Midlight Crisis

Chapter 140 arrives in a tiny parachute, because it’s a gift from our sponsors! Just kidding, we don’t have sponsors. But Katniss does, so that’s nice. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss wasps, wasps, and… wasps.

Get your bets on Chapter 139 in now before it gets shot a crossbow! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss gambling on fixed games, what constitutes a medium-sized tree, and where you might find a skunk.

Hurry and listen to Chapter 138 before a hovercraft comes to take its, um, corpse away! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the number of dees in a chickadee call, drinking blood (but not in a vampire way), and whether or not you should ask your sponsor for popcorn.

Don’t step off your pedestal until you’re ready to listen to Chapter 137, or you’ll be blown up!! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss various cornucopiae, several distinct water-related topics, and the potential meanings of cannonfire.

Chapter 136 is waiting on the roof for one last night of freedom. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss sassy book Peeta, the Let Go Threshold, and get a little too involved nerding out over implantable trackers.

Strap on your heels and practice your fake smiles, and join Chapter 135 on the interview stage! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss healing workplace injuries as an adult, the horrifying canonical timeline for the first Hunger Games, and the best discontinued recipes of Newfoundland eateries.

Cue up your podcatcher and dunk your porkchop in your wine, because it’s time for Chapter 134! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss reality TV producer mentality, edible plants (for the biology), and get way too deep into the environmental regulations of Panem.

Well, folks, 2025 was a ride, wasn't it? Did anyone else have a full-blown Crisis, or was that just us? Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they reminisce over their 2025 Year In Books, including getting called out by their most read authors, nominating their annual superlatives, and accidentally inflating each others' TBRs.

Chapter 133 is coming to you with protein bars stuffed into all its pockets! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss why the Capitol is actually hell (facetious and sincere), how Katniss and Haymitch actually screwed up the iconic training scene, and tread extremely close to the line talking about how the Hunger Games is basically reality TV.

Chapter 132 is here and you're pretty sure you recognize it, except you don't because that's a crime! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the next big Capitol beauty gadgets that might also kill you instantly, goose liver classism, and, unfortunately, tongue stuff.

Jingle your bells, Hall your -mark, and get ready for the dystopia edition of Midlight Christmas! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they gender-swap a Russian folk tale, persistently try to avoid monsterf*cking, and kind of forget the entire plot (oops).   Get ready for... Jingle Ballet!

Chapter 131 is finally getting hot! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they argue over what latte means (again, because Hannah won't let it go), discuss why both Hunger Games tributes and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron have eyebrows, and rant about walkable cities and public transport for rich people.

Chapter 130 is feeling a little claustrophobic on this train, how about you? Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they trauma-dump about bullying, discuss dandelions on multiple separate occasions, and nearly end their friendship over Sophie's accidental Star Wars reference.

Chapter 129 isn't sponsored by Hellmann's mayonnaise, but good lord it should be. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss Sophie's ardent love for baths, the incredible power of secondhand embarrassment, and do some unnecessary train math.

Chapter 128 volunteers as tribute! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the District culture, Capitol propaganda, and the iconic three-finger salute.

It’s Reaping Day in Chapter 127, may the odds be ever in its favour. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the bow and arrow fantasy girl, post-apocalypse North American fauna (domestic, feral, and wild, oh my!), and reveal which one of them has actually participated in a real life Hunger Games LARP.

Chapter 126 roars in with an earthquake, a volcanic eruption, and a civil war, because we’re talking about YA dystopia this time, folks! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they reflect on their feelings about Suzanne Collins’ blockbuster Hunger Games series, complain about love triangles (again, but now with symbolism!), and discuss the quality of book-to-movie adaptations.

Chapter 125 has a job and is from a place for the last time, because this is our final City of Bones episode! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss Downworlder biology, almost immediately break their promise not to talk about dicks THIS time, and finally announce what new book Midlight Crisis will be reading next!

Grab your stele and get ready to take some notes, because chapter 124 is the City of Bones biology episode! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss how to attract a hip young crew to your church, forbidden Shadowhunter love, and how many jaws demons have (and which ones they use to smooch). 

Chapter 123 is the City of Bones wrap-up episode! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss how they feel about the book now that it’s finished, discover which one of them speed-read through the rest of the trilogy and also the movie and TV show MovieClips in the last two weeks, and figure out what secret third thing Jace is, finally.

Chapter 122 is here to ask you - What Would Jonathan Christ Do? Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss plot happening offscreen, how sleep and/or lack of romantic competition makes everyone nicer, and debate the existence of The Wand.

Chapter 121 is here, and its monologuing! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss werewolf booboos, biblically accurate brother kissing, and our lord and saviour Jacob Jonathan Christ, amen.

Chapter 120 has fallen in love with you but might be your brother? Boy do we ever hope not! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the boundary between gray morality and just being a Bad Guy, and a whole lot about lycanthropy, and discover some secrets about Valentine’s family.

SUMMARY: Chapter 119 is a whalewolf of a tale, folks! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss Jonathan Christ, several flavours of werewolf trauma, and a fun variety of things that align with the lunar cycle.

Podbean summary: Chapter 118 finally emerges into the daylight, freed at last from its cursèd existence! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss fantasy betrayal, SCUBA diving in Saskatchewan, and using your Flip PhoneⓇ to talk to your RealtorⓇ on an EscalatorⓇ.

