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Glitter Boom Girls Podcast

47 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings

A wander through 70s & 80s nostalgia hosted by Gen X-aged authors Amy Asbury and Robbie-Ann McPherson. TV shows, fashion, music, toys, candy, food, clothes, newsworthy events - nothing is off limits, as long as it happened a long time ago.

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Episodes

A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE: Robbie-Ann on BBC2 Radio Midnight Mastermind! Feb 21

February 22, 2023 03:12 - 9 minutes - 23.8 MB

Robbie-Ann joins the iconic Midnight Mastermind game on BBC2Radio! Host Phil Williams takes on Robbie-Ann's topic: Columbo Also...in what may be the highlight of her life, Robbie-Ann receives a transatlantic happy birthday song courtesy of Phil and BBCRadio.

EP 45 - LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY

August 07, 2022 14:45 - 55 minutes - 102 MB

The Girls (as Amy DeFazio and Robbie-Ann Feeney) do a Deep Dive into 70s sitcom classic Laverne and Shirley. The iconic shabby basement apartment, which Amy reports was also the former set of another classic sitcom. The show's frequent 'winter' settings. Landlady Mrs. Babish. Lenny Kosnowski and Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman - David Lander and Michael McKean...and the surprising origins of their characters. Did Shirley and Laverne date Lenny and Squiggy, or what? Robbie-Ann wonders about a Stei...

EP 44 - THE MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF GROWN-UPS

June 12, 2022 14:40 - 55 minutes - 102 MB

The Girls recall a kid's eye view of the World of Grown-Ups. Eavesdropping on your parents' adult drama. "He smelled like a brewery"... "Well he was three sheets to the wind..." Listening to your mother's gossipy phone calls. Amy's household crime sprees while her mother was tethered to the phone. Amy's Aunts judging outfits and drunks. Robbie-Ann's parents' big summer barbecue parties. Genny Cream Ale and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. Ladies with cigarettes and unfortunate perms. Tons of hairspra...

EP 43 - GILLIGANS ISLAND

February 05, 2022 01:01 - 1 hour - 140 MB

The Girls do a deep dive off Gilligan's Island, with special guest and Gilligan Expert, Robbie-Ann's childhood bestie Karen. Karen talks about her all-things Tiki obsession, which evolved into a Gilligan's Island obsession. Robbie-Ann asks, and Karen answers, the tough questions: how did they get years out of that radio battery? Why didn't they build a boat? Where did they get all those wardrobe changes from just a three-hour tour (a threeee hour tour...)? Amy talks about her after-school jo...

EP 42 - DAVID YONTEF INTERVIEW

February 05, 2022 00:01 - 42 minutes - 80.2 MB

David Yontef, host and creator of the iconic, dish-y "Behind the Velvet Rope" podcast, returns to chat with The Girls about 80s icons, and how David was the last person to interview the late Tawny Kitaen. David shares his impression of the 80s video vixen and actress, and how Tawny dished about Harvey Weinstein and O.J. Simpson! Next, David talks about interviewing The Real Housewives of Orange County's "ZZ Top Girl" 80s video vixen Jeana Keough: yawns? Ru Paul's Drag Race fan Amy asks about...

EP 41 - GENX CHRISTMAS

December 26, 2021 00:49 - 1 hour - 131 MB

The Girls discuss a few of their favorite things from Christmases of yore... which Wrapping Type was your house? Random Slapdash, Artform Wrapping, or Gift Wrapped at The Store? The Giant Barbie Head. String tinsel. Robbie-Ann's magical mid-70s favorite cozy Christmas, when the power went out: a fire in the fireplace, her family intact. The Traditions: Amy reveals her family's Christmas Eves spent at her grandmother's house in Los Angeles. 60s ornaments, and all the vintage decorations. Groo...

