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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.
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.
Episodes

Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Chapter 112: The Hotel Dumort
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Tuesday Mar 11, 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.

Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Chapter 111: The Memory of Whiteness
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Tuesday Feb 25, 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.

Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
Chapter 110: Dead Man's Party
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
Tuesday Feb 11, 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.

Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
MIDLIGHT CRISIS 2024: YEAR IN REVIEW
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Tuesday Jan 28, 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.

Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Chapter 109: Magnus Bane
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Tuesday Jan 14, 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.

Tuesday Dec 31, 2024
Chapter 108: City of Bones
Tuesday Dec 31, 2024
Tuesday Dec 31, 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.

Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
MIDLIGHT CHRISTMAS 2024
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Tuesday Dec 17, 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!

Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Chapter 107: The Circle and the Brotherhood
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Tuesday Dec 03, 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.

Tuesday Nov 19, 2024
Chapter 106: Weapon of Choice
Tuesday Nov 19, 2024
Tuesday Nov 19, 2024
Chapter 106 is Still Not King. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss werewolf name determinism, whether it's cool to play Dungeons and Dragons, and secrets learned through Scooby Doo-esque hijinks.

Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Chapter 105: The Five-Dimensional Door
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Chapter 105 knows what bergamot is, thank you very much! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the ideal frequency for eating cucumbers, sexy vampires (again, for some reason, free us) and the magic of hybridization.
