Love YA Like Crazy

Grab an audiobook, descend to Hell through a styrofoam trap door, and go spelunking for Satan with Carrie and Jake as we talk our way through ' The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Chapter 3: The Trial of Sabrina Spellman ', available on Netflix. Also included: some comments from listener Steph [redacted] ! Secrets are revealed, spoilers are spoiled, so you may wish to watch the episode of Sabrina...

Is Betty planning a murder spree? Does Pop's have a special menu of symbolic milkshakes available for every situation? Why don't we see Luke Perry in better roles? None of these questions, and more, are answered in this week's discussion of Riverdale Chapter 2: A Touch of Evil , which Carrie and Jake recorded in 2017. The theme song is " JOSIE HAS THE UPPER HAND " by Josh Woodward . Free download:...

For this episode, Carrie and Jake discuss ' The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Chapter 2: The Dark Baptism ', available on Netflix. Are you willing to place Balki above all others in your life, or would you prefer to burn it all to the ground? In this episode, Jake befriends some vampires, Carrie goes a little feral, and some Cain and Abel bullshit is discussed. All hail Bartokomous! Spoilers abo...

Like a double-chocolate milkshake at Pop's, Riverdale seems sweet at first but leaves you wishing for death. Jake and Carrie love trashy YA fiction, and in 2017 started reviewing the CW series in their own Patreon series of episodes, "Cry Me a Riverdale", where they spoiled the infamous CW show, swore a lot, and wondered if anyone in Riverdale is lactose intolerant. We hope you enjoy our discussio...

For this episode, Carrie and Jake discuss ' The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Chapter 1: October Country ', available on Netflix. Jake makes some dad jokes, references Murder She Wrote, and schemes about what he would do if he were a teen witch. Carrie translates Latin, keeps an eye out for crucifixes, and gives tips on avoiding jump scares. We're both a little punchy! Spoilers abound, so we rec...

For this episode, Carrie and Jake discuss the first season of HBO's 'His Dark Materials', focussing on episode 8. Should Lord Asriel go to therapy? Is the Toy Story 3 game the worst video game in history? What's the science behind stairways to heaven? Find out all of this in more in this very informative episode, in which spoilers abound! Love YA Like Crazy has also previously taken on the books t...

We're dipping into the vaults for a guest episode that we recorded for the Lifemark podcast back in 2017! Lifemark is a podcast that reviews Lifetime and Hallmark movies, and in this guest episode we talked about the Hallmark movie 'The Shunning' . How much shunning is enough shunning? What flavor of jello is this movie? These and other important issues of the day are discussed, along with a bunch...

For this episode, Carrie and Jake discuss Stephanie Perkins's ' Isla and the Happily Ever After '. Jake is out to destroy all relationships in this one, and the question of whether he's actually shy is raised. Spoilers abound, so we recommend reading the book before listening! In the next episode, we'll be discussing the entire first season of HBO's ' His Dark Materials ', with a focus on the fina...

For this episode, Carrie and Jake take a little break to discuss the first episode of HBO's 'His Dark Materials'. We talk about the cast, the infodumps, the soundtrack, whether Taggle is a character, and what Lord Asriel's whole deal is. Spoilers abound! Love YA Like Crazy has also previously taken on the books that 'His Dark Materials' is based on -- look for the The Golden Compass , The Subtle K...

For this episode, Carrie and Jake discuss 'Plain Kate' by Erin Bow . Specifically, we talk about 😻, 😿, 🙀, 🤐, and 😿. Spoilers abound, so we recommend reading the book before listening! In the next episode, we'll be discussing Ray Bradbury's 'Something Wicked This Way Comes'. If you have any comments or suggestions, join us on our Goodreads page at https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/188869-lo...

Welcome to Love YA Like Crazy ! You're listening to a special episode recorded by one of the two hosts, Jacob Haller , while he was at PodX in Nashville . This is the last episode in the series, which I think goes out on a high note! For this one, Jake talked to Vox Media's Allegra Frank , who is also a cohost of ' The Polygon Show ', about Andrew Clements's 'Things Not Seen' , and we were also jo...

Welcome to Love YA Like Crazy ! You're listening to a special episode recorded by one of the two hosts, Jacob Haller , while he was at PodX in Nashville . For this episode, Jake talked to Simone de Rochefort of ' The Polygon Show ' about Libba Bray's 'A Great and Terrible Beauty' . Note that the discussion includes spoilers for A Great and Terrible Beauty. A video of Simone's interview with Aisha...

