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The Untitled GenX PodcastOur Epic GenX Road Trip Adventure!Hop in the backseat and buckle up, because we’re taking you on an epic road trip adventure to the GenX capital of the world — SEATTLE!
So forgive the road noise and pop open your Pringles as we rehash a questionable road trip we took in high school, Lori's first time drinking, Cate breaking and entering, very real dangers on the road, and Arnold Schwarzenegger's "ding dong", but not before Cate sprinkles herself throughout history and Lori asks for a better seat in a restaurant.
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2023-05-3051 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastA Heads Up! + ON REPEAT: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (1970)We don't have a new episode this week for one very good reason! Cate and I are hitting the road for an epic road trip adventure to the home of all things GenX. Yep, I’m talking about Seattle, WA!
We’re going to try to podcast on the road (so stay tuned for that), but in the meantime, in honor of the theatrical release of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., we'd like to offer a very special encore presentation of our Season 1 episode where Cate and I cover this Judy Bloom classic, while sharing...
2023-05-1659 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastThe Cutting Edge (1992)We’re here to warm your cold, cold hearts as we revisit 1992's romcom comfort classic The Cutting Edge, a film about ice princesses, Pamchenkos, and of course, toe picks!
From sex in the Olympic Village, men with cutting edges, signature dude dick moves, and pounding tequila shots, to Cate getting nursey, Lori forever falling, and our mutual adoration of movie montages, we skate through our eternal love for this iconic feel-good figure skating film.
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2023-04-181h 13The Untitled GenX PodcastReturn to Oz (1985)We’re taking you somewhere over the rainbow into the bowels of the Emerald City to revisit a fever dream from our youth as we hitch a ride on the gump to join Dorothy and her misfit pals in Return to Oz, the dark fantasy adventure responsible for our collective childhood trauma.
From big questions about HOW and WHY this film was ever marketed to children (cue Lori's traumatic theater-viewing experience) to Cate's real-life-OMG L. Frank Baum connection, we break down the terror and triumph of this batshit crazy Disney adventure.
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2023-04-041h 09The Untitled GenX PodcastSingles (1992)Welcome-ish to (what we have so far for) Season 4! Cate, my childhood best friend and your favorite GenX cohost is here to rock your world as we to break down the sex, single life, and Seattle sound of 1992’s GenX classic, Singles.
From "the show up", video dating, and what we can only assume is an important missing scene, to totally hating Debbie, peak '90s adulting, and the Friends connection you never saw coming, we explore the emotional larceny of being totally lost in love.
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2023-02-071h 17The Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: Skid Row (1989)WE ARE THE YOUTH GONE WILD! Join Cate and Lori ON REPEAT as they rock out to an album near and dear to their 8th grade hearts — Skid Row’s 1989 self-titled debut album.
Crank the volume as the gals discuss all the *ahem* feelings Sebastian Bach’s low-rise leather pants and high cheekbones gave them, while revisiting the music videos of the singles from this anthem-rich album.
Come for the bottle-throwing, bad-behaving Bach, stay for the candid convos involving bedside table drawers, online dating, and of course, Gilmore Girls.
Skid Row - 18 and Life (O...
2023-01-3150 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: Cyndi Lauper - She’s So Unusual (1983)Cate and Lori are back ON REPEAT singing the praises of singer, songwriter, actress, feminist, activist, and all-around queen, Cyndi Lauper and her breakout 1983 debut album, She’s So Unusual. The gals dance deep into the album’s bops, ballads, and sometimes unusual music videos.
In true Cyndi form, things get a little colorful as the ladies talk about their suburban childhood, middle school cafeteria lunches, phone rules, crazy nights past 8 PM, and that very real single teardrop pain of running away from love.
Cyndi Lauper - She Bop (Official HD Video)
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2023-01-2450 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: a-ha - Take On Me (1985)The gals take you back to Cate's very first music video, a-ha’s 1985 synth-pop tour-de-force single, "Take On Me" from their debut album Hunting High and Low. They draw deep into the progressive single, innovative music video, and long-time legacy of this beloved and often-covered ‘80s classic.
