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123: My Gothic Valentine

Celebrate Valentines season with the tale of a teen who searches for eternal love in the goth scene and discovers Vampires and Elves along the way. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen and binge @ getmortified.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Feb 4, 201818 min

122: Indie Kids (w/ Franz Ferdinand)

Don’t tell me what to do!! Tales of strong-willed kids whose need for independence was unstoppable. With special guests Alex Kapranos and Paul Thomson of Franz Ferdinand. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen to all @ getmortified.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 14, 201829 min

121: My Dad Also Wrote a Porno

What’s the very worst way to learn about the birds and the bees from your parents? The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen to all episodes @ getmortified.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 7, 201824 min

120: The Virgin Episode

Happy New Year! Ring in ’18 with tales of teenagers who make a resolution to lose their virginity. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen to all eps @ getmortified.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 31, 201721 min

119: Everyone’s a Critic

Who was your harshest critic as a kid? Hear tales of how other kids dealt with criticism or become critical themselves. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen to all episodes @ getmortified.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 17, 201728 min

118: I Was A Teenage Grinch (& other tales of holiday cheer)

Were you a Christmas Grinch or a hopeful Who? Two of kids at Christmas (and Chanukah). Featuring a special appearance by Mara Wilson (Miracle on 34th Street, Matilda). Check out her new book “Where Am I Now? True stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame.” The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen to all @ getmortified.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 10, 201725 min

117: Let’s Get Married!

Tales of kids with an unbridled passion to hear wedding bells. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen to all episodes @ getmortified.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 3, 201726 min

116: I Found My Sister’s Diary!

Dying to know what your sister really thinks of you? Who they’re fighting with? Crushing on? Discover the consequences for kids who break into their sister’s private diary. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen to all episodes @ getmortified.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 19, 201727 min

115: The Only Living Lesbian on Long Island

A teenage metal head gets desperate when she can’t find any other lesbians in her school. Because, the 80s. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX! Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 12, 201727 min

114: Kids Who Teach

There comes a moment in every school kid’s life where it’s time where the student becomes the teacher. The Mortified Podcast celebrates kids who attempt to school their peers by dropping some knowledge about life’s biggest issues. Mortified is a proud member of PRX from Radiotopia. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 5, 201732 min

113: I Was A Teenage Horror Writer

Celebrate Halloween with not-so-scary stories written by kids who thought they were the next RL Stine or Stephen King. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 15, 201732 min

112: Breaking Up is Hard To Do (w/ Rider Strong)

Getting dumped totally sucks. Especially when it’s the first time. This week, teenagers find creative ways to cope with getting kicked to the curb. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen to all @ getmortified.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 8, 201723 min

111: Drama Club Kids

Re-live all the show tunes, melodrama and backstage gossip that is the school theater as Mortified pays tribute to the Drama Nerd. Featuring Amy Dietz & Kevin James Doyle, etc. Binge all episodes @ getmortified.com. Mortified is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 1, 201730 min

110: The Student and The Teacher

What happens when an innocent crush on a teacher becomes not-so-innocent. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen to all episodes @ getmortified.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 17, 201722 min

109: The September Issue

Leg Warmers! Big Bangs! Z Cavariccis! Tales of kids whose childhoods, for better or worse, revolved around fashion. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 10, 201726 min

108: The New Kid

Grab your bag, cover your textbooks and decorate your new locker! Celebrate the joys and pains of back to school season with tales of being the new kid in school. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen to all episodes @ getmortified.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 3, 201724 min

107: One Hundred Percent Jersey Girl

Find out why you should never mess with Maria. The diaries of a rebellious Jersey Girl growing up in the 80s. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen to all episodes @ getmortified.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Aug 20, 201727 min

106: Let’s Start a Band! (w/ Sylvan Esso)

From Punk to Metal to Debbie Gibson… an ode to teens who scribbled lyrics in notebooks, learned the guitar and asked their friends to join their band. All because they were “destined” to become rockstars. Featuring a special interview with Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn of Sylvan Esso. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Aug 13, 201728 min

