Megan and Kim wind up their guest-co-hosting gigs with a bumper crop of pop culture topics. What Now takes us through The Keeper, "Bettys," acceptable crush objects Simon de la Brosse and Ethan Hawke, and Unacceptable crush object Leaf Phoenix. We attempt to understand the plot of Nightmare On Elm Street 5 and the appeal of Queen Of Hearts. We celebrate Mike's extremely correct five-star review of the Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique, and why the youth still know Tears For Fears. Then it's on to another successful One To Watch pick, and a feature all about every cool late '80s girl's object of disdain: New Kids On The Block. Join us as we go through the issue Step By Step!

QUICK LINKS

? Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on ListenToSassy.com

?️ View select scans from this issue in this episode's Visual Aids

☎️ Call The Hotline! Leave your questions, comments and Sassy stories on the hotline at 720-SASSY-GO or record directly on our site

? @ListenToSassy on Twitter

? @ListenToSassy on Instagram

?‍? Visit our website ListenToSassy.com

JOIN THE LTS CLUB AND GET THE GOODIES

? Full cover-to-cover magazine PDFs

? Chat with us and your fellow listeners on Discord

? Get episodes earlier than the general public

? Monthly watch-alongs of Sassy-era movies and TV specials

? Ad free episodes with chapter markers

? Merch discounts and free stickers

? Join the Listen To Sassy Club today!

TOPICS

? It Is November 1989

? What Now: All-New Boyfest Edition

? Watch It

? Listen Up

? One To Watch

? Feature: Why Are New Kids On The Block So Famous?

? Goodbye For Now

? Kim Without Borders

NOTES

⚠️ Inline notes below may be truncated due to podcast feed character limits. Full notes are always on the episode page.

? Kim Reed on Twitter

? Megan McCafferty on Twitter

? Megan on Instagram

? The Shaw Festival's Royal George Theatre

? The original feature on Paula Cooper in the August 1988 issue

? The Keeper

? The Preppie Murder on YouTube

? When He's Not A Stranger (fka Someone You Know) on YouTube

? Better photo of Simon de la Brosse

? Momilies on AbeBooks.com

? List of Borders Stores locations, with store numbers

? Nightmare On Elm Street Part 5: The Dream Child on HBO Max

? The Little Thief on YouTube

? Queen Of Hearts on Paramount+

? Heavy Petting on Prime Video

? "14 Classic Albums That Flopped When They Were Released" at RollingStone.com

? Excerpt from Michael Diamond and Adam Horowitz's Beastie Boys Book on Vulture

⚖️ Murder In Mississippi on YouTube

? Josh Charles on Twitter

?️ "An Honest Conversation With Josh Charles" at Esquire.com

? The Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs podcast

⭐️ Maurice Starr on Wikipedia

? "Jonathan Knight Confirms He's Gay After Being Outed On Bravo Show" at The Hollywood Reporter

?️ Megan's novel The Mall at Indiebound.org