What a Circus

About What a Circus

"What a Circus" is a monthly podcast that invites you to join in on our high school book club. Listen to teens as they read and discuss literature and the connections to their own lives. We read one book each month and come together to talk about what it all means.

Publisher

The Book Club

Category

arts · education · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Jul 2019

Latest episode

8 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

35 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Jun 2026

   What a Circus - Season Four Grand Finale

   In this episode, we discuss all 8 of the books we read this school year, choosing favorites and explaining why.

2. 

   8 Jun 2026

   What a Circus - Red Lighting

   In this episode, we discuss the novel Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds.

3. 

   5 Jun 2026

   What a Circus - The Ring Mistresses

   In this episode, we discuss the novel When Women were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 20 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

12

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.