EP 40 - 70s AND 80s HALLOWEEN

November 01, 2021 01:19 - 1 hour - 127 MB

The Girls remember Halloween of Yore...Robbie-Ann's first costume memory, as a toddler: wearing a onesie kitty outfit in her Oma's neighborhood Halloween parade. Amy recalls her first-grade plastic "Cinderella" mask, paired with patent leather shoes and blue socks, and her shocking costume contest loss. Homemade vs. Store-bought costumes. God Bless the non artsy-craftsy moms. Robbie-Ann's faux 'princess' costume, created with her mother's old nightgown and last year's costume cape. The rubbe...

EP 39 - JOHN HUGHES DEEP DIVE

October 31, 2021 00:19 - 1 hour - 131 MB

The Girls dive into the 80s teen movies from John Hughes. Which characters did you relate to? Sixteen Candles resonates with Amy: Samantha's eye-rolling and disgust. The grandparents - both sets. Hughes' nod to the Twilight Zone when two grandparents appeared on screen. Robbie-Ann relates to Ally Sheedy's "The Basket Case" Breakfast Club character. How well he wrote female characters - Amy reveals Hughes grew up with three sisters. Molly Ringwald as muse. Hughes' sort of absurd sense of humo...

EP 38 - HAPPY DAYS DEEP DIVE!

October 29, 2021 01:39 - 1 hour - 146 MB

The Girls delve into what made Happy Days one of the most beloved and iconic sitcoms of the Twentieth Century. Which came first, American Graffiti or Happy Days? Or Love, American Style? The first season, a single-camera dramedy and older brother Chuck. Fonzi's windbreaker. The multi-camera sitcom that Happy Days became. Fonzi's hoodlum evolution and Henry Winkler's contributions to the character. Incredible sidebar: a deeeeeep dive into the theme songs, "Rock Around the Clock," and "Happy D...

EP 37 - WHAT I DID ON MY (70s and 80s) SUMMER VACATION

October 25, 2021 00:39 - 1 hour - 118 MB

The Girls reminisce about their school-aged summer vacations. Amy describes her last day of third grade, and the glorious feeling of being done with all things "school" for two months. Robbie-Ann still feels relief that she has no homework to do. Robbie-Ann describes her last day of 5th grade; the height of Shaun Cassidy and Queen's "We Will Rock You." Her 55-pound school back pack. The snack cupboard: Fritos, potato chips, and...chipped beef? Summer uniforms: a Honey Nut Cheerios t-shirt, "...

EP 36 - BOARD GAMES

October 24, 2021 03:00 - 57 minutes - 107 MB

The Girls break down all the board games of GenX Youth... Monopoly. Life. The infamous Mouse Trap - did yours ever work? Robbie-Ann and Amy fall on different sides of the functioning Mouse Trap controversy. Amy narrates the entire Mouse Trap process. In detail. 3D board games vs. flat dice-rolling games. Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders: simple games for young kids. Strategy games: Risk, Stratego, Battle Ship. Robbie-Ann's Scooby Doo Where Are You! game, and forcing her father to sit and pl...

EP 35 - GENX CHILDHOOD SMELLS

October 17, 2021 15:54 - 55 minutes - 103 MB

The Girls recall the smells of their childhoods that trigger nostalgic memories. Amy remembers campfires of her youth. Robbie-Ann describes the poolside smell-combinations that vivdly evoke childhood moments. Perfumes, hot asphalt, house-smells, toy smells, and all the memories they bring up.

EP 34 - PLAY TIME OR SLAY TIME DEADLY GENX TOYS

October 10, 2021 00:29 - 58 minutes - 108 MB

The Girls explore the dangerous toys of GenX childhood. Robbie-Ann starts with Super Elastic Bubble Plastic, made of strange chemicals that you blew threw a straw to make noxious plastic bubbles. Amy recalls searing her skin on the hot metal slide on the playground. Blunt force trauma toys: getting hit in the head with your twirling baton. The notorious spinning merry-go-round, and flying off of it. Robbie-Ann and Amy both talk about getting knocked out falling off the monkey bars. Robbie-An...

