Talks in Class

Talks in Class

By Jenna BarclaySociety & Culture
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Talks in Class episodes

  • Ep 16: College Life in 2005

    In this episode, we go back to 2005 to take a look at college life in 2005. Jenna takes us through a typical day in her life as a college freshman in 2005/2006, from what she wore to class to how she prepped for a big night out, and shares some of her favorite college memories that are ~sooooo 2005~

    32 min
  • Ep 15: Teen Jobs in the 2000s

    In this episode, Jenna talks about some of the jobs she had as a teenager growing up in the 2000s, ranging from her first job on a farm (yes, an actual farm) to her college job at a tanning salon. She shares stories from some of the most memorable jobs, and wraps up the episode by rating first jobs submitted by listeners according to 2000s cool factor. 

    36 min
  • Ep 14: MTV in the Early Aughts

    In this episode, Jenna continues the conversation from last time about MTV in the y2k era, this time talking about all things MTV in the early 2000s. She reminisces on some of MTV's most iconic, as well as some of the more forgotten, programming of the early aughts, and counts down her top 5 MTV shows from the first half of the 2000s. 

    35 min
  • Ep 13: Boyband Mania & the TRL Days

    We'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. 

    35 min
  • Ep 12: ~*ScReeN NaMeS*~, Chain Emails, & Away Messages on Y2K Era AOL

    We'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. 

    36 min
  • Ep 10: Millennial Style & The Return of 2000s Fashion

    Back 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.

    33 min
  • Ep 9: My Top 10 Holiday Movies from the '90s and 2000s

    In 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.  

    34 min
  • Ep 8: 2000s Sorority Life

    In 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. 

    33 min
  • Ep 7: Instagram Aesthetics & Fashion in the 2010s

    In 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. 

    27 min

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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…