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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Friday the 13th. Halloween. Amitytville Horror. Poltergeist. The Wizard of Oz. In this Halloween-week episode we&#39;re diving into the very first horror movies that basically broke our kid brains—the ones we dared ourselves to watch through our hands, that made us sprint up the stairs in the dark to the safety of our bedrooms but then we had to check and double-check under our beds and in our closets every night. The horror movies of the 70s and 80s that we first saw — most likely at a sleepover —gave our pre-pubescent brains everything we needed to fill our nightmares for life, and we’re not only sharing our own memories but those of many of our listeners’. Which 1970 blockbuster tops the list? The answer might surprise you!Subscribe to our Substack newsletter <a href="https://substack.com/@popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Baby's First Horror Movie

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In today’s episode, we’re finally getting to the movie &#34;9 to 5,&#34; a revolutionary, rebellious, and brazenly political movie that had the whole world laughing – while also giving birth to a new vocabulary word: sexual harassment. The movie &#34;9 to 5&#34; has always been about one thing – discrimination of women in the workplace – but as time goes on, we have a much bigger appreciation for how truly radical it was. With fantasy sequences about job sharing, flexible work hours, and onsite childcare, &#34;9 to 5&#34; created aspirations for the modern day workplace while also exposing the oppression, discrimination, and predation many women experienced at the hands of their male bosses. And they did it all via the medium of comedy. Join us as we compare our perceptions of the movie in 1980 versus 2026 and struggle with the question “so are we better off today? Or not?”Subscribe to our Substack newsletter <a href="https://substack.com/@popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

"9 to 5" - It Was Just The Beginning

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We’re giving you a sneak peek into our 20th SEASON … and trust us, it’s worthy of that monumental distinction! We’ll kick off the season with an in-depth look at the movie “9 to 5.” Did we comprehend how truly radical and political and IMPORTANT that 10/10 comedy was in 1980?! And then we’ll give you the inside scoop on the other pop-culture nuggets we hope to be saving over the next few months, including not one but TWO celebrity interviews (if one of them is with two people, can we count that as THREE??). It’s a good time to be 20, and the Pop Culture Preservation Society knows it!Subscribe to our Substack newsletter <a href="https://substack.com/@popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Season 20 Preview!

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We dug this recording out of the vault, recorded long ago, after the finale of Stranger Things aired on New Year&#39;s Eve 2025. But the timing didn&#39;t work out and the recording got shelved. Today -- what seems like old news is relevant again as gen x bashing (or what we like to call &#34;Gen X Misunderstanding&#34;) bubbles up on social media alongside myriad rants and hilarious Gen X clapbacks. What happened as the closing credits rolled on The Stranger Things finale was an outpouring of love from Gen Xers. Whether or not the creators intended the show to be a love letter to Gen X, it definitely felt that way. It lifted up a whole generation of people who took to social media to express all the ways the show made them feel seen. So with no planning or forethought, Carolyn and Kristin sat down at the mics to quickly capture how the show made them feel -- how the music of the 80s shaped who we are, how Gen Xers get sh*t done, or how the single moms of the 80s kept the whole world afloat and definitely deserve the opportunity to whack some bad guy with an ax. You don&#39;t have to be a Stranger Things fan to feel those things deeply. You don&#39;t even have to watch the show yourself! Just know that we see you. And so does Stranger Things.<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/generations-the-real-differences-between-gen-z-millennials-gen-x-boomers-and-silents-and-what-they-mean-for-america-s-future-jean-m-twenge-phd/a29d942f36ac83e0?gad_campaignid=12440232635&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAACfld41mJ_Z1x938kGs54iqLj-exT&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8ofWBhCHARIsANBj4LsZIDEODiT34YLYZKngyHK0eGrv8hAT7OCa56f2wIe48NP1lBv_S-saAnREEALw_wcB&utm_campaign=dsa_nonbrand&utm_content=%7Badgroupname%7D&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_term=aud-1721779758375%3Adsa-19959388920" rel="nofollow">Generations by Jean Twenge</a>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter <a href="https://substack.com/@popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

PCPS LIGHT: The Gen X Outcry After The Stranger Things Finale

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This episode is a recap of Kristin&#39;s experience at STAND BY ME LIVE, a screening of the 1986 movie followed by a Q&amp;A with the film&#39;s stars, Wil Wheaton, Jerry O&#39;Connell and Corey Feldman. As the movie celebrates its 40th birthday, we now see it through an adult lens that reveals a far more profound and emotional story about young boys and friendship, a perspective we didn&#39;t have as teens in the 80s. The film&#39;s stars clearly shared a bond forged in childhood and they held up Rob Reiner as one of the few directors they worked with who cherished them and allowed them to be children. Stand By Me Live felt like a tribute to childhood friendships and a memorial for the dearly departed Rob Reiner. Visit <a href="http://standbymelive.com/" rel="nofollow">standbymelive.com</a> to see if there&#39;s a show near you.Subscribe to our Substack newsletter <a href="https://substack.com/@popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

PCPS Light: Revisiting "Stand By Me" on its 40th Birthday

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How Costco’s ESPRIT Sweatshirts Caused a GenX Pandemonium and Why It’s About So Much More Than a SweatshirtAs we navigate the complexities of mid-life and menopause, the recently-available Costco ESPRIT sweatshirts are wrapping us up in more than (moderately) cozy fleece. They’re hugging us with their colorful joy and, as most nuggets from our childhoods do, connecting us. Join us today as we talk about our own ESPRIT memories, and discuss why we&#39;re not only all here for this recent hysteria, but why it&#39;s all been about so much more than a sweatshirt.Subscribe to our Substack newsletter <a href="https://substack.com/@popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

PCPS Light: How Costco's ESPRIT Sweatshirts Caused a Gen X Pandemonium

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At last, the episode so many of you have been waiting for...the PCPS take on the new Netflix &#34;Little House on the Prairie&#34; series. Which one of us thought it &#34;was lacking&#34;? Who fell in love with the cinematography and the music? And, who pronounced it the best tv series she has watched in years? Join us as we discuss what we loved and didn&#39;t about the series and how we felt about the very &#34;hot&#34; Mr. Edwards.Subscribe to our Substack newsletter <a href="https://substack.com/@popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

PCPS Light: Netflix's "Little House on the Prairie" and How We Feel About It

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The Cold War meets “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.” Michelle dives into WHAM!: 10 Days in China, the fascinating documentary about the duo’s historic 1985 tour behind the Iron Curtain—where bewildered teens encounter Western pop for the first time, government officials keep a VERY close eye on the dancing, and George and Andrew bring maximum hair, blazers, and cool factor to a decidedly monochrome scene.Join us as Michelle shares her experience and what she learned when she saw the documentary during its one-night showing in movie theaters.Read Michelle&#39;s Substack piece about her experience <a href="https://popculturepreservationsociety.substack.com/p/10-things-i-took-away-from-the-wham?r=2jj8c9" rel="nofollow">here</a>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter <a href="https://substack.com/@popculturepreservationsociety" rel="nofollow">here</a>Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

PCPS Light: WHAM!'s "Ten Days in China" and How It Helped Them MAKE IT BIG

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The world lost Dolly Parton, and the Pop Culture Preservation Society is not okay.In this very un-light PCPS Light, we process the loss of a woman who somehow felt less like a celebrity and more like a favorite aunt. We talk collective grief, childhood memories, Dolly’s quiet activism and extraordinary philanthropy, her unapologetic approach to beauty, and the uncanny way her songs seem to find us exactly when we need them.It’s funny, heartfelt, a little messy, and very, very Dolly.Dolly, we will always love you.Listen to the podcast, Dolly Parton&#39;s America <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dolly-partons-america/id1481398762" rel="nofollow">here</a>Purchase &#34;She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs&#34; by Sarah Smarsh <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/she-come-by-it-natural-dolly-parton-and-the-women-who-lived-her-songs-sarah-smarsh/380b47961005634e?aid=113136&ean=9781982157296&listref=our-retro-vibe-favorites" rel="nofollow">here</a>Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

PCPS Light - Dolly Parton: We Will Always Love You

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Before Coastal Grandma and Grandmillenial, there was Preppy—and in the 1980s, it was practically a way of life. From Izods and penny loafers to monograms, madras, and The Official Preppy Handbook, we’re revisiting the look, the lore, and the aspirational fantasy that defined a certain corner of our Gen X childhoods.In this episode, we share your hilarious and revealing listener comments and take a look at how the preppy aesthetic went from Ivy League campuses to suburban malls, television screens, and closets everywhere.Carolyn shares how she deeply, unapologetically loved this book—and it informed far more of her life than she probably realized at the time.But where did Kristin and Michelle fall on the Preppy Spectrum? Were they true preps, mall preps, reluctant preps—or no way in hell?So grab your Izod, pop the collar and join us in our Volvo wagon for this trip down Memory Lane.Find The Official Preppy Handbook <a href="https://archive.org/details/the-official-preppy-handbook-pdfdrive/page/50/mode/2up" rel="nofollow">here</a>Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

