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!QUICK LINKS
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TOPICS
? It Is October 1989
? What Now
? Watch It
? Listen Up
? One To Watch
? Feature: Does River's Dog Eat Meat And Other Burning Questions
? Goodbye For Now
? Thorold Video Centre
NOTES
⚠️ Inline notes below may be truncated due to podcast feed character limits. Full notes are always on the episode page.
? Skirts On Broadway World
? "Debbie Gibson Releases Songs From Musical SKIRTS To Celebrate World Theatre Day" at BroadwayWorld.com
? Gleaming The Cube on Prime Video
? Keith Coogan (aka Kevin Coogan) on Star Search
?‍✈️ The pilot of The Famous Teddy Z on YouTube
? CBS Schoolbreak Special's "The Jenifer Graham Story" on YouTube: Part 1
? CBS Schoolbreak Special's "The Jenifer Graham Story" on YouTube: Part 2
? The Afterschool Specialist on YouTube
?️ The Big Picture on Tubi
? The Casualties Of War trailer on YouTube
? David Spade impersonating Michael J. Fox at the 1998 Emmys
? The Karate Kid Part III on AMC+
? The True Love trailer on YouTube
? "Why Steven Spielberg's Nautically-Themed Dive! Restaurant Sunk" on MentalFloss.com
? Cold Dog Soup on The Criterion Channel
? Three Days Rising on IMDb
? Vincent Young on Instagram
? Last Night At The Viper Room: The Life And Death Of River Phoenix excerpted at RollingStone.com
? Tara's review of Netflix's Blockbuster at VanityFair.com
? Megan's book, Sloppy Firsts, on IndieBound.org