Surf’s up, beach partiers! If beach volleyball wasn’t enough for you, great! We’re going back to the beach with Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon. Summer may be wrapping up for us, but it was never ending in the Beach Party movies, which featured plenty of surfing, dancing, and repeating plot lines. How did these movies reflect teenage culture when they came out? What modern pop culture do these ‘60s movies remind us of? And how in the heck are Dean and Lindsay like these mid-century pop singers? Pack up your surfboard and favorite peanut butter sandwich, then come find out with us!


Other pop culture we ref: Fembots, The Beatles, The Patty Duke Show, Happy Days, The Love Boat, High School Musical, Full House, Hairspray, Grease, The Shaggy Dog, Mickey Mouse Club, Stevie Wonder, Paul Anka

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ep 88: Annette and Frankie really found each other

We're a podcast attempting to keep up with the pop culture references on Gilmore Girls. Each episode, we chose a new reference from the show, be it a movie, tv show, or work out guru, dive into the media, and explain to you and ourselves what Lorelai meant by it.

TV & Film

TV Reviews

Sorry if you thought we had a deep Rory and Lorelai thing—because we totally do! We're holding hands as we drive straight into our newest pop culture ref, the 1991 crime classic Thelma & Louise. What does this movie have to say about female friendships? What did we think of THAT ending? And is Rory totally a Thelma? 
We Wholeheartedly Recommend: The Sound of Music Sing-Along, Persuasion by Jane Austen
Other pop culture we ref: Hart to Hart, Frank Sinatra, Madonna, Happy Gilmore, Alien, Holes

ep 139: I'm sorry if you thought we had some kind of deep Thelma and Louise thing going

Because Barbra is queen! In the first pop culture ref of our final season, we finally watch and discuss The Way We Were. This '70s weepy features a Palladino-esque heroine, Robert Redford in a cable knit sweater, heartache, laugher, and Communism all in one neat package! We discuss the cultural changes in parenting since the 1970s, why the Gilmores reference this movie several times in the series, and, yes, Robert Redford in that cable knit sweater.
We Wholeheartedly Recommend: Adventure Time, The Fall Guy (Taylor's review)
Other pop culture we ref: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; Out of Africa; They Shoot Horses, Don't They?; Taylor Swift; Antonio Banderas

ep 138: Do you remember in The Way We Were...?

Did you miss us? We're back with our final season covering Gilmore Girls's final season, but with a few changes to our previous format. We explain all that, PLUS talk about seeing the one and only Amy Sherman-Palladino at PaleyFest, her upcoming show Etoile, and the new children's book Gilmore Girls: At Home in Stars Hollow.

ep 137: Taylor and Kyla Say Hello

Rickey and Denzel reveal how they've made it through their biggest breakups and how YOU can do the same. This episode was recorded before SAG-AFTRA went on strike.

How to Deal with a Breakup

A special friend is in the studio, and his complicated relationship with Denzel is getting UNPACKED on the pod. This episode was recorded before SAG-AFTRA went on strike.

ep 88: Annette and Frankie really found each other

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