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July 1988 Pop Culture: Dating Game, Aussie Bands & Cool Breezes
Our discussion of the pop culture topics in the July 1988 issue of Sassy turns into a wild ride, as Dave takes tough stances on overstuffed comic books, Pam fact-checks an item on Keanu Reeves's name, and a factoid about fireworks ends up in a revelation about pediatric dentistry in Saskatchewan in the 1980s. Watch It covers Permanent Record and Running On Empty, among others; then Listen Up assigns Jenny Morris the wrong nationality but also tells us about a solo project from a guy in The Smiths. Chris Young tries (and fails) to break the One To Watch curse. Then it's on to the features: Christina reports from the set of The All New Dating Game and delivers a roundup of Australian bands, before Karen profiles a very VERY young Chynna Phillips. No need to hold on for one more day: our latest podcast is here!
QUICK LINKS
🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on ListenToSassy.com
🖼️ View select scans from this issue in this episode's Visual Aids
☎️ Call The Hotline! Leave your questions, comments and Sassy stories on the hotline at 720-SASSY-GO or record directly on our site
🐦 @ListenToSassy on Twitter
📷 @ListenToSassy on Instagram
🧑💻 Visit our website ListenToSassy.com
JOIN THE LTS CLUB AND GET THE GOODIES
📖 Full cover-to-cover magazine PDFs
💬 Chat with us and your fellow listeners on Discord
🐣 Get episodes earlier than the general public
👀 Monthly watch-alongs of Sassy-era movies and TV specials
🚫 Ad free episodes with chapter markers
👚 Merch discounts and free stickers
🤩 Join the Listen To Sassy Club today!
TOPICS
🎧 Hello, It's July 1988
🎧 In Our Lives
🎧 What Now: Comic Books Are Your Friend
🎧 What Now: Gibson Grammar 101
🎧 What Now: Dirty Dancing II
🎧 What Now: Keanu Reeves
🎧 What Now: Groovox
🎧 What Now: Stonewashed Demin
🎧 What Now: Our Karen Is Growing Up
🎧 What Now: Who Thought Up Fireworks?
🎧 What Now: Banana Guy Yells At Condoms
🎧 Watch It: Permanent Record
🎧 Watch It: Stormy Monday
🎧 Watch It: Running On Empty
🎧 Watch It: Casual Sex?
🎧 Watch It: Critters 2
🎧 Listen Up: Morrissey
🎧 Listen Up: Jenny Morris
🎧 Listen Up: Jane Wiedlin
🎧 Listen Up: Nu Shooz
🎧 One To Watch: Chris Young
🎧 Feature: I Was A "Dating Game" Bachelorette
🎧 Feature: Australian Bands Are Cooler
🎧 Feature: The Big Lies About Chynna
🎧 Goodbye For Now
🎧 Elfquest
NOTES
⚠️ Inline notes below may be truncated due to podcast feed character limits. Full notes are always on the episode page.
💃 Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights on HBO Max
📻 This American Life segment on Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
🛼 Keanu Reeves at an L.A. Derby Dolls bout
👖 Contemporary stonewashed denim for sale at Mr Porter
🦷 Academic study of Saskatchewan's school-based dental program, WHICH WAS REAL
🗄 Permanent Record trailer on YouTube
🏞 River's Edge trailer on YouTube
📰 Glenn F. Bunting, who reported the story River's Edge was based on, comments on the film in the L.A. Times
📆 Stormy Monday trailer on YouTube
⛽️ Running On Empty on HBO Max
🚗 Running On Empty trailer on YouTube
❤️ Casual Sex? trailer on YouTube
🍿 Casual Sex? movie poster
😈 Critters 2 trailer on YouTube
🎶 Jenny Morris on Wikipedia
🎙 Jenny Morris covering "Jackson" with Michael Hutchence
🎵 Pam's July 1988 mixtape on Spotify
🐴 Jake's Journey on Wikipedia
📺 "10 More Promising TV Pilots That Weren't Picked Up" at Vulture
🗡 Another Jake's Journey remembrance that references an article about it at Starlog
🏕 The Great Outdoors on Showtime
😘 The Celebrity Dating Game on ABC.com
⛪️ Chynna Phillips's YouTube channel, "California Preachin'"
📰 "Chynna Phillips, the other Baldwin wife, bares all on Hilaria, faith and Justin Bieber" at PageSix.com
👩👧 Tara's interview with Allison Janney at VanityFair.com
🤔 The Great American Pop Culture Quiz Show podcast
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242242 ratings
Our discussion of the pop culture topics in the July 1988 issue of Sassy turns into a wild ride, as Dave takes tough stances on overstuffed comic books, Pam fact-checks an item on Keanu Reeves's name, and a factoid about fireworks ends up in a revelation about pediatric dentistry in Saskatchewan in the 1980s. Watch It covers Permanent Record and Running On Empty, among others; then Listen Up assigns Jenny Morris the wrong nationality but also tells us about a solo project from a guy in The Smiths. Chris Young tries (and fails) to break the One To Watch curse. Then it's on to the features: Christina reports from the set of The All New Dating Game and delivers a roundup of Australian bands, before Karen profiles a very VERY young Chynna Phillips. No need to hold on for one more day: our latest podcast is here!