EP 33 DONT TRY THIS AT HOME

October 08, 2021 02:24 - 49 minutes - 91.3 MB

Don't try this at home! The Girls reveal what they learned not to do from watching 70s and 80s TV shows. From relationships to diets, most of it was totally wrong.

EP 32 - McDONALD'S vs. BURGER KING

October 04, 2021 02:16 - 58 minutes - 108 MB

The Girls explore the great debate: McDonald's vs Burger King. Amy's ten years old, on the Interstate,  back in the day...ahead is a McDonald's and a Burger King. Where will Amy stop? Was it all about the french fries? Robbie-Ann reports that McDonald's fries were formerly fried in beef tallow but since 1990 fried in vegetable oil, but wait what the heck is beef tallow. Robbie-Ann does a deep dive into beef tallow, literally, and can't unlearn what she found out.  Sidebar: admit you tried ea...

EP 31 BACK TO SCHOOL

September 11, 2021 23:57 - 38 minutes - 72.4 MB

The Girls recall the back-to-school shopping, new school supplies, the pressure of a new school, the outfits, the misfits. Amy's annual shopping trip for new school clothes that may or may not have matched. The role of Sears in Robbie-Ann's wardrobe choices. The influence of the teen models in Seventeen and Glamour. The cheapo stores. Body images and trying to create a brand new perfect self with new makeup and the wrong clothes. Amy tells her younger self to blend her makeup. Amy's Bad Sand...

EP 30 - PARENTAL PUNISHMENTS

September 10, 2021 01:19 - 1 hour - 111 MB

The Girls talk about the kid-crimes they committed, and the various punishments that resulted. Special background guest: Robbie-Ann's mother. Amy reports her most heinous kid-crimes, that led to severe parental punishment. Amy weaponizes a cookie tin, and explains how a sneaky tunafish sandwich sent her to the gallows. Sidebar: A breakdown of Amy's aversion to sauces, condiments, including mayonnaise. The tuna in question: what kind of tuna was it? Bread: toasted or not? Photo evidence?! Was...

EP 29 - GEN X BIRTHDAYS

September 08, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 114 MB

From Chuck E. Cheese to making your own sundaes at the Red Barn restaurant, the Girls recall the best and worst of birthdays' past.

EP 28 - GEN X CHILDHOOD FEARS

September 06, 2021 15:02 - 50 minutes - 93.6 MB

The Girls remember their childhood fears of the 70s and 80s...Robbie-Ann talks about the origins of her basement phobia, the monster in the 1980s horror classic The Boogens. Amy dissects what exactly makes a monster. Robbie-Ann analyzes the monster in The Boogens, and why the movie is such an 80s horror classic. Amy's fear of the portal to hell: the red light under the escalator at the mall, and her childhood PTSD triggered by the theme from Get Smart. Amy's terrifying real-life attempted ch...

EP 27 - YACHT ROCK

September 05, 2021 00:10 - 1 hour - 116 MB

The Girls tackle the complicated music genre known as Yacht Rock, and they are totally serious about it because it's very important. Amy cites a textbook definition of Yacht Rock from smoothradio.com, but Robbie-Ann immediately has a problem with it, and then announces her self-appointment as the World's Authority on Yacht or Nyacht, and all her rulings are final. The West Coast Yacht/Nyacht Judge, Robbie-Ann's childhood bestie Karen. The Girls explore a few examples, trying to narrow down h...

EP 26 - DAVID YONTEF of BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE PODCAST

August 17, 2021 02:55 - 1 hour - 141 MB

David Yontef, host of Behind the Velvet Rope podcast, joins us again for a fun gossip sesh...we talk Cyndi Lauper and how she disappointed David...?! What it's like inside Prince's Paisley Park mansion. Belinda Carlisle and Debbie Harry: subdued goddesses in person. David dissects his interview strategy, demonstrating with the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City's dueling housewife podcast episodes. Just how calculating are these ladies when it comes to going behind that velvet rope? The time ...