The Official Preppy Handbook: The Original Influencer

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They don’t say GenX was raised on hose water and neglect for nothing. Sit your baby in the sun to tan? Yep! Give your toddler a lip of chewing tobacco? Sure (and make sure to snap a picture)! Babysit an infant with a heart monitor when you’re 10 years old? What could go wrong?!? Join us as we save the free-range, often lackluster parenting we experienced in our GenX childhoods by sharing some wild and hilarious stories sent in by many of our listeners ... who we are so glad made it out alive.Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Benign Neglect: GenX Parenting Stories

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Another episode talking about the songs of 1978 -- because they were just that good! This is where we get deep into the songs, one after another, with Kristin going rogue and read-singing a whole list of favorites at the end. It was the height of disco, the dawn of yacht rock, and the golden era of sweet, soulful ballads that made us cry in the backseat of the station wagon as we drove that ribbon of highway to the gulf stream waters. In 1978 we had radios and we had feelings and that might be the glue that held us together and made us who we are today. Tune in to see if any of our picks give you some big feelings, too.Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

AM RADIO GOLD: 1978 - Part 2

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Join us on the podcast for another installment of our very popular series, &#34;AM Radio Gold.&#34; This time we&#39;re celebrating our favorites from 1978 ... so many, in fact, that we split the episode into TWO PARTS! It was the year of juggernaut cultural game changers like Saturday Night Fever, Grease and anything with the name Gibb attached to it. No wonder we couldn’t stop talking! Will your favorite &#39;78 songs be mentioned? (Spoiler: if it&#39;s &#34;He&#39;s a Dancer&#34; by Jimmy and Kristy McNichol, the answer is yes).Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

AM Radio Gold: 1978

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In celebration of Carolyn’s daughter’s recent wedding, we’re taking you down the aisle with us as we reminisce about our own weddings and how wildly different the ceremonies, receptions, dresses, and all the accoutrements (or lack of) were from the weddings today. Which of us had an ice sculpture? Who made sure “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” was played at her reception? And which of us didn’t really want a wedding at all? Puff up those sleeves, slip on your dyed-to-match pumps, and join us for a fun chat about the days we all said, “I do.”Enter the Hallmark+ ValPak Sweepstakes <a href="https://www.valpak.com/walkon" rel="nofollow">here</a>Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

The One About Our 90s Era Weddings

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What show starred Dixie Carter, Jean Smart, Annie Potts, and Delta Burke? Can you name three of Mrs. Garrett’s charges in “Facts of Life?” Sure you can! But can we? Join us today as we test our GenX pop-culture knowledge — and yours — with one of our most recommended family games, Mind The Gap. Think all the questions are this easy? Think again. And when you’re shouting out answers at whatever device you’re listening on — or just shouting AT us — remember, we can’t hear you.Enter the ValPak Hallmark Walk On Sweepstakes <a href="https://www.valpak.com/walkon" rel="nofollow">here</a>Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Mind The Gap: Testing our GenX Trivia Knowledge

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Welcome to part 2 of our deep dive on the shows of Sid &amp; Marty Krofft, the pioneers of children&#39;s television who put a little psychedelic puppetry in your Saturday morning TV. This time we&#39;re counting down the 10 best Krofft-created shows according to YOU, from standalone shows like The Bugaloos and Land of the Lost to the short features on The Krofft Supershow and The Bay City Rollers Show. There were aliens, dinosaurs, genies, bigfoots (bigfeet?), flying dune buggies, flying monkeys, flying cars, flying bikes and, much to Carolyn&#39;s horror, lots of inanimate items that can somehow talk and make facial expressions -- and our followers and listeners had opinions about all of them! Which show got -1 votes? And which one landed in the #1 spot? Join us to find out.Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Your TOP 10 Favorite Shows from Sid & Marty Krofft

