About this episode
On the 16th anniversary of the podcast, Jill Karliner and Kevin Allison share stories from their own sixteeny days.
🎙️Radio Story: Save a Prayer for Jill by Jill Karliner
When she was sixteen, Jill went to a Duran Duran concert in an attempt to fit in with her friend group and got so inside her own head about not enjoying it, she panicked.
keywords: concert, classical, duran duran, rick springfield, squeeze, high school
🎙️Radio Story: What’s in the Box?! by Kevin Allison
After being slighted by his high-school crush, a young Kevin mailed the unsuspecting straight boy his poop.
keywords: poop prank, mailing feces, unrequited teenage love, queer crush, revenge, poop
Watch Kevin's chat with Sean Malin, author of Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen, on YouTube.
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