Fam, it's Virgo season. Or at least it was when we recorded this. You know we had to bring on our favorite Virgo (Katie Lilly AKA TheHauntedOutfit) to celebrate her birthday and also to discuss Virgo's Love Scheme (The Zodiac Club #13) by Margie Palatini! Is there a connection between virgos and virginity? Is rollerskating a good date? WHY is this the LAST Zodiac Club book? Can we revive the Club as a prestige Netflix series? All will be revealed... Katie's art can be found on Instagram @thehauntedoutfit Our Instagram: @areyoutherepod Twitter: @jimmygoosebumps Email: areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you like us and want to help us afford to keep these podcasts hosted, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/auxaudio - you'll get bonus eps from AYTP and all AUX shows! Music from AYTP is also available there (Yes, including the full version of the theme song you're all clamoring for)! AND COOL MERCH!! Please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music.  

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49. Virgo's Love Scheme (w/ Katie Lilly)

Hope you like elaborate treehouses, fam! Today our friend and guest fave Crystal Lane helps us discuss the strangely-named "Libby on Wednesday" by the elegantly-named Zilpha Keatley Snyder. Libby involves a writers' workshop in a treehouse. With three hosts who have taken writing workship classes, we get very VERY into that topic and all of its horrors. Prepare for some mid-2000s anecdotes from misogynist academia. Instagram: @areyoutherepod Twitter: @jimmygoosebumps Email: areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you like us and want to help us afford to keep these podcasts hosted, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/auxaudio - you'll get bonus eps from AYTP and all AUX shows! Music from AYTP is also available there (Yes, including the full version of the theme song you're all clamoring for)! Please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music.

48. Libby on Wednesday (w/ Crystal Lane)

We're going to summer camp, fam! It's going to be just like Meatballs, and we're bringing our pal Tom G. Wolf along with us. Tom is a returning favorite, writer, and host of a podcast called Lupine Transmissions. In AYTP's first BSC Super Special, we get into camp prank traditions, childhood pen pals, Desert Storm trading cards, and why Mallory sucks. Instagram: @areyoutherepod Twitter: @jimmygoosebumps Email: areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you like us and want to help us afford to keep these podcasts hosted, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/auxaudio - you'll get bonus eps from AYTP and all AUX shows! Music from AYTP is also available there (Yes, including the full version of the theme song you're all clamoring for)! Please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music.

47. The Baby-Sitters Club Super Special #2: Baby-sitters' Summer Vacation (w/ Tom G. Wolf)

Fam, this is an episode like no other. No book, no outline, no usual format. TWO guests: Jeffrey Canino (writer and expert on all things horror) and Katie Lilly (friend and artist behind The Haunted Outfit). We go around the horn and give our takes on the Netflix Fear Street trilogy (based loosely on the works of RL Stine). That's right, all three films: 1994, 1978, and the dreaded 1666. Best outfits, best kills, best poop caves. What type of b*****s bleed black f***ing blood? That and so much more answered within! Preorder Jeffrey's book!   Instagram: @areyoutherepod Twitter: @jimmygoosebumps Email: areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you like us and want to help us afford to keep these podcasts hosted, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/auxaudio - you'll get bonus eps from AYTP and all AUX shows! Music from AYTP is also available there (Yes, including the full version of the theme song you're all clamoring for)!   Please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music.

46. Fear Street Netflix Trilogy Roundtable (w/ Jeffrey Canino & Katie Lilly)

We're on fire, fam! And we've enlisted guest Andy Karr (Springfood, MO podcast) to come put us out. See, the factory shut down and we've been ramblin' down the backstreets ever since, the Thunder Roads...and now we're racing in the street. Damn can this guy stay out of the streets or what? Anyway, the book is about a boy who writes to Bruce Springsteen ("The Boss"). We read Dear Bruce Springsteen by Kevin Major and maybe had a little too much fun talking about it. AND...we're back in the same room--guest included--for the first time since early 2020!! Vax'd, waxed, and ready to lay down some trax! Jessica has got to stop letting me write these.   If you like us and want to help us afford to keep these podcasts hosted, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/auxaudio - you'll get bonus eps from AYTP and all AUX shows! Music from AYTP is also available there (Yes, including the full version of the theme song you're all clamoring for)! Instagram: @areyoutherepod Twitter: @jimmygoosebumps Email: areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! Please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music.

