Tag: Pop Culture
38: “I Wanna Really, Really, Really Wanna Zig-A-Zig Ah” – The Spice Girls
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/themfp.org/audio/WWWY38.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (82.7MB)Subscribe: RSSTHE SPICE GIRLS So here’s the story from A to Z: you wanna get with us, ya gotta listen carefully! In this episode, we’re headed back to the years of 1996-1998 when the world collectively spiced up its life big time with the introduction and pop domination…
37: “Thank You, Mario! But Our Princess is In Another Castle” – Video Games
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/themfp.org/audio/WWWY37.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (70.3MB)Subscribe: RSSNINTENDO Video Games & THE WIZARD (1989) Sliding down drainpipes… chucking smiley-faced vegetables at ghost-faced villains… transforming into a raccoon and flying through the air… either we just took a large dose of LSD, or we’re entering the weird, wonderful world of Super Mario. (Possibly both!) In…
35: “Express Yourself, Don’t Repress Yourself” – Madonna
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/themfp.org/audio/WWWY35.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (109.2MB)Subscribe: RSSMADONNA Before there was Britney. Before there was Beyonce. Before there was Gaga. There was one woman who reigned the radio waves in the 80s and 90s — Her Madgesty, now and forever the Queen of Pop. Ms. Ciccone is known for her iconic, chameleonic looks, and…
34: “Can I Keep You?” – 90s Teen Idols
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/themfp.org/audio/WWWY34.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (134.9MB)Subscribe: RSS90s TEEN IDOLS JONATHAN TAYLOR THOMAS, DEVON SAWA, JONATHAN BRANDIS, BRAD RENFRO, ANDREW KEEGAN, and RIDER STRONG For our very special Valentine’s Day episode, we’re taking a look back at the fanatic love we had back in the day for the 1990s’ biggest teenage heartthrobs. If you…
32: “The Royal Penis is Clean, Your Highness” – Coming to America
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/themfp.org/audio/WWWY32.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (51.1MB)Subscribe: RSSCOMING TO AMERICA (1988) Eddie Murphy was already a huge star when “COMING TO AMERICA” was released in 1988, and he went on to make a few more hits (and, let’s be honest, a few clunkers). But the story of Prince Akeem’s trip to Queens, NY to…