The Pop Culture Preservation Society is a podcast dedicated to preserving and elevating the unsung pop culture nuggets of the classic Gen X childhood. Were you there when Marcia broke her nose? Tiger Beat delivered the news? And John Travolta was stuck in that plastic bubble? Then this is the podcast for you! 
Join enthusiastic fangirls Carolyn, Kristin and Michelle — die-hard members of the Big Wheel Generation — as we discuss and dissect the crushes, clothes, books, movies, songs, tv and toys that shaped our youth. We’ll also chat about the role nostalgia plays in our lives and how recalling these positive memories increases our sense of connectedness and well-being. And really, isn’t that something we could all use a little more of right now? 
We hope you’ll join us as we wrap ourselves in the comfort of many of the pop culture moments that defined us when we were younger … and still bring us joy all these years later. 
Nanu nanu, keep on truckin&#39;, and may the force be with you all!

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Welcome to this summer rerun of on your FM dial 1983. Just like when you were a kid, and all the TV shows went away for the summertime, and you watched all those shows, and reruns, we&#39;re doing the same thing here at the Pop Culture Preservation Society. But this episode is going to be SUPERSIZED! We&#39;ve added a fun opening conversation where we chat about music writer, Rob Sheffield&#39;s, Rolling Stone article.<a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-1983-1234681014/" rel="nofollow">..&#34;The 100 Best Songs of 1983, the Year Pop Went Crazy.&#34;</a> You&#39;ll be as surprised as we were as to some of his song choices.Then stay and listen to our encore of Episode 106 &#34;On Your FM Dial: 1983.&#34; Quite possibly the best year for music in the 80s! We’re on your FM Dial in 1983 talking about (and singing) all our favorites, and pondering just what it was that was responsible for this new and TOTALLY AWESOME music (hello, 2nd British Invasion). Is YOUR favorite 1983 song mentioned? Crimp your hair, throw on some heavy eyeliner and join us in this truly singable episode! Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Facebook,</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PopCulturePres1" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popculturepressociety" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" rel="nofollow">here</a>Support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. Check out all the fun perks you get <a href="https://www.patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Help the PCPS keep on truckin’ by making a donation <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QGGLBTMERYBPJ" rel="nofollow">here</a>Sign up for the PCPS email, “The Weekly Reader” <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6130f219d0d5896caac5ff29" rel="nofollow">here</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

On Your FM Dial: 1983 -- SUPERSIZED EDITION

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What do singer-songwriter John Sebastian and hip-hop producer Pete Rock have in common? They were both instrumental in the Pop Culture Preservation Society’s first viral moment. Learn why the “Welcome Back, Kotter” theme song brought thousands of new followers to the PCPS and the surprising demographic of many of those followers. We take a trip down Carolyn’s Rabbit Hole and then revisit Episode 21, “Schlemiel Schlemazel - TV’s Best Theme Songs.” Follow the Pop Culture Preservation Society on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popculturepressociety" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>Support the PCPS by becoming a patron on <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. Check all the extra perks you get <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Help the PCPS keep on truckin&#39; by making a one-time donation <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QGGLBTMERYBPJ" rel="nofollow">here</a>Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter, &#34;The Weekly Reader&#34; <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6130f219d0d5896caac5ff29" rel="nofollow">here</a>Send us an email at hello@poppreservationists.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

John Sebastian and Our Viral Moment

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Join us for another Town Hall episode, where we answer some of your fun questions! Things get silly — and surprisingly serious — as we talk about everything from our favorite now-defunct mall store to who would play us in a TV movie to wondering if we’d have been friends in middle school. (And trust us, our answers are NOT what you’d expect!) Who thinks Ann B. Davis should play her in the movie? Who wore painful Candies and hobbled around like a 3-year-old in her mother’s shoes just because everyone else was wearing them? And which of us snuck into her house post-curfew and crawled up the stairs naked? It’s a fun, enlightening conversation you won’t want to miss! Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

PCPS Town Hall: YOUR Questions (and ours) Answered!

