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After School Special

After School Special

Junior High

“After School Special” is a Podcast from Junior High Los Angeles. Intended to be an extension of Junior High programming, each episode features a new guest who comes to teach our hosts — Erika and Faye — something new. Episodes release Mondays after school.
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Top 10 After School Special Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best After School Special episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to After School Special for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite After School Special episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

After School Special - 106: Caroline Goldfarb | Kris Jenner: The Origin Story
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10/11/19 • 58 min

Pop-culture expert Caroline Goldfarb (@officialseanpenn) takes Erika and Faye on a real rags to riches journey. They learn about Kris Jenner's humble beginnings as a candle-seller turned flight attendant, to her rise as the MomagerTM we all know and fear today.

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After School Special - 206: Maggie Bacharach | O Canada!
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05/18/20 • 63 min

Maggie Bacharach is what every American says they are while traveling: Canadian. In addition to being Faye's sister-in-law, Maggie has the unique perspective of being a Canadian-American duel citizen. In this episode of A.S.S., Erika and Faye learn about some major national differences, if hockey really is such a big deal, and what colored pencils are made of (it'll all make sense when you listen)!

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After School Special - 203: Harley Quinn Smith | Animal Rights + Compassion
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04/27/20 • 51 min

Harley Quinn Smith is an actor, musician, and animal rights activist. She is a longtime friend of Junior High, and a longtime friend of every living creature. Join Erika and Faye as Harley walks them through her personal journey in compassion, her experiences with veganism, and her long-time crush on Joaquin Phoenix.

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After School Special - 201: Quei Tann | America's Next Top Model
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04/10/20 • 44 min

Actress Quei Tann had a short-lived but very memorable stint on America's Next Top Model. When googling her cycle, every listicle of the very best moments features Quei's elimination after she was rude to one of the other girls. More memorable, however, was her subsequent defense: "I'm a bitch, though!" In this episode of A.S.S., Quei teaches Erika and Faye what NOT to do to become America's Next Top Model.

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Ariana Basseri is a stand-up comic, drycleaning heiress, and reality-tv-hopeful. She brought along both of her parents in what can only be interpreted as some sort of "arrested development" situation, to teach us about the sexy world of drycleaning. What sort of fluids can't they clean? What is drycleaning like abroad? What happens when Mariah Carey's wedding dress is covered in body-makeup? Tune in!

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After School Special - 108: Auri Jackson | The One About Climate Change
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11/01/19 • 53 min

Auri Jackson is a Buzzfeed Video Producer, environmental activist, and human woman with "the same hair-texture as Aileen Wuornos" (her words exactly). Tune in as Auri remains shockingly calm when talking about the sheer terror that is climate change, and continue to listen as Erika and Faye casually use the term "doomsday." Save the planet!

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After School Special - 107: Courtney Perkins | Geminis: defend yourself.
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10/18/19 • 45 min

You definitely know Courtney Perkins, but probably from the astrological memes from her Instagram @notallgeminis. As a Gemini herself, Courtney joins Erika and Faye to defend against the Gemini stigma and teach us a bit about ourselves.

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Every month I make sure Amindi hasn't gotten too famous and deleted my number from her phone. It's an important ritual, like when she updates her Animoji's hairstyle. Amindi is a musician, performer, and first generation Jamaican-American. This week she joined A.S.S. to teach us about song-writing, share a glimpse into the music industry, and casually name-drop Rihanna.

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After School Special - 104: Ashley Lukashevsky | Hawaii (plus, Mauna Kea and 7-11)
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09/27/19 • 52 min

Ashley Lukashevsky is an artist and activist that uses her platform to dismantle the patriarchy and we are thankful for it. Originally from Hawaii, Ashley teaches Erika and Faye about life on an island, the best Hawaiian snacks from 7-11, and why Mauna Kea is such a big deal (and what we can do to help preserve the indigenous land).

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After School Special - 101: Ariela Barer | Airplanes. Like, how?
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09/06/19 • 43 min

Actress Ariela Barer (Marvel’s The Runaways, One Day at a Time, Ladyworld) joins Erika and Faye to teach them about airplanes. Ariela explains how her airplane knowledge developed from a crippling fear that turned into hours of aerospace research — and still remains a crippling fear today.

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FAQ

How many episodes does After School Special have?

After School Special currently has 19 episodes available.

What topics does After School Special cover?

The podcast is about Arts and Comedy.

What is the most popular episode on After School Special?

The episode title '207: Corie Johnson | A sort-of redemption of Seth MacFarlane' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on After School Special?

The average episode length on After School Special is 52 minutes.

How often are episodes of After School Special released?

Episodes of After School Special are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of After School Special?

The first episode of After School Special was released on Sep 6, 2019.

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