EP 25 - POP CULTURE THAT CHANGED OUR DNA

July 26, 2021 00:45 - 55 minutes - 103 MB

In a slight departure, on a sometimes serious note, the Girls get all deep and discuss 70s and 80s music, tv shows and movies that rocked their worlds and changed their DNA. Amy discusses Sesame Street's cultural broadening effects, and the sonic earthquake that was Blondie's "Heart of Glass." The Brady Bunch and its effect as a family model on an entire generation. Robbie-Ann defends The Brady Bunch as a great tv show, and how the infamous "Aunt Jenny" episode spun out the trajectory of her...

EP 24 - 70s DECOR

July 18, 2021 01:41 - 46 minutes - 86.3 MB

Robbie-Ann's grandmother's orange plaid wallpaper. Amy's family home, stuck in the 70s. The "Grandma Couch." Afghans and matching Tupperware. Amy's brown Tupperware pitcher, filled with blobby orange juice. 70s dishes. The dark brown stoneware dishes with the light trim border. The 70s color pallete. From 60s eclectic to 70s furniture sets. Amy's cultural theory about mid-century to 70s design.  A breakdown of fake wood paneling. Robbie-Ann's problem with faux brick. Robbie-Ann's Gramma's ho...

EP 23 - CHILDHOOD COMMERCIALS!

July 16, 2021 02:49 - 53 minutes - 102 MB

Coke or Pepsi? Amy and Robbie-Ann discuss the commercials that started the Cola Wars. Dr. Pepper. Robbie-Ann's 7th grade chorus recital song that was a celebration of commercials...and the hole in her wool skirt. Life cereal: Hey Mikey!  Calgon, take me away! The sexist propaganda of long-ago advertising. Sandy Duncan's Wheat Thins commercials. Grape Nuts. Remember when cigarettes were advertised on TV? The. TOYS. The Kool Aid Guy busting through walls. Robbie-Ann's mother attempting to curb...

EP 22 - THE LOVE BOAT

June 22, 2021 03:41 - 54 minutes - 102 MB

The LOOOOOOVE BOOOOOOAAAAT.... Robbie-Ann's Saturday night ritual: cereal or Munchos and The Love Boat. Amy's Love Boat rerun summertime syndication saturation. The cast: some seriously accomplished, talented people. Isaac, your ship's bartender. Ted Lange: playwright and distinguished theater actor! Robbie-Ann recounts meeting Ted Lange, (hot) Parker Stevenson and Larry Wilcox of CHiPs, and calling Ted Lange "Isaac." But Ted totally rolled with it, and Parker and Larry were total dolls too....

EP 21 - I WANT MY OLD MTV

June 10, 2021 23:13 - 47 minutes - 87.7 MB

Amy's and Robbie-Ann's first MTV experiences, which led to hours lost in front of the television. Amy talks about the book "I Want My MTV," an oral history of MTV. Amy's designer discovery, and being influenced by the Video Vixens. The thrill of being able to "see" the music. Robbie-Ann discovering what her musical heroes actually looked like. The images and weird effects. The cliches: wind, smoke, mirrors breaking, tigers. Dreamy Duran Duran in Sri Lanka. Simon LeBon's "eyes and teeth." Did...

EP 20 - SICK DAYS AND SNOW DAYS

June 10, 2021 00:50 - 51 minutes - 95.7 MB

Cough drops: basically, candy. Robbie-Ann's chronic sinus colds. Amy's Chloraseptic. The fabled Burger King ham 'n cheese sub sandwich as a reward for little Robbie-Ann behaving at the doctor's office. What was in Sucrets? Aspergum? Was it really aspirin? The game shows and soap operas. Homework - missing assignments and missing out on classroom drama. PBS. The Electric Company. Robbie-Ann's problem with the educational "Big Blue Marble" kids tv show. Soups: Lipton soup vs. Campbell's. Robbi...

