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Glitter Boom Girls PodcastVery Special Episode: BBC2Radio's Midnight MadnessRobbie-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.
2023-02-2209 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastLAVERNE AND SHIRLEYThe 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 Steinbeck influence on their characters. Carmine - Shirley's 'sweetheart.' Character analysis: Shirley Feeney. Were you Shirley or Laverne? Boo-Boo Kitty...
2022-08-0755 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastTHE MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF GROWN-UPSThe 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 hairspray. Oversized eyeglasses. 60s hair helmet holdovers. Frosted "hair cap" tips. Amy's parents' bbq parties: no shirts on the guys, Farrah...
2022-06-1255 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastGILLIGAN'S ISLAND DEEP DIVEThe 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 joy watching Gilligan's Island, and her love for the vibrant colors on the show. Karen and Robbie-Ann reminisce about getting...
2022-02-051h 15
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastINTERVIEW WITH DAVID YONTEFDavid 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 David's interview with iconic drag queen Alaska: did Real Housewife Lisa Rinna kick...
2022-02-0542 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastEP 41 - GENX CHRISTMASThe 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. Groovy wrapping paper. The Nut Bowl. Christmas carols and the Christmas ham. Robbie-Ann describes the vast difference between her father's parents...
2021-12-261h 10
Glitter Boom Girls Podcast70s and 80s HALLOWEENThe 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 rubber band on the plastic masks, held together with The World's Flimsiest Staple. Robbie-Ann's "Community Center" Halloween, and the bag of dried apricot ears. The Candy. Big ticket...
2021-11-011h 08
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastJOHN HUGHES DEEP DIVEThe 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 humor: the lady with the squeaky shoes in Sixteen Candles. His start in advertising: Amy reveals that he created the...
2021-10-311h 10
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastHAPPY DAYS DEEP DIVEThe 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 Days," and a shocking vocal revelation about Jim Haas, the guy who sang it: find out who the late Jim Haas "ghost sang"...
2021-10-291h 18
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastWHAT I DID ON MY (70s and 80s) SUMMER VACATIONThe 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, "Dove" shorts and iron-on tank tops. Amy's iconic pink Huffy Sweet Thunder bike, and staffing her summer theater...
2021-10-251h 03
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastBoard GamesThe 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 play for hours. Hungry Hippos, and Amy's problem with the colors. Cootie: building bugs. Ants in the...
2021-10-2457 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastGENX CHILDHOOD SMELLSThe 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.
2021-10-1755 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastPLAYTIME OR SLAYTIME? DANGEROUS GENX TOYSThe 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-Ann's penchant for hanging upside down, which lead to a concussion when her head hit the asphalt. Robbie-Ann's father's...
2021-10-1058 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastDON'T TRY THIS AT HOMEDon'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.
2021-10-0849 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastMcDONALD'S vs. BURGER KINGThe 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 eating dog food at least once. Robbie-Ann announces her ten year old self would st...
2021-10-0458 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastBACK TO SCHOOLThe 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 Sandy school debut, which led to some wanted - and unwanted - attention. What would...
2021-09-1238 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastPARENTAL PUNISHMENTSThe 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?! Wasting bananas, another food-related crime. Robbie-Ann's sixth-grade winter report card crime, which led to a scary hour-long yelling lecture from her father. Robbie-Ann's threat...
2021-09-101h 00
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastGENX BIRTHDAYSFrom Chuck E. Cheese to making your own sundaes at the Red Barn restaurant, the Girls recall the best and worst of birthdays' past.
2021-09-081h 01
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastGEN X CHILDHOOD BIRTHDAYSThe Girls reminisce about their childhood birthdays in the 70s and 80s. Amy's child-inspired adult slumber parties, complete with DJs. Robbie-Ann's Oma and her late brother Gavin, both February babies, celebrating joint birthday parties. Robbie-Ann's memories of her father taking her to Buffalo Sabres games every year for her birthday. Sidebar: swoon-worthy hockey legend Ron Francis of the Hartford Whalers. Robbie-Ann's single childhood slumber party. Is it "Stiff as a Board Light as a Feather," or "Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board?" Pizza, Hide and Seek. Cold Winter Birthdays. Video arcade birthdays: not just for kids. Dave & B...
