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.
Episodes
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Friendship expert Nina Badzin is here to gossip and gab as we break down the tears and triumphs of 1989’s celebration of female friendship, Steel Magnolias starring Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah, and Olympia Dukakis.
From needing the damn casserole, slow-moving plotlines and gaping plot holes, to Tinker Bell haircuts, the value of age-appropriate friends, and salons as gathering places, we chat teased hair, Laura Ashley dresses, mom and daughter duos, and supporting friends through grief.
Get to know Nina Badzin:
Nina Badzin is a writer, leader of creative writing groups, and host of the podcast, Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship. She's a wife, mom of four, and a passionate recommender of books and TV, and a fan of all the tearjerker movies.
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Tuesday May 17, 2022
Tuesday May 17, 2022
Filmmaker Tugené Davis is here to join me in breaking down the many shades of college life at Mission College in Spike Lee’s 1988 musical masterpiece School Daze starring Laurence Fishburne and Tisha Campbell.
Tugené shares the life-changing gifts she received from her time as a first generation college student at Howard University. Offering personal insight into the heartbeat of HBCU culture, Tugené gets candid about communication through artistry, Spike Lee's incredible messaging, daring to dream big, waking up, and the lasting legacy of her friend and gifted performer Chadwick Boseman.
Get to know Tugené Davis:
Tugené is a proud Howard University alum. Her degree of Fine Arts in Business and Entertainment has led to an exciting career as a performer and entrepreneur with experiences ranging from Black Entertainment Television to church sanctuaries to the Apollo Theatre of New York. Tugené's performed on notable stages, worked with renowned artists, and continues to entertain and educate with passion, conviction, and purpose through teaching, directing, filmmaking, and philanthropy. In addition to working on her first feature-length documentary Me & Nita, a film addressing the Black Maternal Mortality rate, she's also a loving wife and mother of two daughters living God’s purpose.
Me & Nita: A documentary film addressing the Black Maternal Mortality rate
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Me & Nita Documentary Film: Black Maternal Mortality rate awareness survey
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CDC: Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2020
CDC: Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality
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Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Podcast queen Michelle Newman is here to fangirl over wild boys Duran Duran and their new wave sophomore triumph, 1982’s Rio.
Michelle gets real about life as Simon Le Bon's "wife" in '84, that first concert experience, nonsensical Duran Duran lyrics, titillating music videos, painted women, and Duran Duran as MEN ... but not before Lori is stripped of her Gen X membership for thinking Duran Duran consisted of two dudes: Duran, Duran.
Get to know Michelle Newman:
Michelle is one of the hosts and producers of Pop Culture Preservation Society, a podcast dedicated to preserving the pop-culture nuggets of our GenX childhoods! In addition to writing for a variety of online publications, she also spent eight years writing about her life on her blog, You’re My Favorite Today. Michelle is a loving wife and mom who happily fills her days sharing the joy of our shared GenX memories on Pop Culture Preservation Society’s social media and in the hilarious conversations she has with her sister-work-wives on her podcast!
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Hungry Like the Wolf (Official Music Video)
Save a Prayer (Official Music Video)
The Chauffeur (Official Music Video)
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Tuesday May 03, 2022
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Visual artist Rowan Harrison joins me to put on our red shoes and dance the blues to David Bowie’s 1983 post-disco, new wave, funk-pop masterpiece, Let’s Dance.
From Bowie's desire to make a solid dance record to his use of music videos as social commentary, we chat all about the album's infectious rhythms and massive success that led to Bowie's "Phil Collins years" that followed.
Sharp suits and pompadours are not required, but they're definitely encouraged as we discuss an artist's evolution, the struggle to stay relevant, the challenges of innovation, and how we define mainstream in hindsight.
Get to know Rowan Harrison:
Rowan is an award-winning visual artist, arts instructor, and presenter of cultural affiliated arts programs working in the mediums of clay, illustrations and mixed media. He has been combining the ideals of passion, apprenticeship, and patience, presenting his artwork rooted in his Native American cultural heritage to communities and cities locally and abroad. Rowan is also an enthusiast and connoisseur of all things visual arts, music, film and popular culture.
