Lessons in Love from YA TV

Feb 4, 2026

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Is The Summer I Turned Pretty romantic or toxic? Is Heartstopper sweet or cringe? Hillary talks with pop culture critic Kristen Meinzer and sex educator Shafia Zaloom about love stories in YA TV, old classics teens are into, and why so many of these shows end with a dude chasing a woman down in Paris.

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Shows discussed

• The Summer I Turned Pretty

• K-Pop Demon Hunters

• Heartstopper

• Heated Rivalry

• Friends

• Sex and the City

• Sex Education

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