2021-09-0752 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastGEN X CHILDHOOD FEARSThe 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 child-abduction from a super market by Sweathog kidnappers. A psycho-analysis of the sequence of Amy's...
2021-09-0650 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastYACHT ROCKThe 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 how to define a Yacht Rock song. Examples from Supertramp and Boz Scaggs lead to a discussion of the...
2021-09-051h 03
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastBEHIND THE VELVET ROPE'S DAVID YONTEF!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 someone tried to cancel David. Find out which interviewee star-struck David. Janice Dickinson: how David landed an interview with the Original S...
2021-08-171h 16
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastPOP CULTURE THAT CHANGED OUR DNAIn 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 life. Amy wants to know exactly what Carol did all day. Robbie-Ann describes...
2021-07-2655 min
Glitter Boom Girls Podcast70s DECORRobbie-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 home: a showroom of 70s decor. Amy's Gramma's ribbon candy. Indoor house plants. Spice racks: a mystery. TV 70s decor examples. An exploration of the Brady home. B...
2021-07-1846 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastCHILDHOOD COMMERCIALS!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 Robbie's sugar intake by making homemade Kool Aid (FAIL). Barbie's mesmerizing influence through commercials. Sidebar: Robbie-Ann's father solves the Christmas nightmare of h...
2021-07-1653 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastEP 22 - THE LOVE BOATThe 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. Fred Grandy: Gopher Smith was Ivy League. Yep -Harvard! What is a yeoman purser? Bernie Kopell, renowned character actor from pretty much every sitcom in the 60s and...
2021-06-2254 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastI WANT MY OLD MTVAmy'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 Duran Duran influence Sonny Crockett's look? The perfect women - where did they find these flawless vixens...
2021-06-1147 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastSICK DAYS AND SNOW DAYSCough 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. Robbie-Ann's saltines and Lipton soup dunking ritual. Tomato soup and grilled cheese: the ultimate sick day lunch. Snow days: the breathless early morning anticipation...
2021-06-1051 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastEASTERThe 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 chocolate. Inflatable rabbits.
2021-05-0355 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastSATURDAY MORNING CARTOONSThe 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" cereal vs. Robbie-Ann's bowls of sugar. The Superfriends: a debate, was Batman a Superfriend? Wonderbug...
2021-04-1243 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastTHE MALLRobbie-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 Malls. Dating social rules in The Arcade. Dirty stuff in the back of Spencer Gifts. Amy's Graffiti brand jeans. Sassoon? Sass-ong? J...
2021-03-2346 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastCHILDHOOD BOOKS Pt 2Amy 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 her father's cassette recordings of "Think and Grow Rich," which leads to...
2021-03-1731 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastCHILDHOOD BOOKS Pt 1 -Episode 15The 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 of 2.
2021-03-1751 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastGROOMING PRODUCTS WAY BACK WHEN - EP 14The 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. Amy confesses to bath bead aggression. Did your hair smell terrific?
2021-03-0444 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastTEEN IDOLS Pt 2Part 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.
2021-02-2433 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastTEEN IDOLSShaun 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!
2021-02-1546 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastPt 2 of INTERVIEW with David Yontef, Behind the Velvet Rope hostPart 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?
2021-02-0856 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastDAVID YONTEF INTERVIEW Pt 1Famed "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 fabulousness of Linda Gray. Who DIDN'T watch "Dallas" with their gramma? Taylor Dayne's possible attitude...or not. Amy reveals the...
2021-02-0256 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastTHREE'S COMPANYThe 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.
2021-01-2643 min
Glitter Boom Girls Podcast80s B*TCHES80s 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.
2021-01-2345 min
Glitter Boom Girls Podcast80s MOVIE BAD BOYSMatt 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!
2021-01-1039 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastSCHOOL BULLIESBullies: 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 of her own. Fast Times at Ridgemont High - who was the...
2021-01-1043 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastFORGOTTEN FOODS Pt 2The 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.
2020-12-2043 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastFORGOTTEN FOODS Pt 1Foods 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.
2020-12-2039 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastAFTER SCHOOL RERUNSThe 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.
2020-12-2040 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastDISCO Pt 2 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.
2020-12-1939 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastDISCO DISCO DISCODISCO. 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.
2020-12-1935 min
Glitter Boom Girls PodcastPILOT EPISODEHow 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.
2020-12-1937 min