A podcast dedicated to the Gen X pop culture that raised us. Lori and friends revisit the TV, films, music, and music videos every latchkey kid of the MTV Generation knows and loves ... and sometimes loves to hate.
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Don't go mistaking paradise for a pair of long legs, and don't go thinking there was ever a better Gen X love triangle than Some Kind of Wonderful.
Friend of the pod and resident cool guy Kenny Stach joins us as we talk all about the risks and rewards of being in love with a friend, stalker Keith, naked girls in locker rooms, THAT KISS, kissable Watts, awkward dates, guyliner, sad paintings, and how a lack of shallowness doesn't make you deep.
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Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
If you’ve ever pondered the sometimes fuzzy line between love vs. sacrifice … or helping vs. enabling … or beloved children’s classic vs. entitled child’s manifesto, then this episode is for you.
We’re turning the pages of Shel Silverstein’s classic, The Giving Tree and exploring the themes we thought we loved (???), while unraveling the enigma of the renaissance man himself.
But wait, there's so much more! We dare to ask whether Silverstein was an intellectual hottie and where the hell the forest's village was at, but not before discussing the high cost of lumber, why kids are attracted to ugly images, and of course, the healthy boundaries required in every relationship.
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Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Content warning: This episode includes discussions surrounding suicide. If you are someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or is in crisis and are in the US, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 to be automatically connected to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for free and confidential support.
As a nod to the “teenage dirtbag” trend, we’re kicking it back to the good hair and bad attitude of our quintessential ‘90s queen, Alicia Silverstone and her epic Aerosmith video trilogy. From “Cryin’” to “Amazing” to “Crazy”, we dive deep into the music videos that inspired us to kick ass, love hard, and live free — all while looking sexy as hell.
In addition to dishing on matching tattoos, sexy gas pumping, scandalous nepotism, and stealing white bread, we tackle old man gawkers, the perks of being pretty, and of course, those magic moments of teenage freedom.
Aerosmith - Cryin' [Official Music Video]
Aerosmith - Amazing [Official Music Video]
Aerosmith - Crazy [Official Music Video]
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Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Welcome-ish to (what we have so far for) Season 4! Cate, my childhood best friend and your favorite GenX cohost is here to rock your world as we to break down the sex, single life, and Seattle sound of 1992’s GenX classic, Singles.
From "the show up", video dating, and what we can only assume is an important missing scene, to totally hating Debbie, peak '90s adulting, and the Friends connection you never saw coming, we explore the emotional larceny of being totally lost in love.
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Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
WE ARE THE YOUTH GONE WILD! Join Cate and Lori ON REPEAT as they rock out to an album near and dear to their 8th grade hearts — Skid Row’s 1989 self-titled debut album.
Crank the volume as the gals discuss all the *ahem* feelings Sebastian Bach’s low-rise leather pants and high cheekbones gave them, while revisiting the music videos of the singles from this anthem-rich album.
Come for the bottle-throwing, bad-behaving Bach, stay for the candid convos involving bedside table drawers, online dating, and of course, Gilmore Girls.
Skid Row - 18 and Life (Official Music Video)
Skid Row - I Remember You (Official Music Video)
Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild (Official Music Video)
Skid Row - Live at Wembley Stadium (1991)
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Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Cate and Lori are back ON REPEAT singing the praises of singer, songwriter, actress, feminist, activist, and all-around queen, Cyndi Lauper and her breakout 1983 debut album, She’s So Unusual. The gals dance deep into the album’s bops, ballads, and sometimes unusual music videos.
In true Cyndi form, things get a little colorful as the ladies talk about their suburban childhood, middle school cafeteria lunches, phone rules, crazy nights past 8 PM, and that very real single teardrop pain of running away from love.
Cyndi Lauper - She Bop (Official HD Video)
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Official Video)
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time (Official Video)
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Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
The gals take you back to Cate's very first music video, a-ha’s 1985 synth-pop tour-de-force single, "Take On Me" from their debut album Hunting High and Low. They draw deep into the progressive single, innovative music video, and long-time legacy of this beloved and often-covered ‘80s classic.
The ladies also talk dining and dashing, cartoon crushes, getting sweaty and sexy, and trying again until you get it right.
a-ha - Take On Me (Official 4K Music Video)
a-ha - The Making of Take On Me (Episode 1)
a-ha - The Making of Take On Me (Episode 2)
a-ha - The Making of Take On Me (Episode 3)
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Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Cate and Lori TOTALLY FREAK OUT ON REPEAT over 1982’s endearing and oddly unsettling made-for-TV movie, The Electric Grandmother, starring Maureen Stapleton and Edward Herrmann.