The ladies also talk dining and dashing, cartoon crushes, getting sweaty and sexy, and trying again until you get it right.
a-ha - Take On Me (Official 4K Music Video)
a-ha - The Making of Take On Me (Episode 1)
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2023-01-1732 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: The Electric Grandmother (1982)Cate and Lori TOTALLY FREAK OUT ON REPEAT over 1982’s endearing and oddly unsettling made-for-TV movie, The Electric Grandmother, starring Maureen Stapleton and Edward Herrmann.
And if you're like, "Never heard of it," you're in for a big surprise as the ladies recount the nightmare nostalgia associated with this super-messed-up-how-is-this-made-for-kids-TV-movie-about-weird-robot-grannies that still has Lori calling out for her mommy.
Full movie: The Electric Grandmother
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2023-01-1047 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: Heathers (1989)GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS ON REPEAT! Cate and Lori decided to kill a bottle of wine and dish on 1989’s cult classic Heathers starring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, and Shannen Doherty.
It’s no secret this film is "so very" with its dark humor and colorful characters (#teammartha), so the good time gals invite you to join their clique as they get into the red scrunchie of it all. But first, what's your damage, Heather?
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2023-01-0355 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: FRIENDS - ”The One With All the Resolutions” (aka ”Ross and the Leather Pants”) (1999)Happy 2023, beautiful people! If it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month, or even your last two years, join Cate and Lori as they revisit season 5, episode 11 of Friends, "The One with All the Resolutions" ON REPEAT!
(Yes, this podcast episode originally aired December 2020. And yes, they still think it's a fun listen.)
And because besties tell each other everything, they gossip about sex at midnight, swamp ass, leather while pregnant, farting on a first date, and offer their heartfelt message of love to you in the new year. Cheers!
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2022-12-2757 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: (Drunk) Die Hard (1988)Welcome to the ON REPEAT party, pals. Today Cate and Lori tackle the iconic Christmas (?) blockbuster, Die Hard. They invite you to “come out the coast, we’ll get together, have a few laughs…” as they dive deep into the elevator shaft of the film’s titillating trivia, it’s place in the great Christmas film debate, and its die hard fan base ... all while getting sloshed on spiked eggnog.
And oh yeah, they chat maiden names, crippling telephone shyness, wild Christmas parties, and "Huey Lewis's" surprise cameo in the film. Yippee ki yay, melon farmers.
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2022-12-2057 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: Wham! - Last Christmas (1984)This Christmas, Cate and Lori are giving their hearts ON REPEAT to someone special (psst! YOU) as they revisit Wham’s chart-topping, toe-tapping hits “Last Christmas” and “Everything She Wants”.
Released as a double A-side in December 1984, the gals dive deep into the dramatic music videos, heartbreaking lyrics, and too-good trivia that make both songs karaoke favorites to this day. They also chat about the awkwardness of hanging out with an ex, the risk of breaking hip while sledding, and the pure cinematic value of strategically placed bed sheets, ah-ha ah, ah-ha ah, doo doo doo, la, la, la, la...
2022-11-2944 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: A Very Special Thanksgiving Crossover: The Cosby Show / Who’s the Boss?Pull up a chair for this very special ON REPEAT episode as Cate and Lori dish on the iconic Thanksgiving episodes of Who's the Boss? and The Cosby Show!
The gals talk turkey about The Cosby Show —"Bonjour, Sondra" (Season 1, Episode 10) and Who's the Boss? — "Thanksgiving at Mrs. Rossini's" (Season 2, Episode 9).
Consider it all of the best parts of Thanksgiving as the ladies serve up extra helpings of the delicious sarcasm you love and none of the yucky side dishes you don't.
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2022-11-221h 04The Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: Guns N’ Roses - November Rain (1992)Cate and Lori focus their attention ON REPEAT as they tackle one very special and SUPER SERIOUS single from Guns N’ Roses’ third studio album, 1991’s Use Your Illusion I. The gals get emotionally reinvested in GNR’s music video for “November Rain” that premiered in June of ‘92.
The besties chat church kisses (hold the tongue, people), nicotine habits, cyborg brides, the vampire Lestat, and of course, Donald Trump.
Guns N' Roses - November Rain [Official Video]
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2022-10-0439 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)CONTENT WARNING: This episode explores sensitive themes such as sexual assault, religion, womanhood, sexuality, and identity. Listener discretion is advised.
In this very special ON REPEAT episode, Cate and Lori honor singer, songwriter, pianist, and survivor, Tori Amos and her debut solo triumph, 1992’s Little Earthquakes — a revolutionary album responsible for sending shock waves on to our airwaves and into our souls.
