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09/04/2024
Did any of these cute Critter Sitters accompany you back to school?? Let us know!
A podcast dedicated to preserving the pop culture nuggets of our GenX childhoods.
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Did any of these cute Critter Sitters accompany you back to school?? Let us know!
Don't forget to throw a tiny TV pencil sharpener in your pencil box!
Welcome to Season 13!!! We're kicking it off with a Gen X Back-to-School memory-palooza! We're talking Trapper Keepers, lunchboxes, Critter Sitters, Fair Isle sweaters, designer jeans and so much more. Fashion designer, Liz Lange, joins jus for this super fun trip down memory lane.
Listen NOW wherever you get podcasts!
Our GenX Back-to-School BIBLE. 🙏
Which of these Back-to-School covers do you remember?!?
AND TOMORROW! We're kicking off SEASON 13 with a Gen X Back-to-School memory-palooza! Our memories PLUS fashion designer Liz Lange's! It's a super fun trip down memory lane from all four of us that you won't want to miss!
Sure, Tiger Beat was awesome, but when we wanted a think piece we turned to Mad Magazine.😝 Maybe we didn't always get the satire, but the adultish comics made us feel totally cool. 👍
It's Fisher-Price Friday and our Little People are back in school! (You get an A+ if you still have your Fisher-Price Schoolhouse, and 100 pts. extra credit if you still have the magnetic letters and trays that slid inside!)
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WE had the OG Beanie Baby. Mattel's Baby Beans 💕
Fall is coming in hot, friends. Time to get all the use out of your pool and cabana that you can. And don't forget to invite Cher.
Leave a comment if you scraped the wax off with your teeth.
Snuggle up close as we share our memories of our favorite children’s picture books and discuss their magic, share our society’s long list of favorites, and each give our top three childhood picks (which changes daily!) ... and Kristin will share which book prompted an impromptu cross-country journey to see the original illustrations!
And in today's NEW opening convo, Carolyn, Kristin and Michelle share why the memories surrounding all these books don't just have to live in your minds. Learn what fun ways they surround themselves with those iconic books from their childhoods.
Just a little reminder from NFL great Rosey Grier and the GenX manifesto, “Free To Be…You and Me”…it’s all right to cry. What amazing messages that album gave us.
It's Saturday, ladies. Don't forget your L'eggs tonight.
It's Fisher-Price Friday! Fridays are the BEST time for watching movies, and the FP Movie Viewer had us covered! 📽
Who remembers one of these fun movie viewers? Did you have a favorite movie? 🌟
Handy when you need to carry a snack with you ... like a pea. 😆
1975 called and told us you forgot to take your vitamins.
On THIS DAY in 2020 the seed that would become this podcast and page began to bloom! We'd love to welcome all the new members of the society and let you know a little bit about us, your pop preservationists!
🧡 We are three friends who met in writing group (AFTER we all were 50!) and bonded over our love of talking about our GenX childhoods. In August of 2020 Carolyn decided to turn our conversations into a podcast, and in November 2020 the Pop Culture Preservation Society dropped its first episode!
🧡 Currently we have over 185 episodes about everything from The Bee Gees to Judy Blume to Battle of The Network Stars to Flowers In The Attic to Afterschool Specials to Ice Castles to Tiger Beat Teen Crushes — all available wherever you listen to podcasts OR via the handy link in our bio !
🧡 We feel so grateful that this work has led us to fun conversations — and yes, even friendships! — with some of the people that we admired (and crushed on) in our GenX childhoods, like Shaun Cassidy, Melissa Gilbert, Kristy McNichol, Christopher Atkins, Wesley Eure, Karen Grassle, and more!
🧡 Our social media pages are updated daily with all the nostalgia and memories you didn't know still lived in your brain, and we love connecting with this fun, amazing, supportive society as much as we can!
🧡 Welcome to all the new members! We are so happy to have you here! And if you've been around for awhile, tell our new friends why they should listen to the podcast in the comments!
