Our discussion of the pop culture topics in the July 1988 issue of Sassy turns into a wild ride, as Dave takes tough stances on overstuffed comic books, Pam fact-checks an item on Keanu Reeves's name, and a factoid about fireworks ends up in a revelation about pediatric dentistry in Saskatchewan in the 1980s. Watch It covers Permanent Record and Running On Empty, among others; then Listen Up assigns Jenny Morris the wrong nationality but also tells us about a solo project from a guy in The Smiths. Chris Young tries (and fails) to break the One To Watch curse. Then it's on to the features: Christina reports from the set of The All New Dating Game and delivers a roundup of Australian bands, before Karen profiles a very VERY young Chynna Phillips. No need to hold on for one more day: our latest podcast is here!QUICK LINKS
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TOPICS
? Hello, It's July 1988
? In Our Lives
? What Now: Comic Books Are Your Friend
? What Now: Gibson Grammar 101
? What Now: Dirty Dancing II
? What Now: Keanu Reeves
? What Now: Groovox
? What Now: Stonewashed Demin
? What Now: Our Karen Is Growing Up
? What Now: Who Thought Up Fireworks?
? What Now: Banana Guy Yells At Condoms
? Watch It: Permanent Record
? Watch It: Stormy Monday
? Watch It: Running On Empty
? Watch It: Casual Sex?
? Watch It: Critters 2
? Listen Up: Morrissey
? Listen Up: Jenny Morris
? Listen Up: Jane Wiedlin
? Listen Up: Nu Shooz
? One To Watch: Chris Young
? Feature: I Was A "Dating Game" Bachelorette
? Feature: Australian Bands Are Cooler
? Feature: The Big Lies About Chynna
? Goodbye For Now
? Elfquest
NOTES
⚠️ Inline notes below may be truncated due to podcast feed character limits. Full notes are always on the episode page.
? Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights on HBO Max
? This American Life segment on Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
? Keanu Reeves at an L.A. Derby Dolls bout
? Contemporary stonewashed denim for sale at Mr Porter
? Academic study of Saskatchewan's school-based dental program, WHICH WAS REAL
? Permanent Record trailer on YouTube
? River's Edge trailer on YouTube
? Glenn F. Bunting, who reported the story River's Edge was based on, comments on the film in the L.A. Times
? Stormy Monday trailer on YouTube
⛽️ Running On Empty on HBO Max
? Running On Empty trailer on YouTube
❤️ Casual Sex? trailer on YouTube
? Casual Sex? movie poster
? Critters 2 trailer on YouTube
? Jenny Morris on Wikipedia
? Jenny Morris covering "Jackson" with Michael Hutchence
? Pam's July 1988 mixtape on Spotify
? Jake's Journey on Wikipedia
? "10 More Promising TV Pilots That Weren't Picked Up" at Vulture
? Another Jake's Journey remembrance that references an article about it at Starlog
? The Great Outdoors on Showtime
? The Celebrity Dating Game on ABC.com
⛪️ Chynna Phillips's YouTube channel, "California Preachin'"
? "Chynna Phillips, the other Baldwin wife, bares all on Hilaria, faith and Justin Bieber" at PageSix.com
?‍? Tara's interview with Allison Janney at VanityFair.com
? The Great American Pop Culture Quiz Show podcast