Introducing: In Retrospect

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09/14/23 • 1 min

In Retrospect with Susie Banikarim and Jessica Bennett

Do you have a piece of pop culture from your past that, looking back, makes you cringe? We sure do. Each week on IN RETROSPECT, we’ll revisit a cultural moment from the 80s and 90s that shaped us — and probably you — to try to understand what it taught us about the world, and our place in it.

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In Retrospect with Susie Banikarim and Jessica Bennett - Introducing: In Retrospect

Transcript

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