The Baby-sitters Club Club

The war on Lerangismas is over! The era of Pete has begun! The boys gather on a snowy night to share some Lerangismas cheer and talk about their very favorite Lerangismas hymns. Music credits: “Magic Christmas Night,” by Musical Smile “Christmas Day,” by Russell Frederick “Christmas Magic Opener,” by Leto “Christmas Curiosities: Top 12 Oddest, Most Baffling, Absolute Worst, Never-to-Be-Classic Holiday Music Offerings,” by Peter Lerangis Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro and outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jack-shepherd8/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a little bit of help from their best friend Doctor Who, the boys take a magic phone box into the past and hang out with some of history’s most excellent people as they attempt to decipher the sacred text known as Kristy’s Book. Is Patrick Thomas really as unpleasant as he seems? Can we finally get to the bottom of what’s going on with Kristy and Bart? And how on Earth do you pronounce “Jeanne”? Only Isaac Newton knows the answers, apparently. Music credits: “Rocking Hard,” by Stellar Tracks “Who Let the Dogs Out,” by 8-Bit Misfits “Superheroes,” by Stockwaves “Showtime,” by Stockwaves “Haunted,” by LucaFrancini “Scottish Bagpipe Rock Anthem,” by Allen Grey “Dramatic End,” by Tim Cat “Sad to Hopeful,” by The Story Shop “Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Bye Bye Empire for the outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jack-shepherd8/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m

Our adorable Time Babies run into an impenetrable temporal anomaly inside a beautiful and possibly slightly magical Lake House as they navigate their way deep into Mary Anne’s past to find out what happened to Alma, why Kristy and Claudia have been acting so strange lately, and what it is exactly that farmers do when they’re standing out in their fields. And with a little help from their very best friends, Baby Terminator and Baby John Connor, they might just find their way back to a future that we can all be happy with. But probably not! Music credits: “You Are My Sunshine (Piano),” by ROSA Pianist “Inspiring the Magic,” by The Story Shop “Showtime,” by Stockwaves “50’s Showcase,” by The Story Shop “Haunted,” by LucaFrancini “Dramatic End,” by Tim Cat “Sadness,” by Allen Grey “Sadness,” by AudioRose “Jazz Sad Hip Hop,” by Black Stone Sound “Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Bye Bye Empire for the outro music. --- Suppo

The boys invent a nifty little machine in their garage that creates a time loop which will allow them to go all the way back to 1995 and attempt to foil a nefarious plot by Baby-Sitters Club ghostwriter Jeanne Betancourt to make it seem like she came up with all of the BSC lore before anyone else did. And it all goes horribly, horribly, horribly wrong. Music credits: “Hush,” by Ohm Lab “Teenage Freakout,” by Mules “Hush Little Baby (Musical Box),” by Allen Grey “Brahms’s Lullaby,” by Allen Grey “Sexy Hip Hop,” by Stereo Nuts “Carnival Lament,” by Robert Austin “Dramatic End,” by Tim Cat “Sad to Hopeful,” by The Story Shop “Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Bye Bye Empire for the outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jack-shepherd8/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our intrepid Time Babies take another trip back to save the future, this time into Claudia Kishi’s past, where the Great One (She Who Lurks in the Darkness and Devours the Innocent) lurks. It’s all pretty scary and this is a scare warning! Music credits: “Falling Skies,” by Allen Grey “Peaceful Magic,” by Silver Hoof “Brahms Lullaby Music Box,” by Rob Fehily “Terminator OST 8 Bit Remix,” by Artur Andreevich “Showtime,” by Stockwaves “Carnival Lament,” by Robert Austin “Haunted,” by Luca Francini “Dark Lullaby,” by J Blanks “Playful Baby Logo,” by Luca Francini “Scottish Bagpipe Rock Anthem,” by Allen Grey “Sadness,” by Allen Grey Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Baby Bee Wolfkiller for the outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jack-shepherd8/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lobstrosities, Clone People, a malevolent Cloud AI ... and they’re all converging on the sweet, sweet feet of the sweetest Baby-Sitters Club Ghostwriter we know. But that’s not even the worst of it. The worst of it is that there’s only two guys who can stop it, and they’re Time Babies. This godforsaken mess (and more!) is what you get when the boys attempt to read about the ancient past of the BSC in the pages of the Portrait Collection. This week, “Stacey’s Book.” Strap in. Music notes: “Falling Skies,” by Allen Grey “Nicest Rockabye Baby Lullaby,” by Little People in Training “Hush Little Baby (Musical Box),” by Allen Grey “Showtime,” by Stockwaves “Sexy Hip Hop,” by Stereo Nuts “Scottish Bagpipe Rock Anthem,” by Allen Grey “Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb (and actual Baby, Cyril) for the intro music, and to Bye Bye Empire for the outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jack-shepherd8/support Learn more abou