Join these true Tori fans as they discuss the way Little Earthquakes' "mighty tremors with tender tiptoes" shaped their coming of age, private pain, personal truths, and precious power.
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2022-09-271h 10The Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (1970)This very special ON REPEAT episode has Cate and Lori paying homage to Judy Blume’s beloved and controversial young adult novel, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Because this 1970 literary classic holds a special place in the heart of nearly every GenX woman, they’ll explore the book’s timeless themes involving friendship, puberty, and the hard questions we dare ask while taking those brave first steps toward self-discovery.
And yes, the besties spill their secret sisterhood stories involving their first "menstroo-ation", first kisses, and first bras, along with their earliest sex ed memor...
2022-08-3059 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)What price would you pay for popularity? Ronald Miller finds out in 1987’s rom-com Can’t Buy Me Love starring a pre-McDreamy Patrick Dempsey and Amanda Peterson.
This popular fan favorite ON REPEAT episode has Cate and Lori chatting favorite movie dates, sexy car wash fights, sweaty suede, loving nerds, peaking in high school, and that token naked girl in every locker room.
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2022-08-231h 03The Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: Anti-Drug PSAs of the 1980sDISCLAIMER: As a matter of public health and safety, we strongly believe in the importance of trusted, accessible alcohol and drug education and resources for everyone. The Untitled GenX Podcast does not condone the use of illegal substances and would like to remind you party people to enjoy the legal stuffs responsibly.
On this very special ON REPEAT Season 1 episode, Cate and I tackle the weird, wishful-thinking anti-drug PSAs of the 1980s. From "your brain on drugs" to “I learned it by watching you”, we have a lot to say about the oversimplified "Just Say No" movement.
2022-07-1957 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: 1980’s Slumber PartiesOn this very special ON REPEAT episode from Season 2, Cate and I are coming to you from our very own slumber party in mismatched jammies and cocktails in hand to discuss — you guessed it — slumber parties!
Live from sunny Palm Springs, we recount the best (and worst) slumber party experiences of our young lives, admit to some pretty questionable sleepover behavior, and play a game of "Truth or Truth" you won't want to miss!
Slumber Parties as Rites of Passage by Alina Mansfield, University of Oregon
89 Best Truth or Dare Questions and Dares
2022-06-2856 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: Cocktail (1988)In the spirit of Maverick and all things Tom Cruise, this ON REPEAT episode will take you back to the danger zone of Season 1 when Cate and I thought a round of cocktails and dreams might warm our collective spirits. Pull up a bar stool as we drink up 1988’s blockbuster film, Cocktail starring Tom Cruise, Elisabeth Shue, Bryan Brown, and Kelly Lynch.
Sip and stay for the convo involving vacation romances, pretty criers, sex on the beach, rooting for the wrong person, surprise twins, and water as the ultimate cure-all.
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2022-06-211h 03The Untitled GenX PodcastPatreon Bonus: My So-Called Life - ”In Dreams Begin Responsibilities” (aka ”How My So-Called Life Left Us Hanging”) (1995) — with Cate!
Because free is fun, I'm offering you a sneak peak of The Untitled GenX Podcast's Patreon! If you're into it, I invite you subscribe at Patreon.com/TheUntitledGenXPodcast. For $5 or more per month, you'll unlock access to exclusive episodes like this one and nab yourself an official sticker. Plus, you can feel really good about helping to support the pod!
My childhood bestie and Season 1 co-host Cate joins me to deconstruct the disappointment of how My So-Called Life ended.
Yes, we’re talking about the series finale, Season 1, Episode 19 titled "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities" (aka "How My...
2022-06-141h 22The Untitled GenX PodcastSeason 3 ReflectionsAlthough we've come to the end of Season 3, I just can't let you go without a proper farewell that includes a look back at the amazing guests and pop culture this season gave us!
From thank yous, real talk, and that time my teenage son almost burned the house down while I was recording, to my sincere apology, your feedback, and answers to this season's infamous lightning round questions, I share it all with deep appreciation for your support.
Revisit Season 3's remarkable guests:
Cate: Beaches (1988)
David Vienna: Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2022-06-0748 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastAnnie (1982) — with Ann Imig!Ann Imig is here to join me in singing the praises of 1982’s sunshiny musical masterpiece, Annie starring Aileen Quinn, Carol Burnett, Albert Finney, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry, and Bernadette Peters.