Two Tribes pen and ink illustrations gallery
Two Tribes other artwork gallery
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Modern Love (Official Music Video)
China Girl (Official Music Video)
Let's Dance (Official Music Video)
How David Bowie’s ‘China Girl’ used racism to fight racism
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Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
I'm totally pumped to welcome radio host Buzz Bishop to join me in seizing the air as we break down 1990’s coming-of-age indie drama Pump Up the Volume.
As a radio veteran, Buzz talks hard about the duality of the person behind the mic, the perks and pitfalls of that radio life, having Michael Bublé as a wingman, Michael Hutchence's Austin Powers's party, and cars that only come with one side mirror.
We also talk teen angst, soundtracks to sadness, pirate radio as a metaphor for social media, pushing our kids to get involved, following non-traditional paths, what happens in basements, and how absolutely old 40 used to seem.
Get to know Buzz Bishop:
Buzz has been a radio host for more than 30 years. He’s met Britney, Christina, Beyoncé, and Gwen. He’s partied with INXS, slept through the chance to party with U2, and has interviewed everyone from Janet to 98 Degrees. In his incredible career, he’s been a TV reporter, newspaper columnist, dad blogger, and actor you might even recognize from a 90’s Subway commercial! Buzz is a devoted husband and father of two sons and lives in Calgary, Canada. He also hosts XL Mornings with Buzz on XL103 so check him out!
Listen to XL Mornings with Buzz on XL103
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Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Jess Sanfilippo, the whip smart and hella funny Millennial with a GenX soul, is here to join me in singing the highest praises of George Michael’s 1987 debut solo masterpiece, Faith.
From our earliest exposure to the evocative sounds, imagery, and emotional whiplash of this album, to George's beauty shots, iconic style, and undeniable genius, we dive deep into the messaging, meaning, and magic behind it all.
Come for the dangle cross earring, stay for the soul feed.
Get to know Jess Sanfilippo:
Jess is the founder of Roadie Social, an innovative marketing solution for touring musicians who are dedicated to elevating the modern artist-fan relationship on the road.
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Father Figure (Official Music Video)
I Want Your Sex (Official Music Video)
Kissing a Fool (Official Music Video)
One More Try (Official Music Video)
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Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Jessica Ashley, Lori's friend, mentor, and the Divorce Coach for Moms is back to break down the double trouble of 1998’s romantic comedy, The Parent Trap starring Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, and Natasha Richardson.
From the lowdown on Lohan and Lori's experience fencing, to Jessica feeling like a woman wearing pantyhose for the first time, the gal pals talk camp liabilities, 1986 weddings, having a "spare", transatlantic relationships, family secrets, and kids calling the shots.
Get to know Jessica Ashley:
Jessica Ashley is the Divorce Coach for Moms and the author of The Blended Family Q&A: 400 Questions to Spark Fun and Thought-Provoking Conversations. She is also the professor of a graduate communication class at Northwestern University. Jessica is mom to a 17-year old son and 7-year old daughter, and wears inappropriately high heels to the playground.
Official Website Divorcecoachformoms.com
The New York Times "It’s a Good Time to Be a Relationship Coach"
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The Blended Family Q&A: 400 Questions to Spark Fun and Thought-Provoking Conversations
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Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions surrounding suicide. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know needs help, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 for free and confidential support.
Dr. Pat, a Language Arts teacher, college professor, and longtime friend of the pod is here to join me in carpe-ing this diem as we suck the marrow and meaning out of 1988’s coming of age classic, Dead Poets Society starring Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke, and Robert Sean Leonard.
From the films, literature, classmates, and teachers that changed our lives, to the emergence of the American teenager, we talk generational divides, coming of age, finding our voices, and the courage it takes to make our lives extraordinary.
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Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Ann Imig is here to join me in singing the praises of 1982’s sunshiny musical masterpiece, Annie starring Aileen Quinn, Carol Burnett, Albert Finney, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry, and Bernadette Peters.
