On this episode we go all the way back to middle school with our discussion of PEN15, the Hulu sitcom starring Maya Erskine and Anna Konckle. We discuss the shows surprisingly wholesome and relateable cringiness as well our own memories of middle school in the late 90's early 00's.

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PEN15 and Our Awkward Middle School Years