Daddy and Tanner get some expert help as they navigate the sparse and unforgiving terrain they seem to have navigated themselves into after finishing the Baby-Sitters Club Mysteries. With no birds interested in taking them, and no more guidance from the ethereal voices of Ann M. Martin and Elle Fanning, desperation has set in as the boys wander, naked and bewildered, in the desert. And to make matters worse, they're starting to get hungry ... Music credits: “Walking on Sunshine,” by Allen Grey “Holiday in Paris,” by Shorties “Kids Logo III,” by Musical Smile “Modern Rock Stinger,” by Phil Larson “Dramatic Cinematic Build,” by bd Productions “Children,” by Musical Smile A very special thank you to all of our kind, funny, and incredibly helpful friends. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jack-shepherd8/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OK, so someone called “Elle Fanning” went back and changed a bunch of things in this one, but you know what she couldn’t hide? THE TRUTH. This week, on a very special episode of the Baby-Sitters Club Audio Club, the boys are going back to where it all started, except this time they’re actually LISTENING. And guess what they find out? That every single thing they ever suspected about these books was right, and nobody – least of all Elle Fanning – is going to keep that from coming out. Anyway, Kristy’s back having the idea for the Baby-Sitters Club again in this one and getting ready to do the whole thing all over again and it’s frankly pretty wonderful. Music credits: “Carnival Lament,” by Robert Austin The Theme to Wii Sports by Kazumi Totaka “Uplifting Positive Techno,” by Kornev Music “Drama,” by Clean Mind Soundz “Sad to Hopeful,” by The Story Shop “Jazz Sad Hip Hop,” by Black Stone Sound “Sadness,” by Allen Grey Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Superbra

Well, it was always going to end in cat burglars, but if any of us had even begun to suspect who those cats and who those burglars were, let alone what horrible things they had in store for the dreamy Sergeant Johnson, we might never have embarked on this dangerous and mysterious quest in the first place. The Grey Man is here of course, and Tanner uses the dark arts of “Numberology” to solve the Ultimate Mystery, and Kristy and Cary Retlin are kidnapped by a literal gun criminal. What a way to go out! All that and more in the final Baby-Sitters Club Mystery Club before the boys crawl into a field and let the birds take them. Music credits: “Crime of the Future,” by The Story Shop “Victorian Detective Mystery,” by Niki N “Triumphant Opener,” by Stereo Nuts “Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey “Parting Ways,” by Allen Grey “Jazz Sad Hip Hop,” by Black Stone Sound “Mischief & Mystery Carnival,” by Allen Grey “Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey “Sadness,” by Allen Grey Thanks as always to original Baby Boy

Detective Tanner and Gumshoe Jack wade into a mystery that they are fundamentally ill equipped to solve, featuring not just Abby Stevenson, but a beloved and dangerous Marvel hero, the entire crew from “Mystery Men,” an ascended Lawnmower Man version of Janine Kishi, and a stone cold hottie who’s been hiding in plain sight this whole time. Oh, and also Cenobites! And Kristy. Kristy’s in this one too. Ellen Miles did a whole lot with some pretty limited space this week. Music credits: “School Music Video,” by DjHappY “Hip Hop,” by Forty Two Studio “Typewriter Blues,” by Allen Grey “Interface,” by Clean Mind Sounds “Spy Comedy,” by Dred Studio “License to Kill,” by Petrej “You Gotta Have Theremin and Ukulele,” by Squidlord “Cinematic Ominous 80’s,” by Luca Francini “Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey “Parting Ways,” by Allen Grey “Jazz Sad Hip Hop,” by Black Stone Sound Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, Baby Bee Liz for the “Guessing the Mystery” theme, and to Su