Ann explains how growing up, Annie was an extension of her most super ego. From pretending her wastebasket was Sandy to regularly belting out "Tomorrow" in the hopes of being plucked from obscurity and into superstardom, we recount Ann's "kidnapping" experience and how totally weird that whole "We Got Annie" thing really was.
Come for the snark talk on Annie's awful hairdo, stay for the hope she gave our entire generation.
Get to know Ann Imig:
Ann is a writer, speaker, performer, and positive psychology coach who spends most of her time feeding her sons and vacuuming cat litter. In 2010, she created the nationwide storytelling series and book titled Listen To Your Mother. Now, a decade later Listen To Your Mother continues giving motherhood a microphone on stages all over the country. Ann continues to help others find and amplify their voices as a positive psychology coach at Listen Life Coaching.
Listen Life Coaching with Ann Imig
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Cate's "The Kid Factor" 2014 - Listen To Your Mother
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Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Lori's thrilled to welcome resident cool guy Kenny Stach back to the pod to break down the switchblades, sunsets, and social commentary of 1983’s classic coming-of-age drama, The Outsiders starring Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise, and Diane Lane.
From questioning Francis Ford Coppola's direction to making undeniable Breakfast Club connections, Lori and Kenny chat pretty bad theme songs, pretty bad acting, and pretty bad decisions involving running away and hydrogen peroxide, but not before celebrating the true love story of friendship and brotherhood in this badass classic.
Get to know Kenny Stach:
Kenny is a former '90s actor you might remember from such films as The Silent Force and The Wounded, along with some PBS guest spots. He’s also an incredibly talented songwriter and musician, devoted husband and father, and effortlessly cool guy.
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The Outsiders House Museum Go Fund Me
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Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Lori's awestruck to welcome New York Times bestselling author Jill Smokler to join her in having the time of their lives as they chat all about the forbidden passion and heartbeat of 1987’s feel-good classic, Dirty Dancing starring Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze.
From Jill's preteen quest to see the film against her mother's wishes to Johnny Castle's woo-ability to build houses and forage a meal from the woods, the gals ask the hard questions, hate on horrible sister Lisa, swoon appropriately, and celebrate Baby's sexy coming-of-age through dance.
Get to know Jill Smokler:
Jill is a New York Times bestselling author and former Scary Mommy. Her honest take on parenting has appeared in countless publications and on television programs including The Today Show, Good Morning America, Nightline, Bethenny and Fox and Friends. In 2017, Forbes magazine named Jill a top ten parenting influencer. Jill is also host of the podcast, She’s Got Issues where she’s taking us along on her journey of finding peace in the past, power in the present, and passion in her future.
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Dirty Dancing screen test Patrick Swayze with Jennifer Grey HD
Kellerman's Mountain House Dirty Dancing themed weekends
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Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Lori's thrilled to welcome bestselling author David Vienna to entertain us as we swim naked into Nirvana’s 1991 sophomore triumph, Nevermind.
From wearing canvas martial arts slippers in mosh pits and believing he was the next Kurt Cobain to meeting the guy who designed the Nevermind album cover, David Vienna's love of alternative music and fascination with Nirvana's cultural impact is the stuff of Gen X legend.
Get to know David Vienna:
David is the author of four books, the creator of “The CTFD Method” of parenting, and the genius behind The Daddy Complex, a parenting humor website where he chronicles misadventures with his wife and twin sons. In his eclectic professional writing career, he’s penned everything from reality TV scripts to the horror podcast Barren. His fifth book, Pretty Sure You’re Fine: The Health And Wellness Guide for Hypochondriacs, Over-Thinkers, And Worrywarts hits shelves fall 2022.
