Free To Be ... You and Me was our generation's manifesto, played in every household and every classroom across the nation until we all knew that it was all right to cry, and mommies are people, and Atalanta didn't have to get married if she didn't want to. Join us for a deep dive on the album's origin story and take our hands, come along as we r-u-u-u-u-u-n-n-n-n with our own thoughts and feelings about our favorite songs and stories. Which lyrics made Kristin cry real tears ON THE AIR? And, 50 years later, how far do you think we've come? You might be surprised at some of the responses!

*This is an encore presentation of Episode 55 with an all new opening conversation about the timeless importance of this anthem (and all the songs on the album), as we prepare to head to Amherst, MA for the “Free To Be” exhibit at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.

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No better way to prep for our upcoming visit to the Eric Carle Museum for Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts than to revisit one of our favorite episodes, "Where The Wild Books Are." Join us for an all new opening conversation where we share what we're most excited to see at the museum as well as our dismay over some Eric Carle books that have been banned.

Snuggle up close as we share our memories of our favorite children’s picture books! We’ll discuss the magic of these books, share our society’s long list of favorites, each give our top three childhood picks (which changes daily!), and Kristin will share which book prompted an impromptu cross-country journey to see the original illustrations!

Join us at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and the Free To Be…You and Me. Get your ticket here.

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Today we’re chatting about a handful of our most Hūsker Dū-inducing social media posts that have gotten the most attention from all of you. What was it about those little SeaWees mermaids that made you like and share by the 1000s? Or what about the brother boy detectives that made us all way more interested in solving crime? Why does Shakey’s Pizza give so many of you ALL THE FEELS? And let’s not forget the love for that granola-loving, craft-making, beady-eyed family with the last name Sunshine. But wait! There’s more! Listen now to find out a few of the pop-culture nuggets have blown the most people’s minds on our social pages … and to finally learn the origin story that you never knew you needed to know about those 1970s glass grapes.

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Travel with us to Gilley’s in Houston, Texas for a great debate about Urban Cowboy. Is it the Texan Saturday Night Fever? Do we even like Bud? What about Sissy? Why is the mechanical bull the lead player? And despite our differing opinions, how great is that soundtrack?!? (On that we all agree!) And bonus! We’re welcoming one of our favorite voices to the conversation: Amy Lively, high school history teacher, Urban Cowboy fan and host of the podcast we often use as research, “For The Record: The 70s,” who helps us make sense of this easily divisive movie and gives us insight into the music that makes it — or saves it — depending on your opinion!

Check out Amy Lively's podcast "For The Record: The 70s"

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Settle in as we each take a deep dive into a Very Special Episode that is also Very Memorable for a variety of reasons. Who can’t forget when Barbara’s friend OD’d on “One Day at A Time?” Who is now fairly certain that her distaste for Leif Garrett began when his character pressured Buddy to have sex on “Family?” And who will never forget Alex P. Keaton’s 30-minute therapy session after he lost his friend in a car accident on “Family Ties?” Listen now to find out!

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The 1970s and 1980s provided us with copious amounts of well-intentioned wisdom about the most sensitive and traumatic social issues of the day — drug and alcohol addiction, eating disorders, rape, pedophilia, suicide, child abuse and more — and packaged them into very memorable “Very Special Episodes.” These heavy-handed moral lessons were often hard to watch … yet were incredibly valuable and effective. Today we’re describing some of the more shocking of these episodes from shows including All In The Family, Maude, WKRP in Cincinnati, Laverne and Shirley, and the king of the VSE, Diffrn’t Strokes. If this isn’t comfortable for you, we understand, and you officially have a signed note from your host doctors to skip this one. Big hugs to you.

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James at 15 was an oh-so-70s groundbreaking coming-of-age dramedy before dramedy was a thing and served quite literally as the inspiration for 1998's Dawson's Creek. James at 15 was full of bell-bottoms, shearling jackets, groovy slang, boys who play flute, righteous dudes, fierce feminists and 'first times' -- and it attracted teen viewers like moths to a flame. And yet somehow it only lasted one season. The show's extreme relatability paired with its very earnest take on controversial teen topics contributed to both its soaring popularity and its demise. Kids loved the honesty; TV execs hated that teens thought about sex more than homework. Join us for a deep dive on this one-season gem that has lived on in the hearts of anyone on or around Puberty Street in 1977.

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day week with us, the handsome and smooth Chuck Woolery, and a few awkward and repulsive contestants on the TRUE reality dating show we all loved, “Love Connection.” Back in 2 and 2? Nope, we’re sticking around for an hour reminiscing about the fabulous 80s hair, the giant ‘staches, the smarmy guys, a couple of the most awkward dates, and the handsome host that represented all of us with his hilarious (and spot-on) reactions to all of the above. Grab your whip (trust us, just listen) and a peach margarita and join us on the couch for a fun conversation alllll about “Love Connection!”

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Last week we gave you a front-row seat to the 1982 Grammys, and this week we’re giving you an inside look at who we each were in 1981 and the songs from that year that meant the most to us … and why. Who thought “Too Much Time on My Hands” was the key to her popularity? Who was a hopeless romantic lip-synching “Endless Love” to a mystery “man” when she was only 12? And for which of us did “The Best of Times” sadly mean the opposite? Listen now to find out the stories behind our favorite 1981 songs!

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Join us for this two-part episode dedicated to the songs of 1981, a year in our music history that marked one particular change that would shift everything for years to come (ahem MTV). In this first installment, we take a deep dive into the 24th annual Grammy Awards; every Grammys broadcast is like a fully contained time capsule of the year in music -- who presented, who performed, who was nominated, and who was NOT nominated (hello? where my Go Go's at? And Olivia Newton-John for Pete's sake? Were we not all getting Physical in 1981?). Pair that info with Rick James' broken keyboard, John Denver's chunky plastic aviator glasses and an emotional Grammy acceptance speech by Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon for the late John Lennon's comeback album and you have the perfect backstory for next week's follow up episode featuring our individual picks for the songs that impacted us on a personal level. Did our picks line up with the Grammys? Hmmm we shall see...

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