June 1988 Teen Life: Geniuses, Breasts & Wheels

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The time will soon come (heh) when Sassy can no longer talk about such things, so get your fill (heh heh) of Karen’s piece on getting turned on NOW. The issue also tells you everything you need to know about breasts — or, almost, as Pam informs her moderately horrified co-hosts. Catherine’s report on two 11-year-old child geniuses is dark in the moment, and gets darker after she leaves, as you can see in further reporting linked in the show notes. Pam and Tara are enthralled by Elizabeth Mosier’s “Wheels,” and former Hawaii residents Tara and Dave have some fact-checking notes when On The Road heads to Honolulu. Body Talk and Help get into their usual embarrassing areas (sponges! yeast infections!) before we close out with What He Said about smart girls, siiiiiiigh. JUMP IN to our latest episode!

Episode Rundown

Hello, It's June 1988

From The Oopsie Department

In Our Lives

Feature: Getting Turned On

Feature: Wanted: Perfect Breasts

Feature: Geniuses

Fiction: Wheels

On The Road: Honolulu

Body Talk

Help

What He Said: What Do You Think Of Smart Girls

Goodbye For Now

Episode Notes

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Power Tool was Nelson
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The Masquerade sex scene (WARNING: NSFW)
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Masquerade on HBO Max
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"Witch's Milk"
Adragon Demello's 60 Minutes profiles
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"Boy's 'Genius' Is At Center Of Family, Academic Woes" from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Adragon De Mello on Wikipedia
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Elizabeth Mosier's blog
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Mosier's novel, My Life As A Girl
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El Marko on eBay
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Honolulu's Ala Moana Center
Honolulu's Ice Palace
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"Far-Right Extremists Co-Opt Floral Hawaiian Shirts" at Beach Grit
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Contraceptive sponge information from Planned Parenthood
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"Do Men Want To Date Intelligent Women?" at Psychology Today
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Something To Talk About on the Quaid In Full podcast
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David T. Cole is on Instagram @davidtcole
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The World's Best Meatloaf Recipe at Delishably
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