The Pop Culture Retrospective Podcast

Recent Episodes

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…
April 24, 2024

#95 - Our Top 10 One Hit Wonders of the 1980s with Jason Lady!

Thank you for tuning in! On today's show, I am once again joined by honorary co-host, Jason Lady! In this episode we take a deep dive into the one-hit wonders of the '80s and as always we had a fun, yet informative convers…
April 18, 2024

#94 - '90s Con Recap (2024)

Thank you for tuning in! In this episode, we are taking an inside look at this year's '90s Con held at the Hartford Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut. Last year I attended this event for the first time so I was ex…
March 8, 2024

#93 - Revisiting classic National Crime Prevention Council PSAs with McGruff the Crime Dog & Paul DelPonte, NCPC Executive Director!

Thank you for tuning in! On this episode I am joined by the one, the only, McGruff the Crime Dog! That's right, children of the '80s and '90s, rejoice! McGruff is joined by Paul DelPonte who is the Executive Direction of …

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…