Time to unwrap another holiday-season podcast, this time about the pop culture topics of the December 1988 issue! What Now serves up smog, some Sassy superfan sisters, a book giveaway, what the stars want for the holidays, and "grotty"! Reviews include R.E.M.'s Green (featuring a legendary gaffe by our fearless leader Jane), Mystic Pizza, Clara's Heart, Bon Jovi's New Jersey, and Tom Waits's Big Time, which we talk about...a lot. One To Watch is certified A-lister -- well, okay, B -- Christian Slater! And the feature profiles go deep on R.E.M. -- more Green content -- and a truck-racing Jason Bateman seconds before he gave up the sport forever. Take off your fuzzy earmuffs and listen!

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🍆 "Ozone In Air Found Damaging To Condoms" at APNews

☎️ Wicomico County Health Department's HIV/AIDS program, current owner of 1-800-234-TEEN (8336)

🍕 Mystic Pizza on Netflix

🎪 Big Time on Paramount Plus

🎧 The December 1988 mixtape on Spotify

🏛 Athens, GA - Inside/Out on FlixFling

💥 Jason Bateman's bad racing crash on YouTube

🛣 "How We Started a Racing Series That Almost Killed Jason Bateman" at Road And Track

🛻 Bateman himself discussing the crash on his podcast, Smartless (starting 01:07:30)

🌴 The Again With This podcast on Patreon

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