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HR Pufnstuf, The Bugaloos, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and so many more giant foam puppet-like things haunt the dreams of our 1970&#39;s childhood. The world of Sid and Marty Krofft dominated Saturday morning TV from 1969 until the mid 80&#39;s and left a unique and psychadelic mark on television history. The Krofft universe was both drug-induced AND for children and featured things like a faux glam rock band with the unfortunate initials KKK, Gomer Pyle as an alien from outer space, another faux band who could fly (because they were bugs), a flute who could talk, another faux band made up of sea monsters, some enormous hats walking around on tiny feet???? An evil madman with a shrinking machine, TWO LADY SUPERHEROES, a witch who was way too scary for children, and – I only have to say this once to send shivers down the spines of every Gen Xer …SLEESTAKS.For some, the world of Sid and Marty Krofft is anchored by Krofft Supershow but for others that universe is anchored by HR Pufnstuf. But suffice it to say — this world could only happen once in human history. And it was the 1970s.Join us today for part one of a two-part deep dive on the shows created by Sid &amp; Marty Krofft and the legacy they left behind.Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

The Krofft Supershow Universe

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What do Shirley Temple, Jonathan Knight, Phoebe Cates, Christopher Atkins, Matt Dillon, Andrew McCarthy, and Greg Evigan all have in common?They proved that life doesn’t end when the closing credits roll.This week, we’re celebrating the glorious second act—those moments when our favorite stars traded fame for fulfillment, discovering that sometimes the best role of your life comes after the one that made you famous. From diplomats to furniture makers, painters to farmhouse restorers, boutique owners to orchestral composers, these former teen idols remind us that it’s never too late to become who you were always meant to be.Plus, we sit down with the endlessly talented Greg Evigan (BJ and the Bear, My Two Dads) about living a dream and recording an original orchestral album with London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It’s a conversation about creativity, passion and persistence.Along the way we wonder: Is Gen X finally entering its own second act? Should you become a potter? A cobbler? A woodworker? (Christopher Atkins says yes.) And why does Jonathan Knight make us all want to buy a fixer-upper and adopt a donkey?Because maybe the biggest lesson of all is this: we are never just one thing.So grab your Shirley Temple, dust off your dreams, and join us for an episode that’s equal parts nostalgia, inspiration, and proof that the best chapters sometimes begin after page 50.Purchase Greg Evigan&#39;s new album on his website <a href="https://www.evigan.com/shop/" rel="nofollow">here</a> or on Bandcamp <a href="https://gregevigan.bandcamp.com/album/greg-evigan-with-londons-royal-philharmonic-orchestra" rel="nofollow">here</a>Find Christopher Atkins&#39; driftwood creations on his Instagram profile <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DN06i3jYmSB/?img_index=1" rel="nofollow">here</a> and reach out for more information at driftwoodcreations@yahoo.com.Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Stars' Second Acts and Greg Evigan Like You've Never Heard Him Before

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For us GenXers born before about 1972, the build-up to our nation’s Bicentennial was truly one of the most anticipated events of our young lives. Join us as we celebrate the Spirit of &#39;76 through your eyes, with a collection of special, star-spangled Bicentennial memories straight from our listeners — from getting pennies smashed by the passing Freedom Train to collecting those treasured Bicentennial quarters to costumes — SO. MANY. COSTUMES. (Special shoutout to the Tricorn hat.) Let’s celebrate our collective patriotic memories together as we get ready for the 50th anniversary of the unforgettable Bicentennial and that undeniable SPIRIT of &#39;76!Get Mike Derrico&#39;s book &#34;Bicentennial Chic: Bronx Bombers, KISSteria &amp; the Birth of Saturday Night Fever&#34; <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/bicentennial-chic-bronx-bombers-son-of-sam-kissteria-the-birth-of-saturday-night-fever-mike-derrico/45907f17731cb62e?ean=9781735476766&next=t" rel="nofollow">here</a>Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Bicentennial Bonanza: Party Like It's 1976!

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We&#39;re kicking off Season 19 AND summer by saving the summer when the galaxy got a lot darker, the music got a lot smoother, and we wore out the stickers on our Rubik&#39;s Cubes waiting to find out who shot J.R. -- the summer of 1980! Relive the movies (“Luke, I am your father”), the music (“What’s the matter with the clothes I’m wearing?”), the (Incredible!) TV shows, and so much more as we take you on a journey back to a summer when chasing the ice-cream truck and making up dances to the Grease soundtrack were all that really mattered.Click <a href="http://www.remindmagazine.com/pop" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12.Shop our link at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/pcps" rel="nofollow">bookshop.org</a> to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.Subscribe to our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@popculturepres1" 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> an <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 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Sailing Away to The Summer of 1980

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!