Sweet Valley Hive
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“Small Language Models” (Sweet Valley High #88, Love Letters for Sale)
“Small Language Models” (Sweet Valley High #88, Love Letters for Sale)
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Sweet Valley Hive is the hottest new book club to hit the school! Join us (Robert Marx, newbie and Rebecca Pardo, superfan) as we neurotically parse the text, subtext, and outfits of Sweet Valley High, the beloved soapy series of the 80s. From school dances to amnesia to hysterical paralysis, we’ll cover the trials and tribulations of America’s most troubled and triumphant twins.
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- “Small Language Models” (Sweet Valley High #88, Love Letters for Sale) · 1 godz. 36 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 106This week, we learn an eerily timely lesson in the dangers of what happens when we outsource empathy by having someone—or something—handle our communications for us. When Jess…
- “A Boy Stealer is a Boy Stealer” (Sweet Valley High Super Star #5, Todd’s Story) · 56 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 105This week, Todd is minding his business, shooting basketball….s, when a shadowy figure from his past returns and threatens everything Todd holds dear. Kevin (whom we DON’T need…
- “We Need a Hotline!” (Sweet Valley High #87, My Best Friend’s Boyfriend) · 1 godz. 16 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 103This week, Liz resists fascist censorship to force a necessary discussion of sexual harassment at Sweet Valley High. The surprisingly rich text touches both our hosts, drawing…
- “Can Anything a Boy Can Do, Can a Girl Be Doing It?” (Sweet Valley High #86, Jessica Against Bruce) · 1 godz. 29 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 103This week, it’s a battle of the sexes in Sweet Valley when resident rich jerk Bruce—in a transparent bid for more screen time—creates a mysterious, exclusive, boys-only club that…
- “3-2-1 Zoop” (Sweet Valley High #85, Soap Star) · 1 godz. 33 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 102This week, we have a departure from form as we attempt to recreate an episode we already recorded that was accidentally deleted by our very very very handsome main character…
- “It’s a Rork-Shrack” (Sweet Valley High #84, The Stolen Diary) · 1 godz. 11 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 101This week, a stolen diary causes a modicum of drama in Sweet Valley and a near nervous breakdown for Pardo, who finds the disconnect between the book’s title, cover, taglines…
- “Not Everything’s Great in Paradise” (Sweet Valley High #83, Steven’s Bride) · 1 godz. 14 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 100This week, we have a study in the terror of the domestic. When her mom gets transferred to London for a new job, it seems Cara’s only option is to elope with her corpse boyfriend…
- “Art Imitating Life Imitating Sweatshirt” (Sweet Valley High Super Star: Olivia’s Story) · 1 godz. 23 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 99This week’s text tackles the subject of High Art vs. Commerce, with Olivia (for reasons never explained) forced to choose between a life of responsibility—severe buns, suits, and…
- “Gaslight, Gatekeep, Cultboss” (Sweet Valley High #82, Kidnapped by the Cult!) · 1 godz. 43 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 98This week, Jessica gets involved with a group called the Good Friends, a local commune that is run by the incredibly hot Adam Marvel and is very clearly a cult. Meanwhile, Robert…
- “Unproblematic King Michael Jackson” (Sweet Valley High #81, Rosa’s Lie) · 1 godz. 22 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 97This week, we have some nuanced discussion of ethno-racial identity and some even more nuanced discussion of ejaculate-guzzling (and that’s just linguistics). Chicana student…
- “Who They? What Both? Girl?” (Sweet Valley High #80, The Girl They Both Loved) · 1 godz. 25 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 96Note: We had some audio issues this week which will be fixed in the next episode. Thank you for your patience! This week, we have a book that is ostensibly about a romantic…
- “Fuck, Marry, Kill: Chicken Salad Temperatures” (Sweet Valley High #79, The Long-Lost Brother) · 1 godz. 20 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 95*Note: Due to circumstances that are definitely nobody’s fault, the audio is a little messed up for this episode. Don’t worry, we fix it soon (the episode after next). This week…
- “A Run-of-the-Mill Humiliation Ritual”(Sweet Valley High #78, The Dating Game) · 1 godz. 29 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 94This week, (previously former second-string) quarterback Scott Trost can’t get a date, so he does what any sixteen year-old boy would do: writes identical love letters to two…
- “Teens and Anabolic Steroid Use” (Sweet Valley High #77, Cheating to Win) · 59 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 93This week, a doping scandal hits Sweet Valley when a character we don’t care about starts taking “magic vitamins” to help his track performance. As Tony becomes roidier and…
- “Quick Ask Zoe” (Sweet Valley High #76, Miss Teen Sweet Valley) · 1 godz. 26 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 92This week, it’s sister vs. sister ( 🎵ow OW OW!! 🎶) when the Miss Teen Sweet Valley pageant comes to town. Jess has entered the pageant and is working her little tuchus off with…
- “He Wore a Rainbow Bracelet” (Sweet Valley High #75, Amy’s True Love) · 1 godz. 14 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 91GAY! GAY? GAY. G-G-GAAAAAAYYYYY! 🎶 We’ve got our first named gay character/ We’ve got the most important book of our lives/ Did I cry this morning/ Absolutely I did!/ I cried…
- “A Dangerous Diet…” (Sweet Valley High #74, The Perfect Girl) · 1 godz. 32 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 90*Content warning: eating disorders* Well, apparently President Bill Clinton has recently put out a PSA about eating disorders, so we have another book about the importance of…
- “Guess What’s Got Me This Smiling?” (Sweet Valley High #73, Regina’s Legacy) · 1 godz. 30 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 89It’s a party this week as Robert and Pardo are physically co-present for only the second time in hive history! To celebrate, we experiment with the form, playing a deceptively…
- “Is She His Girlfriend or Is She His Daughter?” (Sweet Valley High #72, Rock Star’s Girl) · 1 godz. 15 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 88This week, there’s a new girl in town and she’s shrouded in mystery: is she the live-in girlfriend of a man old enough to be her father, or is she the live-in daughter of a man…
- ”Staring Jessica” (Sweet Valley High #71, Starring Jessica) · 1 godz. 29 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 87This week, the demotic turn has hit Sweet Valley as we take a decidedly modern look at reality television. Jessica is auditioning to appear on a national talk show, Lila is…