EP 19 - EASTER

May 03, 2021 02:50 - 55 minutes - 104 MB

The Girls talk Childhood Easter. The baskets of Amy's youth. Paas Egg Coloring Kits. Robbie-Ann's murky colored Easter eggs. Easter at the tavern owned by Robbie-Ann's grandparents. Hobos, and why they babysat Robbie-Ann and her cousins. Butter Lambs - what is this Buffalo Easter dinner staple? The outfits. Amy's jealousy over her sister's basket vs. her own. Overhearing grown-up gossip in the kitchen. Robbie-Ann's infamous third-grade "Easter Vacation" incident.  Waxy chocolate. Good chocol...

EP 18 - SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS

April 11, 2021 22:00 - 43 minutes - 84.8 MB

The Girls talk Saturday Morning Cartoons back in the day. Bugs Bunny and Friends. The Pink Panther. The toys you thought you would die without and the Saturday morning advertising that made you want them. Amy's Medieval Care Bears - was it real? Robbie-Ann's love for the Hudson Brothers. The Krofft Supershow. Tom and Jerry: Tom speaks! The Pink Panther, and the mystery of who voiced the Aardvark is solved! The Barbie bathtub. The Barbie head. The cereal...oh the cereal. Amy's awful "healthy"...

EP 17 - THE MALL

March 22, 2021 23:45 - 46 minutes - 87 MB

Robbie-Ann admits loving The Mall, and describes her brief career at a candy and nut kiosk; learn how a gummy bear changed her career trajectory forever. Amy talks trauma from older, menacing girls early on in her Mall Life, which led to Mall Ambivalence. The record stores. The substandard Roy Rogers franchise in Robbie-Ann's childhood mall.  Mall movies: Robbie-Ann's love for Klinton Spilsbury and "The Legend of the Lone Ranger." Friendly's Ice Cream restaurants. Amy's San Fernando Valley M...

EP 16 - CHILDHOOD BOOKS Pt 2

March 17, 2021 03:24 - 31 minutes - 58.8 MB

Amy fondly recalls "A Little Princess" and "The Secret Garden." Robbie-Ann sings the praises of "The Princess Bride" novel, and how the movie got it right but the book has so much more to it. Robbie-Ann's love of "A Wrinkle in Time" and how the movie wasn't faithful to the book, but Chris Pine was it so...five stars. The Girls can't remember the name of the dog in the book, which leads to a sidebar about 80s band Quarterflash. Robbie-Ann's childhood introduction to audiobooks, courtesy of he...

EP 15 - CHILDHOOD BOOKS Pt 1

March 17, 2021 01:12 - 51 minutes - 96.2 MB

The Girls talk childhood BOOKS that stuck with them. Amy digs into her Judy Blume favorites, which leads to Robbie-Ann's sidebar about a slumber party at her friend Pam's house.  Robbie-Ann explains why she related to the "Ramona Quimby" series. "The Chronicles of Narnia." The "Shoes" series - Amy explains its history and why the books are so special. Robbie-Ann's PTSD caused by reading Marilyn Sachs' "The Bears' House." Amy spoils "The Bridge to Terabithia" for everyone, thank God. Part 1 o...

EP 14 - GROOMING PRODUCTS WAY BACK WHEN

March 04, 2021 02:57 - 44 minutes - 82.8 MB

The Girls talk Old Skool Grooming - from "body splash" to "Bonne Bell" to "Body on Tap" shampoo ("Made with real beer!"). Charlie perfume. British Sterling cologne and its 'legen-dree' commercial. Robbie-Ann reveals her make-up scandal as the female lead in the school musical "George M!" during her senior year. Amy talks eyeshadow, perfume packaging and her ninth-grade morning beauty routine. Why would anyone invent fuzzy soap...? Robbie-Ann describes her yellow Listerine nostalgia triggers....