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At no time were our full range of GenX adolescent emotions more keenly felt than the night of the middle school dance. It was a night of awkward crushes, questionable dance moves, and enough pre-teen angst to rival a Judy Blume novel. Join Carolyn, Kristin and Michelle as they share their most memorable middle school dance memories along with the songs that cemented those memories in our minds. Listen to learn who experienced the second best kiss of her entire life at a middle school dance and whose parents had the audacity to chaperone one. So hop into your DeLorean and time travel with the PCPS to the GenX Middle School Dance.The NPR article by Linda Holmes that inspired the episode <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/01/20/1225560129/1980s-middle-school-slow-dance-songs-playlist-i-didnt-know-needed-80s-chillpill" rel="nofollow">&#34;1980s Middle School Slow Dance Songs&#39; was the playlist I didn&#39;t know I needed.&#34;</a>Follow the Pop Culture Preservation Society on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popculturepressociety" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>Support the PCPS by becoming a patron on <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. Check all the extra perks you get <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Help the PCPS keep on truckin&#39; by making a one-time donation <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QGGLBTMERYBPJ" rel="nofollow">here</a>Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter, &#34;The Weekly Reader&#34; <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6130f219d0d5896caac5ff29" rel="nofollow">here</a>Send us an email at hello@poppreservationists.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

The Gen X Middle School Dance: Therapy Not Included

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You thought you knew the story behind We Are The World, one of the best-selling songs of all time? Watch The Greatest Night in Pop on Netflix and listen to this episode, and we bet you’ll think again. We’re breaking down this incredible documentary story (which sometimes includes way too many main characters!) and bringing you our favorite revelations (Michael’s missing boa constrictor! Stevie’s face-palming suggestion! Dionne’s mysterious visitor! Lionel’s remarkable patience! The sweet and all-too-pure “yearbook” signing party … and so much more). You’ll be singing this beautiful song differently after listening, we promise, and believing that it truly was the greatest night in pop.Follow the Pop Culture Preservation Society on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popculturepressociety" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>Support the PCPS by becoming a patron on <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. Check all the extra perks you get <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Help the PCPS keep on truckin&#39; by making a one-time donation <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QGGLBTMERYBPJ" rel="nofollow">here</a>Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter, &#34;The Weekly Reader&#34; <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6130f219d0d5896caac5ff29" rel="nofollow">here</a>Send us an email at hello@poppreservationists.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

USA for Africa and "The Greatest Night In Pop"

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If Generation X had a dog, it would (without a doubt) be Benji, the scrappy little terrier who barked his way into our hearts in 1974 … and remains there to this day. Join us as we (rather passionately!) relive this iconic movie scene by scene and bark by bark, still getting traumatized by the sight of those kids in GAGS and that awful KICK (if you know, you know). Does this “most talked-about, highly-acclaimed family picture of our time … maybe of all time” hold up today? Do we think Benji may have been the most underrated actor of our generation? Listen now to find out!Follow the Pop Culture Preservation Society on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popculturepressociety" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>Support the PCPS by becoming a patron on <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. Check all the extra perks you get <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Help the PCPS keep on truckin&#39; by making a one-time donation <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QGGLBTMERYBPJ" rel="nofollow">here</a>Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter, &#34;The Weekly Reader&#34; <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6130f219d0d5896caac5ff29" rel="nofollow">here</a>Send us an email at hello@poppreservationists.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Benji: GenX's Top Dog

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Once upon a time there were three little girls who religiously followed three little girls who went to the police academy. And they were each assigned very hazardous duties – like watching TV and absorbing everything it taught them about being a woman. But growing up took them away from all of that. And now they work for YOU! As podcasters! Where they talk about things like Charlie&#39;s Angels, a show that was less procedural and more of an aspirational branding opportunity for girls growing up in the Gen X era. In today&#39;s episode, we’ll be saving our childhood identities as crime fighting private investigators with sweet bell bottoms and perfect hair by asking the question: Which one of Charlie’s Angels were you?Great resource for Charlie’s Angels trivia <a href="https://charliesangels.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie%27s_Angels_(1976_TV_series)" rel="nofollow">here</a>Follow the Pop Culture Preservation Society on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popculturepressociety" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>Support the PCPS by becoming a patron on <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. Check all the extra perks you get <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Help the PCPS keep on truckin&#39; by making a one-time donation <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QGGLBTMERYBPJ" rel="nofollow">here</a>Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter, &#34;The Weekly Reader&#34; <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6130f219d0d5896caac5ff29" rel="nofollow">here</a>Send us an email at hello@poppreservationists.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Charlie's Angels: Which Angel are You?

