Strange Bedfellows

BSCSC 002 - Baby-Sitters' Summer Vacation

19 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Lake Whatever, where every man, woman, and baby-sitter who swims in its waters must come face-to-face with their greatest fear. A faceless ...

BSCSC 001 - Baby-sitters on Board!

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Baby-Sitters Club SUPER (Special) Club! A totally new IP and concept brought to you by Jack Shepherd and Tanner Greenring, two promisin...

BSCC 136 - The Fire at Mary Anne's House, Part 2 of 2

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As Jackie Rodowsky knows all too well, there is an infinity of possible worlds in the great expanse of existence, but even Jackie Rodowsky would tell ...

BSCC 135 - The Fire at Mary Anne's House, Part 1 of 2

29 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kristy's trying to organize the BSC to enter a baby-sitting contest from a magazine, but Ann has other plans: To burn it all to the ground. Oh, and Ma...

BSCC: The Hatchet Order

22 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sike! You thought! Nope! Finale isn’t happening this week. Jack needed an extra week to work on the final episode(s). Instead, you get this special...

BSCC 133 - Stacey's Movie

15 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Cokie Mason Academy of What Is and Is Not Cool, I am your professor Joe Joesson and I am joined today by Dean Throbdong and his unusual...

BSCC 132: Kristy at Bat

08 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

BSCC: Little Sister - Karen's Little Sister

04 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wished you could spend 30 full minutes hearing two grown men argue heatedly about the difference between a little sister and a middle sister? Wel...

BSCC 131 - Claudia and the Little Liar

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week the Baby-Sitters Club Club (BSCC) is more like the The Video-Games Club Club (VGCC) because gamer geek Suzanne couldn’t help herself and p...

BSCC 130 - Abby's Un-Valentine

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This one goes out to Boo-Boo. What a life to take. What a bond to break. We’ll all be missing you Boo-Boo, but the show must go on and this week the...

BSCC 129 - The All-New Mallory Pike

17 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a new girl in Riverbend this week named Mallory Pike, and she’s all new! We all know and love our Riverbend Gals: Smee, Jen, Sarah… but ...

BSCC 128 - Mary Anne in the Middle

10 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mallory has left the safe confines of the BSC to become a baby-sitting Ronin and roam the Earth with no master and no mission but her wanderings. The ...

BSCC 127 - Stacey McGill ... Matchmaker?

03 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

#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...

BSCC 126 - Claudia's Big Party

27 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We’re not trying to tell you how to live your lives, but you’re going to disappoint a lot of people if you refuse to read Infinite Jest, watch Vid...

BSCC 125 - Kristy in Charge

20 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

¡Esta semana los chicos vienen a ti en vivo desde la Ciudad de México! (De acuerdo, no VIVO en vivo, ya que este episodio fue grabado hace unas sema...

BSCC 124 - Abby in Wonderland

13 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This weird, surrealistic tableau of a book marks the beginning of Suzanne Weyn's Dada phase. The narrative, such as it is, revolves around Abby and Kr...

BSCC 123 - Mary Anne and the Playground Fight

06 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the boys go inside a haunted mansion. Just by chance they freed a ghost who made them Beetleboys. [Frankenbeans: “BEETLEBOYS!”] Big Bad...

WOPC 001 - Ninja Gaiden

02 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hey Ninja Nation – welcome to a very special bonus episode of WOPC! The show that is very specifically targeted to the ninja in everyone ……. ’...

BSCC 122 - Stacey's Ex-Boyfriend

30 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kristy’s out of the way and busy with her Strawberry Festival and Stacey’s stuck between the two handsome boys in her life, so get ready to Hashta...

BSCC 121 - Kristy Thomas, Dog Trainer

23 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the boys are brimming with DINOSAUR ENERGY, which was introduced to the sitterverse by a new character named Deb Cooper, who has more in co...