Ann explains how growing up, Annie was an extension of her most super ego. From pretending her wastebasket was Sandy to regularly belting out "Tomorrow" in the hopes of being plucked from obscurity and into superstardom, we recount Ann's "kidnapping" experience and how totally weird that whole "We Got Annie" thing really was.
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2022-03-291h 17The Untitled GenX PodcastBeaches (1988) — with Cate!WELCOME TO SEASON 3, GEN-XERS!
Lori's ecstatic to welcome back Cate, her childhood best friend and Season 1 co-host to laugh a little and cry a little at the story and glory of love and friendship in 1988’s tearjerker, Beaches.
The gals reminisce about their childhoods with Cate as the CC Bloom to Lori's Hillary Whitney. They get real about the horrors of being on the receiving end of a singing telegram, cutting bangs in the aftermath of grief, Phillip DeBrassiere vs. Purple Pieman, Band-Aid babies, processing loss as a kid, and moving out of your childhood ho...
2022-03-011h 34The Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) — with Pat!Because great episodes are written in the stars, Lori's thrilled to offer up this Season 1 classic ON REPEAT where the gals welcome their first-ever guest: Cate's brother, Pat — an English teacher, college professor, and ultimate Star Wars fan boy, as they discuss the epic film that started a pop culture phenomenon: 1977’s Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.
The trio talks Star Wars trivia, life lessons, tattoos, gaffer tape undies, terminal shyness, flammable Halloween costumes, and of course, The Hero's Journey.
Lucky Fish: The tattoo art of Pat Fish
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2022-02-221h 15The Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: Beverly Hills, 90210 - ”Spring Dance” (aka ”Brenda and Dylan Do It”) (1991)In the hopes that you're nursing a love hangover from last night, this sexy-lovey-dovey ON REPEAT episode is for you!
For the cool kids of Beverly Hills, 90210, prom means accidental twinning, radish boutonnières, hoop skirt dresses, and *GASP!* virginity lost. Cate and Lori dish on S1, EP21 aptly titled “Spring Dance” (aka "Brenda Cashes in Her V-Card").
The gals discuss virgins on prom night, all-too-lengthy pap smears, sexy hotel key dangles, postcoital "glowing", and the right to change your mind.
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2022-02-151h 12The Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: The Cabbage Patch Kids Panic of 1983Let's rebirth a Season 1 classic ON REPEAT where Cate and Lori revisit the great Cabbage Patch Kids panic of Christmas 1983 (but not before providing a dramatic reading of "The Legend of the Cabbage Patch Kids" for your listening pleasure).
Lori recounts the horror of being the last kid on Earth without a Cabbage Patch Kid, while Cate lends her midwife expertise to a genuine Cabbage Patch Kid "birth". The besties also get real about the pressures of "adoption" as 7 year olds, sex-ed via the cabbage patch, and just saying no to crazy capitalism on principle.
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2022-02-0841 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: Groundhog Day (1993)Happy Almost Groundhog Day! If every. single. day. of the last 22 months has felt like the worst deja vu of your life, Cate and Lori got you, babe. Join the gals ON REPEAT as they get surprisingly deep on 1993’s blockbuster film Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott.
And because no two episodes are alike, the ladies chat about the weird things they've done in the pandemic to feel more alive, porn in waiting rooms, perfect days they wouldn't mind repeating, and the glory of waking up without a care in the world....
2022-02-011h 03The Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: Reality Bites (1994)As the biting reality of 2022 sets in, you're invited to grab a Big Gulp and get really real with this ON REPEAT presentation of 1994’s Gen X classic, Reality Bites starring Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, and Ben Stiller.
The "emotionally mature" Cate and Lori talk about the passions and pitfalls of loving Troy Dyer types, social security numbers flying freely about on college campuses, littering as a major turn-off, and how trading principles for rent totally bites.
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2022-01-251h 06The Untitled GenX PodcastON REPEAT: FRIENDS - ”The One With All the Resolutions” (aka ”Ross and the Leather Pants”) (1999)Happy 2022 (or 2020 too?), beautiful people! If it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month, or even your last two years, join Cate and Lori as they revisit season 5, episode 11 of Friends, "The One with All the Resolutions" ON REPEAT!