EP 13 - TEEN IDOLS Pt 2

February 24, 2021 02:24 - 33 minutes - 61.9 MB

Part 2 of Teen Idols! Dolls. Posters, pillowcases and lunchboxes: the merchandising of "first love." Tiger Beat magazine. Who is Klinton Spilsbury? Was Jon Bon Jovi a "teen idol?" The death of the tin lunchbox. How did Robbie-Ann not have a Shaun Cassidy doll until she was in her 30s? WHY did Robbie-Ann have a Shaun Cassidy doll in her 30s? Amy's close encounter with a New Kids mob. 80s movie teen idols. Rob Lowe - John Taylor Level or no? The Beatles & Elvis.

EP 12 - TEEN IDOLS

February 15, 2021 21:55 - 46 minutes - 85.5 MB

Shaun Cassidy: doe eyes, pop music and tight pants. George Michael's effect on young Amy. Manly Paul Stanley - why his chest hair and testosterone scared little Robbie-Ann...in a good way. John Taylor's eternal appeal. Donny and Marie, literally the hardest working kids in the 70s. Shaun's "Magic of a Midnight Sky" 2019 concert tour: Robbie-Ann was there! Amy's apologetic non-crush on Donny Osmond. Why a Marie Osmond doll made Amy and her sister almost come to blows. Part 1 of 2!

EP 11 Pt 2 - INTERVIEW WITH DAVID YONTEF

February 08, 2021 15:42 - 56 minutes - 105 MB

Part 2 of interview with Behind the Velvet Rope podcaster and 80s Fan David Yontef! More behind the scenes details about his show. When reality stars attack. The wonder that is Xanadu. Queen of the World Madonna--David talks about his fandom from "Like a Virgin" to "Madame X." 12-inch singles. More Madonna: best tour? Favorite album? 

EP 11 - INTERVIEW WITH DAVID YONTEF Pt 1

February 02, 2021 00:40 - 56 minutes - 105 MB

Famed "Behind the Velvet" Rope podcaster David Yontef! In this "Very Special Episode" of the Glitter Boom Girls podcast, special guest and fellow 80s nostalgia enthusiast David Yontef describes how he arrived at his popular interview podcast show that has featured some of the most famous reality, music and drag queen stars all of you know. Topics in this Glitter Boom Girls episode include David's Moroccan chunky sweater. All things "Dallas." The two faces of John Schneider. The eternal fabul...

EP 10 - THREE'S COMPANY

January 26, 2021 16:19 - 43 minutes - 81.3 MB

The genius of John Ritter. What happened when the Glitter Boom Girls waited on John Ritter and his wife Amy Yasbeck! Suzanne's ponytails. Janet's style evolution. The iconic apartment. The kitchen wallpaper. The Ropers - Mrs. Roper's wigs and baubles, Mr. Roper's lack of libido. Mr. Furley's ascot. Everyone's wardrobe. Find out a little-known secret about the girl walking on the beach in the show's intro! The post-Chrissy blondes: Cindy and Terri. 

EP 9 - 80s B*TCHES

January 23, 2021 22:10 - 45 minutes - 83.5 MB

80s b*itches: TV, music and movies. Dynasty and the shoulder pads. Joan Collins' Instagram posts. Is eyeshadow a b*tch-o-meter? Why was Amy a bitch in school? The Empire Queen that is... Madonna. Donna Mills:vulnerable b*tch. The movie high school b*tch. Heathers. 

EP 8 - 80s MOVIE BAD BOYS

January 10, 2021 03:31 - 39 minutes - 74 MB

Matt Dillon vs. Adam Baldwin in "My Bodyguard." What it was like to wait on Craig Sheffer (hint: dReAmY). Chet from Weird Science. The "sexy" villain actors like James Spader. John Cusack instead of Judd Nelson in "Breakfast Club?!" Bleached-blonde Kiefer Sutherland. Authors Amy Asbury and Robbie-Ann McPherson talk 80s movie bad boys!

