December 1988 Teen Life: Smoking, Preachers & Persimmons
10/05/21 • 56 min
It's time for festive fun with the December 1988 issue, and that means...kicking off with a real bummer of a Catherine story about two teen preachers, one of whom should have probably been removed from his father's care. Christina tries to fulfill Jane's request that she figure out what being "in love" actually is, and isn't. Karen brings us what is essentially a holiday "What Now," with gift ideas, recipes, fun facts, and a baffling layout. Karen then tries to convince her readership that smoking is uncool, fighting against decades of pop culture to the contrary. The whole staff pitches in on a holiday-themed short story. And then we're on to the departments! Exercise tights in Body Talk! Going On The Road to Tempe! Highlights from Help and What He Said (about consent)! And another wild installment of Stuff You Wrote! Grab some Oreos -- or don't, if you have political qualms (...you'll see) -- and join us!
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❤️🔥 "Fiery family just keeps on punching" at The Deseret News
🙏 William Hudson III's episode of Amen
⛪️ Hudson's church, Powerhouse Chicago
⏲ A La Machine food processor on eBay
🎄Why Christmas is abbreviated as "Xmas"
😇 One of many reasons not to volunteer at the Salvation Army or give them your money
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It's time for festive fun with the December 1988 issue, and that means...kicking off with a real bummer of a Catherine story about two teen preachers, one of whom should have probably been removed from his father's care. Christina tries to fulfill Jane's request that she figure out what being "in love" actually is, and isn't. Karen brings us what is essentially a holiday "What Now," with gift ideas, recipes, fun facts, and a baffling layout. Karen then tries to convince her readership that smoking is uncool, fighting against decades of pop culture to the contrary. The whole staff pitches in on a holiday-themed short story. And then we're on to the departments! Exercise tights in Body Talk! Going On The Road to Tempe! Highlights from Help and What He Said (about consent)! And another wild installment of Stuff You Wrote! Grab some Oreos -- or don't, if you have political qualms (...you'll see) -- and join us!
Visual Aids
🖼 View scans from the magazine in this episode's Visual Aids
Call The Hotline
☎️ Leave your questions, comments and Sassy stories on the hotline at 720-SASSY-GO
Contact Us
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Episode Notes
🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site
❤️🔥 "Fiery family just keeps on punching" at The Deseret News
🙏 William Hudson III's episode of Amen
⛪️ Hudson's church, Powerhouse Chicago
⏲ A La Machine food processor on eBay
🎄Why Christmas is abbreviated as "Xmas"
😇 One of many reasons not to volunteer at the Salvation Army or give them your money
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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November 1988 Slumber Party: Perfectionism, Australian Slang & Deborah Norville
Are You A Perfectionist? Only you can answer that for yourself (with Sassy's help); after you've finished completing the quiz, you can listen to your co-hosts' results. Then we play your latest voicemails and learn more about acne, salads, the Downtown Choir, what Australians REALLY think of the word "spunk," Deborah Norville, and which of us was owed an apology from one of our listeners. Join us!
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Episode Notes
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⚖️ 1988 board games, including L.A. Law
🛏 Tara's perfectly folded fitted sheet on Instagram
⛳️ Tara's roundup of Holey Moley ripoffs on Defector
🗽 The Great American Pop Culture Quiz Show
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Next Episode
December 1988 Pop Culture: Tom Waits, Jason Bateman & R.E.M.'s Green
Time to unwrap another holiday-season podcast, this time about the pop culture topics of the December 1988 issue! What Now serves up smog, some Sassy superfan sisters, a book giveaway, what the stars want for the holidays, and "grotty"! Reviews include R.E.M.'s Green (featuring a legendary gaffe by our fearless leader Jane), Mystic Pizza, Clara's Heart, Bon Jovi's New Jersey, and Tom Waits's Big Time, which we talk about...a lot. One To Watch is certified A-lister -- well, okay, B -- Christian Slater! And the feature profiles go deep on R.E.M. -- more Green content -- and a truck-racing Jason Bateman seconds before he gave up the sport forever. Take off your fuzzy earmuffs and listen!
Visual Aids
🖼 View scans from the magazine in this episode's Visual Aids
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☎️ Leave your questions, comments and Sassy stories on the hotline at 720-SASSY-GO
Contact Us
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Episode Notes
🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site
🍆 "Ozone In Air Found Damaging To Condoms" at APNews
☎️ Wicomico County Health Department's HIV/AIDS program, current owner of 1-800-234-TEEN (8336)
🎧 The December 1988 mixtape on Spotify
🏛 Athens, GA - Inside/Out on FlixFling
💥 Jason Bateman's bad racing crash on YouTube
🛣 "How We Started a Racing Series That Almost Killed Jason Bateman" at Road And Track
🛻 Bateman himself discussing the crash on his podcast, Smartless (starting 01:07:30)
🌴 The Again With This podcast on Patreon
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