Hello Fellow Kids

The end is here! Mara and Josh have finally reached the conclusion to Brandon Mull's epic Fablehaven series. Did he stick the landing? Tune in to find out! Also discussed: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Brendan Fraser, overpowered D&D characters, Tyra Banks, fetch quests, and Fountains of Wayne. Next month we will be discussing our top ten childhood spoops, which is like last October's episode except focusing on the fun scares and not the traumatizing ones! After that, we will be checking out Redwall by Brian Jacques. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram. Note: This month's episode is being uploaded in WAV format instead of MP3 due to technical challenges. Please let us know if this affects your downloading or listening experience.

Mara and Josh are excited to dive into the world of Rea and the Blood of the Nectar, a new release from first-time author Payal Doshi. Copies were provided for the purposes of this review. Also discussed: the Welsh language, Wildwood, golf, California's Great America, Michael Gambon, and Izzyzzz. Next month we will not be premiering a new episode. Instead, we will return in September with Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison by Brandon Mull. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram. Note: This month's episode is being uploaded in WAV format instead of MP3 due to technical challenges. Please let us know if this affects your downloading or listening experience.

Mara and Josh dive into DC Comics with Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo's Teen Titans: Raven. How does their first experience with DC's young adult graphic novel line fare? Guess you'll have to listen and find out. Also discussed: Dane Cook, Bronies, nougat, the Pfizer vaccine, and drunk Superman. Next month we will be reading Rea and the Blood of the Nectar by Payal Doshi. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram. Note: This month's episode is being uploaded in WAV format instead of MP3 due to technical challenges. Please let us know if this affects your downloading or listening experience.

Mara and Josh travel back in time to 1943 and explore big ideas like prejudice, trauma, and truth in Lauren Wolk's Wolf Hollow. Be warned: some of our discussion ventures into territory that may be upsetting for some listeners. Also discussed: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Great Wolf Lodge, "Funky Cold Medina", You're Next, and the dearth of pirate fiction. Next month we will be reading Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram. Note: This month's episode is being uploaded in WAV format instead of MP3 due to technical challenges. Please let us know if this affects your downloading or listening experience.

Hope y'all are prepped on the first three books, because we're diving right into the fourth Fablehaven novel! Let's see what Brandon Mull treats us with this time. Also discussed: Stanley Tucci, The Happening, lactose-free milk, Butters from South Park, flat-earthers, and Dobby. Next month we will be reading Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram. Note: This month's episode is being uploaded in WAV format instead of MP3 due to technical challenges. Please let us know if this affects your downloading or listening experience.

We needed a bit of a palette cleanser this month, so we dove into Molly Knox Ostertag's graphic novel The Witch Boy. Join us as we get to know Aster, Charlie, and the dark forces at play in this quick allegorical read. Also discussed: Toadies, aprons, Addams Family Values, Bluebeard, serial Westerns, and horny nuns. Next month we will be reading Fablehaven: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary by Brandon Mull. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram. Note: This month's episode is being uploaded in WAV format instead of MP3 due to technical challenges. Please let us know if this affects your downloading or listening experience.

Surprise! It's another bonus episode, this time about the new novel Prepped by Bethany Mangle. Join Mara and Josh as they explore the ins and outs of love in a doomsday community. Also discussed: Gone Girl, Alan Moore, Scientology, sleepovers, Danimals, Heelys, and "Teenage Dirtbag" by Wheatus. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram. Note: This month's episode is being uploaded in WAV format instead of MP3 due to technical challenges. Please let us know if this affects your downloading or listening experience.

Mara and Josh finish off Jenny Han's trilogy with Always and Forever, Lara Jean, just in time for the new movie on Netflix! Will Lara Jean and Peter stay together? Will Dr. Covey find true love? Will John Ambrose McClaren's name get even longer? Find out here! Also discussed: Jenny Nicholson, grunge music, 10,000 Maniacs, IMDB trivia, barbershop quartets, and the Five Love Languages. Next month we will be reading Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram. Note: This month's episode is being uploaded in WAV format instead of MP3 due to technical challenges. Please let us know if this affects your downloading or listening experience.

Mara and Josh start the year off right with Philip Pullman's Clockwork, a novella about how the past sets the future in motion. Let's hope all the horrors we went through in 2020 helped fix this coming year, yeah? Also discussed: Billie Eilish, Juice WRLD, the Secret, Geico commercials, Gwent, and maple syrup. Next month we will be reading Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram. Note: This month's episode is being uploaded in WAV format instead of MP3 due to technical challenges. Please let us know if this affects your downloading or listening experience.