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Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip …” You’re singing the end of that song now, aren’t you? (You’re welcome.) That’s because the TV shows from the 50s and 60s that reran constantly during our Gen X childhoods took up entire afternoons, weekends, and summer vacations. They were our after-school friends, our babysitters, and at times, our surrogate families. And today, decades after they all first aired, they still hold valuable space in our heads and in our hearts. Join us as we rank many of them in a PCPS Top 10 (14) list as voted on by both YOU our listeners, and US (because obviously). Which were our very favorites? Will yours break into the top 3? What will be #1? Listen now to find out!Visit <a href="http://armoire.style/PCPS" rel="nofollow">armoire.style/PCPS</a> to get up to 50% off your first month, that’s up to $125 OFF! Never worry about what to wear again—try Armoire today!Follow the Pop Culture Preservation Society on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popculturepressociety" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>Support the PCPS by becoming a patron on <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. Check all the extra perks you get <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Help the PCPS keep on truckin&#39; by making a one-time donation <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QGGLBTMERYBPJ" rel="nofollow">here</a>Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter, &#34;The Weekly Reader&#34; <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6130f219d0d5896caac5ff29" rel="nofollow">here</a>Send us an email at hello@poppreservationists.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Afternoon Delight: TV Reruns and the Gen X Childhood

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In part 2 of our tribute to Andy Gibb, we discuss his songs, his frequent duets with the biggest stars in Hollywood, his partnerships (both in the tabloids and IRL), and the true depth of his struggle with mental health -- all of which is spoken about so eloquently by Andy Gibb&#39;s only daughter on the only source sanctioned by his estate, officalandygibb.com. There are many sad parts to this story -- but the overwhelming truth is that Andy Gibb was beloved by everyone who knew him. So it is in that spirit that we hold all parts of his story and bring them to you, ensuring his legacy will live on in all of our Gen X hearts.Visit <a href="http://armoire.style/PCPS" rel="nofollow">armoire.style/PCPS</a> to get up to 50% off your first month, that’s up to $125 OFF! Never worry about what to wear again—try Armoire today!Visit the Official Andy Gibb website <a href="http://www.officialandygibb.om/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Follow the Pop Culture Preservation Society on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popculturepressociety" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>Support the PCPS by becoming a patron on <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. Check all the extra perks you get <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Help the PCPS keep on truckin&#39; by making a one-time donation <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QGGLBTMERYBPJ" rel="nofollow">here</a>Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter, &#34;The Weekly Reader&#34; <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6130f219d0d5896caac5ff29" rel="nofollow">here</a>Send us an email at hello@poppreservationists.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Andy Gibb: Our Everlasting Love - Part 2

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After three years of requests from listeners, it&#39;s finally here -- the PCPS&#39;s tribute to one of the biggest teen idols of the Gen X era, Andy Gibb. He was our everything, our everlasting love, and today&#39;s episode will introduce his story and delve into his music with the blessing of Andy Gibb&#39;s only child, Peta Gibb Weber. From his beginning as a mischievous child in England and Australia to his lightning fast ascension to the top of the charts, we&#39;ll dig into both his contribution to our culture and his true humanity as a husband, father, son and little brother. Kristin is Fangirl #1 as we begin our research but Carolyn and Michelle are quickly converted (is it possible to develop a crush on someone who is no longer with us? Just ask Carolyn) and together they revisit the songs from his first album, finding music that might sound even better today than it did in 1977. Andy Gibb&#39;s story is not all teen idol dreams, though; and we are not afraid to hold his complicated legacy gently while honoring our own childhood memories. Join us for what we hope will be an honest and loving tribute to not just a childhood hero but also a truly gifted musician and entertainer.Visit the Official Andy Gibb website <a href="http://www.officialandygibb.om" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Visit <a href="http://armoire.style/PCPS" rel="nofollow">armoire.style/PCPS</a> to get up to 50% off your first month, that’s up to $125 OFF! Never worry about what to wear again—try Armoire today!Follow the Pop Culture Preservation Society on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popculturepressociety" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>Support the PCPS by becoming a patron on <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. Check all the extra perks you get <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Help the PCPS keep on truckin&#39; by making a one-time donation <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QGGLBTMERYBPJ" rel="nofollow">here</a>Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter, &#34;The Weekly Reader&#34; <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6130f219d0d5896caac5ff29" rel="nofollow">here</a>Send us an email at hello@poppreservationists.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Andy Gibb: Our Everlasting Love

