266: The Fascinating Girl

We revisit one of our favorite episodes, the boy band episode (originally published in ep 50), where we explore all things boy band-- New Kids on the Block, N*Sync, Backstreet Boys, Hanson, One Direction and more. Plus an interview with our special guest, NKOTB star Joey McIntyre.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Most Mortified Tournament of Teen Angst reaches its climax, as the winning Mortified chapter is officially crowned. Tyrel Hartman shares journals about first kisses and video games, as well poems about a pet hamster. Andrew Willis shares journals about the search for romance in high school. As a heads up, we will have one more episode left after this before the show enters hiatus.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Hear part 2 of our Most Mortified Tournament of Teen Angst finale.  Segment 1: the erotic fiction of Keith Garcia. Segment 2: A conversation with 3 members of the Mortified Denver community that covers such topics as: an epic coming-out tale, a major tampon mishap, sneaking explicit music past religious parents and lurid stories from youth group.This episode is made with the support of Squarespace. Use this special link to receive a discount just for Mortified fans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Hear part 1 of our Most Mortified Tournament of Teen Angst finale.  Segment 1: the diary of Chanel Ruth. Segment 2: A conversation with 3 members of the Mortified Chicago team that covers such topics as: creative ways for closeted young lesbians to use the Josie and the Pussycats soundtrack, kids who fear they'll go to hell for watching an Al Pacino movie, and finding out your great grandma has a smutty side.This episode is made with the support of Squarespace. Use this special link to receive a discount just for Mortified fans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Stories include: At the height of the Carter-Reagan election, a 10-year-old girl, Alex, imagines experiencing a future with a female President. A broken hearted teen, Erica, unleashes her romantic fury by writing her ex a 24-page letter. A girl in the 1970s, Rhonda, wrestles with who she ought to be in pages of her journals after reading a book about being a proper young woman, The Fascinating Girl.This episode is made with the support of Squarespace. Use this special link to receive a discount just for Mortified fans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Most Mortified tournament has reached the semifinals!  In this head to head clash of titans, the Mortified Chicago chapter battles the Mortified Portland chapter.  Stories include: Inspired by the diary of Anne Frank, a girl sets out to keep an adolescent diary that will be remembered for the ages.The epic tale of a shy kid who works up the gumption to talk to girls.This episode is made with the support of Squarespace. Use this special link to receive a discount just for Mortified fans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The rebellious, fury-filled journals of a Korean-American boy who was caught in the midst of a culture clash at school and at home.Watch Robert's performance in the The Mortified Guide to Family in The Mortified Guide TV mini-series on Tubi and Freevee(Amazon Prime). The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.  This episode is made with the support of Squarespace. Use this special link to receive a discount just for Mortified fans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Most Mortified tournament has reached the semifinals!  In this head to head clash of titans, the Mortified Denver chapter battles the Mortified DC/Baltimore chapter.  Stories include: A grade school boy goes to great lengths to win a classroom election.  A catholic school girl ventures into dating with very limited sex education knowledge.A boy determined to land a coveted cabbage patch doll transforms himself into a budding entrepreneur. A liberated teenager moves to a small religious town where her hormones clash with her desire to fit in with her conservative surroundings.This episode is made with the support of Squarespace. Use this special link to receive a discount just for Mortified fans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

If you were a devout christian kid in the 1980's, there's a good chance mainstream music was off-limits. Especially debaucherous hair metal bands like Motley Crue and Poison.  That one christian glam band, complete with big hair, makeup and tight spandex, changed all that... In this special crossover episode with our friends at Rock That Doesn't Roll, hear the unlikely tale of 1980's hair metal band, Stryper. Featuring appearances by Stryper's own Michael Sweet and Mike Tramp of White Lion fame.Find more episodes of Rock That Doesn't Roll. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mortified celebrates 20 years with a friendly beer-league-level competition that pits city vs city.  This week, Mortified's Chicago chapter faces off against Mortified NY as well as Mortified Boston in an epic three-way battle for the coveted last spot in the tournament's semifinals.  Stories include: A 2nd grader's misguided essay aimed at making retirees go back to work and pay taxes.  The diaries of a middle schooler crushing on the receptionist from The Office. Oddly religious fan letters to Katherine Hepburn. This episode is supported by Squarespace. For a special discount, check out:  https://www.squarespace.com/mortified. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices