Jack Shepherd and Tanner Greenring discuss the classic Baby-Sitters Club novels of Ann M. Martin in chronological order. Get ready to look with new eyes at the timeless adventures of Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, Stacey, and I guess Dawn. And probably Mallory too. Fine, and Jessi.
Jack Shepherd and Tanner Greenring discuss the classic Baby-Sitters Club novels of Ann M. Martin in chronological order. Get ready to look with new eyes at the timeless adventures of Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, Stacey, and I guess Dawn. And probably Mallory too. Fine, and Jessi.
Jack Shepherd and Tanner Greenring discuss the classic Baby-Sitters Club novels of Ann M. Martin in chronological order. Get ready to look with new eyes at the timeless adventures of Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, Stacey, and I guess Dawn. And probably Mallory too. Fine, and Jessi.
Well, it was always going to end in cat burglars, but if any of us had even begun to suspect who those cats and who those burglars were, let alone what horrible things they had in store for the dreamy Sergeant Johnson, we might never have embarked on this dangerous and mysterious quest in the first place. The Grey Man is here of course, and Tanner uses the dark arts of “Numberology” to solve the Ultimate Mystery, and Kristy and Cary Retlin are kidnapped by a literal gun criminal. What a way to go out! All that and more in the final Baby-Sitters Club Mystery Club before the boys crawl into a field and let the birds take them.
Music credits:
“Crime of the Future,” by The Story Shop
“Victorian Detective Mystery,” by Niki N
“Triumphant Opener,” by Stereo Nuts
“Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey
“Parting Ways,” by Allen Grey
“Jazz Sad Hip Hop,” by Black Stone Sound
“Mischief & Mystery Carnival,” by Allen Grey
“Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey
“Sadness,” by Allen Grey
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Baby Bee Liz for the “Guessing the Mystery” theme.
Nov 04 2019
1hr 8mins
You’re gonna love this episode 😉 (👈 this is not a come-on. We just genuinely think you’ll like this episode a lot. We had a lot of fun making it and you’ll probably have a lot of fun listening to it. 🤤 (👈 this is also not a come-one. Please don’t read into these emojis at all. We’re happily married men. We just want you to enjoy the show. 👍 (👈 okay, I’m not sure how you’d even interpret that one as a come-on, but just in case, I should clarify that the thumbs up is not a come-on in any way. It really seems like you’re willfully misinterpreting these now.)))
Music Credits:
Thanks to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music and Superbrat for the outro music.
Jul 01 2019
1hr 9mins
Mar 07 2016
40mins
Detective Tanner and Gumshoe Jack wade into a mystery that they are fundamentally ill equipped to solve, featuring not just Abby Stevenson, but a beloved and dangerous Marvel hero, the entire crew from “Mystery Men,” an ascended Lawnmower Man version of Janine Kishi, and a stone cold hottie who’s been hiding in plain sight this whole time. Oh, and also Cenobites! And Kristy. Kristy’s in this one too. Ellen Miles did a whole lot with some pretty limited space this week.
Music credits:
“School Music Video,” by DjHappY
“Hip Hop,” by Forty Two Studio
“Typewriter Blues,” by Allen Grey
“Interface,” by Clean Mind Sounds
“Spy Comedy,” by Dred Studio
“License to Kill,” by Petrej
“You Gotta Have Theremin and Ukulele,” by Squidlord
“Cinematic Ominous 80’s,” by Luca Francini
“Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey
“Parting Ways,” by Allen Grey
“Jazz Sad Hip Hop,” by Black Stone Sound
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, Baby Bee Liz for the “Guessing the Mystery” theme, and to Superbrat for the outro music.
Oct 28 2019
1hr 12mins
Live at Littlefield in Brooklyn, NY, the boys dig deep into one of the greatest mysteries of all time: What the heck is going on with ghostwriter Jeanne Betancourt and her twisted blood orgies? It may just be part of her writing process for these Super Mysteries, in which case it worked! Plenty of spooky ghosts, scary vampires, and unsavory teenage boys in this one, not to mention a whole mess of parades, because Stoneybrook has finally gone fully off the deep end. This is the first (and therefore, currently, best) BSCC live show! Avoid this one if you're scandalized by wine crimes.