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While Michelle hits the slopes to celebrate her birthday, Carolyn and Kristin chat about the staying power of Judy Blume&#39;s classic &#34;Forever,&#34; the book&#39;s cover and the upcoming Netflix series based on the novel. Then stick around for an encore presentation of episode 6, &#34;Judy Blume Forever&#34; where the girls get serious — and silly — about how they were impacted and educated by the book “Forever,” and Kristin shares the story of her incredible meet-up with Queen Judy herself. P.S. Our audio quality has come a long way since Episode 6 so please excuse our early attempts ;)Visit <a href="http://armoire.style/PCPS" rel="nofollow">armoire.style/PCPS</a> to get up to 50% off your first month, that’s up to $125 OFF! Never worry about what to wear again—try Armoire today!Follow the Pop Culture Preservation Society on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popculturepressociety" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>Support the PCPS by becoming a patron on <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. Check all the extra perks you get <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Help the PCPS keep on truckin&#39; by making a one-time donation <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QGGLBTMERYBPJ" rel="nofollow">here</a>Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter, &#34;The Weekly Reader&#34; <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6130f219d0d5896caac5ff29" rel="nofollow">here</a>Send us an email at hello@poppreservationists.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Judy Blume's Forever...Living on Forever

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After a BRAND NEW opening conversation about the upcoming Little House on The Prairie 50th celebration, we’re replaying one of our most fun conversations! TiKTok sensation Raven Stone (<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mrstoneauthor?lang=en" rel="nofollow">@MrStoneAuthor)</a> joins us for a hilarious conversation about a few of the more traumatic episodes of LHOTP. Why the heck things did things have to be so terrifying all the time, and more importantly, why didn’t Mary grab her baby on the way out of the burning house?CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains detailed conversation of trauma and child death.Follow Raven on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mrstoneauthor" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>Visit <a href="http://armoire.style/PCPS" rel="nofollow">armoire.style/PCPS</a> to get up to 50% off your first month, that’s up to $125 OFF! Never worry about what to wear again—try Armoire today!Follow the Pop Culture Preservation Society on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popculturepressociety" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>Support the PCPS by becoming a patron on <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. Check all the extra perks you get <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Help the PCPS keep on truckin&#39; by making a one-time donation <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QGGLBTMERYBPJ" rel="nofollow">here</a>Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter, &#34;The Weekly Reader&#34; <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6130f219d0d5896caac5ff29" rel="nofollow">here</a>Send us an email at hello@poppreservationists.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Still Traumatized by LHOTP

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Join us for an encore presentation of AM Radio Gold: 1977, celebrating the songs we heard when AM radio was king, featuring an all new introduction recorded while we prepare for one of our most anticipated episodes ever (hint: okay it&#39;s Andy Gibb😲❤️🎉). We&#39;ll give you a sneak peek of our thoughts from this very personal and surprisingly emotional topic that will be coming to you next season. Our talk of Andy Gibb then segues quite naturally to the radio hits of 1977, a year that gave us some of the most memorable music in history. But this ep is not a history lesson. It&#39;s personal. And the three of us will share the songs WE waited for on the radio. We&#39;ll tell you who we were, where we were, and what these songs meant to us. Which song was the soundtrack to Kristin&#39;s weenie roast? Which song created a forever-father-daughter-memory? And which song does Carolyn HATE because it&#39;s just too scary? And, yes, there will be singing. Lots and lots of singing. Sorry not sorry!Visit <a href="http://armoire.style/PCPS" rel="nofollow">armoire.style/PCPS</a> to get up to 50% off your first month, that’s up to $125 OFF! Never worry about what to wear again—try Armoire today!Follow PCPS on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow"> Facebook,</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popculturepressociety" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>.Become a supporter on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. Check out all the extra perks you get <a href="https://www.patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Help the PCPS keep on truckin&#39; by making a donation <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QGGLBTMERYBPJ" rel="nofollow">here.</a>Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter &#34;The Weekly Reader&#34; <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6130f219d0d5896caac5ff29" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

