

Teen Girl Talk
Suesan Cota
Teen Girl Talk joins siblings Franklin and Susie Cota as they joyfully make their way through a menagerie of media made for teens. We're talking movies, books, tv shows, music and more! Laugh and cry along with the Cota siblings with some bonkers teen media! Too old to be teens, too funny not to listen to.
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Jul 2, 2020 • 19min
Extra Credit 17: Talking about school dances
This week Suesie and Frank are talking about the excitement, sadness and joy of school dances. Intro and outro is Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill. Please rate, review and subscribe to the show on iTunesE-mail: realteengirltalk@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teengirltalk/I Hope I Can Make It Through: https://ihopeicanmakeitthrough.podbean.com/

Jul 1, 2020 • 1h 5min
The Politician(S1 Episodes 1-4)- Nothing Gold Can Stay
(Trigger warning: forced outing, homophobia, suicidal ideation, suicide, child abuse, bullying, ableism) On this week's episode Suesie and Frank are heading down the campaign trail with Payton and oh boy is it hard going. But they're determined to cover the first four episodes of The Politician on Netflix. Also on this episode Suesie admits what we all already know. Frank keeps saying Ryan. Intro and outro is Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill. Please rate, review and subscribe to the show on iTunesE-mail: realteengirltalk@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teengirltalk/I Hope I Can Make It Through: https://ihopeicanmakeitthrough.podbean.com/

Jun 25, 2020 • 23min
Extra Credit 16: Summer Reading, Colin Farrell and some stuff about Lifetime Movies
This episode is a straight up fun mess. Intro and outro is Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill. On this week's episode Suesie and Frank watch the heartbreakingly lovely The Half of It. Telling too much would be spoiling so we're not going to do that. Intro is Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill. Outro is Origin of Love from the Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie soundtrack. Please rate, review and subscribe to the show on iTunesE-mail: realteengirltalk@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teengirltalk/I Hope I Can Make It Through: https://ihopeicanmakeitthrough.podbean.com/

Jun 24, 2020 • 57min
The Half Of It- I'll be your friend, you just haven't met me yet
(Trigger warning: Bullying, racism, homophobia) On this week's episode Suesie and Frank watch the heartbreakingly lovely The Half of It. Telling too much would be spoiling so we're not going to do that. Intro is Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill. Outro is Origin of Love from the Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie soundtrack. Please rate, review and subscribe to the show on iTunesE-mail: realteengirltalk@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teengirltalk/I Hope I Can Make It Through: https://ihopeicanmakeitthrough.podbean.com/

Jun 18, 2020 • 21min
Extra Credit 15: Talking about Summer
On this week's extra credit, Suesie and Frank are talking about summertime past and present. Intro is Feels Like Summer by SingSing and outro is All Summer by Kid Cudi, Best Coast and Rostam Batmanlij. Please rate, review and subscribe to the show on iTunesE-mail: realteengirltalk@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teengirltalk/I Hope I Can Make It Through: https://ihopeicanmakeitthrough.podbean.com/

Jun 17, 2020 • 1h 6min
Control Z- Everything Gerry does is unforgivable
(Trigger warnings: Transphobia, homophobia, child abuse, teenage sexuality, drug use, teacher-student relationships, bullying) On this week, Suesie and Frank are talking about the show Control Z. Where a hacker starts revealing all the secrets of a school. Also on this episode, Suesie calls out the principal. Frank doesn't know how to pronounce the name Raul. Intro is Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill. Outro is We've Got a File On You by Blur. Please rate, review and subscribe to the show on iTunesE-mail: realteengirltalk@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teengirltalk/I Hope I Can Make It Through: https://ihopeicanmakeitthrough.podbean.com/

Jun 11, 2020 • 20min
Extra Credit 14: Summer Reading 3- Hatchet
On this week's extra credit Frank tells Suesie about a book that he loved as a child. The story of a thirteen year old boy surviving against the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a hatchet. Intro and outro is Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill. Please rate, review and subscribe to the show on iTunesE-mail: realteengirltalk@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teengirltalk/I Hope I Can Make It Through: https://ihopeicanmakeitthrough.podbean.com/

Jun 10, 2020 • 1h 3min
Gossip Girl(Episodes 1-4): DJ, HIT THAT DEMO BUTTON!
(Trigger warning: Mentions of suicide, sexual assault) On this week's episode, Suesie and Frank talk about the extravagant and problem free lives of the characters of Gossip Girl! The winter soldier is in one of these eps! Also, Suesie talks about an imaginary rap career for Nate. Frank imagines segway vs hoverboard battles. Intro is Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side by The Magnetic Fields. Outro is Glamorous by Fergie. Please rate, review and subscribe to the show on iTunesE-mail: realteengirltalk@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teengirltalk/I Hope I Can Make It Through: https://ihopeicanmakeitthrough.podbean.com/

Jun 9, 2020 • 19min
TGT Special Episode: Interview with Aminah Mae Safi- Author of This Is All Your Fault
We got a chance to have a chat with the wonderful Aminah Mae Safi about her upcoming book, This Is All Your Fault, which comes out this October! But if you want to read some of her stuff beforehand you can check out her other books: Not the Girls You're Looking For and Tell Me How You Really Feel. They're available wherever fine books are sold. Intro and outro is Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill. If you want to preorder her book you can do so here through a variety of resources: http://www.aminahmae.com/this-is-all-your-fault-1Or check out her instagram full of wonderful things here: https://www.instagram.com/aminahmae/

Jun 5, 2020 • 19min
Extra Credit 13: Summer Reading 2- House of Stairs
On this week's episode of extra credit, we're talking about the dystopian sci-fi novel, House of Stairs. We'd like to thank our sponsor this week: www.herocosmetics.com They're offering Teen Girl Talk listeners 15% off their order of the Might Patch by using the code teengirltalk15 at checkout. Please rate, review and subscribe to the show on iTunesE-mail: realteengirltalk@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teengirltalk/I Hope I Can Make It Through: https://ihopeicanmakeitthrough.podbean.com/