For us GenXers, some of our favorite commercials growing up just happened to be public service announcements. Remember the egg in the frying pan or the Crash Test Dummies? We’re crowdsourcing for an upcoming episode of the PCPS where we’ll countdown the top PSAs for GenerationX. Share your favorite/most memorable PSA in the comments!
It's Fisher-Price Friday!! Younger GenXers, did you play with the adorable Woodsey family? 🐿️ You could put your fingers in their arms and make them move! The accompanying books were illustrated by Cyndy Skekeres! Released in 1979, most of us older GenXers missed out BIG TIME on this. 🙃🙃🙃
Choose your player and tell us what 8-track you're listening to 😆🙌🏻🎶
Have a SUNSHINE day! ☀️
🗣CROWDSOURCING for an upcoming S13 episode on Back-to-School! We love sharing your memories in our episodes! 😃
1. Tell us WHAT you remember shopping for (clothing-wise or school supply-wise)
2. What was your favorite LUNCHBOX you had as a child?
Want to come over for some Rootin-Tootin' Raspberry today? (We're all out of Goofy Grape.) 😆
Red Dawn premiered on this day in 1984 and was the FIRST movie with a PG-13 rating.
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It's Fisher-Price Friday! Baby Ann was one of Fisher-Price's first baby dolls, introduced in 1974. Baby Joey was introduced to this set in 1975! Do you remember Baby Ann and her friends?
Fun fact: Many people think these dolls are members of the "My Friend Mandy" FP dolls, but these babies were introduced three years BEFORE Mandy and her friends!
S*ck it, current Poker apps. WE HAD TINY BUTTONS TO PUSH. 🙌
Who was your favorite soap couple in the 70s or 80s? 💕 Let us know, and then listen to Episode 120 of the podcast to see if your favorite made our list!
Join us for a supersized edition of the PCPS tribute to the houses of our Gen X television fantasies. From The Brady Bunch to The Beaver, these TV homes were the ones we dreamed of living in ourselves someday (possibly with the TV family still inside!) and may have lived in our minds long enough to influence our choices after we grew up (possibly including our taste in glassware???).
Join us as we discuss a bit of the history of TV homes, that often frustrating disconnect between the exterior and the interior (seriously, how hard is it to make those things match?), and share — in detail — our own personal favorites. Which one of us coveted two staircases? Who wants to stay right here in Minneapolis? And which of us loves the home that just feels like family?
Listen NOW and see if your favorite TV home is included in this fun conversation!
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Welcome to Season 13!!! We're kicking it off with a Gen X Back-to-School memory-palooza! We're talking Trapper Keepers, lunchboxes, Critter Sitters, Fair Isle sweaters, designer jeans and so much more. Fashion designer, Liz Lange, joins jus for this super fun trip down memory lane. Listen NOW wherever you get podcasts!
Snuggle up close as we share our memories of our favorite children’s picture books and discuss their magic, share our society’s long list of favorites, and each give our top three childhood picks (which changes daily!) ... and Kristin will share which book prompted an impromptu cross-country journey to see the original illustrations! And in today's NEW opening convo, Carolyn, Kristin and Michelle share why the memories surrounding all these books don't just have to live in your minds. Learn what fun ways they surround themselves with those iconic books from their childhoods. #picturebooks #genx #genxmemories #nostalgia #genxpodcast #podcastersofinstagram #childrensbooks
Just a little reminder from NFL great Rosey Grier and the GenX manifesto, “Free To Be…You and Me”…it’s all right to cry. What amazing messages that album gave us.
