016: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season Two, Episode One: Kristy and the Snobs!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em0016","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn are back and ready to dive right back in to Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Kristy and the Snobs, which is severely lacking in Shannon Kilbourne, and catch up on where we and the girls are at since we last discussed the BSC!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn are back and ready to dive right back in to Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Kristy and the Snobs, which is severely lacking in Shannon Kilbourne, and catch up on where we and the girls are at since we last discussed the BSC!
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn are back and ready to dive right back in to Season Two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. We discuss Kristy and the Snobs, which is severely lacking in Shannon Kilbourne, and catch up on where we and the girls are at since we last discussed the BSC!","date_published":"2021-11-16T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/b4ed60ab-27a5-4433-b776-a08a19dbd26b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29651174,"duration_in_seconds":3706}]},{"id":"438e22b5-49f9-4f7d-b83c-117d70594ad2","title":"Re-Watch 09: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season One, Episodes Nine & Ten: Hello, Camp Moosehead!!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/rw09","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn return for Season Two on November 9th!\n\nWelcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October. \n\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!\n\nKate and Lauryn round out their Netflix mini-series with a one-part discussion of the two-part finale of season one! It's our conversation about episodes eight and nine - Hello, Camp Moosehead!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn return for Season Two on November 9th!
\n\nWelcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October.
\n\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!
\n\nKate and Lauryn round out their Netflix mini-series with a one-part discussion of the two-part finale of season one! It's our conversation about episodes eight and nine - Hello, Camp Moosehead!
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn return for Season Two on November 9th!\r\n\r\nWelcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October. \r\n\r\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!","date_published":"2021-11-02T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/438e22b5-49f9-4f7d-b83c-117d70594ad2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25265324,"duration_in_seconds":3609}]},{"id":"7a0694f7-ac71-47ab-b2a1-b7de36b09987","title":"Re-Watch 08: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season One, Episode Eight: Kristy's Big Day!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/rw08","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn return for Season Two on November 9th!\n\nWelcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October. \n\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!\n\nThe Netflix mini-series continues with Kate and Lauryn’s discussion of Kristy’s Big Day, episode eight of the first season. Edie and Watson’s wedding has arrived and we end up with mixed feelings about this one. In particular, we discuss missing the large-scale babysitting job and last-minute DIY nature of the wedding in the book, the overly fancy and “done” nature of the wedding in the show, and the significant issues related to money and expectations – Watson’s lack of focus or care about spending it and the implications on the family as a whole, Edie’s focus of her concerns about Watson’s spending solely on Kristy, and Edie’s reaffirming that she expects more of Kristy (not to mention that this is because Kristy’s her favorite). Notwithstanding some of our concerns, we, of course, express our great love for Karen, Morbidda Destiny, and Marc Evan Jackson. We take an on-topic tangent to discuss appropriation related to the practices of Aunt Esme and her share circle and a broader approach to spirituality and related practices. And of course the episode wouldn’t be complete without a conversation about all the wedding fashion (and Kristy’s very on brand SECOND grey sweatsuit). \n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn return for Season Two on November 9th!
\n\nWelcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October.
\n\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!
\n\nThe Netflix mini-series continues with Kate and Lauryn’s discussion of Kristy’s Big Day, episode eight of the first season. Edie and Watson’s wedding has arrived and we end up with mixed feelings about this one. In particular, we discuss missing the large-scale babysitting job and last-minute DIY nature of the wedding in the book, the overly fancy and “done” nature of the wedding in the show, and the significant issues related to money and expectations – Watson’s lack of focus or care about spending it and the implications on the family as a whole, Edie’s focus of her concerns about Watson’s spending solely on Kristy, and Edie’s reaffirming that she expects more of Kristy (not to mention that this is because Kristy’s her favorite). Notwithstanding some of our concerns, we, of course, express our great love for Karen, Morbidda Destiny, and Marc Evan Jackson. We take an on-topic tangent to discuss appropriation related to the practices of Aunt Esme and her share circle and a broader approach to spirituality and related practices. And of course the episode wouldn’t be complete without a conversation about all the wedding fashion (and Kristy’s very on brand SECOND grey sweatsuit).
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn return for Season Two on November 9th!\r\n\r\nWelcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October. \r\n\r\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!","date_published":"2021-10-26T06:30:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/7a0694f7-ac71-47ab-b2a1-b7de36b09987.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17161701,"duration_in_seconds":2451}]},{"id":"2c464d79-873f-4d8b-b525-03757134ff1d","title":"Re-Watch 07: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season One, Episode Seven: Boy-Crazy Stacey!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/rw07","content_text":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October. \n\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!\n\nThe mini-series conversation on the Netflix series continues with Kate and Lauryn's discussion of episode eight of the first season - Boy-Crazy Stacey!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October.
\n\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!
\n\nThe mini-series conversation on the Netflix series continues with Kate and Lauryn's discussion of episode eight of the first season - Boy-Crazy Stacey!
\n\nFollow us!
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","summary":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October. \r\n\r\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!","date_published":"2021-10-19T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/2c464d79-873f-4d8b-b525-03757134ff1d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21249897,"duration_in_seconds":3035}]},{"id":"c6ec29ce-f76f-4a40-a2d4-1bdd47f9822b","title":"Re-Watch 06: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season One, Episode Six: Claudia and Mean Janine!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/rw06","content_text":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October. \n\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!\n\nKate and Lauryn keep up the mini-series discussion about the Netflix series with a conversation about episode six of season one, Claudia and Mean Janine, and also delve a little deeper into The Claudia Kishi Club.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October.
\n\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!
\n\nKate and Lauryn keep up the mini-series discussion about the Netflix series with a conversation about episode six of season one, Claudia and Mean Janine, and also delve a little deeper into The Claudia Kishi Club.
\n\nFollow us!
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","summary":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October. \r\n\r\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!","date_published":"2021-10-12T06:15:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/c6ec29ce-f76f-4a40-a2d4-1bdd47f9822b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24755513,"duration_in_seconds":3536}]},{"id":"8c0910e9-32b7-4d06-b701-765befae9b44","title":"Re-Watch 05: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season One, Episode Five: Dawn and the Impossible Three!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/rw05","content_text":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October. \n\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!\n\nKate and Lauryn’s Netflix discussion continues this week with a conversation about Dawn and the Impossible Three, the fifth episode of the first season. It’s another episode that stays pretty true to the plot of the book on which it’s based with an in-depth look at who Dawn is, why she (and her mom) came to Stoneybrook, and just how much she’s willing to do to get into the Baby-Sitters Club. We focus on the various father-child (mostly daughter) relationships that are covered, compared, and contrasted throughout this episode – focusing in particular on the differences between Dawn’s and Kristy’s relationships with their respective dads. Those differing relationships bring things to a head in Dawn and Kristy’s relationship, with Dawn doing what she does best and helping Kristy get to the heart of why she’s upset and lashing out. In examining how Kristy and Dawn interact throughout this episode, we confirm just how much we love the relationship between these characters and again gush about how much we love Dawn. We touch on the ridiculousness of the girls calling all parents in their lives (clients and otherwise) by their first names, narrative fake-outs, crystals, and how disgusting it is in TV and movies when people put their shoes on beds, couches, and coffee tables without a care in the world.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October.
\n\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!
\n\nKate and Lauryn’s Netflix discussion continues this week with a conversation about Dawn and the Impossible Three, the fifth episode of the first season. It’s another episode that stays pretty true to the plot of the book on which it’s based with an in-depth look at who Dawn is, why she (and her mom) came to Stoneybrook, and just how much she’s willing to do to get into the Baby-Sitters Club. We focus on the various father-child (mostly daughter) relationships that are covered, compared, and contrasted throughout this episode – focusing in particular on the differences between Dawn’s and Kristy’s relationships with their respective dads. Those differing relationships bring things to a head in Dawn and Kristy’s relationship, with Dawn doing what she does best and helping Kristy get to the heart of why she’s upset and lashing out. In examining how Kristy and Dawn interact throughout this episode, we confirm just how much we love the relationship between these characters and again gush about how much we love Dawn. We touch on the ridiculousness of the girls calling all parents in their lives (clients and otherwise) by their first names, narrative fake-outs, crystals, and how disgusting it is in TV and movies when people put their shoes on beds, couches, and coffee tables without a care in the world.
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","summary":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October. \r\n\r\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!","date_published":"2021-10-05T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/8c0910e9-32b7-4d06-b701-765befae9b44.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19684563,"duration_in_seconds":2460}]},{"id":"403da2dd-67c7-4d13-aba3-d0c3ee2ad615","title":"Re-Watch 04: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season One, Episode Four: Mary Anne Saves the Day!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/rw04","content_text":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October. \n\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!\n\nKate and Lauryn jump back into the episode-specific discussions for the summer mini-series to discuss episode four of the Netflix series, Mary Anne Saves the Day. The show does a good job again of hewing close to the plotline of the book of the same name, with some great updates. For example, while a 1980s babysitter might successfully evidence her maturity solely be staying calm and calling 911, a 2020s babysitter needs to do more to take agency and find her voice. Here, Mary Anne shows her maturity in standing up for and speaking on behalf of Bailey, the trans girl she’s babysitting. We go back and forth on the pros and cons of Bailey’s storyline here, ultimately coming down on the positive side – appreciating in particular that Bailey being trans isn’t presented as a “thing” for Mary Anne to learn about and get comfortable with, rather that Mary Anne is presented the opportunity to speak up for Bailey when she can’t after the medical professionals misgender her. We talk about the fight the girls have (which is focused solely on Mary Anne, rather than being a collective fight as in the book), Dawn’s introduction, ongoing awesomeness, and status as an over-sharer, the reimagining of Dawn and her mom and the greater implications of the change in their race and the dropping of Jeff as a character. We also touch on Claudia’s plaid Clueless homage, chairs with hidden candy-stashing compartments, the “Mary Anne is a Boss” playlist and its greater implications, and the fantastic sequin content of Bailey’s wardrobe and agree to disagree on just what the definition of a “meet cute” is.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October.
\n\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!
\n\nKate and Lauryn jump back into the episode-specific discussions for the summer mini-series to discuss episode four of the Netflix series, Mary Anne Saves the Day. The show does a good job again of hewing close to the plotline of the book of the same name, with some great updates. For example, while a 1980s babysitter might successfully evidence her maturity solely be staying calm and calling 911, a 2020s babysitter needs to do more to take agency and find her voice. Here, Mary Anne shows her maturity in standing up for and speaking on behalf of Bailey, the trans girl she’s babysitting. We go back and forth on the pros and cons of Bailey’s storyline here, ultimately coming down on the positive side – appreciating in particular that Bailey being trans isn’t presented as a “thing” for Mary Anne to learn about and get comfortable with, rather that Mary Anne is presented the opportunity to speak up for Bailey when she can’t after the medical professionals misgender her. We talk about the fight the girls have (which is focused solely on Mary Anne, rather than being a collective fight as in the book), Dawn’s introduction, ongoing awesomeness, and status as an over-sharer, the reimagining of Dawn and her mom and the greater implications of the change in their race and the dropping of Jeff as a character. We also touch on Claudia’s plaid Clueless homage, chairs with hidden candy-stashing compartments, the “Mary Anne is a Boss” playlist and its greater implications, and the fantastic sequin content of Bailey’s wardrobe and agree to disagree on just what the definition of a “meet cute” is.
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Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October. \r\n\r\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!","date_published":"2021-09-28T08:15:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/403da2dd-67c7-4d13-aba3-d0c3ee2ad615.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19684539,"duration_in_seconds":2460}]},{"id":"361c402b-2d3a-4794-b415-3a0a26cbd9a8","title":"Re-Watch 03: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season One, Episode Three: The Truth About Stacey!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/rw03","content_text":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October. \n\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!\n\nKate and Lauryn continue their summer mini-series and discuss The Truth About Stacey, episode three of the Netflix series. Conceptually, this episode sticks pretty close to the book, with the (thankfully) dropped miracle cure/quack doctor aspect, due in large part to our greater understanding of Type 1 Diabetes in children. The issues with Stacey’s parents now arise from their misunderstood concern about protecting Stacey, which Stacey reads as embarrassment and internalizes. The Baby-Sitters Agency is reimagined as a high school-aged group with significantly more business and marketing savvy, but with the same disdain for actually being good babysitters, run by Lacy Lewis, a Disney Channel series level mean girl who turns the villainy up to 11 when she releases a video of Stacey going into diabetic shock. We use this episode to praise the creators of the series for taking the opportunity to make the parents (in particular in this episode, the McGills) into more fully-formed and real-feeling characters (and Kate takes the opportunity for a cilantro-based analogy that maybe works?). We praise Sam for putting in words the problem with using “Club” in their name, but come to realize through discussion that the BSC really is a club, despite also being a business. We discuss some of the highs and lows of updates and representation in the show versus the books and recognize that there is a lot more to discuss on those aspects as we continue through our mini-series. And as always, we wrap up our discussion with a conversation about fashion, with a primary focus on Stacey and Claudia here and where Lauryn succinctly states that Claudia is fashion and Stacey is more ready-to-wear (and we say that with love).\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October.
\n\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!
\n\nKate and Lauryn continue their summer mini-series and discuss The Truth About Stacey, episode three of the Netflix series. Conceptually, this episode sticks pretty close to the book, with the (thankfully) dropped miracle cure/quack doctor aspect, due in large part to our greater understanding of Type 1 Diabetes in children. The issues with Stacey’s parents now arise from their misunderstood concern about protecting Stacey, which Stacey reads as embarrassment and internalizes. The Baby-Sitters Agency is reimagined as a high school-aged group with significantly more business and marketing savvy, but with the same disdain for actually being good babysitters, run by Lacy Lewis, a Disney Channel series level mean girl who turns the villainy up to 11 when she releases a video of Stacey going into diabetic shock. We use this episode to praise the creators of the series for taking the opportunity to make the parents (in particular in this episode, the McGills) into more fully-formed and real-feeling characters (and Kate takes the opportunity for a cilantro-based analogy that maybe works?). We praise Sam for putting in words the problem with using “Club” in their name, but come to realize through discussion that the BSC really is a club, despite also being a business. We discuss some of the highs and lows of updates and representation in the show versus the books and recognize that there is a lot more to discuss on those aspects as we continue through our mini-series. And as always, we wrap up our discussion with a conversation about fashion, with a primary focus on Stacey and Claudia here and where Lauryn succinctly states that Claudia is fashion and Stacey is more ready-to-wear (and we say that with love).
\n\nFollow us!
\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc
Contact us!
\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com
Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October. \r\n\r\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!","date_published":"2021-09-21T09:15:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/361c402b-2d3a-4794-b415-3a0a26cbd9a8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21610491,"duration_in_seconds":2701}]},{"id":"e5e61800-0084-4c4e-909c-fc42474fb73d","title":"Re-Watch 02: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season One, Episode Two: Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/rw02","content_text":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October. \n\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!\n\nThe Emergency Meetings continue with Kate and Lauryn’s discussion of Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls, episode two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. Despite the title and general concepts being the same as the second book in the main series, we note that the Phantom Caller concept has been significantly modified and the related Phantom Phone Calls from Trevor Sandbourne and Alan Gray are non-existent. We discuss how this makes sense, but the shoehorning in of the Phantom Caller metaphor to retain that reference to the original leaves us a little disappointed with that aspect, while loving the episode as a whole. We get our introduction to Richard Spier in one of several nods to horror movies (and a clear indication of just how big a drama king he is). Parent/child relationships, expectations, and lack of communication are the big theme in this book, which we explore through our discussion of the Kishi parents with both Claudia and Janine and Kristy with Liz (also known forever to us as Edie) and Watson. Karen Brewer makes her first significant appearance and we are here for it. Her spooky energy is everything we didn’t know we needed. We touch on how great this show is at fleshing out these characters and showing their motivations when they do things that might otherwise seem out of character, how well it justifies original plot points despite updates to technology, Nancy Meyers kitchen porn, Mary Anne’s opportunity to be clever despite the lack of early warning system necessities, just what soigné actually means, and how the costumes chosen by Claudia and Stacey are so indicative of who they are.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October.
\n\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!
\n\nThe Emergency Meetings continue with Kate and Lauryn’s discussion of Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls, episode two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. Despite the title and general concepts being the same as the second book in the main series, we note that the Phantom Caller concept has been significantly modified and the related Phantom Phone Calls from Trevor Sandbourne and Alan Gray are non-existent. We discuss how this makes sense, but the shoehorning in of the Phantom Caller metaphor to retain that reference to the original leaves us a little disappointed with that aspect, while loving the episode as a whole. We get our introduction to Richard Spier in one of several nods to horror movies (and a clear indication of just how big a drama king he is). Parent/child relationships, expectations, and lack of communication are the big theme in this book, which we explore through our discussion of the Kishi parents with both Claudia and Janine and Kristy with Liz (also known forever to us as Edie) and Watson. Karen Brewer makes her first significant appearance and we are here for it. Her spooky energy is everything we didn’t know we needed. We touch on how great this show is at fleshing out these characters and showing their motivations when they do things that might otherwise seem out of character, how well it justifies original plot points despite updates to technology, Nancy Meyers kitchen porn, Mary Anne’s opportunity to be clever despite the lack of early warning system necessities, just what soigné actually means, and how the costumes chosen by Claudia and Stacey are so indicative of who they are.
\n\nFollow us!
\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc
Contact us!
\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com
Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October. \r\n\r\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!","date_published":"2021-09-14T07:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/e5e61800-0084-4c4e-909c-fc42474fb73d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16822036,"duration_in_seconds":2403}]},{"id":"a670b387-493a-45f8-9988-30c86d6aac32","title":"Re-Watch 01: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season One, Episode One: Kristy’s Great Idea!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/rw01","content_text":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October. \n\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!\n\nKate and Lauryn are back with the first Emergency Meeting episode in their summer mini-series to discuss the (hopefully first) season of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix! It’s a revisiting of Kristy’s Great Idea, updated to modern day. We discuss how the themes of the episode compare with those of the book it’s based on and find that this one sticks pretty close in spirit, if not in actual plot. There’s a fun montage of Edie trying to find a babysitter that we feel does a great job of justifying why the BSC would be useful and needed even with all the technology we have available today. We touch on how great it is that the kids on the show actually look like kids and discuss how perfectly cast everyone seems to be (with the caveat that there will be further discussions of potentially problematic casting when it comes to Jessi). We laugh at the fact that there is an actual “Danny Tanner Moment,” while appreciating that the show does a great job of turning it into a conversation rather than a parental soliloquy. We absolutely love of Watson and his inclusion in this episode in very integral ways that give us the foundation for his relationship with Kristy we were lamenting not being able to see when we discussed Kristy and the Walking Disaster. Edie’s parenting style when in comes to Kristy vs. Sam and Charlie gives us an opportunity to discuss how we wish the show had done better in some ways. We also obsess over the fashion, question how much kids actually babysit today, praise the level of detail in production design, and round out the episode quoting Kristy’s Breakfast Club-y essay voiceover.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October.
\n\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!
\n\nKate and Lauryn are back with the first Emergency Meeting episode in their summer mini-series to discuss the (hopefully first) season of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix! It’s a revisiting of Kristy’s Great Idea, updated to modern day. We discuss how the themes of the episode compare with those of the book it’s based on and find that this one sticks pretty close in spirit, if not in actual plot. There’s a fun montage of Edie trying to find a babysitter that we feel does a great job of justifying why the BSC would be useful and needed even with all the technology we have available today. We touch on how great it is that the kids on the show actually look like kids and discuss how perfectly cast everyone seems to be (with the caveat that there will be further discussions of potentially problematic casting when it comes to Jessi). We laugh at the fact that there is an actual “Danny Tanner Moment,” while appreciating that the show does a great job of turning it into a conversation rather than a parental soliloquy. We absolutely love of Watson and his inclusion in this episode in very integral ways that give us the foundation for his relationship with Kristy we were lamenting not being able to see when we discussed Kristy and the Walking Disaster. Edie’s parenting style when in comes to Kristy vs. Sam and Charlie gives us an opportunity to discuss how we wish the show had done better in some ways. We also obsess over the fashion, question how much kids actually babysit today, praise the level of detail in production design, and round out the episode quoting Kristy’s Breakfast Club-y essay voiceover.
\n\nFollow us!
\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc
Contact us!
\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com
Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"Welcome to our end of summer re-watch of season one of the Baby-Sitters Club series on Netflix. For the next few weeks, watch along with us and revisit our thoughts on the series before season two drops in October. \r\n\r\nWe’ll be back in the fall with our own season two as well, and can’t wait to catch up with you then. In the meantime, keep your eye on our social media and don’t forget to e-mail. We love to hear from you all!","date_published":"2021-09-07T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/a670b387-493a-45f8-9988-30c86d6aac32.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14311360,"duration_in_seconds":2044}]},{"id":"705a2b88-d7f4-4be8-b26c-267a09e5a1fd","title":"Kristy and the Secret of Susan! (Part Two)","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/36b","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn promised another neurodivergent and autistic voice to discuss Kristy and the Secret of Susan and are back with another super special episode to do just that, this time speaking with Brianne Leeson, a writer, artist, voice actor, podcast host, and sensitivity reader who joined us to share her experiences and perspectives. She introduced us to the word \"allistic,\" which means not autistic, giving some additional nuance to the discussion surrounding autisic, neurodivergent, and neurotypical. In addition to discussing Kristy and the Secret of Susan, we dive into Brianne's experiences working with writers as a sensitivity reader, offering examples of what that entails and the type of feedback she's able to provide, discuss characters coded as autistic (rather than outright described as such), including Elle Woods from Legally Blonde and Willow from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and hear more about the podcast she created - Today's Lucky Winner - which she described as \"a raunchy, chaotic, supernatural comedy - Buffy for stoners.\"\n\nConnect with Brianne!\nInstagram: @brianne_leeson\nTwitter and Tik Tok: @hotsauceghost\nPodcast: Today's Lucky Winner (Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook: @luckywinnershow)\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn promised another neurodivergent and autistic voice to discuss Kristy and the Secret of Susan and are back with another super special episode to do just that, this time speaking with Brianne Leeson, a writer, artist, voice actor, podcast host, and sensitivity reader who joined us to share her experiences and perspectives. She introduced us to the word "allistic," which means not autistic, giving some additional nuance to the discussion surrounding autisic, neurodivergent, and neurotypical. In addition to discussing Kristy and the Secret of Susan, we dive into Brianne's experiences working with writers as a sensitivity reader, offering examples of what that entails and the type of feedback she's able to provide, discuss characters coded as autistic (rather than outright described as such), including Elle Woods from Legally Blonde and Willow from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and hear more about the podcast she created - Today's Lucky Winner - which she described as "a raunchy, chaotic, supernatural comedy - Buffy for stoners."
\n\nConnect with Brianne!
\nInstagram: @brianne_leeson
\nTwitter and Tik Tok: @hotsauceghost
\nPodcast: Today's Lucky Winner (Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook: @luckywinnershow)
Follow us!
\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc
Contact us!
\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn promised another neurodivergent and autistic voice to discuss Kristy and the Secret of Susan and are back with another super special episode to do just that, this time speaking with Brianne Leeson, a writer, artist, voice actor, podcast host, and sensitivity reader who joined us to share her experiences and perspectives. She introduced us to the word \"allistic,\" which means not autistic, giving some additional nuance to the discussion surrounding autisic, neurodivergent, and neurotypical. In addition to discussing Kristy and the Secret of Susan, we dive into Brianne's experiences working with writers as a sensitivity reader, offering examples of what that entails and the type of feedback she's able to provide, discuss characters coded as autistic (rather than outright described as such), including Elle Woods from Legally Blonde and Willow from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and hear more about the podcast she created - Today's Lucky Winner - which she described as \"a raunchy, chaotic, supernatural comedy - Buffy for stoners.\"","date_published":"2021-08-17T16:45:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/705a2b88-d7f4-4be8-b26c-267a09e5a1fd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31814965,"duration_in_seconds":3976}]},{"id":"94dcf181-c0c5-4ed5-8f44-8bde77c4f307","title":"Kristy and the Secret of Susan! (Part One)","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/032a","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn are back from their summer vacation with a main series episode that's also a super special episode! As promised, we're returning to Kristy and the Secret of Susan, which we skipped in our regularly-scheduled rotation due to the franky pretty terrible plot focused on Susan, an autistic girl in the neighborhood, and Kristy's problematic reactions to Susan and her family and life. And also as promised, we've invited someone with significantly more experience with neurodivergence and autism the spectrum to join us to share their perspective and help to unpack all of the issues with this book. Our guest is Lyric Holmans, the Neurdivergent Rebel themselves! We discuss the ins and outs of Kristy and the Secret of Susan, the autism spectrum and neurodivergence in pop culture (spoiler alert - it's basically never good or right), and Lyric's recommendations for supporting other neurodivergents and being a good ally. \n\nConnect with Lyric!\nWebsite: https://neurodivergentrebel.com\nInstagram and Tik Tok: @neurodivergentrebel\nTwitter: @NeuroRebel\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn are back from their summer vacation with a main series episode that's also a super special episode! As promised, we're returning to Kristy and the Secret of Susan, which we skipped in our regularly-scheduled rotation due to the franky pretty terrible plot focused on Susan, an autistic girl in the neighborhood, and Kristy's problematic reactions to Susan and her family and life. And also as promised, we've invited someone with significantly more experience with neurodivergence and autism the spectrum to join us to share their perspective and help to unpack all of the issues with this book. Our guest is Lyric Holmans, the Neurdivergent Rebel themselves! We discuss the ins and outs of Kristy and the Secret of Susan, the autism spectrum and neurodivergence in pop culture (spoiler alert - it's basically never good or right), and Lyric's recommendations for supporting other neurodivergents and being a good ally.