BSCC 120 - Claudia and the Terrible Truth

16 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tune in for a hearty, rollicking discussion about Kristy and Mallory’s preparations for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Jackie Rodowsky’s latest s...

BSCC 119 - Abby and the Best Kid Ever

09 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A very good boy returns to Stoneybrook this week, and the boys could not be more excited to welcome them back. But don’t get out the streamers and c...

BSCC: Mystery – Kristy and the Missing Child

02 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the crossover episode everyone’s been waiting for – the boys welcome Kristin Russo from Buffering the Vampire Slayer to talk about the demo...

BSCC 118 - Jessi's Big Break

25 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tanner is back in New York, but he’s not the only one. Jessi Ramsay has somehow escaped Ann’s grasp and fled to New York City, where she’s been ...

BSCC 117 - The Secret Life of Mary Anne Spier

18 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Who could have imagined, when we started this little podcast about the hit 1990 LucasArts PC game “Loom,” that we’d still have stuff to talk abo...

BSCC 116 - Claudia Makes Up Her Mind

11 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“‘Two boys… two grades… how will Claudia ever decide?’ –Hodges Soileau” –Jack Shepherd Claudia’s got a choice to make this week, an...

BSCC 115 - Kristy and the Sister War

04 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are face to face this week to bring their impressive and nuanced understanding of military tactics and history to the circumstances of the gr...

BSCC 114 - Stacey's Secret Friend

28 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a new girl in town, and despite her numerous similarities to Tanner, she may be one of the most dynamic and engaging characters to ever move...

BSCC 113 - Abby the Bad Sport

21 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

One day in 1999, a man named Bill Bannerman and the five members of a soon-to-be-VERY-famous pop punk outfit sat in a basement room with a dogeared co...

BSCC 112 - Mary Anne to the Rescue

14 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Does Cringer shrink down when he’s not Battle Cat? Will Mary Anne Spier ever overcome her many, many fears? Are the Star Wars prequel films canon? W...

BSCC 111 - Don't Give Up, Mallory

07 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

You know what? Mallory really stuck it to the Man this week, and we’re damn proud of her. But while dear, sweet, brave Mal was busy standing up to t...

BSCC 110 - Mind Your Own Business, Kristy!

30 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Charlie Thomas has a new girlfriend named Angela, Pamela, Sandra, or Rita, and despite the fact that she’s a Crime Girl, they are only getting sweet...

BSCC 109 - Claudia Kishi, Queen of the Seventh Grade

23 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Parental advisory: There is a lot of kissing talk and smooching talk right up front and there’s honestly no way to avoid it this week because this w...

BSCC 108 - Stacey the Math Whiz

16 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Okay, so Jack and Tanner spent a ton of their hard-earned ad revenue on new mics and recorders but then that dunce Jack hit the wrong button and essen...

BSCC 107 - Abby's Twin

09 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This is an urgent message for the Pulitzer Committee: The audio from our original version of Abby’s Twin – which you so kindly singled out as bein...

BSCC 106 - Happy Holidays, Jessi

02 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jack and Tanner talk about ████ and ████, but then Jack decides to █████ his ████ instead, so Tanner need...

BSCC 105 - Mary Anne and the Little Princess

26 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In a distant future, in an alternate universe, The Futuresmiths have made a decision that will affect our world, Earth-One, and the mysterious otherwo...

BSCC 104 - Claudia Kishi, Middle School Dropout

19 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode #3 of the new Baby-Sitter’s Club Club podcast, now in the darkest timeline where Claudia is back in the 7th grade, Kristy is only...

BSCC 103 - Kristy's Worst Idea

12 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Your two favorite Partywarts™ are standing by this week with an arsenal of jokes, classic memes, and hilarious burns for your amusement. Which is un...

BSCC 102 - Stacey’s Broken Heart

05 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the boys hearts are broken right alongside Stacey’s because Robert “Hangdoggy” Brewster has betrayed us all. But don’t worry, becau...