EP 7 - SCHOOL BULLIES

January 10, 2021 02:12 - 43 minutes - 81 MB

Bullies: who ruled the school? Does "emotional bullying" count? Female bullies. What if your school bully was cast in one of the most famous Christmas movies of all time? Why you should not let your teenaged daughter work in a nightclub. What Amy learned from the ZZ-Top girls on MTV. What six-year old Robbie-Ann learned about telling a boy in her first-grade class to comb his hair on picture day (hint: DON'T). The girls discuss what makes a bully a bully, and Amy confesses to some bullying o...

EP 6 - FORGOTTEN FOODS Pt 2

December 20, 2020 00:41 - 43 minutes - 81.2 MB

The diet staple of Generation X: cereal. Freakies, Quisp, the Berry cereals Boo & Franken.  How fast Fruity Pebbles went soggy. Learn the shocking truth about the little Hawaiian Punch cartoon guy. Robbie-Ann's sugar addiction. Amy's obsession with colorful packaging.

EP 5 - FORGOTTEN FOODS Pt 1

December 20, 2020 00:27 - 39 minutes - 73.4 MB

Foods of the 70s and 80s... some are long-gone, but not forgotten. Almost all were not good for you though...find out why you shouldn't feed a kid 4 or 5 donuts and 5 glasses of Strawberry Quik. Koogle peanut butter. Amy's tower of cheese spread. Robbie-Ann's recipe for sugar and saltines. Why Robbie-Ann thought her name was "OhnoRobbie" for the first five years of her life. Forbidden diet candy.

EP 4 - AFTER SCHOOL RERUNS

December 20, 2020 00:10 - 40 minutes - 74.5 MB

The two Darrins of Bewitched. Finding safety in "Family Affair." Getting off the school bus and wallowing in the warm fuzzy of a pile of cookies and hours of after-school tv. Robbie-Ann has a revelation about why she never connected to Little House on the Prairie. Amy & Robbie-Ann break down The Facts of Life.  Why Robbie-Ann says she was raised by a pack of wild tvs.

EP 3 - DISCO Pt 2

December 19, 2020 18:25 - 39 minutes - 72.7 MB

DISCO Part 2. Disco's influence. Tube tops. "Disco" episodes of TV. Which "Eight is Enough" kids might have been 'down to disco?' The fashions. Is Chaka Khan disco? When and why did disco "stop?" Hint: it wasn't when they blew up all those records. What are the greatest disco songs? Sidebar on 70s celebrities we waited on in the late 90s. Longtime friends, authors & nostalgia aficionados Amy Asbury & Robbie-Ann McPherson extend their conversation from Episode 2.

EP 2 - DISCO DISCO DISCO

December 19, 2020 18:09 - 35 minutes - 65.8 MB

DISCO. From Robbie-Ann relentlessly pressuring her dad to take her to see the R-rated "Saturday Night Fever" to the genius of The Bee Gees to Amy kissing her Robin Gibb lunchbox every day. The annual World's Largest Disco event, where 7,000 people do the YMCA in unison. Robbie-Ann is unable to narrow down the top ten best disco tunes. Longtime friends, authors & nostalgia aficionados Amy Asbury & Robbie-Ann McPherson talk about Robbie-Ann's obsession, All Things Disco.

PILOT EPISODE

December 19, 2020 17:49 - 37 minutes - 69.7 MB

How we met working at a deli in Los Angeles years ago, and bonded over 80s club music. What we first thought of each other as we slung plates of pastrami. Robbie-Ann running after a bad tipper. Amy never going hungry because the cooks loved her so much. Longtime friends, authors Amy Asbury & Robbie-Ann McPherson reveal how they met waiting tables at a deli in Los Angeles in the late 90s, and frequented retro 80s dance clubs.