Want to learn more about the myths of meritocracy and a post-racial America, how to identify and challenge forms of systemic oppression, AND get the “Dog Show” and “Kids Incorporated” themes stuck in your head? (We like to mix it up a little bit.) Check out the links in our transcript for episode 14!

Wanna learn more about Punky and the fridge, the history of paintball, life at Burning Man, and — AS PROMISED — Kaykay’s Spy Next Door? Check out the links in our transcript for episode 13!

Want to learn more about artist’s block, the value of “sometimes friends,” why “having it all” is an impossible goal, and Celine Dion’s Eurovision victory? Check out the links in our transcript for episode 12!

Want to learn more about the J. Peterman catalog, techniques for dealing with both snobs and authoritarians, and the cultural phenomenon that was the California Raisins? (It’s wild, y’all.) Check out the links in our transcript for episode 11!

Want to learn more about the NYC drag scene of the 1980s, how to spot red flags of a love bomber, and/or methods for determining the biological sex of a grasshopper? Check out the links in our transcript for Episode 10!

Three of the biggest fads for 80s kids were Cabbage Patch Kids, Snackwells, and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark — ironically, all three feature in the nightmares of many Gen Xers and Millennials to this day. To learn why, check out the links in our transcript for Episode 9!

Want to learn more about a day in the life of a detasseler, the systemic misogyny of 80s youth culture, and/or which current members of Congress are the most egregious Scotts? Check out the links in our transcript for Episode 8!

Curious about the history of the Irish Alps, the tragically short life of the world's tallest man, and the print advertising campaign for Electric Youth perfume? (I mean, who wouldn't be?) Check out the links in our transcript for episode 7.

As we told y’all, REAGAN SUCKED, and we brought the receipts. Check out the links in the transcript for episode 6 to get a crash course in the suckitude that was Reagan — the man, the administration, and the political shitshow that we still live with today. Plus: links to lots of good (and a couple of very bad) music videos.

Eager to dig into Cool Whip salad recipes, Donahue audience member reactions to a 2 Live Crew performance, the dulcet tones of a Chicagoland accent, and other topics discussed in episode 5? Check out the links in our transcript!

Learn more about the dynamic female duos, 80s sports stars, and LSD-inspired mall waterbed stores discussed in episode 4. Check out the links in our transcript!

Want to learn more about the topics discussed in episode 3, like the impact of Ryan White on Americans’ approach to the AIDS crisis, the psychology of consumer pricing, AND the cheesefest that was Playgirl magazine in the 1980s? Check out the links in our transcript!

Curious about concepts mentioned in episode 2, like the rich history of bearding, the use of whisper networks to subvert patriarchal oppression, and the apex of camp that is Brenda Dickson’s “Welcome to My Home”? Check out the links in our transcript!

Wanna learn more about facts or concepts mentioned in the podcast, like the Mary Sue trope, Laura Mulvey’s theory of the male gaze, or Manhattan’s multitude of direct public transit routes to Coney Island? Check out the links in our episode transcript!