Music credits:
“Inspirational Dreams,” by StereoNuts
“You Gotta Have Theremin and Ukulele,” by Squidlord
“Emotional Documentary Background,” by musicdream
“Lovely Memories Ident,” by CreativeMedias_net
“Kantai Collection: KanColle Theme,” by Akino from bless4
An extra special thanks to KJ from The Oddysy for playing our theme song!
Feb 25 2019
1hr 21mins
Ann’s back with a whole lot more snow and a rare and surprising tribute to the heroic men who are so often unsung in these novels – He-Man’s friend Man-E-Faces, Jason X (or “Space Jason”), the Mouse King, Quint, and of course Logan Bruno, the dreamiest boy on two skis. Meanwhile, Stacey gets trapped in a car, Kristy has to hide her pajamas from Bart, and the horrifying Hounds of Tindalos are back again to drain your fluids with their hollow proboscises. And a brand new rule in the Wandering Frog People game! This one’s jam-packed.
Music credits:
“All Our Clocks Are Dying,” by Ergo Phizmiz
“Winter,” by SongMail
“Epic Trailer,” by YourvisualDesigner
“Tanzen” by KieLoBoy
“Jazz Sad Hip Hop,” by Black Stone Sound
“Horror Trailer,” by Sound Tree
“Rendezvous 72.5,” by Adrien Wilcox
“Bubble G Funk Electro,” by TeknoAxe
“Kill The Flesh,” by Dyman
“Don’t Leave Me,” by Lionel Schmitt
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Superbrat for the outro music.
Dec 31 2018
1hr 16mins
Y’all ready for this? Tanner wasn’t, because he lost his notes. But honestly what decent person could truly be prepared to say goodbye to Kristy and leave her to the purging flames that Ann is preparing for the final novel in the Sitters’ Cycle? Only a monster would even ask the question. It’s not all doom and gloom though, because Kristy is as luminescent as ever in this book, bravely taking on Ann’s greatest fear even as her world closes in on her in a cataclysm of supervillains, dinosaurs, and sentient birds. Also, explicit warning: Arm stuff.
Music credits:
“Dramatic Trailer,” by pwma
“Chopstick Slapstick,” by OurMusicBox
“Emotional Inspiring,” by MasterBlockbuster
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, to Baby Bee Carys for the Soileau You Into the Dark theme, and to Superbrat for the outro music.
Oct 08 2018
1hr 9mins
Mar 14 2016
43mins
It’s an Evil Episode this week, folks. Everything that should be right-side-up is upside down. Everything that should be clockwise is widdershins, and everything that should be “hoorah!” is just “Wa.” What does that mean for you? Well, for one thing the (Evil) boys talk about sports. A lot. And Bib Fortuna. And there’s an ancient evil lurking deep in Stoneybrook’s past that is reaching out its tendrils through the clocks to collapse time and space and swallow the BSC in the nameless void. So, not all that different from a non-evil episode, but please do be very careful with this one.
Music credits:
“Gothic Choir,” by Allen Grey
“The Big Adventure,” by The Story Shop
“Gothica,” by Allen Grey
“You Gotta Have Theremin and Ukulele,” by Squidlord
“Sports Drums,” by Stockwaves
“Mystery in the Forest,” by Phil Larson
“Chopstick Slapstick,” by OurMusicBox
“Creepy and Mysterious Night,” by Luca Francini
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, to Baby Bee Liz for the “Guessing the Mystery” theme, and to Bye Bye Empire for the outro music.
Jul 08 2019
1hr 12mins
The boys originally wanted to buy themselves a week to figure out what they’re going to do now that they’re out of Super Special books, but boy did they have fun watching the Baby-Sitters Club movie, or as Jack repeatedly called it, “the book.” Ann, Dalene, and Susan DeSanto confirmed so many popular theories this week, and they did so VISUALLY. Economy of Holes! Bread theory! Living Dolls! Bees! Magical Owls! All that and more!
