We finally finish a series! Trickster’s Queen brings the many threads of political intrigue loose in the Copper Isles to a satisfying (if predictable) conclusion. We discuss the coziness of a perfect fantasy regime change and how overly rosy depictions of righted systemic injustices both help and harm the readers. Perfect spy blobs, spice intoleran…

Are you good at keeping secrets? Well, when it comes to Pretty Little Liars, Jay and AJ are terrible at keeping secrets, so they started a podcast. Join them every episode as they recap all the shenanigans from the PLL Universe here on the Dragon Babies feed. In this episode, the duo welcome LaTonya to wrap up Season 2 with a Big Brother x Pretty L…

Westmark has it all - political intrigue, long cons, a dashing leader of the revolution, and two months in a garret writing other people’s letters. We discuss Lloyd Alexander’s fast-paced opening to the Westmark trilogy and why it feels like classic fantasy in spite of its lack of true fantasy elements. Join us in breaking down Theo’s soft boy prot…

We’re covering the first two books of Emily Rodda’s Deltora Quest series, The Forests of Silence and The Lake of Tears! Deltora brings out the best in us; we rave about the impeccable art, wild pacing and grotesque monsters as we travel the kingdom searching for hidden gems. Scholastic book fairs, reading positions we’ve aged out of, fights about B…

Welcome to Middle Grade March! This episode, we’re following siblings Nizhoni and Mac Begay as they save their dad from monstrous coal exec Mr. Charles. They discover their similarities to the Hero Twins of Navajo legend and explore their burgeoning abilities through increasingly challenging trials. Grace and Madeleine discuss preferred middle scho…

A special lil episode on the enigmatic Grendel, by John Gardner! After covering The Snow-Walker’s Son and considering ancient Nordic literary monsters, Grace was compelled to revisit this darkly comedic retelling of Beowulf from his foe’s perspective. Joining her is Ranae Hanson, author, activist, and top-notch mother-in-law. Curl up in your watery…

Are you good at keeping secrets? Well, when it comes to Pretty Little Liars, Jay and AJ are terrible at keeping secrets, so they started a podcast. Join them every episode as they recap all the shenanigans from the PLL Universe here on the Dragon Babies feed. In this episode, the duo recap Season 2, Episode 25 - "Unmasked." Plus, hear who AJ thinks…

In this exciting new rewatch project, Agents N, W, and F team up to recap every single Phineas and Ferb episode from Day 1 to Day 104. With Felipe away, Navi and Will breakdown Season 3, Episode 10 - "Mommy Can You Hear Me?/Road Trip." The duo discuss calendars and more as they recap the episode. Plus, many segments including "who won the episode,"…

Are you good at keeping secrets? Well, when it comes to Pretty Little Liars, Jay and AJ are terrible at keeping secrets, so they started a podcast. Join them every episode as they recap all the shenanigans from the PLL Universe here on the Dragon Babies feed. In this episode, the duo recap Season 2, Episode 24 - "If These Dolls Could Talk." Plus, h…

In this exciting new rewatch project, Agents N, W, and F team up to recap every single Phineas and Ferb episode from Day 1 to Day 104. With Will away, Navi and Felipe breakdown Season 3, Episode 9 - "Phineas and Ferb Interrupted/A Real Boy." The duo discuss Saltburn, Australian Survivor, and more as they recap the episode. Plus, many segments inclu…

Celebrate Valentine’s with this fascinating, bizarre and indelible tale of love among young witches - we’re reading The Changeover, by Margaret Mahy! We meet Laura Chant and her young brother Jacko, who are living a mostly-peaceful life in the Christchurch suburbs punctuated by Laura’s “warnings,” psychic premonitions that never bode well. When an …

Are you good at keeping secrets? Well, when it comes to Pretty Little Liars, Jay and AJ are terrible at keeping secrets, so they started a podcast. Join them every episode as they recap all the shenanigans from the PLL Universe here on the Dragon Babies feed. In this episode, the duo recap Season 2, Episode 23 - "Eye of the Beholder." Plus, hear wh…

In this exciting new rewatch project, Agents N, W, and F team up to recap every single Phineas and Ferb episode from Day 1 to Day 104. With Navi stuck in the stone age, Felipe and Will breakdown Season 3, Episode 8 - "Tri-Stone Area/Doof Dynasty." The duo recap the episodes and go on many tangents cave drawings, nose rings, and Mike White. Plus, ma…

