web02.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:33:38 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Generation BSC: A Baby-Sitters Club Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Mystery” https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/tags/mystery Tue, 27 Aug 2024 06:00:00 -0400 Kate Vlasek and Lauryn Hunter are two women in their mid-thirties who generally geek out about all things pop culture, particularly nostalgic pop culture. A spur-of-the-moment purchase of a random assortment of Baby-Sitters Club books on eBay sparked the excitement that would become Generation BSC. And what is Generation BSC? First, it’s a micro-generation Kate and Lauryn have identified with between Generation X and Millennials. This micro-generation has also been called the Oregon Trail Generation, Generation Catalano, the Star Wars Generation, Xennials, and Elder Millennials - essentially, for our purposes, those born between 1980 and 1985 who would have read Baby-Sitters Club books as they were being released in the late 80s and early 90s. (As an aside, we've come to realize since starting our journey with the Baby-Sitters Club, however, that Generation BSC really is anyone who has grown or is growing up with the BSC, but we're examining it from our perspective in particular.) Second, it’s a biweekly episodic podcast where Kate and Lauryn revisit each book in the Baby-Sitters Club series both looking back at how they approached the topics and themes when they read the books as children and comparing that with how they approach the same topics and themes in 2019 (and beyond). Eventually, the podcast will include guests and “Very Special Episodes” where Kate and Lauryn visit other pop culture from the same era and later, using the Baby-Sitters Club and Generation BSC as a jumping off point for discussion. Whether you’ve loved the Baby-Sitters Club since childhood or are jumping in for the first time, you’ll have a great time reading along with Kate and Lauryn. Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter. en-us episodic Kate and Lauryn are proud members of Generation BSC making their way through the Baby-Sitters Club series one book at a time. Kate Vlasek and Lauryn Hunter Kate Vlasek and Lauryn Hunter are two women in their mid-thirties who generally geek out about all things pop culture, particularly nostalgic pop culture. A spur-of-the-moment purchase of a random assortment of Baby-Sitters Club books on eBay sparked the excitement that would become Generation BSC. And what is Generation BSC? First, it’s a micro-generation Kate and Lauryn have identified with between Generation X and Millennials. This micro-generation has also been called the Oregon Trail Generation, Generation Catalano, the Star Wars Generation, Xennials, and Elder Millennials - essentially, for our purposes, those born between 1980 and 1985 who would have read Baby-Sitters Club books as they were being released in the late 80s and early 90s. (As an aside, we've come to realize since starting our journey with the Baby-Sitters Club, however, that Generation BSC really is anyone who has grown or is growing up with the BSC, but we're examining it from our perspective in particular.) Second, it’s a biweekly episodic podcast where Kate and Lauryn revisit each book in the Baby-Sitters Club series both looking back at how they approached the topics and themes when they read the books as children and comparing that with how they approach the same topics and themes in 2019 (and beyond). Eventually, the podcast will include guests and “Very Special Episodes” where Kate and Lauryn visit other pop culture from the same era and later, using the Baby-Sitters Club and Generation BSC as a jumping off point for discussion. Whether you’ve loved the Baby-Sitters Club since childhood or are jumping in for the first time, you’ll have a great time reading along with Kate and Lauryn. Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter. yes episodic, books, reread, babysitters, babysitters club, podcast Kate Vlasek and Lauryn Hunter kate.vlasek@gmail.com M03: Mallory and the Ghost Cat! https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/m03 8ecda1d7-30d3-4e17-9313-4229401a9f7b Tue, 27 Aug 2024 06:00:00 -0400 Kate Vlasek and Lauryn Hunter full Kate Vlasek and Lauryn Hunter 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! 1:07:14 yes 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! Follow us! Instagram and Twitter: @generationbsc • Contact us! E-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com • Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter. Baby-Sitters Club, Babysitters Club, BSC, Ann M. Martin, Generation BSC, Generation Baby-Sitters Club, millennials, Xennials, books, reread, episodic, Mallory and the Ghost Cat 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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]]> M02: Beware, Dawn!! https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/m02 13d473ff-cb8d-44c0-b12e-5e84fd04da6c Tue, 02 Jul 2024 06:00:00 -0400 Kate Vlasek and Lauryn Hunter full Kate Vlasek and Lauryn Hunter 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! 1:10:52 yes 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! Follow us! Instagram and Twitter: @generationbsc ​ Contact us! E-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com ​ Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter. Baby-Sitters Club, Babysitters Club, BSC, Ann M. Martin, Generation BSC, Generation Baby-Sitters Club, millennials, Xennials, books, reread, episodic, Beware Dawn 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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]]> 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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Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.

]]> M01: Stacey and the Missing Ring! https://generationbsc.fireside.fm/m01 aad83c49-021a-419a-a802-8e24bd780537 Tue, 29 Aug 2023 06:00:00 -0400 Kate Vlasek and Lauryn Hunter full Kate Vlasek and Lauryn Hunter 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. 52:00 yes 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. Follow us! Instagram and Twitter: @generationbsc ​ Contact us! E-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com ​ Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter. Baby-Sitters Club, Babysitters Club, BSC, Ann M. Martin, Generation BSC, Generation Baby-Sitters Club, millennials, Xennials, books, reread, episodic, Stacey and the Missing Ring 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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Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.

]]> 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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Contact us!
E-mail: generationbsc@gmail.com
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Generation BSC logo created by Jordyn Hunter.

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