Music:
Mar 25 2019
1hr 5mins
This week, the boys go inside a haunted mansion. Just by chance they freed a ghost who made them Beetleboys. [Frankenbeans: “BEETLEBOYS!”] Big Bad Beetleboys. Big Bad Beetleboys. Hey look now they're super heros, armed with super powers… [Mums: ”Cool!”] ...taken from a comic strip and now they're Beetleboys. [Count Fangula: “BEETLEBOYS!”] Big Bad Beetleboys. Big Bad Beetleboys.
Music Credit:
Thanks to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music and Superbrat for the outro music.
Aug 06 2018
1hr 5mins
Extra long episode this week, Baby Nation! Tanner is back from a week in Germany, and for some reason, the boys thought it’d be a good decision to do a late night record while Tanner was still reeling from the effects of jet lag, so Jack has a really hard time keeping this one on the rails. There’s A LOT of singing. Too much singing. Sorry for all the singing. Stacey (with a soft ‘c’) or Stacey (with a hard ‘c’) (we’re not sure how it’s pronounced) has a run in with some bad girls who invite her into the seedy underworld of dingleberriness, and once it starts, the red, red wine never stops flowing. Also, we’re calling Robert the Brewdoggy now, and Stacey Sweet Toots McGill.
Music Credits:
Thanks to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music and Superbrat for the outro music.
Dec 04 2017
1hr 15mins
Stacey’s chopper is down and she’s missing in the jungles of Hawaii. Meanwhile, back in Stoneybrook, Mallory has alienated a potential client by mishandling a tantrum. Are these two crises treated with equal gravity and concern in this novel? Yes. Because this is the Baby-Sitters Club, and, frankly, Stacey is expendable. Fair warning: This one’s rated R, not just because of the helicopter carnage, but because there is a surprising amount of Arm Stuff, and some EXTREMELY enlightening new rules for the delicate dance known as Da Bonky. Have fun and be careful!
Music credits:
“Movie Trailer Action,” by AllenGrey
“Polish Funk,” by Artur Orbelyan
“Rendezvous 72.5,” by Adrien Wilcox
“Dark Cybernetic World,” by AllenGrey
“Tanzen,” by KieLoBoy
“Sadness,” by AudioRose
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Superbrat for the outro music.
Mar 04 2019
1hr 16mins
The boys are elbows deep in Boethius this week as they take a trip with Kristy and the Krashers to a mansion that is haunted by the angry, vengeful ghost of The Patriarchy itself. Meanwhile, the Pike boys are living backwards, Mary Anne finds a runaway bride in a sewing shop, and a couple of experts drop by to offer their thoughtful, modern, and inspired expertise in what is sure to become an instant classic segment for our most fashion forward listeners. As usual, a surprising and possibly unwelcome amount of poetry, and this week … some insight into what may have happened on those fateful days leading up to June 10.
Music credits:
“Suspenseful Dark Cinematic Mystery,” by Sun Channel Music
“Chopstick Slapstick,” by OurMusicBox
“Gothic Choir,” by Allen Grey
“Sad to Hopeful,” by The Story Shop
“Banjo Hoedown,” by Andy Slatter
“Once Upon a Dark Time,” by Allen Grey
“Sadness,” by Allen Grey
Thanks to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and Baby Bee Wolfkiller for the outro music.
Apr 29 2019
1hr 7mins
Here come the bridesmaids, and there goes our sense of basically everything that is right and decent, because Tanner decided we needed to read a Super Special, OUT OF ORDER, this week to make sense of whatever the hell is going on in our next BSC book, Kristy and Mr. Mom. So here we are at this "coast 2 coast wedding orgy," with plenty of brides but not quite enough bridesmaids, as Mary Anne is about to discover to her eternal dismay. All that being said, Ann is kind of burying the lede here, because something else is coming in this book, something that is vastly more frightening and dangerous than even the most diabolical of bridesmaids. Though, to be fair, if she’d called this one “Here Comes the Terror Clown,” it might have hurt the sales a bit. Enjoy!