An illuminating peek inside the writing process of the mysterious Vicki Berger Erwin, this scintillating episode takes you where no other Baby-Sitters Club criticism has ever dared: Into the eye of the furious storm that is created when a BSC ghostwriter at the top of her abilities is unshackled and given free reign to make art that will change us forever. Anyway, this art has Mary Anne in it, and weirdly, Edgar Allen Poe, and also lots of birds and if there are any bird scientists out there, we desperately need your help. Music credits: “Horror Creepy Haunted Dollhouse,” by Marco Belloni Music “Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey “Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, to Baby Bee Liz for the “Guessing the Mystery” theme, and to Bye Bye Empire for the outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jack-shepherd8/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Someone stole a bag from Stacey, but more importantly, someone stole Pete Black's heart, and we're not going to rest until they're behind bars where they belong. Meanwhile, Cary Retlin is stealing the show with his breathtaking coolness, Ellen Miles is stealing every single BSC B-Plot by having Kristy throw together some kind of Baby Parade, and Hodges Soileau is stealing Stacey's hair, which is troubling to say the least. Anyway, the primary mystery this week is that some Valentines have gone missing, and Stacey McGill is on the case. Unclear whether we cover any of that in the episode. Music credits: “Detective Jazz Man Blues,” by Allen Grey “Woodland Fantasy,” by Matthew Pablo “Hybrid Drama,” by Dred Studio “Epic Heroic Fantasy Action,” by Matthew Pablo “Medieval Harpsichord Royal,” by Flossie Wood “Energy Percussion,” by Tim Cat “Typewriter Blues,” by Allen Grey “Sneaky Troublemakers,” by Matthew Pablo “Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the

Art is a mystery, and the mystery we read this week was certainly a work of art because this week’s mystery was surging with VBE ENERGY! That’s right, Vicki Berger Erwin is back at the helm of the BSC books once again, so expect a lot of intrigue, villainy, strange POVs from dogs, and historical true crime. And it’s not just the scintillating book itself that will keep you on the edge of your seat, because this week’s episode is quite an affair… a Thomas Crown Affair. (Which I only mention because Jack didn’t seem to know the film and we shot by it pretty quickly.) Also, if anyone has seen or heard from Liz or Carys please let them know that we miss them and hope they come back to the show soon. Music Credits: Theme to “Burger Time” “Spy Hunter” by JBlanks “April 29, 1992” (Karaoke Version) originally performed by Sublime “Typewriter Blues” by AllenGrey “Caress Me Down” (Karaoke Version) originally performed by Sublime “Masquerade Ball” by AllenGrey “Sexy R&B Hip-Hop” by MeGustaMusic “Beautiful Darkn

Mary Anne discovered the freaking LAMENT CONFIGURATION in a wall this week and all hell quite literally broke loose. Meanwhile, the DeWitts are building an extension on their house, which, as a B-plot, doesn’t quite live up to the chills and thrills of the A-plot, but it’s certainly something to think about. Oh, and there’s a Sailor/Ghost. But don’t worry, this episode is not all scares – it’s also surprisingly sexy? “Cinematic Action 80’s," by Luca Francini “Epic Cinematic Horror Trailer,” by Luca Francini “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Music Box,” by Allen Grey “Once Upon a Dark Time,” by Allen Grey “Romantic Piano No. 4,” by Adigold “Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey “Masquerade Ball,” by Allen Grey “Jazz Sad Hip Hop,” by Black Stone Sound “Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Superbrat for the outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jack-shepherd8/support Learn more about your ad cho

“A sense of endearing honesty permeates this episode, which is far more than anyone can say about Jack and Tanner’s subsequent work. It’s a shame that they decided not to continue down the path of laid-back, twangy roots podcasting, but alas, the taste of “BSCMC 030 - Kristy and the Train Mystery’s” success on the podcast charts proved to be too much to resist. Jack and Tanner’s podcasting contemporaries like the Wallflowers and Counting Crows ended up more-or-less fading from the spotlight by the turn of the century, so maybe they made the right financial decision. But more than anything, I can sum this podcast up as a sort of a snapshot – a snapshot of two talented, undiscovered podcasters trying to make the best podcast they can make, before the power of record labels and the allure of popularity inevitably took their toll.” Review by nickslip, Sputnik Music, August 24th, 2017 Music Credits: “Runaway Train” by Soul Asylum “Pure Joy” by TheStoryShop “Meet Virginia” (Karaoke Version) originally performe