AM Radio Gold Rewind: 1977

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In this week’s episode we’re starting with an all new conversation, gushing over Henry Winkler’s memoir and the man himself, whom we’ve grown to love as so much more than just “The Fonz.” Then we’ll replay Episode 83, “Fonzie Loves Pinky.&#34; If you say the word &#34;Pinky&#34; to AARP-aged people, they will intuitively respond with this weird snappy-fist-slapping ritual. It&#39;s a Gen X reaction honed by the cultural phenomenon knows as Pinky Tuscadero. Join us as we revisit the Happy Days episode that gave us Pinky and cemented itself in the hearts of Gen Xers for all eternity -- Fonzie Loves Pinky. Who was Pinky and why did a nation of children fall under her spell? Why was she only on the show for THREE episodes?! And what actually happened in the episode? Does anyone even remember? Grab a pink scarf, tie it around your neck, and let&#39;s go deep on this demolition derby of a Gen X pop culture supernova of a topic.Visit <a href="http://armoire.style/PCPS" rel="nofollow">armoire.style/PCPS</a> to get up to 50% off your first month, that’s up to $125 OFF! Never worry about what to wear again—try Armoire today!Follow PCPS on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow"> Facebook,</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popculturepressociety" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>.Become a supporter on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. Check out all the extra perks you get <a href="https://www.patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Help the PCPS keep on truckin&#39; by making a donation <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QGGLBTMERYBPJ" rel="nofollow">here.</a>Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter &#34;The Weekly Reader&#34; <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6130f219d0d5896caac5ff29" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Fonzie STILL Loves Pinky

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Following our Kramer vs. Kramer episode, we take an even deeper dive with someone who was obsessed with the movie at just ten years old: Priscilla Gilman, author of The Critic&#39;s Daughter, a memoir that dissects her experience of her parents&#39; divorce, will join us to give her take on the movie and why it resonated so hard with her at such a young age. Her story is uniquely hers but statistics show that at least half of you will find it shockingly familiar. The first children of divorce are in their forties and fifties now and it&#39;s become clear that we Gen Xers were the canaries in the coal mine. Whether it was you, your friends, or your neighbors, divorce touched us all.<a href="https://www.poppreservationists.com/episode-transcripts/genx-generation-divorce-with-author-priscilla-gilman" rel="nofollow">Episode Transcript</a>Join us for PCPS Book Club as we discuss &#34;The Critic&#39;s Daughter&#34; with author Priscilla Gilman on Thursday, March 28th at 7pm CSTTickets are $10 and can be purchased <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-critics-daughter-book-club-with-author-priscilla-gilman-tickets-850416648087?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="nofollow">here</a>As always, Patreon members attend PCPS Book Club for free.Purchase The Critic&#39;s Daughter <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Critics-Daughter-Memoir-Priscilla-Gilman-ebook/dp/B0BLTFGZN1/?_encoding=UTF8&content-id=amzn1.sym.d0ebfbb2-6761-494f-8e2f-95743b37c35c%3Aamzn1.symc.50e00d6c-ec8b-42ef-bb15-298531ab4497&pd_rd_r=80553405-8e1e-4b21-b0d0-2a44f05fe70c&pd_rd_w=Ix2d0&pd_rd_wg=Zlx8F&pf_rd_p=d0ebfbb2-6761-494f-8e2f-95743b37c35c&pf_rd_r=0DR3Y7W4NTC0P2FTQK10&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_atf_m" rel="nofollow">here </a>Visit <a href="http://armoire.style/PCPS" rel="nofollow">armoire.style/PCPS</a> to get up to 50% off your first month, that’s up to $125 OFF! Never worry about what to wear again—try Armoire today!Follow PCPS on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow"> Facebook,</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popculturepressociety" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>.Become a supporter on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. Check out all the extra perks you get <a href="https://www.patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Help the PCPS keep on truckin&#39; by making a donation <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QGGLBTMERYBPJ" rel="nofollow">here.</a>Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter &#34;The Weekly Reader&#34; <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6130f219d0d5896caac5ff29" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

