The Danes are defeated, Vitari is vanquished, and M+K find themselves in the middle of a story with no villain. Plus, K Finds a Real Binding Spell on the Internet; The Parallel Versions of M and K We Never Want to Meet; Astrid-Inspired Buildings Made of Bones; and Cancel the Masquerade, the King's on Fire.
M+K travel through the parallel worlds of Gray London, Red London, White London, and Black London, meeting a host of colorful characters along the way. Plus, The Real-Life Female Pirate Lila Would Have Loved; Antari Eyeball Tattoos; Would You Eat a McFlurry From a Parallel Universe?; and Proving the Existence of Alternate Realities with The Berenstain Bears.
Lauren from Minnesota talks about The Young Elites (and specifically her love for Maggiano) in our latest Super Fan Sunday episode. Plus, The Unofficial Lunchtime Book Club; A Memorable Meet and Greet with Marie Lu; The Young Elite Scene We’d Love to Star In; and Give Me ALL the Super Powers, Please.
It’s a roller coaster of emotions this week as M+K cope with an unexpected death and celebrate a touching family reunion. Can they keep it together long enough to come up with a fan name? Plus, A Handful of Mourners and One Funeral; Too Soon For a Nina-Nikolai Ship?; How to Live 205 Days on a Tightrope; and Shadow Sisters and Doppelgänger Dogs.
Halloween is around the corner, and two characters’ backstories lead our discussion down a dark path. Plus, A Host of Deadly Poisons (and One Unpoisonable Man); M Goes Behind the Walls of Bedlam; The Doctor Deemed Crazy for Washing His Hands; and The Fingernail Man, and Other Monsters Under Your Bed.
M+K regroup with the Dregs after they pull off a semi-successful mission with some unforeseen consequences. Plus, Learning About Dyslexia With a Little Help From Mom; K Gives a Lesson On How to Pick Pockets; A 500 Million Dollar Art Museum Heist; and The Great Card Counting Debate.
In this new series, M+K get their hands dirty with a band of unlikely thieves featuring a card player who can't read faces, a nerd with hidden depths, a witch with a hunger for cake, a witch hunter with a thirst for revenge, a deadly acrobat, and a masterful dealer of secrets. Plus, K Says Yes to Her Personal Pirate-Prince; Jurda Parem- Not Even Once; Real Crows Carry a Mean Grudge; and Moats, Murder Holes, and Other Castle Defenses.
For our first "official" Super Fan Sunday, M’s sister Meredith shares her thoughts on The Lunar Chronicles. Plus, Getting to Know Katie (AKA Cornbread Casserole); The Game of Thrones Comparison We’ve All Been Waiting For; Our Top Choice for Cyborg Super Power; and Kai’s Hair Sparks Some Strong Feelings.
M+K delay saying goodbye to the Grishaverse with this collection of short stories, featuring The Tailor, Mal’s Letter, The Demon in the Woods, The Witch of Duva, and The Too-Clever Fox. Plus, K Survives 48 Hours in the Alaskan Wilderness By Writing About Food; Baghra Wins Worst Mother of the Year; A Confession of our Strangest Compulsions; and The Extreme Cuteness of Domesticated Foxes.
In this final installment of the Shadow and Bone trilogy M gets tearful, K has questions, and we both win the bet on who lives and who dies. Plus, An Extreme Case of Sibling Rivalry; The Pre-Historic Explanation for Loneliness; Otzi the Iceman's Ancient Tattoos; and The Most Ridiculous Firebird Legend We Could Find.
M+K embark on the final book in the Shadow and Bone trilogy and invent a name for their fellow Grisha fans. Plus, Even The Sun Summoner Needs a Girls Night; Underground Cities You'd Actually Want to Live In; A Short-Lived Escape From the Stomach of a Dragon; and Why Dogs Make Great Babysitters.
Surprise! This week we welcome K's sister for her podcast debut as she shares her thoughts on the Grisha Trilogy. Plus What's With This Bag Of Hair; Same Dad Equals Same Dad Jokes; and LOTS of giggles.
M+K recover from a brutal battle with demon birds and decide to become Pirate-Princes when they grow up. Plus, M Officially Breaks Up With The Darkling; Rumors of Illegitimate Royal Heirs; K Gets Lost in A Bunch of Dead Sea Scrolls; and The Foot-Reading Cult We Won't Be Joining Anytime Soon.
M+K celebrate their 25th episode anniversary and swoon over Captain Sturmhond. Plus, Our Far-Fetched Predictions Finally Come True; The Holiest Hamster in the World; What Really Happens to Military Deserters?; and Oarfish are a Thing and We’ll Never Go Swimming Again.