Somebody’s poisoning fashion teens this week, but don’t worry because Stacey McGill and her best friends Abraham Lincoln, Drop Dead Fred, and Wolverine are on the case! Meanwhile, Kristy is busy BLAZING a trail that the KIND people of STONEYbrook will never forget. It’s about weed. Oh, and Ellen Miles has a chilling message for the boys. Music credits: “Fashion Show,” by Alex Shulgin “Magical World,” by Stereo Nuts “Ethereal Voices,” by Luca Francini “Creeping Terror Horror Trailer,” by Marco Belloni Music “Serenity,” by Adigold “Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Superbrat for the outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jack-shepherd8/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To paraphrase Joe Pantoliano’s character Cypher in The Matrix, “You know, I know this mystery doesn’t exist. I know that when I put it in my eyes, Ellen Miles is telling my brain that it is intriguing and cryptic. After four years, you know what I realize? Ignorance is bliss.” That’s right, there was arguably no mystery once again in this week’s Baby-Sitters Club Mystery book, much like how the film Three Men and a Baby is not a fun romp about three men raising a baby, but instead a gritty action film about drugs and the mafia, but we loved both regardless of how far they may have missed the mark. Music Credits: “Comedy Pizzicato” by lucafrancini “Classic Arcade Video Game” by Adigold “My Sharona” (MIDI Version) originally performed by the Knack “Beat Box 1” by HollywoodEdge “Typewriter Blues” by AllenGrey “Building a Mystery” (Karaoke Version) originally performed by Sarah McLachlan “Smoke Two Joints” (Karaoke Version) originally performed by Sublime "Epic Patriotic Breakbeat” by

'Tis the season for lighthouse ghosts, alien beehives, and AI-enabled thermonuclear devastation, and there's only one person in the whole wide world who could bring you all of that and more wrapped up in a (technically) Holiday-themed Baby-Sitters Club book. So if you detect a hint of exuberance in the boys' voices this week it's either because this scintillating novel is a beautiful gift, or it’s not exuberance at all but incipient panic about the fact that we just found out for certain that ghosts are real. Sorry. Scare warning. Anyway, Claudia and Janine both have eyes for this hunk named Steve and ghosts are real and a boy died. Enjoy! Music credits: “Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey “Just a Little Hope,” by Adigold “Parting Ways,” by Allen Grey “Jazz Sad Hip Hop,” by Black Stone Sound “Love Potion,” by Fasol Prod “Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey “School Music Video,” by DjHappY Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, Baby Bee Liz for the “Guessing the Mystery” the

It’s an undercover episode, by which we mean, it’s a totally normal episode and not really different in any way from any other episode of the show, according to Ellen’s definition of “undercover” apparently. But don’t worry, we take Ellen to task, and so does Hodges, weirdly. There actually seems to be a lot of bad blood between Ellen and Hodges and we’re not going to take sides. Also, there’s an exciting new segment/Gothic prom for your fridge fetishists out there! Music Credits: “Electric Intro Ident” by AllenGrey on Envato Elements “Dark Lullaby” by JBlanks on Envato Elements “Masquerade Ball” by AllenGrey on Envato Elements “Classic Arcade Video Game” by Adigold on Envato Elements “Building a Mystery” (Karaoke Version) originally performed by Sarah McLachlan “Typewriter Blues” by AllenGrey on Envato Elements “Beautiful Darkness” by AllenGrey Thanks to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music and Superbrat for the outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.

Who likes mysteries? We hope you do, because it’s time to get wet, wild, and wiggly for some horny mystery action with Nola, who's back, stacked, and Thacker than ever! Light spoilers in this one for Medieval European History, the fall of Rome, and parts of The Canterbury Tales. Oh and a teeny, tiny Scare Warning because of the bats and the patriotic witches, and because Kristy peers deep into the darkest part of her soul at a memory that she wishes would stay buried. But mostly this one’s just wet, wild, wiggly, and, as we mentioned, horny. Enjoy! Music credits: “Epic Cinematic Trailer,” by LucaFrancini “Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey “Show Logo,” by Stockwaves “Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, Baby Bee Liz for the “Guessing the Mystery” theme, and to Superbrat for the outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jack-shepherd8/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho