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Featuring Jon McGoran, M Tellez, and David Otter, and hosted by us, this speculative fiction panel was the liveliest, nerdiest, best conversation among writers that I've had in a long time. Listen to it if you're a spec fic writer, if you love spec fic, if you're a huge nerd, if you want to disrupt the literary hierarchy, or if you just want to listen in on an hour and a half of rambling. Links:Us:https://www.weirdkidswanted.com/Jon:www.jonmcgoran.comMonk:http://cyborgmemoirs.comDavid:https://www.instagram.com/thephiladelphiasecretadmirer/?hl=en 

Though all of our episodes explore difficult subject matter, this episode is definitely our saddest and most somber. It is the second part of our two part series on queer representation and focuses on the tropes surrounding queer death and suffering. Listener discretion is advised.What are your opinions on this harmful trope? Are there places where you've seen it appear that we've missed? We also pump the show Unhhhh, Orange World by Karen Russell, and the work of artist Sam Levson.Upcoming Events:Nov. 1st- Scary Storytelling Competition at Head and the Hand Bookstore at 7:30Nov. 9th- Speculative Fiction Panel at A Novel Idea at 5:30

We're back, bitches!!!! And this episode is one that we have been planning for the entirety of our forced hiatus from you. This first part in our two part series on queer representation in literature and film focuses on queerbaiting. How do you feel about this? What examples of queer baiting really grind your gears?We also pump the work of drag queen Ben Dela Creme and Severance, a novel by Ling Ma.Lastly, we announce our two big events that are happening in a few weeks!Nov. 1st- Scary Storytelling Competition at Head and the Hand Bookstore at 7:30Nov. 9th- Speculative Fiction Panel at A Novel Idea at 5:30 

This episode was recorded at our first ever live performance, at the Night of Microtomes and Sequential Salami Zine Fest at Fireball Printing! It focuses on the Philly zine scene, a strange, diverse community of weirdos who are creating, publishing, and sharing their own independent magazines, comics, and books. 

In this episode of Weird Kids Wanted, Miyuki and Zoe analyze depictions of asexuality in media. We remark on ace erasure and our culture's obsessive need to correlate sexual prowess with overall success and health. 

The 90's and early 2000's were the weirdest, funnest time to be a kid, and it's hard to not feel nostalgia towards them. In this episode, we analyze all the shows we loved as kids, through an nerdy adult perspective. Have any thoughts, questions, comments, or business opportunities for us? Email at weirdkidswanted@gmail.com. 

Episode 5 analyzes addiction, recovery, and sobriety in books and film.

In the third episode of Weird Kids Wanted, we discuss how Jane Eyre taught us to take down fuckboys, medical gas lighting, and new work by Chavisa Woods and Caren Beilin.

In Episode 4 of Weird Kids Wanted, we discuss the manic pixie dream girl trope, a blight on the dating lives and mental health of all weird girls. We might even call out your problematic fave book or movie!

In this episode of Weird Kids Wanted, Miyuki and Zoe review books and movies that discuss bipolar disorder and autism. They analyze how these texts and films influenced their understanding, and our culture's understanding, of neurodivergence.