Who was your favorite soap couple in the 70s or 80s? 💕 Let us know, and then listen to Episode 120 of the podcast to see if your favorite made our list! #soapcouples #soapoperas #70ssoaps #80ssoaps #generalhospital #theyoungandtherestless #daysofourlives #allmychildren #popculture #genx #genxmemories #popculturepodcast
Today's Fisher-Price Friday is brought to you by the sounds of your childhood.👂🧡 🙌 *New friends: Did you know that we feature a favorite Fisher-Price toy EVERY FRIDAY? It's true! We have over 150 #FisherPriceFriday posts (that's an estimate because we don't like to do math, but there are probably a lot more 😜)! #asmr #fisherpricefriday #fisherpricelittlepeople #vintagefisherprice #fisherpricevintage #70skid #80skid #genx #genxers #generationx #70stoys #vintagetoys #genxtoys #nostalgia #memories #toysofthe70s
Tap the ❤️ if this sounds like your childhood. 🦍🛢 #donkeykong #vintagenintendo #nintendo #arcadegames #1980s #80skid #70skid #genxers #generationx #genx #genxmemories
In honor of the 40th ANNIVERSARY of this legendary 80s blockbuster, we’re replaying our in-depth discussion of Purple Rain ... and the music that made this movie so iconic. LISTEN NOW for a SUPERSIZED conversation where we open with a tribute to the GenX icons we've recently lost and talk about the 40th anniversary celebrations for "Purple Rain" happening in Minneapolis this week! 💜 #purplerain #purplerainanniversary #prince #1980smovies #80smovies #whendovescry #iconicmovies #minneapolis #popculture #popculturepodcast
Join us today as we break our summer hiatus (again!) to dish about all those paperbacks from library shelves and drugstore spinners, the cautionary tales of drugs and unintended pregnancies, the portrayals of real kids (just like you) struggling with real problems (just like you), from authors like Norma Klein, Paul Zindel, and ANONYMOUS. But no conversation about coming of age is complete without the inclusion of Judy Blume, so we're topping off this episode with an interview with Rachelle Bergstein, author of the terrific new book "The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Changed All of Our Childhoods." It's a great conversation you won't want to miss! Listen NOW wherever you get podcasts! #judyblume #comingofagebooks #yaliterature #middlegradefiction #1970s #70sbooks #iconicbooks #bannedbooks #nostalgia #genxers #genxmemories #generationx #genxpodcast #womenpodcasters #popculturepodcast #womenpodcasters
Slip into that satin jacket and slide into those Topsiders, because today, after a SUPERSIZED opening about audio books (naturally 🤣), the PCPS is taking a very comprehensive look back on the stone-cold, far-out fashions of the 70s and 80s! Velour, terry cloth, satin, and ruffles, we'll share our favorite hits, misses, and style icons. Who loved Laurie Partridge’s look? Who wanted to be Mallory Keaton? And who — at age 7 — idolized Emily Hartley?!? (Long time listeners won’t be surprised. 😆) Listen NOW wherever you get podcasts or via the link in our IG bio ... and tell us what you loved to wear in the 70s and 80s! #genxpodcast #genxfashion #popculturepodcast #womenpodcasters #podcastersofinstagram #70sfashion #80sfashion #70skid #80skid #nostalgia
Our country’s Bicentennial hit differently for us GenX kids. For us it was all about pet rocks, Dorothy Hamill, Nadia’s Theme, “I’m Just A Bill,” The Bionic Woman, Charlie’s Angels, Afternoon Delight, and Holly Hobbie. 💙 So grab a bomb pop and revisit this past episode with many of the pop-culture events that made 1976 so much more than just the nation’s 200th birthday! 🇺🇸 🎧 Listen NOW wherever you get podcasts or via the link in our bio! #1976 #bicentennial #generationX #70schildhood #podcast #throwback #80schild #1980s #70skid #80snostalgia #childhoodmemories #retro #womenpodcasters #midlifewomen #70snostalgia #80skid #midlife #over50 #70schild #popculture #memories #80smemories #nostalgia #1970s #70smemories #genx #growingupgenx #1970smemories
It's Saturday in the 70s. School is in session! 🍎🎵🙌 Tell us your favorite Schoolhouse Rock video in the comments! #schoolhouserock #genx #genxmemories #generationx #70skid #1970s #nostalgia #popculture
