Below Grade Level

Hosted by Bekah Eaton and Chris Zaleski and Jonathan Eaton · Jon, Chris, and Bekah

5.0from 20 ratings

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55Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored

159
Episodes: 20
Ratings: Weekly
Cadence: 2019
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About Below Grade Level

Welcome to Below Grade Level, where we read our favorite books from childhood and unnecessarily critique them and make them horrible. Everything from Goosebumps to Babysitter's Club, no book is safe from Below Grade Level.

Publisher: Jon, Chris, and Bekah
Category: arts · comedy · education
Language: en
Explicit: Yes
First episode: 22 Feb 2019
Latest episode: 23 Oct 2026

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159 episodes in the feed.

23 Oct 2026
Chapter 159 | Fear Street | The Wrong Number | Chapters 1-5
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we begin reading Fear Street: The Wrong Number by R.L. Stine! Deena Martinson's dad works for the phone company, which means she and her friend Jade can make silly, sexy prank calls! But when Deena's half brother Chuck comes to town, things get out of hand! Jonathan, Chris, and Bekah forgo guests to take another walk down Fear Street!
16 Oct 2026
Chapter 158 | The Starlight Crystal | Chapters EPILOGUE!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading The Starlight Crystal by Christopher Pike! Is this the first ever episode that's all epilogue? Maybe! It sure feels less like an epilogue and more like a TON OF STUFF THAT KEEPS HAPPENING, but hey, it's basically one big long chapter about the meaning of existence! John Walker, the closer, joins the husks of Jonathan, Chris, and Bekah to put an end to this masterpiece!
9 Oct 2026
Chapter 157 | The Starlight Crystal | Chapters 41-49
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading The Starlight Crystal by Christopher Pike! Oh boy where to begin? Paige...or wait, Alpha Book, maybe, does the whole classic "time is cyclical so I'll just blow through the end of the universe and back out the other side to re-meet my stupid boyfriend" thing Strap in, it somehow gets even weirder! John Walker joins Jonathan, Chris, and Bekah to read this masterpiece!

Who has been a guest on Below Grade Level

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John Walker
Clare Lincoln
Clint McElroy

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Apple Podcasts (US): 5.0 / 5; 9 ratings
Spotify: 5.0 / 5; 11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

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Quality: 80
Social presence: 0
YouTube: 0
Engagement: 77

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Who hosts Below Grade Level?

Bekah Eaton and Chris Zaleski and Jonathan Eaton host the show. Published by Jon, Chris, and Bekah.

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