Slow Grapevine (Episode 19)

Published: Aug. 24, 2017, 7:30 a.m.

b'Alison and Jody crack open "Deenie," Judy Blume\'s YA novel about a beautiful teen with scoliosis! Deenie gets rejected from Barbizon, disappoints her ma, and doesn\'t make the cheer squad. But she does get a few lunchtime stares from Buddy Brader! Meanwhile, Jody and Alison take a look at life in 1973, swap stories of disastrous cheerleading tryouts, sisterly rivalry, and practice their ASMR technique. Get out your back braces and join us, won\'t ya?

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