And if you're like, "Never heard of it," you're in for a big surprise as the ladies recount the nightmare nostalgia associated with this super-messed-up-how-is-this-made-for-kids-TV-movie-about-weird-robot-grannies that still has Lori calling out for her mommy.
Full movie: The Electric Grandmother
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Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS ON REPEAT! Cate and Lori decided to kill a bottle of wine and dish on 1989’s cult classic Heathers starring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, and Shannen Doherty.
It’s no secret this film is "so very" with its dark humor and colorful characters (#teammartha), so the good time gals invite you to join their clique as they get into the red scrunchie of it all. But first, what's your damage, Heather?
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Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Happy 2023, beautiful people! If it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month, or even your last two years, join Cate and Lori as they revisit season 5, episode 11 of Friends, "The One with All the Resolutions" ON REPEAT!
(Yes, this podcast episode originally aired December 2020. And yes, they still think it's a fun listen.)
And because besties tell each other everything, they gossip about sex at midnight, swamp ass, leather while pregnant, farting on a first date, and offer their heartfelt message of love to you in the new year. Cheers!
The Fart that Almost Altered My Destiny by Anna Lind Thomas
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Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Welcome to the ON REPEAT party, pals. Today Cate and Lori tackle the iconic Christmas (?) blockbuster, Die Hard. They invite you to “come out the coast, we’ll get together, have a few laughs…” as they dive deep into the elevator shaft of the film’s titillating trivia, it’s place in the great Christmas film debate, and its die hard fan base ... all while getting sloshed on spiked eggnog.
And oh yeah, they chat maiden names, crippling telephone shyness, wild Christmas parties, and "Huey Lewis's" surprise cameo in the film. Yippee ki yay, melon farmers.
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Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Lori's very merry to welcome her new best friend, podcaster Big Brother Jake ON REPEAT to chat all about the song Mariah Carey calls among her greatest achievements. Yes, little lambs, we’re talking about Mariah’s 1994 immortal holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas is You”.
From Mariah being so much more than "the Christmas song lady" to wholesome pole dancing, best ever gifts, and Mariah's elusive "you," Lori and Big Brother Jake speculate and pontificate on the modern, inescapable earworm that found its way into the classic holiday cannon against all odds. Come for Mariah's waves and kisses, stay for the dogs in sweaters.
Get to know Big Brother Jake:
Jake Warner (his government name) is a Navy veteran and a radio veteran. He’s a SoCal native who works as an on-site Engineer and Producer for the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Kings Radio Broadcasts.
Jake is the host of The Big Brother Jake Podcast and serves as Executive Podcast Producer and Development of Talent for Rose City Sound. He’s also a loving father of three daughters and the warmest guy you’ll ever meet.
Listen: The Big Brother Jake Podcast
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Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Official Video)
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Black & White - Official HD Video)
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Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Lori's feeling the excitement of a kid on Christmas as she welcomes podcaster Trish of GenX Voice ON REPEAT to discuss 1983’s classic cringey comedy, A Christmas Story.
Join Trish and Lori as they question Aunt Clara's motives, Mom's '80s-inspired perm, childhood "visions," and Ralphie as a potential sociopath. The fast friends also chat about the impact of school bullies, double dog dares, challenging childhoods, and the reality of being forever scarred by Porky's.
Get to know Trish the Dish of GenX Voice:
Trish was born in 1975 and was deeply involved in the music and culture of the rave scene in the ‘90s. She traveled the world in her 20's and was deeply enmeshed in the rave scene of the ‘90s. From there, she committed herself to teaching French to underprivileged youth and is now involved in making positive changes through higher education. She is the host of GenX Voice, a podcast dedicated to bridging generations and proving we’re not all slackers and Karens.
The Untitled GenX Podcast on GenX Voice: 1988, Lilith Fair, and Ramones Tee Shirts
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Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
This Christmas, Cate and Lori are giving their hearts ON REPEAT to someone special (psst! YOU) as they revisit Wham’s chart-topping, toe-tapping hits “Last Christmas” and “Everything She Wants”.
Released as a double A-side in December 1984, the gals dive deep into the dramatic music videos, heartbreaking lyrics, and too-good trivia that make both songs karaoke favorites to this day. They also chat about the awkwardness of hanging out with an ex, the risk of breaking hip while sledding, and the pure cinematic value of strategically placed bed sheets, ah-ha ah, ah-ha ah, doo doo doo, la, la, la, la, la.
