Double Love
Books & Literature
About
Do you have sparkling blue-green eyes that are the colour of the Pacific Ocean? Do you have hair like spun gold? Are you tanned, energetic and a perfect size 6? Neither are we. Join us, Karyn and Anna, as we head back to the sensational1980s book series and explore the strange and terrifying world of Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield, one Sweet Valley High book at a time. For any sponsorship inquiries contact advertising@headstuff.org
Episodes
- DOUBLE LOVE: HAPPILY EVER AFTER PART TWO
It's our last visit to the Chateau d'Amour Inconnu, and we're leaving on a high note, because the second half of the book is full of unhinged drama, including one scene which immediately earns its place in the Sweet Valley gallery of iconi…
- DOUBLE LOVE: HAPPILY EVER AFTER PART ONE
Release the hounds! The twins have escaped the dungeon, but being the big eejits they are, they can't resist returning to the Chateau for... reasons. Don't expect anything here to make sense, especially the geography of the de Sainte-Marie…
- DOUBLE LOVE: TO CATCH A THIEF PART TWO
Alas, our hopes for some Frank Cobra level excitement in the second half of this book were not realised, as most of it consists of Jessica being unbearable, Jacques acting like a prize fool, Laurent being a spineless embarrassment and Liz…
- DOUBLE LOVE: TO CATCH A THIEF PART ONE
We're back at the Château, where both twins feel like they've found their happily ever afters with handsome Frenchmen (is Laurent actually French or is he a citizen of the unnamed principality? Unclear). But there's trouble in paradise. Je…
- PI BETA ALPHA: CAITLIN LOVING PART TWO
As Anna is feeling under the weather this week, unfortunately we don't have a new episode for you. However, here is a taste of the bonus podcast with our second episode of the Caitlin series. We hope you enjoy! If you want to listen to the…
- DOUBLE LOVE: ONCE UPON A TIME PART THREE
We're coming to the cottage! No, not the fun romantic one, we're talking about Laurent's mysterious maze-adjacent home, where Liz takes refuge after being caught in a storm. This pair of doses met in their dreams (ugh) and now they're stay…
- DOUBLE LOVE: ONCE UPON A TIME PART TWO
We return to the Escher drawing that is the Chateau d'Amour Inconnu, situated on an island that continues to baffle us with its weird geography. Yes, the twins have arrived at their new royal workplace, where their employers are charming b…
- DOUBLE LOVE: ONCE UPON A TIME PART ONE
Bienvenue, listeners! Yes, we're living through the longest, grimmest winter ever, but Jessica and Elizabeth are heading to the south of France again (or as the ghostwriter would have us believe, the first time. René who?) to spend the sum…
- DOUBLE LOVE: FASHION VICTIM PART TWO
Having been fired from her internship at the world's least professional fashion magazine thanks to Leona's lies, Liz feels utterly defeated. But when Jessica suggests a little light burgling, she starts to wonder if she can expose the sche…
- DOUBLE LOVE: FASHION VICTIM PART ONE
We're back in the Flair offices, and the hinges are totally coming off now. Liz puts her supposedly brilliant revenge scheme into action, with some frankly unnecessary help from Maria and Enid whose own internships have clearly fallen by t…
- Announcement: No New Episode Today
Sorry gang, we have no new episode today, but we'll be back next week to talk about the Flair office and what appears to be Liz's Working Girl storyline. Join us then for part one of Fashion Victim! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- DOUBLE LOVE: MODEL FLIRT PART TWO
Have you ever looked at an Ancient Roman themed fashion shoot and thought "what this really needs is some random cats wandering around with no expert supervision?" Have you ever bunked off work and left a teenage intern - with whom you ine…
- DOUBLE LOVE: GWYNETH'S EMAIL IN FULL
We don't have a new episode for you today, but we thought you might like to hear Gwyneth's amazing email in full to tide you over until next week. Also, don't forget to vote for Anna's book Our Song in the Irish Book Awards! Cast your vote…
- DOUBLE LOVE: MODEL FLIRT PART ONE
We're back in the wildly unprofessional offices of Flair, where Liz's dream job is turning into a nightmare. She's still reeling after catching Todd and Simone in a passionate embrace and now her mentor Leona seems to be crushing her dream…
- DOUBLE LOVE: COVER GIRLS PART TWO
Someone in HR needs to do an intervention at the Flair offices, because this workplace is terrifyingly unprofessional. The twins are still interns at what we're told is the hottest fashion magazine in town, but things aren't working out as…
- DOUBLE LOVE: COVER GIRLS PART ONE
We had low expectations for this trilogy after the vampire drama but Cover Girls turned out to be a lot of fun - albeit with some wildly, unsettlingly inappropriate moments. The twins are doing yet another internship, this time at allegedl…
- DOUBLE LOVE: ON THE RUN
We're back - with a super thriller from 1988! Yes, we're revisiting the twins' sejourn at the Sweet Valley News, where everyone's obsessed with the trial of mob boss Frank DeLucca. Liz is convinced that someone will step forward and testif…
- DOUBLE LOVE: KISS OF A KILLER PART TWO
We're back for the conclusion of the greatest story ever told! Having discovered Jonathan's secret vampire-themed library, not to be confused with Lord Pembroke's secret werewolf-themed library which she discovered in the werewolf trilogy,…
- PI BETA ALPHA: MEET CAITLIN!