Are you good at keeping secrets? Well, when it comes to Pretty Little Liars, Jay and AJ are terrible at keeping secrets, so they started a podcast. Join them every episode as they recap all the shenanigans from the PLL Universe here on the Dragon Babies feed. In this episode, the duo recap Season 2, Episode 21 - "Breaking the Code." Plus, hear who …

In this exciting new rewatch project, Agents N, W, and F team up to recap every single Phineas and Ferb episode from Day 1 to Day 104. With Navi disconnected, Felipe and Will open up some fortune cookies and breakdown Season 3, Episode 7 - "Bad Hair Day/Meatloaf Surprise." The duo recap the episodes and go on many tangents including trampolines, co…

Are you good at keeping secrets? Well, when it comes to Pretty Little Liars, Jay and AJ are terrible at keeping secrets, so they started a podcast. Join them every episode as they recap all the shenanigans from the PLL Universe here on the Dragon Babies feed. In this episode, the duo recap Season 2, Episode 20 - "CTRL:A." Plus, hear who AJ thinks A…

Unicorn impressions, the Bermuda Triangle, and it's FINALE TIME!! Join the Jester Bros. for their re-watch of Gravity Falls as they talk about Season 2, Episode 20 "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back the Falls!" - and technically also Episode 21 if you're watching on Disney Plus ;) *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Expedition Cartoon Podcast - https://ex…

Are you good at keeping secrets? Well, when it comes to Pretty Little Liars, Jay and AJ are terrible at keeping secrets, so they started a podcast. Join them every episode as they recap all the shenanigans from the PLL Universe here on the Dragon Babies feed. In this episode, the duo recap Season 2, Episode 19 - "The Naked Truth ." Plus, hear who A…

Lucid dreams, Humanoid Cthulu, and a debate about Fantasy vs. Reality. Join the Jester Bros. for their re-watch of Gravity Falls as they talk about Season 2, Episode 19 "Weirdmageddon 2: Escape from Reality!" *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Expedition Cartoon Podcast - https://expeditioncartoon.podbean.com/ Artwork - Tessa Scarbrough (https://t…

Demons, "Gryffindor Heroes," and a psychedelic apocalypse. Join the Jester Bros. for their re-watch of Gravity Falls as they talk about Season 2, Episode 18 "Weirdmageddon 1: Xpcveaoqfoxso" *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Expedition Cartoon Podcast - https://expeditioncartoon.podbean.com/ Artwork - Tessa Scarbrough (https://tessascarbrough.com/…

Are you good at keeping secrets? Well, when it comes to Pretty Little Liars, Jay and AJ are terrible at keeping secrets, so they started a podcast. Join them every episode as they recap all the shenanigans from the PLL Universe here on the Dragon Babies feed. In this episode, the duo recap Season 2, Episode 18 - "A Kiss Before Lying." Plus, hear wh…

We’re getting into our frigid sailboat and exploring The Snow-Walker’s Son, by Catherine Fisher! Jessa and Thorkil are banished to a forgotten hall in the far North when their fathers attempt to overthrow the current jarl, a pretender to the throne. The false jarl happens to be married to Gudrun, a terrifying ice sorceress who previously sent her o…

We’re overwhelmed with holiday spirit and we’re releasing this Babetreon episode on the main feed! *Please note that unlike our main feed, this episode is explicit. The sibling squabbling is at an all-time high as Grace tries to force Madeleine to enjoy a Christmas film. Happy Hogswatch!Av Dragon Babies

In this exciting new rewatch project, Agents N, W, and F team up to recap every single Phineas and Ferb episode from Day 1 to Day 104. With Navi disconnected, Felipe and Will open up some fortune cookies and breakdown Season 3, Episode 6 - "Candace Disconnected/Magic Carpet Ride." The duo recap the episodes and go on many tangents including Big Bro…

Feeling special, the philosophy of growing up, and Aliens man!! Join the Jester Bros. for their re-watch of Gravity Falls as they talk about Season 2, Episode 17 "Dipper and Mabel vs. The Future!" *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Expedition Cartoon Podcast - https://expeditioncartoon.podbean.com/ Artwork - Tessa Scarbrough (https://tessascarbrou…

