Note: We had some audio issues this week which will be fixed in the next episode. Thank you for your patience! 

This week, we have a book that is ostensibly about a romantic rivalry between two boys (“they”) over the affections of a girl, but is actually about a homoerotic relationship between two boys who really, really, love their dirt bikes. 

Outside of Sweet Valley, there’s a new character storming onto the scene: Pardo’s new Owala water bottle, whose colorway provides a narrative with twists, turns, and shocks. 

Join us for a discussion of headless influencers, the definition of modern (just kidding), and the importance of dirt bike safety,  in “Who They? What Both? Girl?” (Sweet Valley High #80, The Girl They Both Loved).