\n\nConnect with Lyric!
\nWebsite: https://neurodivergentrebel.com
\nInstagram and Tik Tok: @neurodivergentrebel
\nTwitter: @NeuroRebel
Follow us!
\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc
Contact us!
\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com
Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"Kate and Lauryn are back from their summer vacation with a main series episode that's also a super special episode! As promised, we're returning to Kristy and the Secret of Susan, which we skipped in our regularly-scheduled rotation due to the franky pretty terrible plot focused on Susan, an autistic girl in the neighborhood, and Kristy's problematic reactions to Susan and her family and life. And also as promised, we've invited someone with significantly more experience with neurodivergence and the autism spectrum to join us to share their perspective and help to unpack all of the issues with this book. Our guest is Lyric Holmans, the Neurdivergent Rebel themselves! We discuss the ins and outs of Kristy and the Secret of Susan, the autism spectrum and neurodivergence in pop culture (spoiler alert - it's basically never good or right), and Lyric's recommendations for supporting other neurodivergents and being a good ally. ","date_published":"2021-08-03T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/94dcf181-c0c5-4ed5-8f44-8bde77c4f307.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38448761,"duration_in_seconds":4806}]},{"id":"2d6bc0d4-a7a3-4296-a45f-3eb8ccd7d7bb","title":"Episode 035: Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/035","content_text":"Stacey and Charlotte (who's spending the week at her house) have a few spooky encounters at an old mansion on her street set for demolition, which intrigues the Baby-Sitters Club and sets them on course to investigate and figure out who might've owned the house and whether it's haunted. Because it's a book about hauntings in 1990, problematic concepts are, of course, thrown around as possible reasoning, but ultimately there are real-world explanations for all of the spooky happenings. (Because to-date no mysteries in Stoneybrook have had anything other than real-world explanations, sadly.) \n\nAnd as a note, we're taking a short Summer Vacation (inspired by Mary Anne and Stacey's trip to Sea City in the last episode) and will be back on August 3!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Stacey and Charlotte (who's spending the week at her house) have a few spooky encounters at an old mansion on her street set for demolition, which intrigues the Baby-Sitters Club and sets them on course to investigate and figure out who might've owned the house and whether it's haunted. Because it's a book about hauntings in 1990, problematic concepts are, of course, thrown around as possible reasoning, but ultimately there are real-world explanations for all of the spooky happenings. (Because to-date no mysteries in Stoneybrook have had anything other than real-world explanations, sadly.)
\n\nAnd as a note, we're taking a short Summer Vacation (inspired by Mary Anne and Stacey's trip to Sea City in the last episode) and will be back on August 3!
\n\nFollow us!
\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc
Contact us!
\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com
Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"Stacey and Charlotte (who's spending the week at her house) have a few spooky encounters at an old mansion on her street set for demolition, which intrigues the Baby-Sitters Club and sets them on course to investigate and figure out who might've owned the house and whether it's haunted. Because it's a book about hauntings in 1990, problematic concepts are, of course, thrown around as possible reasoning, but ultimately there are real-world explanations for all of the spooky happenings. (Because to-date no mysteries in Stoneybrook have had anything other than real-world explanations, sadly.) \r\n\r\nAnd as a note, we're taking a short Summer Vacation (inspired by Mary Anne and Stacey's trip to Sea City in the last episode) and will be back on August 3!","date_published":"2021-06-22T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/2d6bc0d4-a7a3-4296-a45f-3eb8ccd7d7bb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52534275,"duration_in_seconds":3752}]},{"id":"d14dee86-824c-4fe7-9398-a86c71af0799","title":"Episode 034: Mary Anne and Too Many Boys!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/034","content_text":"Mary Anne and Stacey are headed back to Sea City with the Pikes for two weeks to start summer break, \"just like last time.\" (Not like last time - they went during Spring Break in Boy-Crazy Stacey. Talk about some timeline wonkiness!) We discuss the revisiting of a lot of the same plot points and seeing them from Mary Anne's perspective this time and quickly realize she's stretching a bit when she says there are \"too many boys.\"\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Mary Anne and Stacey are headed back to Sea City with the Pikes for two weeks to start summer break, "just like last time." (Not like last time - they went during Spring Break in Boy-Crazy Stacey. Talk about some timeline wonkiness!) We discuss the revisiting of a lot of the same plot points and seeing them from Mary Anne's perspective this time and quickly realize she's stretching a bit when she says there are "too many boys."
\n\nFollow us!
\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc
Contact us!
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","summary":"Mary Anne and Stacey are headed back to Sea City with the Pikes for two weeks to start summer break, \"just like last time.\" (Not like last time - they went during Spring Break in Boy-Crazy Stacey.) We discuss the revisiting of a lot of the same plot points and seeing them from Mary Anne's perspective this time and quickly realize she's stretching a bit when she says there are \"too many boys.\"","date_published":"2021-06-08T07:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/d14dee86-824c-4fe7-9398-a86c71af0799.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":68720384,"duration_in_seconds":4908}]},{"id":"32a94606-592a-42e4-9e24-7398ecf75c3f","title":"Episode 033: Claudia and the Great Search!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/033","content_text":"Due to the subject matter of Kristy and the Secret of Susan focusing on an autistic child Kristy spends a significant amount of time with, Kate and Lauryn are taking a minute to bring on some great guests that they feel will help make that conversation as sensitive and thoughtful as possible. As a result, this week we're diving into Claudia and the Great Search, where Claudia becomes convinced she was adopted and goes on a thorough search to find the truth about her birth family and ultimately realizes, with Stacey's help, that she needs to just talk to her parents. This conversation results in the ultimate Danny Tanner moment.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Due to the subject matter of Kristy and the Secret of Susan focusing on an autistic child Kristy spends a significant amount of time with, Kate and Lauryn are taking a minute to bring on some great guests that they feel will help make that conversation as sensitive and thoughtful as possible. As a result, this week we're diving into Claudia and the Great Search, where Claudia becomes convinced she was adopted and goes on a thorough search to find the truth about her birth family and ultimately realizes, with Stacey's help, that she needs to just talk to her parents. This conversation results in the ultimate Danny Tanner moment.
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","summary":"Due to the subject matter of Kristy and the Secret of Susan focusing on an autistic child Kristy spends a significant amount of time with, Kate and Lauryn are taking a minute to bring on some great guests that they feel will help make that conversation as sensitive and thoughtful as possible. As a result, this week we're diving into Claudia and the Great Search, where Claudia becomes convinced she was adopted and goes on a thorough search to find the truth about her birth family and ultimately realizes, with Stacey's help, that she needs to just talk to her parents. This conversation results in the ultimate Danny Tanner moment.","date_published":"2021-05-25T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/32a94606-592a-42e4-9e24-7398ecf75c3f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37854415,"duration_in_seconds":4731}]},{"id":"87f603f8-91fe-44fa-85ea-4b74fdcc55ec","title":"Episode 031: Dawn's Wicked Stepsister!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/031","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn come back into that mid-bouquet toss cliffhanger and dive right into how great this book is at modeling behavior and teaching lessons related to blending families... until it takes a complete left turn with Dawn’s gaslighting of Mary Anne to scare her out of their shared bedroom (for which there is no comeuppance or lesson learned on Dawn’s part). We realize how much seeing Dawn’s perspective and hearing her internal monologue makes us see her in a worse light (similar to Mary Anne in the last book), despite the fact that typically one sympathizes most with the narrator of a story. Frustrating is the word of the book – both when it comes to Mary Anne and Dawn’s actions and character beats and how close this book comes to getting it right. There’s also a Pike Plague that lends itself well to an unrelated B Plot that gives us a nice reprieve from the Schafer-Spier drama. As usual, we have some fun on- and off-topic tangents, including: the Hays Code, that quintessential Sex and the City bouquet toss moment in real life, the BSC wearing surgeons’ masks to protect themselves and others and just how relevant that is to today, Kristy’s great joke in response to Claudia trying to make herself smarter, how much we love our girls just being friends and having fun, WTF a sorehead might be, seatbelt safety protocols, and candy necklaces (whether homemade or purchased).\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn come back into that mid-bouquet toss cliffhanger and dive right into how great this book is at modeling behavior and teaching lessons related to blending families... until it takes a complete left turn with Dawn’s gaslighting of Mary Anne to scare her out of their shared bedroom (for which there is no comeuppance or lesson learned on Dawn’s part). We realize how much seeing Dawn’s perspective and hearing her internal monologue makes us see her in a worse light (similar to Mary Anne in the last book), despite the fact that typically one sympathizes most with the narrator of a story. Frustrating is the word of the book – both when it comes to Mary Anne and Dawn’s actions and character beats and how close this book comes to getting it right. There’s also a Pike Plague that lends itself well to an unrelated B Plot that gives us a nice reprieve from the Schafer-Spier drama. As usual, we have some fun on- and off-topic tangents, including: the Hays Code, that quintessential Sex and the City bouquet toss moment in real life, the BSC wearing surgeons’ masks to protect themselves and others and just how relevant that is to today, Kristy’s great joke in response to Claudia trying to make herself smarter, how much we love our girls just being friends and having fun, WTF a sorehead might be, seatbelt safety protocols, and candy necklaces (whether homemade or purchased).
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn come back into that mid-bouquet toss cliffhanger and dive right into how great this book is at modeling behavior and teaching lessons related to blending families... until it takes a complete left turn with Dawn’s gaslighting of Mary Anne to scare her out of their shared bedroom (for which there is no comeuppance or lesson learned on Dawn’s part). We realize how much seeing Dawn’s perspective and hearing her internal monologue makes us see her in a worse light (similar to Mary Anne in the last book), despite the fact that typically one sympathizes most with the narrator of a story. Frustrating is the word of the book – both when it comes to Mary Anne and Dawn’s actions and character beats and how close this book comes to getting it right. There’s also a Pike Plague that lends itself well to an unrelated B Plot that gives us a nice reprieve from the Schafer-Spier drama. As usual, we have some fun on- and off-topic tangents, including: the Hays Code, that quintessential Sex and the City bouquet toss moment in real life, the BSC wearing surgeons’ masks to protect themselves and others and just how relevant that is to today, Kristy’s great joke in response to Claudia trying to make herself smarter, how much we love our girls just being friends and having fun, WTF a sorehead might be, seatbelt safety protocols, and candy necklaces (whether homemade or purchased).","date_published":"2021-05-11T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/87f603f8-91fe-44fa-85ea-4b74fdcc55ec.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":56174909,"duration_in_seconds":4012}]},{"id":"98209cac-d39c-42d3-8174-bbd5c0e30c6d","title":"Episode 030: Mary Anne and the Great Romance!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/030","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn are back into the main series following their Super Special detour to a ski lodge with the big, but not so big, wedding event where Richard and Sharon tie the knot in a much more business-like fashion than we (to varying degrees) or Mary Anne would’ve liked. It’s the first of a two-parter dealing with the lead-up to and fallout from the blending of the Spier and Schafer families. We compare and contrast this wedding situation with that of Edie (aka Elizabeth if you’re not us and haven’t latched onto that nickname from Kristy’s Great Adventure) and Watson along with the various sibling and family relationships we see throughout the series (and in our own lives). This book and our discussion end up being more ridiculous than we might have anticipated, leading Lauryn to put together a WTF list while reading that we run through in one go to really emphasize the ridiculousness overall. On- and off-topic tangents include: Edie vs. Elizabeth, being indoor kids, balloon bouquets, straw hats, Laura Ashley, sundried tomatoes, Jell-o Jigglers, and Mary Anne’s boring AF board game.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn are back into the main series following their Super Special detour to a ski lodge with the big, but not so big, wedding event where Richard and Sharon tie the knot in a much more business-like fashion than we (to varying degrees) or Mary Anne would’ve liked. It’s the first of a two-parter dealing with the lead-up to and fallout from the blending of the Spier and Schafer families. We compare and contrast this wedding situation with that of Edie (aka Elizabeth if you’re not us and haven’t latched onto that nickname from Kristy’s Great Adventure) and Watson along with the various sibling and family relationships we see throughout the series (and in our own lives). This book and our discussion end up being more ridiculous than we might have anticipated, leading Lauryn to put together a WTF list while reading that we run through in one go to really emphasize the ridiculousness overall. On- and off-topic tangents include: Edie vs. Elizabeth, being indoor kids, balloon bouquets, straw hats, Laura Ashley, sundried tomatoes, Jell-o Jigglers, and Mary Anne’s boring AF board game.
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn are back into the main series following their Super Special detour to a ski lodge with the big, but not so big, wedding event where Richard and Sharon tie the knot in a much more business-like fashion than we (to varying degrees) or Mary Anne would’ve liked. It’s the first of a two-parter dealing with the lead-up to and fallout from the blending of the Spier and Schafer families. We compare and contrast this wedding situation with that of Edie (aka Elizabeth if you’re not us and haven’t latched onto that nickname from Kristy’s Great Adventure) and Watson along with the various sibling and family relationships we see throughout the series (and in our own lives). This book and our discussion end up being more ridiculous than we might have anticipated, leading Lauryn to put together a WTF list while reading that we run through in one go to really emphasize the ridiculousness overall. On- and off-topic tangents include: Edie vs. Elizabeth, being indoor kids, balloon bouquets, straw hats, Laura Ashley, sundried tomatoes, Jell-o Jigglers, and Mary Anne’s boring AF board game.","date_published":"2021-04-27T00:15:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/98209cac-d39c-42d3-8174-bbd5c0e30c6d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37818731,"duration_in_seconds":4727}]},{"id":"f7a26189-a181-4632-b73a-08d532e6a57f","title":"SS03: Baby-Sitters' Winter Vacation!!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/ss03","content_text":"It's another super special with another super special guest, Jen Forbes, the host of our spiritual sister podcast, Oof! Right in the Childhood. We discuss our babysitters' school trip to a ski lodge, which is, of course, full of all the antics we've come to expect from a super special.\n\nFollow Jen!\nInstagram and Twitter: @oofmychildhood\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"It's another super special with another super special guest, Jen Forbes, the host of our spiritual sister podcast, Oof! Right in the Childhood. We discuss our babysitters' school trip to a ski lodge, which is, of course, full of all the antics we've come to expect from a super special.
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","summary":"It's another super special with another super special guest, Jen Forbes, the host of our spiritual sister podcast, Oof! Right in the Childhood. We discuss our babysitters' school trip to a ski lodge, which is, of course, full of all the antics we've come to expect from a super special.","date_published":"2021-04-13T08:30:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/f7a26189-a181-4632-b73a-08d532e6a57f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66838843,"duration_in_seconds":8354}]},{"id":"ed806056-fed6-4730-b796-84a3a612a13f","title":"Episode 029: Mallory and the Mystery Diary!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/029","content_text":"Coming off the drama in Stacey’s life due to her parents’ divorce, Kate and Lauryn are relieved to dive into a fun story that involves a mystery that doesn’t include someone doing something mean to one of our girls (like, for example, any time we see Cokie Mason). Instead, the Baby-Sitters Club and everyone they talk to are invested in solving the mystery laid out in a 100-year-old diary written by a 12-year-old girl named Sophie that Mallory finds in a trunk in the attic of Stacey’s new house, in particular finding out who stole the painting of Sophie’s mother and whether Sophie and her father are currently haunting Stacey’s house. Spoiler alert – they solve the mystery with the help of Buddy Barrett, who Mallory spends the book tutoring in reading with pretty conveniently easy results. We discuss how fun it was to find things as a kid and make up a backstory, particularly when we were kids and there was no easy way to find more information or potentially reunite the item with its original owner. We also go in-depth about the problematic séance scene (and Kristy’s even more problematic costume) and touch on the issues that arise when Christianity is seen as the default. On- and off-topic tangents include the cost of art restoration, Charlotte being both a baby murderino and a wise beyond her years child horror movie trope, these books tending to be surface level and easy as compared to real life, which is not, baby ages in months, clutter vs. artfully arranged tchotchkes, and required disclosures when selling a haunted house. And because it needs to be called out separately – DAWN’S SMALL. STRAW. HAT.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Coming off the drama in Stacey’s life due to her parents’ divorce, Kate and Lauryn are relieved to dive into a fun story that involves a mystery that doesn’t include someone doing something mean to one of our girls (like, for example, any time we see Cokie Mason). Instead, the Baby-Sitters Club and everyone they talk to are invested in solving the mystery laid out in a 100-year-old diary written by a 12-year-old girl named Sophie that Mallory finds in a trunk in the attic of Stacey’s new house, in particular finding out who stole the painting of Sophie’s mother and whether Sophie and her father are currently haunting Stacey’s house. Spoiler alert – they solve the mystery with the help of Buddy Barrett, who Mallory spends the book tutoring in reading with pretty conveniently easy results. We discuss how fun it was to find things as a kid and make up a backstory, particularly when we were kids and there was no easy way to find more information or potentially reunite the item with its original owner. We also go in-depth about the problematic séance scene (and Kristy’s even more problematic costume) and touch on the issues that arise when Christianity is seen as the default. On- and off-topic tangents include the cost of art restoration, Charlotte being both a baby murderino and a wise beyond her years child horror movie trope, these books tending to be surface level and easy as compared to real life, which is not, baby ages in months, clutter vs. artfully arranged tchotchkes, and required disclosures when selling a haunted house. And because it needs to be called out separately – DAWN’S SMALL. STRAW. HAT.
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","summary":"Coming off the drama in Stacey’s life due to her parents’ divorce, Kate and Lauryn are relieved to dive into a fun story that involves a mystery that doesn’t include someone doing something mean to one of our girls (like, for example, any time we see Cokie Mason). Instead, the Baby-Sitters Club and everyone they talk to are invested in solving the mystery laid out in a 100-year-old diary written by a 12-year-old girl named Sophie that Mallory finds in a trunk in the attic of Stacey’s new house, in particular finding out who stole the painting of Sophie’s mother and whether Sophie and her father are currently haunting Stacey’s house. Spoiler alert – they solve the mystery with the help of Buddy Barrett, who Mallory spends the book tutoring in reading with pretty conveniently easy results. We discuss how fun it was to find things as a kid and make up a backstory, particularly when we were kids and there was no easy way to find more information or potentially reunite the item with its original owner. We also go in-depth about the problematic séance scene (and Kristy’s even more problematic costume) and touch on the issues that arise when Christianity is seen as the default. On- and off-topic tangents include the cost of art restoration, Charlotte being both a baby murderino and a wise beyond her years child horror movie trope, these books tending to be surface level and easy as compared to real life, which is not, baby ages in months, clutter vs. artfully arranged tchotchkes, and required disclosures when selling a haunted house. And because it needs to be called out separately – DAWN’S SMALL. STRAW. HAT.","date_published":"2021-03-30T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/ed806056-fed6-4730-b796-84a3a612a13f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34192678,"duration_in_seconds":4274}]},{"id":"0a66305d-73f0-4fbd-abde-ec6f0833dde9","title":"Episode 028: Welcome Back, Stacey!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/028","content_text":"Life caused some editing snafus, so unfortunately there's no detailed summary of all the ins and outs and on- and off-topic tangents in this episode, but Kate and Lauryn discuss the book where Stacey's parents decide to get divorced and tell Stacey she can decide where to live and Stacey has an existential crisis about said divorce and having to decide where to live before ultimately (and unsurprisingly) deciding to move back to Stoneybrook with her mom. \n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Life caused some editing snafus, so unfortunately there's no detailed summary of all the ins and outs and on- and off-topic tangents in this episode, but Kate and Lauryn discuss the book where Stacey's parents decide to get divorced and tell Stacey she can decide where to live and Stacey has an existential crisis about said divorce and having to decide where to live before ultimately (and unsurprisingly) deciding to move back to Stoneybrook with her mom.
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","summary":"Life caused some editing snafus, so unfortunately there's no detailed summary of all the ins and outs and on- and off-topic tangents in this episode, but Kate and Lauryn discuss the book where Stacey's parents decide to get divorced and tell Stacey she can decide where to live and Stacey has an existential crisis about said divorce and having to decide where to live before ultimately (and unsurprisingly) deciding to move back to Stoneybrook with her mom. ","date_published":"2021-03-16T08:15:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/0a66305d-73f0-4fbd-abde-ec6f0833dde9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":63165517,"duration_in_seconds":4511}]},{"id":"09ab31b3-8efd-4909-b249-25e3a7ff34ae","title":"Episode 027: Jessi and the Superbrat!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/027","content_text":"After the difficult subject matter of our last episode, Kate and Lauryn get a bit of a reprieve with a fluffy story about Stoneybrook’s collective obsession with stardom, Jessi’s audition process for the “practically off-off-Broadway” production of Swan Lake in Stamford, and the arrival of child star, Derek Masters. There’s bullying both of Derek and by Derek (spoiler alert – the superbrat is him, but not in the spoiled child star kind of way we predicted) and the BSC does what they can to ease Derek back into the “normal” world, helping him to make friends and then say goodbye to those friends with a surprise breakfast going away party when he books a TV movie and has to head back to LA. And Derek does what he can to support Jessi’s auditions for Swan Lake while also putting a bug in her ear about maybe switching to modeling and acting like he did. We revisit just how amazing Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey are and add some kudos for Mrs. Masters not being a nightmare stage mom. We discuss how much we’d love to see Watson’s financial statements to figure out just what kind of millionaire he is, how normal for Stoneybrook isn’t normal for the world, how little sense it makes that Jess, an 11 year-old, is beating out professional adult ballerinas to be cast in the corps in Swan Lake, how great podcasting is these days with so many perspectives that give everyone the level of deep diving into the subject matter, the detriment of each member of the BSC having that one “thing” that they automatically excel at, how the ghostwriter was just a little off for this one (in particular in how she had Claudia questioning whether the kids would prefer chocolate or coconut donuts), maximizers vs. satisfizers, the weird time vortex some of these books fall into, and the complete lack of weather accuracy in the teen shows of the 1990s.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"After the difficult subject matter of our last episode, Kate and Lauryn get a bit of a reprieve with a fluffy story about Stoneybrook’s collective obsession with stardom, Jessi’s audition process for the “practically off-off-Broadway” production of Swan Lake in Stamford, and the arrival of child star, Derek Masters. There’s bullying both of Derek and by Derek (spoiler alert – the superbrat is him, but not in the spoiled child star kind of way we predicted) and the BSC does what they can to ease Derek back into the “normal” world, helping him to make friends and then say goodbye to those friends with a surprise breakfast going away party when he books a TV movie and has to head back to LA. And Derek does what he can to support Jessi’s auditions for Swan Lake while also putting a bug in her ear about maybe switching to modeling and acting like he did. We revisit just how amazing Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey are and add some kudos for Mrs. Masters not being a nightmare stage mom. We discuss how much we’d love to see Watson’s financial statements to figure out just what kind of millionaire he is, how normal for Stoneybrook isn’t normal for the world, how little sense it makes that Jess, an 11 year-old, is beating out professional adult ballerinas to be cast in the corps in Swan Lake, how great podcasting is these days with so many perspectives that give everyone the level of deep diving into the subject matter, the detriment of each member of the BSC having that one “thing” that they automatically excel at, how the ghostwriter was just a little off for this one (in particular in how she had Claudia questioning whether the kids would prefer chocolate or coconut donuts), maximizers vs. satisfizers, the weird time vortex some of these books fall into, and the complete lack of weather accuracy in the teen shows of the 1990s.
