https://theoralhistorypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/october-2019.mp3 click to subscribe in Spotify, GooglePlayMusic, iTunes, or Stitcher. SHOW NOTES Our Current Reads Christa The Bride Test, by Helen Hoang Carrie How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, by Jenny Odell “what am I even doing here?” Announcements Subscribe to our comp…

https://theoralhistorypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/oral-history-2019-ep-1.mp3 click to subscribe in Spotify, GooglePlayMusic, iTunes, or Stitcher. SHOW NOTES Our Current Reads Carrie Sex Objects: Art & The Dialectics of Desire, by Jennifer Doyle Christa An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago, by Alex Kotlowitz The Swimming Hole by Tho…

https://theoralhistorypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/july17.mp3 click to subscribe in iTunes or Stitcher SHOW NOTES Our Current Reads Carrie Himself, by Jess Kidd Inside of A Dog: What Dogs See, Smell & Know, by Alexandra Horowitz Domesticated: Evolution in a Man-Made World, by Richard Francis Christa Dive Smack, by Demetra Brodsky Between The…

In this episode of the Oral History Podcast, we ask why some books about teenagers are labeled “YA” but others are marketed as “literary fiction.” Tell us what you think on our Facebook page or via email (feedback AT theoralhistorypodcast DOT com). https://theoralhistorypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/may17.mp3 Click to subscribe in iTunes or S…

In this episode of The Oral History Podcast, we discuss school dances, now and then. Do you have some terrible and/or delicious memories of school dances you’d like to share, or some books that deal with high school dances in a way you like? Tell us what you think on our Facebook page or via email (feedback AT theoralhistorypodcast DOT com). https:…

In this episode of the Oral History Podcast, we discuss the concept of dating: what it was like when we were teenagers, what it is like for teenagers now, and how some books we recommend handle this variable romantical endeavor. Do you have some insight on dating then/now or any book recommendations that deal with dating in a significant way? Tell …

In this episode of The Oral History Podcast, we discuss censorship issues surrounding content in young adult literature and how this affects librarians, editors, authors and teachers, as well as how people who support open fair access to all kinds of books can respond to book challenges and other kinds of content suppression. We’d love to hear your…

Episode 17: We discuss craft issues and questions involved in YA sex scenes, whether you’re reading them or writing them, and reference several titles in the process. https://theoralhistorypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/sept16.mp3 Click to subscribe in iTunes or Stitcher. SHOW NOTES Our Current Reads Carrie: Women In Clothes, by Sheila Heti, H…

Episode 16: We discuss the idea of “clean reads” as well as porn in fiction and in the lives of adolescents. Don’t panic: we’re not recommending porn films but just examining the role porn plays in adolescent and adult sexuality with respect to formal and informal methods of transmitting information about sexual health and identity. https://theoral…

Episode 15: In this show, we depart from our usual analysis of YA literature and instead discuss adult romance-novel tropes that persistently beguile and bedevil us. https://theoralhistorypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/april-2016.mp3 click to subscribe in iTunes or Stitcher SHOW NOTES Our Current Reads Carrie: Baader-Meinhof: The Inside Story …

Episode 14: This is a companion piece to our episode on Masculinity, where we discuss femininity and some of its trappings as we’ve experienced them throughout our lives: lingerie, fake nails, cheerleaders, fathers and daughters, make-up, the meanings behind gendered concepts, the gender binary and the ritual of “getting ready.” https://theoralhist…

Episode 13: We discuss Sex Without Romance (something that is very difficult to find in young adult fiction, as it turns out) and some of our adolescent adventures with respect to romance-free sex, as well as a few YA titles that touch on it. https://theoralhistorypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/feb-2016.mp3 click to subscribe in iTunes or Stit…

Episode 12: We discuss traditional cultural lessons regarding masculinity and YA titles that address masculinity in fascinating ways. https://theoralhistorypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/january-2016.mp3 click to subscribe in iTunes or Stitcher SHOW NOTES Our Current Reads Christa The War That Saved My Life, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Fates …

Episode 11: We discuss some of the books that helped shape our own sexual education and thinking over the years. https://theoralhistorypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/december.mp3 Click to subscribe in iTunes or Stitcher. Our Current Reads Christa The Theory of Everything by Gae Polisner Carrie The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne Rogue Spy by…

Episode 10: We discuss illicit relationships where there is a power differential between the people involved, as well as legal and social restrictions. https://theoralhistorypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/illicit.mp3 Click to subscribe in iTunes or Stitcher Our Current Reads Carrie Walk On Earth A Stranger by Rae Carson The Master by Kresley C…

Episode 9: We discuss body image, in our own lives, and in the context of sexual content in YA books. https://theoralhistorypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/917episode.mp3 Click to subscribe in iTunes or Stitcher. Our Current Reads Christa Faithfully Feminist: Jewish, Christian & Muslim Feminists & Why We Stay by Gina Messina-Dysert, Jennifer Zo…

Episode 8: We discuss cheating, in our own lives, and as portrayed in YA fiction. https://theoralhistorypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/cheating3.mp3 You can subscribe to this episode and previous episodes via iTunes or Stitcher. SHOW NOTES Our Current Reads Christa: The Dinner by Herman Koch; Delicate Monsters by Stephanie Kuehn Carrie: Infini…

Episode #7: We discuss writing about sex from a fiction craft perspective. https://theoralhistorypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/5-19oh.mp3 Subscribe in iTunes here; listen via Stitcher here. Current Reads Carrie: Lady Sings The Blues by Billie Holiday & William Dufty; Can’t Be Satisfied: The Life & Times of Muddy Waters by Robert Gordon Christ…

Episode #6: We discuss that most taboo sex act, the Greatest Love of All, masturbation. https://theoralhistorypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/og6final.mp3 Subscribe in iTunes here; listen via Stitcher here. Current Reads – Christa: just finished The F-It List by Julie Halpern; now reading My True Love Gave To Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by Vario…

Episode 5: In this episode, we discuss kissing in all its fabulous and delightful iterations. https://theoralhistorypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/oh5c_sample.mp3 Subscribe in iTunes here; listen via Stitcher here. Show Notes – Christa’s current reads: Dreamland by Sarah Dessen and Kissing Ted Callahan by Amy Spalding – Carrie’s current reads:…

Episode #4: We discuss the whys and wherefores of oral sex, in life and in YA fiction. https://theoralhistorypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/oh4.mp3 Subscribe in iTunes here. Show Notes Christa is currently reading The Alex Crow by Andrew Smith; just finished Bone Gap by Laura Ruby & The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds Carrie is current…

Episode #2: We discuss what it’s like to have sex for the first time, in our lives and in YA fiction. https://theoralhistorypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/oralhistorypodcast-2.mp3 Subscribe in iTunes here; Sticher here. Show Notes for Episode #2: – What we’re reading: Christa: Bone Gap by Laura Ruby / Carrie: The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkos…

Episode #1: We discuss how girls talk to each other about their own sexual behavior, in our lives and in YA fiction. https://theoralhistorypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/oralhistory-podcast1-v2-1.mp3 click here to subscribe in iTunes; here for Stitcher. Show Notes for Episode #1 – Christa mentioned a website called Scarleteen, which features c…