Music credits:
“Beautiful Reasons,” by Jonny Easton
“Carnival Lament,” by Robert Austin
“Overture,” by Lionheart
“The Prophecy,” by Fox Beat
“Elegy of Death,” by Robert Austin
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Baby Bee Wolfkiller for the outro music.
Oct 16 2017
1hr 2mins
Mar 21 2016
44mins
#swoon alert, Baby Nation! There’s a hunky new single dad in Stoneybrook this week, and of course his name is John! Though, you probably know his as J.B. Angel, the spirit of vengeance. There’s also more mean memes than you could have ever possibly wanted, but the boys packed them into the episode regardless!
Music Credits:
Thanks to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music and Superbrat for the outro music.
Sep 03 2018
1hr 5mins
This is a time for sobriety and reflection as the boys gaze bravely into oblivion. Shattered by the loss of a dear, innocent friend who was betrayed by those who should have protected him, they must step forward, alone, into a future devoid of Super Specials. But before they do, a loving look back at this really great final book! Jessi has committed a series of cold-blooded murders, Alan Gray’s joined the Stoneybrook Liberation Front, and Kristy’s doing kissing and arm stuff with a Canadian! This is Pete Lerangis’s swan song and his magnum opus and it is so much better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Music credits:
“Don’t Leave Me,” by Lionel Schmitt
“Sad to Hopeful,” by TheStoryShop
“Polish Funk,” by Artur Orbelyan
“Ambient Dream,” by bdProductions
“Romantic Background,” by Aleksandr Shamaluev
“Haunted,” by LucaFrancini
“Angelic Choir Divine Elevation,” by AllenGrey
“Ethereal Voices,” by LucaFrancini
“Cathedral,” by CleanMindSounds
“Battle Area,” by Fifty Vinc
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Superbrat for the outro music.
Mar 18 2019
1hr 16mins
Shadow Lake holds many mysteries – including a disappearing family that haunts its islands and a big scary monster that lurks in in its depths – but Stacey McGill and Sam Thomas’s fiery, tumultuous romance is the biggest, juiciest mystery of all. Why is Stacey interested in Sam even though he insists on calling her “Dahling”? Why has Hodges painted Stacey with a pained grimace on her face as she and Sam dance? The boys dig into these pressing questions, with a short break to say a painful goodbye to a sad, old aquatic friend. Recommended reading this week: The 12th Century “Chansons de Geste” (preferably in the Old French), Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales” and “Troilus and Criseyde,” and “1,001 Email Closings and Valedictions,” by Flavio Olcese. Also: It’s UGC week this week, so don’t blame any of these segments on the boys.
Music credits:
“The General’s March and Army Song,” by Mike Shetley
“Magical Mystery,” by Freddie Hangoler
“All Our Clocks Are Dying,” by Ergo Phizmiz
“Halloween’s Revenge,” by TeknoAXE
“Horror Trailer,” by Sound Tree
“Battle Area,” by Fifty Vinc
“Sadness,” by AudioRose
“Polish Funk,” by Artur Orbelyan
“Tanzen” by KieLoBoy
“Jazz Sad Hip Hop,” by Black Stone Sound
“Sentimental,” by Daniel__St
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Superbrat for the outro music.
Jan 14 2019
1hr 20mins
It’s the crossover episode everyone’s been waiting for – the boys welcome Kristin Russo from Buffering the Vampire Slayer to talk about the demon Logan Bruno, whether Stoneybrook is built on a hellmouth, and Tanner’s favorite Buffy character, Gilbert. Meanwhile, the baby-sitters have lost yet another charge, Alan Gray is completely out of control, and new facts emerge about Kristy’s dad in the most mysterious BSC mystery yet.
Music credits:
“The Search for Spock, Main Theme,” by James Horner
“The Prophecy,” by Fox Beat
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Superbrat for the outro music.
Jul 02 2018
1hr 23mins
The boys invent a nifty little machine in their garage that creates a time loop which will allow them to go all the way back to 1995 and attempt to foil a nefarious plot by Baby-Sitters Club ghostwriter Jeanne Betancourt to make it seem like she came up with all of the BSC lore before anyone else did. And it all goes horribly, horribly, horribly wrong.