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","summary":"After the difficult subject matter of our last episode, Kate and Lauryn get a bit of a reprieve with a fluffy story about Stoneybrook’s collective obsession with stardom, Jessi’s audition process for the “practically off-off-Broadway” production of Swan Lake in Stamford, and the arrival of child star, Derek Masters. There’s bullying both of Derek and by Derek (spoiler alert – the superbrat is him, but not in the spoiled child star kind of way we predicted) and the BSC does what they can to ease Derek back into the “normal” world, helping him to make friends and then say goodbye to those friends with a surprise breakfast going away party when he books a TV movie and has to head back to LA. And Derek does what he can to support Jessi’s auditions for Swan Lake while also putting a bug in her ear about maybe switching to modeling and acting like he did. We revisit just how amazing Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey are and add some kudos for Mrs. Masters not being a nightmare stage mom. We discuss how much we’d love to see Watson’s financial statements to figure out just what kind of millionaire he is, how normal for Stoneybrook isn’t normal for the world, how little sense it makes that Jess, an 11 year-old, is beating out professional adult ballerinas to be cast in the corps in Swan Lake, how great podcasting is these days with so many perspectives that give everyone the level of deep diving into the subject matter, the detriment of each member of the BSC having that one “thing” that they automatically excel at, how the ghostwriter was just a little off for this one (in particular in how she had Claudia questioning whether the kids would prefer chocolate or coconut donuts), maximizers vs. satisfizers, the weird time vortex some of these books fall into, and the complete lack of weather accuracy in the teen shows of the 1990s.","date_published":"2021-03-02T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/09ab31b3-8efd-4909-b249-25e3a7ff34ae.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":63498333,"duration_in_seconds":4535}]},{"id":"c7e2ef0a-a738-4648-9a8e-1ea0f6915d02","title":"Episode 026: Claudia and the Sad Good-bye.","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/026","content_text":"Well, we’ve reached the book we’ve been dreading since the beginning, knowing that eventually we’ll have to say goodbye to Mimi with the rest of the BSC, Claudia in particular. It was a tough book to come back to after a break for the holidays that we’d hoped would be a nice opportunity to reset after the shitshow that was 2020, made even more tough when an attempted coup and attack on the Capitol occurred about a week before recording. Kate and Lauryn ended up coming to this book from very different perspectives, due both to their own personal experiences with grief and this book and the proximity to January 6th in their reading. Join us for an in-depth conversation that tries not to wallow in the sadness and instead focus on just how great this book is overall, but especially in just how perfectly it provides for teachable moments and opportunities to learn about how to deal with death of a loved one, the death of a friend or acquaintance’s loved one, and how loss and the processing of grief looks different for every person. We also dive into the subplot with Corrie Addison and her awful parents (or maybe not so awful if we allow some grace for what they might be experience that we don’t see in the book?) and Claudia’s close relationship with Corrie where they both fill a space they’re currently missing (due to Mimi’s death and Corrie’s aforementioned awful parents). This includes comparing and contrasting with Mrs. Barrett in her introduction. We take some related and unrelated tangents (as usual) to discuss topics like Lurlene McDaniel YA novels, the implications of unexplained bruises, Dorianne’s name change, the importance of friendships being a two-way street with both parties on the same page, honoring people with art and reactions when people share personal work with you, how grateful we are for Generation BSC, an acknowledgement that sometimes you have to suffer for fashion, the continued problematic references to Emily Michelle, and Jamie’s adorable way of referring to the Shillaber twins – the “Very-lyn twins.”\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Well, we’ve reached the book we’ve been dreading since the beginning, knowing that eventually we’ll have to say goodbye to Mimi with the rest of the BSC, Claudia in particular. It was a tough book to come back to after a break for the holidays that we’d hoped would be a nice opportunity to reset after the shitshow that was 2020, made even more tough when an attempted coup and attack on the Capitol occurred about a week before recording. Kate and Lauryn ended up coming to this book from very different perspectives, due both to their own personal experiences with grief and this book and the proximity to January 6th in their reading. Join us for an in-depth conversation that tries not to wallow in the sadness and instead focus on just how great this book is overall, but especially in just how perfectly it provides for teachable moments and opportunities to learn about how to deal with death of a loved one, the death of a friend or acquaintance’s loved one, and how loss and the processing of grief looks different for every person. We also dive into the subplot with Corrie Addison and her awful parents (or maybe not so awful if we allow some grace for what they might be experience that we don’t see in the book?) and Claudia’s close relationship with Corrie where they both fill a space they’re currently missing (due to Mimi’s death and Corrie’s aforementioned awful parents). This includes comparing and contrasting with Mrs. Barrett in her introduction. We take some related and unrelated tangents (as usual) to discuss topics like Lurlene McDaniel YA novels, the implications of unexplained bruises, Dorianne’s name change, the importance of friendships being a two-way street with both parties on the same page, honoring people with art and reactions when people share personal work with you, how grateful we are for Generation BSC, an acknowledgement that sometimes you have to suffer for fashion, the continued problematic references to Emily Michelle, and Jamie’s adorable way of referring to the Shillaber twins – the “Very-lyn twins.”
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","summary":"Well, we’ve reached the book we’ve been dreading since the beginning, knowing that eventually we’ll have to say goodbye to Mimi with the rest of the BSC, Claudia in particular. It was a tough book to come back to after a break for the holidays that we’d hoped would be a nice opportunity to reset after the shitshow that was 2020, made even more tough when an attempted coup and attack on the Capitol occurred about a week before recording. Kate and Lauryn ended up coming to this book from very different perspectives, due both to their own personal experiences with grief and this book and the proximity to January 6th in their reading. Join us for an in-depth conversation that tries not to wallow in the sadness and instead focus on just how great this book is overall, but especially in just how perfectly it provides for teachable moments and opportunities to learn about how to deal with death of a loved one, the death of a friend or acquaintance’s loved one, and how loss and the processing of grief looks different for every person. We also dive into the subplot with Corrie Addison and her awful parents (or maybe not so awful if we allow some grace for what they might be experience that we don’t see in the book?) and Claudia’s close relationship with Corrie where they both fill a space they’re currently missing (due to Mimi’s death and Corrie’s aforementioned awful parents). This includes comparing and contrasting with Mrs. Barrett in her introduction. We take some related and unrelated tangents (as usual) to discuss topics like Lurlene McDaniel YA novels, the implications of unexplained bruises, Dorianne’s name change, the importance of friendships being a two-way street with both parties on the same page, honoring people with art and reactions when people share personal work with you, how grateful we are for Generation BSC, an acknowledgement that sometimes you have to suffer for fashion, the continued problematic references to Emily Michelle, and Jamie’s adorable way of referring to the Shillaber twins – the “Very-lyn twins.”","date_published":"2021-02-16T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/c7e2ef0a-a738-4648-9a8e-1ea0f6915d02.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":55800429,"duration_in_seconds":3985}]},{"id":"90b626e8-d858-43a5-a4ca-9cb8b0ed0847","title":"SS02: Baby-Sitters' Summer Vacation!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/ss02","content_text":"We’re back from our recent break with another super special, super long, super guest episode to discuss all things BSC and summer camp! Kate and Lauryn are joined by Alexandra Sommeillan to discuss the BSC’s two-week trip to a problematically named summer camp with about half of Stoneybrook. We first dive into Alexandra’s history with the BSC, her thoughts on representation with the changes to Dawn’s character for the Netflix series, her identification with Mary Anne, and get her opinions on Latinx representation in pop culture that really gets it right (particularly in Vida and One Day at a Time). Then we turn to the Super Special itself to discuss some of the more problematic aspects of the story, our ongoing disappointment in the series’ inability to give important subjects the “screentime” necessary to appropriately examine those subjects, identity and the importance of finding and knowing yourself, and the myriad maladies Stacey is afflicted with (beyond just the poison ivy of the show). And even with a guest, it wouldn’t be an episode of Generation BSC without some on- and off-topic tangents, including Oujia boards, LUV, the implications of “Christmassing,” whether or not Lake Erie is spooky, shared notebooks and journals, and (of course) summer camp in popular culture.\n\nFollow Alexandra!\nInstagram: @paperbackpastelitos\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"We’re back from our recent break with another super special, super long, super guest episode to discuss all things BSC and summer camp! Kate and Lauryn are joined by Alexandra Sommeillan to discuss the BSC’s two-week trip to a problematically named summer camp with about half of Stoneybrook. We first dive into Alexandra’s history with the BSC, her thoughts on representation with the changes to Dawn’s character for the Netflix series, her identification with Mary Anne, and get her opinions on Latinx representation in pop culture that really gets it right (particularly in Vida and One Day at a Time). Then we turn to the Super Special itself to discuss some of the more problematic aspects of the story, our ongoing disappointment in the series’ inability to give important subjects the “screentime” necessary to appropriately examine those subjects, identity and the importance of finding and knowing yourself, and the myriad maladies Stacey is afflicted with (beyond just the poison ivy of the show). And even with a guest, it wouldn’t be an episode of Generation BSC without some on- and off-topic tangents, including Oujia boards, LUV, the implications of “Christmassing,” whether or not Lake Erie is spooky, shared notebooks and journals, and (of course) summer camp in popular culture.
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","summary":"We’re back from our recent break with another super special, super long, super guest episode to discuss all things BSC and summer camp! Kate and Lauryn are joined by Alexandra Sommeillan to discuss the BSC’s two-week trip to a problematically named summer camp with about half of Stoneybrook. We first dive into Alexandra’s history with the BSC, her thoughts on representation with the changes to Dawn’s character for the Netflix series, her identification with Mary Anne, and get her opinions on Latinx representation in pop culture that really gets it right (particularly in Vida and One Day at a Time). Then we turn to the Super Special itself to discuss some of the more problematic aspects of the story, our ongoing disappointment in the series’ inability to give important subjects the “screentime” necessary to appropriately examine those subjects, identity and the importance of finding and knowing yourself, and the myriad maladies Stacey is afflicted with (beyond just the poison ivy of the show). And even with a guest, it wouldn’t be an episode of Generation BSC without some on- and off-topic tangents, including Oujia boards, LUV, the implications of “Christmassing,” whether or not Lake Erie is spooky, shared notebooks and journals, and (of course) summer camp in popular culture.","date_published":"2021-02-02T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/90b626e8-d858-43a5-a4ca-9cb8b0ed0847.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67472253,"duration_in_seconds":4819}]},{"id":"7116c8b7-e13f-4104-a8bd-895a9c08d91d","title":"Episode 025: Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/025","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn were excited to get back to a Mary Anne book, but end up a little frustrated by how out of character she and the rest of the BSC act throughout this book. Basically, Tigger goes missing because Mary Anne can’t be bothered to take him in the house and then she (and the BSC) vacillates between frantic and lackadaisical and not using logic before Mary Anne finally figures out that Logan’s sister, Kerry, had found Tigger and was keeping him as a secret pet in her closet. We take issue with Logan and dissect the fact that our fond feelings may be as a result of the repetitive positive commentary in each book and the fact that he doesn’t actually appear in person in many books in the series. It’s a book that could’ve been great, but just missed the mark and to avoid a total pile-on, we use some of the episode to talk about larger themes and ideas in the series as a whole, in particular focusing on the difference in how Claudia’s Japanese-American heritage is treated versus how the narrators in each book approach describing Jessi as Black and looking toward more opportunities to continue that conversation in the future. We also touch on some of the real pop culture referenced in the book, including A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Baby Island, and Millions of Cats, which leads to a general discussion of other pop culture we may have missed (Madeleine L’Engel and His Dark Materials) or that does or does not hold up today (Empire Records vs. Can’t Hardly Wait) and the joys of going into something with low expectations and ending up being pleasantly surprised. \n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn were excited to get back to a Mary Anne book, but end up a little frustrated by how out of character she and the rest of the BSC act throughout this book. Basically, Tigger goes missing because Mary Anne can’t be bothered to take him in the house and then she (and the BSC) vacillates between frantic and lackadaisical and not using logic before Mary Anne finally figures out that Logan’s sister, Kerry, had found Tigger and was keeping him as a secret pet in her closet. We take issue with Logan and dissect the fact that our fond feelings may be as a result of the repetitive positive commentary in each book and the fact that he doesn’t actually appear in person in many books in the series. It’s a book that could’ve been great, but just missed the mark and to avoid a total pile-on, we use some of the episode to talk about larger themes and ideas in the series as a whole, in particular focusing on the difference in how Claudia’s Japanese-American heritage is treated versus how the narrators in each book approach describing Jessi as Black and looking toward more opportunities to continue that conversation in the future. We also touch on some of the real pop culture referenced in the book, including A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Baby Island, and Millions of Cats, which leads to a general discussion of other pop culture we may have missed (Madeleine L’Engel and His Dark Materials) or that does or does not hold up today (Empire Records vs. Can’t Hardly Wait) and the joys of going into something with low expectations and ending up being pleasantly surprised.
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn were excited to get back to a Mary Anne book, but end up a little frustrated by how out of character she and the rest of the BSC act throughout this book. Basically, Tigger goes missing because Mary Anne can’t be bothered to take him in the house and then she (and the BSC) vacillates between frantic and lackadaisical and not using logic before Mary Anne finally figures out that Logan’s sister, Kerry, had found Tigger and was keeping him as a secret pet in her closet. We take issue with Logan and dissect the fact that our fond feelings may be as a result of the repetitive positive commentary in each book and the fact that he doesn’t actually appear in person in many books in the series. It’s a book that could’ve been great, but just missed the mark and to avoid a total pile-on, we use some of the episode to talk about larger themes and ideas in the series as a whole, in particular focusing on the difference in how Claudia’s Japanese-American heritage is treated versus how the narrators in each book approach describing Jessi as Black and looking toward more opportunities to continue that conversation in the future. We also touch on some of the real pop culture referenced in the book, including A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Baby Island, and Millions of Cats, which leads to a general discussion of other pop culture we may have missed (Madeleine L’Engel and His Dark Materials) or that does or does not hold up today (Empire Records vs. Can’t Hardly Wait) and the joys of going into something with low expectations and ending up being pleasantly surprised. ","date_published":"2020-12-01T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/7116c8b7-e13f-4104-a8bd-895a9c08d91d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":46625421,"duration_in_seconds":3330}]},{"id":"308ae47e-92c8-46bf-893d-49ff684f8e2d","title":"Episode 024: Kristy and the Mother's Day Surprise!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/024","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn kick off this episode with their excitement over Netflix’s renewal of The Baby-Sitters Club series for Season Two (and include some thoughts about potential plotlines and what we hope to see in the second season). Then circling back to the topic at hand, we discuss another pretty great book in the series that delves into what a family really is through Kristy’s examination of her family (which includes the BSC, but not her “real dad”) and the addition of a new sister, Emily Michelle. We discuss chosen families and found families vs. a family you’re born into and what that means generally and for both of us. We also get into the good and bad of Emily Michelle’s adoption and how it’s handled in this book (and how we wish it had done better as a teaching opportunity). We circle back to one of our favorite topics related to the series – the fact that each book feels like a conversation with a friend and how much we love the way that reinforces our love of these books – and include some asides related to Kristy’s interest in fashion, being childfree, how quietly radical these books really were for their time, that Kristy could be the next Elizabeth Holmes if she gave into some of her worst tendencies, nostalgia, and jellies shoes.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn kick off this episode with their excitement over Netflix’s renewal of The Baby-Sitters Club series for Season Two (and include some thoughts about potential plotlines and what we hope to see in the second season). Then circling back to the topic at hand, we discuss another pretty great book in the series that delves into what a family really is through Kristy’s examination of her family (which includes the BSC, but not her “real dad”) and the addition of a new sister, Emily Michelle. We discuss chosen families and found families vs. a family you’re born into and what that means generally and for both of us. We also get into the good and bad of Emily Michelle’s adoption and how it’s handled in this book (and how we wish it had done better as a teaching opportunity). We circle back to one of our favorite topics related to the series – the fact that each book feels like a conversation with a friend and how much we love the way that reinforces our love of these books – and include some asides related to Kristy’s interest in fashion, being childfree, how quietly radical these books really were for their time, that Kristy could be the next Elizabeth Holmes if she gave into some of her worst tendencies, nostalgia, and jellies shoes.
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn kick off this episode with their excitement over Netflix’s renewal of The Baby-Sitters Club series for Season Two (and include some thoughts about potential plotlines and what we hope to see in the second season). Then circling back to the topic at hand, we discuss another pretty great book in the series that delves into what a family really is through Kristy’s examination of her family (which includes the BSC, but not her “real dad”) and the addition of a new sister, Emily Michelle. We discuss chosen families and found families vs. a family you’re born into and what that means generally and for both of us. We also get into the good and bad of Emily Michelle’s adoption and how it’s handled in this book (and how we wish it had done better as a teaching opportunity). We circle back to one of our favorite topics related to the series – the fact that each book feels like a conversation with a friend and how much we love the way that reinforces our love of these books – and include some asides related to Kristy’s interest in fashion, being childfree, how quietly radical these books really were for their time, that Kristy could be the next Elizabeth Holmes if she gave into some of her worst tendencies, nostalgia, and jellies shoes.","date_published":"2020-11-17T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/308ae47e-92c8-46bf-893d-49ff684f8e2d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65035622,"duration_in_seconds":4064}]},{"id":"8936d334-0282-4c9d-9571-6612ca25386f","title":"Episode 023: Dawn on the Coast!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/023","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn recover from the frustrations they had in their last episode with a much more lighthearted discussion of Dawn on the Coast, where Dawn spends her (two-week?) Spring Break in California visiting her dad and Jeff. We have a fun discussion of the ins and outs of Dawn’s specific California and what “California” meant conceptually in the late 80s vs. now, while also diving into a deeper conversation on what “home” and “belonging” mean and the ultimate realization that you can look at it not as a choice between two places where a decision means a loss, but rather a win because you have two places you belong. It’s ultimately a fun preview of Super Special #5 (California Girls!) that includes thoughtful consideration of those themes. We also comment on how much we love some of those more special BSC-sitting charge connections (e.g., Dawn and Nicky Pike, which plays an important role here), Lauryn's obsession with Son-in-Law (and Carla Gugino), Ann M. Martin’s blessing of copycat babysitting clubs, the references to existing or made-up media throughout this book and the series, air travel of the past (complete with smoking vs. non-smoking seats), and the joys (or not) of ravioli and coleslaw as a meal.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn recover from the frustrations they had in their last episode with a much more lighthearted discussion of Dawn on the Coast, where Dawn spends her (two-week?) Spring Break in California visiting her dad and Jeff. We have a fun discussion of the ins and outs of Dawn’s specific California and what “California” meant conceptually in the late 80s vs. now, while also diving into a deeper conversation on what “home” and “belonging” mean and the ultimate realization that you can look at it not as a choice between two places where a decision means a loss, but rather a win because you have two places you belong. It’s ultimately a fun preview of Super Special #5 (California Girls!) that includes thoughtful consideration of those themes. We also comment on how much we love some of those more special BSC-sitting charge connections (e.g., Dawn and Nicky Pike, which plays an important role here), Lauryn's obsession with Son-in-Law (and Carla Gugino), Ann M. Martin’s blessing of copycat babysitting clubs, the references to existing or made-up media throughout this book and the series, air travel of the past (complete with smoking vs. non-smoking seats), and the joys (or not) of ravioli and coleslaw as a meal.
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn recover from the frustrations they had in their last episode with a much more lighthearted discussion of Dawn on the Coast, where Dawn spends her (two-week?) Spring Break in California visiting her dad and Jeff. We have a fun discussion of the ins and outs of Dawn’s specific California and what “California” meant conceptually in the late 80s vs. now, while also diving into a deeper conversation on what “home” and “belonging” mean and the ultimate realization that you can look at it not as a choice between two places where a decision means a loss, but rather a win because you have two places you belong. It’s ultimately a fun preview of Super Special #5 (California Girls!) that includes thoughtful consideration of those themes. We also comment on how much we love some of those more special BSC-sitting charge connections (e.g., Dawn and Nicky Pike, which plays an important role here), Lauryn's obsession with Son-in-Law (and Carla Gugino), Ann M. Martin’s blessing of copycat babysitting clubs, the references to existing or made-up media throughout this book and the series, air travel of the past (complete with smoking vs. non-smoking seats), and the joys (or not) of ravioli and coleslaw as a meal.","date_published":"2020-11-03T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/8936d334-0282-4c9d-9571-6612ca25386f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52832548,"duration_in_seconds":3302}]},{"id":"bef60e46-2174-4d3e-baa7-b2ff32bed08c","title":"Episode 022: Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/022","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn attempt to dive into a conversation on Jessi’s second book where “having a pet” is the obsession du jour, but find themselves discussing an uncomfortably timed election (and seemingly out of nowhere) subplot where Kristy acts uncharacteristically despotic and controlling. What we expected to be mostly a fun light discussion of Jessi’s pet-sitting antics (which, don’t worry, there’s that too) initially kicks off with an examination of our disappointment in the mischaracterization of most of our girls and in the use of this storyline in a book where the narrator isn’t able to shed any real light on the driving concerns or lessons to be learned (as could have been accomplished with the same storyline in a Kristy or Mary Anne book). We do manage to get into the ridiculousness of an eleven year-old pet-sitting for an excessive number of animals for over a week (with both weekends) and dissect the best names chosen by the Mancusis for their menagerie. And it wouldn’t be an episode of Generation BSC without some semi-on- and off-topic tangents like childhood pet situations, family vacations during school, bad apple teachers, best friendship, timeline wonkiness, and (of course) Kristy’s Mystery Admirer.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn attempt to dive into a conversation on Jessi’s second book where “having a pet” is the obsession du jour, but find themselves discussing an uncomfortably timed election (and seemingly out of nowhere) subplot where Kristy acts uncharacteristically despotic and controlling. What we expected to be mostly a fun light discussion of Jessi’s pet-sitting antics (which, don’t worry, there’s that too) initially kicks off with an examination of our disappointment in the mischaracterization of most of our girls and in the use of this storyline in a book where the narrator isn’t able to shed any real light on the driving concerns or lessons to be learned (as could have been accomplished with the same storyline in a Kristy or Mary Anne book). We do manage to get into the ridiculousness of an eleven year-old pet-sitting for an excessive number of animals for over a week (with both weekends) and dissect the best names chosen by the Mancusis for their menagerie. And it wouldn’t be an episode of Generation BSC without some semi-on- and off-topic tangents like childhood pet situations, family vacations during school, bad apple teachers, best friendship, timeline wonkiness, and (of course) Kristy’s Mystery Admirer.
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","summary":" Kate and Lauryn attempt to dive into a conversation on Jessi’s second book where “having a pet” is the obsession du jour, but find themselves discussing an uncomfortably timed election (and seemingly out of nowhere) subplot where Kristy acts uncharacteristically despotic and controlling. What we expected to be mostly a fun light discussion of Jessi’s pet-sitting antics (which, don’t worry, there’s that too) initially kicks off with an examination of our disappointment in the mischaracterization of most of our girls and in the use of this storyline in a book where the narrator isn’t able to shed any real light on the driving concerns or lessons to be learned (as could have been accomplished with the same storyline in a Kristy or Mary Anne book). We do manage to get into the ridiculousness of an eleven year-old pet-sitting for an excessive number of animals for over a week (with both weekends) and dissect the best names chosen by the Mancusis for their menagerie. And it wouldn’t be an episode of Generation BSC without some semi-on- and off-topic tangents like childhood pet situations, family vacations during school, bad apple teachers, best friendship, timeline wonkiness, and (of course) Kristy’s Mystery Admirer.","date_published":"2020-10-20T09:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/bef60e46-2174-4d3e-baa7-b2ff32bed08c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":83321126,"duration_in_seconds":3471}]},{"id":"e27bb1b0-0728-4520-9c84-9490308c0220","title":"Episode 021: Mallory and the Trouble With Twins!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/021","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn are back to basics and regularly-scheduled programming with their discussion of Mallory and the troublesome, terrorizing twins – Marilyn and Carolyn Arnold. Despite the trouble and terror, it’s a light book to ease everyone back into the regular series discussion. Mallory has some significant plot ignorance that causes her to completely forget that her identical triplet brothers are different people with distinct personalities until it makes sense for her to remember in time to have the realization that maybe the twins are also different people with distinct personalities who don’t want to be dressed in identical infantilizing outfits with identical lives. We cut Mallory some slack since the story called for it and she brings it around in giving Marilyn and Carolyn the opportunity to realize and act on their own agency. And Mallory is even inspired by them to do the same for herself – with respect to ear-piercing and hair-cutting. Yep, it’s the one with the obsession with twinning and piercing, as multiple charges dress identically for fun and the BSC goes “malling” to get a total of nine holes pierced. We discuss how the new BSC series has or has not impacted our reading, the movie versions of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings being the definitive versions of each, and our own feelings and experiences on twinning and ear-piercing before taking a more on-topic tangent than you might expect into influencer culture and children’s rights to consent or object to their parents’ (or others’) posting of them on social media. And as always, we remind ourselves just how great Mallory is along with how much we appreciate Ann M. Martin for the care and thought she puts into writing each of these books and capturing each girl’s distinct voice and personality.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn are back to basics and regularly-scheduled programming with their discussion of Mallory and the troublesome, terrorizing twins – Marilyn and Carolyn Arnold. Despite the trouble and terror, it’s a light book to ease everyone back into the regular series discussion. Mallory has some significant plot ignorance that causes her to completely forget that her identical triplet brothers are different people with distinct personalities until it makes sense for her to remember in time to have the realization that maybe the twins are also different people with distinct personalities who don’t want to be dressed in identical infantilizing outfits with identical lives. We cut Mallory some slack since the story called for it and she brings it around in giving Marilyn and Carolyn the opportunity to realize and act on their own agency. And Mallory is even inspired by them to do the same for herself – with respect to ear-piercing and hair-cutting. Yep, it’s the one with the obsession with twinning and piercing, as multiple charges dress identically for fun and the BSC goes “malling” to get a total of nine holes pierced. We discuss how the new BSC series has or has not impacted our reading, the movie versions of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings being the definitive versions of each, and our own feelings and experiences on twinning and ear-piercing before taking a more on-topic tangent than you might expect into influencer culture and children’s rights to consent or object to their parents’ (or others’) posting of them on social media. And as always, we remind ourselves just how great Mallory is along with how much we appreciate Ann M. Martin for the care and thought she puts into writing each of these books and capturing each girl’s distinct voice and personality.