45. Dear Bruce Springsteen (w/ Andy Karr of Springfood, MO)

WARNING: EXTRA HORNY ADULT EPISODE   We did a grownup book this time, fam. It's by Judy Blume (writer of our namesake), but it ain't Fudge. Wifey is a book about marriage, suburban ennui, and sexy sexy sex. NOT FOR KIDS. We were lucky enough to be joined by Lacey Hopkins of the band Dreamgirl, who experienced a childhood awakening of sorts with the help of this very book. Join us!   If you like us and want to help us afford to keep these podcasts hosted, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/auxaudio - special bonus ep(s) from AYTP out now! Music from AYTP is also available there (Yes, including the full version of the theme song you're all clamoring for)!   You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! Please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music.

44. Wifey (w/ Lacey of Dreamgirl)

Here's a clip from our discussion of the 1996 teen psychthriller FEAR starring Reese Witherspoon and Mark Wahlberg. The full version has another one of Producer Blake's beloved parody songs! To hear our full bonus episodes (currently discussing teen-themed movies) subscribe to the AUX [Patreon](http://patreon.com/auxaudio) starting at $5/month! @areyoutherepod on insta @jimmygoosebumps on twitter areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com

[PATREON PREVIEW] Fear (1996)

It's Jessica's belated birthday, fam! And even though it's no longer Taurus season, we are tapping back into that energy for a special book named for Jess's astrological sign. Did you know they did a whole astrology YA series in the 80s, each based around one of the star signs? Me neither, but join us for the wackiness that is Taurus Trouble (The Zodiac Club #3) by Lynn J. Nichols. Next time we're doing Judy Blume's very horny grown-up novel Wifey with a very special guest. Join us! If you like us and want to help us afford to keep these podcasts hosted, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/auxaudio - special bonus ep(s) from AYTP out now! Music from AYTP is also available there (Yes, including the full version of the theme song you're all clamoring for)! You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! Please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music.

43. The Zodiac Club: Taurus Trouble

We just recorded our first ever bonus episode for Patreon! We watched Urban Legend (1998), and then we talked about it. You don't wanna miss this one, fam. To subscribe and get the full episode, go to [patreon.com/auxaudio](http://patreon.com/auxaudio) !

[PATREON PREVIEW] Urban Legend

We're back in the studio, fam! Well, all of us except Josh, that is. Jessica, Blake, and three-peating guest Crystal got together at AUX Headquarters for a fully vaccinated spit sesh. Josh skyped in, but he sounds pretty good! This episode we read Lila Pearl's book about a girl who fancies herself a Horror Queen for some reason, and her much cooler friend. It's Halloween in May! Sort of... Next time join us for some astrological (if belated) fun with Taurus Trouble by Lynn J. Nichols! If you like us and want to help us afford to keep these podcasts hosted, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/auxaudio - special bonus eps from AYTP are coming soon! Music from AYTP available now! You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! Please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music.

42. Marleen The Horror Queen (w/ Crystal Lane)

It's prom season, fam! We did another Point horror book and this time it's about a garment that is so very cursed: Prom Dress by Lael Littke. Of course, we needed help from an expert on YA fits, so we had Katie Lilly AKA The Haunted Outfit on the show! It was great and we had a lot of fun talking about prom memories and this wacky book. You should listen--it's a dress to die for! Next episode, join us for Marleen the Horror Queen by Lila Perl. Will we have a special guest again? ...maybe! Check out Katie's awesome YA-inspired art: @thehauntedoutfit on instagram. If you like what we do and what to support us, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/auxaudio - special bonus eps from AYTP are coming soon! Music from AYTP available now! You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! Please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music.