Music credits:
“Hush,” by Ohm Lab
“Teenage Freakout,” by Mules
“Hush Little Baby (Musical Box),” by Allen Grey
“Brahms’s Lullaby,” by Allen Grey
“Sexy Hip Hop,” by Stereo Nuts
“Carnival Lament,” by Robert Austin
“Dramatic End,” by Tim Cat
“Sad to Hopeful,” by The Story Shop
“Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Bye Bye Empire for the outro music.
Dec 09 2019
1hr 7mins
Our intrepid Time Babies take another trip back to save the future, this time into Claudia Kishi’s past, where the Great One (She Who Lurks in the Darkness and Devours the Innocent) lurks. It’s all pretty scary and this is a scare warning!
Music credits:
“Falling Skies,” by Allen Grey
“Peaceful Magic,” by Silver Hoof
“Brahms Lullaby Music Box,” by Rob Fehily
“Terminator OST 8 Bit Remix,” by Artur Andreevich
“Showtime,” by Stockwaves
“Carnival Lament,” by Robert Austin
“Haunted,” by Luca Francini
“Dark Lullaby,” by J Blanks
“Playful Baby Logo,” by Luca Francini
“Scottish Bagpipe Rock Anthem,” by Allen Grey
“Sadness,” by Allen Grey
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Baby Bee Wolfkiller for the outro music.
Dec 02 2019
1hr 8mins
Lobstrosities, Clone People, a malevolent Cloud AI ... and they’re all converging on the sweet, sweet feet of the sweetest Baby-Sitters Club Ghostwriter we know. But that’s not even the worst of it. The worst of it is that there’s only two guys who can stop it, and they’re Time Babies. This godforsaken mess (and more!) is what you get when the boys attempt to read about the ancient past of the BSC in the pages of the Portrait Collection. This week, “Stacey’s Book.” Strap in.
Music notes:
“Falling Skies,” by Allen Grey
“Nicest Rockabye Baby Lullaby,” by Little People in Training
“Hush Little Baby (Musical Box),” by Allen Grey
“Showtime,” by Stockwaves
“Sexy Hip Hop,” by Stereo Nuts
“Scottish Bagpipe Rock Anthem,” by Allen Grey
“Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb (and actual Baby, Cyril) for the intro music, and to Bye Bye Empire for the outro music.
Nov 25 2019
1hr 8mins
Daddy and Tanner get some expert help as they navigate the sparse and unforgiving terrain they seem to have navigated themselves into after finishing the Baby-Sitters Club Mysteries. With no birds interested in taking them, and no more guidance from the ethereal voices of Ann M. Martin and Elle Fanning, desperation has set in as the boys wander, naked and bewildered, in the desert. And to make matters worse, they're starting to get hungry ...
Music credits:
“Walking on Sunshine,” by Allen Grey
“Holiday in Paris,” by Shorties
“Kids Logo III,” by Musical Smile
“Modern Rock Stinger,” by Phil Larson
“Dramatic Cinematic Build,” by bd Productions
“Children,” by Musical Smile
A very special thank you to all of our kind, funny, and incredibly helpful friends.
Nov 18 2019
1hr 32mins
OK, so someone called “Elle Fanning” went back and changed a bunch of things in this one, but you know what she couldn’t hide? THE TRUTH. This week, on a very special episode of the Baby-Sitters Club Audio Club, the boys are going back to where it all started, except this time they’re actually LISTENING. And guess what they find out? That every single thing they ever suspected about these books was right, and nobody – least of all Elle Fanning – is going to keep that from coming out. Anyway, Kristy’s back having the idea for the Baby-Sitters Club again in this one and getting ready to do the whole thing all over again and it’s frankly pretty wonderful.
Music credits:
“Carnival Lament,” by Robert Austin
The Theme to Wii Sports by Kazumi Totaka
“Uplifting Positive Techno,” by Kornev Music
“Drama,” by Clean Mind Soundz
“Sad to Hopeful,” by The Story Shop
“Jazz Sad Hip Hop,” by Black Stone Sound
“Sadness,” by Allen Grey
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Superbrat for the outro music.