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn are back to basics and regularly-scheduled programming with their discussion of Mallory and the troublesome, terrorizing twins – Marilyn and Carolyn Arnold. Despite the trouble and terror, it’s a light book to ease everyone back into the regular series discussion. Mallory has some significant plot ignorance that causes her to completely forget that her identical triplet brothers are different people with distinct personalities until it makes sense for her to remember in time to have the realization that maybe the twins are also different people with distinct personalities who don’t want to be dressed in identical infantilizing outfits with identical lives. We cut Mallory some slack since the story called for it and she brings it around in giving Marilyn and Carolyn the opportunity to realize and act on their own agency. And Mallory is even inspired by them to do the same for herself – with respect to ear-piercing and hair-cutting. Yep, it’s the one with the obsession with twinning and piercing, as multiple charges dress identically for fun and the BSC goes “malling” to get a total of nine holes pierced. We discuss how the new BSC series has or has not impacted our reading, the movie versions of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings being the definitive versions of each, and our own feelings and experiences on twinning and ear-piercing before taking a more on-topic tangent than you might expect into influencer culture and children’s rights to consent or object to their parents’ (or others’) posting of them on social media. And as always, we remind ourselves just how great Mallory is along with how much we appreciate Ann M. Martin for the care and thought she puts into writing each of these books and capturing each girl’s distinct voice and personality.","date_published":"2020-10-06T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/e27bb1b0-0728-4520-9c84-9490308c0220.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":74931268,"duration_in_seconds":3746}]},{"id":"d807f158-c0d6-4623-b933-c0fbba5cdb33","title":"EM015: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season One, Episodes Nine & Ten: Hello, Camp Moosehead!!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em015","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn round out their Netflix mini-series with a one-part discussion of the two-part finale of season one! It's our conversation about episodes eight and nine - Hello, Camp Moosehead!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn round out their Netflix mini-series with a one-part discussion of the two-part finale of season one! It's our conversation about episodes eight and nine - Hello, Camp Moosehead!
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn round out their Netflix mini-series with a one-part discussion of the two-part finale of season one! It's our conversation about episodes eight and nine - Hello, Camp Moosehead!","date_published":"2020-09-15T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/d807f158-c0d6-4623-b933-c0fbba5cdb33.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57355622,"duration_in_seconds":3584}]},{"id":"2c78f727-07d9-4a21-9431-68dd468b3dec","title":"EM014: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season One, Episode Eight: Kristy's Big Day!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em014","content_text":"The Netflix mini-series continues with Kate and Lauryn’s discussion of Kristy’s Big Day, episode eight of the first season. Edie and Watson’s wedding has arrived and we end up with mixed feelings about this one. In particular, we discuss missing the large-scale babysitting job and last-minute DIY nature of the wedding in the book, the overly fancy and “done” nature of the wedding in the show, and the significant issues related to money and expectations – Watson’s lack of focus or care about spending it and the implications on the family as a whole, Edie’s focus of her concerns about Watson’s spending solely on Kristy, and Edie’s reaffirming that she expects more of Kristy (not to mention that this is because Kristy’s her favorite). Notwithstanding some of our concerns, we, of course, express our great love for Karen, Morbidda Destiny, and Marc Evan Jackson. We take an on-topic tangent to discuss appropriation related to the practices of Aunt Esme and her share circle and a broader approach to spirituality and related practices. And of course the episode wouldn’t be complete without a conversation about all the wedding fashion (and Kristy’s very on brand SECOND grey sweatsuit). \n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"The Netflix mini-series continues with Kate and Lauryn’s discussion of Kristy’s Big Day, episode eight of the first season. Edie and Watson’s wedding has arrived and we end up with mixed feelings about this one. In particular, we discuss missing the large-scale babysitting job and last-minute DIY nature of the wedding in the book, the overly fancy and “done” nature of the wedding in the show, and the significant issues related to money and expectations – Watson’s lack of focus or care about spending it and the implications on the family as a whole, Edie’s focus of her concerns about Watson’s spending solely on Kristy, and Edie’s reaffirming that she expects more of Kristy (not to mention that this is because Kristy’s her favorite). Notwithstanding some of our concerns, we, of course, express our great love for Karen, Morbidda Destiny, and Marc Evan Jackson. We take an on-topic tangent to discuss appropriation related to the practices of Aunt Esme and her share circle and a broader approach to spirituality and related practices. And of course the episode wouldn’t be complete without a conversation about all the wedding fashion (and Kristy’s very on brand SECOND grey sweatsuit).
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","summary":"The Netflix mini-series continues with Kate and Lauryn’s discussion of Kristy’s Big Day, episode eight of the first season. Edie and Watson’s wedding has arrived and we end up with mixed feelings about this one. In particular, we discuss missing the large-scale babysitting job and last-minute DIY nature of the wedding in the book, the overly fancy and “done” nature of the wedding in the show, and the significant issues related to money and expectations – Watson’s lack of focus or care about spending it and the implications on the family as a whole, Edie’s focus of her concerns about Watson’s spending solely on Kristy, and Edie’s reaffirming that she expects more of Kristy (not to mention that this is because Kristy’s her favorite). Notwithstanding some of our concerns, we, of course, express our great love for Karen, Morbidda Destiny, and Marc Evan Jackson. We take an on-topic tangent to discuss appropriation related to the practices of Aunt Esme and her share circle and a broader approach to spirituality and related practices. And of course the episode wouldn’t be complete without a conversation about all the wedding fashion (and Kristy’s very on brand SECOND grey sweatsuit). ","date_published":"2020-09-08T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/2c78f727-07d9-4a21-9431-68dd468b3dec.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38738047,"duration_in_seconds":2420}]},{"id":"50111f52-9f22-4fba-94f5-f3b1db96c79b","title":"EM013: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season One, Episode Seven: Boy-Crazy Stacey!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em013","content_text":"The mini-series conversation on the Netflix series continues with Kate and Lauryn's discussion of episode eight of the first season - Boy-Crazy Stacey!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"The mini-series conversation on the Netflix series continues with Kate and Lauryn's discussion of episode eight of the first season - Boy-Crazy Stacey!
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","summary":"The mini-series conversation on the Netflix series continues with Kate and Lauryn's discussion of episode eight of the first season - Boy-Crazy Stacey!","date_published":"2020-09-01T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/50111f52-9f22-4fba-94f5-f3b1db96c79b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24043438,"duration_in_seconds":3004}]},{"id":"0b3439d0-827c-4bd2-9c0d-5460f513612b","title":"EM012: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season One, Episode Six: Claudia and Mean Janine!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em012","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn keep up the mini-series discussion about the Netflix series with a conversation about episode six of season one, Claudia and Mean Janine, and also delve a little deeper into The Claudia Kishi Club.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn keep up the mini-series discussion about the Netflix series with a conversation about episode six of season one, Claudia and Mean Janine, and also delve a little deeper into The Claudia Kishi Club.
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn keep up the mini-series discussion about the Netflix series with a conversation about episode six of season one, Claudia and Mean Janine, and also delve a little deeper into The Claudia Kishi Club.","date_published":"2020-08-25T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/0b3439d0-827c-4bd2-9c0d-5460f513612b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28049786,"duration_in_seconds":3505}]},{"id":"157caa8e-a89b-4994-8d3f-b9b8814e927b","title":"EM011: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season One, Episode Five: Dawn and the Impossible Three!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em011","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn’s Netflix discussion continues this week with a conversation about Dawn and the Impossible Three, the fifth episode of the first season. It’s another episode that stays pretty true to the plot of the book on which it’s based with an in-depth look at who Dawn is, why she (and her mom) came to Stoneybrook, and just how much she’s willing to do to get into the Baby-Sitters Club. We focus on the various father-child (mostly daughter) relationships that are covered, compared, and contrasted throughout this episode – focusing in particular on the differences between Dawn’s and Kristy’s relationships with their respective dads. Those differing relationships bring things to a head in Dawn and Kristy’s relationship, with Dawn doing what she does best and helping Kristy get to the heart of why she’s upset and lashing out. In examining how Kristy and Dawn interact throughout this episode, we confirm just how much we love the relationship between these characters and again gush about how much we love Dawn. We touch on the ridiculousness of the girls calling all parents in their lives (clients and otherwise) by their first names, narrative fake-outs, crystals, and how disgusting it is in TV and movies when people put their shoes on beds, couches, and coffee tables without a care in the world.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn’s Netflix discussion continues this week with a conversation about Dawn and the Impossible Three, the fifth episode of the first season. It’s another episode that stays pretty true to the plot of the book on which it’s based with an in-depth look at who Dawn is, why she (and her mom) came to Stoneybrook, and just how much she’s willing to do to get into the Baby-Sitters Club. We focus on the various father-child (mostly daughter) relationships that are covered, compared, and contrasted throughout this episode – focusing in particular on the differences between Dawn’s and Kristy’s relationships with their respective dads. Those differing relationships bring things to a head in Dawn and Kristy’s relationship, with Dawn doing what she does best and helping Kristy get to the heart of why she’s upset and lashing out. In examining how Kristy and Dawn interact throughout this episode, we confirm just how much we love the relationship between these characters and again gush about how much we love Dawn. We touch on the ridiculousness of the girls calling all parents in their lives (clients and otherwise) by their first names, narrative fake-outs, crystals, and how disgusting it is in TV and movies when people put their shoes on beds, couches, and coffee tables without a care in the world.
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn’s Netflix discussion continues this week with a conversation about Dawn and the Impossible Three, the fifth episode of the first season. It’s another episode that stays pretty true to the plot of the book on which it’s based with an in-depth look at who Dawn is, why she (and her mom) came to Stoneybrook, and just how much she’s willing to do to get into the Baby-Sitters Club. We focus on the various father-child (mostly daughter) relationships that are covered, compared, and contrasted throughout this episode – focusing in particular on the differences between Dawn’s and Kristy’s relationships with their respective dads. Those differing relationships bring things to a head in Dawn and Kristy’s relationship, with Dawn doing what she does best and helping Kristy get to the heart of why she’s upset and lashing out. In examining how Kristy and Dawn interact throughout this episode, we confirm just how much we love the relationship between these characters and again gush about how much we love Dawn. We touch on the ridiculousness of the girls calling all parents in their lives (clients and otherwise) by their first names, narrative fake-outs, crystals, and how disgusting it is in TV and movies when people put their shoes on beds, couches, and coffee tables without a care in the world.","date_published":"2020-08-18T12:30:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/157caa8e-a89b-4994-8d3f-b9b8814e927b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19442543,"duration_in_seconds":2429}]},{"id":"aa2f21a6-9456-44f1-b584-5137e6981e9e","title":"EM010: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season One, Episode Four: Mary Anne Saves the Day!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em010","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn jump back into the episode-specific discussions for the summer mini-series to discuss episode four of the Netflix series, Mary Anne Saves the Day. The show does a good job again of hewing close to the plotline of the book of the same name, with some great updates. For example, while a 1980s babysitter might successfully evidence her maturity solely be staying calm and calling 911, a 2020s babysitter needs to do more to take agency and find her voice. Here, Mary Anne shows her maturity in standing up for and speaking on behalf of Bailey, the trans girl she’s babysitting. We go back and forth on the pros and cons of Bailey’s storyline here, ultimately coming down on the positive side – appreciating in particular that Bailey being trans isn’t presented as a “thing” for Mary Anne to learn about and get comfortable with, rather that Mary Anne is presented the opportunity to speak up for Bailey when she can’t after the medical professionals misgender her. We talk about the fight the girls have (which is focused solely on Mary Anne, rather than being a collective fight as in the book), Dawn’s introduction, ongoing awesomeness, and status as an over-sharer, the reimagining of Dawn and her mom and the greater implications of the change in their race and the dropping of Jeff as a character. We also touch on Claudia’s plaid Clueless homage, chairs with hidden candy-stashing compartments, the “Mary Anne is a Boss” playlist and its greater implications, and the fantastic sequin content of Bailey’s wardrobe and agree to disagree on just what the definition of a “meet cute” is.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn jump back into the episode-specific discussions for the summer mini-series to discuss episode four of the Netflix series, Mary Anne Saves the Day. The show does a good job again of hewing close to the plotline of the book of the same name, with some great updates. For example, while a 1980s babysitter might successfully evidence her maturity solely be staying calm and calling 911, a 2020s babysitter needs to do more to take agency and find her voice. Here, Mary Anne shows her maturity in standing up for and speaking on behalf of Bailey, the trans girl she’s babysitting. We go back and forth on the pros and cons of Bailey’s storyline here, ultimately coming down on the positive side – appreciating in particular that Bailey being trans isn’t presented as a “thing” for Mary Anne to learn about and get comfortable with, rather that Mary Anne is presented the opportunity to speak up for Bailey when she can’t after the medical professionals misgender her. We talk about the fight the girls have (which is focused solely on Mary Anne, rather than being a collective fight as in the book), Dawn’s introduction, ongoing awesomeness, and status as an over-sharer, the reimagining of Dawn and her mom and the greater implications of the change in their race and the dropping of Jeff as a character. We also touch on Claudia’s plaid Clueless homage, chairs with hidden candy-stashing compartments, the “Mary Anne is a Boss” playlist and its greater implications, and the fantastic sequin content of Bailey’s wardrobe and agree to disagree on just what the definition of a “meet cute” is.
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn jump back into the episode-specific discussions for the summer mini-series to discuss episode four of the Netflix series, Mary Anne Saves the Day. The show does a good job again of hewing close to the plotline of the book of the same name, with some great updates. For example, while a 1980s babysitter might successfully evidence her maturity solely be staying calm and calling 911, a 2020s babysitter needs to do more to take agency and find her voice. Here, Mary Anne shows her maturity in standing up for and speaking on behalf of Bailey, the trans girl she’s babysitting. We go back and forth on the pros and cons of Bailey’s storyline here, ultimately coming down on the positive side – appreciating in particular that Bailey being trans isn’t presented as a “thing” for Mary Anne to learn about and get comfortable with, rather that Mary Anne is presented the opportunity to speak up for Bailey when she can’t after the medical professionals misgender her. We talk about the fight the girls have (which is focused solely on Mary Anne, rather than being a collective fight as in the book), Dawn’s introduction, ongoing awesomeness, and status as an over-sharer, the reimagining of Dawn and her mom and the greater implications of the change in their race and the dropping of Jeff as a character. We also touch on Claudia’s plaid Clueless homage, chairs with hidden candy-stashing compartments, the “Mary Anne is a Boss” playlist and its greater implications, and the fantastic sequin content of Bailey’s wardrobe and agree to disagree on just what the definition of a “meet cute” is.","date_published":"2020-08-11T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/aa2f21a6-9456-44f1-b584-5137e6981e9e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19442543,"duration_in_seconds":2429}]},{"id":"0a47704f-51de-4c21-9f07-fbd0f829489f","title":"EM009: Emergency Meeting - A Conversation with Anna Nguyen re: The Claudia Kishi Club and the Netflix Series!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em009","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn are joined this week by Anna Nguyen, a PhD student in rhetoric and composition who also uses her Instagram (@whatwouldclaudiawear) to document her own sartorial choices and meta-literary commentary on the Baby-Sitters Club. We discuss Sue Ding’s documentary, The Claudia Kishi Club, and the Netflix series generally and touch on some specifics from the book series as well. In our discussion, we examine the model minority myth and the othering of Claudia in descriptions related to such myth. Anna notes that the legacy of Claudia for Asian Americans is largely positive and shares her concerns on why she feels differently. In doing so, she unpacks the significance of identity categorizations and the tendency to universalize experiences in monolithic ways. We dive into the cultural impact of the new Netflix series, the general reception and reactions since its release, and why we (as a culture) might not be viewing it as critically as we watch and discuss. The concepts of “white excellence,” the “white savior complex,” and “black shows” vs. “white shows about black characters” come up in our discussion of the series and the books themselves when we deconstruct Kristy’s characterization in particular, including a discussion of how changing the race of some of the characters for the show had broader implications in the interpersonal reactions. We round out the conversation with an examination of the opportunities in our future discussions related to socioeconomic issues, racism, and the use of Native American imagery and names.\n\nOne small correction: In a reference to the problematic Asian character in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Anna mentions Mickey Rourke as the actor in that role. Mickey Rooney appeared in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. \n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn are joined this week by Anna Nguyen, a PhD student in rhetoric and composition who also uses her Instagram (@whatwouldclaudiawear) to document her own sartorial choices and meta-literary commentary on the Baby-Sitters Club. We discuss Sue Ding’s documentary, The Claudia Kishi Club, and the Netflix series generally and touch on some specifics from the book series as well. In our discussion, we examine the model minority myth and the othering of Claudia in descriptions related to such myth. Anna notes that the legacy of Claudia for Asian Americans is largely positive and shares her concerns on why she feels differently. In doing so, she unpacks the significance of identity categorizations and the tendency to universalize experiences in monolithic ways. We dive into the cultural impact of the new Netflix series, the general reception and reactions since its release, and why we (as a culture) might not be viewing it as critically as we watch and discuss. The concepts of “white excellence,” the “white savior complex,” and “black shows” vs. “white shows about black characters” come up in our discussion of the series and the books themselves when we deconstruct Kristy’s characterization in particular, including a discussion of how changing the race of some of the characters for the show had broader implications in the interpersonal reactions. We round out the conversation with an examination of the opportunities in our future discussions related to socioeconomic issues, racism, and the use of Native American imagery and names.
\n\nOne small correction: In a reference to the problematic Asian character in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Anna mentions Mickey Rourke as the actor in that role. Mickey Rooney appeared in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn are joined this week by Anna Nguyen, a PhD student in rhetoric and composition who also uses her Instagram (@whatwouldclaudiawear) to document her own sartorial choices and meta-literary commentary on the Baby-Sitters Club. We discuss Sue Ding’s documentary, The Claudia Kishi Club, and the Netflix series generally and touch on some specifics from the book series as well. In our discussion, we examine the model minority myth and the othering of Claudia in descriptions related to such myth. Anna notes that the legacy of Claudia for Asian Americans is largely positive and shares her concerns on why she feels differently. In doing so, she unpacks the significance of identity categorizations and the tendency to universalize experiences in monolithic ways. We dive into the cultural impact of the new Netflix series, the general reception and reactions since its release, and why we (as a culture) might not be viewing it as critically as we watch and discuss. The concepts of “white excellence,” the “white savior complex,” and “black shows” vs. “white shows about black characters” come up in our discussion of the series and the books themselves when we deconstruct Kristy’s characterization in particular, including a discussion of how changing the race of some of the characters for the show had broader implications in the interpersonal reactions. We round out the conversation with an examination of the opportunities in our future discussions related to socioeconomic issues, racism, and the use of Native American imagery and names.\r\n\r\nOne small correction: In a reference to the problematic Asian character in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Anna mentions Mickey Rourke as the actor in that role. Mickey Rooney appeared in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. ","date_published":"2020-08-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/0a47704f-51de-4c21-9f07-fbd0f829489f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26658817,"duration_in_seconds":3331}]},{"id":"93e56767-d4f7-4804-8bec-3be6161467b9","title":"EM008: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season One, Episode Three: The Truth About Stacey!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em008","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn continue their summer mini-series and discuss The Truth About Stacey, episode three of the Netflix series. Conceptually, this episode sticks pretty close to the book, with the (thankfully) dropped miracle cure/quack doctor aspect, due in large part to our greater understanding of Type 1 Diabetes in children. The issues with Stacey’s parents now arise from their misunderstood concern about protecting Stacey, which Stacey reads as embarrassment and internalizes. The Baby-Sitters Agency is reimagined as a high school-aged group with significantly more business and marketing savvy, but with the same disdain for actually being good babysitters, run by Lacy Lewis, a Disney Channel series level mean girl who turns the villainy up to 11 when she releases a video of Stacey going into diabetic shock. We use this episode to praise the creators of the series for taking the opportunity to make the parents (in particular in this episode, the McGills) into more fully-formed and real-feeling characters (and Kate takes the opportunity for a cilantro-based analogy that maybe works?). We praise Sam for putting in words the problem with using “Club” in their name, but come to realize through discussion that the BSC really is a club, despite also being a business. We discuss some of the highs and lows of updates and representation in the show versus the books and recognize that there is a lot more to discuss on those aspects as we continue through our mini-series. And as always, we wrap up our discussion with a conversation about fashion, with a primary focus on Stacey and Claudia here and where Lauryn succinctly states that Claudia is fashion and Stacey is more ready-to-wear (and we say that with love).\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn continue their summer mini-series and discuss The Truth About Stacey, episode three of the Netflix series. Conceptually, this episode sticks pretty close to the book, with the (thankfully) dropped miracle cure/quack doctor aspect, due in large part to our greater understanding of Type 1 Diabetes in children. The issues with Stacey’s parents now arise from their misunderstood concern about protecting Stacey, which Stacey reads as embarrassment and internalizes. The Baby-Sitters Agency is reimagined as a high school-aged group with significantly more business and marketing savvy, but with the same disdain for actually being good babysitters, run by Lacy Lewis, a Disney Channel series level mean girl who turns the villainy up to 11 when she releases a video of Stacey going into diabetic shock. We use this episode to praise the creators of the series for taking the opportunity to make the parents (in particular in this episode, the McGills) into more fully-formed and real-feeling characters (and Kate takes the opportunity for a cilantro-based analogy that maybe works?). We praise Sam for putting in words the problem with using “Club” in their name, but come to realize through discussion that the BSC really is a club, despite also being a business. We discuss some of the highs and lows of updates and representation in the show versus the books and recognize that there is a lot more to discuss on those aspects as we continue through our mini-series. And as always, we wrap up our discussion with a conversation about fashion, with a primary focus on Stacey and Claudia here and where Lauryn succinctly states that Claudia is fashion and Stacey is more ready-to-wear (and we say that with love).