M+K consider buying Morozova's Collar online and debate whether the Darkling is a misunderstood man or a power-hungry monster. Plus, A (Maybe) True Story of Inter-Dimensional Travel; Two Perpetually Absent Princes; Shoot the Stag, Not the Girl!; and K Learns How to Conjure a Dragon.
In their newest series, M+K enter the magical world of The Grisha and travel back in time to Imperial Russia. Plus, Finally a YA Character Who's Old Enough to Crush On; Rasputin- The Mad Monk Who Just Won't Die; The Romanovs Should Have Taken a Group Selfie; and Heartrender HIIT Workouts.
M+K finish up their first space opera trilogy and fantasize about meeting Pierce Brown at a dog park. Plus, Bye Felicia, Ash Lord, and Other Characters We Never Got to Know; Sevro Scares the Crap Out of Us for Five Minutes; A Peek Into Martian Marriage Traditions; and Two Secret Babies is Two Too Many.
This week, Red continues to rise, Gold continues to fall, and Sevro's off somewhere stealing eyeballs. Plus, The Ins and Outs of Faking Your Own Death; A Totally Traumatizing Howler Initiation; Your Survival Guide to Crash Landing into Arctic Water; and Cassius Goes Missing For Another Hundred Pages.
M+K discover they were dead wrong about Ares, but it doesn't stop them from making more predictions about what's to come. Plus, It's Only Book Two and All the Adults are Dead; A Game of Lost and Found Starring John the Baptist's Head; Et Tu, Roque?; and The Most Bizarre Battle Strategies in History.
M+K share some wild theories to try and answer the burning question: “Who the goryhell is Ares?” Plus, M’s Crippling Fear of Winning a Game Show; All the Fun Ways Space Can Kill You; Real Ladies Don’t Fight Duels Over Flower Arrangements; and Thanks For Kidnapping Me, Can I Have Your Autograph?
M+K get drafted into their Institute Houses with some disconcerting results. Plus, Space Operas, Horse Operas, and Planetary Romances; Famous Songs You Won't Believe Were Banned; Some Seriously Scandalous Chess Moves; and a 10-Year-Long Game of Capture the Flag.
M+K set off on a wild ride to the red planet for the start of their newest sci-fi series. Plus, Climbing Mountains and Crying Along to Taylor Swift; A Color Hierarchy So Complicated We Had to Write it Down; M Takes on Some Lateral Thinking Challenges; and Every Random Thing We Ever Learned About Roman Mythology.
M+K bestow Young Elite names and superpowers on each other and reflect on the fate of their beloved characters after a literal journey to Hell. Plus, Brunch, LOTR Marathons, and Other Things Maggelina Can’t Do; Welcome to the Wolf Pack; The Sea Goat and Other Lesser-Known Constellations; and The Best Place to Volunteer as Human Sacrifice.
M+K pick their personal alignments with the 12 Young Elite gods and worry that Adelina's darkness is starting to rub off. Plus, The World's Most Horrifying Dungeons; Saved by the Safety Coffin Bell; Don't Bring Ex-Boyfriends Back From the Dead; and The Middle-Age Mediocres.
This week M+K contend with a fiery battle at sea, an unhinged holy man, and a botched resurrection that everyone regrets. Plus, What Do Jesus and Enzo Have in Common?; We Have All the Symptoms of Bibliomania; M Might Be a Modern-Day Mercenary; and The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend.
M+K meet up for their first face-to-face recording and analyze the ever-changing relationships, alliances, and motivations of the growing cast of young elites. Plus, Mother's Day Parenting Advice: Don't Sell Your Children; Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Japanese Courtesans; Learning to Waltz Like a Willow Tree; and The Rose Society Pledges to Break All Their Promises.
M+K are thrown for a loop by the death of a major character. Plus, Adelenzo: The Deeply Dysfunctional Power Couple; Urine Baths, Shaved Chickens, and Other Plague Cures That Didn't Work; A Sidebar of Really Weird Nursery Rhymes; and K's Second Favorite Muffin Joke.
This week M+K dig into a darker tale told from the villain's point of view. Plus, K's New Puppy Makes His Podcast Debut; What a Day, What a Day for an Auto-De-Fé; Why Flying is an Overrated Superpower; and The Most Dangerous One-and-a-Half Minutes in Sports.
In this final segment M+K discuss the new Lunar Chronicles graphic novel then turn the mirror on Levana's past and get the backstory they've been waiting for. Plus, M+K Become Certified Lunartics; Queen Channary's Reign of Terror; Iko's Boyfriend is a Total Jerk-Face; and Little, Adorable, French-Speaking Wolf Babies.
In this collection of short stories M+K get a glimpse of the Rampion Rangers as children, and learn how the adventure began. Plus, Alexa You Evil, Eavesdropping Android; This Little Mermaid Story Will Ruin Your Day; A Classic Case of First-Child Syndrome; and M Finally Gets Her Happy Epilogue.