Confidence, Comedy, and some other 3rd C-word. Join the Jester Bros. for their re-watch of Gravity Falls as they talk about Season 2, Episode 16 "Roadside Attraction" *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Expedition Cartoon Podcast - https://expeditioncartoon.podbean.com/ Artwork - Tessa Scarbrough (https://tessascarbrough.com/) YouTube - https://www…

We’re continuing to explore the Lost Years with The Seven Songs of Merlin, by T.A. Barron! Our wee Merlin advances to his Emo Protagonist era as he shirks the main quest in favor of finding/saving his mama. Grace and Madeleine discuss the plot’s video game structure, the joys of a melancholy bard (Bumblewy forever), and why we’re more sympathetic t…

In this exciting new rewatch project, Agents N, W, and F team up to recap every single Phineas and Ferb episode from Day 1 to Day 104. In this episode, Felipe and Will podcast from the moon to breakdown Season 3, Episode 5 - "Ask A Stupid Question/Misperceived Monotreme." The duo recap the episodes and go on many tangents including fun houses, AI, …

Rude unicorns, drug-dealing gnomes, and rating the ethics of good deeds (this one goes off the rails). Join the Jester Bros. for their re-watch of Gravity Falls as they talk about Season 2, Episode 15 "The Last Mabelcorn" *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Expedition Cartoon Podcast - https://expeditioncartoon.podbean.com/ Artwork - Tessa Scarbrou…

Strum your cwidder and make the mountains walk 🎵 We’re reading Cart and Cwidder by Diana Wynne Jones! Murderers, spies, magical instruments, and vengeance driven by the love of a horse - would you expect anything less from DWJ? This opener to the Dalemark Quartet introduces Moril, Brid and their family of wandering troubadours. In a nation plagued …

In this exciting new rewatch project, Agents N, W, and F team up to recap every single Phineas and Ferb episode from Day 1 to Day 104. In this episode, Felipe and Will podcast from the moon to breakdown Season 3, Episode 4 - "Phineas' Birthday Clip-O-Rama." The duo recap the episodes and go on many tangents including bellybuttons, pimento cheese, a…

Be an ageless entity, do crimes - we’re discussing The Boggart, by Susan Cooper! This wonderfully weird book has it all and is the perfect playful Halloween read for all ages. Cooper pulls off the ultimate middle grade fantasy bait and switch - leading readers to think we’re in for a spooky Scottish castle stay and then immediately heading to Toron…

In this exciting new rewatch project, Agents N, W, and F team up to recap every single Phineas and Ferb episode from Day 1 to Day 104. In this episode, Navi and Will podcast from the moon to breakdown Season 3, Episode 3 - "Belly Of The Beast/Moon Farm." The duo recap the episodes and go on many tangents including anime, Bluey, and Marcus Pork. Plu…

Small-town elections, ethics of demonic possession, and which Pines brother is Ford again? Join the Jester Bros. for their re-watch of Gravity Falls as they talk about Season 2, Episode 14 "The Stanchurian Candidate" *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Expedition Cartoon Podcast - https://expeditioncartoon.podbean.com/ Artwork - Tessa Scarbrough (h…

Alec and Lu have recorded a Gravity Falls podcast for over a year now, and now it's time for a hard question! Gravity Falls may be an awesome place with mysterious creatures, but how would it actually be to live there? Find out today! *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Expedition Cartoon Podcast - https://expeditioncartoon.podbean.com/ Artwork - T…

We’re attending A College of Magics, by Caroline Stevermer! An episode almost as long as college itself, we’re resplendent with big feelings about this subtle, gorgeously written book. Faris Nallaneen comes into herself and her power through the people and ideas she encounters at Greenlaw College, a magic school where you’re not actually allowed to…

Real magic, dungeons, and damnit. Join the Jester Bros. for their re-watch of Gravity Falls as they talk about Season 2, Episode 13 "Dungeons, Dungeons, & More Dungeons" *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Expedition Cartoon Podcast - https://expeditioncartoon.podbean.com/ Artwork - Tessa Scarbrough (https://tessascarbrough.com/) YouTube - https://…