We don't have a new episode for you this week, but we'll be back next Thursday to find out what happens in part two of Kiss of a Killer! In the meantime, there's someone we'd like to introduce you to... It's a whole new era at Pi Beta Alph…
- DOUBLE LOVE: KISS OF A KILLER PART ONE
Good news! Jonathan's manky kip of a house is finally being cleaned. Bad news! The cleaning is being done by our beloved Goth Enid, who doesn't cover herself in glory in this book by (a) doing Jonathan's housework in a pathetic and ill-fat…
- DOUBLE LOVE: DANCE OF DEATH PART TWO
The first part of this unhinged book was magnificent, and the second half doesn't disappoint. Get ready for the (sadly brief) triumph of Goth Enid over Jessica, Todd swapping his chinos for black jeans, Liz being repulsed by dyed hair, Joe…
- DOUBLE LOVE: DANCE OF DEATH PART ONE
We don't want to be hyperbolic, but this might be the greatest book ever written. It's got history's least charismatic and sexy vampire! It's got a literally crumbling gothic mansion! It's got Alice and Ned getting pissed at the café theat…
- DOUBLE LOVE: TALL, DARK AND DEADLY PART TWO
This book truly is all killer (literally), no filler! Liz continues to be the world's worst friend, not least because she reacts with hilariously OTT horror to Enid's amazing makeover. Yes, we have reached Enid's goth era, and we are absol…
- DOUBLE LOVE: TALL DARK AND DEADLY PART ONE
We’ve all been waiting for this mini-series and we are very happy to announce that it doesn’t disappoint! When Jessica and Lila discover a dead body behind the Dairi Burger, Liz is convinced something wicked this way comes. But Jessica’s m…
- Announcement: No episode this week
We have no new episode today, but we'll be back next week to talk about what happens when Sweet Valley gets its own resident... vampire?? Join us then for part one of Tall, Dark and Deadly! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone…
- DOUBLE LOVE: CAMP KILLER PART TWO
You wait five episodes for some action in this mini-series and then all of it comes at once! Yes, it's all kicking off at Camp Echo Mountain and we are loving it. Jessica skives off the colour war to picnic with Paul, leaving doormat Liz t…
- DOUBLE LOVE: CAMP KILLER PART ONE
We're back in Camp Echo Mountain, and there's a new villain in town. But is local maniac (their words, not ours!) Crazy Freddy just a campfire horror story, or is an axe-wielding killer really lurking by the lake? Our new favourite charact…
- DOUBLE LOVE: MEET ME AT MIDNIGHT PART TWO
We’re back at Camp Echo Mountain, where Jessica’s plan to win Paul’s horrible heart reach new heights of sociopathic toxicity. If you literally have to kidnap someone on a canoe, it’s a bad sign Jess! Meanwhile a heartbroken Liz gets bad a…
- DOUBLE LOVE: MEET ME AT MIDNIGHT
Is Liz in a lavender haze? She's certainly not in her right mind in this episode, as she's torn between Todd and Joey. Will she actually make a choice between the two boys or will her nemesis Nicole (whose crimes have clearly been forgotte…
- Announcement: Sorry, no episode this week
We have no new episode this week! But we’ll be back in the PBA clubhouse next week to discuss a film with a tenuous Sweet Valley connection…. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- DOUBLE LOVE: ELIZABETH'S RIVAL PART TWO
We're back at Camp Echo Mountain, which continues to be a mess thanks to the disturbingly unprofessional Lacey Cavannah. As Lila pretends to be an outdoor type to impress Bo and Liz mopes over red-lipped Pob, sorry, Joey, Jessica is feelin…
- DOUBLE LOVE: ELIZABETH'S RIVAL PART ONE
It's the summer holidays (again)! And so the twins and Lila are off to Camp Echo Mountain, an absolute kip in the wilds of Montana. Liz can't wait to be reunited with her former BFF Maria Slater (who?) and mould young minds, but alas thing…
- DOUBLE LOVE: A KISS BEFORE DYING PART 2
The high school war is drawing to a close, but as the incredibly spoilery cover and indeed title suggest, there'll be a tragic casualty before peace breaks out. While this half of the book has a lot of boring surfing stuff, it also contain…
- DOUBLE LOVE: A KISS BEFORE DYING PARTY ONE
We're back! And we pick up exactly where we left off, in the aftermath of the warehouse battle. Todd and Bruce have been carted off to the Big House, where the fists of fury make a dramatic appearance, Liz is torn between concern for Todd…
- Best of HeadStuff 2024
