HKHSPod is getting even more queer and political in August!
(@brennacgray.bsky.social is only partially to blame)
(@brennacgray.bsky.social is only partially to blame)
If you're reading/watching along, here's where we're going in August:
Aug 1: PIGLETTES (book)
Aug 8: HEARTSTOPPER S02 (comic/show)
Aug 15: IMOGEN OBVIOUSLY (book)
Aug 22: RED, WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE (book/film)
Aug 29: ALANNA: THE FIRST ADVENTURE (book club)
Aug 1: PIGLETTES (book)
Aug 8: HEARTSTOPPER S02 (comic/show)
Aug 15: IMOGEN OBVIOUSLY (book)
Aug 22: RED, WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE (book/film)
Aug 29: ALANNA: THE FIRST ADVENTURE (book club)
August 3, 2023 at 1:41 PM
HKHSPod is getting even more queer and political in August!
(@brennacgray.bsky.social is only partially to blame)
(@brennacgray.bsky.social is only partially to blame)
Your weekend #HKHSPod homework? @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social want you to cry your way through S03 of #Heartstopper before Tuesday’s new episode!
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February 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Your weekend #HKHSPod homework? @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social want you to cry your way through S03 of #Heartstopper before Tuesday’s new episode!
Hey HKHSPod listeners:
Did you know it’s @brennacgray.bsky.social’s BIRTHDAY? And did you know that the thing she wants most in the world is for you to RATE, REVIEW, and RECOMMEND the pod? Preferably with five stars because it is her birthday?
*Brenna wrote this post. 🙈
Did you know it’s @brennacgray.bsky.social’s BIRTHDAY? And did you know that the thing she wants most in the world is for you to RATE, REVIEW, and RECOMMEND the pod? Preferably with five stars because it is her birthday?
*Brenna wrote this post. 🙈
April 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Hey HKHSPod listeners:
Did you know it’s @brennacgray.bsky.social’s BIRTHDAY? And did you know that the thing she wants most in the world is for you to RATE, REVIEW, and RECOMMEND the pod? Preferably with five stars because it is her birthday?
*Brenna wrote this post. 🙈
Did you know it’s @brennacgray.bsky.social’s BIRTHDAY? And did you know that the thing she wants most in the world is for you to RATE, REVIEW, and RECOMMEND the pod? Preferably with five stars because it is her birthday?
*Brenna wrote this post. 🙈
Double the HKHSPod for the same low, low cost (free).
Secret announcement: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are back to weekly episodes through the summer! Join us Tuesday as we get political with New Zealand film UPROAR
June 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Double the HKHSPod for the same low, low cost (free).
Tomorrow on #HKHSPod: Book Club is back in session and Brenna and @joelipsett.bsky.social are talking Ann-Helén Laestadius' gripping Sami thriller, STOLEN
Subscribe here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/hazel-katniss-harry-starr/id1443858472
Subscribe here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/hazel-katniss-harry-starr/id1443858472
July 18, 2023 at 2:55 AM
Tomorrow on #HKHSPod: Book Club is back in session and Brenna and @joelipsett.bsky.social are talking Ann-Helén Laestadius' gripping Sami thriller, STOLEN
Subscribe here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/hazel-katniss-harry-starr/id1443858472
Subscribe here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/hazel-katniss-harry-starr/id1443858472
Today on HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social talk about Casey McQuiston’s fun and flirty RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE and lament its tepid film adaptation.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/h...
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/h...
August 22, 2023 at 4:28 PM
Today on HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social talk about Casey McQuiston’s fun and flirty RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE and lament its tepid film adaptation.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/h...
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/h...
Tomorrow on #HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social dig into the BBC limited series remake of LORD OF THE FLIES (now streaming in North America on Netflix)
Lord of the Flies | Official trailer - BBC
YouTube video by BBC Trailers
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May 4, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Tomorrow on #HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social dig into the BBC limited series remake of LORD OF THE FLIES (now streaming in North America on Netflix)
Tomorrow on #HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social discuss essential Indigenous Can Con film BEANS (2020)
BEANS - Official Trailer
YouTube video by FilmRise Releasing
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March 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Tomorrow on #HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social discuss essential Indigenous Can Con film BEANS (2020)
Today on HKHSPod: Brenna and I tackle a suuuuper well known Aussie text in multiple different formats, none of which want to engage with colonialism in any way.
Today on the Pod: Thanks to listener Miriam, we're tackling John Marsden's Tomorrow, When The War Began (1993), as well as its 2010 film adaptation by Stuart Beattie and the Brendan Maher-directed season of TV from 2016.
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr: Tomorrow, When The War Began on Apple Podcasts
Show Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr, Ep Tomorrow, When The War Began - Jul 25, 2023
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July 25, 2023 at 3:01 PM
Today on HKHSPod: Brenna and I tackle a suuuuper well known Aussie text in multiple different formats, none of which want to engage with colonialism in any way.
Tomorrow on #hkhspod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social tackle the end of #heartstopper and Charlie + Nick
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July 20, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Tomorrow on #hkhspod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social tackle the end of #heartstopper and Charlie + Nick
Tomorrow on #HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social reach the end of Series 1 of SKINS and we have *plenty* of thoughts.
August 5, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Tomorrow on #HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social reach the end of Series 1 of SKINS and we have *plenty* of thoughts.
We sat down with @brennacgray.bsky.social from @hkhspod to discuss LITTLE WOMEN! We talk about Christian Bale’s “Open Mouth Acting” style, wonder if maybe Amy should have just drowned, and Anne of Green Gables!
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0qS5...
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0qS5...