41. Prom Dress (w/ Katie AKA The Haunted Outfit)

Fam, ya better slap on some sunscreen and grab your Wayfarers, because this ep we’re heading to California! We read Starstruck by Richie Tankersley Cusick so you will never have to (you’re welcome). Digressions include: Judy Tenuta, Emo Phillips, Pretty Woman, and creepy Hollywood hunks. And lots of Howie Mandel, for some reason. Next episode, join us for Prom Dress by Lael Littke. Katie from our fave Insta @The Haunted Outfit will be joining us, so expect lots of fashion! And follow her account! If you like what we do and what to support us, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/auxaudio - special bonus eps from AYTP are coming soon! You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at moreofthat.bandcamp.com and wherever you stream music.

40. Starstruck

You're all honorary riot grrls, fam! Put on some Bikini Kill, break out the pins and patches, and don't forget the feminism, because for this episode we read Jennifer Mathieu's 2017 novel Moxie -- AND we watched the new hit Netflix movie adaptation. We do plenty of comparing and contrasting in this, our most contemporary episode ever! We liked one piece of media more than the other...find out which one within this episode! Next episode, join us for Starstruck by YA horrormaster Richie Tankersley Cusick. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at [moreofthat.bandcamp.com](http://moreofthat.bandcamp.com) and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is brought to you by the [AUX podcast network](http://aux-network.podiant.co). If you'd like to support us, join our Discord chat, and get some cool bonus content, you can do so at the [AUX Patreon](http://patreon.com/auxaudio). (It's the only place to download the full version of our theme song!)

39. Moxie

It's our first short story collection ever, fam! Put on your Bush tapes and break out the Delia's, because it's 1996 in the world of Girl Goddess #9 by Francesca Lia Block. Jess and Josh discuss the finer points of zine culture, cool California teens (like actually cool, not Sweet Valley cool), and getting dressed for the Rock Show in this, an episode unlike any other. This time, the book might actually be...good?? The issues might be relevant to the real, modern world?! It's strange new territory for us, folks. Next episode, join us for Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu (now a Netflix movie!). You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at [moreofthat.bandcamp.com](http://moreofthat.bandcamp.com) and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is brought to you by the [AUX podcast network](http://aux-network.podiant.co). If you'd like to support us, join our Discord chat, and get some cool bonus content, you can do so at the [AUX Patreon](http://patreon.com/auxaudio). (It's the only place to download the full version of our theme song!)

38. Girl Goddess #9

It's our most rockin' episode ever, fam! But we can't discuss Francess Lin Lantz's Good Rockin' Tonight without a real-life rock and roll musician, so Josh Head (of the More Of That Presents: Discographology podcast) joins us. We all get punk rock name changes, ponder 1980s teens with no musical knowledge beyond 1969, and our guest even performs a surprise original(ish) song. Also, let's see if this helps our SEO: Elvis Presley, Woody Guthrie, Joan Baez, The Beatles, Carl Perkins, Johnny Rotten. Next episode, join us for Girl Goddess #9 by Francesca Lia Block. Song interpretation by Josh Head. You can follow us on Instagram @areyoutherepod or email us at areyoutherepodcast@gmail.com. We want your stories, question, corrections, suggestions, hate mail-—we just want to hear from you! If you have time, please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to Producer Blake for our theme music. His band is at [moreofthat.bandcamp.com](http://moreofthat.bandcamp.com) and wherever you stream music. Are You There, Pod? is brought to you by the [AUX podcast network](http://aux-network.podiant.co). If you'd like to support us, join our Discord chat, and get some cool bonus content, you can do so at the [AUX Patreon](http://patreon.com/auxaudio). (It's the only place to download the full version of our theme song!)

37. Good Rockin' Tonight (w/ Josh Head)

Three friends read and discuss young adult novels from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s.

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