Sweet Valley Diaries

By: 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 friendship, honesty, and learning to speak your truth in the face of a boyfriend-stealing cheerleader or an evil triplet. It's all the life lessons you could ever hope to learn from two size-6, blonde-haired, aqua-eyed, identical 16-year-old twins. Strap in.
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  • Extra Drama #82: A Legend of Readin'

    Extra Drama #82: A Legend of Readin'
    Jun 27 2024

    A correction email about ROSA'S LIE and truly the most epically hyperbolic Reader of the Month winner to date!



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    9 mins
  • Book #82: KIDNAPPED BY THE CULT!

    Book #82: KIDNAPPED BY THE CULT!
    Jun 20 2024

    When there's an exclamation point in the name of the book, you know it's going to be a good one. But will KIDNAPPED BY THE CULT! ever deliver on the promise of its title? Find out with filmmaker Sam Wineman as he falls in love with every character in Sweet Valley and Marissa dreams up some new cult-themed merch.



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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Extra Drama #81: Becoming Rosalita

    Extra Drama #81: Becoming Rosalita
    Jun 6 2024

    Christian Dueñas is back for more on Rose Jameson/Rosa Jimenez. We also imagine an all-boys Jesuit version of Sweet Valley High and read a particularly purple Reader of the Month letter.



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    21 mins

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A Terrific and Engaging Podcast

This podcast is delightful. I’m really enjoying my return to SVH. I can’t wait until the next episode!

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A dose of nostalgia

Love this podcast and love revisiting the stories that I was obsessed with so many years ago! The trip down memory lane with Marissa and her guests has been a wonderful experience that everyone should take! Thank you Marissa for giving my inner teenage girl the chance to relive the stories I read over and over again!

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Finally! A SVH celebration with a lot of laughs

I read these books as a young california boy in the early 80s because those covers just screamed DRAMA! Now I have reread them in recent years realizing just how bonkers fun they actually are! Now having discovered Marissa Flaxbart’s indepth (yet light hearted) show- i’m loving the laughter and tears all over again. Marissa knows how to carry a show! It’s a Fun Listen and I’m hooked!

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