(Yes, this podcast episode originally aired December 2020. And yes, they still think it's a fun listen.)
And because besties tell each other everything, they gossip about sex at midnight, swamp ass, leather while pregnant, farting on a first date, and offer their heartfelt message of love to you in the new year. Cheers!
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2022-01-1857 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastSeason 2 ReflectionsWe’ve reached the end of Season 2 of The Untitled GenX Podcast! And oh, what a season it was!
Join Lori in taking a nostalgic look back on all the incredible pop culture, guests, life lessons, and laughs that Season 2 so generously brought us.
From your favorite episodes to the best ones you haven't heard yet, The Untitled GenX Podcast is dishing out love, gratitude, and best wishes for you all in the new year!
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2021-12-2856 minThe Untitled GenX Podcast1980’s Slumber PartiesCate and Lori are coming to you from their very own slumber party in mismatched jammies and cocktails in hand to discuss — you guessed it — slumber parties!
The besties recount the best (and worst) slumber party experiences of their young lives, admit to some pretty questionable sleepover behavior, and play a game of "Truth or Truth" you won't want to miss!
Slumber Parties as Rites of Passage by Alina Mansfield, University of Oregon
89 Best Truth or Dare Questions and Dares
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2021-08-2456 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastCan’t Buy Me Love (1987)What price would you pay for popularity? Ronald Miller finds out in 1987’s rom-com Can’t Buy Me Love starring a pre-McDreamy Patrick Dempsey and Amanda Peterson.
Cate and Lori chat favorite movie dates, sexy car wash fights, sweaty suede, loving nerds, peaking in high school, and that token naked girl in every locker room.
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2021-08-171h 03The Untitled GenX PodcastSeason 1 ReflectionsCate and Lori have reached the end of season 1! They couldn’t quite figure out how to wrap up their inaugural season, so they decided to get kinda meta with an episode all about season 1 itself.
The besties reflect on their favorite (and least favorite) season 1 episodes, what they learned about themselves (and each other), the truth about Lori's Type A-ness (not anus), and introduce you to Cate's new puppy Nova!
Women Who Settled For A Partner Who Wasn't "The One" Are Sharing Their Stories, And It's A Perspective You Don't Often Hear
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2021-05-1143 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastStar Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) — with Pat!May the 4th be with you! Cate and Lori welcome their first-ever guest: Cate's brother, Pat — an English teacher, college professor, and ultimate Star Wars fan boy, as they discuss the epic film that started a pop culture phenomenon: 1977’s Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.
The trio talks Star Wars trivia, life lessons, tattoos, gaffer tape undies, terminal shyness, flammable Halloween costumes, and of course, The Hero's Journey.
Lucky Fish: The tattoo art of Pat Fish
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2021-05-041h 15The Untitled GenX PodcastBeverly Hills, 90210 - ”Spring Dance” (aka ”Brenda and Dylan Do It”) (1991)For the cool kids of Beverly Hills, 90210, prom means accidental twinning, radish boutonnières, hoop skirt dresses, and *GASP!* virginity lost. Cate and Lori dish on S1, EP21 aptly titled “Spring Dance” (aka "Brenda Cashes in Her V-Card").
The gals discuss virgins on prom night, all-too-lengthy pap smears, sexy hotel key dangles, postcoital "glowing", and the right to change your mind.
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2021-04-271h 12The Untitled GenX PodcastAnti-Drug PSAs of the 1980sDISCLAIMER: As a matter of public health and safety, Cate and Lori strongly believe in the importance of trusted, accessible alcohol and drug education and resources for everyone. The Untitled GenX Podcast does not condone the use of illegal substances and would like to remind you party people to enjoy the legal stuffs responsibly.
On this very special episode, Cate and Lori tackle the weird, wishful-thinking anti-drug PSAs of the 1980s. From "your brain on drugs" to “I learned it by watching you,” the gals have a lot to say about the oversimplified "Just Say No" movement.
2021-04-2057 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastGuns N’ Roses - November Rain (1992)Cate and Lori focus on one very special and SUPER SERIOUS single from Guns N’ Roses’ third studio album, 1991’s Use Your Illusion I. The gals get emotionally reinvested in GNR’s music video for “November Rain” that premiered in June of ‘92.
