Tag: 1980s
19: “You Could Never Be Jell-O!” – My Best Friend’s Wedding
Dearly beloved, we gather today to celebrate the union of a pretty woman, Ms. Julia Roberts, and a talented filmmaker, Mr. PJ Hogan. If anyone can show just cause why they should not be joined — well, that’s too bad! It happened twenty years ago this month. In honor of wedding season, the hosts of…
18: “Your Mother’s A Tracer!” – Chasing Amy
The WHEN WE WERE YOUNG podcast isn’t even supposed to be here today! But in this episode, we took a fresh look at Kevin Smith’s influential 90’s romantic comedy CHASING AMY, and touched on CLERKS, DOGMA and the rest of the “View Askewniverse.” Does this quirky and queer comedy starring Joey Lauren Adams and Ben…
17: “Game Over, Man!” – The ALIEN Franchise
Encounter the xenomorph in WHEN WE WERE YOUNG’s ickiest episode yet! First, the gang discusses their personal experiences with body horror, including bruised ears and splinters in places there should not be wood. Then, it’s time to get all face-huggy and chest-bursty with Sigourney Weaver in the ALIEN franchise, beginning with Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi/horror…
16: “Here We Are Now, Entertain Us” – Nirvana
Bring your friends and your anti-depressants to the 16th episode of the WHEN WE WERE YOUNG podcast, when we revisit Nirvana – the band that later became known as the entire musical genre called “grunge.” In this episode we listen to the two most popular albums of the definitive Seattle rock band: 1991’s worldwide smash…
13: “In An MMMBop, They’re Gone” – Now That’s What I Call Music
Heya, Barbie! Wanna go for a ride? How about all the way back to 1998, when boy bands were just starting to be a “thing” (again), we listened to music on compact discs, and the blonde brothers Hanson seemed like they might have long-lasting relevance in the pop music sphere? (Okay, that last part was…