105: How to Become a Catfish

A teenager tries to find love on AOL without revealing her true identity. The Mortified Podcast is part of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Aug 6, 201720 min

104: An Affair to Forget

Tales of teenagers who try to shed their awkwardness while on vacation — thinking it would lead to the fling of a lifetime. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jul 16, 201730 min

103: The Boy Next Door

What happens teenagers have the hots for their next door neighbor. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jul 9, 201723 min

102: I Wanna Be A GLOW Girl (w/ Kate Nash and Kia Stevens)

Inspired by the new Netflix series, GLOW, Mortified features girls who prove wrestling isn’t just for dudes. With very special guests Kate Nash and Kia Stevens aka Awesome Kong. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jul 2, 201732 min

101 Bren: My Best Friends are Movies of the Week

The story of girl who copes with feeling like a misfit by inventing imaginary pen pal relationships with Movie of the Week characters. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jun 18, 201726 min

100: OMG, We Hit 100! (The Milestones Episode)

In honor of reaching our 100th episode the team behind the Mortified Podcast are turning the table on ourselves and revealing our embarrassing childhood milestones. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com. Also, check out the Nancy Podcast with Kathy and Tobin! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jun 11, 201736 min

99: Mortified, Interrupted

A complex and touching episode featuring two stories about teenagers who kept diaries while inside a mental health hospital — with entries ranging from heartbreaking to hilarious. Part of Radiotopia’s network-wide project celebrating the debut of Ear Hustle. Listen to other Radiotopia podcasts give their take on “Doing Time” at radiotopia.fm. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jun 2, 201734 min

98: Mean Girls (w/ Daniel Franzese)

Gossip! Backstabbing! Burn Books! Mortified celebrates the 13th anniversary of Mean Girls with stories of tyrannical kids. Featuring an interview Daniel Franzese Aka Damien from Mean Girls. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

May 21, 201727 min

97: 20th Century Moms (w/ Mike Mills)

Did Mom rule the roost? Mortified celebrates strong Moms with second installment of our 2-part Mother’s Day series. Featuring a special interview with Director, Mike Mills (20th Century Women, Beginners). The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

May 14, 201727 min

96 Jesse: My Two Moms

What happens when you live in fear of everyone in school finding out your moms are gay? The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

May 7, 201722 min

95: Not THAT 70’s Show

Wedges! Doobies! And Shaggin’ Wagons! Tales of teens looking for love during the height of the sexual revolution. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of the Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast Music from: Mud Dogs. “Dog with No Bone Blues.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Apr 16, 201729 min

94: Hunger Games

Remember when puberty struck and it seemed like everyone was suddenly fixated on appearance? Hear tales about the lengths teens go to, to overcome their own awkward bodies. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of PRX and Radiotopia. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Apr 9, 201731 min

93: My Starter Romance

Remember when you thought you’d stay together forever? This week, tales of teenagers who embark on their first awkward relationships. The Mortified Podcast is part of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Apr 2, 201730 min

92 Ashley: Where The Wild Teens Are

What happens when a teenager moves to the other side of the tracks and ends up with all the freedom she could ask for? The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mar 19, 201725 min

91: Kid Detectives

The case of the half-eaten peach? The case of the orphan tube sock?Tales of inquisitive kids who become detectives and crack the case in the hopes of solving life’s smallest mysteries. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mar 12, 201726 min

90: Kid Criminals (feat. Phoebe Judge)

Host of Criminal, Phoebe Judge takes us on a tour of kids who break rules — including tales of her own childhood offenses. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast. And listen to Criminal @ thisiscriminal.com Special thanks to Phoebe Judge & Lauren Spohrer. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mar 5, 201726 min

89: An Ode to Childhood Pets

Tales of kids whose pets weren’t just their best friend, they were EVERYTHING. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Feb 19, 201731 min

88: Titanic Ruined My Love Life

Waste your adolescence waiting to hear someone say, “You Jump, I Jump”? In honor of Valentines Day, tales of kids whose romantic notions were totally “Jacked” by Titanic. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Feb 12, 201733 min

