Ep. 73: Woodstock 99 & Music Festivals with Ann Powers
One of our generation’s greatest pop music critics, Ann Powers (NPR Music), sits down with Karen and Wynter to process the new Woodstock 99 doc, and m...
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A Gen X-themed show with podcast veterans Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh and Karen Tongson (Pop Rocket). W2X revisits the pop culture & social issues that defined Generation X from a (queer) woman-of-color perspective in a way that sheds new light on the pop culture from both then, and now.
Ep. 72: Ridin’ Down Fear Street: 1994 and 1978
Wynter tells Karen to suck it up for a ride down R.L. Stine’s Fear Street, especially with the release of the trilogy on Netflix and its deep GenX fle...
Ep. 71: Soft, Yacht, and Spago Rock with Mike Pace and Molly Lambert
We go long this week to pore over all the shout horns, crotchy synth chords and late-80s affluence of what Mike Pace famously describes as Spago rock....
Ep. 70: Gamechangers: Film & TV Edition
Wynter asks us all to think about the films and TV shows that changed the game, from those that captured the style and essence of their era (Clueless)...
Ep. 69 - The One With the Friends Reunion
Wynter and Karen hit all the angles of the HBO Max Friends reunion, from the true MVPs of the cast, to Irish uncle Joey, to its efforts to compensate ...
Ep. 68: Girls 5 Eva, 3gether with Guy Branum
Their former girl group sister, Guy Branum told Karen and Wynter to watch the new Peacock series Girls 5Eva so they could all process it 3gether, whic...
Ep. 67: Our AIM is True - Social Media Through the Ages
Dust off your dial-up, and join Wynter and Karen for a glimpse at social media through the ages, from the classic AOL Instant Messenger, to all the ap...
Ep. 66 At the Movies (Again!)
What upcoming movie releases will inspire Karen and Wynter to leave the comfort and safety of their pandemic bunkers to go to an actual theater?!? Thi...
Ep. 65 Better Be Good to TINA, with Nick Murphy
Wynter and Karen welcome longtime listener Nick Murphy, a fierce advocate and fan of the great Tina Turner, to chat about the new HBO doc revisiting h...
Ep. 64 It’s An Honor Just to Be Asian... #StopWhiteSupremacy
Karen and Wynter confront the surge in anti-AAPI hate and violence during Covid, while exploring how its longer histories are intertwined with pop cul...