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Two grown women discuss The Baby-sitters Club series, one book at a time, with the seriousness it deserves and the humor that you need. In each episode, Brooke Suchomel and Kaykay Brady explore both the text and subtext of Ann M. Martin's work and what it says about growing up female in America in the 1980s and 1990s -- and how these messages affect us today.
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There are movies that are bad. There are movies that are so bad, they're good. And then there's Teen Witch. Brooke and KK are back to discuss the Most 80s of Movies, a hallmark of the HBO childhood-to-therapist pipeline.
It's Cookie Time, y'all! That's right, Brooke and Kaykay are finally back to break down 1989's Troop Beverly Hills, give you the scoop on the show's recent hiatus, and rain flowers upon underrated icon Shelley Long.
For the inaugural BSFC at the Movies episode, Brooke & Kaykay dive into the EXTREMELY 1988 classic Working Girl, a love letter to the Staten Island Ferry, AquaNet, and capitalism. SPOILER ALERT: It hasn't aged well. (Joan Cusack's eyeshadow, though? Perfection.) What 80s/90s movie shaped YOU? Let us know at: FacebookTwitterInstagramIf we use your suggestion, we'll give you a shout-out on the show!
Brooke and Kaykay are back to bid a fond farewell to The Baby-sitters Club series on Netflix. Also: Stick around 'til the end for an exciting announcement about this show! Visit us at our website, and follow us on: FacebookTwitterInstagram
In which Brooke & Kaykay discuss lessons from the 5th & 6th episodes of season 2, including the joys of refusing to be defined by labels, healthy ways to navigate changing relationships, and how to keep it together around Surprise Clowns. Visit us at our website, and follow us on: FacebookTwitterInstagram
SCOTUS is bad. The BSC is good. Join us for a 60 minute respite from the flaming dumpster heap that is present-day America as we discuss the 3rd and 4th episodes of season 2 of the Netflix series. This is a marathon, y'all -- humor, critical analysis, and solidarity will help get us through. Visit us at our website, and follow us on: FacebookTwitterInstagram
At last, Brooke and Kaykay are diving into the second (and sadly, final) season of The Baby-sitters Club on Netflix! This show is so damn good, y'all. Visit us at our website, and follow us on: FacebookTwitterInstagram
For our 50th episode (!!!), we're heading back to August 1990, when Mariah Carey's debut had the power on the pop charts, existential dread dominated the box office, and Ferris Bueller moved to...Santa Monica? Pop culture was getting, getting, getting kinda hectic, and so was the Ramsey household. Brooke and Kaykay discuss the shifting family dynamics in Jessi's Baby-sitter and its exploration of the fine balance between interpersonal support and control, with diversions on fr...
July 1990 was a month of classic American sensationalism: in the news (Satanic Panic! jingoism! copaganda!), in the theatres (spiders! ghosts! infertile women!) and in the Baby-sitters Club (a friggin' SHIPWRECK?!). Brooke and Kaykay discuss the first Super Special that felt emotionally authentic, despite its ludicrous premise, and its celebration of ingenuity and integrity. Note: This episode is yet another installment in our ongoing series, "Reading Logan Bruno and 80s/90s Diet Culture F...
In June 1990, a calculated culture war campaign raged in Florida while copaganda reigned supreme in theaters and a cable channel brainwashed its loyal viewers. I mean, can you even imagine?! Brooke and Kaykay discuss the suburban horror and existential dread of Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook, and on THAT note: Been feeling a white hot rage for some reason this week? US TOO! Wanna do something about it? Check out this overview of ways to defend abortion rights and fight fascist...
May 1990 was a rollercoaster: Madonna's "Vogue" video blew our minds, the death of Jim Henson broke our hearts, and a new BSC ghostwriter boggled our brains. The Sea City we knew and tolerated -- Burger Garden, mini-golf, and Tunnel of Luv -- is gone; in its place we get a yellow wallpapered liminal space serving hostility, down-low lobster dinners, and night terrors. OK THEN! Brooke and Kaykay drag the hell out of Mary Anne and Too Many Boys and its attempted normalization of purity cultur...
