Back again with special guest Charlotte Abotsi for part two of our discussion of Netflix's portrayal of the super smart Mary Anne Spier who should be acknowledged more for how good she is at the premise of the show, baby-sitting. We get into a

EIGHT (Part I): As a Toni Morrison & Baby-Sitters Club Scholar... with Charlotte Abotsi (Netflix - Ep 4)

Oct 12th, 2020 45m 34s

We are joined by very special guest, poet, writer, and long time baby-sitter Charlotte Abotsi, to discuss Netflix's portrayal of Mary Anne! We talk lost opportunities around race, our love of Bailey, Mary Anne being the smartest and the coolest

SEVEN: Aren't You Tired of Being Nice? (Mary Anne Saves the Day)

Sep 18th, 2020 53m 44s

This one is a doozy! Joy and Danii chat controlling parents, how gay it is to be a girl who is friends with a girl, and virgos before detouring completely into celebrating the Twilight Renaissance and crying about the price of healthcare.Conte

SIX: That Doesn't Rhyme, Sir (Netflix Series - Episode 3)

Aug 27th, 2020 38m 44s

Joy and Danii cover the 3rd episode of the BSC Netflix show and discuss the modernized portrayal of diabetes and cyberbullying, the disappointing distance between Stacey and our fave Dr. Johanssen, Mary-Anne's incredible one-liners, and the imp

FIVE: Winston Churchill, The High School Guy You're Dating (The Truth About Stacey)

Aug 14th, 2020 1h

There's a lot to love about The Truth About Stacey - girls advocating for bodily autonomy! Disability justice! Feminism! Trusted adult support figures besides parents! In this episode, we draw parallels between disability and LGBT narratives an

FOUR: Wives Having Wives (Netflix Series - Episode 2)

Aug 1st, 2020 34m 58s

Joy and Danii cover the 2nd episode of the BSC Netflix show and get excited about wives, Claudia's outfits, tender baby boy Trevor, and how this episode fixes all the things we didn't like about the book. We also ask for more parents of color a

THREE: Claudia and the Phantom Heterosexuality (Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls)

Jul 24th, 2020 1h

We have new music, new headphones, and MANY thoughts and feelings about the damaging messages society teaches girls, compulsory heterosexuality, the subtle indicators of class, policing, and gender norms in quiet Stoneybrook, and the best parts

TWO: The Phone Is Iconic (Netflix Series - Episode 1)

Jul 16th, 2020 42m 17s

In our 2nd episode, Danii and Joy react to the first episode of the BSC Netflix show and discuss its promising female empowerment and unfortunately not-so-promising handling of race and colorblind storytelling. Also, Janine's a gaymer girl, Mr.

ONE: Sheep Are In (Kristy's Great Idea)

Jul 9th, 2020 40m 39s

In our first episode covering Book #1, Joy and Danii get too deep, too fast about the problematic portrayal of what it means for a girl to "grow up," where Claudia fits into Asian stereotypes, and Stacey's "coming out" scene. Also check out our

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ZERO: Introducing Great Idea!

Jul 3rd, 2020 18m 49s

In our HYPE episode, we introduce the podcast and talk about our fondest childhood memories of Stoneybrook, our queer Baby-Sitting dreams, and why we wanted to act on our very own Great Idea!

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