Double Love
Do you have sparkling blue-green eyes that are the colour of the Pacific Ocean? Do you have hair like spun gold? Are you tanned, energetic and a perfect size 6? Neither are we. Join us, Karyn and Anna, as we head back to the sensational1980s book series and explore the strange and terrifying world of Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield, one Sweet Valley High book at a time.
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27: NOWHERE TO RUN
Move over Nicholas Morrow - Emily's dad Ron has taken your throne as the Worst Man in Sweet Valley. He's married to Evil Karen (not to be confused with our Good Karyn) and they're making poor Emily's life a misery. Meanwhile Liz discovers her true call...
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26: MEMORIES
It's episode 26 but book 24 so prepare for us to get increasingly confused at the beginning of each ep from now on. This week it's all about Steven, who suddenly fancies Cara now that she's all miserable. Ugh. But will Betsy let him move on? Spoiler al...
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25: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!
Can you believe it's been a whole year since we took to the podcasting airwaves? It's been a wild ride, full of onion dip, outrage and of course lots of Old Timey Gangster talk. In this special birthday episode, we discuss what we and you, our listener...
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24: SAY GOODBYE
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone - Todd is leaving Sweet Valley! Liz is a mess (understandably, in fairness), Nicholas is even creepier than usual (which is saying something) and Jess embarks on one of her best ever schemes, attempting to fix...
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23: TOO MUCH IN LOVE
Following the last episode's bombshell revelation that we were feeling sorry for Jessica, we have another shock for you all this week: it took 22 books to get here, but we're finally reached a Sweet Valley tale with a genuinely healthy message. AND it ...
52 min
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22: RUNAWAY
Something very peculiar happens in this episode. Something that disturbs us both. We actually - can it be true? - FEEL SORRY FOR JESSICA. Poor old Jess (I can't believe I'm typing these words) feels so underappreciated by her awful family that she fall...
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21: CRASH LANDING!
It's been a while since our last episode because we were off, you know, changing Ireland for the better. But now we're back, back, BACK, and we've got another title with an exclamation mark! That can only mean one thing: DRAMA. And boy, does this episo...
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20: SHOWDOWN
If you met a random construction worker who wore deck shoes, would you assume he was secretly a prince? No, you wouldn't, because you don't live in Sweet Valley, where everyone is a deluded fantasist! This week we grab our popcorn and enjoy the extreme...
70 min
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19: HEAD OVER HEELS
**EPISODE 19: HEAD OVER HEELS**
Jump into 1BRUCE1 and fasten your seatbelts because it's going to be a bumpy ride through this bona fide Sweet Valley masterpiece! We've got Bruce and Regina in melodramatic love, a ridiculous carnival run by children, ...
69 min
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18: LOVE LETTERS
Why is Caroline pretending that she has a long-distance love? Well, she's basically been driven to it by the SVH wankers, who think anyone without a boyfriend is worthless. Meanwhile Liz and Jess are shaken when they're told that - gasp! - the Wakefiel...
76 min
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17: RAGS TO RICHES
Why do so many of the Sweet Valley shops have such ridiculously generic names (not you, Foxy Mama's, we love you)? That's just one of the many questions we ask in this week's episode, in which Roger goes from rags to (spoiler alert) riches. Can Olivia ...
61 min
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16: PROMISES
Welcome to Sweet Valley, where the town "bad girl" dresses like a nun. Literally - she has both the hair and clothes of Anna's old school principal. Join us as we marvel at the depths of Jess's sociopathy, discuss Winston 'Starch King' Egbert's hypocri...
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15: DECEPTIONS
We hate Nicholas Morrow. No, we really, really hate him. Find out why in our new episode, in which Nicholas is a creepy harasser, Liz is pressurised into making a promise she doesn't want to keep, Jess is even more deluded than usual and we visit the f...
59 min
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14: KIDNAPPED!
There's an exclamation mark right there in the title so you KNOW this one is going to be exciting. And it is! Jessica falls in love at first sight, Max Dellon of the Droids is falsely accused and Carl the Orderly KIDNAPS ELIZABETH. All that and the eas...
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13: WHEN LOVE DIES
Get your hankies ready, everyone, this is a tearjerker. Well, sort of. Maybe. Join us as we head to the wrong side of the tracks (the roads are uneven!) with Steven Wakefield to discuss why dumping someone rather than telling them you're dying is never...
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12: TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
**TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE**
We're back! And there's a lot to talk about as this week Sweet Valley is shaken by the arrival of glamorous Suzanne Devlin. Is she, as the title suggests, too good to be true (spoiler alert: yes)? Meanwhile Jessica heads to New...
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CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: THE WAKEFIELDS OF SWEET VALLEY
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: THE WAKEFIELDS OF SWEET VALLEY It’s Christmas! And we’re celebrating by sampling Jessica Wakefield’s trademark onion soup mix dip. What will the verdict be? Join us as, high on dip and Old Timey Gangster talk, we shake our sleigh-bel...
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WRONG KIND OF GIRL
WRONG KIND OF GIRL Does Jessica hate “Easy” Annie Whitman because she reminds her of herself? That’s just one of the questions we ponder in our tenth episode. Jessica is outrageously monstrous even by her own standards (and has a fit of rage that’s alm...
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RACING HEARTS
RACING HEARTS Do you care about the inner workings of the Sweet Valley High track team? Neither do we, but unfortunately there’s a lot about it in this book. Luckily we’ve got Lila being gloriously evil, Bruce prancing about in tiny shorts and a surpri...
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HEARTBREAKER
HEARTBREAKER Jessica is back to her old evil self in episode eight, Heartbreaker, as she plays games with poor old Bill Chase, a big eejit with a tortured past. Add a wildly unsuitable school play, a glamorous love rival for Liz, and a surprising amoun...
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DEAR SISTER
We tackle one of the greatest entries in the Sweet Valley canon and it doesn’t disappoint. DEAR SISTER Liz goes wild, Jessica gets responsible, Todd cares about whales, Ned and Alice are terrible parents and Bruce uses his Old Timey Gangster powers for...
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DANGEROUS LOVE
Put on your hot pink helmets (ahem) and hold on tight, we’re going on a wild ride in episode six: Dangerous Love! DANGEROUS LOVE Todd’s new Yamaha motorbike isn’t the only novelty in Sweet Valley as we are introduced to a wide range of characters who h...
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ALL NIGHT LONG
It’s episode five, and we’re channeling Lionel Richie All Night Long as we discuss a book that doesn’t live up to its truly spectacular cover. Seriously, hardly anything happens in this one. But we’re diving in anyway, to talk about one of the most una...
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POWER PLAY
It’s episode four, and we’ve arrived at one of the most offensive books in the entire series. Which is saying something. Join us as we discuss Power Play, in which pretty much everyone in Sweet Valley High is a hateful bully, Mr Collins actually gives ...
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PLAYING WITH FIRE
Playing with Fire is the first bona fide classic in the Sweet Valley series and there is a LOT to talk about, from Bruce and Jessica’s incredible dance skills and their close encounters by the cafeteria bins to the raciest moment in Sweet Valley Histor...
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