Something happened on June 13th that necessitated this disruption of our summer hiatus: Andrew McCarthy's documentary BRATS was released. Everyone wanted to talk about it. Badly. And so we unpacked our mics and got to work! In this episode, we dissect the article that coined the term Brat Pack and how for us – the members of Generation X – the Brat Pack was historic in the way it spoke to us, acknowledged us, and reflected ourselves back at us. The documentary also sheds light on how the entire Brat Pack phenomenon may have harmed the members of its exclusive club. And, as usual, we have a lot to say about that (and you might be surprised at our feelings)! Listen NOW wherever you get podcasts ... and let us know how YOU felt about the doc in the comments! #bratpack #brats #bratsdocumentary #genx #generationx #genxers #popculture #popculturepodcast #genxpodcast #womenpodcasters #podcastersofinstagram
It's #WeeblesWednesday and today our roly-poly family is enjoying a lovely summer camping trip! Tap the ❤️ if you played with Weebles! #weebleswobblebuttheydontfalldown #weebles #genx #70stoys #toysofthe70s #generationx #nostalgia #genxers #retrotoys #vintagetoys
Marathon — lasts a good long time (just not, unfortunately, forever). Who else misses the Marathon Bar? (And don't try to pass off that "Curly Wurly" crap on us ... it's not the same 😝.) #genx #70skid #80skid #genxers #generationx #nostalgia
It's a great generation to be a part of, isn't it? 😊✌🏻🧡 #generationx #genx #genxers #genxmemories #nostalgia #popculture #70skid #80skid #1970s #1980s #reels #fyp #instagramreels
Today it’s once again YOUR pick for our movie-themed rerun, and we’re making it SUPERSIZED with an all new conversation about a recent podcast episode we loved on John Travolta’s trilogy in the late 70s. Then join us for the episode we never intended to be a tribute — but sadly became one just five days after recording this extremely personal debate about our generation’s most beloved and enduring character, Rydell High’s Sandy Olsson from the movie Grease. It was during the editing of this recording that we learned that Olivia Newton-John, the woman who brought Sandy to life, had died. And the outpouring of grief that followed sent us back to the studio to record a new introduction to our discussion about Sandy — which makes this episode SUPER SUPERSIZED — because we needed to share our feelings and mourn with each other about the passing of the woman who meant so much to us and to the world. LISTEN NOW WHEREVER YOU GET PODCASTS! #onj #grease #dannyandsandy #olivianewtonjohn #summerlovin #popculture #popculturepodcast #genxpodcast #genx
It's Fisher-Price Friday!! And SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER!! (We think the teachers are the most excited. 😆) #fisherpricefriday #vintagefisherprice #fisherpricelittlepeople #fisherpriceschoolhouse #70stoys #toysfromthe70s #vintagetoys #70skid #1970s #generationx #genxers #genx
Today we’re bringing you our first SUPERSIZED summer rerun that YOU chose! We’re breaking down a new (to us) list of 100 of the best songs of 1983 by fellow GenXer (and one of our very fave authors), @rollingstone music guru Rob Sheffield! And then stick around for a rerun of our own top songs of 1983! Listen now wherever you get podcasts! 🎶✌🏻#1983 #80smusic #musicofthe80s #genx #popculture #popculturepodcast #womenpodcasters #podcastersofinstagram #generationx #rollingstone
K-tel Music Machine: Side 1 #ktel #70smusic #genx #popculture #generationx #genxers #disco #1970s #70skid
What do singer-songwriter John Sebastian and hip-hop producer Pete Rock have in common? They were both instrumental in the Pop Culture Preservation Society’s first viral moment. 😮 Learn why the “Welcome Back, Kotter” theme song brought thousands of new followers to the PCPS and the surprising demographic of many of those followers. We take a trip down Carolyn’s Rabbit Hole and then revisit Episode 21, “Schlemiel Schlemazel - TV’s Best Theme Songs." Listen NOW wherever you get podcasts!! #popculture #welcomeback #johnsebastian #welcomebackkotter #popculturepodcast #tvthemesongs #70stv #womenpodcasters #genx #genxpodcast #generationx