Are you good at keeping secrets? Well, when it comes to Pretty Little Liars, Jay and AJ are terrible at keeping secrets, so they started a podcast. Join them every episode as they recap all the shenanigans from the PLL Universe here on the Dragon Babies feed. In this episode, the duo recap Season 2, Episode 16 - "Let The Water Hold Me Down." Plus, …

Inter-dimensional portals, sibling stories, and some strong feelings on academic literature! Join the Jester Bros. for their re-watch of Gravity Falls as they talk about Season 2, Episode 12 "A Tale of Two Stans." *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Expedition Cartoon Podcast - https://expeditioncartoon.podbean.com/ Artwork - Tessa Scarbrough (http…

The meaning of Gravity Falls, jackalopes, and the Author Reveal! Join the Jester Bros. for their re-watch of Gravity Falls as they talk about Season 2, Episode 11 "Not What He Seems." *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Expedition Cartoon Podcast - https://expeditioncartoon.podbean.com/ Artwork - Tessa Scarbrough (https://tessascarbrough.com/) YouT…

Ghost lumberjacks, real curses, and rich tears. Join the Jester Bros. for their re-watch of Gravity Falls as they talk about Season 2, Episode 10 "Northwest Mansion Mystery." *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Artwork - Tessa Scarbrough (https://tessascarbrough.com/) YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnkC3LvhA4dDhNABMIqrFYg/featured Disco…

Brush up on your Cat as we enter the world of Lionboy, by Zizou Corder. Mother and daughter author team (Louisa Young and Isabel Adomakoh Young) craft a Romp in which we travel into a dystopian future. Steampunky advances (and limitations) in technology, a mysterious parental kidnapping, and the ability to talk to cats have led protagonist Charlie …

This is the secret episode which was the prize for puzzle-solvers in Season 1 of Gravity Bros. In a Journal 4 special, the Jester Bros discuss their Top 10 favorite cryptids / mythological creatures. Another prize still awaits anyone who is able to solve the Mysterious Woman's puzzle! *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Artwork - Tessa Scarbrough (…

In this exciting new rewatch project, Agents N, W, and F team up to recap every single Phineas and Ferb episode from Day 1 to Day 104. In this episode, the trio reunite in a biosphere to breakdown Season 3, Episode 2 - "The Great Indoors/Canderemy." The duo recap the season premiere and go on many tangents including world The Idol, CD-Rom games, an…

Oops, we’ve been swapped out with changelings - time to discuss The Moorchild, by Eloise McGraw! We take to the moor to consider the many virtues of Irish bagpipes and revel in the atmospheric melancholy of Saaski’s tale. This deceptively complex book contrasts humanity’s darkness alongside the Folk’s lively, fleeting nihilism. Where does a girl wh…

Nightmare-inducing balloons, dating a multibear, and the Gravity Falls writers going HARD. Join the Jester Bros. for their re-watch of Gravity Falls as they talk about Season 2, Episode 9 "The Loe God." *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Artwork - Tessa Scarbrough (https://tessascarbrough.com/) YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnkC3LvhA4…

It’s Merlin time! We head to Fincayra with a ragtag crew including a boy who without a past, a girl raised by trees, a tiny giant who loves honey and a bird you’ll want to keep around. The Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron is a soothing, nature-focused journey through a deep wood that adds a new perspective to the many Merlin myths. The experienc…

A time wish debate, real-life time travelers, and an epic tale of a boy and spider! Join the Jester Bros. for their re-watch of Gravity Falls as they talk about Seas on 2, Episode 8 "Blendin's Game." *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Artwork - Tessa Scarbrough (https://tessascarbrough.com/) YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnkC3LvhA4dDh…

The Illuminati, Post Malone, and the pros & cons of memory erasure! Join the Jester Bros. for their re-watch of Gravity Falls as they talk about Season 2, Episode 7 "Society of the Blind Eye." *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Artwork - Tessa Scarbrough (https://tessascarbrough.com/) YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnkC3LvhA4dDhNABMIqr…

We’re continuing on in Joan Aiken’s alternate history, wolf-ridden England with Black Hearts in Battersea! If your spirits need a boost (and whose don’t), irresistible Cockney urchin Dido Twite is here to entrance and delight. We absolutely adored this book and wish it had come into our lives sooner. Puzzle over Grace’s mental picture of mince pies…