Join us as we chat about the 1979 movie, The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (starring Jane Seymour) and how “America’s Sweethearts” grabbed hold of (two of) us long before their reality show and Netflix series. Which one of us was infatuated with them? Who not only despises the DCC but considered them their mortal enemy? And which host do we discover not only tried out but MADE an NHL dance team?!? Listen now!

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Your pop preservationists turn into cultural analysts as they discuss new findings about how young people listen to music today -- and what that could mean for their future nostalgia. You all know how much we treasure our music memories (and we know you do, too -- that's why you're here!) and it gives us heart palpitations to think that future generations might miss out on that????? If the music industry continues down its current path, music nostalgia as we know it is indeed in danger. But all is not lost! If we all understand the value of what those someday-grown-ups will lose, we can all contribute to its salvation. The question is HOW? Share your thoughts with us after listening!

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Inspired by one of our most downloaded episodes of all time called A Day in the Life, today's episode invites you into the childhood homes of Carolyn, Kristin and Michelle as they celebrate Christmas with their families on one specific year. One of us questions the existence of Santa while another shops for her first boyfriend with her babysitting money (which cologne do you think she bought?). Getting dressed up to go shopping, stirring the cheese dip, dancing to Swedish folk songs, experiencing snow for the first time, listening to Johnny Mathis, all of this and more creates a varied and nostalgic picture of Christmas past -- and maybe it will sound familiar to you? Our Christmas memories are powerful reminders to slow down and enjoy the moment; even if your children are full grown and wish for nothing more than money for the holidays, all we have to do is light a candle, listen to a favorite album, go for a wintry walk and enjoy each other's company to keep making those memories.

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We’re revisiting our old holiday episodes in case you’ve missed some of them or are new to the podcast and need some fun things to listen to while you nog your egg or wrap presents … or just need something to do while you hide from your family. Col. Sanders and Chewbacca singing carols? We’ve got an episode for that. Deney Terrio, a sexy Santa (a.k.a. Nellie Olesen), and tinsel-fied unitards? We’ve got an episode for that. Listen to find out why Carolyn thinks she was a Christmas B*tch in one of our very first episodes, the gift she gave her dad that makes her cry happy tears today, and the Christmas album she never knew she needed until last year.

Listen to our holiday episodes

"Oh, Come all Ye, Chistmas Specials"

"A Scooter for Jimmy, A Dolly for Michelle"

"Christmas Rewind"

The Pink Bunny Suit Conundrum: Gifts Gone Wrong

The Most 70s of Christmas Albums

TV Guide Holiday Special Roundup

Holly Jolly Holiday Christmas Special Countdown

Mr. T, Deney Terrio and the Land of Misfit Toys

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Grab your Jordan almonds and take your seats on the shag carpet aisle, because today the PCPS is turning on the Zenith and throwing rice at some of our listener’s favorite GenX TV weddings of the ’70s and ’80s!

In this episode, we’re reliving the matrimonial moments that glued us to our living room floors. Remember “The Brady Brides” or when Nellie and Percival tied the knot? Find out just how thrilled Carolyn gets learning that other PCPS listeners remember when Merle “the Pearl” married Susan Bradford on “Eight is Enough.”

Join us as we toss bouquets, dodge bullets (thanks, Dynasty), and revisit some of the most memorable GenX wedding episodes. It’s time to say “I do” to another trip down Memory Lane!

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Welcome to our 5th Anniversary party! Today's episode was recorded LIVE in front of a studio audience at Big Hill Books in Minneapolis to celebrate what Kristin thought would be a six-week project -- but instead blew up into FIVE YEARS of weekly podcast episodes celebrating the pop culture nuggets of the classic Gen X childhood. We'll reminisce about that cringeworthy first episode -- when we thought hysterical truisms would just drop from our mouths with no preparation whatsoever (hint: they did NOT) -- and celebrate how far we've come. We'll share comments with our listeners' favorite episodes, favorite podcast moments, and their feelings about being a part of this Gen X community over the last five years. And we'll share with you the top five most downloaded episodes of all time (is your favorite on that list?). It's like one of those reminiscing episodes when the cast of Happy Days sits in Mr and Mrs C's living room and recounts all their great sitcom moments while montages of past scenes play in between their witty banter. Welcome to our 70s sitcom moment! And thank you for listening and supporting us for the last five years. We couldn't do it without you.

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Welcome to the inaugural meeting of the PCPS's MTV Book Club -- where we drink wine and analyze plots, characters and literary devices used in our favorite music videos from the MTV era. Music videos were a brand new art form in the early 80s so there were no classics to emulate, no standardized techniques, and definitely no criticism deeper than WICKED or TOTALLY TUBULAR. Though we may not have noticed at the time, a lot of those early videos were head scratchers; why is the drum kit on a pile of trash? What's that bear doing? And why are they wearing trench coats? Whether they were random thoughts strung together or well-plotted storylines, sometimes it felt like the inmates were running the asylum. Join us as we walk through our beloved mini-music-movies scene by scene and ask "huh?"

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This weekend, Carolyn, Kristin and Michelle celebrated five years of The Pop Culture Preservation Society with an action-packed weekend that ended with a Shaun Cassidy concert. When it comes to the PCPS, it seems like all things either start or end with Shaun Cassidy. Fresh off of airplanes and exhausted from extroverting for days, we sat down in front of our mics to share the details with you while they're still fresh; the TV appearance, the live episode recording, meeting listeners in the wild, and the cherry on top ... sharing Shaun Cassidy's latest concert performance with a group of local listeners. Unscripted, unedited, and unprepared, we present you with our thoughts and feelings about our anniversary celebration as they come to us.

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They were only 30 seconds long, but somehow they’ve lived in our brains for 40 years. In this episode, we dive into the unforgettable (and occasionally regrettable) commercial jingles of our GenX childhood. From “I’d like to buy the world a Coke” to “Plop, plop, fizz, fizz,” we’re unpacking the tunes that made us sing, shop, and sometimes cry.

Find out which jingle makes Carolyn very anxious (spoiler: it involves a meat product), and which one got Kristin in trouble back in the day. Join us as we hum, cringe, and celebrate the musical marketing magic of the 70s and 80s—where every brand had a beat, and every beat sold something.

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1975 was a HUGE year for pop culture, and today having a BIG 50TH BIRTHDAY PARTY for many of the things we watched, played with, read, listened to, and went to the movies to see in that banner year. Wonder Woman, The Jeffersons, One Day at a Time, Starsky & Hutch, Captain & Tennille, Glen Campbell, JAWS, The Apple Dumpling Gang, Ramona The Brave, Tuck Everlasting, Whack-A-Mole, the Egg McMuffin, Big Red Gum — and SO MUCH MORE! It’s a 50th birthday party like no other, right here at the PCPS!

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