Best Hello Fellow Kids Podcasts (2025)

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Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Hello Fellow Kids #61) 1:43:03

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Mara's back! Josh's back! Amari's back! The gang's all here! We eagerly return to the Bureau of Supernatural Investigations to follow Amari and friends on her third (but no longer final) adventure. Come join the fun!Also discussed: The Good Place, popsicles, Star Wars Outlaws, SNL's "Black Jeopardy!", and Austin Powers.Theme music composed by Ben A…

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The Accursed Vampire (Hello Fellow Kids #60) 1:04:21

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We're back for the spooky season! This Halloween, Mara and Josh discuss Madeline McGrane's graphic novel The Accursed Vampire. Listen in to see how it stacks up.Also discussed: Jurassic Park, Alex Jones, Chloe Grace Moretz, CoinStar machines, Pingu, and genderfluid frogs.Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums…

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An Announcement, and a Review of Miles Morales: Spider-Man 15:25

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An update on the future of the podcast and a short review of Jason Reynolds's novel Miles Morales: Spider-Man.Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.By Hello Fellow Kids

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Love of Self, a Shift in Perspective 36:53

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This is an intuitive reading and energy clearing I led for a live class. Listen to it and Shift your Perspective on Love of Self aka Self Love. If you are curious how this ability opened for me, please listen to Episode 6 and 8 where I dive more into it. Highlights incl: Discovering a potent energy clearing statement to blow up old, stuck energy IM…

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The Ogress and the Orphans (Hello Fellow Kids #59) 1:18:35

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Mara and Josh visit the imagination of Kelly Barnhill for a second time with her latest novel, The Ogress and the Orphans! How does it stack up to The Girl Who Drank the Moon? Will they successfully figure out who is narrating the story this time? Tune in and find out!Also discussed: Rage Against the Machine, Angela Anaconda, goats, the Twilight Zo…

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Messages from the Light: Supercharging your Affirmations 5:42

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This Light message was received for a group reading and energy clearing I facilitated called: Rise in Consciousness, Rise in Riches for my Facebook community with the same name: Expand What’s Possible. If you are curious how this ability opened for me, please listen to Episode 6 and 8 where I dive more into it. The April calendar is open for 1-on-1…

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Practical ways to Strengthen your Intuition 35:45

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A combined episode release with the incredible Emily Geizer. The full episode is on her Podcast called ‘You ‘da What?’ where I talk about how my intuitive ability opened up, my background from shy South African kid to confident NYC life coach and how I learnt to trust my intuition from a young age. I skipped over those bits as in episode 1 I went i…

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Messages from the Light: Money is an Extension of You 10:05

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This Light message was received for a group reading and energy clearing I facilitated called: Peace of Mind, Peace of Heart. If you are curious about how this ability opened up that I am able to read and clear energy, check out last week’s episode called: Removing Energy Blocks to discover the mechanics behind it. In this episode you’ll learn: What…

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Removing Energy Blocks 29:58

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I share how the ability to read people’s energy fields and remove people’s energy blocks keeping them stuck opened for me. Highlights incl: The subtle but important vibrational similarities of the words KNOW and NO and how it impacts your clarity Where and how we pick up dense vibrations What we can do to instantly shift any heavy energy A specific…

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Amari and the Great Game (Hello Fellow Kids #58) 1:27:37

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Mara and Josh return to B. B. Alston's imaginative world with the sequel to Amari and the Night Brothers. How does this book hold up to the lofty standards of the first? Tune in to find out!Also discussed: Colleen Hoover, Mortal Kombat, prison phone calls, Children of Blood and Bone, Animal Crossing, and leftist YouTube.Next month we will be readin…

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Messages from the Light: Forgiveness is an Extension of Self Love 14:34

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I have an intuitive ability where I can read the energy field and see people’s unique blocks and help them clear it so that they can allow in their bold dreams with more ease. This Light message was received for a group reading and energy clearing I facilitated called: Forgive Everyone, For Everything. In this episode you’ll learn: 1. The Light’s d…

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Sam Evans attended my Manifesting Class and WON $100 000! 41:34

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Discover the 3D practical and energetic steps guest, Sam Evans took to call in this 6 figure cash prize. You'll learn tangible action steps you too can take TODAY to call in any big or small desire. It doesn't matter your end goal, manifesting (to make real) works across the board, as long as you are open to it and allow it in. Check out my Instagr…

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Steps I Took to Manifest My Husband, 8000 miles away. Part 2 19:19

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And now it’s your turn to create your big bold dreams. The Manifesting Bootcamp is open! Sat Feb 18th, 10a-12:30pm EST. After attending my last class, someone won $100 000! She is going to be on the podcast next week so you’ll hear first hand how she worked the manifesting steps to call this in! Join us here, Manifesting Bootcamp If you allow it, y…