Chapter 117 isn’t even the biggest reveal of this chapter! Whoa! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss germicidal irradiation via UVC, demon venom (NOT poison), and BETRAYAL!!

Chapter 116 is here to pick you up in your getaway van! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss magical lore corrections and addendums, paranormal Jennifer Coolidges, and hypothesize how much, like for real, Alec might die.

What if you and Chapter 115 met up in the greenhouse to make out? Haha just kidding… unless…? Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss teenage romance, flowers for fixing motion sickness, and learn which new pasta scenario will tear a friendship apart.

Chapter 114 is aggressively teenagery, unfortunately. Bear with it and join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss being gay in 2000s media, the consequences of severe sleep deprivation, and rat trauma.

Chapter 113 is here to sing a song and sharpen your knives, which is a real thing, I don’t care what Sophie says. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss how prone different monsters are to sun evaporation, vampire lacquer, and if shapeshifters are always naked.

Chapter 112 comes to you from a secret cache under an altar, because luckily you can find this podcast anywhere there is holy ground! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss their very good media literacy skills, whether it's possible to be atheist in a fantasy novel, and the metaphysical properties of vampire dust.  

Chapter 111 drank a fairy potion and things have gotten a little silly. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the hilarious fulfilment of one of their ongoing predictions, get immediately attached to the one millennial-coded adult character (who could have guessed) (Sam did), and have really big feelings about small rodents.

Chapter 110's been converted to run on demonic energy! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss various teenage love polygons, bellybutton magic, and, unfortunately, Tumblr Sexymen.  

Today's episode isn't just a chapter, it's a whole dang synopsis! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they review their last year of reading, roast Sophie for unspeakable book choices, and talk about fanfiction way more than anyone expected.

Chapter 109 isn't in Australia, despite what Hannah might tell you. Or Velaris, despite what Sophie might tell you. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss Downworlder cuisine, fail once again to guess how Clary and Jace are related, and debate the merits of doing yoga on the New York City sidewalks.

Chapter 108 is a balmy seven degrees Celsius! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the easy descent into Hell/Bone City, talk about how your memories aren't repressed (they're just made up), and try to calculate how many Shadowhunters it takes to build a Bone City.

On the fifth year of Crisis, Sophie, Sam, and Hannah gave to meeee... Five! Movie! Scenes! Join us for our annual tradition as we mash together our YA fantasy novel of the year, a fairytale retelling, and a tangled web of secrets to bring you this year's hot-off-the-press holiday rom-com...   Alyssa's Holiday Adventures in Demon Sleighing!

You followed a magic cat and it led you right to Chapter 107! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss fairy grammar, the Shadowhunter reality TV crossover everybody (Sam) has been waiting for, and bonus archangels.

Chapter 106 is Still Not King. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss werewolf name determinism, whether it's cool to play Dungeons and Dragons, and secrets learned through Scooby Doo-esque hijinks.

Chapter 105 knows what bergamot is, thank you very much! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the ideal frequency for eating cucumbers, sexy vampires (again, for some reason, free us) and the magic of hybridization.

Chapter 104 is here, and like Clary, it slaps! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss if being not like the other girls makes you just like the other girls, biblically accurate radio, and angel swords.

Don't sleep through Chapter 103, there is important exposition here! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss teenage dreams (the sexy ones), the Angel Suffering Table, and how to baptize a Shadowhunter. 

Don't look a gift Chapter 102 in the dark, yawning gap of its mouth! Instead, join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the stinging and smoochin' physiology of demons, how to make your cellphone holy, and a surprising connection with our previous reads.

Chapter 101 is heavily caffeinated at 10 pm, snaps for that. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss what The Youths get up to, Hannah's terrible knock-knock jokes, and the Shadowhunters' Magic Eye invisibility powers.

*According to Midlight Crisis   Chapter 100 is a big milestone, y'all! We're celebrating with a special episode, wherein we discuss our collective favourite and least favourite books, discuss the Book Two Bitch/Bisexual, and almost ruin our long-running friendship over book opinions.

Chapter 99 is sending you to a farm upstate, where you can exposition all day long! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss gentle parenting your endangered magical teen, cat warlock eye genetics, and ska bands.

Chapter 98 is sneaking into your all-ages club to incite the fall of humankind! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss dimension-hopping viruses, the benefits and drawbacks of pharyngeal jaws, and reveal just how encyclopedic Sam's knowledge of this book is.

Grab your instruments, because Chapter 97 is mortal! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they prepare to speedrun like, so many fantastical creatures, reveal Sam's high school Shadowhunters clout, discuss the benefits of medium stakes, and enter... the City of Bones!

Chapter 96 is an unexpected unexpected part two, because we biologized the hell out of this book! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they continue to have a surprising number of opinions about birdkids and Erasers. Tune in for answers to the questions you never knew you wanted to ask, like: If the birdkids are 2% bird, who (or what?) is 2% human? Which birdkid has a superpower that is never mentioned after chapter one? Why do Erasers have such nasty blood? How does electrolysis work anyway? And STAY TUNED for the thrilling answer to everyone's most burning question: What 2007 book is Midlight Crisis going to read next!?

Is it a bird? Is it a kid? Is it another gosh damn hexapod? No, it’s Chapter 95! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they finally, DEFINITIVELY reveal just how the Maximum Ride is made, if birdkids really DO fly in the fetal position, and, most importantly: how did we manage to talk about this dingdang book for so long that we had to make it a duology… in Chapter 95: Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment: The Birdkid, Explained: Part 1!