Happy New Year HeadStuff Listeners! As a special New Year’s treat, we’ve compiled the very best moments from all our HeadStuff shows into one episode. Relive the laughs, surprises, and unforgettable moments of 2024! To find your favourite…
- SNOWY PBA: SKIING IS BELIEVING
Happy Christmas, gang! In our now yearly tradition, we're sharing one of our bonus episodes of Pi Beta Alpha with you! If you like what you hear, you can sign up to Headstuff+ and join us in the PBA clubhouse at headstuffpodcasts.com . It…
- DOUBLE LOVE: THE HIGH SCHOOL WAR PART TWO
The high school war (remember that? Don’t worry, this book will remind you of it a LOT) is still raging, and when Bruce leads the SVH lads to slash the tyres of the Palisades goons’ cars, things escalate pretty quickly. Alas it’s Winston w…
- DOUBLE LOVE: THE HIGH SCHOOL WAR PART ONE
Did you know there's a high school war on? Well, don't worry, you'll get reminded of it a LOT during this episode! After the dramatic rumble at the Palisades/SVH dance, the Sweet Valley jocks are out for blood - and a stunned Jessica vows…
- DOUBLE LOVE: IN LOVE WITH THE ENEMY PART TWO
Tension rises in both Sweet Valley and Palisades this week, as Liz's attempts to forge connections between the two schools backfire spectacularly. Being called Li'l Windbag has traumatised Ken so much he's basically had a personality trans…
- DOUBLE LOVE: IN LOVE WITH THE ENEMY PART ONE
We're back! And not before time. When the Palisades Pumas play dirty on the football pitch, the boys of Sweet Valley vow revenge, but Liz, Enid and their new Palisades pals decide to bring the rival schools together with a dance. Of course…
- DOUBLE LOVE: JESSICA'S SECRET DIARY
Ever get the feeling you've been cheated? We had high hopes for Jessica's diary, which promised to reveal all about Jessica's steamy antics with Jeffrey French behind Liz's back. But unlike Liz's secret diary, which featured a whole romanc…
- DOUBLE LOVE: JESSICA'S OLDER GUY PART 2
Don your young executive outfit and pick up your poetry books, we're heading back to SVU! Jessica comes up with a scheme to both go to the big dance with college boy Zach AND stay in the Theta sorority's good books - and it's unhinged even…
- Announcement: Sorry, no episode this week
We don't have a new ep for you this week, but by way of apology, you can read a 19 year old Anna trying to convince people to jump on the SVH bandwagon in a zine from 1994! Read it here: https://www.headstuffpodcasts.com/podcast_news/sweet…
- DOUBLE LOVE: JESSICA'S OLDER GUY PART ONE
The Wakefield twins are still at SVU - and it looks like they won't be coming home. High on her inexplicable success in the journalism competition and her own massive sense of entitlement, Liz is determined to shine at SVU - but she may be…
- DOUBLE LOVE: COLLEGE WEEKEND PART 2
We all know that when it comes to journalism Elizabeth's favourite subject is Sweet Valley, so when she's inexplicably allowed to enter a college feature writing competition on student life, she's stumped for an angle. Luckily for us, but…
- DOUBLE LOVE: COLLEGE WEEKEND PART ONE
Despite Jessica's appalling academic record, Ned and Alice have decided that the best way for her and Liz to recover from the SAT drama is to take them out of school for a week and send them off to Sweet Valley University to stay with Stev…
- DOUBLE LOVE: JESSICA THE GENIUS PART 2
The twins resit the SATs, but while Liz's stress free approach to the exams leads to triumph, Jessica's serious studying leads to disaster. When Jessica is suspended from school, Elizabeth is determined to prove her twin's innocence. How?…
- DOUBLE LOVE: JESSICA THE GENIUS PART ONE
It’s SAT time and Liz is stressing out, while Jessica is totally chill. But there’s a shock in store when the results come out! Jessica has aced the exams, while Liz has got the worst test results of her life. While Jessica fears being lab…
- No New Episode, But A Written Recap!
Sorry gang, we won't have a new episode for you this week, as Anna has been struck down by Covid, but we'll be back in your ears soon. To tide you over, we've unlocked a bonus content written recap of the wonderfully unhinged SVU Super Thr…
- DOUBLE LOVE: NIGHTMARE IN DEATH VALLEY PART TWO
The gang are still out in the desert, and things are getting even more dangerous. Eagle attacks! Floods! And of course murderous (and in one case hunky) OTG convicts! But if any proof were needed that nothing can keep these freaks down, it…