Mara and Josh finish out the year with a return to the world of Small Spaces in this winter-themed sequel by Katherine Arden! How does the chill of a haunted ski lodge stack up against leagues of living scarecrows? Listen and find out! Also discussed: wifi, Jimmy Fallon, Flowers in the Attic, "Mother Knows Best", Balrog wings, and a gritty reboot of Rip Van Winkle. Next month we will be reading Clockwork by Philip Pullman. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram. Note: This month's episode is being uploaded in WAV format instead of MP3 due to technical challenges. Please let us know if this affects your downloading or listening experience.

Happy Halloween, y'all! To celebrate the spooky season, Josh and Mara take a look back at some of the things that freaked them out as children, and decide if those things still scare them today. Make sure you keep the lights on for this one! Also discussed: Jaws, school libraries, big kid beds, Tim Allen's The Shaggy Dog, bad babysitters, and the Hamburger Helper glove. Content warning: while our list is overall trigger-free, we do acknowledge a scene in Edward Scissorhands that appears to contain sexual assault. For our next episode (releasing December 1st), we will be reading Dead Voices by Katherine Arden. This is the sequel to Small Spaces, so check out that episode if you haven't already! Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram. Note: This month's episode is being uploade

Mara and Josh are leaving the big city for rural Virginia to discover the true meaning of bravery! Or, maybe just hang out with some birds named after child stars. Take your pick. Also discussed: Daredevil, The Karate Kid, chickens, Wacky Races, bad pet names, and lettuce butts. Next month (or possibly the end of this month) we'll be taking a break from reading and instead discussing the spookiest things that scared us as kids! No triggers, we promise. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram. Note: This month's episode is being uploaded in WAV format instead of MP3 due to technical challenges. Please let us know if this affects your downloading or listening experience.

In a strange turn of events, Josh and Mara discuss a book about books! Join them as they explore the rise and fall of the YA paperback scene with Gabrielle Moss's Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s teen fiction. Also discussed: Archie comics, Hank the Cowdog, Friends, finding Playboys in the woods, Chris Christie, and getting picked last in kickball. Next month we will be reading As Brave as You by Jason Reynolds. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram. Note: This month's episode is being uploaded in WAV format instead of MP3 due to technical challenges. Please let us know if this affects your downloading or listening experience.

Josh and Mara delve into mystical lands and learn what it means to be... The Children of Blood and Bone (by Tomi Adeyemi). How does the beefiest book of their podcasting career stack up? Find out! Also discussed: Gladiator, eye surgery, Rage Against the Machine, relative temperatures, and John Boyega. Next month we will be reading Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction by Gabrielle Moss. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

The grand finale of our Penderwicks coverage! "But wait," you say, "aren't there five books in the series?" Well, we'll get to that. Also discussed: Yellowcard, Toby Keith, cartoon crushes, The Brave Little Toaster, furries, and boys named Jacob. Next month we will be reading The Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

Who is the mysterious Marquis of Schofield? Why is everyone so interested in a blue chocolate pot? And why doesn't Kate get her name in the title, but Cecelia does? All this and more will be answered in this month's episode of Hello Fellow Kids! Also discussed: Gossip Girl, Gigi Hadid, negging, NFL touchdown celebration dances, and the fringe benefits of being under lockdown. Next month we will be reading The Penderwicks at Point Mouette by Jeanne Birdsall. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

Not even a stay-at-home order can stop the hype train for Brandon Mull's Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague! ...though it can severely affect the audio quality. Also discussed: Indiana Jones, school nightmares, writing tropes, Animal Crossing, smallpox, and unlicensed Calvin and Hobbes merchandise. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

Thanks to a pair of advance copies, Josh and Mara tackle Suzanne Park's debut novel The Perfect Escape. Their thoughts? A chaotically mixed bag that you just have to open for yourself! Also discussed: Simone Giertz, diet books, World War Z, Robert T. Kiyosaki, butt pain, and The Wolf of Wall Street's Quaalude scene. Next month we will finally, for real this time, be reading Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague by Brandon Mull. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

In this atypical episode, Josh and Mara talk for a bit about Heavy Vinyl: Riot on the Radio by Carly Usdin, Nina Vakueda, Irene Flores, and Rebecca Nalty. After that, we just kind of talk about whatever. And there's singing. Lots of singing. Also discussed: Eminem, Hanson, Tim Gunn, "Where's My Juul?", Empire Records, NKOTBSB, and the concept of giving peace a chance. Despite what we may have mentioned in the recording, next month's episode will actually be on The Perfect Escape, a new release by Suzanne Park. As such, we will be delaying the episode until April 7th to coincide with the novel's release date. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

To celebrate the release of the film, we're releasing a bonus epsiode on Jenny Han's P.S. I Still Love You! This is that episode! If you want a second helping of romance and teen slice-of-life adventures, this is the podcast for you! Also discussed: Calvin and Hobbes, Attack on Titan, breast-induced back pain, the Great Gatsby, sharing bathrooms, and young Robert Redford. For our next regular episode, we'll be reading Heavy Vinyl: Riot on the Radio, a graphic novel. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.