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Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"Kate and Lauryn continue their summer mini-series and discuss The Truth About Stacey, episode three of the Netflix series. Conceptually, this episode sticks pretty close to the book, with the (thankfully) dropped miracle cure/quack doctor aspect, due in large part to our greater understanding of Type 1 Diabetes in children. The issues with Stacey’s parents now arise from their misunderstood concern about protecting Stacey, which Stacey reads as embarrassment and internalizes. The Baby-Sitters Agency is reimagined as a high school-aged group with significantly more business and marketing savvy, but with the same disdain for actually being good babysitters, run by Lacy Lewis, a Disney Channel series level mean girl who turns the villainy up to 11 when she releases a video of Stacey going into diabetic shock. We use this episode to praise the creators of the series for taking the opportunity to make the parents (in particular in this episode, the McGills) into more fully-formed and real-feeling characters (and Kate takes the opportunity for a cilantro-based analogy that maybe works?). We praise Sam for putting in words the problem with using “Club” in their name, but come to realize through discussion that the BSC really is a club, despite also being a business. We discuss some of the highs and lows of updates and representation in the show versus the books and recognize that there is a lot more to discuss on those aspects as we continue through our mini-series. And as always, we wrap up our discussion with a conversation about fashion, with a primary focus on Stacey and Claudia here and where Lauryn succinctly states that Claudia is fashion and Stacey is more ready-to-wear (and we say that with love).","date_published":"2020-07-28T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/93e56767-d4f7-4804-8bec-3be6161467b9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21368499,"duration_in_seconds":2670}]},{"id":"e158bbb1-ffd8-4c19-8c0b-5e030e8b1744","title":"EM007: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season One, Episode Two: Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em007","content_text":"The Emergency Meetings continue with Kate and Lauryn’s discussion of Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls, episode two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. Despite the title and general concepts being the same as the second book in the main series, we note that the Phantom Caller concept has been significantly modified and the related Phantom Phone Calls from Trevor Sandbourne and Alan Gray are non-existent. We discuss how this makes sense, but the shoehorning in of the Phantom Caller metaphor to retain that reference to the original leaves us a little disappointed with that aspect, while loving the episode as a whole. We get our introduction to Richard Spier in one of several nods to horror movies (and a clear indication of just how big a drama king he is). Parent/child relationships, expectations, and lack of communication are the big theme in this book, which we explore through our discussion of the Kishi parents with both Claudia and Janine and Kristy with Liz (also known forever to us as Edie) and Watson. Karen Brewer makes her first significant appearance and we are here for it. Her spooky energy is everything we didn’t know we needed. We touch on how great this show is at fleshing out these characters and showing their motivations when they do things that might otherwise seem out of character, how well it justifies original plot points despite updates to technology, Nancy Meyers kitchen porn, Mary Anne’s opportunity to be clever despite the lack of early warning system necessities, just what soigné actually means, and how the costumes chosen by Claudia and Stacey are so indicative of who they are.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"The Emergency Meetings continue with Kate and Lauryn’s discussion of Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls, episode two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. Despite the title and general concepts being the same as the second book in the main series, we note that the Phantom Caller concept has been significantly modified and the related Phantom Phone Calls from Trevor Sandbourne and Alan Gray are non-existent. We discuss how this makes sense, but the shoehorning in of the Phantom Caller metaphor to retain that reference to the original leaves us a little disappointed with that aspect, while loving the episode as a whole. We get our introduction to Richard Spier in one of several nods to horror movies (and a clear indication of just how big a drama king he is). Parent/child relationships, expectations, and lack of communication are the big theme in this book, which we explore through our discussion of the Kishi parents with both Claudia and Janine and Kristy with Liz (also known forever to us as Edie) and Watson. Karen Brewer makes her first significant appearance and we are here for it. Her spooky energy is everything we didn’t know we needed. We touch on how great this show is at fleshing out these characters and showing their motivations when they do things that might otherwise seem out of character, how well it justifies original plot points despite updates to technology, Nancy Meyers kitchen porn, Mary Anne’s opportunity to be clever despite the lack of early warning system necessities, just what soigné actually means, and how the costumes chosen by Claudia and Stacey are so indicative of who they are.
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","summary":"The Emergency Meetings continue with Kate and Lauryn’s discussion of Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls, episode two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. Despite the title and general concepts being the same as the second book in the main series, we note that the Phantom Caller concept has been significantly modified and the related Phantom Phone Calls from Trevor Sandbourne and Alan Gray are non-existent. We discuss how this makes sense, but the shoehorning in of the Phantom Caller metaphor to retain that reference to the original leaves us a little disappointed with that aspect, while loving the episode as a whole. We get our introduction to Richard Spier in one of several nods to horror movies (and a clear indication of just how big a drama king he is). Parent/child relationships, expectations, and lack of communication are the big theme in this book, which we explore through our discussion of the Kishi parents with both Claudia and Janine and Kristy with Liz (also known forever to us as Edie) and Watson. Karen Brewer makes her first significant appearance and we are here for it. Her spooky energy is everything we didn’t know we needed. We touch on how great this show is at fleshing out these characters and showing their motivations when they do things that might otherwise seem out of character, how well it justifies original plot points despite updates to technology, Nancy Meyers kitchen porn, Mary Anne’s opportunity to be clever despite the lack of early warning system necessities, just what soigné actually means, and how the costumes chosen by Claudia and Stacey are so indicative of who they are.","date_published":"2020-07-21T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/e158bbb1-ffd8-4c19-8c0b-5e030e8b1744.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18982997,"duration_in_seconds":2372}]},{"id":"c75d88d9-98ba-48aa-b23c-0635bc5c5200","title":"EM006: Emergency Meeting - Netflix Season One, Episode One: Kristy’s Great Idea!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em006","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn are back with the first Emergency Meeting episode in their summer mini-series to discuss the (hopefully first) season of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix! It’s a revisiting of Kristy’s Great Idea, updated to modern day. We discuss how the themes of the episode compare with those of the book it’s based on and find that this one sticks pretty close in spirit, if not in actual plot. There’s a fun montage of Edie trying to find a babysitter that we feel does a great job of justifying why the BSC would be useful and needed even with all the technology we have available today. We touch on how great it is that the kids on the show actually look like kids and discuss how perfectly cast everyone seems to be (with the caveat that there will be further discussions of potentially problematic casting when it comes to Jessi). We laugh at the fact that there is an actual “Danny Tanner Moment,” while appreciating that the show does a great job of turning it into a conversation rather than a parental soliloquy. We absolutely love of Watson and his inclusion in this episode in very integral ways that give us the foundation for his relationship with Kristy we were lamenting not being able to see when we discussed Kristy and the Walking Disaster. Edie’s parenting style when in comes to Kristy vs. Sam and Charlie gives us an opportunity to discuss how we wish the show had done better in some ways. We also obsess over the fashion, question how much kids actually babysit today, praise the level of detail in production design, and round out the episode quoting Kristy’s Breakfast Club-y essay voiceover.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn are back with the first Emergency Meeting episode in their summer mini-series to discuss the (hopefully first) season of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix! It’s a revisiting of Kristy’s Great Idea, updated to modern day. We discuss how the themes of the episode compare with those of the book it’s based on and find that this one sticks pretty close in spirit, if not in actual plot. There’s a fun montage of Edie trying to find a babysitter that we feel does a great job of justifying why the BSC would be useful and needed even with all the technology we have available today. We touch on how great it is that the kids on the show actually look like kids and discuss how perfectly cast everyone seems to be (with the caveat that there will be further discussions of potentially problematic casting when it comes to Jessi). We laugh at the fact that there is an actual “Danny Tanner Moment,” while appreciating that the show does a great job of turning it into a conversation rather than a parental soliloquy. We absolutely love of Watson and his inclusion in this episode in very integral ways that give us the foundation for his relationship with Kristy we were lamenting not being able to see when we discussed Kristy and the Walking Disaster. Edie’s parenting style when in comes to Kristy vs. Sam and Charlie gives us an opportunity to discuss how we wish the show had done better in some ways. We also obsess over the fashion, question how much kids actually babysit today, praise the level of detail in production design, and round out the episode quoting Kristy’s Breakfast Club-y essay voiceover.
\n\nFollow us!
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Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"Kate and Lauryn are back with the first Emergency Meeting episode in their summer mini-series to discuss the (hopefully first) season of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix! It’s a revisiting of Kristy’s Great Idea, updated to modern day. We discuss how the themes of the episode compare with those of the book it’s based on and find that this one sticks pretty close in spirit, if not in actual plot. There’s a fun montage of Edie trying to find a babysitter that we feel does a great job of justifying why the BSC would be useful and needed even with all the technology we have available today. We touch on how great it is that the kids on the show actually look like kids and discuss how perfectly cast everyone seems to be (with the caveat that there will be further discussions of potentially problematic casting when it comes to Jessi). We laugh at the fact that there is an actual “Danny Tanner Moment,” while appreciating that the show does a great job of turning it into a conversation rather than a parental soliloquy. We absolutely love of Watson and his inclusion in this episode in very integral ways that give us the foundation for his relationship with Kristy we were lamenting not being able to see when we discussed Kristy and the Walking Disaster. Edie’s parenting style when in comes to Kristy vs. Sam and Charlie gives us an opportunity to discuss how we wish the show had done better in some ways. We also obsess over the fashion, question how much kids actually babysit today, praise the level of detail in production design, and round out the episode quoting Kristy’s Breakfast Club-y essay voiceover.","date_published":"2020-07-14T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/c75d88d9-98ba-48aa-b23c-0635bc5c5200.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16113707,"duration_in_seconds":2013}]},{"id":"737a55c1-cf9f-4dbe-a513-9cf80a8d875b","title":"Episode 020: Kristy and the Walking Disaster!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/020","content_text":"Emergency Meeting alert! We're as excited as all of you about the Netflix series and will be kicking off a weekly series to do a deep dive into the show to discuss with each other and you. Make sure to subscribe and follow us on social media for updates on new episodes!\n\nDespite being the eponymous Walking Disaster, Jackie Rodowsky plays less of a central role in this book than you’d otherwise expect. He’s there, of course, but so are the 19 or so other babysitting charges who make up Kristy’s Krushers – a rag-tag softball team that is the product of another of Kristy’s “Great Ideas” when she realizes the kids in the neighborhood want to play softball, but maybe can’t otherwise do so for various reasons (most of which relate to being embarrassed about their skills). It’s a light book where we get to spend time with characters we love without any significant deep dive into any character or topic, which is sometimes a nice break in the BSC series. This is the book that introduces Bart Taylor, a very, very, very cute boy (according to Kristy) who has another rag-tag softball team in the neighborhood (although their so-called rag-tag-ness is called into question in our discussion here). We get a nice look into Kristy and Watson’s growing relationship, albeit without much build-up in the prior books to indicate that they are getting closer and more familial. We discuss some of the problematic positions taken in this book (in particular, the condemning of the use of the word fatso, but not of the underlying opinions that being fat is bad, and Bart’s complete failure to apologize for the Bashers’ bullying of Matt Braddock for being deaf), while positing an alternate telling with more focus on Kristy and Bart’s interactions along with brainstorming fanfic as to how Charlie is spending his time from 5:30 to 6 every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Random side topics discussed also include thoughts on Ann’s writing process, vocabulary lessons, fourth wall-breaking, our personal feelings on loose teeth, purposeful misspellings, and twins in pop culture.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Emergency Meeting alert! We're as excited as all of you about the Netflix series and will be kicking off a weekly series to do a deep dive into the show to discuss with each other and you. Make sure to subscribe and follow us on social media for updates on new episodes!
\n\nDespite being the eponymous Walking Disaster, Jackie Rodowsky plays less of a central role in this book than you’d otherwise expect. He’s there, of course, but so are the 19 or so other babysitting charges who make up Kristy’s Krushers – a rag-tag softball team that is the product of another of Kristy’s “Great Ideas” when she realizes the kids in the neighborhood want to play softball, but maybe can’t otherwise do so for various reasons (most of which relate to being embarrassed about their skills). It’s a light book where we get to spend time with characters we love without any significant deep dive into any character or topic, which is sometimes a nice break in the BSC series. This is the book that introduces Bart Taylor, a very, very, very cute boy (according to Kristy) who has another rag-tag softball team in the neighborhood (although their so-called rag-tag-ness is called into question in our discussion here). We get a nice look into Kristy and Watson’s growing relationship, albeit without much build-up in the prior books to indicate that they are getting closer and more familial. We discuss some of the problematic positions taken in this book (in particular, the condemning of the use of the word fatso, but not of the underlying opinions that being fat is bad, and Bart’s complete failure to apologize for the Bashers’ bullying of Matt Braddock for being deaf), while positing an alternate telling with more focus on Kristy and Bart’s interactions along with brainstorming fanfic as to how Charlie is spending his time from 5:30 to 6 every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Random side topics discussed also include thoughts on Ann’s writing process, vocabulary lessons, fourth wall-breaking, our personal feelings on loose teeth, purposeful misspellings, and twins in pop culture.
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","summary":"Emergency Meeting alert! We're as excited as all of you about the Netflix series and will be kicking off a weekly series to do a deep dive into the show to discuss with each other and you. Make sure to subscribe and follow us on social media for updates on new episodes!\r\n\r\nDespite being the eponymous Walking Disaster, Jackie Rodowsky plays less of a central role in this book than you’d otherwise expect. He’s there, of course, but so are the 19 or so other babysitting charges who make up Kristy’s Krushers – a rag-tag softball team that is the product of another of Kristy’s “Great Ideas” when she realizes the kids in the neighborhood want to play softball, but maybe can’t otherwise do so for various reasons (most of which relate to being embarrassed about their skills). It’s a light book where we get to spend time with characters we love without any significant deep dive into any character or topic, which is sometimes a nice break in the BSC series. This is the book that introduces Bart Taylor, a very, very, very cute boy (according to Kristy) who has another rag-tag softball team in the neighborhood (although their so-called rag-tag-ness is called into question in our discussion here). We get a nice look into Kristy and Watson’s growing relationship, albeit without much build-up in the prior books to indicate that they are getting closer and more familial. We discuss some of the problematic positions taken in this book (in particular, the condemning of the use of the word fatso, but not of the underlying opinions that being fat is bad, and Bart’s complete failure to apologize for the Bashers’ bullying of Matt Braddock for being deaf), while positing an alternate telling with more focus on Kristy and Bart’s interactions along with brainstorming fanfic as to how Charlie is spending his time from 5:30 to 6 every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Random side topics discussed also include thoughts on Ann’s writing process, vocabulary lessons, fourth wall-breaking, our personal feelings on loose teeth, purposeful misspellings, and twins in pop culture.","date_published":"2020-07-07T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/737a55c1-cf9f-4dbe-a513-9cf80a8d875b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35991428,"duration_in_seconds":4498}]},{"id":"70220516-33d9-4d1f-bbb6-063b559c8025","title":"Episode 019: Claudia and the Bad Joke!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/019","content_text":"Pranks are sweeping the neighborhood, with new babysitting charge, Betsy Sobak, and the Pikes leading the charge. And despite Kate’s prediction that the prank war declared on Betsy by the BSC could NEVER be after Claudia’s accident because that would be too shitty a thing for them to do, it turns out that they are, in fact, just that shitty as they decide to use a prank war to teach Betsy a lesson. Yeah, it’s another book where the girls let us down and the main child isn’t the greatest as the BSC takes “parenting advice” from George and Lucille Bluth to scare Betsy straight when it comes to the humiliation and embarrassment that comes from pranks when everyone hasn’t bought in on the concept. We compare and contrast the pranking that goes on with the Pikes and their babysitters (where everyone has a tacit understanding of give and take and has fun with it) and the situation with Betsy and her babysitters and classmates, who clearly do not have that type of relationship. We do appreciate that the lesson eventually comes due to a heartfelt conversation between Kristy and Betsy (rather than a mansplainy monologue a la Danny Tanner), but the fact that the prank war and somewhat malicious lesson-teaching works and is reinforced definitely rubs us the wrong way. We again confirm Dawn being the absolute best friend in the BSC and try to dissect why that might be (and getting a little arm chair expert-y in our conversation), while noting that the Claudia/Janine dynamic in this book is our favorite iteration of their relationship. We also touch on Claudia’s Asian-ness when compared to Jessi’s Blackness and how that will be something we pay more attention to as we continue reading, our heightened childhood expectations re: how important dry-cleaning would be when we grew up, wearing our dad’s (oversized on us) button-down shirts and learning how to tie flamboyantly colored/patterned ties, how when you’re a kid, it seems like every adult has stock cliched responses (e.g., “but it’s a dry heat,” “it’s not the heat that gets you, it’s the humidity”), and how oatmeal raisin cookies and apple juice might be the worst afterschool snack ever.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Pranks are sweeping the neighborhood, with new babysitting charge, Betsy Sobak, and the Pikes leading the charge. And despite Kate’s prediction that the prank war declared on Betsy by the BSC could NEVER be after Claudia’s accident because that would be too shitty a thing for them to do, it turns out that they are, in fact, just that shitty as they decide to use a prank war to teach Betsy a lesson. Yeah, it’s another book where the girls let us down and the main child isn’t the greatest as the BSC takes “parenting advice” from George and Lucille Bluth to scare Betsy straight when it comes to the humiliation and embarrassment that comes from pranks when everyone hasn’t bought in on the concept. We compare and contrast the pranking that goes on with the Pikes and their babysitters (where everyone has a tacit understanding of give and take and has fun with it) and the situation with Betsy and her babysitters and classmates, who clearly do not have that type of relationship. We do appreciate that the lesson eventually comes due to a heartfelt conversation between Kristy and Betsy (rather than a mansplainy monologue a la Danny Tanner), but the fact that the prank war and somewhat malicious lesson-teaching works and is reinforced definitely rubs us the wrong way. We again confirm Dawn being the absolute best friend in the BSC and try to dissect why that might be (and getting a little arm chair expert-y in our conversation), while noting that the Claudia/Janine dynamic in this book is our favorite iteration of their relationship. We also touch on Claudia’s Asian-ness when compared to Jessi’s Blackness and how that will be something we pay more attention to as we continue reading, our heightened childhood expectations re: how important dry-cleaning would be when we grew up, wearing our dad’s (oversized on us) button-down shirts and learning how to tie flamboyantly colored/patterned ties, how when you’re a kid, it seems like every adult has stock cliched responses (e.g., “but it’s a dry heat,” “it’s not the heat that gets you, it’s the humidity”), and how oatmeal raisin cookies and apple juice might be the worst afterschool snack ever.
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Contact us!
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Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"Pranks are sweeping the neighborhood, with new babysitting charge, Betsy Sobak, and the Pikes leading the charge. And despite Kate’s prediction that the prank war declared on Betsy by the BSC could NEVER be after Claudia’s accident because that would be too shitty a thing for them to do, it turns out that they are, in fact, just that shitty as they decide to use a prank war to teach Betsy a lesson. Yeah, it’s another book where the girls let us down and the main child isn’t the greatest as the BSC takes “parenting advice” from George and Lucille Bluth to scare Betsy straight when it comes to the humiliation and embarrassment that comes from pranks when everyone hasn’t bought in on the concept. We compare and contrast the pranking that goes on with the Pikes and their babysitters (where everyone has a tacit understanding of give and take and has fun with it) and the situation with Betsy and her babysitters and classmates, who clearly do not have that type of relationship. We do appreciate that the lesson eventually comes due to a heartfelt conversation between Kristy and Betsy (rather than a mansplainy monologue a la Danny Tanner), but the fact that the prank war and somewhat malicious lesson-teaching works and is reinforced definitely rubs us the wrong way. We again confirm Dawn being the absolute best friend in the BSC and try to dissect why that might be (and getting a little arm chair expert-y in our conversation), while noting that the Claudia/Janine dynamic in this book is our favorite iteration of their relationship. We also touch on Claudia’s Asian-ness when compared to Jessi’s Blackness and how that will be something we pay more attention to as we continue reading, our heightened childhood expectations re: how important dry-cleaning would be when we grew up, wearing our dad’s (oversized on us) button-down shirts and learning how to tie flamboyantly colored/patterned ties, how when you’re a kid, it seems like every adult has stock cliched responses (e.g., “but it’s a dry heat,” “it’s not the heat that gets you, it’s the humidity”), and how oatmeal raisin cookies and apple juice might be the worst afterschool snack ever.","date_published":"2020-06-23T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/70220516-33d9-4d1f-bbb6-063b559c8025.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40283242,"duration_in_seconds":5034}]},{"id":"4a7cb747-73b1-417c-9359-2412b833331f","title":"Episode 018: Stacey's Mistake!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/018","content_text":"It’s our first Stacey book post-move back to NYC and as we predicted, Stacey’s mistake is two-fold – initially she thinks it was a mistake to invite the BSC to New York to visit and meet Laine, but she comes to realize her own mistake in not appreciating her friends for who they are and acknowledging and not taking for granted the amazing city she gets to live in. After the lighthearted reprieve of the last book, we dive right back into an “issue book” that examines homelessness. We discuss the very surface level limited engagement with the topic while acknowledging again that these are books for kids and wondering how books of today are tackling this topic with more nuance and depth. This of course leads to an on-topic tangential discussion of Home Alone 2 and the “magical homeless person” trope of the early 90s. We also discuss the interplay among the members of the BSC and Laine, touching on jealousy at 13 (and today) and imposter syndrome and how those might impact the girls’ (and women’s generally) ability to feel confident in relationships and interactions, particularly with other girls (or women), touching on the fact that normalizing the feelings associated with imposter syndrome would likely benefit everyone. We also touch on the Hard Rock Café, the joys (or not – looking at you Kanye) of monochromatic dressing, sending postcards during a long weekend trip, Kate’s shocking admission that she “likes music,” acknowledgement that Alan Gray just might be Lauryn’s Cokie Mason, and monster bones.\n\nAs noted in the pre-episode message, we remain fully committed to supporting Black Lives Matter and all BIPOC voices and have included the following resources and ways to support:\n\n\n https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/a-growing-black-lives-matter-resource-list-for-designers-and-humans/\n https://www.residentadvisor.net/news/72778\n https://blacklivesmatter.com/resources/\n https://themadmommy.com/black-owned-etsy-shops/\n\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"It’s our first Stacey book post-move back to NYC and as we predicted, Stacey’s mistake is two-fold – initially she thinks it was a mistake to invite the BSC to New York to visit and meet Laine, but she comes to realize her own mistake in not appreciating her friends for who they are and acknowledging and not taking for granted the amazing city she gets to live in. After the lighthearted reprieve of the last book, we dive right back into an “issue book” that examines homelessness. We discuss the very surface level limited engagement with the topic while acknowledging again that these are books for kids and wondering how books of today are tackling this topic with more nuance and depth. This of course leads to an on-topic tangential discussion of Home Alone 2 and the “magical homeless person” trope of the early 90s. We also discuss the interplay among the members of the BSC and Laine, touching on jealousy at 13 (and today) and imposter syndrome and how those might impact the girls’ (and women’s generally) ability to feel confident in relationships and interactions, particularly with other girls (or women), touching on the fact that normalizing the feelings associated with imposter syndrome would likely benefit everyone. We also touch on the Hard Rock Café, the joys (or not – looking at you Kanye) of monochromatic dressing, sending postcards during a long weekend trip, Kate’s shocking admission that she “likes music,” acknowledgement that Alan Gray just might be Lauryn’s Cokie Mason, and monster bones.
\n\nAs noted in the pre-episode message, we remain fully committed to supporting Black Lives Matter and all BIPOC voices and have included the following resources and ways to support:
\n\nFollow us!
\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc
Contact us!
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Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"It’s our first Stacey book post-move back to NYC and as we predicted, Stacey’s mistake is two-fold – initially she thinks it was a mistake to invite the BSC to New York to visit and meet Laine, but she comes to realize her own mistake in not appreciating her friends for who they are and acknowledging and not taking for granted the amazing city she gets to live in. After the lighthearted reprieve of the last book, we dive right back into an “issue book” that examines homelessness. We discuss the very surface level limited engagement with the topic while acknowledging again that these are books for kids and wondering how books of today are tackling this topic with more nuance and depth. This of course leads to an on-topic tangential discussion of Home Alone 2 and the “magical homeless person” trope of the early 90s. We also discuss the interplay among the members of the BSC and Laine, touching on jealousy at 13 (and today) and imposter syndrome and how those might impact the girls’ (and women’s generally) ability to feel confident in relationships and interactions, particularly with other girls (or women), touching on the fact that normalizing the feelings associated with imposter syndrome would likely benefit everyone. We also touch on the Hard Rock Café, the joys (or not – looking at you Kanye) of monochromatic dressing, sending postcards during a long weekend trip, Kate’s shocking admission that she “likes music,” acknowledgement that Alan Gray just might be Lauryn’s Cokie Mason, and monster bones.\r\n\r\nAs noted in the pre-episode message, we remain fully committed to supporting Black Lives Matter and all BIPOC voices and have included the following resources and ways to support:\r\n\r\n-\thttps://eyeondesign.aiga.org/a-growing-black-lives-matter-resource-list-for-designers-and-humans/\r\n-\thttps://www.residentadvisor.net/news/72778\r\n-\thttps://blacklivesmatter.com/resources/\r\n-\thttps://themadmommy.com/black-owned-etsy-shops/","date_published":"2020-06-09T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/4a7cb747-73b1-417c-9359-2412b833331f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37540594,"duration_in_seconds":4692}]},{"id":"f5f77077-e7a0-4054-bcbc-84cf6db42f6b","title":"EM005: Emergency Meeting - Mary Anne in Quarantine!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em005","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn hold their final (for now) Emergency Meeting to discuss what Mary Anne’s doing in quarantine (with some general final thoughts on the rest of the BSC and Stoneybrook in general). We agree that Mary Anne is feeling EVERYTHING and using a regimented schedule to stay focused on maintaining connections and helping others and avoiding getting bogged down by those emotions. Her dad likely kept up his rules about the phone and computer initially, but realized the need to allow more flexibility for Mary Anne to stay connected and coordinate Zoom calls with the BSC and their babysitting charges to try to maintain as much normalcy as possible. Mary Anne is likely relying a lot on Logan, the girls in the BSC, and Mimi for emotional support and an outlet for her feelings, due to her dad’s more closed-off approach to emotions. We agree Mary Anne is probably putting together her own pop culture challenges (e.g., reading every book in a series, watching the entire series of a show, or finishing all the books that have won a certain award) to give her a more passive activity that still allows her to feel like she’s accomplishing something. We ponder what the adult versions of the girls would be doing and in a roundabout way, when examining ourselves at thirteen, realize that extrapolating from thirteen years old is actually a pretty reasonable approximation of where they’ll end up as adults. We touch on Dawn (being the parent), Mallory (writing and dealing with her large family), and Jessi (ballet, ballet, ballet), discuss Lauryn’s copyright-infringing BSC flyer for her own club, ponder which house we’d want to quarantine at, confirm the abundance of BSC fanfic on the internet, and (of course) discuss what Cokie Mason is doing in quarantine (trolling the girls while secretly wanting to be their friend). \n\nStay safe and healthy everyone!!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn hold their final (for now) Emergency Meeting to discuss what Mary Anne’s doing in quarantine (with some general final thoughts on the rest of the BSC and Stoneybrook in general). We agree that Mary Anne is feeling EVERYTHING and using a regimented schedule to stay focused on maintaining connections and helping others and avoiding getting bogged down by those emotions. Her dad likely kept up his rules about the phone and computer initially, but realized the need to allow more flexibility for Mary Anne to stay connected and coordinate Zoom calls with the BSC and their babysitting charges to try to maintain as much normalcy as possible. Mary Anne is likely relying a lot on Logan, the girls in the BSC, and Mimi for emotional support and an outlet for her feelings, due to her dad’s more closed-off approach to emotions. We agree Mary Anne is probably putting together her own pop culture challenges (e.g., reading every book in a series, watching the entire series of a show, or finishing all the books that have won a certain award) to give her a more passive activity that still allows her to feel like she’s accomplishing something. We ponder what the adult versions of the girls would be doing and in a roundabout way, when examining ourselves at thirteen, realize that extrapolating from thirteen years old is actually a pretty reasonable approximation of where they’ll end up as adults. We touch on Dawn (being the parent), Mallory (writing and dealing with her large family), and Jessi (ballet, ballet, ballet), discuss Lauryn’s copyright-infringing BSC flyer for her own club, ponder which house we’d want to quarantine at, confirm the abundance of BSC fanfic on the internet, and (of course) discuss what Cokie Mason is doing in quarantine (trolling the girls while secretly wanting to be their friend).
