From great new books to favorite classic reads, from news to the latest in on-screen adaptations, Hey YA is here to elevate the exciting world of young adult lit.
98.5: Extra Credit: Unintentionally Dark and Murder-y
24 mins; July 28, 2021
Heroines Don’t Always Have to Be Strong: YA Romance Chat with Jacqueline Firkins
47 mins; July 21, 2021
97.5: Extra Credit: Do These Early YA Reads Hold Up?
20 mins; July 14, 2021
Our Favorite Books of 2021, So Far
53 mins; July 07, 2021
96.5: Extra Credit: We're Seeing Humans At Their Most Powerful
39 mins; June 30, 2021
Malinda Lo and Jason Reynolds Share What Books Shaped Them
22 mins; June 23, 2021
95.5: Extra Credit: You Don't Understand--"Boulder Gay" is Something I Made Up
35 mins; June 17, 2021
Small Towns in the Pacific Northwest and Texas Are Not Similar, and Also, Idris Elba
53 mins; June 09, 2021
94.5: Extra Credit: Community is Everything
20 mins; June 02, 2021
We Murdered No One, and There Were No Bacchanals
50 mins; May 26, 2021
93.5: Extra Credit: Were You An Extracurriculars Teen or After School Job Teen?
18 mins; May 19, 2021
It Doesn't Add Up, and It's Not Because I'm Bad at Math
49 mins; May 12, 2021
92.5: Extra Credit: The Things I'd Do For a New Melina Marchetta Book
19 mins; May 05, 2021
Everything Is Feudal Europe
50 mins; April 28, 2021
91.5: Extra Credit: Coming Soon to a Podcast and VOD Near You
7 mins; April 21, 2021
I Found Myself in Walmart
50 mins; April 14, 2021
90.5: Extra Credit: It's Too On the Nose
10 mins; April 07, 2021
Abraham Lincoln Was Gay!
63 hours 0 mins; March 31, 2021
89.5: Extra Credit: Bookishly Honoring the Victims of the Atlanta Shootings
26 mins; March 24, 2021
What Do We Do When We're Done With Nancy Drew?
73 hours 21 mins; March 17, 2021
88.5: Hey YA Extra Credit: In Honor of My Job Interviews...
14 mins; March 10, 2021
Black Futures and More
56 mins; March 03, 2021
87.5: Extra Credit: YA Horror and the Summer Scares
18 mins; February 24, 2021
The Romance Elephant
56 mins; February 17, 2021
86.5: Extra Credit: YA for Tweens and Younger Teens
53 mins; February 10, 2021
Nightmare in a Crowd
61 hours 8 mins; February 03, 2021
85.5: Extra Credit: When I Hear "Steam Engine," I Think Of Jack and Kate Running Through the Boiler Room
34 mins; January 27, 2021
Coming Soon: Smizecream
52 mins; January 20, 2021
84.5: Extra Credit: Food and Wine, Chips and Cheese, Picture Books and YA
32 mins; January 13, 2021
You Wear a Belt for That?
50 mins; January 06, 2021
83.5: Extra Credit: Fat Girls in YA
47 mins; December 16, 2020
The R Word and the X Word and YA in Translation
56 mins; December 09, 2020
82.5: Extra Credit: Backlist Gems from YA Award Winners
12 mins; December 02, 2020
The Holiday All-Request Recommendation Show
0 secs; November 25, 2020
81.5: Extra Credit: Fascism! That's Cheery!
21 mins; November 18, 2020
Oops/You're Welcome
50 mins; November 11, 2020
80.5: Extra Credit: Becoming a Teacher and YA Reader with Tim Milner
33 mins; November 04, 2020
Welcome To Hey YA
2 mins; October 29, 2020
What Even Is An Oak Tree?
51 mins; October 28, 2020
79.5: Extra Credit: Ghost Stories
12 mins; October 21, 2020
Get In Loser. We're Going Podcasting.
