The BabaYaga Project Podcast
1) Announcements!!
Some big changes!
2) American Girlies: Samantha Saves the Day
Samantha and the demon twins go on vacation. There's a new character (the admiral) who steals all the limelight. The girls end up stranded on an island, the Admiral shows up with a boat and is promptl...Show More
3) American Girlies: Happy Birthday, Samantha!
Samantha has new friends and a birthday party. The little boy next door ruins the ice cream for the party and the new friends (Cornelia's little sisters) invite Samantha to the city to make up for the...Show More
4) American Girlies: Samantha’s Surprise
Samantha is so excited for Christmas, but with news that Uncle Gard is bringing his friend Cornelia, the Christmas plans have changed. She can't hang her homemade decorations, or go to her friend's pa...Show More
5) American Girlies: Samantha Learns a Lesson
We talk about child labour! Samantha has a speaking competition at school and Nellie is struggling going to school for the first time. Nellie teaches Samantha some important things about class.
6) American Girlies: Meet Samantha
We meet a new girlie! Samantha lives at the beginning of the 20th century and she is RICH! We talk about her introductory story, which is wild for very boring reasons and we talk about class in Americ...Show More
7) American Girlies: Changes for Kirsten
The gang does the usual and summaries the book (Kirsten gets a racoon and lets it burn down the house, then gets lost in the woods and takes a bunch of stuff from a dead man), Sonya then gives us some...Show More
8) American Girlies: Kirsten Saves the Day
This week we read Kirsten Saves the Day, in which Kirsten is told to stay away from bears and so seeks out bears. Margot gives us a historical rundown of how people thought about bears and the idea of...Show More
9) American Girlies: Happy Birthday Kirsten!
Kirsten Has a birthday and her mom is pregnant. There are fears that mama will die and everyone will forget Kirsten's 10th birthday. Hannah walks the crew through the history of contraception on the f...Show More
10) American Girlies: Kirsten’s Surprise
Sonya reviews the story of Kirsten's first Minnesota Christmas and runs everyone through the history of Christmas traditions. The Girlies then discuss the event's of the book and historical accuracy.