Talks in Class

In 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. 

In 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. 

In 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. 

Jenna talks about the importance of malls in the 2000s as a place to discover new trends, socialize, and establish our identities as teens. She also breaks down the top 8 things that teens could be found doing in her local mall in the mid-2000s. 

In this episode, Jenna talks about physical pictures, music, and movies, living through the transition from physical to digital media, and the the ways it changed how we interact with media and each other. She also breaks down her favorite things about teen magazines in the 2000s and why she was such a devoted magazine reader. 

Welcome to Talks in Class! In her first episode, Jenna talks about her experience growing up in a tiny town in the midwest, when her obsession with fashion began, and breaks down the top 5 places she and her friends could be found hanging out on a Friday night in the 2000s - complete with the dress code for each. She also explains what she loves about nostalgia and why it's such a powerful feeling.