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Introducing "Generation: Baby-Sitters Club"

November 4, 2026 · 41 min

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Today, I'm sharing something exciting, an episode from Generation: Baby-Sitters Club, the new podcast from Connecticut Public.

This series goes beyond nostalgia to explore this iconic book series as a cultural phenomenon in the 1980s and beyond.

In this episode, host Daniela Doncel uncovers how the Baby-Sitters Club books came to be and how they changed the business of book publishing, and features an exclusive interview with series co-creator Jean Feiwel -- now Senior Vice President and Publisher at Macmillan.

The episode also features insights from author and University of California-San-Diego literature professor, Seth Lehrer, and University of Alberta professor, Margaret Mackay.

To listen to the other episodes of this great series, see here: Generation: Baby-Sitters Club

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