\n\nStay safe and healthy everyone!!
\n\nFollow us!
\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc
Contact us!
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Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"Kate and Lauryn hold their final (for now) Emergency Meeting to discuss what Mary Anne’s doing in quarantine (with some general final thoughts on the rest of the BSC and Stoneybrook in general). We agree that Mary Anne is feeling EVERYTHING and using a regimented schedule to stay focused on maintaining connections and helping others and avoiding getting bogged down by those emotions. Her dad likely kept up his rules about the phone and computer initially, but realized the need to allow more flexibility for Mary Anne to stay connected and coordinate Zoom calls with the BSC and their babysitting charges to try to maintain as much normalcy as possible. Mary Anne is likely relying a lot on Logan, the girls in the BSC, and Mimi for emotional support and an outlet for her feelings, due to her dad’s more closed-off approach to emotions. We agree Mary Anne is probably putting together her own pop culture challenges (e.g., reading every book in a series, watching the entire series of a show, or finishing all the books that have won a certain award) to give her a more passive activity that still allows her to feel like she’s accomplishing something. We ponder what the adult versions of the girls would be doing and in a roundabout way, when examining ourselves at thirteen, realize that extrapolating from thirteen years old is actually a pretty reasonable approximation of where they’ll end up as adults. We touch on Dawn (being the parent), Mallory (writing and dealing with her large family), and Jessi (ballet, ballet, ballet), discuss Lauryn’s copyright-infringing BSC flyer for her own club, ponder which house we’d want to quarantine at, confirm the abundance of BSC fanfic on the internet, and (of course) discuss what Cokie Mason is doing in quarantine (trolling the girls while secretly wanting to be their friend). ","date_published":"2020-05-26T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/f5f77077-e7a0-4054-bcbc-84cf6db42f6b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22949638,"duration_in_seconds":2868}]},{"id":"7132f06e-24fc-4378-9f97-8a7144a79659","title":"Episode 017: Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/017","content_text":"It’s our first episode since the teaser for the new Netflix BSC series dropped, so Kate and Lauryn take a quick sidetrack to discuss their excitement and thoughts (generally and with respect to the FINALLY confirmed perfect casting of Marc Evan Jackson as Mary Anne’s dad). Then diving into the story at hand, we immediately touch on the Cokie Mason of it all (as she has made her long-awaited first appearance in the series) before getting into the bad luck mystery itself, stemming initially from a discarded chain letter Mary Anne receives, but continuing mostly due to Cokie’s scheming to help her friend Grace get Logan’s attention. We focus on the girls’ confirmation bias related to the bad luck they all experience and how they all immediately go all-in on the superstitions and witchcraft. We lament that there’s no skeptic or voice of reason like with child pageants previously, but transition into a conversation about the intended audience – specifically, how maybe that’s not necessary and generally, how well Ann M. Martin does at teaching kids how to read as they read. We do a related dive into Kate’s obsession with Kristy’s Mystery Admirer and how it and this book, when considered together, make absolutely no sense, leading to further discussion of timeline wonkiness and divergent/parallel timelines, and how the future ghostwriters may be the actual cause of all our confusion on those points. We also compare and contrast the characterizations in the books vs. the movies and find book Logan wanting, question Charlie Thomas’s life choices and wonder what a series from his perspective might look like (spoiler – likely very interesting and we want to read it so badly), and find ourselves concerned with the overly cliquishness and superiority of our BSC girls in this book. On the babysitting front specifically, Kate judges Dawn’s crafting choices and Lauryn finds the humor in her real-life nightmare, noting Claire Pike’s adorable question regarding whether a bird knows Santa Claus after it gets into her house through the chimney.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"It’s our first episode since the teaser for the new Netflix BSC series dropped, so Kate and Lauryn take a quick sidetrack to discuss their excitement and thoughts (generally and with respect to the FINALLY confirmed perfect casting of Marc Evan Jackson as Mary Anne’s dad). Then diving into the story at hand, we immediately touch on the Cokie Mason of it all (as she has made her long-awaited first appearance in the series) before getting into the bad luck mystery itself, stemming initially from a discarded chain letter Mary Anne receives, but continuing mostly due to Cokie’s scheming to help her friend Grace get Logan’s attention. We focus on the girls’ confirmation bias related to the bad luck they all experience and how they all immediately go all-in on the superstitions and witchcraft. We lament that there’s no skeptic or voice of reason like with child pageants previously, but transition into a conversation about the intended audience – specifically, how maybe that’s not necessary and generally, how well Ann M. Martin does at teaching kids how to read as they read. We do a related dive into Kate’s obsession with Kristy’s Mystery Admirer and how it and this book, when considered together, make absolutely no sense, leading to further discussion of timeline wonkiness and divergent/parallel timelines, and how the future ghostwriters may be the actual cause of all our confusion on those points. We also compare and contrast the characterizations in the books vs. the movies and find book Logan wanting, question Charlie Thomas’s life choices and wonder what a series from his perspective might look like (spoiler – likely very interesting and we want to read it so badly), and find ourselves concerned with the overly cliquishness and superiority of our BSC girls in this book. On the babysitting front specifically, Kate judges Dawn’s crafting choices and Lauryn finds the humor in her real-life nightmare, noting Claire Pike’s adorable question regarding whether a bird knows Santa Claus after it gets into her house through the chimney.
\n\nFollow us!
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Contact us!
\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com
Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"It’s our first episode since the teaser for the new Netflix BSC series dropped, so Kate and Lauryn take a quick sidetrack to discuss their excitement and thoughts (generally and with respect to the FINALLY confirmed perfect casting of Marc Evan Jackson as Mary Anne’s dad). Then diving into the story at hand, we immediately touch on the Cokie Mason of it all (as she has made her long-awaited first appearance in the series) before getting into the bad luck mystery itself, stemming initially from a discarded chain letter Mary Anne receives, but continuing mostly due to Cokie’s scheming to help her friend Grace get Logan’s attention. We focus on the girls’ confirmation bias related to the bad luck they all experience and how they all immediately go all-in on the superstitions and witchcraft. We lament that there’s no skeptic or voice of reason like with child pageants previously, but transition into a conversation about the intended audience – specifically, how maybe that’s not necessary and generally, how well Ann M. Martin does at teaching kids how to read as they read. We do a related dive into Kate’s obsession with Kristy’s Mystery Admirer and how it and this book, when considered together, make absolutely no sense, leading to further discussion of timeline wonkiness and divergent/parallel timelines, and how the future ghostwriters may be the actual cause of all our confusion on those points. We also compare and contrast the characterizations in the books vs. the movies and find book Logan wanting, question Charlie Thomas’s life choices and wonder what a series from his perspective might look like (spoiler – likely very interesting and we want to read it so badly), and find ourselves concerned with the overly cliquishness and superiority of our BSC girls in this book. On the babysitting front specifically, Kate judges Dawn’s crafting choices and Lauryn finds the humor in her real-life nightmare, noting Claire Pike’s adorable question regarding whether a bird knows Santa Claus after it gets into her house through the chimney.","date_published":"2020-05-19T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/7132f06e-24fc-4378-9f97-8a7144a79659.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33934651,"duration_in_seconds":4241}]},{"id":"f0e1cf60-3cfb-4544-910f-c260d60cb598","title":"EM004: Emergency Meeting - Stacey in Quarantine!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em004","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn’s ongoing focus on the girls and what we think they’re doing to handle quarantine continues with an examination of Stacey’s situation in particular. We think Stacey’s going a little stir-crazy due to her lack of yard and outdoor space, her parents, and her high-risk status due to her diabetes and have divergent ideas about how she’s dealing with school, with Kate discovering she apparently has VERY strong opinions about the type of student Stacey is (i.e., one who would freak out if she got a C). Kate thinks Stacey is focusing on aspirational imaginary outfits and Lauryn contemplates a lifestyle blog for the tween set. And (of course) keeping up with the girls in Stoneybrook and Laine and finding enjoyment in having so much time to talk to them. In lieu of our typical check-in, we take a page from some of our favorite podcasts and focus on the positives with our own fucking hoorays and what’s making us happy recently (Never Have I Ever; the Parks & Recreation reunion; The Science of Sci-Fi by Erin Macdonald; Harry Potter audiobooks; Star Wars Day (a/k/a Kate's birthday) and Star Wars generally; and friends and family). We end with a HUGE thank you to all the healthcare and other essential workers keeping us safe and the world running.\n\nStay safe and healthy everyone!!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn’s ongoing focus on the girls and what we think they’re doing to handle quarantine continues with an examination of Stacey’s situation in particular. We think Stacey’s going a little stir-crazy due to her lack of yard and outdoor space, her parents, and her high-risk status due to her diabetes and have divergent ideas about how she’s dealing with school, with Kate discovering she apparently has VERY strong opinions about the type of student Stacey is (i.e., one who would freak out if she got a C). Kate thinks Stacey is focusing on aspirational imaginary outfits and Lauryn contemplates a lifestyle blog for the tween set. And (of course) keeping up with the girls in Stoneybrook and Laine and finding enjoyment in having so much time to talk to them. In lieu of our typical check-in, we take a page from some of our favorite podcasts and focus on the positives with our own fucking hoorays and what’s making us happy recently (Never Have I Ever; the Parks & Recreation reunion; The Science of Sci-Fi by Erin Macdonald; Harry Potter audiobooks; Star Wars Day (a/k/a Kate's birthday) and Star Wars generally; and friends and family). We end with a HUGE thank you to all the healthcare and other essential workers keeping us safe and the world running.
\n\nStay safe and healthy everyone!!
\n\nFollow us!
\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc
Contact us!
\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com
Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"Kate and Lauryn’s ongoing focus on the girls and what we think they’re doing to handle quarantine continues with an examination of Stacey’s situation in particular. We think Stacey’s going a little stir-crazy due to her lack of yard and outdoor space, her parents, and her high-risk status due to her diabetes and have divergent ideas about how she’s dealing with school, with Kate discovering she apparently has VERY strong opinions about the type of student Stacey is (i.e., one who would freak out if she got a C). Kate thinks Stacey is focusing on aspirational imaginary outfits and Lauryn contemplates a lifestyle blog for the tween set. And (of course) keeping up with the girls in Stoneybrook and Laine and finding enjoyment in having so much time to talk to them. In lieu of our typical check-in, we take a page from some of our favorite podcasts and focus on the positives with our own fucking hoorays and what’s making us happy recently (Never Have I Ever; the Parks & Recreation reunion; The Science of Sci-Fi by Erin Macdonald; Harry Potter audiobooks; Star Wars Day (a/k/a Kate's birthday) and Star Wars generally; and friends and family). We end with a HUGE thank you to all the healthcare and other essential workers keeping us safe and the world running.","date_published":"2020-05-12T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/f0e1cf60-3cfb-4544-910f-c260d60cb598.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16220704,"duration_in_seconds":2027}]},{"id":"66b2210f-e2d2-4e3b-91f3-b41425a8e49a","title":"Episode 016: Jessi's Secret Language!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/016","content_text":"It's Jessi’s first book and you know what? We’ve discovered/confirmed that Jessi’s pretty awesome. Past Kate and Lauryn didn’t know what they were missing in Jessi (and Mallory), but we think that maybe they just weren’t aspirational enough when we were reading since they were more similar to us in age and “coolness” (and let’s be honest – in-person fangirling and thirst). This book was very much an afternoon special-type examination and depiction of deafness and how one should interact with deaf individuals and while we’re disappointed in the fact that Jessi’s first book was an “issue” book and that there’s a lack of representation of any actually-deaf characters, we really enjoyed this one and the way the story presented itself. We remind ourselves just what a strong series this actually was and is (to-date at least) and how well they’ve held up, particularly since they’ve given us such interesting and deep topics to discuss and reflect on. We also spend some time talking on our childhood loves of ballet – with Lauryn actually participating and Kate enjoying from the audience – but both recalling an obsession with Coppélia traced to this very book. We discuss Jessi’s meta reference to the “last chapter,” Lauryn’s borderline obsession with Richard Dreyfuss as a child, the correct usage of “LEGO,” the stylishness (or not) of rat tails, and Kate’s certainty that her obsession with Cokie Mason will finally be plot-specific discussion worthy in the next book.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"It's Jessi’s first book and you know what? We’ve discovered/confirmed that Jessi’s pretty awesome. Past Kate and Lauryn didn’t know what they were missing in Jessi (and Mallory), but we think that maybe they just weren’t aspirational enough when we were reading since they were more similar to us in age and “coolness” (and let’s be honest – in-person fangirling and thirst). This book was very much an afternoon special-type examination and depiction of deafness and how one should interact with deaf individuals and while we’re disappointed in the fact that Jessi’s first book was an “issue” book and that there’s a lack of representation of any actually-deaf characters, we really enjoyed this one and the way the story presented itself. We remind ourselves just what a strong series this actually was and is (to-date at least) and how well they’ve held up, particularly since they’ve given us such interesting and deep topics to discuss and reflect on. We also spend some time talking on our childhood loves of ballet – with Lauryn actually participating and Kate enjoying from the audience – but both recalling an obsession with Coppélia traced to this very book. We discuss Jessi’s meta reference to the “last chapter,” Lauryn’s borderline obsession with Richard Dreyfuss as a child, the correct usage of “LEGO,” the stylishness (or not) of rat tails, and Kate’s certainty that her obsession with Cokie Mason will finally be plot-specific discussion worthy in the next book.
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Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"It's Jessi’s first book and you know what? We’ve discovered/confirmed that Jessi’s pretty awesome. Past Kate and Lauryn didn’t know what they were missing in Jessi (and Mallory), but we think that maybe they just weren’t aspirational enough when we were reading since they were more similar to us in age and “coolness” (and let’s be honest – in-person fangirling and thirst). This book was very much an afternoon special-type examination and depiction of deafness and how one should interact with deaf individuals and while we’re disappointed in the fact that Jessi’s first book was an “issue” book and that there’s a lack of representation of any actually-deaf characters, we really enjoyed this one and the way the story presented itself. We remind ourselves just what a strong series this actually was and is (to-date at least) and how well they’ve held up, particularly since they’ve given us such interesting and deep topics to discuss and reflect on. We also spend some time talking on our childhood loves of ballet – with Lauryn actually participating and Kate enjoying from the audience – but both recalling an obsession with Coppélia traced to this very book. We discuss Jessi’s meta reference to the “last chapter,” Lauryn’s borderline obsession with Richard Dreyfuss as a child, the correct usage of “LEGO,” the stylishness (or not) of rat tails, and Kate’s certainty that her obsession with Cokie Mason will finally be plot-specific discussion worthy in the next book.","date_published":"2020-05-05T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/66b2210f-e2d2-4e3b-91f3-b41425a8e49a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30712813,"duration_in_seconds":3838}]},{"id":"a05b2e7c-97ba-42c5-8a8a-82552d0011bf","title":"EM003: Emergency Meeting - Claudia in Quarantine!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em003","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn continue with their emergency meetings to check in with each of the girls and discuss what we think Claudia is doing during her COVID-induced quarantine. We disagree initially about how Claudia reacts to school being cancelled, with Lauryn focusing on the schoolwork aspect and Kate focusing on the interpersonal face-to-face interactions. We touch on how we think Claudia and Janine are handling being quarantined together (likely exactly how they have in the two books where their relationship has been a focus – conflicts initially, but coming around to understanding). We discuss whether Claudia is on the front lines of mask-making, either actually making them or possibly finding ways to decorate the masks, especially to make them more fun and less scary for kids. Knowing Claudia’s love of junk food and Nancy Drews, we discuss how we think Claudia is getting more of these things to satisfy her needs and whether her parents have maybe softened their position on these items given what’s going on in the world. Lauryn pretends that Amazon doesn’t exist in the version of 2020 that the BSC is in for purposes of our discussion and Kate questions whether Claudia would even use it if it was available. We definitely agree Claudia is using her time at home to focus on her art (and exploring new media) and on fashion and creating amazing outfits, potentially creating (or expanding) a fashion Instagram or blog. We again end with a quick check-in on how we’re feeling and getting through self-isolation this week.\n\nStay safe and healthy everyone!!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn continue with their emergency meetings to check in with each of the girls and discuss what we think Claudia is doing during her COVID-induced quarantine. We disagree initially about how Claudia reacts to school being cancelled, with Lauryn focusing on the schoolwork aspect and Kate focusing on the interpersonal face-to-face interactions. We touch on how we think Claudia and Janine are handling being quarantined together (likely exactly how they have in the two books where their relationship has been a focus – conflicts initially, but coming around to understanding). We discuss whether Claudia is on the front lines of mask-making, either actually making them or possibly finding ways to decorate the masks, especially to make them more fun and less scary for kids. Knowing Claudia’s love of junk food and Nancy Drews, we discuss how we think Claudia is getting more of these things to satisfy her needs and whether her parents have maybe softened their position on these items given what’s going on in the world. Lauryn pretends that Amazon doesn’t exist in the version of 2020 that the BSC is in for purposes of our discussion and Kate questions whether Claudia would even use it if it was available. We definitely agree Claudia is using her time at home to focus on her art (and exploring new media) and on fashion and creating amazing outfits, potentially creating (or expanding) a fashion Instagram or blog. We again end with a quick check-in on how we’re feeling and getting through self-isolation this week.
\n\nStay safe and healthy everyone!!
\n\nFollow us!
\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc
Contact us!
\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com
Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"Kate and Lauryn continue with their emergency meetings to check in with each of the girls and discuss what we think Claudia is doing during her COVID-induced quarantine. We disagree initially about how Claudia reacts to school being cancelled, with Lauryn focusing on the schoolwork aspect and Kate focusing on the interpersonal face-to-face interactions. We touch on how we think Claudia and Janine are handling being quarantined together (likely exactly how they have in the two books where their relationship has been a focus – conflicts initially, but coming around to understanding). We discuss whether Claudia is on the front lines of mask-making, either actually making them or possibly finding ways to decorate the masks, especially to make them more fun and less scary for kids. Knowing Claudia’s love of junk food and Nancy Drews, we discuss how we think Claudia is getting more of these things to satisfy her needs and whether her parents have maybe softened their position on these items given what’s going on in the world. Lauryn pretends that Amazon doesn’t exist in the version of 2020 that the BSC is in for purposes of our discussion and Kate questions whether Claudia would even use it if it was available. We definitely agree Claudia is using her time at home to focus on her art (and exploring new media) and on fashion and creating amazing outfits, potentially creating (or expanding) a fashion Instagram or blog. We again end with a quick check-in on how we’re feeling and getting through self-isolation this week.\r\n\r\nStay safe and healthy everyone!!","date_published":"2020-04-28T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/a05b2e7c-97ba-42c5-8a8a-82552d0011bf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14413658,"duration_in_seconds":1801}]},{"id":"2be9101f-cd2a-42ef-9e48-deb6cb0bc07e","title":"Episode 015: Little Miss Stoneybrook...and Dawn!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/015","content_text":"It’s our first regular episode recorded remotely post-quarantine and we’re discussing what we’ve agreed to be one of the best BSC books to-date in the series. This one tackles two potentially difficult topics – child pageants generally and Jeff’s long-imminent return to California – with nuance and consideration and we’re here for it. Dawn gets dramatic about the induction ceremony for Jessi and Mallory and uses an invitation by Mrs. Pike to help Claire and Margo prepare for the Little Miss Stoneybrook pageant to distract from Club-related jealousies and the difficult situation at home with the Schafer parents working out an arrangement for Jeff’s temporary return to California to see how it goes. The rest of the BSC (aside from Mallory and Jessi, who are opposed to pageants) gets into the competitive aspect and each get their own girl to help prepare. As always, the girls learn from their mistakes and realize they don’t need to compete or be jealous of each other. We discuss the “best” talent at the pageant (Margo’s poem recitation while opening and eating a banana with her feet), our past and current feelings on pageants in general (and how the book presents a balanced take), Dawn’s dramatic nature, Mrs. Schafer’s shockingly (to Lauryn) on-point advice and knowledge drops to Dawn, Mrs. Perkins thoughtful commentary on competition generally, and the world of big cat owners. We also touch on the significant number of instances where the BSC members take their charges to other locations, frequently without any kind of note or other notice for the parents, and again note how rich the people in Stoneybrook seem to be. \n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"It’s our first regular episode recorded remotely post-quarantine and we’re discussing what we’ve agreed to be one of the best BSC books to-date in the series. This one tackles two potentially difficult topics – child pageants generally and Jeff’s long-imminent return to California – with nuance and consideration and we’re here for it. Dawn gets dramatic about the induction ceremony for Jessi and Mallory and uses an invitation by Mrs. Pike to help Claire and Margo prepare for the Little Miss Stoneybrook pageant to distract from Club-related jealousies and the difficult situation at home with the Schafer parents working out an arrangement for Jeff’s temporary return to California to see how it goes. The rest of the BSC (aside from Mallory and Jessi, who are opposed to pageants) gets into the competitive aspect and each get their own girl to help prepare. As always, the girls learn from their mistakes and realize they don’t need to compete or be jealous of each other. We discuss the “best” talent at the pageant (Margo’s poem recitation while opening and eating a banana with her feet), our past and current feelings on pageants in general (and how the book presents a balanced take), Dawn’s dramatic nature, Mrs. Schafer’s shockingly (to Lauryn) on-point advice and knowledge drops to Dawn, Mrs. Perkins thoughtful commentary on competition generally, and the world of big cat owners. We also touch on the significant number of instances where the BSC members take their charges to other locations, frequently without any kind of note or other notice for the parents, and again note how rich the people in Stoneybrook seem to be.
\n\nFollow us!
