The era of humor books, vintage restaurant ware and characters you shouldn't root for but you find yourself rooting for anyway.

In this episode, I talk to comic book illustrator Mimi Pond, author of the fictionalized memoir Over Easy, a New York Times best-selling graphic novel about diners, drugs, and California in the 1970s.

Music

Show Opening Mix: Brand New – Salt-n-Pepa, Brand New – Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Brand New Key – Melanie, Brand New – Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest)

Valley Girl - Frank Zappa

Senior Service - Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Show Closing Mix: Brand New Funk – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Brand New You're Retro – Tricky, Brand New Me – Dusty Springfield, Brand New Me – Isaac Hayes

Reading List

Over Easy– by Mimi Pond

The Valley Girls' Guide to Life – by Mimi Pond

The Official Preppy Handbook – by Lisa Birnbach

Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America - by John Waters

The Custom Of The Country - by Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton: A Biography - by R. W. B. Lewis

One Lifetime Is Not Enough - by Zsa Zsa Gabor and Wendy Leigh

Watch List

Beauty Is Embarrassing

The Third Man

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