Nov 11 2019
1hr 10mins
Well, it was always going to end in cat burglars, but if any of us had even begun to suspect who those cats and who those burglars were, let alone what horrible things they had in store for the dreamy Sergeant Johnson, we might never have embarked on this dangerous and mysterious quest in the first place. The Grey Man is here of course, and Tanner uses the dark arts of “Numberology” to solve the Ultimate Mystery, and Kristy and Cary Retlin are kidnapped by a literal gun criminal. What a way to go out! All that and more in the final Baby-Sitters Club Mystery Club before the boys crawl into a field and let the birds take them.
Music credits:
“Crime of the Future,” by The Story Shop
“Victorian Detective Mystery,” by Niki N
“Triumphant Opener,” by Stereo Nuts
“Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey
“Parting Ways,” by Allen Grey
“Jazz Sad Hip Hop,” by Black Stone Sound
“Mischief & Mystery Carnival,” by Allen Grey
“Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey
“Sadness,” by Allen Grey
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Baby Bee Liz for the “Guessing the Mystery” theme.
Nov 04 2019
1hr 8mins
Detective Tanner and Gumshoe Jack wade into a mystery that they are fundamentally ill equipped to solve, featuring not just Abby Stevenson, but a beloved and dangerous Marvel hero, the entire crew from “Mystery Men,” an ascended Lawnmower Man version of Janine Kishi, and a stone cold hottie who’s been hiding in plain sight this whole time. Oh, and also Cenobites! And Kristy. Kristy’s in this one too. Ellen Miles did a whole lot with some pretty limited space this week.
Music credits:
“School Music Video,” by DjHappY
“Hip Hop,” by Forty Two Studio
“Typewriter Blues,” by Allen Grey
“Interface,” by Clean Mind Sounds
“Spy Comedy,” by Dred Studio
“License to Kill,” by Petrej
“You Gotta Have Theremin and Ukulele,” by Squidlord
“Cinematic Ominous 80’s,” by Luca Francini
“Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey
“Parting Ways,” by Allen Grey
“Jazz Sad Hip Hop,” by Black Stone Sound
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, Baby Bee Liz for the “Guessing the Mystery” theme, and to Superbrat for the outro music.
Oct 28 2019
1hr 12mins
An illuminating peek inside the writing process of the mysterious Vicki Berger Erwin, this scintillating episode takes you where no other Baby-Sitters Club criticism has ever dared: Into the eye of the furious storm that is created when a BSC ghostwriter at the top of her abilities is unshackled and given free reign to make art that will change us forever. Anyway, this art has Mary Anne in it, and weirdly, Edgar Allen Poe, and also lots of birds and if there are any bird scientists out there, we desperately need your help.
Music credits:
“Horror Creepy Haunted Dollhouse,” by Marco Belloni Music
“Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey
“Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, to Baby Bee Liz for the “Guessing the Mystery” theme, and to Bye Bye Empire for the outro music.
Oct 21 2019
1hr 6mins
Someone stole a bag from Stacey, but more importantly, someone stole Pete Black's heart, and we're not going to rest until they're behind bars where they belong. Meanwhile, Cary Retlin is stealing the show with his breathtaking coolness, Ellen Miles is stealing every single BSC B-Plot by having Kristy throw together some kind of Baby Parade, and Hodges Soileau is stealing Stacey's hair, which is troubling to say the least. Anyway, the primary mystery this week is that some Valentines have gone missing, and Stacey McGill is on the case. Unclear whether we cover any of that in the episode.
Music credits:
“Detective Jazz Man Blues,” by Allen Grey
“Woodland Fantasy,” by Matthew Pablo
“Hybrid Drama,” by Dred Studio
“Epic Heroic Fantasy Action,” by Matthew Pablo
“Medieval Harpsichord Royal,” by Flossie Wood
“Energy Percussion,” by Tim Cat
“Typewriter Blues,” by Allen Grey
“Sneaky Troublemakers,” by Matthew Pablo
“Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, to Baby Bee Liz for the “Guessing the Mystery” theme, and to Bye Bye Empire for the outro music.