The besties chat church kisses (hold the tongue, people), nicotine habits, cyborg brides, the vampire Lestat, and of course, Donald Trump.
Guns N' Roses - November Rain [Official Video]
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2021-04-1339 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastCheck us out on GenX Voice!Cate and Lori had so much fun talking with host Trish the Dish of the GenX Voice podcast this week!
The gals chat all about their similar childhoods, radically different adulthoods, Lilith Fair, Ramones T-shirts, the suckfest of 1988, and how The Untitled GenX Podcast's sausage gets made. Join the Gen X convo at GenX Voice and tell Trish that Cate and Lori sent ya!
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2021-04-0601 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastThe Cabbage Patch Kids Panic of 1983Cate and Lori revisit the great Cabbage Patch Kids panic of Christmas 1983 (but not before providing a dramatic reading of "The Legend of the Cabbage Patch Kids" for your listening pleasure).
Lori recounts the horror of being the last kid on Earth without a Cabbage Patch Kid, while Cate lends her midwife expertise to a genuine Cabbage Patch Kid "birth". The besties also get real about the pressures of "adoption" as 7 year olds, sex-ed via the cabbage patch, and just saying no to crazy capitalism on principle.
Video: Cabbage Patch Kids 'birthed' in store (1984)
2021-03-3041 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastEurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983)Cate and Lori honor British badass new wave duo, the Eurythmics and their sophomore triumph 1983’s Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) and recount the childhood trauma of this iconic music video while celebrating the sheer genius of the album itself.
The ladies also chat about staying friends with exes, getting a seat at the table, cows in conference rooms, and how totally gross eyeballs are.
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (Official Video)
Eurythmics - Love Is a Stranger (Official Video)
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2021-03-2335 minThe Untitled GenX PodcastPunky Brewster: Then (1984) and Now (2021)Cate and Lori are revisiting 1984’s Punky Brewster, season 1, episodes 1-3: "Punky Finds a Home" and catch up with the grown up, still punk Punky Brewster reboot that premiered just last month on the Peacock streaming network.
The besties chat serial killers in their neighborhood, getting paddled by the principal, the proper way to handle a found child, and how sometimes people you know become drug dealers.
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2021-03-161h 04The Untitled GenX Podcasta-ha - Take On Me (1985)The gals take you back to Cate's very first music video, a-ha’s 1985 synth-pop tour-de-force single, "Take On Me" from their debut album Hunting High and Low. They draw deep into the progressive single, innovative music video, and long-time legacy of this beloved and often-covered ‘80s classic.
The ladies also talk dining and dashing, cartoon crushes, getting sweaty and sexy, and trying again until you get it right.
a-ha - Take On Me (Official 4K Music Video)
a-ha - The Making of Take On Me (Episode 1)
a-ha - The Making of Take...
2021-03-0932 min
The Untitled GenX PodcastReality Bites (1994)Grab your Big Gulps, kids. Cate and Lori are gettin’ really real with 1994’s Gen X classic, Reality Bites starring Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, and Ben Stiller.
The "emotionally mature" ladies talk about the passions and pitfalls of loving Troy Dyer types, social security numbers flying freely around college campuses, littering as a major turn-off, and how trading principles for rent totally bites.
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2021-03-021h 06
The Untitled GenX PodcastThe Electric Grandmother (1982)Cate and Lori TOTALLY FREAK OUT over 1982’s endearing and oddly unsettling made-for-TV movie, The Electric Grandmother, starring Maureen Stapleton and Edward Herrmann.
And if you're like, "Never heard of it," you're in for a big surprise as the ladies recount the nightmare nostalgia associated with this super-messed-up-how-is-this-made-for-kids-TV-movie-about-weird-robot-grannies that still has Lori calling out for her mommy.
Full movie: The Electric Grandmother
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2021-02-2347 min
The Untitled GenX PodcastTori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)CONTENT WARNING: This episode explores sensitive themes such as sexual assault, religion, womanhood, sexuality, and identity. Listener discretion is advised.
Cate and Lori honor singer, songwriter, pianist, and survivor, Tori Amos and her debut solo triumph, 1992’s Little Earthquakes — a revolutionary album responsible for sending shock waves on to our airwaves and into our souls.
Join these true Tori fans as they discuss the way Little Earthquakes' "mighty tremors with tender tiptoes" shaped their coming of age, private pain, personal truths, and precious power.
