Juvenalia Tall Tales

Submitted for the approval of The Midnight Society, Serra Petale and Agustina Ruiz from Los Bitchos join Alan and Sarah for a big ol chat about Nickelodeon’s long-running spooky anthology series Are You Afraid Of The Dark? We talk about our favourite episodes, which ones genuinely traumatised us for life, the importance of a good scare, watching true crime with your mother, Melissa Joan Hart, and lots more.

Serra and Agustina are in Los Bitchos. Their new single La Bomba is out now and they’re on tour in the USA, Canada, UK, and Europe later this year.

Alan is ⁠@alan_maguire⁠. He does a bit of standup but Juvenalia is his main thing right now.

Sarah is ⁠@griffski⁠. Her new novel Eat The Ones You Love is out April 2025. Her newsletter is at ⁠griffnotes.ghost.io⁠

Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork.

We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we’ve started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's ⁠patreon.com/juvenalia

This episode was produced by Alan Maguire

Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

Electro-pop twins ROOUE aka Róisín and Lulu join Alan and Andrea as we enthuse wildy about Britney Jean Spears. We talk about the VMAs, that voice, her dancing, the whole virginity thing, and of course her vast discography of classic pop.

ROOUE are @ROOUEMusic. Their debut EP Juxtaposition is out May 24th.

Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now but he’s doing a bit of stand up here and there.

Andrea  @AndreaCleary_. Her other podcasts are My Favourite Album With Andrea Cleary and The Nialler9 Podcast. Her newsletter is at https://andrea-cleary.ghost.io/

Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork.

We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our patreon-only show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of  merch. It's patreon.com/juvenalia

This episode was produced by Alan.

Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

Áine O’Connell of the new books podcast I Think You Should Read joins us as we get super earnest about Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 spectacular spectacular Moulin Rouge. We just kind of geek out about it really Sarah and Áine both have a deep and lengthy relationship with film so there was a lot to talk about. It’s a good one.

Áine is @ainereads. She co-hosts I Think You Should Read, a podcast about books you should read.

Alan is ⁠@alan_maguire⁠. He does a bit of standup but Juvenalia is his main thing right now.

Sarah is ⁠@griffski⁠. Her new novel Eat The Ones You Love is out April 2025. Her newsletter is at ⁠griffnotes.ghost.io⁠

Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork.

We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we’ve started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's ⁠patreon.com/juvenalia

This episode was produced by Alan Maguire

Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

WELCOME TO THE JAM. Author Richy Craven joins us to talk about the biggest Michael Jordan/Looney Tunes crossover event of 1996, Space Jam. We also find time to talk about Tom Cruise’s love of cinema as is only right and proper. It’s a good time.

Richy is @RichyCraven. His debut novel Spirit Level is out April 25th.

Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now but he’s doing a bit of stand up here and there.

Andrea  @AndreaCleary_. Her other podcasts are My Favourite Album With Andrea Cleary and The Nialler9 Podcast. Her newsletter is at https://andrea-cleary.ghost.io/

Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork.

We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our patreon-only show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of  merch. It's patreon.com/juvenalia

This episode was produced by Alan.

Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

Comedian Tim Platt from Rude Tales Of Magic and Oh These Those Stars Of Space joins us to talk about the impact that Jim Carrey and The Mask had on him as a child. We talk about Carrey’s performance and Cameron Diaz and Milo The Dog and the special effects of course but also about figuring out your artistic vocation, The Mask as alcohol, Man On The Moon, and the editorial biases of Edge City’s newspapers. It’s a good time.

Tim is @TimothyPlatt. He stars in Rude Tales Of Magic and Oh These Those Stars Of Space. His debut comedy album Teeth Like Beak is coming very soon.

Alan is ⁠@alan_maguire⁠. He does a bit of standup but Juvenalia is his main thing right now.

Sarah is ⁠@griffski⁠. Her new novel Eat The Ones You Love is out April 2025. Her newsletter is at ⁠griffnotes.ghost.io⁠

Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork.

We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we’ve started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's ⁠patreon.com/juvenalia

This episode was produced by Alan Maguire

Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

Welcome to The OC bitch! Jessa Hastings, author of the Magnolia Parks Universe books, joins us as we put on our collared t-shirts and huge belts to talk about The OC! We talk about how Adam Brody changed nerds forever, finding Marissa annoying, Sandy and Kirsten, the music, the clothes, and how The OC is directly responsible for the scripted reality explosion of the mid-noughties. It’s a good time.

Jessa is @jessa.hastings. The latest book in the Magnolia Parks Universe, Into The Dark, is out now.

Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now but he’s doing a bit of stand up here and there.

Andrea  @AndreaCleary_. Her other podcasts are My Favourite Album With Andrea Cleary and The Nialler9 Podcast. Her newsletter is at https://andrea-cleary.ghost.io/

Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork.

We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our patreon-only show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of  merch. It's patreon.com/juvenalia

This episode was produced by Alan.

Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.