Oct 14 2019
1hr 5mins
Art is a mystery, and the mystery we read this week was certainly a work of art because this week’s mystery was surging with VBE ENERGY! That’s right, Vicki Berger Erwin is back at the helm of the BSC books once again, so expect a lot of intrigue, villainy, strange POVs from dogs, and historical true crime. And it’s not just the scintillating book itself that will keep you on the edge of your seat, because this week’s episode is quite an affair… a Thomas Crown Affair. (Which I only mention because Jack didn’t seem to know the film and we shot by it pretty quickly.) Also, if anyone has seen or heard from Liz or Carys please let them know that we miss them and hope they come back to the show soon.
Music Credits:
Thanks to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music and Superbrat for the outro music.
Oct 07 2019
1hr 10mins
Mary Anne discovered the freaking LAMENT CONFIGURATION in a wall this week and all hell quite literally broke loose. Meanwhile, the DeWitts are building an extension on their house, which, as a B-plot, doesn’t quite live up to the chills and thrills of the A-plot, but it’s certainly something to think about. Oh, and there’s a Sailor/Ghost. But don’t worry, this episode is not all scares – it’s also surprisingly sexy?
“Cinematic Action 80’s," by Luca Francini
“Epic Cinematic Horror Trailer,” by Luca Francini
“Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Music Box,” by Allen Grey
“Once Upon a Dark Time,” by Allen Grey
“Romantic Piano No. 4,” by Adigold
“Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey
“Masquerade Ball,” by Allen Grey
“Jazz Sad Hip Hop,” by Black Stone Sound
“Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Superbrat for the outro music.
Sep 30 2019
1hr 4mins
“A sense of endearing honesty permeates this episode, which is far more than anyone can say about Jack and Tanner’s subsequent work. It’s a shame that they decided not to continue down the path of laid-back, twangy roots podcasting, but alas, the taste of “BSCMC 030 - Kristy and the Train Mystery’s” success on the podcast charts proved to be too much to resist. Jack and Tanner’s podcasting contemporaries like the Wallflowers and Counting Crows ended up more-or-less fading from the spotlight by the turn of the century, so maybe they made the right financial decision. But more than anything, I can sum this podcast up as a sort of a snapshot – a snapshot of two talented, undiscovered podcasters trying to make the best podcast they can make, before the power of record labels and the allure of popularity inevitably took their toll.”
Review by nickslip, Sputnik Music, August 24th, 2017
Music Credits:
Thanks to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music and Superbrat for the outro music.
Sep 23 2019
1hr 8mins
Somebody’s poisoning fashion teens this week, but don’t worry because Stacey McGill and her best friends Abraham Lincoln, Drop Dead Fred, and Wolverine are on the case! Meanwhile, Kristy is busy BLAZING a trail that the KIND people of STONEYbrook will never forget. It’s about weed. Oh, and Ellen Miles has a chilling message for the boys.
Music credits:
“Fashion Show,” by Alex Shulgin
“Magical World,” by Stereo Nuts
“Ethereal Voices,” by Luca Francini
“Creeping Terror Horror Trailer,” by Marco Belloni Music
“Serenity,” by Adigold
“Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Superbrat for the outro music.
Sep 16 2019
1hr 7mins
To paraphrase Joe Pantoliano’s character Cypher in The Matrix, “You know, I know this mystery doesn’t exist. I know that when I put it in my eyes, Ellen Miles is telling my brain that it is intriguing and cryptic. After four years, you know what I realize? Ignorance is bliss.” That’s right, there was arguably no mystery once again in this week’s Baby-Sitters Club Mystery book, much like how the film Three Men and a Baby is not a fun romp about three men raising a baby, but instead a gritty action film about drugs and the mafia, but we loved both regardless of how far they may have missed the mark.
Music Credits:
Thanks to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music and Superbrat for the outro music.
