50A Casa Paradiso/50B Gerald's Tonsils (with Hannah Borenstein)

PhD Candidate and writer Hannah Borenstein (https://twitter.com/hborenstein23) stops by the stoop to talk about two classically nuanced, more-mature-than-they-seem episodes of Hey Arnold! The boarders at Sunset Arms rally to convince Grandpa he shouldn’t sell their home and move to a tropical resort in “Casa Paradiso,” an exemplary Hey Arnold! episode about how communities are made and broken. (It also shows up in Hannah’s recent article for Slate – check out the link below!) “Gerald’s Tonsils” – in which Gerald’s voice deepens after having his tonsils removed just before the school play – was written to keep Jamil Walker Smith, Gerald’s voice actor, in the role while his voice was changing after he hit puberty. But it’s also a story of Gerald finding confidence and inspiration through his Black community and Black art. Find Hannah on Twitter and Instagram at @hborenstein23 and find her work at https://www.hannahborenstein.com/ “The Nickelodeon Cartoon That Taught a Generation to Hate Capitalism” by Hannah Borenstein for Slate: https://slate.com/culture/2022/03/hey-arnold-gentrification-capitalism-millennial-nostalgia-podcasts.html Wanna see more Hey Arnold! stuff? How about some fun, goofy posts? Follow us on https://twitter.com/stoopkidzpod and www.instagram.com/stoopkidzpod/ between episodes for more fun stuff from the Kidz! While you’re at it, rate us on Apple or Spotify and leave us a review if you love the show – not only does it help us grow, we read every single one! All Stoop Kidz show art is created by our own Emily Csuy (https://www.instagram.com/emilycsuy/). Intro music: “Hey Arnold! Theme” by Jim Lang. Intermission music: “Groove Remote” by Jim Lang. Outro music: “Moonlight Bay” from “Gerald’s Tonsils”.