Pack your rucksacks and fill your single water bottle, we're heading to Death Valley! Yes, having all placed highly in an essay competition which we can only assume some of them were forced to enter at gunpoint, the twins, Todd, Ken, Bruce and Heather are hiking through the desert without any adult supervision. It all sounds absolutely hellish and not just because Liz is in full good girl bossy mode. But the gang's squabbles are forgotten when they find a bag of possibly cursed gold nuggets in a...
Apr 25, 2024•1 hr 47 min
Don your curly blonde wig and bring your mauve blusher, Todd, Ken and Winston (or rather Tilda, Kendall and Winnie) are all dragged up and ready to sneak into the CHRLDR compound! Some really do like it hot, and Ken in particular is loving his delightful new look. He and Todd are determined to win back the twins - but will they get the sticky end of the lollipop? Meanwhile Heather's secret is out and the SVH girls are determined to make a cheering comeback. If only they could spell... Shake your...
Apr 11, 2024•2 hr 1 min
Like Margo and Nora before her, Karyn has headed west to California so there's no new ep this week! But we do have the third installment of Anna's unhinged 2002 fanfic, From Here to Sweet Valley, which I think we can all agree is a more realistic depiction of the twins' adult lives than Sweet Valley Confidential. Liz reaches out to an old friend, Jessica has worrying thoughts about Bruce, and Winston attempts to flee his terrifying wife Lila. Listen to a sample here, and follow the link in the s...
Mar 28, 2024•6 min
The SVH cheerleaders are heading to Yosemite! Yes, Jessica and Heather's combined teams have reached Nationals, and the battle to be the best cheerleaders in the entire country. But after Heather encounters a familiar face at the cheerleading compound, things start to go horribly wrong.... Meanwhile Todd and Ken head off on an ill-planned roadtrip to win back their girlfriends, press-ganging Winston en route, Annie makes a show of herself and Mr Collins tries to keep the peace. Remember, if you ...
Mar 15, 2024•2 hr 1 min
Remember the Pom Pom Wars? Neither do we! Yes, it's been a while since we checked in on the rival Sweet Valley cheerleading squads but don't worry, we'll give you a quick reminder of the last book before we find out what happens when Jessica's new squad make their impressive public debut. Are you ready for a cheer-off? Meanwhile a lovesick Liz channels Margo, Mr Collins and Enid (they exist!) give sensible advice that is completely ignored, and Ken proves he's the best person in Sweet Valley (un...
Feb 29, 2024•2 hr 6 min
Don your blonde wig, pop in your blue green contact lenses, and have a little rummage in your portable Wakefield wardrobe, it's time to return to The Return of the Evil Twin! Nora and Margo have teamed up at last - and luckily the denizens of Sweet Valley are as dozy as ever because within days the Chapelle sisters are successfully impersonating the Wakefield twins. Have you learned nothing, Ned and Alice? The dynamic duo swiftly cause trouble between Liz and Jess - but tensions arise when it be...
Feb 15, 2024•2 hr 36 min
We're back! And we're not the only ones making a grand return. Yes, it's been a year since we bid a fond farewell to our favourite psychopath, but back then we didn't know (and neither did the ghostwriters, because they're clearly just making this up as they go along) that Margo had a twin! Meet Nora, an orphan who discovers at her father's funeral that she has a twin sister who was given to an orphanage when they were two. When Nora learns what happened to Margo in Sweet Valley, she resolves to...
Feb 01, 2024•2 hr 35 min
Happy Christmas, listeners! To celebrate, we're sharing a special festive episode of our Headstuff+ bonus series Pi Beta Alpha - and if you like what you hear, you can sign up to Headstuff+ and join us in the PBA clubhouse every fortnight at headstuffpodcasts.com. It's Christmas in Sweet Valley (again!). And while Liz attempts to single-handedly organise the Toys for Tots Christmas party, the rest of the gang are heading to the mountains for a festive fiesta in Shred's dad's ski lodge. Will they...
Dec 25, 2023•59 min
It's Christmas! So to celebrate, we're breaking out the jingle bells and the (small) bag of cans and taking a trip down memory lane to discuss our favourite moments from the Sweet Valley High books we read in 2023. And what moments they were - from Bruce's visit to Dublin's most glamorous tourist attraction to the iconic Cookie Monster Werewolf's dramatic debut, from Young Executives to improbably framed photographs, a lot happened in Sweet Valley this year. And we had a lot of fun reminiscing a...
Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 17 min
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Dec 07, 2023•3 min
Having quit the cheerleading squad at the end of the last book, Jessica is facing an existential crisis. What is she if not a cheerleader? Luckily she won't have to find out. With Ken's encouragement, she starts her own rival squad, and a whole lot of familiar - and surprising! - names attempt to join it. Liz of course has no interest - but then Jessica, who has discovered her twin's sensational secret diary, makes her an offer she can't refuse... This is one of the most popular books in Sweet V...
Nov 23, 2023•2 hr 27 min
We're back in Sweet Valley High, and the tension between Jessica and newcomer Heather just keeps on building. The sneaky newcomer constantly undermines her co-captain - and it looks like most of the squad, newly obsessed with making it to nationals, are being won over by Heather's lavish gifts of megaphone pins and flashy new uniforms! When Heather boots two veterans off the squad, Jessica declares war - but will she win this battle? Meanwhile Liz continues to mope about Ken - and takes out her ...
Nov 09, 2023•1 hr 59 min
Break out your bag on cans, don your best silk blouse because we are live at the Podcast Studios! Join us and special guest Amy Clarkin (don't forget to vote for her in the Irish Book Awards) to discuss the stupidest SVH thriller yet. When the twins inexplicably bring Nicholas Morrow along on their work outing, he meets a beautiful, constantly weeping girl called Barbara, who dresses like a Victorian ghost. They of course fall instantly in love - but Barbara is staying with her strict uncle who ...
Oct 27, 2023•2 hr 20 min
We're back! And it's time to get your pom poms out, because after all the ludicrous werewolves and creepy predator fiancés and fake kidnappings, we're back in Sweet Valley High itself for an old-fashioned cheerleading romp. Jessica's happiness at getting together with Mr Peanutbutter - we mean Ken – is spoiled by the arrival of glamorous new girl Heather Mallone. Heather's a cheerleading champion, and while the other girls warmly welcome her to the SVH squad, Jessica feels threatened. Can she st...
Oct 12, 2023•2 hr 17 min
We may still be on holiday but that doesn't mean you have to go another week with no Sweet Valley nonsense in your ears! In anticipation of the 'Winners and Losers' cheerleading trilogy, we're sharing the episode of our bonus series Pi Beta Alpha in which we recapped the TV series' attempt to adapt the series in one short episode. Brace yourselves - our favourite himbo is making his on screen debut this week! But hang on, surely that Seinfeld-dressalike can't be Ken Matthews?! Alas the casting o...
Sep 28, 2023•1 hr 3 min
No new episode this week, so to tide you over while our schedule is a bit weird to allow for some holiday time, we're sharing MORE of Anna's 2002 Sweet Valley fanfic, From Here to Sweet Valley! You can hear a little extract here and then go to https://headstuffpodcasts.com/show/double-love to read more. Enjoy! Join us for our live show and livestream on Thursday 26th October and get your tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/double-love-live-the-halloween-special-tickets This show is part of t...
Sep 14, 2023•6 min
At last, we're at the end of this godawful miniseries! Jessica, Elizabeth and Sue team up to take down Jeremy - but they all end up dicing with death, thanks to Project Nature's bizarre obsession with elaborate cabin decorations. Meanwhile, Lila's attempt to save Robbie November's exhibition backfires - has she destroyed his career forever? Come on, everyone, the sooner we get through this, the sooner we'll be at the cheerleading madness. Also! If you can help us expand our SVU collection, which...
Sep 07, 2023•2 hr 3 min
Brace yourselves, listeners. No, seriously, brace yourselves. Because the first half of this book features references to things we never thought we'd see in Sweet Valley High. Things are getting hot and heavy between Jeremy, the scammer sex offender, and Jessica, the world's most gullible girl. As Liz and Todd head to the cabin to see if they can find any clues (if only the police had done the same), Jessica and Jeremy plan a trip to a sex condo. Will Sue, the world's second-most gullible girl, ...
Aug 24, 2023•2 hr 4 min
When Lila convinces Todd and Robby November that the Wakefields are being held hostage, there's only one thing to do. Call the police? Not in this town! The Three Stooges of Sweet Valley decide to don disguises and commandeer a Sweet Valley Power truck - with frankly stupid results. Meanwhile the twins prepare to drop off Sue's ransom - and back in the cabin the hapless heiress herself is having second thoughts about the whole plot. Will Jeremy's schemes finally be uncovered? No, because there's...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 45 min
Sue has been kidnapped! After a late night search fails to unearth the Meal Quick heiress, the Wakefields get a phone call from a mysterious stranger with an oddly familiar voice. And he's asking for half a million dollars, which just happens to be the exact amount of Sue's inheritance (yes, we thought it would be bigger too)! Liz is suspicious, and rightly so, because of course Sue is actually hiding out in the Project Nature cabin. But she's starting to wonder if she can trust her partner in c...
