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Nostalgia and lifestyle creator Jenna Barclay examines the intersection of pop culture, fashion, and nostalgia through her own stories of growing up as a fashion-obsessed party girl in a small Midwest... more
FAQs about Talks in Class:How many episodes does Talks in Class have?The podcast currently has 83 episodes available.
February 10, 2023Ep 13: Boyband Mania & the TRL DaysWe're going back to the Y2K era once again this week, and this time we're talking all about the boyband mania that took tween girls by storm during the late '90s and Y2K. In this episode, Jenna talks about her obsession with the Backstreet Boys, how boybands changed pop culture for teen girls everywhere, the cultural phenomenon that was TRL, and she shares her top 5 favorite music videos from TRL's golden years. ...more35minPlay
February 03, 2023Ep 12: ~*ScReeN NaMeS*~, Chain Emails, & Away Messages on Y2K Era AOLWe're going back to the days of giant desktop computers and dial-up to talk about AOL in the Y2K era. In this episode, Jenna discusses how different the experience of "going online" was in the early days of home computers, how we chose the perfect screen name, the evolution of AOL Instant Messenger, and she shares her top 5 songs for AIM away messages in the 2000s. ...more36minPlay
January 27, 2023Ep 11: Dig it or Ditch it? 2000s Fashion EditionIn this episode, Jenna continues the conversation from last week about the return of so many Y2K era and 2000s fashion trends by breaking down which trends she would consider wearing again, and which trends she never wants to see again. ...more39minPlay
January 20, 2023Ep 10: Millennial Style & The Return of 2000s FashionBack after moving hiatus! In this episode, Jenna talks about the return of Y2K, 2000s, and 2010s fashions and discusses reactions she often hears from her fellow millennials when they see familiar styles back in stores. She also talks about fashion cycles, fast fashion, and microtrends, and shares her top 5 favorite niche fashion trends from the 2000s....more33minPlay
December 23, 2022Ep 9: My Top 10 Holiday Movies from the '90s and 2000sIn this special holiday edition of the show, Jenna counts down her top 10 favorite holiday movies from the 1990s and 2000s and shares what she loves about each one. Her movie picks range from Christmas classics to feel-good rom coms to so-bad-it's-good made for TV movies, but they're all full of nostalgic holiday spirit. ...more34minPlay
December 17, 2022Ep 8: 2000s Sorority LifeIn this episode, Jenna talks about college in the 2000s and her experience as a sorority girl. She explains some of the weirdest traditions she remembers from Greek life, talks about what it was like to live in the house, and lists some of the most memorable sorority fashions from her time in college. ...more33minPlay
December 09, 2022Ep 7: Instagram Aesthetics & Fashion in the 2010sIn this episode, Jenna discusses early Instagram and examines how the evolution of trends and aesthetics on Instagram reflected overall fashion and pop culture trends throughout the 2010s. She also shares her top 5 favorite pictures she posted on her own Instagram account in the 2010s. ...more27minPlay
December 02, 2022Ep 6: Social Media in the 2000sIn this episode, Jenna talks about the evolution of social media during the 2000s and how she used the popular social media sites MySpace and Facebook during high school and college. She also lists the most memorable functions of early Facebook, including relationship statuses and poking, and discusses how these functions differ from the way we use social media today. ...more30minPlay
November 25, 2022Ep 5: Home(town) for the HolidaysIn this episode, Jenna talks about the experience of going home for holiday breaks during college in the mid-2000s, and the importance of holiday breaks in the days of early social media. She also shares stories from some of her most memorable holiday nights out back home in the 2000s. ...more29minPlay
November 18, 2022Ep 4: The Mall Stores That Made UsIn this episode, Jenna continues her conversation about 2000s mall culture from last week by ranking her top 20 favorite mall stores from the '90s and 2000s. She also explains why she loved these stores so much and shares the embarrassing story of how she first discovered Forever 21. ...more35minPlay
FAQs about Talks in Class:How many episodes does Talks in Class have?The podcast currently has 83 episodes available.