Tori Amos - Crucify (Official Music Video)
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2021-02-161h 10
The Untitled GenX PodcastSleepless in Seattle (1993)Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and if you’re looking for love, you’ve come to the right place! Cate and Lori spread the love with 1993’s romantic comedy blockbuster Sleepless in Seattle starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
Romantics and cynics unite as the ladies talk love at first sight, believing in signs, marriage over 40, broken engagement rings, internet stalking, and of course, tiramisu.
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2021-02-0952 min
The Untitled GenX PodcastGroundhog Day (1993)Happy Groundhog Day! If every. single. day. of the last 11 months has felt like the worst deja vu of your life, Cate and Lori got you, babe. Join the gals as they get surprisingly deep on 1993’s blockbuster film Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott.
And because no two episodes are alike, the ladies chat about the weird things they've done in the pandemic to feel more alive, porn in waiting rooms, perfect days they wouldn't mind repeating, and the glory of waking up without a care in the world.
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2021-02-021h 03
The Untitled GenX PodcastU2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)You are cordially invited to join Cate and Lori as they bow down to an iconic album larger than the stratosphere itself: U2’s 1987 masterpiece, The Joshua Tree.
They may not be even better than the real thing, but they might be kinda close as they fangirl over the album’s revolutionary singles, sexy AF frontman, and its very special place in our collective hearts.
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Official Video)
U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name (Official Video)
U2 - Wi...
2021-01-2648 min
The Untitled GenX PodcastAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (1970)Join Cate and Lori as they pay homage to Judy Blume’s beloved, and yes, controversial young adult novel, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. Because this 1970 literary classic holds a special place in the heart of nearly every GenX woman, they’ll explore the book’s timeless themes involving friendship, puberty, and the hard questions we dare ask while taking those brave first steps toward self-discovery.
And yes, the besties spill their secret sisterhood stories involving their first "menstroo-ation", first kisses, and first bras, along with their earliest sex ed memories and the wild wonderin...
2021-01-1959 min
The Untitled GenX PodcastCyndi Lauper - She’s So Unusual (1983)Hey guys, today Cate and Lori are singing the praises of singer, songwriter, actress, feminist, activist, and all-around queen, Cyndi Lauper and her breakout 1983 debut album, She’s So Unusual. The gals dance deep into the album’s bops, ballads, and sometimes unusual music videos.
In true Cyndi form, things get a little colorful as the ladies talk about their suburban childhood, middle school cafeteria lunches, phone rules, crazy nights past 8 PM, and that very real single teardrop pain of running away from love.
Cyndi Lauper - She Bop (Official HD Video)
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2021-01-1250 min
The Untitled GenX PodcastCocktail (1988)Baby, it's cold outside, and since we won’t be escaping to a tropical paradise anytime soon, Cate and Lori thought a round of cocktails and dreams might help warm our collective spirits. Pull up a bar stool as the ladies drink up 1988’s blockbuster film, Cocktail starring Tom Cruise, Elisabeth Shue, Bryan Brown, and Kelly Lynch.
Sip and stay for the convo involving vacation romances, pretty criers, sex on the beach, rooting for the wrong person, surprise twins, and water as the ultimate cure-all.
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2021-01-051h 03
The Untitled GenX PodcastFRIENDS - ”The One with All the Resolutions” (1999)Happy almost New Year! As y’all know, it hasn’t been our day, our week, our month, or even our year. And since we can’t ring in the New Year with friends IRL, we figured our TV friends, Monica, Chandler, Rachel, Ross, Joey and Phoebe were the next best thing. Join Cate and Lori as they revisit season 5, episode 11 of Friends, "The One with All the Resolutions"!
And because besties tell each other everything, they gossip about sex at midnight, swamp ass, leather while pregnant, farting on a first date, and offer their heartfelt message of lov...
2020-12-2857 min
The Untitled GenX Podcast(Drunk) Die Hard (1988)Welcome to the party, pals. Today Cate and Lori tackle the iconic Christmas (?) blockbuster, Die Hard. They invite you to “come out the coast, we’ll get together, have a few laughs…” as they dive deep into the elevator shaft of the film’s titillating trivia, it’s place in the great Christmas film debate, and its die hard fan base ... all while getting sloshed on spiked eggnog.
