September 1989 Pop Culture: Batman, Love Shack & All My Children

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The September 1989 issue gives us much to discuss in the world of pop culture. Is “well-gutted” a valid Sassy Glossary entry when “gutted” is just fine on its own? Should men pay for dates? How much can we discuss the TV adaptation of The Outsiders that won’t be out for several months? How much baseline knowledge should a Gen Xer have about the Indigo Girls? How much worse is The Batman (2022) than Batman (1989)? How many of the All My Children stars Christina hung out with on set are still working on soaps today? What does it mean to call Paula Abdul “a people artist”? And so much more! We’ll be GUTTED if you don’t listen!

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00:00:00 It Is September 1989 00:02:23 Method Actor Daniel Day Lewis 00:07:14 Pamie's Palace Possible Perk 00:10:00 What Now 00:25:17 Watch It 00:34:59 Listen Up 00:45:12 One To Watch: Harold Pruett 00:47:16 Feature: You Are A Soap Star 00:51:28 Feature: Paula Abdul Does Her Thing 00:54:19 Goodbye For Now 00:56:34 September 1989 In Our Lives

Episode Notes

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Ask Zandar board game commercial on YouTube
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Animal Liberation on Wikipedia
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"Gutted" on Dictionary.com
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Hollywood Sports on IMDb
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The Outsiders (1990) pilot on YouTube
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The Living Dolls pilot on YouTube
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Rock 'N' Roll: The Music Biz Game on BoardGameGeek.com
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The Fortune Teller board game on eBay
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Batman (1989) on HBO Max
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Parenthood (1989) on Starz
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Honey, I Shrunk [sic] The Kids on Disney Plus
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The September 1989 mixtape on Spotify
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Lonnie Quinn on Wikipedia
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Michael Knight on Wikipedia
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Robert Duncan McNeill and Lauren Holly in their All My Children days
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Maurice Benard on Wikipedia
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Paula Abdul rehearsing "When I Think Of You" video choreography with Janet Jackson and her dancers