The Pop Culture Retrospective Podcast

Recent Episodes

Dec. 21, 2024

#101: Our 80s Holiday Wish Lists with Jason Lady!

Send us a text Thank you for tuning in! On today's show we are taking a deep dive into some relics of the past, in particular the 80s toys, electronics, and more that Jason Lady and I would love to have! Join us as we discus…
Nov. 23, 2024

#100 - Novelty Crap & Gag Gifts from the '90s and early 2000s

Send us a text Thank you for tuning in! On this episode we are taking a look back at some of the most popular novelty items and gifts from the 90s and early 2000s. From Big Mouth Billy Bass to Anne Geddes, there is so much…
Oct. 30, 2024

#99 - Tina Turner: her life, career, and impact

Send us a text Thanks for tuning in! It's been a minute since I released an episode, but I am so excited to be back! It's crazy how much I missed talking about nostalgia and my sister :) In this episode, we are taking a lo…
June 19, 2024

#98 - Finding healing through pop culture and the music of Tori Amos w/special guest, Dr. Adrienne Trier-Bieniek

Send us a Text Message. Thank you for tuning in! On this episode, I am joined by Dr. Adrienne Trier-Bieniek, who is a professor, author, and pop culture podcast host! She has thoroughly researched and studied the impact o…
June 13, 2024

#97 - '80s & '90s Pop Culture Trivia w/Brieanna Wilkoff and Jason Lady!

Send us a Text Message. Thank you for tuning in! On this episode, I am joined once again by Brieanna Wilkoff and Jason Lady as the two authors face off in a friendly game of '80s and '90s Trivia! Both of them have been so …
May 3, 2024

#96 - A History of Fans & Fandom with author and fandom expert, Holly Swinyard!

Thank you for tuning in! On today's episode, I am joined by Holly Swinyard, an expert on all things Fans and Fandom! Who knew that fandom and fan clubs/conventions date back hundreds of years? Who knew it was because of de…

Recent Blog Posts

The backstory of Nickelodeon's classic 'tween series, 'Hey Dude.'

Hopefully, you have tuned into my most recent podcast episode where I took you on a visit with me to '90s Con, held annually in Hartford, Connecticut (the one I have attended the past two years) and in Tampa, Florida (held in the fall).  You ca…

Taking a look back at one of the most iconic characters of the 1980s and 1990s, McGruff the Crime Dog!

Hopefully, by the time you are reading this, you have tuned into the latest episode of my podcast where I welcomed McGruff the Crime Dog and Paul DelPonte from the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC). If not, you can find that episode here. &nb…

5 things you may not know about Tracy Chapman

  Today I released an episode that took a look back at the life and career of the one and only Tracy Chapman.  She's been on my list to do a show on for quite some time and as I was starting my research, I realized that I didn't know mu…