The Baby-sitters Club Club

It’s episode #100! Well, actually it’s probably more like episode #103 or #104? And also, the boys are discussing book #97, but let’s all go ahead and count this as an auspicious occasion, and if you don’t want to, you can kiss dirt. Tanner sings a lot (no surprises there) and Jack talks about Greek word roots a lot (no surprises there either) and both boys talk a lot about Blade Runner (which is maybe a little surprising). You know what they DON’T talk about a lot? You guess it: the book. Important: INVOKE THE ORB AND SURROUND YOURSELF WITH DOLLS! Music Credits: "Buffy theme piano + strings" by HotakiTomba "I Dreamed a Dream" (Karaoke Version) originally from the Les Miserables cast recording "Cats in the Cradle"(Karaoke Version) originally performed by Harry Chapin "My City" by Egzod & Anna Yvette "Karaoke In Your Eyes" (Karaoke Version) originally performed by Peter Gabriel "Snowfall (Intro)" by Kai Engel Additional sound credits: Neanderthal synthesization: http://talkingneander

There’s no easy way of saying this, but we’re legally obligated to warn you: The boys may have accidentally unleashed a vengeful being of pure evil into our community, which you can call a Videogeist – unless you’re an influencer, in which case you might prefer to use some more up-to-date lingo like “Trans-Media Entity.” Anyway, the point is that we’re in a world of trouble this week that is at least as bad as the trouble that local Crime Girl Abby Stevenson gets into when she cheats on a math test with the help of a very naughty boy from Stoneybrook Middle School. A fun book this week, with lots of great moments featuring our newest Baby-Sitter that you will enjoy a whole lot more if you take some basic precautions like lighting a lot of candles, getting all the TVs out of your house, and praying that we’ve done the bare minimum required to ward off the ancient evil that is stalking us all through this podcast. Happy reading! Music credits: “Suspense,” by SoundCore “Violin Instrumental,” by Lion Free Musi

Hope you enjoy the sound of two men doing that “Huh?!” sound from Home Improvement, because Jack and Tanner do it A LOT this week. There are also a lot of equations and algorithms in this book, so I hope you also enjoy the sound of two men trying to formulate and then solve math problems. Oh, and Baby Nation, we’re not here to kink shame you, but if you are into “arm stuff” we just ask that you do it safely and responsibly. Music Credits: “My Sharona” (MIDI Version) originally performed by The Knack “Kallaloe” by Blue Dot Sessions Samples from “I Want You” by Savage Garden "It's The End Of The World” (Karaoke Version) originally performed by REM “Rolling in the Deep” (Karaoke Version) originally performed by Adele “I Knew A Guy” by Kevin MacLeod “Dances and Dames” by Kevin MacLeod "Night Caller" (feat. Project Nightfall) by Abandoned & InfiNoise Thanks to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music and Superbrat for the outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://podc

Having seen the error of her ways after falling in with Crime Girls, Stacey McGill is riding the baby-sitting dragon again, but she’s not out of danger yet! That’s right, the Herald has appeared, the clairvoyant has spoken her baleful prophecy, and it won’t be too long now before those adorable little Otter Bishops start preaching about the end of days. Fortunately, it’s not all doom and gloom this week, because the boys are paid a visit by their dear friend Handel, Logan finally decided to put a ring on it, and the BSC came through in a big way with some good, clean baby-sitting fun. Music credits: “Detective,” by Schwartzburg “Crooning High Big Band Jazz,” by Giorgio di Campo “Reflections at the Piano,” by Music Break “Snowbird,” by AnonymOus Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, to Baby Bee Carys for the Soileau You Into the Dark theme, and to Superbrat for the outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jack-shepherd8/support Lea

A life is cut tragically short this week and all of Stoneybrook comes together for a funeral for their friend Amelia. She was just thirteen years old when the ultimate killing machine, Doomsday, escaped its underground prison and fought her on the streets of Metropolis, leading to her tragic and untimely death and ultimately to the rise of four new heroes: Cyborg Amelia, Amelia of Steel, Ameliaboy, and the mysterious Last Amelia of Krypton. But can these new heroes stand up to villains such as The Dark Lady and live up to the legacy of Amelia, whose memory garden still serves as a reminder for the citizens of the world of her greatness? Music Credits: “Iris” (Karaoke Version) originally performed by Goo Goo Dolls "Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand” (Karaoke Version) originally performed by Primitive Radio Gods “Welcome to the Black Parade” Originally written and performed by My Chemical Romance Arranged for the Ateneo Blue Symphony by Giancarlo Uygongco “My Sharona” (MID