Last Christmas (Official Music Video)
Everything She Wants (Official Music Video)
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Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Pull up a chair for this very special ON REPEAT episode as Cate and Lori dish on the iconic Thanksgiving episodes of Who's the Boss? and The Cosby Show!
The gals talk turkey about The Cosby Show —"Bonjour, Sondra" (Season 1, Episode 10) and Who's the Boss? — "Thanksgiving at Mrs. Rossini's" (Season 2, Episode 9).
Consider it all of the best parts of Thanksgiving as the ladies serve up extra helpings of the delicious sarcasm you love and none of the yucky side dishes you don't.
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Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Break out the parodies, polka, and puns! Pat stops by ON REPEAT to celebrate the man Kurt Cobain once called “America’s modern pop-rock genius". Yes kids, we happily fall down the rabbit hole of the one and only “Weird Al” Yankovic.
From his awkward beginnings and real-life Napoleon Dynamite moment to his everlasting appeal, Lori and Pat wax poetic about the genius of Weird Al and the welcome space he's created for the weird, wacky, and wonderful in all of us.
Eat It (Official Music Video) - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Fat (Official Music Video) - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Like A Surgeon (Official Music Video) - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Smells Like Nirvana (Official Music Video) - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Amish Paradise (Official Parody of "Gangsta's Paradise") - "Weird" Al Yankovic
"The Weirdly Enduring Appeal of Weird Al Yankovic" by Sam Anderson
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Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Destiny arrives ON REPEAT as Lori welcomes your newest muse Hillary Murphy to break down the magic and mythology of 1980’s cult classic musical fantasy Xanadu!
From those magical unsupervised nights at the roller rink to tube tops, dolphin shorts, and ribbon barrettes, Lori and Hillary remember it all. They also have a lot to say about Sonny getting all the credit, Kira's tireless sacrifice, and Danny's "creative birth" in this big, sometimes animated, always WTF kitchen sink musical mess that we all know and live for.
Get to know Hillary Murphy:
Hillary has been an interior designer and owner of her own design firm for 20 years. She transitioned to a business that designs, develops, and manages vacation home short-term rentals. She also helps curate and execute boutique women-led retreats on their property for facilitators that want to focus solely on offering their unique gifts and wisdom.
Xanadu vacation rental in Joshua Tree
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Hillary Murphy's Xanadu featured in The Wall Street Journal
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Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Lori welcomes her girl crush, yoga instructor LaRee Stach ON REPEAT to gush all over queen Natalie Merchant and her 1995 debut solo album, Tigerlily.
Join Lori and LaRee as they get hypnotized, mesmerized by the album and music videos that still speak to their fierce, delicate souls. The gals talk Lilith Fair, Victoria's Secret Second Skin Satin bras, crying in public, learning to be flexible, yoga for newbies, and New York City.
Get to know LaRee Stach:
Schedule an online or in-person yoga class with LaRee
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Natalie Merchant - Carnival (Official video)
Natalie Merchant - Jealousy (Official video)
Natalie Merchant - Wonder (Official video)
10,000 Maniacs - These Are Days (Official video)
10,000 Maniacs - Because the Night (Official video - MTV Unplugged)
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Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
PAT IS BACK! Join Lori and Pat ON REPEAT as they fall in love all over again with one of the most romantic films of our generation, 1989’s Say Anything, starring John Cusack and Ione Skye.
From men who are best friends with women, coming of age moments in cars, and Lloyd Dobler as a warrior for optimism, to wanting to get hurt, friends with potential, and pens as parting gifts, they raise their boombox in high praise of Cameron Crowe's directorial debut.
"Nobody Thinks It Will Work, Do They? ‘Say Anything…’ Turns 30" by Elizabeth Nelson
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Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
On this very special crossover episode, Lori is SO EXCITED to join Amye of the Gen X, This is Why podcast to discuss Saved By the Bell’s iconic season 2 episode “Jessie’s Song” (aka “I’m So Excited! I’m So...Scared!”)/(aka Jessie Takes Pills, You Guys).
Lori and Amye put their minds to it/go for it as they chat being scared straight, disaster fantasies, inappropriate relationships with principals, holding boundaries, Hot Sundae's hot mess music video, and mistaking Zack Morris's narcissism as charming.
Get to know Gen X, This is Why:
Saved by the Bell | "Go For It!" Music Video ft. Hot Sundae
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