The Podcast At Dawn's House

It’s Halloween, and we’re celebrating the only way we know how: by recapping the first BSC Super Mystery, Babysitters’ Haunted House! It turns out haunted mansions in Maine aren’t nearly as scary as half-assed plotting, obnoxious characterisation, and a ghostwriter who didn’t do the background reading, like, at all. Where’s Cthulhu when you need him?

Today’s agenda includes: the best job in publishing; Mallory and Jessi fail at admin; SHUT UP MARY ANNE; HP Lovecraft’s greatest fear; not one but two gratuitous parades; Gothic Bingo; Esther gets very worked up about the value of labour; the most pretentious teen boy in all of fiction; Ireland’s proud tradition of smooch middlemen; yet more pint-sized misogynists; Karen Brewer is the world’s worst hype man but the best thing about this book; the curious case of the disappearing plot point; how to grow a foot taller in a year; deeply uncomfortable genre mashups; cursed mannequins; how babies are actually made; low-brow giggles at unfortunate business names; high-brow movie references that no tween will get; we brainstorm some merch ideas; the Ned Stark school of genetic analysis; a frankly suspicious amount of tofu research.

Our theme song is "The Incredible Shrinking Larry" by Matt Oakley on the Free Music Archive.

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Stacey’s in love! Or in luv, at least. Will she manage to get the shift? Or will Mary Anne leave her in a shallow grave? And will we die of secondhand embarrassment along the way?

Today’s agenda includes: ‘80s hunk naming rules; what millionaires eat; the romantic potential and sheer physical danger of the céilí scene; THE MAGIC ROAD IS REAL YOU GUYS; Mary Anne giving the best eulogy ever; dirtbag boys who just want to use you for sandwiches; baffling statement sunglasses; thrilling banana boat accidents; Stacey failing to grasp the basic tenets of postcard writing; the Sea City furry community; some borderline sincere discussion of authorial intent; the podcast gets its worst-ever listener review; the two dangers; why this book needs the Midnight Sun treatment; Company-Keeping of a Serious Nature; happy childhood memories of the Seaside Endoscopy Pavilion; Nicky Pike, pint-size misogynist; Welwyn Garden City’s underrated punk scene; Toby’s questionable taste in jokes; cursed mini golf.

Our theme song is "The Incredible Shrinking Larry" by Matt Oakley on the Free Music Archive.

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OMG, there are 2 many babies! Well, it’s more like two actual babies and a ton of eggs that the girls and their pretend husbands have imprinted on, because it’s the mandatory egg baby episode! Plus, we all learn a valuable lesson about not relying on were-hedgehog erotica for accurate information on natural history topics.

On today’s agenda: real men dispose of their documents responsibly; Karen goes against her own moral code but stops short of murder; Logan fails as a provider because he’s 13; more cinema-based humiliation; 32 pages on the real meaning of marriage; an unusually entertaining yet troubling Pike chapter; WE WENT TO LONDON AND DID THE THING; a traumatic egg-based jumpscare; non-toxic, painless baby paint; the one non-negotiable requirement of competent parenting.

Full context for the ferret thing: https://www.newsweek.com/move-over-meerkat-manor-87497

Our theme song is ‘The Incredible Shrinking Larry’ by Matt Oakley and ‘Big Band Jingle A’ is by Lobo Loco, both on the Free Music Archive.

If you like our show, tell a friend, rate and review on your podcast app of choice, drop us an email, or come say hi on Instagram! We also have a ko-fi and we're real self-conscious about it!

OMG, there’s a genius in Stoneybrook and it’s not Janine! Janine WISHES she was as talented as this kid. Meanwhile, we experimet with a pivot to audio drama.

On today’s agenda: mandatory Disneyworld representation; unspeakable crimes against God and nature; Chekhov’s Toupee; Karen’s son makes Esther insecure; leave Mckenzie Clarke alone; Alan Gray surprises and delights us; Uncle Andy’s Tar Machine; Claudia fails third-grade fox biology; an infestation of art pseuds; crosswords as a spectator sport; nobody needs to know more than one (1) cricket player.

Our theme song is ‘The Incredible Shrinking Larry’ by Matt Oakley and ‘Big Band Jingle A’ is by Lobo Loco, both on the Free Music Archive.

If you like our show, tell a friend, rate and review on your podcast app of choice, drop us an email, or come say hi on Instagram! We also have a ko-fi and we're real self-conscious about it!

OMG, Jessi’s got a wish! Because this is an Ann book, everyone’s wishes are heavily Disneyworld-focused. Ann also bravely raises some tough questions about tragic childhood illnesses, and then less bravely proceeds to answer exactly none of them. Meanwhile, we brainstorm activities for Aoife’s funeral and raise much-needed awareness of Simian Foamy Virus.

On today’s agenda: Mal and Jessi read a whole new genre of book; NEW ENGLAND INTENSIFIES; Jordan Peterson’s Sexism Corner; a two-phew Chapter 2; Stoneybrook’s main industry takes a severe hit; popcorn and caviar, the breakfast of champions; Charlotte and Becca expand their vocabularies; Karen Brewer creates life and then hastily uncreates it; ignorance as praxis; eye tests, juggling and Stations of the Cross.

Our theme song is ‘The Incredible Shrinking Larry’ by Matt Oakley and ‘Big Band Jingle A’ is by Lobo Loco, both on the Free Music Archive.

If you like our show, tell a friend, rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and come say hi on Facebook, Tumblr or Instagram! We also have a ko-fi and we're real self-conscious about it!