Hello and welcome to “Kissing Advice” with Jack and Tanner! In this very special and extremely timely Christmas-themed episode, the boys will take you through their top tips for tying tongues, whether you’re a seasoned kisser, a first-timer, or just someone who has a lot of mistletoe hanging in your house and needs to brush up on their smooching game. But mistletoe-induced snogging isn’t the only thing these Christmas boys have on their minds, because Mallory Pike’s devastatingly handsome father has found himself on Santa’s naughty list, Baby-Sitters Club Art Director Hodges Soileau has a profoundly troubling Christmas message for us, and Princeton’s own Ann M. Martin has given us all a gift we’ll never forget – a Christmas book, fully three weeks after December 25. Thanks, Ann! Music credits: “Christmas,” by Andrew_G “Empty Promise,” by UEMonthly “Carol of the Bells (dubstep remix),” by Arion Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, to Baby Bee Carys for the Soileau theme, a

Reasons we did the podcast this week: To remind you that children are the future. To wake you the f*ck up, America. To ask that you not narc on someone’s orgy. To insist that you shouldn’t club someone to death for narcing on your orgy. To discourage you from dedicating your orgies to the goddess Artemis. To plug the mid-90s rock band Green Jelly. To encourage you to leave a plate out for Ben Brewer next Thanksgiving. To guide you through the dispelling ritual to prevent Drusilla Destiny from rising up to destroy you in seven episodes. To tell the truth. And hind-most, to keep you safe. This show is about safety. Music Credits: "Rocinante's Lament" by Doctor Turtle “Cantate Domino” by Giovanni Croces “Puzzle VIP” by RetroVision “Live Like You Were Dying” (Karaoke Version) originally performed by Tim McGraw Thanks to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music and Superbrat for the outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po

Who was John Stevenson and what did he know? These are some of the tough questions that this fascinating novel asks us, but it also asks us to look deep inside ourselves and take an unerring look at what we might find there. Which is exactly what our brave boys do this week, as they grapple with difficult truths like whether new baby-sitter Abby Stevenson is the best baby-sitter now that Dawn’s gone; whether it’s ever appropriate to question Kristy Thomas’s authority; and what, precisely, this all has to do with Hellraiser. The bravest of the two boys also takes this opportunity to admit that he was wrong and to accept the consequences of his terrible mistake. Not to make excuses, not to ask for forgiveness – but to own what he has done and to pay for it. With his life. Also, there’s some good stuff about bees, Druscilla Destiny, and Abby’s burgeoning stand-up career, so strap in for a wild ride. Music credits: “Empty Promise,” by UEMonthly “The Evil Carnival,” by Robert Austin “Drops of Jupiter remix,” b

If you’re caught up with BSCC episodes, it’s a very special Christmas episode, delivered to you hot and fresh on Christmas day! If you’re not caught up, and you’re listening to this at any other time, sorry about the weird Christmas episode randomly thrown into the middle of your feed! We hope it gets you into the Christmas spirit, even if it’s, like, May or whatever. We’re doing something new this week and watching an episode of a TV program instead of reading a book. But not just any TV program, HBO’s The Baby-Sitters Club TV program! And not just any episode of said TV program, but the "The Baby-Sitters Club's Special Christmas”! Say hello to your friends! Merry Christmas! Whatever! Music Credits: "Say Hello to Your Friends“ written by Glen Roven Thanks to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jack-shepherd8/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a time of rebirth in Stoneybrook, Connecticut. Out with the old, in the with the new. Dawn is dead and gone, and in her place, a new sitter must rise. And with a new sitter comes a new baby to be sat, this time in the frightening form of a video/VHS/well/water demon named Drusilla Destiny who Jack and Tanner are definitely going to keep an eye on. Sweet Pete also introduces an incredible new character called Abby Stevenson and she’s an instant favorite, but she comes with a LOT of baggage, and even though she claims to be from Long Island, her origin remains frighteningly unclear for the time being. Music Credits: “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)"(Karaoke Version) originally performed by Eurythmics “Noir Guitar” by Stevie’s Amp Shack "Vanilla Summers” by GRIID "I’ve Seen Better Days"(Karaoke Version) originally performed by Citizen King Thanks to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music and Superbrat for the outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com

