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You thought you knew the story behind We Are The World, one of the best-selling songs of all time? Watch The Greatest Night in Pop on Netflix and listen to this episode, and we bet you’ll think again. We’re breaking down this incredible documentary story (which sometimes includes way too many main characters!) and bringing you our favorite revelations (Michael’s missing boa constrictor! Stevie’s face-palming suggestion! Dionne’s mysterious visitor! Lionel’s remarkable patience! The sweet and all-too-pure “yearbook” signing party … and so much more). You’ll be singing this beautiful song differently after listening, we promise, and believing that it truly was the greatest night in pop.
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If Generation X had a dog, it would (without a doubt) be Benji, the scrappy little terrier who barked his way into our hearts in 1974 … and remains there to this day. Join us as we (rather passionately!) relive this iconic movie scene by scene and bark by bark, still getting traumatized by the sight of those kids in GAGS and that awful KICK (if you know, you know). Does this “most talked-about, highly-acclaimed family picture of our time … maybe of all time” hold up today? Do we think Benji may have been the most underrated actor of our generation? Listen now to find out!
Follow the Pop Culture Preservation Society on Instagram, Facebook and 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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Once upon a time there were three little girls who religiously followed three little girls who went to the police academy. And they were each assigned very hazardous duties – like watching TV and absorbing everything it taught them about being a woman. But growing up took them away from all of that. And now they work for YOU! As podcasters! Where they talk about things like Charlie's Angels, a show that was less procedural and more of an aspirational branding opportunity for girls growing up in the Gen X era. In today's episode, we’ll be saving our childhood identities as crime fighting private investigators with sweet bell bottoms and perfect hair by asking the question: Which one of Charlie’s Angels were you?
Great resource for Charlie’s Angels trivia here
Follow the Pop Culture Preservation Society on Instagram, Facebook and 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


Our Sponsors:
* Check out Book of the Month and use my code PETALS for a great deal: www.bookofthemonth.com
* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com
* Visit armoire.style/PCPS to get up to 50% off your first month, that’s up to $125 OFF! Never worry about what to wear again—try Armoire today!


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Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip …” You’re singing the end of that song now, aren’t you? (You’re welcome.) That’s because the TV shows from the 50s and 60s that reran constantly during our Gen X childhoods took up entire afternoons, weekends, and summer vacations. They were our after-school friends, our babysitters, and at times, our surrogate families. And today, decades after they all first aired, they still hold valuable space in our heads and in our hearts. Join us as we rank many of them in a PCPS Top 10 (14) list as voted on by both YOU our listeners, and US (because obviously). Which were our very favorites? Will yours break into the top 3? What will be #1? Listen now to find out!
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Follow the Pop Culture Preservation Society on Instagram, Facebook and 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


Our Sponsors:
* Check out Book of the Month and use my code PETALS for a great deal: www.bookofthemonth.com
* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com
* Visit armoire.style/PCPS to get up to 50% off your first month, that’s up to $125 OFF! Never worry about what to wear again—try Armoire today!


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In part 2 of our tribute to Andy Gibb, we discuss his songs, his frequent duets with the biggest stars in Hollywood, his partnerships (both in the tabloids and IRL), and the true depth of his struggle with mental health -- all of which is spoken about so eloquently by Andy Gibb's only daughter on the only source sanctioned by his estate, officalandygibb.com. There are many sad parts to this story -- but the overwhelming truth is that Andy Gibb was beloved by everyone who knew him. So it is in that spirit that we hold all parts of his story and bring them to you, ensuring his legacy will live on in all of our Gen X hearts.
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Visit the Official Andy Gibb website here.
Follow the Pop Culture Preservation Society on Instagram, Facebook and 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


Our Sponsors:
* Check out Book of the Month and use my code PETALS for a great deal: www.bookofthemonth.com
* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com
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After three years of requests from listeners, it's finally here -- the PCPS's tribute to one of the biggest teen idols of the Gen X era, Andy Gibb. He was our everything, our everlasting love, and today's episode will introduce his story and delve into his music with the blessing of Andy Gibb's only child, Peta Gibb Weber. From his beginning as a mischievous child in England and Australia to his lightning fast ascension to the top of the charts, we'll dig into both his contribution to our culture and his true humanity as a husband, father, son and little brother. Kristin is Fangirl #1 as we begin our research but Carolyn and Michelle are quickly converted (is it possible to develop a crush on someone who is no longer with us? Just ask Carolyn) and together they revisit the songs from his first album, finding music that might sound even better today than it did in 1977. Andy Gibb's story is not all teen idol dreams, though; and we are not afraid to hold his complicated legacy gently while honoring our own childhood memories. Join us for what we hope will be an honest and loving tribute to not just a childhood hero but also a truly gifted musician and entertainer.
Visit the Official Andy Gibb website here.
Visit armoire.style/PCPS to get up to 50% off your first month, that’s up to $125 OFF! Never worry about what to wear again—try Armoire today!
Follow the Pop Culture Preservation Society on Instagram, Facebook and 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


Our Sponsors:
* Check out Book of the Month and use my code PETALS for a great deal: www.bookofthemonth.com
* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code PCPS for a great deal: happymammoth.com
* Visit armoire.style/PCPS to get up to 50% off your first month, that’s up to $125 OFF! Never worry about what to wear again—try Armoire today!


Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands