Sophie, Sam, and Hannah

Midlight Crisis

Arts EN ↓ 163 episodes

Three grown up biologists rereading books from our teens (while desperately trying to make biological sense of glittery vampires, and dragons, and bird kids). And it’s totally cool.

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Sophie, Sam, and Hannah

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Latest episode

Oct 20, 2026

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Episodes

Chapter 129: The Tributes, Part 3 04.11.2025

Chapter 129 isn't sponsored by Hellmann's mayonnaise, but good lord it should be. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss Sophie's ardent love for baths, the incredible power of secondhand embarrassment, and do some unnecessary train math.

Chapter 128: The Tributes, Part 2 21.10.2025

Chapter 128 volunteers as tribute! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the District culture, Capitol propaganda, and the iconic three-finger salute.

Chapter 127: The Tributes, Part 1 07.10.2025

It’s Reaping Day in Chapter 127, may the odds be ever in its favour. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the bow and arrow fantasy girl, post-apocalypse North American fauna (domestic, feral, and wild, oh my!), and reveal which one of them has actually participated in a real life Hunger Games LARP.

Chapter 126: Welcome to... The Hunger Games! 23.09.2025

Chapter 126 roars in with an earthquake, a volcanic eruption, and a civil war, because we’re talking about YA dystopia this time, folks! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they reflect on their feelings about Suzanne Collins’ blockbuster Hunger Games series, complain about love triangles (again, but now with symbolism!), and discuss the quality of book-to-movie adaptations.

Chapter 125: City of Biology, part 2 09.09.2025

Chapter 125 has a job and is from a place for the last time, because this is our final City of Bones episode! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss Downworlder biology, almost immediately break their promise not to talk about dicks THIS time, and finally announce what new book Midlight Crisis will be reading next!

Chapter 124: City of Biology, part 1 26.08.2025

Grab your stele and get ready to take some notes, because chapter 124 is the City of Bones biology episode! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss how to attract a hip young crew to your church, forbidden Shadowhunter love, and how many jaws demons have (and which ones they use to smooch). 

Chapter 123: THE CITY OF BONES WRAP-UP 12.08.2025

Chapter 123 is the City of Bones wrap-up episode! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss how they feel about the book now that it’s finished, discover which one of them speed-read through the rest of the trilogy and also the movie and TV show MovieClips in the last two weeks, and figure out what secret third thing Jace is, finally.

Chapter 122: Epilogue - The Ascent Beckons 29.07.2025

Chapter 122 is here to ask you - What Would Jonathan Christ Do? Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss plot happening offscreen, how sleep and/or lack of romantic competition makes everyone nicer, and debate the existence of The Wand.

Chapter 121: Valentine 15.07.2025

Chapter 121 is here, and its monologuing! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss werewolf booboos, biblically accurate brother kissing, and our lord and saviour Jacob Jonathan Christ, amen.

Chapter 120: Renwick's Ruin 01.07.2025

Chapter 120 has fallen in love with you but might be your brother? Boy do we ever hope not! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the boundary between gray morality and just being a Bad Guy, and a whole lot about lycanthropy, and discover some secrets about Valentine’s family.

Chapter 119: The Werewolf’s Tale 17.06.2025

SUMMARY: Chapter 119 is a whalewolf of a tale, folks! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss Jonathan Christ, several flavours of werewolf trauma, and a fun variety of things that align with the lunar cycle.

Chapter 118: In Rats' Alley 03.06.2025

Podbean summary: Chapter 118 finally emerges into the daylight, freed at last from its cursèd existence! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss fantasy betrayal, SCUBA diving in Saskatchewan, and using your Flip PhoneⓇ to talk to your RealtorⓇ on an EscalatorⓇ.

Chapter 117: Abbadon 20.05.2025

Chapter 117 isn’t even the biggest reveal of this chapter! Whoa! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss germicidal irradiation via UVC, demon venom (NOT poison), and BETRAYAL!!

Chapter 116: The Mortal Cup 06.05.2025

Chapter 116 is here to pick you up in your getaway van! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss magical lore corrections and addendums, paranormal Jennifer Coolidges, and hypothesize how much, like for real, Alec might die.

Chapter 115: The Midnight Flower 22.04.2025

What if you and Chapter 115 met up in the greenhouse to make out? Haha just kidding… unless…? Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss teenage romance, flowers for fixing motion sickness, and learn which new pasta scenario will tear a friendship apart.

Chapter 114: Falling Angels 08.04.2025

Chapter 114 is aggressively teenagery, unfortunately. Bear with it and join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss being gay in 2000s media, the consequences of severe sleep deprivation, and rat trauma.

Chapter 113: High and Dry 25.03.2025

Chapter 113 is here to sing a song and sharpen your knives, which is a real thing, I don’t care what Sophie says. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss how prone different monsters are to sun evaporation, vampire lacquer, and if shapeshifters are always naked.

Chapter 112: The Hotel Dumort 11.03.2025

Chapter 112 comes to you from a secret cache under an altar, because luckily you can find this podcast anywhere there is holy ground! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss their very good media literacy skills, whether it's possible to be atheist in a fantasy novel, and the metaphysical properties of vampire dust.  

Chapter 111: The Memory of Whiteness 25.02.2025

Chapter 111 drank a fairy potion and things have gotten a little silly. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the hilarious fulfilment of one of their ongoing predictions, get immediately attached to the one millennial-coded adult character (who could have guessed) (Sam did), and have really big feelings about small rodents.

Chapter 110: Dead Man's Party 11.02.2025

Chapter 110's been converted to run on demonic energy! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss various teenage love polygons, bellybutton magic, and, unfortunately, Tumblr Sexymen.  

MIDLIGHT CRISIS 2024: YEAR IN REVIEW 28.01.2025

Today's episode isn't just a chapter, it's a whole dang synopsis! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they review their last year of reading, roast Sophie for unspeakable book choices, and talk about fanfiction way more than anyone expected.

Chapter 109: Magnus Bane 14.01.2025

Chapter 109 isn't in Australia, despite what Hannah might tell you. Or Velaris, despite what Sophie might tell you. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss Downworlder cuisine, fail once again to guess how Clary and Jace are related, and debate the merits of doing yoga on the New York City sidewalks.

Chapter 108: City of Bones 31.12.2024

Chapter 108 is a balmy seven degrees Celsius! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the easy descent into Hell/Bone City, talk about how your memories aren't repressed (they're just made up), and try to calculate how many Shadowhunters it takes to build a Bone City.

MIDLIGHT CHRISTMAS 2024 17.12.2024

On the fifth year of Crisis, Sophie, Sam, and Hannah gave to meeee... Five! Movie! Scenes! Join us for our annual tradition as we mash together our YA fantasy novel of the year, a fairytale retelling, and a tangled web of secrets to bring you this year's hot-off-the-press holiday rom-com...   Alyssa's Holiday Adventures in Demon Sleighing!

Chapter 107: The Circle and the Brotherhood 03.12.2024

You followed a magic cat and it led you right to Chapter 107! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss fairy grammar, the Shadowhunter reality TV crossover everybody (Sam) has been waiting for, and bonus archangels.

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