Jul 28, 2023•2 hr 32 min
Brace yourselves listeners, because the second half of this bonkers has so many twists and turns we were literally gasping! Jeremy is still off in Yemen - oh sorry, Costa Rica - and constantly postponing his return. What is he really up to? Meanwhile Sue makes a shocking confession to Liz, Winston's highly inappropriate contribution to the video club features a surprising appearance that unsettles Jessica, and Todd finally shaves off his moustache. Plus two of our faves make long awaited returns...
Jul 13, 2023•2 hr 23 min
It's the morning after the wedding that never was, and Jessica has no regrets. And when the revolting Jeremy proposes before heading off to Costa Rica, Jess jumps at the chance to be his child bride. Can she trust her pervy beau? As for Liz, she tries to comfort a heartbroken Sue - and makes a shocking discovery about Sue's mother's will. Meanwhile Todd grows a moustache, SVH tries to combat sexism, and we find out Robbie November's real name. This show is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. ...
Jun 29, 2023•2 hr
As the revolting Jeremy and gormless Sue's wedding approaches, things are getting more and more unhinged in Sweet Valley - and we're not just talking about Jessica's antics. The true evil twin is in full psychopathic stalker mode, tagging along on the betrothed pair's dates and generally making a show of herself. But will she succeed in stopping the wedding? Meanwhile, Robby November organises the dullest stag party ever, the twins reveal what surprising souvenirs they brought home from London, ...
Jun 15, 2023•2 hr 20 min
Has there been a gas leak in Sweet Valley? We ask this because every single person in this town is behaving in deeply weird ways in this book! Jessica continues to pursue creepy Jeremy, and even the news that his gormless fiancé Sue is terminally ill doesn't put her off. She's also taking a leaf out of Margo's book, making incredibly suspicious remarks in front of her worryingly unobservant friends and family. Meanwhile Liz reaches new heights of hypocrisy when she finds out what Todd got up to ...
Jun 01, 2023•2 hr 9 min
We're back with the second half of Jessica's secret you-know-what. The true evil twin's obsession with houseguest Sue's fiancé becomes more and more unhinged, climaxing in one of the greatest - and definitely the most high camp – moment in Sweet Valley history! Will Jessica manage to steal Jeremy from the gormless Sue? The fever dream continues in what we can barely call the B-plot, as Liz goes further down the self-help rabbit hole and ends up wearing a fake fur cape in the community centre. Al...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 49 min
We can’t believe we’re saying this, but this book might be even more bizarre than the werewolf trilogy. We’re back in sunny Sweet Valley, and Liz is still shaken by the fact she fell in love with Luke without suspecting his secret (she’s remarkably untraumatised by all the death she witnessed). Will self help books be the key to regaining her self confidence? Meanwhile in the A plot, Jessica falls in love at first sight on a beach with a random adult man who turns out to be Jeremy, the fiancé of...
May 04, 2023•2 hr 6 min
In the final episode of this truly unhinged mini-series, the twins and their allies confront the horrifying beast who's been terrorising the city - a city which seems to take the news that werewolves exist in its stride, by the way. Jessica is determined to prove the innocence of her beloved Robert - and so she's not talking to Liz, who's equally determined to bring the alleged werewolf to justice. In fact, both Jessica and Elizabeth go on a reign of terror of their own, breaking into houses and...
Apr 20, 2023•3 hr 40 min•Ep. 125
We're still in London, and things are getting (literally) hairy for the twins. After a brutal murder takes place at Pembroke Manor, Elizabeth is even more convinced that the serial killer is a werewolf. She decides to do some solo snooping - and makes a truly startling discovery (after stealing evidence from a crime scene). Meanwhile Jessica, worryingly unbothered by seeing a mutilated corpse in her own bed, has a scary experience in Knightsbridge tube station, multiple minor characters talk abo...
Apr 06, 2023•2 hr 56 min
No werewolves this week but to tide you over until we face Love and Death in London next week, we’re sharing Anna’s 2002 Sweet Valley fan (is fan the right word?) fic From Here to Sweet Valley, telling the story of the twins’ return to California ten years after they finally graduated. You can hear a little extract here, and then head to https://headstuffpodcasts.com/show/double-love to read (much) more. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 30, 2023•10 min
If you thought the Margo (RIP) saga was preposterous, well, brace yourselves listeners, because this is the book in which we learn that there are truly no limits to the ridiculousness of this series. The twins head off to London for the summer (yes, it's summer again) for an internship at what we are repeatedly, and unconvincingly, told is the most prestigious newspaper in the world. Determined to report a big story, they discover that a prominent doctor has been murdered - and thanks to her new...
Mar 16, 2023•3 hr 30 min