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Steps I Took to Manifest My Husband, 8000 miles away. Part 1 23:33

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The Universe delivered BIG - A Middle Eastern Royal family, a stand-up comedy show in NYC and an unshakeable vision were all integral parts of bringing this deep desire into being. We talk about the importance of keeping the vision and voice inside louder than the voices outside of you in order bring your big dreams to life. Expect to be awe-inspir…

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Your Dreams are Valid. Going from Shy South African Kid to Confident NYC Life Coach 45:30

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I share my intuitive-led journey from shy South African kid all the way to confident New York City Life Coach. We talk about the bravery and courage it takes to follow your inner voice and our unique ability to bring one’s dreams (desires) to life and live a meaningful and richly rewarding life. With plenty of laughs along the way. After-all play i…

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Expand What's Possible - Trailer! 2:48

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Thrilled that you found your way here. The first episode launches on Tues, Jan 24th! Thank you kindly for rating and reviewing. Be the first to know when new episodes drops by Subscribing. Come with me and let’s Expand What’s Possible. *** NEW EPISODES CURRENTLY PAUSED*** Connect with me here: Coaching Consult - Let's play and create some magic tog…

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The Vanderbeekers Of 141st Street (Hello Fellow Kids #57) 1:07:04

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Happy New Year! This episode is totally on time!To kick off 2023, Mara and Josh begin a new series, featuring a group of quirky siblings and the people surrounding them. Are the Vanderbeekers a suitable replacement for the Penderwicks? Let's find out.Also discussed: Arrested Development, It's a Wonderful Life, squatter's rights, the Daily Bugle, Ne…

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The Clips Show (Hello Fellow Kids #56) 1:08:30

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This month we take a break from book discussions to offer a collection of outtakes from previous episodes! These segments were recorded for various episodes throughout 2022, but have never before been released. Straight from the cutting room floor, it's The Clips Show!Also discussed: Chirp, Long Lankin, Dark Waters, The Night Gardener, Empty Smiles…

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Hooky (Hello Fellow Kids #55) 1:13:50

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In another new move to prove just how hip and current they are, Mara and Josh tackle a popular webcomic series! Specifically, the print release of Miriam Bonastre Tur's Hooky. Follow them as they read 400 pages of comics in a way different from how it was originally intended!Also discussed: Colonel Sanders, Gundam Wing, iyashikei, Elizabeth II, Eve…

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The Night Gardener (Hello Fellow Kids #54) 1:19:26

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This month, Mara and Josh apparently fall into a mirror world where Long Lankin doesn't exist. Instead, there is only Jonathan Auxier's The Night Gardener, a story that is superficially similar but vastly different in end result. Take a trip to the other side!Also discussed: Wings of Fire, Henry Sellick, flip books, Bohemian Rhapsody, anti-anxiety …

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Empty Smiles (Hello Fellow Kids #53) 1:07:57

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The time has come to confront the smiling man once and for all. Will Coco, Ollie, and Brian succeed in returning to a normal life filled with therapy? Only one way to find out! Join Mara and Josh as they finish the Small Spaces quartet with Katherine Arden's Empty Smiles.Also discussed: Labyrinth, Looney Tunes, Marlon Brando, Killer Klowns from Out…

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Long Lankin (Hello Fellow Kids #52) 1:17:37

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Mara and Josh are experiencing a very different August--specifically, August 1958 in rural England. They're reading Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough, and if you want to know how much it spooked them, you'll just have to listen and find out!Also discussed: Terry Pratchett, Gilmore Girls, the Babadook, council houses, Javier Botet, and historical t…

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Chains (Hello Fellow Kids #51) 1:08:23

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Mara and Josh take a look at an iconic and ugly time in America's history: the American Revolution. Specifically, they read Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson, which follows a young enslaved girl named Isabel. Tune in and hear their thoughts! Content warning: miserable things happening to a Black girl for 300 pages.Also discussed: Elon Musk, Johnny Tr…

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Amari and the Night Brothers (Hello Fellow Kids #50) 1:23:11

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With their landmark fiftieth episode, Mara and Josh dive into a promising new series with Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston. How does this world of magical bureaucracy stack up to its competitors in the YA scene? Listen in and find out!Also discussed: Charles Dickens, The Good Place, Grumpy Old Men, Quinton Reviews, I Survived, and AARP.…

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Chirp (Hello Fellow Kids #49) 1:21:45

