 Stars of the #1 Ugly Christmas Sweater meme of 2008, Jessica Aceti and Brian Kirk join us on the podcast this week, all the way from Seattle. Brian and Jess are game designers, and Jess is also the co-founder of Cap-Sac, the original fannypack for your head! You can even get your very own Blaze Cap-Sac from  our merch site. Discussed in this episode: this clip from actor Jason Majik’s demo reel featuring “SEGA CD Interactive for INXS: Design Your Own Video.”

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Each week on The Blaze, pals Lizzie and Kat analyze an episode of the seminal teen soap opera Beverly Hills 90210 with a special guest, reminiscing about what makes this show so special all these years later.

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Lizzie and Kat continue their journey through Beverly Hills, 90210 season five with another socially-distanced podcast recording, and this one has a lot of complementary video content! Scroll down for more on the visual references discussed in this episode. And at 12pm PT on Tuesday, May 19, don’t miss Kat interviewing Elle Fanning about her role as executive producer and star of Hulu’s new comedy series The Great, which you can participate in live as part of Women In Film’s Laptop Cinema Club—RSVP here.   The Flaming Lips' performance at the Peach Pit After Dark, which is deleted from the episode on Hulu and DVD The Flaming Lips-produced album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (streaming for free) Live reunion of Landry’s (Jesse Plemons) band Crucifictorius from Friday Night Lights covering The Flaming Lips’ “She Don’t Use Jelly” at SXSW Tracy Fraim (Lenny) alongside Sarah Paulson as the hairdresser behind Marcia Clark’s iconic ‘do in American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson (video) Libertarian activist, veteran, and alumnus of our alma mater: Adam Kokesh The 1989 École Polytechnique massacre, in which 14 women were killed by a shooter who claimed he was “fighting feminism” The documentary Tower  about the 1966 shooting  at the University of Texas at Austin  Tracy Fraim (Lenny) alongside Mark Wahlberg in Fear:   Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify  Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

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This episode was recorded back in September 2019, when Kat was joined on location by our NYC co-host, writer and mental health professional Pallavi Yetur. We were very excited to interview 90210 superfan, author Erin Khar, whose memoir Strung Out: One Last Hit and Other Lies That Nearly Killed Me, debuted recently to great acclaim. Check out her Ravishly advice column “Ask Erin,” and the article that first brought her to our attention: “I Learned Everything About Relationships From Watching Beverly Hills, 90210.” Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify  Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

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We’re joined this week by a member of The Blaze family, Kim Hoffman—who’s joined us as a guest many times over the years—to discuss the 21st episode of Beverly Hills, 90210’s fifth season, “Stormy Weather.” Discussed in this episode:  Kim’s appearance on a recent episode of Autostraddle’s “To L And Back: An L Word Podcast” Kim’s article “What My ‘90s Childhood and Popular LGBT Idols Have in Common” The Zoom reunion of the My So-Called Life cast (minus Jared Leto) James C. Victor (“Peter Tucker”)’s interview on the “Reliving My Youth” podcast  Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify  Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Thanks to Prom Queen for our theme song!

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And we’re back to our episode-by-episode dissection of season five of Beverly Hills, 90210! This week, Kat’s joined by illustrator Ethan Harper, a pop culture savant with a special affinity for Twin Peaks. Join the pair as they dive into a series of Valentine’s Day misadventures for the gang at Cal U, as the Peach Pit After Dark hosts a telethon for pediatric heart health, Ray is tempted to cheat on Donna with Val, and Kelly’s sucked further into the grasp of Professor Finley and the New Evolution. Discussed in this episode:  MTV’s short-lived Clone High (watch the entire series on YouTube) Craft service professional-turned-actor Jeanne Chinn’s autobiography The 1987 cartoon Beverly Hills Teens The first season of Bee and PuppyCat Joe E. Tata’s caricature saga Paula Abdul’s “Opposites Attract” music video, featuring MC Skat Kat   Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify  Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Thanks to Prom Queen for our theme song!

146 Ethan Harper – You Gotta Have Heart

We’re back for a topical check-in before resuming our regularly-scheduled episodes as we recap the rest of Beverly Hills, 90210 season five! The world has entered into the confusing new reality of a global pandemic, and we’re catching up from our respective homes as we hypothesize about how the original series might have tackled a very special topic such as Coronavirus, and what it would mean for our favorite characters. Then, we run through the latest updates from the 90210 cast members as they’re adjusting to life in quarantine. We’re excited to bring you some levity in this strange time, and want to be clear that a bit of tabloid gossip and joking doesn’t detract from the seriousness of this situation. We’re incredibly grateful to our listeners who work at medical facilities, grocery stores, in food delivery or public transit, first responders, and all who are keeping society running at a risky time. We’ll continue to follow all of the recommended best practices for containing the spread of this virus, and urge our listeners to do the same! Discussed in this episode:  Friend-Of-The-Show Mickey Keating’s dispatch from the live premiere of Corey Feldman’s documentary exposé The Rape of Two Coreys Ian Ziering’s #motoquest The latest episode of the With Brian Austin Green podcast, and BAG & Megan Fox’s outing as covered by the Daily Mail Gabrielle Carteris’ statement as President of SAG-AFTRA Jennie Garth’s lovely words on Instagram Jason Priestley accepting the challenge set out by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for famous Canadians to encourage their fans to help #flattenthecurve Shannen Doherty’s serious words as an immunocompromised individual Tori Spelling’s troubles finding enough toilet paper for seven butts, and her defense of her daughter’s costume/character of “McQuisha” 

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