The pop culture of April 1990 blew our young minds: Sinead O'Connor! Fire Marshal Bill, Homey the Clown, AND the Log Lady! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie and its soundtrack (the perfect gift)! A ripped-from-the-tabloids Very Special BSC starring Claudia Kishi that isn't as problematic as you fear! Dreams really CAN come true, y'all... Brooke and Kaykay discuss Claudia and the Great Search's exploration of alienation and attunement, with loving digressions on the respective joys of re...
March 1990 was a big month for Janet Jackson and Julia Roberts and a bad month for fans of the HBO BSC series. On a related note, a hearty WTF?! to Netflix. Brooke and Kaykay mourn the loss of a 3rd season of the Netflix BSC show before lamenting the treatment of autistic and Australian children in Kristy and the Secret of Susan. But hey, at least Claudia's added Mentos to her bedroom candy stash! Speaking of treats: Please enjoy Pajama Party's "Hide and Seek" video. It's 4 minutes of...
February 1990 packed a lot of change into a short month: Nelson Mandela was released from prison, the Brady Bunch was given a gritty reboot (with a theme song that must be heard to be believed), and two mismatched single parents hastily crammed their households together with minimal planning & conversation. What could go wrong? Brooke and Kaykay discuss the Gaslight (Dawn), Gatekeep (Mary Anne), Girlboss (Kristy) vibes of Dawn's Wicked Stepsister, the importance of behavior modeling in l...
It's hard to take a lighthearted tone in such dark times, but fortunately this episode was recorded well in advance of the horrendous attack on Ukraine. If you need a respite from the weight of this brutal, stupid world, join us as we reflect on some of our favorite things from January 1990: "Rhythm Nation," the original BSC TV show (!), and GOZZIE KUNKA. Brooke and Kaykay discuss Mary Anne and the Great Romance's exploration of shifting family dynamics, attachment styles and their impact on...
December 1989 brought an appropriately dramatic end to the 1980s: The month kicked off with Dad Bush and future Pizza Hut spokesperson Mikhail Gorbachev announcing an end to the Cold War; ended with a piano scarfed David Hasselhoff rocking Berlin into the 1990s; and saw the debut of The Simpsons and the reign of "We Didn't Start the Fire" in between. Optimism was the general vibe, though there's little evidence of this to be found in the 3rd Baby-sitters Club Super Special. OOF. Brooke and K...
November 1989 was serving INSPIRATION: The fall of the Berlin Wall! The Velvet Revolution! The debut of Queen Latifah! The introduction of queer icon Ursula the Sea Witch! The Baby-sitters Club's addition of literacy tutoring to their ever-expanding list of services! Brooke and Kaykay discuss Mallory and the Mystery Diary's ode to the joys of reading and its model of educational empowerment, with digressions on Pee-wee, potatoes, and the badassery of Helen Keller. Visit us at our website, ...
1October 1989 was a month of political, physical, and personal shakeups: Regimes fell in Central Europe, San Francisco quaked on live TV, and copaganda's stranglehold on the box office was ended by two Scientologists and a talking baby. It was all quite tumultuous -- as was Stacey McGill's home life. Brooke and Kaykay discuss Welcome Back, Stacey!'s insightful portrayal of the stress of decision making and the impact of institutions on personal relationships, with digressions to spread the go...
The vibe of September 1989 was BOLD, with popular uprisings against authoritarianism in East Germany, South Africa, and Beverly Hills (justice for Zsa Zsa!), Cher's scandalous strut across an aircraft carrier and up the music charts, and the debut of Joan Rivers' delightfully chaotic daytime talk show. An auspicious time to be young and creative! Brooke and Kaykay discuss Jessi and the Superbrat's exploration of performativity and the alienation of the exceptional, with digressions on cereal...
August 1989 was a month for motley crews out of their elements: a bevy of your loudest uncle's favorite bands (including Motley Crue, natch) rocked Moscow; two movies about dysfunctional families in crisis ruled the box office; and half of Stoneybrook Elementary got shipped upstate to spend two weeks bunking with strangers who greet them with varying degrees of hostility and judgment. (Well, technically the latter happened in July 1989...but what even is time, anyway?) Brooke and Kaykay dis...
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