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A wander through 70s & 80s nostalgia hosted by Gen X-aged authors Amy Asbury and Robbie-Ann McPherson. TV shows, fashion, music, toys, candy, food, clothes, newsworthy events - nothing is off limi... more
FAQs about Glitter Boom Girls Podcast:How many episodes does Glitter Boom Girls Podcast have?The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.
January 10, 2021EP 8 - 80s MOVIE BAD BOYSMatt Dillon vs. Adam Baldwin in "My Bodyguard." What it was like to wait on Craig Sheffer (hint: dReAmY). Chet from Weird Science. The "sexy" villain actors like James Spader. John Cusack instead of Judd Nelson in "Breakfast Club?!" Bleached-blonde Kiefer Sutherland. Authors Amy Asbury and Robbie-Ann McPherson talk 80s movie bad boys!...more40minPlay
January 10, 2021EP 7 - SCHOOL BULLIESBullies: who ruled the school? Does "emotional bullying" count? Female bullies. What if your school bully was cast in one of the most famous Christmas movies of all time? Why you should not let your teenaged daughter work in a nightclub. What Amy learned from the ZZ-Top girls on MTV. What six-year old Robbie-Ann learned about telling a boy in her first-grade class to comb his hair on picture day (hint: DON'T). The girls discuss what makes a bully a bully, and Amy confesses to some bullying of her own. Fast Times at Ridgemont High - who was the bully? ...more44minPlay
December 20, 2020EP 6 - FORGOTTEN FOODS Pt 2The diet staple of Generation X: cereal. Freakies, Quisp, the Berry cereals Boo & Franken. How fast Fruity Pebbles went soggy. Learn the shocking truth about the little Hawaiian Punch cartoon guy. Robbie-Ann's sugar addiction. Amy's obsession with colorful packaging....more44minPlay
December 20, 2020EP 5 - FORGOTTEN FOODS Pt 1Foods of the 70s and 80s... some are long-gone, but not forgotten. Almost all were not good for you though...find out why you shouldn't feed a kid 4 or 5 donuts and 5 glasses of Strawberry Quik. Koogle peanut butter. Amy's tower of cheese spread. Robbie-Ann's recipe for sugar and saltines. Why Robbie-Ann thought her name was "OhnoRobbie" for the first five years of her life. Forbidden diet candy....more40minPlay
December 20, 2020EP 4 - AFTER SCHOOL RERUNSThe two Darrins of Bewitched. Finding safety in "Family Affair." Getting off the school bus and wallowing in the warm fuzzy of a pile of cookies and hours of after-school tv. Robbie-Ann has a revelation about why she never connected to Little House on the Prairie. Amy & Robbie-Ann break down The Facts of Life. Why Robbie-Ann says she was raised by a pack of wild tvs....more41minPlay
December 19, 2020EP 3 - DISCO Pt 2 DISCO Part 2. Disco's influence. Tube tops. "Disco" episodes of TV. Which "Eight is Enough" kids might have been 'down to disco?' The fashions. Is Chaka Khan disco? When and why did disco "stop?" Hint: it wasn't when they blew up all those records. What are the greatest disco songs? Sidebar on 70s celebrities we waited on in the late 90s. Longtime friends, authors & nostalgia aficionados Amy Asbury & Robbie-Ann McPherson extend their conversation from Episode 2....more40minPlay
December 19, 2020EP 2 - DISCO DISCO DISCODISCO. From Robbie-Ann relentlessly pressuring her dad to take her to see the R-rated "Saturday Night Fever" to the genius of The Bee Gees to Amy kissing her Robin Gibb lunchbox every day. The annual World's Largest Disco event, where 7,000 people do the YMCA in unison. Robbie-Ann is unable to narrow down the top ten best disco tunes. Longtime friends, authors & nostalgia aficionados Amy Asbury & Robbie-Ann McPherson talk about Robbie-Ann's obsession, All Things Disco....more36minPlay
December 19, 2020PILOT EPISODEHow we met working at a deli in Los Angeles years ago, and bonded over 80s club music. What we first thought of each other as we slung plates of pastrami. Robbie-Ann running after a bad tipper. Amy never going hungry because the cooks loved her so much. Longtime friends, authors Amy Asbury & Robbie-Ann McPherson reveal how they met waiting tables at a deli in Los Angeles in the late 90s, and frequented retro 80s dance clubs....more38minPlay
FAQs about Glitter Boom Girls Podcast:How many episodes does Glitter Boom Girls Podcast have?The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.