BSCC 101 - Dawn and Too Many Sitters

26 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Some alt titles for this week’s episode: “The Tragic Misadventures of Dong and Jaff Schafer” “Kristy and the Corporate Sabotage” “The I...

BSCC 100 - Claudia and the World's Cutest Baby

19 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It’s episode #100! Well, actually it’s probably more like episode #103 or #104? And also, the boys are discussing book #97, but let’s all go ahe...

BSCC 099 - Abby's Lucky Thirteen

12 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There’s no easy way of saying this, but we’re legally obligated to warn you: The boys may have accidentally unleashed a vengeful being of pure evi...

BSCC 098 - Kristy + Bart = ?

05 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hope you enjoy the sound of two men doing that “Huh?!” sound from Home Improvement, because Jack and Tanner do it A LOT this week. There are also ...

BSCC 097 - Stacey McGill, Super Sitter

29 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Having seen the error of her ways after falling in with Crime Girls, Stacey McGill is riding the baby-sitting dragon again, but she’s not out of dan...

BSCC 096 - Mary Anne and the Memory Garden

22 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A life is cut tragically short this week and all of Stoneybrook comes together for a funeral for their friend Amelia. She was just thirteen years old ...

BSCC 095 - Mallory's Christmas Wish

15 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to “Kissing Advice” with Jack and Tanner! In this very special and extremely timely Christmas-themed episode, the boys will take...

BSCC 094 - Claudia and the First Thanksgiving

08 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Reasons we did the podcast this week: To remind you that children are the future. To wake you the f*ck up, America. To ask that you not narc o...

BSCC 093 - Welcome to the BSC, Abby

01 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Who was John Stevenson and what did he know? These are some of the tough questions that this fascinating novel asks us, but it also asks us to look de...

BSCC Special Christmas

25 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re caught up with BSCC episodes, it’s a very special Christmas episode, delivered to you hot and fresh on Christmas day! If you’re not ca...

BSCC 092 - Kristy and the Dirty Diapers

18 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a time of rebirth in Stoneybrook, Connecticut. Out with the old, in the with the new. Dawn is dead and gone, and in her place, a new sitter mus...

BSCC 091 - Farewell, Dawn

11 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Get your tissues ready and put your crying hats on, Baby Nation, because this one’s a sad one! Set during the First World War, "Farewell, Dawn" foll...

BSCC 090 - Stacey and the Bad Girls

04 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 d...

BSCC 089 - Mary Anne and Camp BSC

27 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What seems at first to be a very straightforward “paint-by-numbers” installment in the sitterverse (yawn: the sitters hold a day camp for some of ...

BSCC 088 - Claudia Kishi, Live From WSTO!

20 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

To really get this week’s episode, you’re going to need to remember a lot of the plot details from Inception, and you’re going to need to know A...

BSCC 087 - Dawn and the School Spirit War

13 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a ding dang civil war this week, Baby Nation (we’re saying “ding dang” now, apparently), and it looks like the beautiful friendships t...

BSCC 086 - Stacey vs. the BSC

06 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Ding Dong, Baby Nation! The witch is dead! Which old witch? Stacey McGill, that’s who! This week Stacey gets into a big fight with all the other mem...

BSCC 085 - Jessi and the Troublemaker

30 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Looks like we’ve got a Troublemaker gumming up the works this week, Baby Nation! But who, or what, is it? Surely it isn’t sweet, innocent leukemia...

BSCC 084 - Kristy and Mr. Mom

23 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, after father of three Jack Butler loses his job at the Ford Motor Company, he is forced to become a stay-at-home dad when his wife, Carolin...

BSCC 083 - Super Special 012 - Here Come the Bridesmaids

16 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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...

BSCC 082 - Mallory Pike, #1 Fan

09 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s book is a clear cry for help from the Primarch of Princeton herself, and Ann – if you’re reading this – we hear you! And if you’...