Welcome to Love YA Like Crazy ! You're listening to a special episode recorded by one of the two hosts, Jacob Haller , while he was at PodX in Nashville . For this episode, Jake talked to Ross Blocher and Carrie Poppy of ' Oh No Ross and Carrie ' about some books that were important to them when they were young. Note that the discussion includes spoilers for Louise Fitzhugh's 'Harriet the Spy' and...

For this episode, Carrie and Jake talk about one of Carrie's favorite books: A.S. King's 'Everybody Sees The Ants' . Spoilers abound, so we recommend reading the book before listening! We also talk about being taken to see the Vagina Monologues by your knitting group, plus the nostril size of horses, and one weird screenwriting trick that is guaranteed to get Jake to cry during the first five minu...

Welcome to Love YA Like Crazy ! You're listening to a special episode recorded by one of the two hosts, Jacob Haller , while he was at PodX in Nashville . For this episode, Jake talked to Hal Lublin of ' We Got This with Mark and Hal ' talking about Piers Anthony's 'Xanth' books , among other things . Also in this episode, Jake confesses some things that he isn't proud of. In addition to cohosting...

Welcome to Love YA Like Crazy ! You're listening to a special episode recorded by one of the two hosts, Jacob Haller , while he was at PodX in Nashville . For this episode, Jake talked to Julie Shapiro , executive director of  Radiotopia , about Louise Fitzhugh's 'Harriet the Spy' . In addition to being the executive director of PRX, Julie Shapiro is a producer of the Ear Hustle podcast, and publi...

Welcome to Love YA Like Crazy ! You're listening to a special episode recorded by one of the two hosts, Jacob Haller , while he was at PodX in Nashville . For this episode, Jake talked to Jeffrey Cranor about Sarah Maria Griffin's 'Spare and Found Parts' and Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' . Jeffrey Cranor co-writes the podcasts Welcome to Night Vale and Within the Wires , and is a New York...

Welcome to Love YA Like Crazy ! You're listening to a special episode recorded by one of the two hosts, Jacob Haller , while he was at PodX in Nashville . For this episode, Jake talked to Lee LeBreton of ' Within the Wires ' about Madeleine L'Engle's 'Many Waters' . Lee LeBreton is the voice of Michael Witten in Season 3 of Within the Wires , and performs throughout the year in the New York Neo-Fu...

Jake recently went to the PodX podcasting conference in Nashville , and talked to some of the podcasters there about YA books, or books that were important to them when they were young. Starting tomorrow, and continuing every week until we run out of interviews, we'll be posting these in the feed. This episode gives you a little sneak peek at these discussions. Here's what you can look forward to:...

For this episode, Carrie and Jake discuss The Owl Service by Alan Garner. Along the way, Jake sings a tribute to a listener named RobertTheBruceWayne, Carrie reveals whether she would rather be an owl or flowers, and we struggle with Welsh names (sorry). In the next episode, we'll be discussing American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang. You can see one of the plates that inspired Alan Garner at http...

In this special surprise Christmas episode, Carrie and Jake talk about (among other things) Little Rabbit Foo Foo, horny robot giraffes with French accents, and how being a gasket builds character. We also explore the Eden Five Needs You 4 extended universe. From all of this, you may deduce that we read Andrew Smith's latest YA novel, Rabbit & Robot . Spoilers abound, so we recommend reading the b...

In this episode, Carrie, Jake, and special guest Hayden of the They See Me Rollin and That Gay Sh*t podcasts discuss 'Akata Witch' by Nnedi Okorafor . We also talk about forcing friends to read your screenplay (or listen to your podcast), try and fail to avoid talking about Harry Potter, and announce our new Patreon!!! In the next episode, we'll be discussing The Owl Service by Alan Garner.(OR WIL...

A quick announcement: Carrie and Jake have set up their own Patreon! There will be more information in the next episode, and you can also find some at https://www.patreon.com/loveYAlikecrazy . Tomorrow we'll be releasing a new episode in which we talk about 'Akata Witch' by Nnedi Okorafor with Hayden of the They See Me Rollin and That Gay Sh*t podcasts (but $5/month Patreon patrons can get it righ...

For this episode, Carrie and Jake discuss 'Seventeenth Summer' by Maureen Daly , a 1942 novel considered by some the first YA novel. The protagonist of the book is fairly innocent and chaste, but our discussion of the book is neither. (I don't know, that's just how it turned out!) We also talk about em dashes and exclamation points. Our discussion includes spoilers, so you may wish to read the boo...

For this episode, Carrie and Jake talk about 'Hole in the Middle' by Kendra Fortmeyer , which was released in hardcover and ebook editions today! As always, spoilers abound, so we recommend reading the book before listening. Also, note that there's a fair amount of swearing. In the course of our discussion, we talk about metaphorical whatnots, fanfic, and banging, and our favorite gameshow, 'How M...