Time to unwrap another holiday-season podcast, this time about the pop culture topics of the December 1988 issue! What Now serves up smog, some Sassy superfan sisters, a book giveaway, what the stars want for the holidays, and "grotty"! Reviews include R.E.M.'s Green (featuring a legendary gaffe by our fearless leader Jane), Mystic Pizza, Clara's Heart, Bon Jovi's New Jersey, and Tom Waits's Big Time, which we talk about...a lot. One To Watch is certified A-lister -- well, okay, B -- Christian Slater! And the feature profiles go deep on R.E.M. -- more Green content -- and a truck-racing Jason Bateman seconds before he gave up the sport forever. Take off your fuzzy earmuffs and listen!QUICK LINKS
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TOPICS
? It Is December 1988
? What Now
? Watch It: Clara's Heart
? Watch It: The Beast
? Watch It: Mystic Pizza
? Listen Up: R.E.M.
? Listen Up: Tom Waits
? Listen Up: Bon Jovi
? Listen Up: Anthrax
? One To Watch: Christian Slater
? Feature: How To Make An R.E.M. Record
? Feature: A Boy And His Truck
? Goodbye For Now
NOTES
⚠️ Inline notes below may be truncated due to podcast feed character limits. Full notes are always on the episode page.
? "Ozone In Air Found Damaging To Condoms" at APNews
☎️ Wicomico County Health Department's HIV/AIDS program, current owner of 1-800-234-TEEN (8336)
? Mystic Pizza on Netflix
? Big Time on Paramount Plus
? The December 1988 mixtape on Spotify
? Athens, GA - Inside/Out on FlixFling
? Jason Bateman's bad racing crash on YouTube
? "How We Started a Racing Series That Almost Killed Jason Bateman" at Road And Track
? Bateman himself discussing the crash on his podcast, Smartless (starting 01:07:30)
? The Again With This podcast on Patreon