Sweet Valley Diaries

Marissa Flaxbart

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After years of wide-eyed blogging about the surreal 1980s perfection of Francine Pascal's Sweet Valley High book series (and the surprising psychodrama that lurks below the town's perfectly-tanned surface), host Marissa Flaxbart is now forcing people to read the series with her. But beyond its obsession with the ubiquitous-yet-obscure book series, SWEET VALLEY DIARIES is a podcast about nostalgia — '80s nostalgia in particular — and the ways this nostalgia can (spectacularly, hilariously) fail us. It's a riotous cultural conversation about which parts of the past we long for and which ones we want to leave behind for good. It's about frie...

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Recent episodes

  • Sweet Valley News & Help Rebuild the Palisades Library/Support LAPL StaffJan 17, 2025 · 10 min
  • Extra Drama #82: A Legend of Readin'Jun 27, 2024 · 9 min
  • Book #82: KIDNAPPED BY THE CULT!Jun 20, 2024 · 1 hr 27 min
  • Extra Drama #81: Becoming RosalitaJun 6, 2024 · 21 min
  • Book #81: ROSA'S LIEMay 30, 2024 · 1 hr 16 min
  • SUPER STAR: BRUCE'S STORY w/Jack & TannerMay 9, 2024 · 1 hr 27 min
  • Mini Extra-Drama #80: Double the SweetnessDec 14, 2023 · 8 min
  • Episode #80: THE GIRL THEY BOTH LOVEDNov 9, 2023 · 1 hr 31 min
  • Extra #79: Maybe Elizabeth Isn't the Best Character JudgeNov 2, 2023 · 18 min
  • Book #79: THE LONG-LOST BROTHEROct 26, 2023 · 1 hr 5 min

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