Two hens are clucking once again about your favorite girls - from Kirsten to Kit, we're covering the best books, why Learns a Lesson's never quite hit, and comparing how bad our Halloween hangovers are in comparison to last year (you had to be there). Tune in for a little break between seasons, and a fun chat with Caroline and Celia about all things American Girl!

Goodbye Kit! This week, we're wrapping up our coverage on this little writer girl by getting into uncle fights, becoming journalists, and perhaps most important of all, making a difference. Will Stirling's mom ever be caught poisoning his soup? Does the eggman come at dawn? Is dad ever going to get a job? Find out all this and less in Changes for Kit! Chapters 0:00 - Intro: Last Kit book! 2:34 - Chapter One: Something Wonderful 21:31 - Chapter Two: To Do 36:31 - Chapter Three: Letters with an 'S' 46:10 - Chapter Four: The Perfect Word 55:20 - Peek into the Past: WWII Saves the Day? 1:01:45 - Closing Thoughts on Kit!

Hobos and Bums and Tramps, oh my! When a young hobo wanders into Kit's backyard, she's immediately adventure-cucked. Living in a tent, eating communal hobo soup? What a treat! What a dream! Wrong! Turns out, being a vagabond is not nearly as cool as it seems, and actually scary! Oops! We could not have predicted this. Chapters 0:00 - Our Darkest Book Yet 2:01 - Chapter One: Stuck! 10:02 - Chapter Two: Just Plain Will 23:40 - Chapter Three: The Hobo Jungle 33:50 - Chapter Four: Do Something 46:29 - Peek into the Past: Too Poor for Summer! 57:33 - Closing Thoughts: Dark!

The eggman cometh! Join us as we celebrate (or barely reference) Kit's upcoming 10th birthday! When Aunt Millie comes to town, she brings with her tons of ideas on how the Kittredges can actually save money and turn a profit with their failing boarding house business - but will the Kittredges be happy with these changes, or will they be inexplicably shamed by the idea of eating peaches out of a dented can? Only time will tell, and boy, does this book take its time getting to the point! This book? Boring. This episode? Very entertaining. So listen in, lest you summon the wrath of the ragman!

It's a Depression-era Christmas, and Kit is NOT feeling the Christmas cheer - if you can even believe. Between Ruthie's dad threatening to evict her family as a New Year's gift and Ruthie giving her hand-me-down dresses, Kit is at her limit with financial stress, as any nine-year-old would be. But can she turn her Christmas around by performing a series of increasing random errands for her curmudgeonly uncle? Is it still "American Girl Talk" if Caroline is recording in Romania? Tune in to find out! Chapters 0:00 - Intro: Romanian Girl Talk! 9:48 - Chapter One: Rick Rack 22:06 - Chapter Two: The Bright Red Dress 38:24 - Chapter Three: The Wicked Ogre 47:37 - Chapter Four: Jewels 58:58 - Peek into the Past: A Depressing Christmas! 1:04:01 - Final Thoughts: Best Doll Award?

Our very first book where no lesson is learned - potentially! It's Thanksgivingn at the Kittredge boarding house and Kit is FED UP with all the boarders cramping her style. Dad will get a job any day, so there's no point in having them there right? RIGHT? Wrong! Turns out, you can't trust adults to be honest, but you can trust us to give you the DL on everything happening in Kit's world on this week's episode. Tune in - gobble gobble!

America may be depressed, but we certainly aren't (sometimes)! It's time to meet Kit - our spunky, plucky, Depression-era daddy's girl who just discovered her family is headed towards financial ruin! When a ghoulish boy and his maybe-questionable-mother move into the Kittredge house, Kit discovers that life is not fair, and Caroline and Celia wonder why the adults in Kit's world lie so much.

You heard it here last, folks! American Girl just released their new Girl of the Year, and she comes equipped with clothes, accessories, and...Samantha lore? Tune in for a quick lil' snack of an episode where we discuss this breaking news!