Sep 09 2019
1hr 11mins
'Tis the season for lighthouse ghosts, alien beehives, and AI-enabled thermonuclear devastation, and there's only one person in the whole wide world who could bring you all of that and more wrapped up in a (technically) Holiday-themed Baby-Sitters Club book. So if you detect a hint of exuberance in the boys' voices this week it's either because this scintillating novel is a beautiful gift, or it’s not exuberance at all but incipient panic about the fact that we just found out for certain that ghosts are real. Sorry. Scare warning. Anyway, Claudia and Janine both have eyes for this hunk named Steve and ghosts are real and a boy died. Enjoy!
Music credits:
“Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey
“Just a Little Hope,” by Adigold
“Parting Ways,” by Allen Grey
“Jazz Sad Hip Hop,” by Black Stone Sound
“Love Potion,” by Fasol Prod
“Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey
“School Music Video,” by DjHappY
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, Baby Bee Liz for the “Guessing the Mystery” theme, and to Bye Bye Empire for the outro music.
Sep 02 2019
1hr 7mins
It’s an undercover episode, by which we mean, it’s a totally normal episode and not really different in any way from any other episode of the show, according to Ellen’s definition of “undercover” apparently. But don’t worry, we take Ellen to task, and so does Hodges, weirdly. There actually seems to be a lot of bad blood between Ellen and Hodges and we’re not going to take sides. Also, there’s an exciting new segment/Gothic prom for your fridge fetishists out there!
Music Credits:
Thanks to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music and Superbrat for the outro music.
Aug 26 2019
1hr 10mins
Who likes mysteries? We hope you do, because it’s time to get wet, wild, and wiggly for some horny mystery action with Nola, who's back, stacked, and Thacker than ever! Light spoilers in this one for Medieval European History, the fall of Rome, and parts of The Canterbury Tales. Oh and a teeny, tiny Scare Warning because of the bats and the patriotic witches, and because Kristy peers deep into the darkest part of her soul at a memory that she wishes would stay buried. But mostly this one’s just wet, wild, wiggly, and, as we mentioned, horny. Enjoy!
Music credits:
“Epic Cinematic Trailer,” by LucaFrancini
“Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey
“Show Logo,” by Stockwaves
“Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, Baby Bee Liz for the “Guessing the Mystery” theme, and to Superbrat for the outro music.
Aug 19 2019
1hr 8mins
Huge news this week, Riddlebabies. We think we uncovered the origins of *69, and it’s way raunchier than you probably imagined. (Also, for younger listeners, we don’t have time to explain *69, so just Google it.) Also, Cyril makes an extended appearance and gives a middling performance (at best) saying “why why.” Oh, and there was a BSC Mystery book somewhere in there. We touch on it a bit.
Music Credits:
Thanks to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music and Superbrat for the outro music.
Aug 12 2019
1hr 8mins
This is a bonus episode from our Patreon! Patreon subscribers have already heard this one, but for everyone else, this is the most recent episode of The Baby-Sitters Elite Baby Baby Elite Little Sister Big Episodes Show, where we sing the descriptions. To support our show and follow the Little Sister journey every week, you can subscribe at Patreon.com/BSCCPodcast. ❤️ + 😘
Disclaimer: MANY pumpkins were harmed in the making of this episode. In fact, this one is mostly just moments of silence for all the pumpkins that didn't make it, so maybe you can use it as, like, a meditation app or something.
Aug 08 2019
56mins
It’s Abby’s first mystery, which means we’re hurtling at 99% of the speed of light toward the messy end of this thing wherein the birds eat our souls and The Gray Man who is behind it all nods once, lights a cigarette, and walks into the sunset. But there’s no time to think about that because this one’s very complicated! Ann and Ellen killed a man, Sergeant Johnson is more than willing to put a bunch of teens in mortal danger to solve the crime, and Cary Retlin just wants to watch the world burn.
Music credits:
“Epic Mystery,” by Stockwaves
“Detective,” by LoopsLab
“Soul Cops,” by J Blanks
“Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey
“Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey
“Dark Magic,” by Allen Grey
Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, Baby Bee Liz for the Guessing the Mystery theme, and to Superbrat for the outro music.
Aug 05 2019
1hr 7mins