November 22, 2023 at 9:18 AM
We sat down with @brennacgray.bsky.social from @hkhspod to discuss LITTLE WOMEN! We talk about Christian Bale’s “Open Mouth Acting” style, wonder if maybe Amy should have just drowned, and Anne of Green Gables!
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0qS5...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0qS5...
Tomorrow on #hkhspod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are back with a new Book Club episode on Malinda Lo’s LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB
July 13, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Tomorrow on #hkhspod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are back with a new Book Club episode on Malinda Lo’s LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB
Tomorrow on #HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social head back into the realm of YA dystopia with our first book->film episode of the year on #uglies
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March 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Tomorrow on #HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social head back into the realm of YA dystopia with our first book->film episode of the year on #uglies
Tomorrow on #HKHSPod: at the behest of listeners, @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social return to unpack all 11 episodes of S01 of Norwegian YA series SKAM.
SKAM S1 TRAILER: EVA w/ english subtitles
YouTube video by skam australia
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December 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Tomorrow on #HKHSPod: at the behest of listeners, @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social return to unpack all 11 episodes of S01 of Norwegian YA series SKAM.
Tomorrow on #HKHSPod: in celebration of its 40th anniversary, @joelipsett.bsky.social and @brennacgray.bsky.social are discussing Jim Henson's classic, LABYRINTH
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June 22, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Tomorrow on #HKHSPod: in celebration of its 40th anniversary, @joelipsett.bsky.social and @brennacgray.bsky.social are discussing Jim Henson's classic, LABYRINTH
Tomorrow on HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social need to apologize: FIRST DAUGHTER is a snooze!
Here's your YA BINGO (new board next week!)
Here's your YA BINGO (new board next week!)
September 18, 2023 at 6:33 PM
Tomorrow on HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social need to apologize: FIRST DAUGHTER is a snooze!
Here's your YA BINGO (new board next week!)
Here's your YA BINGO (new board next week!)
Your weekend #HKHSPod homework: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social close out May with Canadian film FITTING IN, which explores female teen sexuality in a frank (and occasionally uncomfortable) fashion.
More on Tuesday!
More on Tuesday!
May 24, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Your weekend #HKHSPod homework: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social close out May with Canadian film FITTING IN, which explores female teen sexuality in a frank (and occasionally uncomfortable) fashion.
More on Tuesday!
More on Tuesday!
Tomorrow on HKHSPod: @joelipsett.bsky.social and @brennacgray.bsky.social wrap up Book Five *and* the DIVERGENT franchise with its final entry ALLEGIANT.
Here's your YA BINGO:
Here's your YA BINGO:
September 4, 2023 at 4:03 PM
Tomorrow on HKHSPod: @joelipsett.bsky.social and @brennacgray.bsky.social wrap up Book Five *and* the DIVERGENT franchise with its final entry ALLEGIANT.
Here's your YA BINGO:
Here's your YA BINGO:
On today’s HKHSPod minisode: @brennacgray.bsky.social and (moreso) @joelipsett.bsky.social discuss listener Andrew's response about Joe feeling bad for Ben in HEARTSTOPPER S02.
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr: Mailbag 18: Ben & Heartstopper S02 on Apple Podcasts
Show Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr, Ep Mailbag 18: Ben & Heartstopper S02 - Aug 25, 2023
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August 25, 2023 at 4:16 PM
On today’s HKHSPod minisode: @brennacgray.bsky.social and (moreso) @joelipsett.bsky.social discuss listener Andrew's response about Joe feeling bad for Ben in HEARTSTOPPER S02.
Tomorrow on #HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social kick off three weeks of PERCY JACKSON coverage with a look at the second book in Rick Riordan's series, THE SEA OF MONSTERS
February 10, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Tomorrow on #HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social kick off three weeks of PERCY JACKSON coverage with a look at the second book in Rick Riordan's series, THE SEA OF MONSTERS
Today on #HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social check out director Sydney Freeland's Indigenous basketball movie, REZ BALL (2024), which was co-written by RESERVATION DOGS' Sterlin Harjo
C/W: suicide (off-screen)
C/W: suicide (off-screen)
Rez Ball (2024)
Podcast Episode · Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr · 2025-04-08 · 33m
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April 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Today on #HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social check out director Sydney Freeland's Indigenous basketball movie, REZ BALL (2024), which was co-written by RESERVATION DOGS' Sterlin Harjo
C/W: suicide (off-screen)
C/W: suicide (off-screen)
Tomorrow on HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social discuss Casey McQuiston's RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE and its (sadly quite cheap-looking) Amazon adaptation.
Here's your YA BINGO
Here's your YA BINGO
August 21, 2023 at 6:41 PM
Tomorrow on HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social discuss Casey McQuiston's RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE and its (sadly quite cheap-looking) Amazon adaptation.
Here's your YA BINGO
Here's your YA BINGO
Today on #hkhspod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social cover #Heartstopper S03, how creator Alice Oseman handles Charlie's eating disorder and treatment, the absence of Olivia Colman, and look ahead to the fourth (and final) season.
Heartstopper S03 (2024)
Podcast Episode · Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr · 2025-02-11 · 39m
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February 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Today on #hkhspod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social cover #Heartstopper S03, how creator Alice Oseman handles Charlie's eating disorder and treatment, the absence of Olivia Colman, and look ahead to the fourth (and final) season.
Tomorrow on HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are celebrating MEAN GIRLS day early with a look at both the parenting guide (yes, really) and the classic YA film.
Here's your (new!) YA BINGO
Here's your (new!) YA BINGO
September 25, 2023 at 7:22 PM
Tomorrow on HKHSPod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are celebrating MEAN GIRLS day early with a look at both the parenting guide (yes, really) and the classic YA film.
Here's your (new!) YA BINGO
Here's your (new!) YA BINGO