GenX = Generation Divorce with author Priscilla Gilman

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Kramer vs. Kramer, the divorce drama starring Dustin Hoffman and a young Meryl Streep, opened on December 19, 1979 and quickly became more than a movie; it was, according to Vanity Fair, a cultural benchmark, a snapshot of the fractured American family. If statistics hold true, that applies to roughly half of you. Even if your parents were married in 1979, it&#39;s possible you learned about divorce when more and more of your friends and classmates lived with their single moms. We Gen Xers were the first kids of divorce and no one had a rule book. Today we&#39;ll talk about what this very adult movie meant to kids like us and how the making of the movie may have been as traumatic as divorce itself. We&#39;ll dish about the acting, the acrimony, and the Oscars; Kramer vs. Kramer gave Meryl Streep her first Oscar but were it not for some twists of fate, this role may have had a more &#34;angelic&#34; presence (wink wink). Listen today for the dirt, the discussion and the discoveries.Visit <a href="http://armoire.style/PCPS" rel="nofollow">armoire.style/PCPS</a> to get up to 50% off your first month, that’s up to $125 OFF! Never worry about what to wear again—try Armoire todayFollow PCPS on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow"> Facebook,</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popculturepressociety" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>.Become a supporter on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. Check out all the extra perks you get <a href="https://www.patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Help the PCPS keep on truckin&#39; by making a donation <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QGGLBTMERYBPJ" rel="nofollow">here.</a>Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter &#34;The Weekly Reader&#34; <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6130f219d0d5896caac5ff29" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Kramer vs Kramer: The Adult Movie for GenX Kids

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Author Amy Weinland Daughters is back with us, telling us about that time she went crazy and wrote a HANDWRITTEN letter to all 580 of her Facebook Friends (which is the basis for her book, &#34;Dear Dana, that time I went crazy and wrote a handwritten letter to all 580 of my Facebook friends”). We talk about why (and how!) this project began, the response from the recipients, and why — surprisingly — it was most meaningful to the letter WRITER. You won&#39;t believe this amazingly heartwarming story, and we promise it will make you want to grab some Snoopy stationery and some Mrs. Grossman’s stickers and write to an old friend!Purchase Dear Dana <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1647429005?asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.3LXHZVYG70R72&creativeASIN=1647429005&linkCode=ssc&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin&tag=onamzwjmprodu-20" rel="nofollow">here</a>Follow PCPS on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popculturepreservationsociety?igsh=MXFmY2Y1MGp2cmZ6Yw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popculturepressociety?_r=1&_t=8jkA7IteR8V" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>Become a PCPS supporter on <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a> and get lots of fun perks. Check all the goodies you get <a href="http://patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Help us keep on truckin’ by making a one-time donation <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QGGLBTMERYBPJ" rel="nofollow">here</a>Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter, “The Weekly Reader” <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6130f219d0d5896caac5ff29" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Author Amy Weinland Daughters is back with us, telling us about that time she went crazy and wrote a HANDWRITTEN letter to all 580 of her Facebook Friends (which is the basis for her book, "Dear Dana, that time I went crazy and wrote a handwritten letter to all 580 of my Facebook friends”). We talk about why (and how!) this project began, the response from the recipients, and why — surprisingly — it was most meaningful to the letter WRITER. You won't believe this amazingly heartwarming story, and we promise it will make you want to grab some Snoopy stationery and some Mrs. Grossman’s stickers and write to an old friend!

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered with Amy Weinland Daughters

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Letterwriting is the topic that took the PCPS by storm! When we asked you for your thoughts and stories about the letters you wrote and received growing up, we got more responses than any other topic to date. This certainly validates our assertion that letterwriting was vital to the Gen X experience. Before email and texting there was only one way to keep in touch with our important people that didn&#39;t involve long-distance charges (which your dad said was &#34;highway robbery!&#34;) -- we put pen to paper and poured our hearts out in ways we would never do via text. Grandparents, pen pals, camp friends, and boyfriends/girlfriends, our relationships to all of them were nurtured and deepened by the handwritten word. Join us for our stories, your stories, and lots of hilarious readings of pubescent yearning and shenanigans.Follow the PCPS on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popculturepressociety" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>Support the PCPS on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. Become a patron and get lots of extra perks<a href="https://www.patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow"> here</a>.Help the PCPS keep on truckin’ by making a one-time donation on <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QGGLBTMERYBPJ" rel="nofollow">Paypal</a>.Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter, “The Weekly Reader” <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6130f219d0d5896caac5ff29" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

The girls chat about the lost art of handwritten letters.

Letterwriting is the topic that took the PCPS by storm! When we asked you for your thoughts and stories about the letters you wrote and received growing up, we got more responses than any other topic to date. This certainly validates our assertion that letterwriting was vital to the Gen X experience. Before email and texting there was only one way to keep in touch with our important people that didn't involve long-distance charges (which your dad said was "highway robbery!") -- we put pen to paper and poured our hearts out in ways we would never do via text. Grandparents, pen pals, camp friends, and boyfriends/girlfriends, our relationships to all of them were nurtured and deepened by the handwritten word. Join us for our stories, your stories, and lots of hilarious readings of pubescent yearning and shenanigans.