Get your tissues ready and put your crying hats on, Baby Nation, because this one’s a sad one! Set during the First World War, "Farewell, Dawn" follows the fortunes of the American paramedic Frederic Henry and an English nurse named Catherine Barkley. Against all odds, their love blossoms as the bombs and shrapnel explode around them, but they are ultimately doomed, not by the destruction and war where their love was born, but the quiet, aching stillness of solitude where it will eventually die. Actually, that MAY be the plot of Farewell to Arms, but it is very difficult to tell the difference between these two heartbreaking classics of American literature. Suffice it to say that Dawn is gone, and we’re just going to have to pick up the pieces and move on without her. At least Claudia was wearing something fun this week! Music credits: “Reversion,” by Myuuji “Don’t Leave Me,” by Lionel Schmitt “Jane’s Lament,” by EMSonora “Overture,” by Lionheart “Supersonic,” by Rob Gasser Thanks as always to original

Extra long episode this week, Baby Nation! Tanner is back from a week in Germany, and for some reason, the boys thought it’d be a good decision to do a late night record while Tanner was still reeling from the effects of jet lag, so Jack has a really hard time keeping this one on the rails. There’s A LOT of singing. Too much singing. Sorry for all the singing. Stacey (with a soft ‘c’) or Stacey (with a hard ‘c’) (we’re not sure how it’s pronounced) has a run in with some bad girls who invite her into the seedy underworld of dingleberriness, and once it starts, the red, red wine never stops flowing. Also, we’re calling Robert the Brewdoggy now, and Stacey Sweet Toots McGill. Music Credits: “Radar Love” (Karaoke Version) originally performed by Golden Earring “Without Me” (Karaoke Version) originally performed by Eminem “Disarm” (Karaoke Version) originally performed by The Smashing Pumpkins “Mad World” (Karaoke Version) originally performed by Gary Jules “Raining” by Kai Engel “Against All O

What seems at first to be a very straightforward “paint-by-numbers” installment in the sitterverse (yawn: the sitters hold a day camp for some of their charges) turns out to be an intricate, surprising, and genuinely frightening origin story for Mary Anne Spier herself. As the boys pick apart the strands in this delicate tapestry woven by Ann M. Martin and the great Nola Thacker, they begin to wonder whether they’ve uncovered something that none of us were meant to know. Because this one goes all the way down, Baby Nation. All the way. Down. Some completely unwarranted and baseless slander of the fine city of Cleveland in this episode, which is still nowhere near as offensive as how many total minutes it takes Jack to get through one two-clause sentence about the B-plot of this book. Put your tinfoil hats on for this one, Baby Nation, because you’re gonna need ‘em! Music credits: “Silly Fun,” by Robert Austin “Lavender Town,” by Myuuji “Dead Silence,” by Myuuji “Love Potion,” by Fasol Prod “Link,” by Ji

To really get this week’s episode, you’re going to need to remember a lot of the plot details from Inception, and you’re going to need to know A LOT about the short lived meme that was Dawn Siff’s Vine video resume. Oh, you’ll also probably want to have heard at least a few episodes of This American Life. So, a lot of prerequisites for this one, but it’s really worth it. Claudia gets a radio show on WSTO, Tanner delivers some very interesting factoids about terrestrial broadcast standards, Jack goes about six segments deep at one point, and we get a very special visit from a character we haven’t seen in quite some time who is taking some time off from blipping through spacetime. Music Credits: "My Sharona" MIDI "mnemonic presence" by lost-radio "Mercury" by Zookeepers & Heuse “This Is How We Do It” (Karaoke Version) originally performed by Montell Jordan "Overture" by Lionheart “You Gotta Have Theremin and Ukulele” by SquidLord "Little Wooden Church" by The Trumpeteers Thanks to or

There’s a ding dang civil war this week, Baby Nation (we’re saying “ding dang” now, apparently), and it looks like the beautiful friendships that we’ve been following for 83 books so far are starting to fall apart at the seams. We always knew that something was going to be the catalyst for the BSC apocalypse we witnessed in this book but never in a million years could either of us have predicted that it was going to be Mary Anne’s pajamas. And to make matters worse, the civil war between the baby-sitters isn’t the only war brewing – there’s the terrifying battle of the ghosts and spirits referenced in the title, the internal crisis of faith that Dawn is undergoing, and a bit of a "war of words” (if you’ll indulge me) between our hosts about whether or not Ann is explicitly referencing the Marvel Universe in this text (she is). Stick around for some seriously glorious antics from Alan Gray and the debut of a brand new song from Superbrat. Music credits: “New Dawn,” by Rise Studios “The End,” by MotionRide