Calm the F*ck Down: The Only Parenting Technique You’ll Ever Need (2015)
Drinks for Mundane Tasks: 70 Cocktail Recipes for Everyday Chores (2017)
Are We There Yet? 36 Eye-Rolling Flowcharts from the Wonderfully Weird Brains of Children (2018)
Anyone Can Be President: The Super-Smart Guide to Being the Ruler of the Free World (2019)
Podcast: Barren
Twitter: @davidvienna @thedaddycomplex
IG: @david.vienna @thedaddycomplex
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Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Official Music Video)
Nirvana - Come As You Are (Official Music Video)
Nirvana - Lithium (Official Music Video)
Nirvana - In Bloom (Official Music Video)
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Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
WELCOME TO SEASON 3, GEN-XERS!
Lori's ecstatic to welcome back Cate, her childhood best friend and Season 1 co-host to laugh a little and cry a little at the story and glory of love and friendship in 1988’s tearjerker, Beaches.
The gals reminisce about their childhoods with Cate as the CC Bloom to Lori's Hillary Whitney. They get real about the horrors of being on the receiving end of a singing telegram, cutting bangs in the aftermath of grief, Phillip DeBrassiere vs. Purple Pieman, Band-Aid babies, processing loss as a kid, and moving out of your childhood home ... but not before gushing all over Bette Midler, singing incorrect song lyrics, and putting the whole "beaches" thing together.
The 'Beaches' Cottage #13 location
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Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
Because great episodes are written in the stars, Lori's thrilled to offer up this Season 1 classic ON REPEAT where the gals 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.
Lucky Fish: The tattoo art of Pat Fish
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Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
In the hopes that you're nursing a love hangover from last night, this sexy-lovey-dovey ON REPEAT episode is for you!
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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Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Let's rebirth a Season 1 classic ON REPEAT where 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.
Video: Cabbage Patch Kids 'birthed' in store (1984)
Slate's Decoder Ring: The Cabbage Patch Kid Riots
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Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Happy Almost Groundhog Day! If every. single. day. of the last 22 months has felt like the worst deja vu of your life, Cate and Lori got you, babe. Join the gals ON REPEAT as they get surprisingly deep on 1993’s blockbuster film Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott.
And because no two episodes are alike, the ladies chat about the weird things they've done in the pandemic to feel more alive, porn in waiting rooms, perfect days they wouldn't mind repeating, and the glory of waking up without a care in the world.
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Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
As the biting reality of 2022 sets in, you're invited to grab a Big Gulp and get really real with this ON REPEAT presentation of 1994’s Gen X classic, Reality Bites starring Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, and Ben Stiller.
The "emotionally mature" Cate and Lori talk about the passions and pitfalls of loving Troy Dyer types, social security numbers flying freely about on college campuses, littering as a major turn-off, and how trading principles for rent totally bites.
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Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Happy 2022 (or 2020 too?), 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 28, 2021
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
We’ve reached the end of Season 2 of The Untitled GenX Podcast! And oh, what a season it was!
Join Lori in taking a nostalgic look back on all the incredible pop culture, guests, life lessons, and laughs that Season 2 so generously brought us.
From your favorite episodes to the best ones you haven't heard yet, The Untitled GenX Podcast is dishing out love, gratitude, and best wishes for you all in the new year!
And if the wait for Season 3 is just too hard to bear, please K.I.T. on social media and join the fun on Patreon for exclusive content and more!
Revisit Season 2's incredible guests:
Cate: Can’t Buy Me Love (1987) + 1980’s Slumber Parties
Alex: Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Pat: Say Anything (1989) + The Wild World of "Weird Al" Yankovic
Kenny Stach: The Breakfast Club (1985)
Serge Bielanko: Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (1984)
Eric J. Guignard: The Lost Boys (1987)
LaRee Stach: Natalie Merchant - Tigerlily (1995)
Aron Bender of The Aron Bender Podcast: Boyz II Men - Cooleyhighharmony (1991)
Megan and Wendy of Long Story Short with Megan and Wendy: No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
Amye of GenX, This is Why.: Saved by the Bell - “Jessie‘s Song” (1990)
Amy Garis: Before Sunrise (1995)
Whit Honea: That Latchkey Kid Life
Big Brother Jake of The Big Brother Jake Podcast: Mariah Carey - “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (1994)
Trish the Dish of GenX Voice: A Christmas Story (1983)
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