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Speedy Delivery! The GenX Art of the Handwritten Letter

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Variety shows were as much a part of 1970s television as reality shows were a part of the early 21st century, and today we’re saving two of the most iconic — The Carol Burnett Show and Sonny &amp; Cher, plus one very short-lived YET STILL ICONIC show for us GenXers, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (which may or may not have been created in a drug-induced fever dream). Listen for lots of fun facts about these unforgettable shows that were such cultural touchstones for us 70skids, as well as memories of many of the skits, songs, and silliness that still bring us such joy today. “And The Beat (most definitely) Goes On …”Follow the PCPS on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popculturepressociety" rel="nofollow">TIkTok</a>.Support the PCPS on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. Become a patron and check out the fun extras you get <a href="https://www.patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Help the PCPS keep on truckin’ by making a donation <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QGGLBTMERYBPJ" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter, “The Weekly Reader” <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6130f219d0d5896caac5ff29" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

The girls chat about those iconic 70s variety shows.

Variety shows were as much a part of 1970s television as reality shows were a part of the early 21st century, and today we’re saving two of the most iconic — The Carol Burnett Show and Sonny & Cher, plus one very short-lived YET STILL ICONIC show for us GenXers, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (which may or may not have been created in a drug-induced fever dream). Listen for lots of fun facts about these unforgettable shows that were such cultural touchstones for us 70skids, as well as memories of many of the skits, songs, and silliness thVariety shows were as much a part of 1970s television as reality shows were a part of the early 21st century, and today we’re saving two of the most iconic — The Carol Burnett Show and Sonny & Cher, plus one very short-lived YET STILL ICONIC show for us GenXers, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (which may or may not have been created in a drug-induced fever dream). Listen for lots of fun facts about these unforgettable shows that were such cultural touchstones for us 70skids, as well as memories of many of the skits, songs, and silliness that still bring us such joy today. “And The Beat (most definitely) Goes On …”

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Variety Shows of the 70s: Weird, Wacky and Wonderful

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Today we’re saving many of the things from our youth that our own kids’ generations will never understand … like what the heck a phone book is (not to mention how to use it). From smoking sections on airplanes (why bother??) to having to WAIT for your favorite song to play (the agony!) to the migraines the microfiche machine triggered (and which the memory still does), we’re breaking down some of the staples of our childhoods that continue to puzzle the most recent generations. But really, how did we survive without computers to do all our work for us? And here’s a head-scratcher: was it better?Follow the PCPS on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/popculturepreservationsociety/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popculturepressociety" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>.Become a supporter of the PCPS on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. Check out all the extra perks you’ll receive <a href="https://www.patreon.com/popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here.</a>Help the PCPS keep on truckin’ by making a one-time <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QGGLBTMERYBPJ" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter, “The Weekly Reader” <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6130f219d0d5896caac5ff29" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Our Sponsors: * Check out Armoire: armoire.style/PCPS * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use our code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

The girls chat all about the things kids today will never understand.

Today we’re saving many of the things from our youth that our own kids’ generations will never understand … like what the heck a phone book is (not to mention how to use it). From smoking sections on airplanes (why bother??) to having to WAIT for your favorite song to play (the agony!) to the migraines the microfiche machine triggered (and which the memory still does), we’re breaking down some of the staples of our childhoods that continue to puzzle the most recent generations. But really, how did we survive without computers to do all our work for us? And here’s a head-scratcher: was it better?

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What’s a Phone Book? The GenX/GenZ Generation Gap

The Pop Culture Preservation Society is a podcast dedicated to preserving and elevating the unsung pop culture nuggets of the classic Gen X childhood. Were you there when Marcia broke her nose? Tiger Beat delivered the news? And John Travolta was stuck in that plastic bubble? Then this is the podcast for you!

Join enthusiastic fangirls Carolyn, Kristin and Michelle — die-hard members of the Big Wheel Generation — as we discuss and dissect the crushes, clothes, books, movies, songs, tv and toys that shaped our youth. We’ll also chat about the role nostalgia plays in our lives and how recalling these positive memories increases our sense of connectedness and well-being. And really, isn’t that something we could all use a little more of right now?

We hope you’ll join us as we wrap ourselves in the comfort of many of the pop culture moments that defined us when we were younger … and still bring us joy all these years later.

Nanu nanu, keep on truckin', and may the force be with you all!