HeyJaredLeftist Teen Drama
A podcast celebrating political moments in TV teen dramas, hosted by unionist/teen drama enthusiast Maria DiPasquale. Produced by Jeff McHale, with art by Maddy Wiryo and Charles O’Leary.
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SPECIAL EP: Leftist Teen Drama Five Year Anniversary Spectacular, Live from New York (opens the original)
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Live from The People’s Forum in New York City, it’s Leftist Teen Drama’s first-ever live episode in honor of the podcast’s five-year anniversary! This is an audio version of the episode that was livestreamed on YouTube on August 21, 2026, with an opening comedy set by Mick Gilbert followed by the main segment with Maria featuring Kelly Diaz and Kelly Gilbert. We reflect on the first five years of the podcast and discuss the importance of showing teen characters engaged in successful social movem
SPECIAL EP: Leftist Teen Drama In Conversation with Anjali Madgula (opens the original)
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In our fourth Special Episode of Leftist Teen Drama featuring a writer talking about her related body of work, Maria introduces Anjali Madgula (pronounced uhnjuhlee mudguhla), who recently completed her Master’s thesis at Rutgers University-Newark entitled, “Organizing In Popular Culture: Teen Drama Television and Jane McAlevey.” (Maria—and Leftist Teen Drama—were featured in the Master’s thesis!) Maria and Anjali delve into the project, breaking down the various teen drama tropes that Anjali an
Celebrating Five Years of Leftist Teen Drama: Join Us LIVE in NYC! (opens the original)
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YOU ARE INVITED TO CELEBRATE FIVE YEARS OF LEFTIST TEEN DRAMA! Join us at The People’s Forum in New York City on Friday, August 21, 2026 at 6 PM for our first-ever live recording featuring Maria alongside Kelly Diaz and Kelly Gilbert, with opening comedy by Mick Gilbert. Get your free ticket on Eventbrite here to secure your free union-made Leftist Teen Drama logo sticker! Outside the tristate area? Livestream the event on YouTube! FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL | instagram, tumblr, tiktok, bluesky, thread
MOVIE SPECIAL: 'Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam' (opens the original)
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Welcome back to our series of special episodes covering political moments in teen movies! Maria is once again joined by twins and self-professed “camp freaks” Kelly and Mick Gilbert as we return to the CAMP ROCK universe to discuss CAMP ROCK 2: THE FINAL JAM (2010). It’s all about the poor kid camp vs. the rich kid camp in a televised musical battle pitting Camp Rock against the newer and fancier Camp Star. We break down all the class conflict and the movie’s heavy-handed critiques of the music
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