87: Kids That Protest

Tales of precocious kids who fight for causes they haven’t completely thought out. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmoritfied.com/podcast. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Feb 5, 201726 min

86 Celebrity Obsession pt3: Royalty (feat. Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit)

Ever fantasize about meeting your prince? In part 3 of our Celebrity Obsessions series, we present tales of girls with fairy tale fantasies of being with real-life British Royalty. Featuring music by Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit. With special appearances by Helen Zaltzman of The Allusionist and Answer Me This and Dr. Martin Zaltz Austwick from Answer Me This and Song by Song. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 22, 201736 min

85 Celebrity Obsession Pt2: Dear Mr. Belvedere

Was your best friend is a fictional person? Our Unlikely Celebrity Obsession series continues with the story of a boy who wrote letters to an 80’s sitcom character. Featuring a special appearance from Brice Beckham. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 15, 201722 min

84 Celebrity Obsession Pt1: Fan Letters

Ever write a fan letter you regret? Part 1 of Unlikely Celebrity Obsessions features some truly misguided fan mail and a special appearance by Garfunkel and Oates’ Kate Micucci. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 8, 201731 min

83: My New Year’s Resolution is…You

You’re never too young to turn the page… and make totally a unrealistic New Year’s resolution. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 18, 201621 min

82: Merry Gift-Mas

Celebrate the holiday season with misadventures of adolescent gift giving. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast. Featuring Holiday Kingdom composed by Brandon Fiechter, dbfiechter.bandcamp.com/ Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 11, 201624 min

81 Diary of a Trans Man: Confessions of Kelly Shortandqueer

A man shares the diaries he kept as an awkward adolescent girl. Support the Trans community at transequality.org and thetrevorproject.org. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast. Big congrats to our friends at The Heart podcast for winning Best Documentary at Third Coast International Festival for their episode, “Miraya.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 4, 201625 min

80: It’s A Family Affair

In honor of the discord that shows up around the Thanksgiving table, we present tales of kids who don’t quite the concept of family togetherness. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 20, 201624 min

79 Amy: Diaries of a First Generation Kid

The tale of a first generation girl stuck between parents who think she’s getting out of control and schoolmates who assume she’s just a quiet bookish type. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 13, 201622 min

78: Revenge of the Redheaded Nerds

Sticks and Stones may break our bones but names will never harm us. At least that’s what we sincerely hoped. This week, redheads get back at their former bullies. With a special appearance by Zach Ward, the infamous bully from “A Christmas Story.” Hosted by Associate Producer, Pooja Bhatt. Mortified is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast Thanks to our newest supporters, Smartypants Vitamins. Smartypantsvitamins.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 6, 201618 min

77: My Worst Fear

In honor of Halloween, mortifying tales about the kind of fears kids actually have. Become a supporter of The Mortified Podcast and Radiotopia and get some cool rewards too! Hear all episodes @ getmortified.com/podcast. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 24, 201625 min

76: Totally Juvenile Election Special

Need relief from all the juvenile antics of campaign season? MORTIFIED’S TOTALLY JUVENILE ELECTION SPECIAL is your antidote to the political tantrums featuring stories of the strange campaigns we waged as kids. Featuring special guest, NPR White House correspondent TAMARA KEITH. Take a moment to support storytelling podcasts like The Mortified Podcast, The Heart, 99% Invisible and Song Exploder by contributing to the Radiotopia 2016 Fundraiser at radiotopia.fm. There are really some great rewards too! Listen to all Mortified episodes @getmortified.com/podcast Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 16, 201654 min

75: Confessions of a Duran Duran Fan

Travel back in time to the 80s to hear girls who were Hungry Like The Wolf for their favorite band. Mortified is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 9, 201624 min

74: My Diary Will Go Down in History

The story of a girl who was totally convinced her teenage diary would one day be discovered… and become mandatory reading for generations to come. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 2, 201616 min