Episodes

June 27, 2024

Extra Drama #82: A Legend of Readin'

A correction email about ROSA'S LIE and truly the most epically hyperbolic Reader of the Month winner to date! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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June 20, 2024

Book #82: KIDNAPPED BY THE CULT!

When there's an exclamation point in the name of the book, you know it's going to be a good one. But will KIDNAPPED BY THE CULT! ever deliver on the promise of its title? Find out with filmmaker Sam Wineman as he falls in lov...

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June 6, 2024

Extra Drama #81: Becoming Rosalita

Christian Dueñas is back for more on Rose Jameson/Rosa Jimenez. We also imagine an all-boys Jesuit version of Sweet Valley High and read a particularly purple Reader of the Month letter. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcirc...

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May 30, 2024

Book #81: ROSA'S LIE

Welp, Season 9 is starting with a bang. We've got another racism book on our hands. Thankfully, no one gets hurt this time (though a certain Nana Jimenez would probably be pretty darn hurt if she found out what her granddaugh...

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May 9, 2024

SUPER STAR: BRUCE'S STORY w/Jack & Tanner

Oh-h My-y God, we've got an EXTREMELY special episode at long last! As only the Super Star books can, BRUCE'S STORY brings you a ridiculous Sweet Valley Saga from the POV of one of its richest and least likable characters. Br...

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Dec. 14, 2023

Mini Extra-Drama #80: Double the Sweetness

Don't forget about the Reader of the Month letter from book 80! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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Nov. 9, 2023

Episode #80: THE GIRL THEY BOTH LOVED

It all ends in dirt bikes!

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Nov. 2, 2023

Extra #79: Maybe Elizabeth Isn't the Best Character Judge

Bryanna McGeough joins Marissa again and shares her criteria for choosing with Sweet Valley books to read and her personal tales of being an Elizabethan high school journalist. Plus, Reader of the Month for October 1991! Adve...

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Oct. 26, 2023

Book #79: THE LONG-LOST BROTHER

in which the brother is neither long nor lost

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Oct. 12, 2023

Book #78: THE DATING GAME

...the dating game sucks. Let's play Hungry Hungry Hippos!

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Oct. 5, 2023

EED #77: Listener of the Month, July 1991

a pat on the back for realism

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Sept. 28, 2023

Extra Drama #77: They Never Did Sweet Valley Babies

Guest Tabatha Myers tells us about her history with Sweet Valley; then, a close look at the copyright pages of a British edition of CHEATING TO WIN, and a call for ghostwriter intel. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.c...

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Sept. 21, 2023

Book #77: CHEATING TO WIN

The One With the Magic Vitamins

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Sept. 14, 2023

Extra Drama #76: Yo!

Let's rap about the ethical implications of beauty pageants!

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Sept. 8, 2023

Book #76: MISS TEEN SWEET VALLEY

Sure she can write an op-ed, but have you seen her in a swimsuit and high heels?

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Aug. 31, 2023

Extra Drama #75: Amy Regulation Disorder

More excuses for Amy's behavior, tips for how to look like you're paying attention, and the first ever SVH Reader of the Month! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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Aug. 24, 2023

Book #75: AMY'S TRUE LOVE

"Tennis" anyone?

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Aug. 17, 2023

Extra Drama #74: Why We're Like This

Mary Kate and Marissa share stories from middle and high school and beyond about the effects of diet culture, generational baggage around eating and weight, and trying not to perpetuate a cycle. Advertising Inquiries: https:/...

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Aug. 10, 2023

Book #74: THE PERFECT GIRL

Only the very best of friends agrees to read the Robin books. This week, Marissa's BFF since high school, Mary Kate Battles, is back for more punishment as we watch Robin destroy herself. Fully 70 books after her maltreatment...

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July 27, 2023

Extra Drama #73: I Don't Know If This Was Handled Well

As our first Gen Z guest, Phoebe explains the concept of "Warrior Cats" to Marissa. Also, how is Sweet Valley High like the Duggar Family? What's Jessica really up to? And more questions Marissa's guests can't stop asking her...

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July 20, 2023

Book #73: REGINA'S LEGACY

It's a camera. Regina's legacy is a Nikon film camera. And when you take a photo with the camera, and squint at the negatives just so, maybe you'll see Regina's ghost giving you a thumbs up for thwarting a drug cartel. Phoebe...

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July 13, 2023

Extra Drama #72: Two Cool Cats, Not Interested in Drama

All of the name-dropping, none of the star-fucking Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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