The Untitled GenX Podcast

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Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)

May 4, 2021

May the 4th be with you! Cate and Lori welcome their first-ever guest: Cate's brother, Pat — an English teacher, college professor, and ultimate Star Wars fan boy, as they discuss the epic film that started a pop culture phenomenon: 1977’s Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.

The trio talks Star Wars trivia, life lessons, tattoos, gaffer tape undies, terminal shyness, flammable Halloween costumes, and of course, The Hero's Journey.

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Beverly Hills, 90210 - “Spring Dance” (aka “Brenda and Dylan Do It”) (1991)

April 27, 2021

For the cool kids of Beverly Hills, 90210, prom means accidental twinning, radish boutonnières, hoop skirt dresses, and *GASP!* virginity lost. Cate and Lori dish on S1, EP21 aptly titled “Spring Dance” (aka "Brenda Cashes in Her V-Card").

The gals discuss virgins on prom night, all-too-lengthy pap smears, sexy hotel key dangles, postcoital "glowing", and the right to change your mind.

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Pee-Wee Herman: 'Crack Isn't Cool'

Anti-Drug PSAs of the 1980s

April 20, 2021

DISCLAIMER: As a matter of public health and safety, Cate and Lori strongly believe in the importance of trusted, accessible alcohol and drug education and resources for everyone. The Untitled GenX Podcast does not condone the use of illegal substances and would like to remind you party people to enjoy the legal stuffs responsibly.

On this very special episode, Cate and Lori tackle the weird, wishful-thinking anti-drug PSAs of the 1980s. From "your brain on drugs" to “I learned it by watching you,” the gals have a lot to say about the oversimplified "Just Say No" movement.

The always-responsible ladies talk about drugs in suburbia, uncovering a parent's stash, "moral failures," experimentation, and one very serious Pee-wee Herman.

'I Learned It by Watching You'

'This is Your Brain on Drugs' 1987

'This is Your Brain on Heroin' 1997

Corey Feldman Anti-Drug PSA

Narcotics Task Force NYC Housing Authority Anti-Drug PSA

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 'Drug Dealers Are Dorks'

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Guns N' Roses - November Rain [Official Video]

Guns N’ Roses - November Rain (1992)

April 13, 2021

Cate and Lori focus on one very special and SUPER SERIOUS single from Guns N’ Roses’ third studio album, 1991’s Use Your Illusion I. The gals get emotionally reinvested in GNR’s music video for “November Rain” that premiered in June of ‘92.

The besties chat church kisses (hold the tongue, people), nicotine habits, cyborg brides, the vampire Lestat, and of course, Donald Trump.

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Check us out on GenX Voice!

April 6, 2021

Cate and Lori had so much fun talking with host Trish the Dish of the GenX Voice podcast this week!

The gals chat all about their similar childhoods, radically different adulthoods, Lilith Fair, Ramones T-shirts, the suckfest of 1988, and how The Untitled GenX Podcast's sausage gets made. Join the Gen X convo at GenX Voice and tell Trish that Cate and Lori sent ya!

Listen to our GenX Voice episode "1988, Lilith Fair, and Ramones Tee Shirts" everywhere and right here:

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Video: Cabbage Patch Kids 'birthed' in store (1984)

The Cabbage Patch Kids Panic of 1983

March 30, 2021

Cate and Lori revisit the great Cabbage Patch Kids panic of Christmas 1983 (but not before providing a dramatic reading of "The Legend of the Cabbage Patch Kids" for your listening pleasure).

Lori recounts the horror of being the last kid on Earth without a Cabbage Patch Kid, while Cate lends her midwife expertise to a genuine Cabbage Patch Kid "birth". The besties also get real about the pressures of "adoption" as 7 year olds, sex-ed via the cabbage patch, and just saying no to crazy capitalism on principle.

Slate's Decoder Ring: The Cabbage Patch Kid Riots

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Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (Official Video)

Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983)

March 23, 2021

Cate and Lori honor British badass new wave duo, the Eurythmics and their sophomore triumph 1983’s Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) and recount the childhood trauma of this iconic music video while celebrating the sheer genius of the album itself.

The ladies also chat about staying friends with exes, getting a seat at the table, cows in conference rooms, and how totally gross eyeballs are.

Eurythmics - Love Is a Stranger (Official Video)

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Punky Brewster: Then (1984) and Now (2021)

March 16, 2021

Cate and Lori are revisiting 1984’s Punky Brewster, season 1, episodes 1-3: "Punky Finds a Home" and catch up with the grown up, still punk Punky Brewster reboot that premiered just last month on the Peacock streaming network.

The besties chat serial killers in their neighborhood, getting paddled by the principal, the proper way to handle a found child, and how sometimes people you know become drug dealers.

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a-ha - Take On Me (Official 4K Music Video)

a-ha - Take On Me (1985)

March 9, 2021

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 - 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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