BSCC 081 - Mary Anne Breaks the Rules

02 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Babies and Gentlemen of the jury – over the course of this episode, we are going to present you with nothing but the facts of the case. You’re goi...

BSCC 080 - Claudia and Crazy Peaches

25 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the boys navigate some choppy waters together because Claudia’s crazy aunt Peaches comes to town for an extended visit, and things get a ...

BSCC 079 - Dawn and Whitney, Friends Forever

18 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It’s another episode of your favorite show, The We Heart Kids Club Club, a podcast in which your hosts, Half Pipe and Weed Lord (oof, sorry, I think...

BSCC 078 - Stacey's Lie

11 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week the boys become intimately familiar with the work of Suzanne Weyn, or should I say, Suz-ANN! Have any of you ever seen Ann and Suzanne in...

BSCC 077 - Jessi and the Horrible Prank

04 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Finally, the episode everyone has been waiting for – a 1-hour extravaganza devoted exclusively to BSC fan favorite character Michael P. Trout (the c...

BSCC 076 - Kristy and the Copycat

28 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Happy belated birthday, Ann! Jack and Tanner got you a present! It’s this podcast. Sorry. This week, the boys find common ground with Warhammer 40k/...

BSCC 075 - Mary Anne and Miss Priss

21 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the "Jahnna N. Malcolm Hate Podcast," a podcast in which two small-minded men viciously, slanderously, and unfairly malign the beloved chil...

W♥KCC 074 - Dawn and the We ♥ Kids Club

14 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another installment of the We ♥ Kids Club Club, a podcast in which your two hosts, Weed Lord and Half-pipe, discuss the works of Peter Le...

BSCC: Little Sister - Karen's School Picture

10 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Y’all, the boys were pretty sauced for this episode. But that’s OK because it’s a Little Sister, Little Episode, where things are fast, loose, f...

BSCC 073 - Claudia and the Perfect Boy

07 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

If there is such a thing in the world as a Perfect Boy, what would he be like? Would he be like Rand al Thor, from Robert Jordan’s tedious and bloat...

BSCC 072 - Stacey and the Cheerleaders

31 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, two inept hosts who WERE NOT born during a storm NOR during a Super Bowl game try their very best to describe and discuss a Baby-Sitters Cl...

BSCC 071 - Get Well Soon, Mallory!

24 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to “Pike Check,” our hit new BSCC-spinoff podcast about how ridiculously handsome Mallory’s dad John Pike is. We think this one has a lo...

BSCC 070 - Jessi and the Bad Baby-sitter

17 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Tanner is joined in his B____n, N__ Y__k apartment by a very special guest to discuss book #68 in the Baby-Sitter’s Club cycle: Jessi an...

BSCC 069 - Dawn's Big Move

10 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a time for somber reflection, as the boys gently, diplomatically, and eloquently allow Ann to hear (in the most thoughtful and sober w...

BSCC: Mystery - Mallory and the Ghost Cat

03 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are joined by author Erin Chack this week for a discussion about the hit 1990 film Ghost Dad, the hit 1996 Bone Thugs-n-Harmony song “Tha C...

BSCC 068 - Maid Mary Anne

26 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a real sewing circle jerk this week, Baby Nation (to use a technical term), and if you happen to be into that sort of thing AND you’re a fan ...

BSCC 067 - Stacey's Big Crush

19 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Oh wow! This week, Tanner had to wait over an hour while Jack finished reading the book and setting up his audio, and in that time, he got a little bi...

BSCC 066 - Dawn's Family Feud

12 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Trails, Baby Nation! Jack and Tanner are taking a tour of Boston’s “The Freedom Trail” this week, thanks to the entity known as Jahna N. M...

BSCC: Mystery - Beware, Dawn

05 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It’s time for another BSC: Mystery, which means it’s time for another interview, except it’s not an interview, because interviewers don’t make...