57 mins; October 14, 2020
78.5: Extra Credit: Book Clubbing SLOPPY FIRSTS with Kristina Forest
48 mins; October 07, 2020
I Put A Spell On You
42 mins; September 30, 2020
77.5: Extra Credit: Extolling The Virtues of Darius The Great Is Not OK
10 mins; September 23, 2020
The Live Experience
52 mins; September 16, 2020
Extra Credit: Retellings
15 mins; September 09, 2020
Your Heart Still Has Feeling
37 mins; September 02, 2020
Extra Credit: Cemetery Boys and Bad Choices with Aiden Thomas
17 mins; August 26, 2020
The Real Deal On IP
37 mins; August 19, 2020
Extra Credit: Latinx YA Extravaganza
44 mins; August 12, 2020
Teens Who Raise Their Voices
37 mins; August 05, 2020
Extra Credit: The Get Booked Handsell
7 mins; July 29, 2020
Time Is Meaningless
36 mins; July 22, 2020
72.5: Extra Credit: Must-Read Fantasy Series
13 mins; July 15, 2020
The Baby-Sitters Club Adaptation is Everything
58 mins; July 08, 2020
71.5: Extra Credit: Katie Cotugno and the Rules for Being a Girl
18 mins; July 01, 2020
It's a Cookie Conspiracy
37 mins; June 24, 2020
70.5: Extra Credit: Queer YA With Leah Johnson
30 mins; June 17, 2020
This Podcast Is Anti-Racist
42 mins; June 10, 2020
69.5: Extra Credit: Messy, Compelling Queer Characters with Lev Rosen
50 mins; June 03, 2020
Don't Make a "Niccceeee" Joke
41 mins; May 27, 2020
Extra Credit: The Life and (Medieval) Times of Jamie Pacton
18 mins; May 20, 2020
On YA "Boy Books" and Driving In The Midwest
48 mins; May 13, 2020
67.5: Extra Credit: (Almost) Entirely Historical Fiction with Jordyn Taylor
21 mins; May 06, 2020
Cinnamon Roll Characters
37 mins; April 29, 2020
66.5: Extra Credit Humor Reads
10 mins; April 22, 2020
I'm The One Pushing This Agenda
40 mins; April 15, 2020
65.5: Extra Credit: THE MOTH DIARIES with Samantha Mabry
32 mins; April 08, 2020
The Catnip Episode
34 mins; April 01, 2020
64.5: Always Bring A Cat With Claribel Ortega
21 mins; March 25, 2020
Delicious Novels and Dad Music
51 mins; March 18, 2020
63.5: Extra Credit Backlist Picks with Shveta Thakrar!
19 mins; March 11, 2020
Live: Podcasting While Eating Chocolate Cake
37 mins; March 04, 2020
62.5: Backlist for Black History Month
11 mins; February 26, 2020
Catching Feels for YA Dads
41 mins; February 19, 2020
61.5: Loving On Jenny Han's SHUG
38 mins; February 12, 2020
Burnt Toast
34 mins; February 05, 2020
60.5: Extra Credit: I Hope You Get This Backlist with Farah Naz Rishi
17 mins; January 29, 2020
One Chonky Beautiful Book
41 mins; January 22, 2020
59.5: Extra Credit: The Walls Around Us And Phil Stamper
31 mins; January 15, 2020
The Count of Monte Crisco
35 mins; January 08, 2020
Wearing Real People Clothes
43 mins; December 11, 2019
Coming At You In Claymation
45 mins; November 27, 2019
Remember To Unclick Lumbersexual
49 mins; November 13, 2019
Gentle Trolling
56 mins; October 30, 2019
Being Petty Is An Important Reason To Read
44 mins; October 16, 2019
Our Comics and YA Crossover Wishlists
43 mins; October 02, 2019
Class Projects About Chlamydia
39 mins; September 18, 2019
Welcome To College: Death Comes For Us All
44 mins; September 04, 2019
Extra Credit: It's Ok If You Don't Love Me by Norma Klein
27 mins; August 28, 2019
Complicated Trips To Other Planets
38 mins; August 21, 2019
Exta Credit: MOM, THE WOLFMAN, AND ME by Norma Klein