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Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"It’s our first regular episode recorded remotely post-quarantine and we’re discussing what we’ve agreed to be one of the best BSC books to-date in the series. This one tackles two potentially difficult topics – child pageants generally and Jeff’s long-imminent return to California – with nuance and consideration and we’re here for it. Dawn gets dramatic about the induction ceremony for Jessi and Mallory and uses an invitation by Mrs. Pike to help Claire and Margo prepare for the Little Miss Stoneybrook pageant to distract from Club-related jealousies and the difficult situation at home with the Schafer parents working out an arrangement for Jeff’s temporary return to California to see how it goes. The rest of the BSC (aside from Mallory and Jessi, who are opposed to pageants) gets into the competitive aspect and each get their own girl to help prepare. As always, the girls learn from their mistakes and realize they don’t need to compete or be jealous of each other. We discuss the “best” talent at the pageant (Margo’s poem recitation while opening and eating a banana with her feet), our past and current feelings on pageants in general (and how the book presents a balanced take), Dawn’s dramatic nature, Mrs. Schafer’s shockingly (to Lauryn) on-point advice and knowledge drops to Dawn, Mrs. Perkins thoughtful commentary on competition generally, and the world of big cat owners. We also touch on the significant number of instances where the BSC members take their charges to other locations, frequently without any kind of note or other notice for the parents, and again note how rich the people in Stoneybrook seem to be. ","date_published":"2020-04-21T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/2be9101f-cd2a-42ef-9e48-deb6cb0bc07e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31109038,"duration_in_seconds":3888}]},{"id":"e702f15f-77d4-4dc1-b19c-5d9226c779ff","title":"EM002: Emergency Meeting - Kristy in Quarantine!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em002","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn are going a little stir-crazy in self-isolation and have called another emergency meeting to discuss how we think Kristy is doing in quarantine (with the intent being to discuss each of the girls and beyond as this continues). Kristy is definitely being pragmatic about the situation and doing what she can to make the best of the situation and help however she can. Regarding the BSC, Kristy is, of course, being Kristy and coming up with all kinds of ideas about how the BSC can continue to help their charges and families (while keeping the Club going generally). In particular, we think she’s using technology to coordinate specific Zoom (or otherwise) meetings between individual babysitters and families while also doing something akin to their day camp arrangement, with daily appointments where kids can drop in (or not). (The technology will likely become an integrated part of the BSC’s repertoire, particularly for connections with kids (or babysitters) who have moved away.) In the physical world, we think Karen and Andrew (rather than David Michael as mistakenly referenced in the episode) are likely staying with the Thomas-Brewer house (and maybe their mom is there too à la the Bruce Willis/Demi Moore quarantine situation) and Kristy is keeping them and David Michael busy and engaged to allow Watson and Edie to continue working. Kristy is probably coordinating walk times with human Shannon and their respective dogs along with group hopscotch trails and scavenger and bear hunts in her neighborhood and the old neighborhood where the rest of the BSC lives to get kids outside and moving. We end with a check-in on how we’re feeling and getting through self-isolation this week.\n\nStay safe and healthy everyone!!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn are going a little stir-crazy in self-isolation and have called another emergency meeting to discuss how we think Kristy is doing in quarantine (with the intent being to discuss each of the girls and beyond as this continues). Kristy is definitely being pragmatic about the situation and doing what she can to make the best of the situation and help however she can. Regarding the BSC, Kristy is, of course, being Kristy and coming up with all kinds of ideas about how the BSC can continue to help their charges and families (while keeping the Club going generally). In particular, we think she’s using technology to coordinate specific Zoom (or otherwise) meetings between individual babysitters and families while also doing something akin to their day camp arrangement, with daily appointments where kids can drop in (or not). (The technology will likely become an integrated part of the BSC’s repertoire, particularly for connections with kids (or babysitters) who have moved away.) In the physical world, we think Karen and Andrew (rather than David Michael as mistakenly referenced in the episode) are likely staying with the Thomas-Brewer house (and maybe their mom is there too à la the Bruce Willis/Demi Moore quarantine situation) and Kristy is keeping them and David Michael busy and engaged to allow Watson and Edie to continue working. Kristy is probably coordinating walk times with human Shannon and their respective dogs along with group hopscotch trails and scavenger and bear hunts in her neighborhood and the old neighborhood where the rest of the BSC lives to get kids outside and moving. We end with a check-in on how we’re feeling and getting through self-isolation this week.
\n\nStay safe and healthy everyone!!
\n\nFollow us!
\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc
Contact us!
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Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"Kate and Lauryn are going a little stir-crazy in self-isolation and have called another emergency meeting to discuss how we think Kristy is doing in quarantine (with the intent being to discuss each of the girls and beyond as this continues). Kristy is definitely being pragmatic about the situation and doing what she can to make the best of the situation and help however she can. Regarding the BSC, Kristy is, of course, being Kristy and coming up with all kinds of ideas about how the BSC can continue to help their charges and families (while keeping the Club going generally). In particular, we think she’s using technology to coordinate specific Zoom (or otherwise) meetings between individual babysitters and families while also doing something akin to their day camp arrangement, with daily appointments where kids can drop in (or not). (The technology will likely become an integrated part of the BSC’s repertoire, particularly for connections with kids (or babysitters) who have moved away.) In the physical world, we think Karen and Andrew (rather than David Michael as mistakenly referenced in the episode) are likely staying with the Thomas-Brewer house (and maybe their mom is there too à la the Bruce Willis/Demi Moore quarantine situation) and Kristy is keeping them and David Michael busy and engaged to allow Watson and Edie to continue working. Kristy is probably coordinating walk times with human Shannon and their respective dogs along with group hopscotch trails and scavenger and bear hunts in her neighborhood and the old neighborhood where the rest of the BSC lives to get kids outside and moving. We end with a check-in on how we’re feeling and getting through self-isolation this week.","date_published":"2020-04-14T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/e702f15f-77d4-4dc1-b19c-5d9226c779ff.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10811267,"duration_in_seconds":1350}]},{"id":"48b4e738-5da5-448f-bcd7-7af5c6f6beae","title":"Episode 014: Hello, Mallory","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/014","content_text":"We’ve long been anticipating (or dreading) this day, but Mallory (and Jessi) has officially joined the BSC! Despite the end of the last book with Stacey’s invitation to Mallory to join, the BSC decides to put Mallory through increasingly unreasonable tests and trials before she quits. This one also includes Jessi moving to Stoneybrook, Mallory deciding they would be best friends (and making it happen), Jessi’s family being subjected to some straight-up bullshit racism, and the formation of a BSC copycat, Kids Incorporated (which yes, results in us singing the theme song of the show with the same name). As always, the BSC, old and new, come together by the end, learning in the process and taking the maybe too easy way out in combatting racism. In addressing the racism storylines in this book, we acknowledge our own privilege in examining and addressing the stories of minority and marginalized groups and appreciate the limited inclusion and attempts at addressing major issues while also examining the difficulty of separating problematic art from its historical perspective and (although not applicable here) the artists later revealed to be human garbage and discussing how this type of story might be better approached by an author writing today. On lighter, but still on-topic, notes, we spend a long time reeling in the discovery that Mallory describes herself (and her entire family) as having dark brown hair, questioning whether Claudia is left-handed, and taking a deep dive into what it is about horses and pre-teen girls. In a shocking twist, we have very few random tangents, particularly of note as you’d expect us to want to change the topic from Mallory as quickly as possible, given our past feelings on her.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"We’ve long been anticipating (or dreading) this day, but Mallory (and Jessi) has officially joined the BSC! Despite the end of the last book with Stacey’s invitation to Mallory to join, the BSC decides to put Mallory through increasingly unreasonable tests and trials before she quits. This one also includes Jessi moving to Stoneybrook, Mallory deciding they would be best friends (and making it happen), Jessi’s family being subjected to some straight-up bullshit racism, and the formation of a BSC copycat, Kids Incorporated (which yes, results in us singing the theme song of the show with the same name). As always, the BSC, old and new, come together by the end, learning in the process and taking the maybe too easy way out in combatting racism. In addressing the racism storylines in this book, we acknowledge our own privilege in examining and addressing the stories of minority and marginalized groups and appreciate the limited inclusion and attempts at addressing major issues while also examining the difficulty of separating problematic art from its historical perspective and (although not applicable here) the artists later revealed to be human garbage and discussing how this type of story might be better approached by an author writing today. On lighter, but still on-topic, notes, we spend a long time reeling in the discovery that Mallory describes herself (and her entire family) as having dark brown hair, questioning whether Claudia is left-handed, and taking a deep dive into what it is about horses and pre-teen girls. In a shocking twist, we have very few random tangents, particularly of note as you’d expect us to want to change the topic from Mallory as quickly as possible, given our past feelings on her.
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","summary":"We’ve long been anticipating (or dreading) this day, but Mallory (and Jessi) has officially joined the BSC! Despite the end of the last book with Stacey’s invitation to Mallory to join, the BSC decides to put Mallory through increasingly unreasonable tests and trials before she quits. This one also includes Jessi moving to Stoneybrook, Mallory deciding they would be best friends (and making it happen), Jessi’s family being subjected to some straight-up bullshit racism, and the formation of a BSC copycat, Kids Incorporated (which yes, results in us singing the theme song of the show with the same name). As always, the BSC, old and new, come together by the end, learning in the process and taking the maybe too easy way out in combatting racism. In addressing the racism storylines in this book, we acknowledge our own privilege in examining and addressing the stories of minority and marginalized groups and appreciate the limited inclusion and attempts at addressing major issues while also examining the difficulty of separating problematic art from its historical perspective and (although not applicable here) the artists later revealed to be human garbage and discussing how this type of story might be better approached by an author writing today. On lighter, but still on-topic, notes, we spend a long time reeling in the discovery that Mallory describes herself (and her entire family) as having dark brown hair, questioning whether Claudia is left-handed, and taking a deep dive into what it is about horses and pre-teen girls. In a shocking twist, we have very few random tangents, particularly of note as you’d expect us to want to change the topic from Mallory as quickly as possible, given our past feelings on her.","date_published":"2020-04-07T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/48b4e738-5da5-448f-bcd7-7af5c6f6beae.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33236032,"duration_in_seconds":4153}]},{"id":"a5622565-b080-4931-bb97-1ed2a17b7af5","title":"EM001: Emergency Meeting re: State of the World and Netflix Series Information!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/em001","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn call their first emergency meeting for an update on the state of the world and the state of the podcast before getting into a discussion of the recent releases and knowledge-drops related to the upcoming Netflix BSC series. We already knew Netflix was making a show and that Alicia Silverstone and Mark Feurstein were involved, but the details since then have been completely under wraps. In the last few weeks, however, there has been a major release related to the girls and their portrayers and what the show is going to look like. We get into our thoughts on the casting and costuming, both immediate knee-jerk reactions and our more in-depth analysis, and what we are anticipating, expecting, and hoping for from the series. (Note that Kate was clearly too excited and talking/reading too quickly and inadvertently initially says that Malia Baker is Latina – clarified later in the episode, but Malia is black and Xochitl is Latina.)\n\nStay safe and healthy everyone!!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn call their first emergency meeting for an update on the state of the world and the state of the podcast before getting into a discussion of the recent releases and knowledge-drops related to the upcoming Netflix BSC series. We already knew Netflix was making a show and that Alicia Silverstone and Mark Feurstein were involved, but the details since then have been completely under wraps. In the last few weeks, however, there has been a major release related to the girls and their portrayers and what the show is going to look like. We get into our thoughts on the casting and costuming, both immediate knee-jerk reactions and our more in-depth analysis, and what we are anticipating, expecting, and hoping for from the series. (Note that Kate was clearly too excited and talking/reading too quickly and inadvertently initially says that Malia Baker is Latina – clarified later in the episode, but Malia is black and Xochitl is Latina.)
\n\nStay safe and healthy everyone!!
\n\nFollow us!
\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc
Contact us!
\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com
Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"Kate and Lauryn call their first emergency meeting for an update on the state of the world and the state of the podcast before getting into a discussion of the recent releases and knowledge-drops related to the upcoming Netflix BSC series. We already knew Netflix was making a show and that Alicia Silverstone and Mark Feurstein were involved, but the details since then have been completely under wraps. In the last few weeks, however, there has been a major release related to the girls and their portrayers and what the show is going to look like. We get into our thoughts on the casting and costuming, both immediate knee-jerk reactions and our more in-depth analysis, and what we are anticipating, expecting, and hoping for from the series. (Note that Kate was clearly too excited and talking/reading too quickly and inadvertently initially says that Malia Baker is Latina – clarified later in the episode, but Malia is black and Xochitl is Latina.)\r\n\r\nStay safe and healthy everyone!!","date_published":"2020-04-03T09:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/a5622565-b080-4931-bb97-1ed2a17b7af5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11631721,"duration_in_seconds":1453}]},{"id":"a4c766bb-4edb-481a-ab4c-6437d344cd60","title":"Episode 013: Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/013","content_text":"Fresh off their timeless summer vacation to the Bahamas and Disney World (timeline wonkiness, what?), the girls are promptly faced with the Stacey’s family’s departure from Stoneybrook to return to NYC. It’s a rough road, particularly for Claudia, but the girls face it with excellent modelling behavior for readers – as Lauryn puts it in the episode, scary things happen, but good things can come from scary things. We discuss the difficulty as a child (and sometimes an adult) to recognize that you can have two conflicting emotions or feelings at the same time, the interplay of “smartness” being a big part of your self-identity and instances of someone else being smarter than you, the difference between all the breadcrumbs we’ve had about Jeff’s impending departure and Stacey’s abrupt and swift move, and take a deep dive on the realities of Mrs. Porter. Tangents (both on- and off-topic) include: reality TV recent and not, garage sales, growing affection (?) for Mallory and Dawn, FOMO, colloquialisms, and the repeated use of “exotic” to describe Claudia. \n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Fresh off their timeless summer vacation to the Bahamas and Disney World (timeline wonkiness, what?), the girls are promptly faced with the Stacey’s family’s departure from Stoneybrook to return to NYC. It’s a rough road, particularly for Claudia, but the girls face it with excellent modelling behavior for readers – as Lauryn puts it in the episode, scary things happen, but good things can come from scary things. We discuss the difficulty as a child (and sometimes an adult) to recognize that you can have two conflicting emotions or feelings at the same time, the interplay of “smartness” being a big part of your self-identity and instances of someone else being smarter than you, the difference between all the breadcrumbs we’ve had about Jeff’s impending departure and Stacey’s abrupt and swift move, and take a deep dive on the realities of Mrs. Porter. Tangents (both on- and off-topic) include: reality TV recent and not, garage sales, growing affection (?) for Mallory and Dawn, FOMO, colloquialisms, and the repeated use of “exotic” to describe Claudia.
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","summary":"Fresh off their timeless summer vacation to the Bahamas and Disney World (timeline wonkiness, what?), the girls are promptly faced with the Stacey’s family’s departure from Stoneybrook to return to NYC. It’s a rough road, particularly for Claudia, but the girls face it with excellent modelling behavior for readers – as Lauryn puts it in the episode, scary things happen, but good things can come from scary things. We discuss the difficulty as a child (and sometimes an adult) to recognize that you can have two conflicting emotions or feelings at the same time, the interplay of “smartness” being a big part of your self-identity and instances of someone else being smarter than you, the difference between all the breadcrumbs we’ve had about Jeff’s impending departure and Stacey’s abrupt and swift move, and take a deep dive on the realities of Mrs. Porter. Tangents (both on- and off-topic) include: reality TV recent and not, garage sales, growing affection (?) for Mallory and Dawn, FOMO, colloquialisms, and the repeated use of “exotic” to describe Claudia. ","date_published":"2020-03-24T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/a4c766bb-4edb-481a-ab4c-6437d344cd60.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30690034,"duration_in_seconds":3835}]},{"id":"e16b47a8-d778-4309-9e08-ace8db54a742","title":"SS01: Baby-Sitters on Board!!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/ss01","content_text":"It’s a super special, super long, super guest episode to discuss the first Super Special - Baby-Sitters on Board! Mr. Pike wins a week-long cruise/Disney trip at work and the Pikes invite Stacey and Mary Anne to be mother’s helpers, just like Sea City. (When this book takes place, who knows, as they reference Sea City, but say this is still that summer...) Watson decides to take the Thomas-Brewer family as well and includes Claudia and Dawn because, why not? Kate and Lauryn invite their first guest – their often mentioned friend, Katie Schneller – to join them to discuss (among many topics) the repeated plots in this book, Game of Thrones/BSC crossover fanfic, Mallory’s bunny face signature, author intention, Katie’s scarf-tying abilities, misremembered parts of the Haunted Mansion, the ranking of donut hole flavors, Rick Steves vs. Rick Dees, and (of course) Cokie Mason.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"It’s a super special, super long, super guest episode to discuss the first Super Special - Baby-Sitters on Board! Mr. Pike wins a week-long cruise/Disney trip at work and the Pikes invite Stacey and Mary Anne to be mother’s helpers, just like Sea City. (When this book takes place, who knows, as they reference Sea City, but say this is still that summer...) Watson decides to take the Thomas-Brewer family as well and includes Claudia and Dawn because, why not? Kate and Lauryn invite their first guest – their often mentioned friend, Katie Schneller – to join them to discuss (among many topics) the repeated plots in this book, Game of Thrones/BSC crossover fanfic, Mallory’s bunny face signature, author intention, Katie’s scarf-tying abilities, misremembered parts of the Haunted Mansion, the ranking of donut hole flavors, Rick Steves vs. Rick Dees, and (of course) Cokie Mason.
\n\nFollow us!
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Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"It’s a super special, super long, super guest episode to discuss the first Super Special - Baby-Sitters on Board! Mr. Pike wins a week-long cruise/Disney trip at work and the Pikes invite Stacey and Mary Anne to be mother’s helpers, just like Sea City. (When this book takes place, who knows, as they reference Sea City, but say this is still that summer...) Watson decides to take the Thomas-Brewer family as well and includes Claudia and Dawn because, why not? Kate and Lauryn invite their first guest – their often mentioned friend, Katie Schneller – to join them to discuss (among many topics) the repeated plots in this book, Game of Thrones/BSC crossover fanfic, Mallory’s bunny face signature, author intention, Katie’s scarf-tying abilities, misremembered parts of the Haunted Mansion, the ranking of donut hole flavors, Rick Steves vs. Rick Dees, and (of course) Cokie Mason.","date_published":"2020-03-10T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/e16b47a8-d778-4309-9e08-ace8db54a742.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52647311,"duration_in_seconds":6580}]},{"id":"22aa1063-9035-4b1c-8fb2-903bcadbbcfd","title":"Episode 012: Claudia and the New Girl!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/012","content_text":"Claudia’s got a new friend, despite our insistence on no new friends. Ashley Wyeth moves to town and is a Serious Artist. Claudia is immediately enamored of her and starts spending all of her time with Ashley, completely ignoring the BSC, her babysitting charges, and Stacey, in particular. Lauryn initially gets excited about the first non-straight \"romantic\" crush in the series, which leads to a conversation and re-evaluation regarding crushes and friendships at that age and their emotional complexities. Kate redeems her memory when her prediction of this book was spot-on (but she doubles down that Eddie from her Ghost at Dawn’s House prediction will for sure be in Beware, Dawn!, Mystery #2). As always, we touch on plenty of TV references – this time including, but not limited to, The Good Place, Project Runway, and Buffy. Newbury Award winners that we know and love are discussed in an actually on-topic tangent and we sort of make predictions for the next two books. Clearly, we’re figuring out how Super Specials actually fit in! We touch on Benedict Arnold (with Lauryn being a supporter? maybe?), Banksy, what art is anyway, early 2000s fashion, possibly and definitely problematic descriptive words, and reaffirm #nonewpeeps.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Claudia’s got a new friend, despite our insistence on no new friends. Ashley Wyeth moves to town and is a Serious Artist. Claudia is immediately enamored of her and starts spending all of her time with Ashley, completely ignoring the BSC, her babysitting charges, and Stacey, in particular. Lauryn initially gets excited about the first non-straight "romantic" crush in the series, which leads to a conversation and re-evaluation regarding crushes and friendships at that age and their emotional complexities. Kate redeems her memory when her prediction of this book was spot-on (but she doubles down that Eddie from her Ghost at Dawn’s House prediction will for sure be in Beware, Dawn!, Mystery #2). As always, we touch on plenty of TV references – this time including, but not limited to, The Good Place, Project Runway, and Buffy. Newbury Award winners that we know and love are discussed in an actually on-topic tangent and we sort of make predictions for the next two books. Clearly, we’re figuring out how Super Specials actually fit in! We touch on Benedict Arnold (with Lauryn being a supporter? maybe?), Banksy, what art is anyway, early 2000s fashion, possibly and definitely problematic descriptive words, and reaffirm #nonewpeeps.
\n\nFollow us!
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Contact us!
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","summary":"Claudia’s got a new friend, despite our insistence on no new friends. Ashley Wyeth moves to town and is a Serious Artist. Claudia is immediately enamored of her and starts spending all of her time with Ashley, completely ignoring the BSC, her babysitting charges, and Stacey, in particular. Lauryn initially gets excited about the first non-straight \"romantic\" crush in the series, which leads to a conversation and re-evaluation regarding crushes and friendships at that age and their emotional complexities. Kate redeems her memory when her prediction of this book was spot-on (but she doubles down that Eddie from her Ghost at Dawn’s House prediction will for sure be in Beware, Dawn!, Mystery #2). As always, we touch on plenty of TV references – this time including, but not limited to, The Good Place, Project Runway, and Buffy. Newbury Award winners that we know and love are discussed in an actually on-topic tangent and we sort of make predictions for the next two books. Clearly, we’re figuring out how Super Specials actually fit in! We touch on Benedict Arnold (with Lauryn being a supporter? maybe?), Banksy, what art is anyway, early 2000s fashion, possibly and definitely problematic descriptive words, and reaffirm #nonewpeeps.","date_published":"2020-02-25T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/22aa1063-9035-4b1c-8fb2-903bcadbbcfd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33534664,"duration_in_seconds":4191}]},{"id":"135785a7-a496-4bf3-b918-5953fd8f4a45","title":"Episode 011: Kristy and the Snobs!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/011","content_text":"Kristy’s been living in her new neighborhood for months now and refuses to get to know anyone because they’re all snobs with a pool, multiple tennis courts, and a cook named Agnes. She’s forced out of her self-imposed isolation when the BSC starts advertising in her neighborhood and jobs with new families start coming in, which takes jobs from Kate’s favorite future associate member, Shannon Kilbourne (one of the aforementioned snobs). Kristy and Shannon have a prank war before finally becoming friends after Kristy’s dog Louie has to be put down. Yes, it’s another SUPER emotional book, this time one that completely came out of left field and floored us during reading (as it likely will in this description). We spend some time discussing dogs we love and loved, while also discussing growing into your “self” and feeling comfortable in your skin, quoting Homer Simpson, pondering the power of positive thinking (however that works for you), and obsessing over Amelia Bedelia. Also – we learn how to properly pronounce Mary Anne’s last name thanks to our listener Deanna!!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kristy’s been living in her new neighborhood for months now and refuses to get to know anyone because they’re all snobs with a pool, multiple tennis courts, and a cook named Agnes. She’s forced out of her self-imposed isolation when the BSC starts advertising in her neighborhood and jobs with new families start coming in, which takes jobs from Kate’s favorite future associate member, Shannon Kilbourne (one of the aforementioned snobs). Kristy and Shannon have a prank war before finally becoming friends after Kristy’s dog Louie has to be put down. Yes, it’s another SUPER emotional book, this time one that completely came out of left field and floored us during reading (as it likely will in this description). We spend some time discussing dogs we love and loved, while also discussing growing into your “self” and feeling comfortable in your skin, quoting Homer Simpson, pondering the power of positive thinking (however that works for you), and obsessing over Amelia Bedelia. Also – we learn how to properly pronounce Mary Anne’s last name thanks to our listener Deanna!!
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","summary":"Kristy’s been living in her new neighborhood for months now and refuses to get to know anyone because they’re all snobs with a pool, multiple tennis courts, and a cook named Agnes. She’s forced out of her self-imposed isolation when the BSC starts advertising in her neighborhood and jobs with new families start coming in, which takes jobs from Kate’s favorite future associate member, Shannon Kilbourne (one of the aforementioned snobs). Kristy and Shannon have a prank war before finally becoming friends after Kristy’s dog Louie has to be put down. Yes, it’s another SUPER emotional book, this time one that completely came out of left field and floored us during reading (as it likely will in this description). We spend some time discussing dogs we love and loved, while also discussing growing into your “self” and feeling comfortable in your skin, quoting Homer Simpson, pondering the power of positive thinking (however that works for you), and obsessing over Amelia Bedelia. Also – we learn how to properly pronounce Mary Anne’s last name thanks to our listener Deanna!!","date_published":"2020-02-11T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/135785a7-a496-4bf3-b918-5953fd8f4a45.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32926951,"duration_in_seconds":4115}]},{"id":"af637d3f-7aa6-46b3-a529-a1a436bd07aa","title":"Episode 010: Logan Likes Mary Anne!!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/010","content_text":"There’s a new boy in school – Logan Bruno, fresh from Louisville, Kentucky – and Mary Anne has a crush! He crushes right back, surprising Lauryn, whose main reaction to Mary Anne consistently seems to be “her?” Discussion of the gender dynamics and “romantic” relationships at play in this book includes tangents (both related and wildly varied) about shy girl tropes, the ins and outs of talking to boys at that age, the on-going absence of Cokie Mason, and feeling left behind when your friends take steps you haven’t yet. We touch on shipping from a more global perspective and realize we were both unexpectedly here for it for #reylo in The Rise of Skywalker. Lauryn reveals her Jenny Prezzioso past and unintentionally (?) shades Kate’s styling abilities, while Kate manages to squeeze in multiple references to Kristy’s Mystery Admirer and identifies strongly with Mary Anne.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"There’s a new boy in school – Logan Bruno, fresh from Louisville, Kentucky – and Mary Anne has a crush! He crushes right back, surprising Lauryn, whose main reaction to Mary Anne consistently seems to be “her?” Discussion of the gender dynamics and “romantic” relationships at play in this book includes tangents (both related and wildly varied) about shy girl tropes, the ins and outs of talking to boys at that age, the on-going absence of Cokie Mason, and feeling left behind when your friends take steps you haven’t yet. We touch on shipping from a more global perspective and realize we were both unexpectedly here for it for #reylo in The Rise of Skywalker. Lauryn reveals her Jenny Prezzioso past and unintentionally (?) shades Kate’s styling abilities, while Kate manages to squeeze in multiple references to Kristy’s Mystery Admirer and identifies strongly with Mary Anne.
