The Longest Shortest Time

EPISODE #245: Lessons in Love from YA TV

Is The Summer I Turned Pretty romantic or toxic? Is Heartstopper sweet or cringe? Pop culture critic Kristen Meinzer and sex educator Shafia Zaloom join us to discuss!

Tune in for a lively conversation about love stories in YA TV. Plus, old classics teens are into — and why so many of these shows end with a dude chasing a woman down in Paris.

Shows discussed
• The Summer I Turned Pretty
• K-Pop Demon Hunters
• Heartstopper
• Heated Rivalry
• Friends
• Sex and the City
• Sex Education
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More Shafia
• Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between
• Getting Real About Sex Ed
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More Kristen
• The Nightly – a bedtime podcast for pop culture lovers
• Happy to Be Here – featuring a My So-Called Life rewatch
• How to Be Fine

Top photo: Christopher Briney and Lola Tung in The Summer I Turned Pretty. Credit: Erika Doss