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This episode was a lot of fun to record, so check it out and let us know what yin think!

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We’re also joined by Audrey Hall, friend of the show and long time KPop fan, who brings her fan studies expertise to the film.

Yes, we did mean to do this episode in January and did not get to it until February, do not at us. Still, hopefully this episode can provide a moment of respite for you like it did for us recording it!

Thank you so much—we’re glad you enjoyed it! When it comes to fantasy, I also think it’s often hard to distinguish what feels like a *direct* influence and what more has become part of the genre soup. I haven’t read the Black Jewels series to theorize more specifically, unfortunately haha

FYI: this episode really leans towards “headphone listening” rather than “play in front of your 5 y.o.” We also drop a a few spoilers for some of the later books, so if you care about spoilers for books 3, 4 or 5, just a heads up.

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A spoiler filled part two coming soon!

What books, shows, and albums do you turn to when times are hard? Let us know!

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In addition to more recent faves, we wax eloquent about some of the media from our young adulthoods that got us through, ranging from the work of authors like Diana Wynne Jones and Eva Ibbotson to artists like Utada

I teach this book in my #YAlit classes pretty regularly, and it was such a treat to discuss it in such depth with my cohost and our guest, Dr. Kai Chen. It’s a great episode to listen to both for the discussion and to get a feel for us as a podcast! -Corinne #kidlit #podcast #newpodcastepisode

Outside of the jobs that put bread on the table, I produce and cohost the “semi-scholarly” podcast @sexlovelitpodcast.bsky.social with my buddy @corinnekathryn.bsky.social, where we chat about “why the sex-stuff in media matters.”