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Content warning: this book features sexual harassment of minors.Have you ever been to a cricket farm? Neither have Mara and Josh. But this month they check out a fictional one! Listen in and see what they think of this summertime story.Also discussed: Buddy Holly, chicken nuggets, Bernie Sanders, Jim Gaffigan, umpires, and Norton Antivirus.Next mon…

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Dark Waters (Hello Fellow Kids #48) 1:05:24

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Once again, Josh and Mara join Ollie, Coco, and Brian on their spooky adventures. This time, they're on a boat! What atrocities will these poor kids face this season at the hands of the smiling man?Also discussed: Myst, The House Bunny, motorcycle sidecars, the Blair Witch Project, numbers stations, and Hanson.Next month we will be reading Chirp by…

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March Madness Bracket (Hello Fellow Kids #47) 1:30:54

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Josh and Mara reflect on the first fifty(ish) books from the podcast with a single-elimination March Madness bracket! Where will your favorite book end up?Also discussed: Dungeons and Dragons, Riverdale, Wicked, the Great British Bake Off, and Billie Eilish.Next month we will be reading Dark Waters by Katherine Arden.Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.…

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Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Hello Fellow Kids #46) 1:15:41

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It's time to return to the land of Orisha to see what's next for Zelie, Amari, and the rest in Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi. Will the sequel fulfill the promise of the first book, or will it let us all down? Listen to find out!Also discussed: Ellen Hopkins, Divergent, Michelangelo, Sam Wilson/Bucky Barnes fanfiction, "Kryptonite…

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The List of Things That Will Not Change (Hello Fellow Kids #45) 1:03:32

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An anonymous listener suggested, so we listened! Mara and Josh take a look at The List of Things that Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead, a story of a girl navigating her father's remarriage to an absolute sweetheart of a man (seriously Jesse's incredible). Come with us!Also discussed: Rugrats, heads up seven up, Jim Gaffigan, Judge Judy, cake walks,…

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Winterhouse (Hello Fellow Kids #44) 1:06:33

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As the days grow shorter, Mara and Josh bundle up for a trip to the illustrious and eccentric Winterhouse (by Ben Guterson)! It's a fanciful mystery set in a delightful locale, but does it live up to their expectations? Let's find out.Also discussed: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Dark Side of the Rainbow, the Addams Family, Yelp reviews, Home Alone,…

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Redwall (Hello Fellow Kids #43) 1:15:19

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This episode shouldn't have happened, because we should have both read this book like twenty years ago... but we're finally reading Redwall by Brian Jacques! Does it hold up if you don't have childhood nostalgia for these rambunctious mice? Let's find out.Also discussed: John Cleese, Squid Game, diagramming sentences, the Suite Life of Zack and Cod…

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Top Ten Childhood Spoops (Hello Fellow Kids #42) 1:28:12

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Mara and Josh take another trip down memory lane, recounting their top ten childhood creeps and chills that were more fun than traumatizing. Come join the fun, and let us know what gave you shivers as a kid!Also discussed: Looney Tunes, Lloyd Alexander, WandaVision, Morticia Addams, prohibition, and the Hayes Code.Next month we will be discussing o…

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Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison (Hello Fellow Kids #41) 1:49:47

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The end is here! Mara and Josh have finally reached the conclusion to Brandon Mull's epic Fablehaven series. Did he stick the landing? Tune in to find out!Also discussed: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Brendan Fraser, overpowered D&D characters, Tyra Banks, fetch quests, and Fountains of Wayne.Next month we will be discussing our top ten childhoo…

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Q Is For Quartz! | ABC OC |[Season 3] (oneday I will figure out how to number) | ZeldaClan Podcast 27:29

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tArXM7lwozo&ab_channel=MinouMinou3DBy Minou Minou

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Rea and the Blood of the Nectar (Hello Fellow Kids #40) 1:37:49

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Mara and Josh are excited to dive into the world of Rea and the Blood of the Nectar, a new release from first-time author Payal Doshi. Copies were provided for the purposes of this review.Also discussed: the Welsh language, Wildwood, golf, California's Great America, Michael Gambon, and Izzyzzz.Next month we will not be premiering a new episode. In…

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P Is For Philbert! | ABC OC |[Season 3] Episode something | ZeldaClan Podcast 39:41

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Let me know if this was confusing and I will try and clear it up <3By Minou Minou

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O Is For Onni! | ABC OC |[Season2] Episode something idk | ZeldaClan Podcast 33:23

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Whenever I say that someone is a sister to him or something, they are not literally related.Also.Welcome back ABC OC?!By Minou Minou

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Teen Titans: Raven (Hello Fellow Kids #39) 1:00:51