QUICK LINKS
🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on ListenToSassy.com
🖼️ View select scans from this issue in this episode's Visual Aids
☎️ Call The Hotline! Leave your questions, comments and Sassy stories on the hotline at 720-SASSY-GO or record directly on our site
🐦 @ListenToSassy on Twitter
📷 @ListenToSassy on Instagram
🧑💻 Visit our website ListenToSassy.com
JOIN THE LTS CLUB AND GET THE GOODIES
📖 Full cover-to-cover magazine PDFs
💬 Chat with us and your fellow listeners on Discord
🐣 Get episodes earlier than the general public
👀 Monthly watch-alongs of Sassy-era movies and TV specials
🚫 Ad free episodes with chapter markers
👚 Merch discounts and free stickers
🤩 Join the Listen To Sassy Club today!
TOPICS
🎧 Hello, It's July 1988
🎧 In Our Lives
🎧 What Now: Comic Books Are Your Friend
🎧 What Now: Gibson Grammar 101
🎧 What Now: Dirty Dancing II
🎧 What Now: Keanu Reeves
🎧 What Now: Groovox
🎧 What Now: Stonewashed Demin
🎧 What Now: Our Karen Is Growing Up
🎧 What Now: Who Thought Up Fireworks?
🎧 What Now: Banana Guy Yells At Condoms
🎧 Watch It: Permanent Record
🎧 Watch It: Stormy Monday
🎧 Watch It: Running On Empty
🎧 Watch It: Casual Sex?
🎧 Watch It: Critters 2
🎧 Listen Up: Morrissey
🎧 Listen Up: Jenny Morris
🎧 Listen Up: Jane Wiedlin
🎧 Listen Up: Nu Shooz
🎧 One To Watch: Chris Young
🎧 Feature: I Was A "Dating Game" Bachelorette
🎧 Feature: Australian Bands Are Cooler
🎧 Feature: The Big Lies About Chynna
🎧 Goodbye For Now
🎧 Elfquest
NOTES
⚠️ Inline notes below may be truncated due to podcast feed character limits. Full notes are always on the episode page.
💃 Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights on HBO Max
📻 This American Life segment on Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
🛼 Keanu Reeves at an L.A. Derby Dolls bout
👖 Contemporary stonewashed denim for sale at Mr Porter
🦷 Academic study of Saskatchewan's school-based dental program, WHICH WAS REAL
🗄 Permanent Record trailer on YouTube
🏞 River's Edge trailer on YouTube
📰 Glenn F. Bunting, who reported the story River's Edge was based on, comments on the film in the L.A. Times
📆 Stormy Monday trailer on YouTube
⛽️ Running On Empty on HBO Max
🚗 Running On Empty trailer on YouTube
❤️ Casual Sex? trailer on YouTube
🍿 Casual Sex? movie poster
😈 Critters 2 trailer on YouTube
🎶 Jenny Morris on Wikipedia
🎙 Jenny Morris covering "Jackson" with Michael Hutchence
🎵 Pam's July 1988 mixtape on Spotify
🐴 Jake's Journey on Wikipedia
📺 "10 More Promising TV Pilots That Weren't Picked Up" at Vulture
🗡 Another Jake's Journey remembrance that references an article about it at Starlog
🏕 The Great Outdoors on Showtime
😘 The Celebrity Dating Game on ABC.com
⛪️ Chynna Phillips's YouTube channel, "California Preachin'"
📰 "Chynna Phillips, the other Baldwin wife, bares all on Hilaria, faith and Justin Bieber" at PageSix.com
👩👧 Tara's interview with Allison Janney at VanityFair.com
🤔 The Great American Pop Culture Quiz Show podcast
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