Podcasts by Why We YA
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Ep. 22 - Required Reading from 2023-12-13T17:15:10.359532
Kales and Alyson talk about required reading in schools and argue that YA books have educational value and should be included in the educational curriculum.
ListenEp. 18 - Buddy Read: Tempests and Slaughter from 2023-12-13T17:15:10.339339
Kales and Alyson have an in depth discussion about their February Buddy Read, Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce. (OBVIOUSLY SPOILERS)
ListenEp. 6 - Book Rating from 2023-12-13T17:15:10.283862
Kales and Alyson talk about how they rate books, and give examples of books for each rating. What qualities must a book have to be five stars? four stars? Listen to find out!
ListenEp. 5 - The Self-Published Debate from 2023-12-13T17:15:10.280857
Kales and Alyson have a long anticipated debate. Self-published books: to read, or not to read? Listen in to hear our very strong, and very differnt opinions!
ListenEp. 4 - Pride Month Wrap-Up from 2023-12-13T17:15:10.277447
Kales and Alyson talk about the books we read during June for Pride month, what we learned, and the diffrence between LGBTQA+ characters in realistic fiction and fantasy.
ListenEp. 3 - First Line Challenge from 2023-12-13T17:15:10.270178
Kales and Alyson play the First Line Challenge. A guessing game with YA books, only using the first line as a hint. We had a lot of fun playing this game, and we hope you enjoy listening!
ListenEp. 25 - Hogwarts Library Card from 2018-05-02T15:00
Kales and Alyson try a new thing and answer the questions on an Instagram Stories template. The template was created by @Shethespy on Instagram.
ListenEp. 24 - Buddy Read: Scythe from 2018-04-26T15:00
Kales and Alyson have an in depth discussion about their April Buddy Read, Scythe by Neal Shusterman (OBVIOUSLY SPOILERS)
ListenEp. 23 - Intergalactic Tag from 2018-04-18T15:00
Kales and Alyson answer the questions for the Intergalactic Book Tag.
ListenEp. 21 - Buddy Read: That Inevitable Victorian Thing from 2018-03-28T15:00
Kales and Alyson have an in depth discussion about their March Buddy Read, That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston. (OBVIOUSLY SPOILERS)
ListenEp. 20 - Book Quizzes from 2018-03-21T15:00
Kales and Alyson take a bunch of books quizzes, and prove they are kind of terrible at book quizzes.
ListenEp. 19 - Series We Won't Finish from 2018-03-16T15:00
Kales and Alyson talk about all the series we have started but will NEVER finish.
ListenEp. 17 - Totally Should've Tag from 2018-02-28T15:00
Kales and Alyson answer the questions from the Totally Should've Tag, started by Emmabooks on YouTube.
ListenEp. 16 - Adult to YA Crossovers from 2018-02-20T21:15
Kales and Alyson talk about adult books that YA readers will love.
ListenEp. 15 - NOPE Book Tag from 2018-02-15T15:00
Kales and Alyson answer the questions from the NOPE. Book Tag originated by A Booktube Book on YouTube. Spoilers and sass inbound.
ListenEp. 14 - TBR Takeover from 2018-02-07T16:05
Kales and Alyson took over each other's reading lists for the ENTIRE month of January. It was fun. It was torture. Listen to hear us recap the best and worst parts of this experiment.
ListenEp. 13 - Buddy Read: My Lady Jane from 2018-01-31T13:33
Kales and Alyson have an in depth discussion about their January Buddy Read,My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows. (OBVIOUSLY SPOILERS)
ListenEp. 12 - Best and Worst of 2017 from 2018-01-17T13:45
Kales and Alyson rehash their best and worst reads of 2017 (spoiler alert: there is ranting).
ListenEp. 11 - Most Anticipated 2018 Releases from 2017-12-17T20:00
Kales and Alyson talk about their most anticipated 2018 releases, and drop some hints about how Why We YA may change in the new year.
ListenEp. 10 - Guess That Plot Challenge from 2017-10-18T11:00
Kales and Alyson welcome their first special guest, Nate (aka Alyson's Husband)! Nate and Alyson go head-to-head in the "Guess That Plot Challenge", and we discover that Nate should really be writi...
ListenEp. 9 - Book Covers from 2017-10-02T21:00
Kales and Alyson talk about judging books by their covers, cover trends, and how to spot the genre of a book by its cover design.
ListenEp. 8 - Guilty Reader Tag from 2017-08-31T18:30
Kales and Alyson reveal shameful truths about their reading and book buying habits by participating in the Guilty Reader Book Tag.
ListenEp. 7 - Sex in YA: Is Everyone Doing It? from 2017-08-15T18:56
Kales and Alyson talk about sex in YA books.
ListenEp 2. - Adaptations from 2017-05-30T16:06
Kales and Alyson discuss book to screen adaptations, the good, bad, and the ugly. What makes or breaks adaptations, the best and worst YA adaptations, and what is coming up in 2017 and beyond.
ListenEp 1. - Why We Read from 2017-05-16T05:23
In the premier episode of Why We YA Kales and Alyson talk about why we decided to make this podcast, who we are, and why we read. Enjoy!
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