It's time for another yap! We're taking a week off from reading about American Girls and we're simply talking about American Girls - Kirsten, Samanth, Molly, Felictiy, Addy, and Josefina! Join us as we rank, rant, rave and review what we've noticed and who's won our hearts. PLUS: Celia does some snooping and gets to the bottom of our frenemy, Valerie Tripp's relationship to the American Girl Doll brand.

WE WERE SO RIGHT. Love is IN THE AIR in the land of enchantment, but yearning is also at full throttle - and Papa and Tia Dolores do not know what to do with themselves! When Tia Dolores announces she's going to leave the rancho and move to Santa Fe, Josefina full-on crashes out because she KNOWS Tia Dolores is meant to be with Papa. Can Josefina mastermind the relationship into existence? We're literally giggling, kicking our feet, listening to this one, so tune in! Chapters 0:00 - Intro: We were SO RIGHT 3:02 - Chapter One: Gifts and Blessings 19:36 - Chapter Two: Sleet 42:03 - Chapter Three: Josefina's Plan 49:38 - Chapter Four: Heart and Hope 1:01:36 - Peek into the Past: Oops - Manifest Destiny! 1:08:59 - Closing Thoughts: Goodbye to our delicious slowburn

We can't even focus on this book because of the sheer amount of tension between Papa and Tía Dolores, but... Josefina and her family are in Santa Fe to trade goods and save the ranch! When Josefina encounters the Rizzmaster Señor O'Toole, he says that he can help her family earn the money they need AND throw in something a lil extra to make Josefina's day! But can we trust this Americano? Are all people who play music inherently good? Have Papa and Tía Dolores touched each other, or are they straight yearning? Are we delulu? Find out!

Josefina's name day fast approaches, and she's LOCKED IN on becoming a healer. She's fostering goats, sniffing herbs, and cleaning pots off tall shelves - but will it be enough? Only time and bizarre circumstances will tell, so join us as we hyperfixate on what papa and Tia Dolores are doing, speculate on the logistics of snake attacks, and wonder if mallow root really could save the day! Chapters 0:00 - Intro: Are Papa and Tía Dolores F*cking? 3:54 - Chapter One: Spring Sprouts 19:23 - Chapter Two: Tía Magdalena 30:11 - Chapter Three: Second Chances 40:57 - Chapter Four: Rattlesnake! 51:27 - Peek into the Past: Childbirth and Suspicious Wedding Lore 56:11 - Closing Thoughts: A Manic Episode, and a Budding Romance

Feliz Navidad! It's Christmastime for Josefina and her family, and everyone is wondering - for the first time since Mama's death - do they dare to be happy? The jury's out because Clara doesn't think so! She's hiding dolls, crashing out over altarpieces, and in general feeling glum about the holiday season. Can Josefina and Tia Dolores lift her spirits? Will Josefina unlock a classic American Girl Hyperfixation? Does Celia cry for the first time reading one of the books? Find out all this and more on this week's episode! Chapters - 0:00 - Intro: Christmas in Summer Never Felt So Good! Chapter One: Christmas is Coming! Chapter Two: Where is Niña? Chapter Three: The Silver Thimble 50:45 - Chapter Four: La Noche Buena 1:00:21 - Peek into the Past: Put Christ Back into Christmas! 1:06:47 - Final Thoughts: Grief, for Girls!

*AUDIO DISCLAIMER* The ghost of Mama cursed this episode, so the audio in the first part is...bad! Stick with it though! When a torrential flood kills a shocking number of sheep on the rancho, Tia Dolores swoops in to save the day! Josefina and her sisters must weave like their lives depend on it in order to save their family's fortunes, but could weaving lead to worse things - like forgetting the legacy of their dead mama? Inexplicably - maybe! Join us as Josefina becomes the first girl in AGT history to barely learn a discernible lesson in Josefina Learns a Lesson! Chapters 0:00 - Intro: Lessons Learned? Not Here! 1:53 - Chapter One: Light and Shadow 19:37 - Chapter Two: Turning Blankets Into Sheep 30:26 - Chapter Three: Rabbit Brush (Cursed Chapter) 39:41 - Chapter Four: The First Love 52:21 - Peek into the Past: School! Barely! 58:18 - Did Josefina Learn a Lesson?