Ding Dong, Baby Nation! The witch is dead! Which old witch? Stacey McGill, that’s who! This week Stacey gets into a big fight with all the other members of the Baby-sitter’s Club and they finally do the right thing and cut her loose. And, listen, Tanner isn’t here to say that he told you so, BUT HE TOLD YOU SO! Other talking points include whether or not pineapple is an appropriate topping for pizza (it’s not), a new light-bringer pulling the strings in Stoneybrook, and something else that seemed notable… I can’t quite remember what it was now… I was so distracted throughout the episode by the cooing and crying of a newborn baby that I’m having trouble recalling what the last big piece of news was. Oh well! Guess you’ll have to listen and find out for yourself. Music credits: “March” by Kai Engel “One Moment In Time” (Karaoke Version) originally by Whitney Houston “I Will Follow Him” (Karaoke Version) originally from the Sister Act soundtrack “Overture” by Lionheart “We Are” by Kisma Thank

Looks like we’ve got a Troublemaker gumming up the works this week, Baby Nation! But who, or what, is it? Surely it isn’t sweet, innocent leukemia survivor Danielle Roberts? Might it somehow be that bad, negligent babysitter Stacey McGill? She has been acting VERY strangely of late. Or, and just hear us out here … is there ANY chance that it could be ‘90s Canadian rap and reggae artist Darrin Kenneth O’Brien (aka “Snow”)? Probably not, frankly, but your boys are willing to consider all the options. Including the troubling possibility that we’re dealing with something even more sinister. That the nefarious troublemaking duo Ann M. Martin and Nola Thacker are forcing us to confront … The Nameless Shadow That Devours Us All. Whatever it is, there’s only one thing we truly can be sure of this week: This is all Jessi Ramsey’s fault. And we have the receipts to prove it. Music credits: “A Matter of Honor,” by ThePrimeCronus II “You Gotta Have Theremin and Ukulele,” by Squidlord “Time Police,” by ErikMMusic “Th

This week, after father of three Jack Butler loses his job at the Ford Motor Company, he is forced to become a stay-at-home dad when his wife, Caroline, takes a job as a high-powered executive at a prestigious ad agency in Detroit. No wait, that’s the plot of 1983’s Mr. Mom. Shit. Uh, well… pretty much the same thing happens in this book, except it’s Watson Brewer, and he doesn’t lose his job, but he does have a heart attack. (He's fine.) Music Credits: “Fits” by Podington Bear “December” by Kai Engel “Thaw” by Kai Engel “Fearless” by TULE As always, special thanks to 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

Here come the bridesmaids, and there goes our sense of basically everything that is right and decent, because Tanner decided we needed to read a Super Special, OUT OF ORDER, this week to make sense of whatever the hell is going on in our next BSC book, Kristy and Mr. Mom. So here we are at this "coast 2 coast wedding orgy," with plenty of brides but not quite enough bridesmaids, as Mary Anne is about to discover to her eternal dismay. All that being said, Ann is kind of burying the lede here, because something else is coming in this book, something that is vastly more frightening and dangerous than even the most diabolical of bridesmaids. Though, to be fair, if she’d called this one “Here Comes the Terror Clown,” it might have hurt the sales a bit. Enjoy! Music credits: “Beautiful Reasons,” by Jonny Easton “Carnival Lament,” by Robert Austin “Overture,” by Lionheart “The Prophecy,” by Fox Beat “Elegy of Death,” by Robert Austin Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and t

This week’s book is a clear cry for help from the Primarch of Princeton herself, and Ann – if you’re reading this – we hear you! And if you’re open to notes, we want to let you know that writing a step-by-step guide on how to stalk children's books authors is maybe not the best approach for dealing with your isolation and loneliness. But we’re just humble podcasters. What do we know? Music Credits: “Swing Lo” by Podington Bear “Awaken from a Nightmare” by Dementia “DEAD_LINE” by daPlaque "Bow to Your Neighbor (Excerpt)” by Steven Arntson "Entrance to the Queen of Sheba for Two Oboes, Strings” by Georg Friedrich Händel "Holding Hands" by Podington Bear “My Sharona” MIDI Thanks to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, Baby Bee Kelsey for the “Jack Googles" theme, and 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