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Pop Culture Preservation Society

Pop Culture Preservation Society

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The Pop Culture Preservation Society is a podcast dedicated to preserving and elevating the unsung pop culture nuggets of the classic Gen X childhood. Were you there when Marcia broke her nose? Tiger Beat delivered the news? And John Travolta was stuck in that plastic bubble? Then this is the podcast for you!

Join enthusiastic fangirls Carolyn, Kristin and Michelle — die-hard members of the Big Wheel Generation — as we discuss and dissect the crushes, clothes, books, movies, songs, tv and toys that shaped our youth. We’ll also chat about the role nostalgia plays in our lives and how recalling these positive memories increases our sense of connectedness and well-being. And really, isn’t that something we could all use a little more of right now?

We hope you’ll join us as we wrap ourselves in the comfort of many of the pop culture moments that defined us when we were younger … and still bring us joy all these years later.

Nanu nanu, keep on truckin', and may the force be with you all!

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  • Billy and Joey and Delta Dawn at the Copacabana: Story Songs of the 70s

    Billy and Joey and Delta Dawn at the Copacabana: Story Songs of the 70s
    Jun 30 2025

    Billy, Joey, & Delta Dawn go to the Copacabana: Story Songs of the 1970s: Join us today for the preservation of songs about car crashes, train accidents, shipwrecks, deadbeat dads, jail time, basic heartbreak and lots and lots of murder -- in an episode dedicated to the story songs of the 1970s. From Joey and Billy to Daddy and the sheriff, not to mention a hundred yellow ribbons and the Harper Valley PTA, people have been telling stories with songs for centuries; but the 1970s took that tradition and turned it into top 40 gold. Tune in to find out which of these songs grabbed us by the ears and stomped on our hearts in every which way. And we dare you not to sing.

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Linger a Little Longer at the PCPS Camp Singalong!

    Linger a Little Longer at the PCPS Camp Singalong!
    Jun 23 2025

    Linger with us as we sing our hearts out to the songs that turned out to be not just beloved but also universal. Whether it was Girl Scout camp, Boy Scout camp, Bluebirds or Brownies, Camp Fire Girls, Bible camp, theater camp or Jewish day camp (whew!) we all seemed to be singing from the same mimeographed songbook around the campfire. We sang about ants, bears, bunnies, hot dogs, Fords, country roads, barges (why???) and we all wished we had a hammer so we could hammer in the morning. After morning has broken, of course. Sing along with us today and see how many lyrics magically trip off the tongue after lying dormant in your brain for forty-five years.

    Found a Peanut: Deconstructing a Universal American Tragedy by Linda Boroff

    Shop our link at bookshop.org to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.

    Subscribe to our YouTube channel here

    Follow the Pop Culture Preservation Society on Instagram, Facebook an TikTok

    Support the PCPS by becoming a patron on Patreon. Check all the extra perks you get here.

    Help the PCPS keep on truckin' by making a one-time donation here

    Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter, "The Weekly Reader" here

    Send us an email at hello@poppreservationists.com

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    To sponsor episodes of the Pop Culture Preservation Society email us at hello@poppreservationists.com Purchase Amy Martin's book, Sh*ts and Giggles, https://tinyurl.com/mr2pdv79

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Cinematic Sagas on the Small Screen: The TV Miniseries of the GenX Era

    Cinematic Sagas on the Small Screen: The TV Miniseries of the GenX Era
    Jun 16 2025

    Today we're saving that very special chapter of small-screen history — the shows you wished you could binge-watch but couldn't binge-watch because that wasn't possible — the TV miniseries. Whether it was the epic battles of Shōgun, the sweeping drama and historical significance of Roots, the misguided and controversial romance of The Thorn Birds, or the deliciously trashy and captivating stories of the romance novel adaptations (hello, Lace), these limited-run sagas were cultural touchstones. Will we mention Richard Chamberlin’s bare bottom? Listen to find out!


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    Shop our link at bookshop.org to support independent bookstores and the PCPS.

    Subscribe to our YouTube channel here

    Follow the Pop Culture Preservation Society on Instagram, Facebook an TikTok

    Support the PCPS by becoming a patron on Patreon. Check all the extra perks you get here.

    Help the PCPS keep on truckin' by making a one-time donation here

    Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter, "The Weekly Reader" here

    Send us an email at hello@poppreservationists.com



    To sponsor episodes of the Pop Culture Preservation Society email us at hello@poppreservationists.com Purchase Amy Martin's book, Sh*ts and Giggles, https://tinyurl.com/mr2pdv79

    Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
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    1 hr and 9 mins
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If you’re in your 50’s this podcast is something you won’t want to miss! It’s funny and thoughtful at the same time. I’ve literally laughed and cried while listening. Kristen, Michelle and Caroline feel like my new best friends and I reminisce about my own childhood as they talk about theirs.

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