October 1988 Pop Culture: Vibes, Dudes & Female Ones To Watch

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Our coverage of October 1988’s pop culture topics kicks off with a big announcement: we’re on Patreon! And we’ve got lots of cool things planned for those who support us there! We get out our electron microscopes to peruse the two-page Columbia House spread and choose the 12 Hot Hits we’re going to buy for a Cool Penny. We bring you highlights from What Now, from a rudely dismissed River Phoenix biography to a beauty queen who infiltrated a pageant! We review the reviews of A Fish Called Wanda, Joy Division’s Substance, Monkey Shines, UB40’s self-titled album, and more! The latest male One To Watch is…really not, but later we are introduced to FOUR lady Ones To Watch who’ve all had great careers. We also journey to Long Island to meet Brian Bloom, and his very-involved momager. Don’t miss it!

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00:00:00 It Is October 1988 00:04:31 Introducing The Listen To Sassy Club 00:08:43 In Our Lives 00:17:51 What Now: Pop Culture 00:20:04 What Now: Other Stuff 00:26:06 Watch It: A Fish Called Wanda 00:27:08 Watch It: Monkey Shines + Waxwork 00:32:58 Watch It: Vibes 00:34:14 Watch It: Dudes 00:35:46 Listen Up: UB40 00:37:56 Listen Up: Dag Nasty 00:39:26 Listen Up: Scritti Politti 00:44:58 Listen Up: Joy Division 00:46:46 Listen Up: Pat Benatar 00:48:20 One To Watch: Christopher Rydell 00:50:49 Feature: Brian Bloom Does Make A Tasty Snack 00:55:58 Feature: Watch These Girls Get Famous 01:01:08 Goodbye For Now

Episode Notes

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@gwencarole on TikTok
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Devil Worship: Exposing Satan's Underground on YouTube
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Our Patreon: Listen To Sassy Club
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"Why Did Johnny Depp And His First Wife, Lori Allison, Divorce?" on CheatSheet.com
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Lil Nas X splitting his pants on SNL
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"The Great Pretender: Always An Outsider, She Bluffed Her Way Inside A Beauty Pageant; That's When Things Got Ugly" at LATimes.com
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"The Law Dean Who Became An Undercover Beauty Queen" at AboveTheLaw.com
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The Monkey Shines videotape cover
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Monkey Shines on HBO Max
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Waxwork on Tubi
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Vibes on Amazon Prime Video
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Dudes on Tubi
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Listen To Me on Amazon Prime Video
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Pam's October 1988 playlist on Spotify
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Christopher Rydell on Instagram
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Dance 'Til Dawn (fka Senior Prom) on YouTube
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Alanis's "Too Hot" video on YouTube
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Biloxi Blues on Starz
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Miles From Home on YouTube
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Penelope Ann Miller on Twitter
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Penelope Ann Miller on Instagram
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Heathers on Amazon Prime Video
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Beetlejuice on Hulu
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Hiding Out on Amazon Prime Video
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Mystic Pizza on Netflix
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The Shag trailer on YouTube
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Annabeth Gish on Twitter
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Annabeth Gish on Instagram
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Tara's Heels review on Decider.com
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CODA on AppleTV+