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Were the Kids Alright?
by Were the Kids Alright?Two friends rereadand discuss books from their childhoods!Join Jacqueline and Sophie as they take a critical eye to the books that they loved as children. Read along or don't - it's up to you!
Copyright: Were the Kids Alright?
Episodes
BONUS: Cinderella Is Dead
35m · PublishedIn this bonus episode of Were the Kids Alright, Sophie discusses Kalynn Bayron's YA book, Cinderella Is Dead. This episode was originally recorded in February which is why Bud, Not Buddy is mentioned as the most recent release.
Content Warnings: sexual assault, sexism, racism, homophobia, murder, immortality, and forced marriage.
Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
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Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
Ruby Redfort, Look Into My Eyes
1h 27m · PublishedThis week, we read Ruby Redfort, Look Into My Eyes by Lauren Child. We discuss what it takes to write a book-within-a-book, Lauren Child’s Clarice Bean problem, Ruby’s unnecessary sassiness, and how suspicious it is that a supposedly-good non-governmental spy agency needs help from a child.
Content Warnings: Cultural appropriation, museum ethics, societal ignorance, discussion of criminal justice systems, teenagers in danger, kidnapping, and murder.
Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
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Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
More About Khotan
https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/khotan-i-pre-islamic-history
https://www.thoughtco.com/khotan-xingjiang-uygur-autonomous-region-171478
https://isaw.nyu.edu/events/archive/2017/eighth-century-khotan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Khotan
Divergent (Part 2)
53m · PublishedThis "week" we read Divergent, by Veronica Roth. This is the second part of our discussion, where we discuss characters and fanfiction takes and give our final assessments of the book.
Content Warnings: Suicide, racism, sexual assault, domestic violence, so much abuse of all different kinds, discussion of homelessness, needles, mind control, and harmful societal ideology.
Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
Instagram: wtka_podcast
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Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
Divergent (Part 1)
1h 26m · PublishedThis “week” we read Divergent by Veronica Roth. This is the first part of our discussion, where we discuss story structure, the worldbuilding of the factions, and general what-makes-humanity-what-it-is stuff. Whether you hated or loved Divergent, you’ll find something to agree with in our many, many opinions!
Content Warnings: Suicide, racism, sexual assault, domestic violence, so much abuse of all different kinds, discussion of homelessness, needles, mind control, and harmful societal ideology.
Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
Instagram: wtka_podcast
TikTok: wtka_podcast
Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
BONUS: Faction Quiz
22m · PublishedHey y'all! We recorded a bonus episode of us taking Divergent faction quizzes. Our official episode on Divergent will be out soon. Hope you enjoy!
Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
Instagram: wtka_podcast
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Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
Four Things My Geeky-Jock-of-a-Best-Friend Must Do in Europe
1h 4m · PublishedThis week, we read Four Things My Geeky-Jock-of-a-Best-Friend Must Do in Europe by Jane Harrington. We discuss realism in portraying (and not overtly critiquing) cultural ignorance, self-confidence during puberty, and why the Star Trek-loving Gorkon is the ACTUAL WORST. We also talk about ALL CAPS versus italics BECAUSE THIS BOOK LIKES TO SHOUT.
CW: Racism, European stereotyping, discussion of slurs (for Romani and queer people), discussion of homophobia and body image, objectification, sexual harassment, mental illness as a punchline, and finally a young, culturally-ignorant protagonist.
Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
Instagram: wtka_podcast
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Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
Ella Enchanted
1h 23m · PublishedThis “week” we read Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. And we had a special guest! We discussed fairy tale retellings, fantasy languages, and the Disney movie adaptation of this book that really should have just been its own thing.
Content Warnings: Mind control, fairy curses, abuse, death of a parent, neglect, fantasy violence, manipulation, and arranged marriages.
Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
Instagram: wtka_podcast
TikTok: wtka_podcast
Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear
49m · PublishedThis week, we read Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear by Lensey Namioka. We discuss the book’s portrayal of culture shock, how unrealistic violin airplaying is, and when parents should let their kid quit a musical instrument.
CW: Anti-Asian-American racism, casual racism, immigration, family dynamics, toxic masculinity, and discussions of cultural differences. We’re also two liberal arts white people talking about racism and immigration. We are constantly learning, and sometimes we will mess up.
Please, please check out Lensey Namioka's other work because not enough people read her and the source is the best representation of anything we discuss in this episode.
Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
Instagram: wtka_podcast
TikTok: wtka_podcast
Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
Six of Crows Duology
1h 8m · PublishedThis week, we read the Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo. We talk about the duology’s amazing characters, how Sophie thought there should’ve been fewer points of view, the continuing bias against Fjerda, and Bardugo’s talent for emotional payoff.
CW: Graphic violence and injury, abuse of power, sexual assault and exploitation, propoganda, human trafficking, guns, racism and exotification, emotional manipulation, crime, gangs, sexual slavery, general slavery, gambling, kidnapping, forced experimentation and drugging, addiction, discrimination, torture, disease, death, and major character death.
Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
Instagram: wtka_podcast
Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
Shadow and Bone
1h 32m · PublishedThis “week” we read Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo. We talk about Alina’s not-like-other-girls problem, how to make her a more interesting character, and about how sometimes fans make things worse.
Content Warnings: Violence, injury, abuse of power, referenced sexual assault and exploitation, emotional manipulation, killing animals for both food and sacrifice, internalized misogyny, beauty standards, classism, orphans, and a country at war.
Our Links
Website: https://werethekidsalright.wixsite.com/podcast
Twitter: @wtka_podcast
Instagram: wtka_podcast
Music
Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
Outro: Good Vibes by MBB
Were the Kids Alright? has 35 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 40:45:05. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 16th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 6th, 2024 21:41.