BSCC 065 - Claudia's Friend

29 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Strap on your best learnin’ hat and get ready for a good, old-fashioned education! This week, Claudia is learning from Stacey about where apostrophe...

BSCC 064 - Kristy and the Worst Kid Ever

22 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In dibbly day, in distant night, no babies shall escape their sight. Let those who listen twice a fortnight, beware our digressions, because we talk a...

BSCC 063 - Jessi and the Awful Secret

15 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A "very special” episode this week, Baby Nation, since Ann – in her infinite wisdom and unaccountable cruelty – decided to throw Jack and Tanner...

BSCC 062 - Mary Anne's Makeover

08 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mary Anne is finally getting that makeover we’ve been hearing about for so long! We also have reason to believe that Mr. Spier and Logan have a lot ...

BSCC: Mystery – Stacey and the Missing Ring

01 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It's the first ever Baby-Sitters Club Mystery! And things get very mysterious, very quickly. Stacey McGill has stolen a powerful ring that turns the b...

BSCC 061 - Mallory Hates Boys (and Gym)

24 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It's "pandemonium" in Stoneybrook this week! Which means, troublingly, that ALL the demons are back. And, perhaps worse, all the boys are being strang...

BSCC 060 - Stacey's Choice

17 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sorry Baby Nation, no room for notes this week. Too many works cited. But thanks for listening!    Works Cited: Martin, Ann M. Claudia and the Midd...

BSCC 059 - Dawn Saves the Planet

10 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Your two heavily jet-lagged boys are back in the USA and they're ready to talk about our precious Dawn, Claudia's latest outfit, and saving the planet...

BSCC 058 - Keep Out, Claudia!

03 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

There’s some new babies in Stoneybrook this week, and they only thing they love more than Kid Kits is racial purity! That’s right, they’re racis...

BSCC 057 - Jessi's Gold Medal

27 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wanted to be a fly on the wall when a couple of flesh-jobs hooked on Synchro and lurking around the meatspace in the dark alleyways of Roppongi,...

BSCC 056 - Mallory and the Dream Horse

20 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Mallory, Jack, and Tanner all dream of horses, and make the mistake of dreaming too small...   "There’s something that we K-PAXians have...

BSCC 055 - Kristy for President

13 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The boys sit down for a fascinating and thought-provoking discussion about what the perfect government might be, but things get derailed essentially ...

BSCC 054 - Mary Anne + 2 Many Babies

06 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We hit a record-setting number of segments this week, but what do you expect when you’re dealing with 2 MANY BABIES! (We’re still not totally sure...

BSCC 053 - Stacey's Ex-Best Friend

27 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to Blackheads! A hit new show from your friends Jack and Tanner, of the Pete Black Appreciation Society. Today we're diving deep int...

BSCC 052 - Dawn’s Big Date

20 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

After the long, dark night of the soul, we finally have a New Dawn, Baby Nation. And despite the fact that she looks a little like a late era Axl Ros...

BSCC 051 - Claudia and the Genius of Elm Street

13 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Let go of your hearts this week, Baby Nation, and for good measure let go of your heads as well, because this episode is a giant trust fall through s...

BSCC: Little Sister - Karen’s Kittycat Club

09 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A very special bonus "Little Sister, Little episode," a phrase which Jack and Tanner utter about 700 times during this particular conversation becaus...

BSCC 050 - Jessi’s Wish

06 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Difficult episode this week, Baby Nation! And not just because of the subject matter, which is TOUGH, but also because apparently every single airplan...

BSCC 049 - Mallory on Strike

30 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

There's no easy way of saying this, Baby Nation, but Mallory is over it. She's sick and tired of her abundant chores, the endless parade of babies she...

BSCC 048 - Mary Anne Misses Logan

23 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We’re considering changing the name of the show to “The Pete Black Club” because we discovered our favorite character in the entire series this ...