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","summary":"There’s a new boy in school – Logan Bruno, fresh from Louisville, Kentucky – and Mary Anne has a crush! He crushes right back, surprising Lauryn, whose main reaction to Mary Anne consistently seems to be “her?” Discussion of the gender dynamics and “romantic” relationships at play in this book includes tangents (both related and wildly varied) about shy girl tropes, the ins and outs of talking to boys at that age, the on-going absence of Cokie Mason, and feeling left behind when your friends take steps you haven’t yet. We touch on shipping from a more global perspective and realize we were both unexpectedly here for it for #reylo in The Rise of Skywalker. Lauryn reveals her Jenny Prezzioso past and unintentionally (?) shades Kate’s styling abilities, while Kate manages to squeeze in multiple references to Kristy’s Mystery Admirer and identifies strongly with Mary Anne.","date_published":"2020-01-28T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/af637d3f-7aa6-46b3-a529-a1a436bd07aa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33404470,"duration_in_seconds":4175}]},{"id":"f3a7c993-9484-40d4-b7a5-cc515a6e3c0e","title":"Episode 009: The Ghost at Dawn's House!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/009","content_text":"Dawn, her love of scary stories, and her search for a hidden passage in her house (built in 1715) are the focus in this book and episode. No really, the main plot is all about Dawn and her search for and discovery of a hidden passage and then her slow revelation of its existence to her friends and family. We both acknowledge just how wrong our predictions about this one were (with the caveats that Kate’s is 100% a future Mystery book plot and Lauryn’s Underground Railroad thoughts may still be revealed to be accurate). Lauryn relays her tale of “accidental” library book theft and Kate sets everyone up for the terrifying revelation that horror movie characters are living lives just as normal as ours before the horror events kick in. Plenty of random tangents abound as always: repeated day movie/TV tropes, bad Christmas movies on demand, first class plane travel, nerdy dog names, and font design.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Dawn, her love of scary stories, and her search for a hidden passage in her house (built in 1715) are the focus in this book and episode. No really, the main plot is all about Dawn and her search for and discovery of a hidden passage and then her slow revelation of its existence to her friends and family. We both acknowledge just how wrong our predictions about this one were (with the caveats that Kate’s is 100% a future Mystery book plot and Lauryn’s Underground Railroad thoughts may still be revealed to be accurate). Lauryn relays her tale of “accidental” library book theft and Kate sets everyone up for the terrifying revelation that horror movie characters are living lives just as normal as ours before the horror events kick in. Plenty of random tangents abound as always: repeated day movie/TV tropes, bad Christmas movies on demand, first class plane travel, nerdy dog names, and font design.
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","summary":"Dawn, her love of scary stories, and her search for a hidden passage in her house (built in 1715) are the focus in this book and episode. No really, the main plot is all about Dawn and her search for and discovery of a hidden passage and then her slow revelation of its existence to her friends and family. We both acknowledge just how wrong our predictions about this one were (with the caveats that Kate’s is 100% a future Mystery book plot and Lauryn’s Underground Railroad thoughts may still be revealed to be accurate). Lauryn relays her tale of “accidental” library book theft and Kate sets everyone up for the terrifying revelation that horror movie characters are living lives just as normal as ours before the horror events kick in. Plenty of random tangents abound as always: repeated day movie/TV tropes, bad Christmas movies on demand, first class plane travel, nerdy dog names, and font design.","date_published":"2020-01-14T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/f3a7c993-9484-40d4-b7a5-cc515a6e3c0e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32727585,"duration_in_seconds":4090}]},{"id":"a85c5320-d143-478c-996c-13709ce66717","title":"Episode 008: Boy-Crazy Stacey!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/008","content_text":"The BSC is separated for the last two weeks of the summer for conveniently-timed vacations, including a trip to Sea City for Stacey and Mary Anne, as they travel with the Pike family as mother’s helpers. Stacey falls in LUV while shirking her babysitting responsibilities, while Mary Anne gets her first (somehow?) sunburn to deal with while covering for Stacey. We discuss first crushes and LUV and maturity generally along with navigating the ins and outs of nurturing friendships and romantic relationships simultaneously. Kate gets her first major soapbox moment with a discussion of sunscreen and Lauryn gives us some insight into her quintessential 7th/8th grade crush. We each reveal our irrational fears derived from early childhood movie-viewing (sharks for Kate and birds for Lauryn) and yet again question some of Stacey’s sartorial (along with life) choices.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"The BSC is separated for the last two weeks of the summer for conveniently-timed vacations, including a trip to Sea City for Stacey and Mary Anne, as they travel with the Pike family as mother’s helpers. Stacey falls in LUV while shirking her babysitting responsibilities, while Mary Anne gets her first (somehow?) sunburn to deal with while covering for Stacey. We discuss first crushes and LUV and maturity generally along with navigating the ins and outs of nurturing friendships and romantic relationships simultaneously. Kate gets her first major soapbox moment with a discussion of sunscreen and Lauryn gives us some insight into her quintessential 7th/8th grade crush. We each reveal our irrational fears derived from early childhood movie-viewing (sharks for Kate and birds for Lauryn) and yet again question some of Stacey’s sartorial (along with life) choices.
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","summary":"The BSC is separated for the last two weeks of the summer for conveniently-timed vacations, including a trip to Sea City for Stacey and Mary Anne, as they travel with the Pike family as mother’s helpers. Stacey falls in LUV while shirking her babysitting responsibilities, while Mary Anne gets her first (somehow?) sunburn to deal with while covering for Stacey. We discuss first crushes and LUV and maturity generally along with navigating the ins and outs of nurturing friendships and romantic relationships simultaneously. Kate gets her first major soapbox moment with a discussion of sunscreen and Lauryn gives us some insight into her quintessential 7th/8th grade crush. We each reveal our irrational fears derived from early childhood movie-viewing (sharks for Kate and birds for Lauryn) and yet again question some of Stacey’s sartorial (along with life) choices.","date_published":"2019-12-31T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/a85c5320-d143-478c-996c-13709ce66717.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33696205,"duration_in_seconds":4211}]},{"id":"5d70e412-b3f7-4ce4-84e6-c600339b9794","title":"Episode 007: Claudia and Mean Janine!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/007","content_text":"Claudia and Janine just don’t seem to get each other after some backsliding since their personal and relationship growth in Phantom Phone Calls. Things come to a head after Mimi has a stroke (completely blindsiding Kate and Lauryn in their reread). We discuss our experiences with siblings and grandparent health issues and spoiler alert, find ourselves unexpectedly, but solidly, on Team Janine (except when it comes to correcting grammar and speaking like a walking thesaurus in certain situations). There is some debate over how best to pronounce Reese’s Pieces and we again find ourselves questioning Stacey’s sartorial choices. Seriously - we clearly just accepted what the other girls said about her while disregarding the outfit descriptions! \n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Claudia and Janine just don’t seem to get each other after some backsliding since their personal and relationship growth in Phantom Phone Calls. Things come to a head after Mimi has a stroke (completely blindsiding Kate and Lauryn in their reread). We discuss our experiences with siblings and grandparent health issues and spoiler alert, find ourselves unexpectedly, but solidly, on Team Janine (except when it comes to correcting grammar and speaking like a walking thesaurus in certain situations). There is some debate over how best to pronounce Reese’s Pieces and we again find ourselves questioning Stacey’s sartorial choices. Seriously - we clearly just accepted what the other girls said about her while disregarding the outfit descriptions!
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","summary":"Claudia and Janine just don’t seem to get each other after some backsliding since their personal and relationship growth in Phantom Phone Calls. Things come to a head after Mimi has a stroke (completely blindsiding Kate and Lauryn in their reread). We discuss our experiences with siblings and grandparent health issues and spoiler alert, find ourselves unexpectedly, but solidly, on Team Janine (except when it comes to correcting grammar and speaking like a walking thesaurus in certain situations). There is some debate over how best to pronounce Reese’s Pieces and we again find ourselves questioning Stacey’s sartorial choices. Seriously - we clearly just accepted what the other girls said about her while disregarding the outfit descriptions! ","date_published":"2019-12-17T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/5d70e412-b3f7-4ce4-84e6-c600339b9794.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":34921453,"duration_in_seconds":4364}]},{"id":"35c8d553-64d7-4332-8cc7-a85b5738a11a","title":"Episode 006: Kristy's Big Day!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/006","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn take on the wedding industrial complex when Kristy's mom and Watson have to move their Fall wedding up because of \"reasons\"... In addition, there's the $3 per hour that the BSC members are making for babysitting fourteen children for like 40 hours in one week leading up to the wedding? There are lots of feelings, but of a much more positive variety than last episode! And spoiler alert - Kristy's super on board not only with being a bridesmaid but with the dress and flowers in her hair that go with it. We were way off in our predictions! Shocking, but true!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn take on the wedding industrial complex when Kristy's mom and Watson have to move their Fall wedding up because of "reasons"... In addition, there's the $3 per hour that the BSC members are making for babysitting fourteen children for like 40 hours in one week leading up to the wedding? There are lots of feelings, but of a much more positive variety than last episode! And spoiler alert - Kristy's super on board not only with being a bridesmaid but with the dress and flowers in her hair that go with it. We were way off in our predictions! Shocking, but true!
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","summary":"Kate and Lauryn take on the wedding industrial complex when Kristy's mom and Watson have to move their Fall wedding up because of \"reasons\"... In addition, there's the $3 per hour that the BSC members are making for babysitting fourteen children for like 40 hours in one week leading up to the wedding? There are lots of feelings, but of a much more positive variety than last episode! And spoiler alert - Kristy's super on board not only with being a bridesmaid but with the dress and flowers in her hair that go with it. We were way off in our predictions! Shocking, but true!","date_published":"2019-12-03T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/35c8d553-64d7-4332-8cc7-a85b5738a11a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":31089603,"duration_in_seconds":3885}]},{"id":"2db77036-ccaf-4f06-819a-32772df6ec19","title":"Episode 005: Dawn and the Impossible Three!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/005","content_text":"After becoming the Alternate Officer of the BSC, Dawn takes on primary responsibility for babysitting the so-called “Impossible Three” Barrett children. There are very problematic aspects of this story and WE. HAVE. FEELINGS. The continuing discussion on maturity takes an extreme turn in this episode due to the negligent and borderline absentee parenting by Mrs. Barrett. We recognize our prior mistaken overlooking of Claudia’s race and look forward to our future opportunities to bring other perspectives into our conversations. On a lighter note, Kate and Lauryn wrap up the episode with a discussion their favorite babysitting charges, Jackie Rodowsky and Jamie Newton in particular for both and Charlotte Johansson for Kate. \n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"After becoming the Alternate Officer of the BSC, Dawn takes on primary responsibility for babysitting the so-called “Impossible Three” Barrett children. There are very problematic aspects of this story and WE. HAVE. FEELINGS. The continuing discussion on maturity takes an extreme turn in this episode due to the negligent and borderline absentee parenting by Mrs. Barrett. We recognize our prior mistaken overlooking of Claudia’s race and look forward to our future opportunities to bring other perspectives into our conversations. On a lighter note, Kate and Lauryn wrap up the episode with a discussion their favorite babysitting charges, Jackie Rodowsky and Jamie Newton in particular for both and Charlotte Johansson for Kate.
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","summary":"After becoming the Alternate Officer of the BSC, Dawn takes on primary responsibility for babysitting the so-called “Impossible Three” Barrett children. There are very problematic aspects of this story and WE. HAVE. FEELINGS. The continuing discussion on maturity takes an extreme turn in this episode due to the negligent and borderline absentee parenting by Mrs. Barrett. We recognize our prior mistaken overlooking of Claudia’s race and look forward to our future opportunities to bring other perspectives into our conversations. On a lighter note, Kate and Lauryn wrap up the episode with a discussion their favorite babysitting charges, Jackie Rodowsky and Jamie Newton in particular for both and Charlotte Johansson for Kate. ","date_published":"2019-11-19T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/2db77036-ccaf-4f06-819a-32772df6ec19.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27526710,"duration_in_seconds":3440}]},{"id":"047770e2-93e2-475c-9cdf-02fedfde1cfd","title":"Episode 004: Mary Anne Saves the Day!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/004","content_text":"Mary Anne takes a stand and saves the day in multiple ways. After a huge fight where the girls aren't speaking, Mary Anne makes a new friend in Dawn Schafer and grows as a person before bringing the Core Four back together, taking care of a very sick child, getting her dad to see her as more mature and ready for more freedom. The conversation about maturity continues, with a focus on jealousy, growing pains, and conflict as a catalyst for action. Kate and Lauryn also discuss the BSC in Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the resurgence of the Baby-Sitters Club in pop culture generally.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Mary Anne takes a stand and saves the day in multiple ways. After a huge fight where the girls aren't speaking, Mary Anne makes a new friend in Dawn Schafer and grows as a person before bringing the Core Four back together, taking care of a very sick child, getting her dad to see her as more mature and ready for more freedom. The conversation about maturity continues, with a focus on jealousy, growing pains, and conflict as a catalyst for action. Kate and Lauryn also discuss the BSC in Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the resurgence of the Baby-Sitters Club in pop culture generally.
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","summary":"Mary Anne takes a stand and saves the day in multiple ways. After a huge fight where the girls aren't speaking, Mary Anne makes a new friend in Dawn Schafer and grows as a person before bringing the Core Four back together, taking care of a very sick child, getting her dad to see her as more mature and ready for more freedom. The conversation about maturity continues, with a focus on jealousy, growing pains, and conflict as a catalyst for action. Kate and Lauryn also discuss the BSC in Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the resurgence of the Baby-Sitters Club in pop culture generally.","date_published":"2019-11-05T07:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/047770e2-93e2-475c-9cdf-02fedfde1cfd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":32294161,"duration_in_seconds":4036}]},{"id":"38def0d6-3c17-4f49-a7a1-06758657b224","title":"Episode 003: The Truth About Stacey!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/003","content_text":"Stacey reveals the shocking truth! … she has diabetes? And also her parents refuse to face reality and keep pursuing miracle cures, to the detriment of Stacey’s mental and emotional health. Kate and Lauryn continue their discussions of maturity, how being older definitely does not make one wiser or more responsible, the entirely reasonable fear of crying at school, and medical personal autonomy. Lauryn recounts her time acting as her dad’s personal Siri after Kate clarifies Generation X, Millennials, and Generation BSC based on how each group deals with questions of fact while out at a bar. They also touch on what it really meant to be a nerd back in the day and updates to the book that include removing references to human garbage and adjusting for inflation. Also get excited for our future Very Special Episode to discuss Ulysses!\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Stacey reveals the shocking truth! … she has diabetes? And also her parents refuse to face reality and keep pursuing miracle cures, to the detriment of Stacey’s mental and emotional health. Kate and Lauryn continue their discussions of maturity, how being older definitely does not make one wiser or more responsible, the entirely reasonable fear of crying at school, and medical personal autonomy. Lauryn recounts her time acting as her dad’s personal Siri after Kate clarifies Generation X, Millennials, and Generation BSC based on how each group deals with questions of fact while out at a bar. They also touch on what it really meant to be a nerd back in the day and updates to the book that include removing references to human garbage and adjusting for inflation. Also get excited for our future Very Special Episode to discuss Ulysses!
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","summary":"Stacey reveals the shocking truth! … she has diabetes? And also her parents refuse to face reality and keep pursuing miracle cures, to the detriment of Stacey’s mental and emotional health. Kate and Lauryn continue their discussions of maturity, how being older definitely does not make one wiser or more responsible, the entirely reasonable fear of crying at school, and medical personal autonomy. Lauryn recounts her time acting as her dad’s personal Siri after Kate clarifies Generation X, Millennials, and Generation BSC based on how each group deals with questions of fact while out at a bar. They also touch on what it really meant to be a nerd back in the day and updates to the book that include removing references to human garbage and adjusting for inflation. Also get excited for our future Very Special Episode to discuss Ulysses!","date_published":"2019-10-22T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/38def0d6-3c17-4f49-a7a1-06758657b224.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66839658,"duration_in_seconds":4177}]},{"id":"e3601fe5-b7a3-490d-bc19-29bc2533a261","title":"Episode 002: Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/002","content_text":"Before there were actual BSC Mysteries, there was the original - Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls. Are the girls being stalked by the actual Phantom Caller (who wants to steal… their hair ribbons…)? Or is there something else to this mystery? Kate and Lauryn’s Great Ideas touch on growing pains related to varying levels of maturity, sibling rivalry, what it means to be “smart,” imagination, and the ability of pre-teen girls to escalate to dramatics quickly. Lauryn can’t wait to discuss a certain Core Four member’s sexuality as she continues to explore her own, and Kate breaks down the ins and outs of IQs.\n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.\n\nOUR SUMMARY! \n(We'll include this in the actual episode going forward!)\n\nClaudia-Specific: Claudia has a crush on Trevor Sandbourne, a poet in her class, and wants to go to the Halloween dance with him. She doesn’t think he knows her, but she continues to pine throughout the book. Claudia and Kristy both get hang up phone calls at multiple babysitting jobs and eventually catch Alan Gray in the act! He’d been looking at the club appointment book and noting where they were both babysitting so he and Trevor Sandbourne could call them to ask them to the Halloween dance. Despite Kristy hating Alan, she goes with him, and they all have a great time. Except Mary Anne who stays home.\n\nBSC Generally: There is a burglar on the loose whose MO is to call the houses to see if anyone is home and then break in later to steal their fine jewels. He’s hitting homes far from Stoneybrook, but the Core Four jumps to conclusions and thinks they’re at risk of running into him. They come up with codes and ideas for alarm systems to prevent catastrophe. There’s a copycat nextdoor to Claudia and eventually the real Phantom Caller is caught and there’s nothing else to worry about in Stoneybrook.","content_html":"Before there were actual BSC Mysteries, there was the original - Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls. Are the girls being stalked by the actual Phantom Caller (who wants to steal… their hair ribbons…)? Or is there something else to this mystery? Kate and Lauryn’s Great Ideas touch on growing pains related to varying levels of maturity, sibling rivalry, what it means to be “smart,” imagination, and the ability of pre-teen girls to escalate to dramatics quickly. Lauryn can’t wait to discuss a certain Core Four member’s sexuality as she continues to explore her own, and Kate breaks down the ins and outs of IQs.
\n\nFollow us!
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Contact us!
\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com
Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
\n\nOUR SUMMARY!
\n(We'll include this in the actual episode going forward!)
Claudia-Specific: Claudia has a crush on Trevor Sandbourne, a poet in her class, and wants to go to the Halloween dance with him. She doesn’t think he knows her, but she continues to pine throughout the book. Claudia and Kristy both get hang up phone calls at multiple babysitting jobs and eventually catch Alan Gray in the act! He’d been looking at the club appointment book and noting where they were both babysitting so he and Trevor Sandbourne could call them to ask them to the Halloween dance. Despite Kristy hating Alan, she goes with him, and they all have a great time. Except Mary Anne who stays home.
\n\nBSC Generally: There is a burglar on the loose whose MO is to call the houses to see if anyone is home and then break in later to steal their fine jewels. He’s hitting homes far from Stoneybrook, but the Core Four jumps to conclusions and thinks they’re at risk of running into him. They come up with codes and ideas for alarm systems to prevent catastrophe. There’s a copycat nextdoor to Claudia and eventually the real Phantom Caller is caught and there’s nothing else to worry about in Stoneybrook.
","summary":"Before there were actual BSC Mysteries, there was the original - Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls. Are the girls being stalked by the actual Phantom Caller (who wants to steal… their hair ribbons…)? Or is there something else to this mystery? Kate and Lauryn’s Great Ideas touch on growing pains related to varying levels of maturity, sibling rivalry, what it means to be “smart,” imagination, and the ability of pre-teen girls to escalate to dramatics quickly. Lauryn can’t wait to discuss a certain Core Four member’s sexuality as she continues to explore her own, and Kate breaks down the ins and outs of IQs.","date_published":"2019-10-08T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/e3601fe5-b7a3-490d-bc19-29bc2533a261.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":87707816,"duration_in_seconds":3654}]},{"id":"304d59cb-ce2e-4634-851f-9862e297c805","title":"Episode 001: Kristy's Great Idea!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/001","content_text":"Spoiler Alert: Kristy has a GREAT idea and that idea is to create the Baby-Sitters Club. Kate and Lauryn discuss their own Great Ideas related to family structure, gender, children’s understanding and insight into the adult world, nostalgia, and their excitement to keep reading. Lauryn expresses concern with being called babyish and Kate compares a trip to Blockbuster to ignorance in Ancient Rome. They also touch on fashion, Claudia’s hidden snacks, and Lauryn’s obsession with the timeline, of course. \n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Spoiler Alert: Kristy has a GREAT idea and that idea is to create the Baby-Sitters Club. Kate and Lauryn discuss their own Great Ideas related to family structure, gender, children’s understanding and insight into the adult world, nostalgia, and their excitement to keep reading. Lauryn expresses concern with being called babyish and Kate compares a trip to Blockbuster to ignorance in Ancient Rome. They also touch on fashion, Claudia’s hidden snacks, and Lauryn’s obsession with the timeline, of course.
\n\nFollow us!
\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc
Contact us!
\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com
Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"Spoiler Alert: Kristy has a GREAT idea and that idea is to create the Baby-Sitters Club. Kate and Lauryn discuss their own Great Ideas related to family structure, gender, children’s understanding and insight into the adult world, nostalgia, and their excitement to keep reading. Lauryn expresses concern with being called babyish and Kate compares a trip to Blockbuster to ignorance in Ancient Rome. They also touch on fashion, Claudia’s hidden snacks, and Lauryn’s obsession with the timeline, of course. ","date_published":"2019-09-25T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/304d59cb-ce2e-4634-851f-9862e297c805.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67271493,"duration_in_seconds":2802}]},{"id":"f8568fa4-ec94-4b8c-aa66-c4ab011b8d81","title":"Episode 000: An Introduction to Generation Baby-Sitters Club!","url":"https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/000","content_text":"Kate and Lauryn introduce themselves, the podcast, and what the hell Generation BSC even means. Get to know them and what this whole thing is going to be (at least what Kate and Lauryn think it’s going to be before they even really get started) while they extol the virtues of Cleveland, Ohio, Nalgene bottles, and American Hi-Fi and Lauryn makes her first reference to Elder Millennials. \n\nFollow us!\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc\n\nContact us!\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com\n\nGeneration BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.","content_html":"Kate and Lauryn introduce themselves, the podcast, and what the hell Generation BSC even means. Get to know them and what this whole thing is going to be (at least what Kate and Lauryn think it’s going to be before they even really get started) while they extol the virtues of Cleveland, Ohio, Nalgene bottles, and American Hi-Fi and Lauryn makes her first reference to Elder Millennials.
\n\nFollow us!
\nInstagram and Twitter: @generationbsc
Contact us!
\nE-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com
Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.
","summary":"Kate and Lauryn introduce themselves, the podcast, and what the hell Generation BSC even means. Get to know them and what this whole thing is going to be (at least what Kate and Lauryn think it’s going to be before they even really get started) while they extol the virtues of Cleveland, Ohio, Nalgene bottles, and American Hi-Fi and Lauryn makes her first reference to Elder Millennials. ","date_published":"2019-09-23T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c83cb7b2-f42e-4241-b9a5-f8c0c6666277/f8568fa4-ec94-4b8c-aa66-c4ab011b8d81.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47904727,"duration_in_seconds":1995}]}]}