Hola! Bienvenido a un nuevo episodio de American Girl Talk! We're down in the land of enchantment with Josefina, our newest gal! She's shy, she hates goats, and she's not even technically American at this point! It's been a year since Mama died, and the Montoya's are barely scraping by (emotionally)! When Mama's sister, Tia Dolores, comes to visit all the way from Mexico City, the rancho comes to life again. Can Josefina convince her aunt to stay? Do Tia Dolores and Papa give off weird vibes? Tune in to find out! Chapters 0:00 - Intro: Nueva Chica! 9:58 - Primroses 32:35 - Abuelito's Surprise 51:34 - A Gift for Tia Dolores 1:02:15 - Josefina's Idea 1:13:12 - Peek into the Past: The book retold 1:21:49 - Closing Thoughts: Cute, Shy, and Historical!

It’s full-on weep city at AGTHQ as we close the final chapter of Addy’s journey — the bravest girl in the American Girl universe. In the winter of 1865 Philadelphia, Addy clings to hope: hope for her family to be whole again, and for the freedom she’s fought so hard to claim. But freedom doesn’t come without cost, and we’re reminded that not every story ends neatly — or happily. Join us as we laugh, cry, and ugly-weep our way through Addy’s final book, and reflect on why stories like hers are so powerful — and why some would rather they go untold. Chapter Markers 0:00 - Intro: Weeping and Book Bans 8:43 - Chapter One: Pieces of a Puzzle 13:21 - Chapter Two: A Missing Piece 21:31 - Chapter Three: The Last Piece 29:19 - Chapter Four: Together(?) 40:34 - Peek Into the Past: Changes for America 45:34 - Final Thoughts: Goodbye, Addy, and Thank You, Connie!

It's summertime in the city! War is over, the church is planning a fair, and Addy is in a full-out brawl with mean girl Harriet over puppets and magic. But puppets and magic are no match for thieves and amputees...and you'll have to listen to find out what that means. Join us as we hee-hee haw-haw and sometimes sob our way through yet another Addy book! Chapter Markers 0:00 - Welcome Back! Another Saves the Day! 10:02 - Chapter One: Seeds of Hope 24:26 - Chapter Two: Hope and Determination 31:59 - Chapter Three: Healing 43:18 - Chapter Four: All for One! 48:51 - Peek into the Past - Being Poor Isn't Fun! 53:43 - Final Thoughts - Did Addy Save the Day?

Nothing says birthday quite like meeting a mystical blind woman, experiencing severe discrimination, and co-opting the end of the deadliest war on American Soil for your own birthday! Addy manages to do all these things and more. Celia is now a doll (Dollia), and Caroline is crashing out about Addy's tragic journey and her latest foster dog. Chapters 6:25 - Chapter One: Double Dutch 15:13 - Chapter Two: Sunshine 23:08 - Chapter Three: Bitter Medicine 36:39 - Chapter Four: Brotherly Love 44:11 - Chapter Five: Changes in the Wind 50:41- Peek into the Past: Uno Reverse Felicity 56: 26 - Final Thoughts: Shy Girls are People Too

Merry Christmas in July! Addy's celebrating her first Christmas as a free girl, and she's locked in on getting Momma the best gift she can find. Life is complicated, though, and freedom isn't all it's cracked up to be when you're freezing in a garret with a barely functioning window. We delve into Addy and Momma's living situation, their generous spirits (which are even more generous than ours), and a surprise visitor who makes Caroline cry! Tune in for a cool read in this hot season! Chapters 0:00 - Intro: Caroline is Crying 8:28 - Chapter One: The Winds of Winter! 17:53 - Chapter Two: Something Pretty! 25:40 - Chapter Three: Freedom Ain't Free 30:20 - Chapter Four: The Cost of Freedom 43:54 - Chapter Five: Christmas Surprises! 59:44 - Peek into the Past: Wartime Christmas Bummers 1:04:20 - Final Thoughts: We Love a Sweet Little Story