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The SSR Podcast

Podcast The SSR Podcast
Alli Hoff Kosik
Each week, freelance writer and lifelong bookworm Alli Hoff Kosik will challenge a guest to reread a literary throwback or to experience for the first time ever...

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  • Episode 312: Flowers for Algernon (with Emma Alban)
    This week, Alli and her guest revisit some required reading from their school days in Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. Picking up this 1966 novel was just as emotional and thought-provoking as picking up the 1959 short story was years ago, and this time around, they unpack the experience together on the podcast. Tune in for conversations about their fuzzy memories of reading Flowers for Algernon as kids, the book's classification in the science fiction genre, the differences between intelligence and life experience and kindness, icky depictions of women, animal testing, the linguistic challenges of dissecting a book like this, and so much more.TW: sexual shameEmma R. Alban is a screenwriter and a USA Today bestselling queer historical romance author. Her books include Don't Want You Like a Best Friend and You're the Problem, It's You. Follow her on Instagram @eraofemma.CHECK OUT EMMA'S BOOKS: Don't Want You Like a Best FriendYou're the Problem, It's YouCHECK OUT EMMA'S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: The In-Between Bookstore by Edward UnderhillA Rival Most Vile by R.K. AshwickA Captured Cauldron by R.K. AshwickMORE READING: "Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes—review" (The Guardian, 2016)"Book Review: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes" (David Bruns, 2014)"Book Review: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes" (Frappes and Fiction, 2020)"Flowers for Algernon: Book Review" (Threefold Advocate, 2023)"Flowers for Algernon" (Kirkus, 1966)"Review of Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes" (Rhapsody in Books, 2018) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Episode 311: The Case of the 202 Clues (The New Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley) (with Jamie Harrow)
    Grab your denim bucket hats, butterfly hair clips, and overalls, listeners, because we're going to the land of the Olsen twins! Episode 311 unpacks all things Mary-Kate and Ashley, with a special emphasis on their multiple book series and one of their mystery novels, The Case of the 202 Clues. After reading this book, Alli and her guest have lots of thoughts about basset hounds, kid-friendly stakes, and what makes the perfect entry point for the mystery genre. They also take a bigger picture walk down millennial memory lane, comparing notes on their favorite MKA core memories and reflecting on the twins' many contributions to pop culture.Jamie Harrow is the author of One on One and Fun at Parties. Follow her on Instagram @jamieharrowbooks.CHECK OUT JAMIE'S BOOKS: One on OneFun at PartiesCHECK OUT JAMIE'S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Zoe Brennan, First Crush by Laura Piper LeeNo Ordinary Love by Myah ArielMORE READING: "Growing Up Olsen: What Mary-Kate and Ashley Meant to Millennials" (E News, 2016)"Dissecting Gen Z's Obsession with the Olsen Twins" (British Vogue, 2024)"The Lasting Impact of the Mary-Kate and Ashley Content Empire" (Chatterblast, 2021)"The Series We Loved: Mary-Kate and Ashley" (Book Riot, 2020) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Episode 310: WTF #6 | WTF Does My Writing Process Look Like in 2025?
    It's the first SSR: WTF (WriTing Friends) episode of 2025, and it's only fitting that Alli and Abby kick off the new year with a discussion about routines, processes, practices, and how they're rethinking all of those things at the moment. They discuss their creative mindsets in the new year and compare notes about specific elements of their creative lives: planned breaks, problematic mindsets, time management, organizational tools, inbox zero, cheap notebooks, writing in longhand, and romanticizing the process.CHECK OUT AND SUBSCRIBE TO ABBY'S SUBSTACK NEWSLETTER HERE! LISTEN TO OUR PLOTTING VS. PANTSING EPISODE HERE! BOOK SHOUTOUTS: Written: How to Keep Writing and Build a Habit That Lasts by Bec Evans and Chris SmithMotherhood by Sheila HetiSandwich by Catherine Newman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Episode 309: The Tower Treasure (The Hardy Boys #1) (with Christina Cooke)
    At last, the Hardy Boys get an episode all their own! Episode 309 takes a deep dive into the first book in the series—The Tower Treasure—as well as the bestselling franchise as a whole... and the conversation is juicy! Launched in the 1920s, the Hardy Boys prompts discussion about gendered book marketing, racism, white saviorism, letting boys be boys, virtuous poverty, Nancy Drew, the interchangeability of the Hardy brothers, nepotism, obstruction of justice, portrayals of law enforcement, and depictions of women. Christina Cooke is the author of Broughtupsy. Follow her on Instagram @christina.j.cooke. CHECK OUT CHRISTINA'S BOOK HERE!CHECK OUT CHRISTINA'S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: When the Emperor Was Divine by Julia OtsukaHeadshot by Rita BullwinkleMORE READING: "Book Review: The Tower Treasure (1927) and The Tower Treasure (1959) by Franklin W. Dixon" (Read-At-Home Mom, 2017)"I read all 190 Hardy Boys books" (Reddit, 2023)"In Which I Read My First Hardy Boys Mystery" (Pages Unbound, 2022)"Reading Through the Hardy Boys Mysteries (Books 1-10)" (Pages Unbound, 2023)"1: The Tower Treasure" (Hardy Boys Book Reviews, 2013)"The Hardy Boys have not aged well" (Reddit, 2024)"The Hardy Boys: Comparing Hulu's Show to the Classic Book Series" (Den of Geek, 2020)"The Knotty Nostalgia of the Hardy Boys Series" (The Atlantic, 2019) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Episode 308: The Hundred Dresses (with Kirsty Greenwood)
    Many requests later, SSR has finally answered the call to cover The Hundred Dresses. Written by Eleanor Estes, published in 1944, and granted a Newbery Honor in 1945, this beautiful little book tackles the well-trod bullying narrative with a uniquely soft and empathetic hand. It creates space for conversations about what it means to play the bystander to bad behavior, rising above one's bullies, what justice looks like, and everything in between. Kirsty Greenwood was once a book editor, but is now a full-time writer of love stories that make readers belly laugh and ugly cry, including The Love of My Afterlife. Follow her on Instagram @kirsty_greenwood.CHECK OUT KIRSTY'S BOOKS: He Will Be MineThe Love of My AfterlifeCHECK OUT KIRSTY'S BOOK RECOMMENDATION: All Fours by Miranda JulyMORE READING: "Realistic Fiction: The Hundred Dresses" (The Western Corner of the Castle, 2019)"The Hundred Dresses: A Little Book with a Long Impact" (Nerdy Book Club, 2018)"The Hundred Dresses" (The Good and Beautiful Book List)"The Hundred Dresses" (American Library Association)"The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes" (Children's Lit Love, 2020)"Book Review—The Hundred Dresses" (GC Annison, 2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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About The SSR Podcast

Each week, freelance writer and lifelong bookworm Alli Hoff Kosik will challenge a guest to reread a literary throwback or to experience for the first time ever a book they may have missed as a kid. After that, they'll be asked to spill all the feels and all the opinions about that book on the air for your podcast-listening pleasure. Every Tuesday, you can find us breaking down an old school read from our tween and teen days on a new episode of the show. We'll cover everything from The Baby-Sitters Club to Holes, Nancy Drew to Harry Potter. This time around, we're a little wiser (yay!), a lot older (ugh.), and of legal age to drink wine... so we'll have a lot to say. Happy Reading! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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