And oh yeah, they chat maiden names, crippling telephone shyness, wild Christmas parties, and "Huey Lewis's" surprise cameo in the film. Yippee ki yay, melon farmers.
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2020-12-2157 min
The Untitled GenX PodcastThe Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1983) - TV MovieToday we're bringing you Cate's ALL-TIME FAVORITE Christmas movie from her childhood, 1983’s The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!
Full disclosure: Lori had never seen — or even heard about — this ABC made-for-TV movie starring Loretta Swit and Fairuza Balk, but at only 48 minutes long and available to stream for free, she was up for some wholesome and heartwarming holiday family viewing.
Join in the holiday spirit as the girls chat about being unsupervised kids in the '80s, the necessity (and danger) of super long telephone cords, the burden of carrying seven names, kids smoking cigars, and the...
2020-12-1440 min
The Untitled GenX PodcastWham! - Last Christmas (1984)This Christmas, Cate and Lori are giving their hearts to someone special (psst! YOU) as they revisit Wham’s chart-topping, toe-tapping hits “Last Christmas” and “Everything She Wants”.
Released as a double A-side in December 1984, the gals dive deep into the dramatic music videos, heartbreaking lyrics, and too-good trivia that make both songs karaoke favorites to this day. They also chat about the awkwardness of hanging out with an ex, the risk of breaking hip while sledding, and the pure cinematic value of strategically placed bed sheets, ah-ha ah, ah-ha ah, doo doo doo, la, la, la, la, la.
2020-12-0844 min
The Untitled GenX PodcastHeathers (1989)GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS! Cate and Lori decided to kill a bottle of wine and dish on 1989’s cult classic Heathers starring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, and Shannen Doherty.
It’s no secret this film is "so very" with its dark humor and colorful characters (#teammartha), so the good time gals invite you to join their clique as they get into the red scrunchie of it all. But first, what's your damage, Heather?
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2020-12-0155 min
The Untitled GenX PodcastA Very Special Thanksgiving Crossover: Who’s the Boss? & The Cosby ShowPull up a chair as Cate and Lori dish on the iconic Thanksgiving episodes of Who's the Boss? and The Cosby Show!
The gals talk turkey about The Cosby Show —"Bonjour, Sondra" (Season 1, Episode 10) and Who's the Boss? — "Thanksgiving at Mrs. Rossini's" (Season 2, Episode 9).
Consider it all of the best parts of Thanksgiving as the ladies serve up extra helpings of the delicious sarcasm you love and none of the yucky side dishes you don't.
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2020-11-241h 04
The Untitled GenX PodcastSkid Row (1989)WE ARE THE YOUTH GONE WILD! Join Cate and Lori as they rock out to an album near and dear to their 8th grade hearts — Skid Row’s 1989 self-titled debut album.
Crank the volume as the gals discuss all the *ahem* feelings Sebastian Bach’s low-rise leather pants and high cheekbones gave them, while revisiting the music videos of the singles from this anthem-rich album.
Come for the bottle-throwing, bad-behaving Bach, stay for the candid convos involving bedside table drawers, online dating, and of course, Gilmore Girls.
Skid Row - 18 and Life (Official Music V...
2020-11-1750 min
The Untitled GenX PodcastFootloose (1984)Cue the glitter cannon! Cate and Lori are kicking off their Sunday shoes to dish on 1984’s classic feel-good film, Footloose, starring Kevin Bacon, John Lithgow, SJP, and a red boot-wearing Lori Singer.
Join the girls as they talk about tractor chicken, the effect of rock-and-roll's "gospel of easy sexuality and relaxed morality" on their adolescence, manic pixie dream girls, and the sometimes overwhelming urge to dance your ass off in a warehouse.
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2020-11-1056 min
The Untitled GenX PodcastMadonna - Like a Virgin (1984)Cate and Lori's pop-culture origin story starts like so many origin stories ... with a virgin — Madonna’s iconic 1984 album, Like a Virgin, that is.
This was the album that started it all for them. And by “started it all”, we're talking cul-de-sac lip-sync battles courtesy of their pastel pink boombox.
Madonna - Like A Virgin (Official Music Video)
Madonna - Like A Virgin (Live MTV VMAs 1984)
Madonna, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera & Missy Elliot - Like A Virgin & Hollywood Live MTV VMAs 2003
Madonna - Material Girl (Official Music Video)
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2020-11-041h 13