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Mara and Josh dive into DC Comics with Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo's Teen Titans: Raven. How does their first experience with DC's young adult graphic novel line fare? Guess you'll have to listen and find out.Also discussed: Dane Cook, Bronies, nougat, the Pfizer vaccine, and drunk Superman.Next month we will be reading Rea and the Blood of the …

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Analyzing the Similarities Between Ye Ol' ZeldaClan and MCYT | Dream SMP Podcast...? 26:34

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This is bizarre, posting again. So many new settings, what?By Minou Minou

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the R E T U R N | I am back. 5:32

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I have simply resumed :DBy Minou Minou

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Wolf Hollow (Hello Fellow Kids #38) 1:26:48

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Mara and Josh travel back in time to 1943 and explore big ideas like prejudice, trauma, and truth in Lauren Wolk's Wolf Hollow. Be warned: some of our discussion ventures into territory that may be upsetting for some listeners.Also discussed: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Great Wolf Lodge, "Funky Cold Medina", You're Next, and the dearth of pi…

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Fablehaven: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary (Hello Fellow Kids #37) 1:43:45

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Hope y'all are prepped on the first three books, because we're diving right into the fourth Fablehaven novel! Let's see what Brandon Mull treats us with this time.Also discussed: Stanley Tucci, The Happening, lactose-free milk, Butters from South Park, flat-earthers, and Dobby.Next month we will be reading Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk.Contact us at h…

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The Witch Boy (Hello Fellow Kids #36) 1:00:01

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We needed a bit of a palette cleanser this month, so we dove into Molly Knox Ostertag's graphic novel The Witch Boy. Join us as we get to know Aster, Charlie, and the dark forces at play in this quick allegorical read.Also discussed: Toadies, aprons, Addams Family Values, Bluebeard, serial Westerns, and horny nuns.Next month we will be reading Fabl…

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Prepped (Hello Fellow Kids Bonus #7) 1:35:08

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Surprise! It's another bonus episode, this time about the new novel Prepped by Bethany Mangle. Join Mara and Josh as they explore the ins and outs of love in a doomsday community.Also discussed: Gone Girl, Alan Moore, Scientology, sleepovers, Danimals, Heelys, and "Teenage Dirtbag" by Wheatus.Contact us at [email protected] or @hfkpodcast on Twi…

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Always and Forever, Lara Jean (Hello Fellow Kids #35) 1:45:01

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Mara and Josh finish off Jenny Han's trilogy with Always and Forever, Lara Jean, just in time for the new movie on Netflix! Will Lara Jean and Peter stay together? Will Dr. Covey find true love? Will John Ambrose McClaren's name get even longer? Find out here!Also discussed: Jenny Nicholson, grunge music, 10,000 Maniacs, IMDB trivia, barbershop qua…

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Clockwork (Hello Fellow Kids #34) 1:08:42

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Mara and Josh start the year off right with Philip Pullman's Clockwork, a novella about how the past sets the future in motion. Let's hope all the horrors we went through in 2020 helped fix this coming year, yeah?Also discussed: Billie Eilish, Juice WRLD, the Secret, Geico commercials, Gwent, and maple syrup.Next month we will be reading Always and…

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Dead Voices (Hello Fellow Kids #33) 1:29:58

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Mara and Josh finish out the year with a return to the world of Small Spaces in this winter-themed sequel by Katherine Arden! How does the chill of a haunted ski lodge stack up against leagues of living scarecrows? Listen and find out!Also discussed: wifi, Jimmy Fallon, Flowers in the Attic, "Mother Knows Best", Balrog wings, and a gritty reboot of…

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Top Ten Childhood Spooks (Hello Fellow Kids #32) 1:33:49

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Happy Halloween, y'all! To celebrate the spooky season, Josh and Mara take a look back at some of the things that freaked them out as children, and decide if those things still scare them today. Make sure you keep the lights on for this one! Also discussed: Jaws, school libraries, big kid beds, Tim Allen's The Shaggy Dog, bad babysitters, and the H…

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As Brave As You (Hello Fellow Kids #31) 1:24:28

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Mara and Josh are leaving the big city for rural Virginia to discover the true meaning of bravery! Or, maybe just hang out with some birds named after child stars. Take your pick. Also discussed: Daredevil, The Karate Kid, chickens, Wacky Races, bad pet names, and lettuce butts.Next month (or possibly the end of this month) we'll be taking a break …

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Paperback Crush (Hello Fellow Kids #30) 1:24:14

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In a strange turn of events, Josh and Mara discuss a book about books! Join them as they explore the rise and fall of the YA paperback scene with Gabrielle Moss's Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s teen fiction. Also discussed: Archie comics, Hank the Cowdog, Friends, finding Playboys in the woods, Chris Christie, and get…