October 1989 Pop Culture: Frogs, Whale(y) & River Phoenix’s Dog

Pam is overseas and Kim Reed’s internet has been destroyed, but guest co-host Megan McCafferty is here! And eager to dig in on October 1989’s pop culture topics. Her beloved Keith Coogan gets a mention in a What Now blurb about Star Search! Her object of teenage obsession, River Phoenix, gets a whole page to proselytize to Christina about animal rights! And there’s more: we also cover Gleaming The Cube, The Karate Kid Part III, Frank Whaley, acceptable potatoes, whether The Pogues and reggae are repetitive (spoiler: yes), and — somehow — Steven Spielberg’s defunct theme restaurant, Dive!. Make yourself a sandwich and your dog some meat-free kibble and join us!

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