A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE: Robbie-Ann on BBC2 Radio Midnight Mastermind! Feb 21
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Robbie-Ann joins the iconic Midnight Mastermind game on BBC2Radio! Host Phil Williams takes on Robbie-Ann's topic: Columbo Also...in what may be the highlight of her life, Robbie-Ann receives a transatlantic happy birthday song courtesy of Phil and BBCRadio.
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EP 45 - LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY
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The Girls (as Amy DeFazio and Robbie-Ann Feeney) do a Deep Dive into 70s sitcom classic Laverne and Shirley. The iconic shabby basement apartment, which Amy reports was also the former set of another classic sitcom. The show's frequent 'winter' settings. Landlady Mrs. Babish. Lenny Kosnowski and Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman - David Lander and Michael McKean...and the surprising origins of their characters. Did Shirley and Laverne date Lenny and Squiggy, or what? Robbie-Ann wonders about a Steinbeck influence on their characters. Carmine - Shirley's 'sweetheart.' Character analysis: Shirley...
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EP 44 - THE MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF GROWN-UPS
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The Girls recall a kid's eye view of the World of Grown-Ups. Eavesdropping on your parents' adult drama. "He smelled like a brewery"... "Well he was three sheets to the wind..." Listening to your mother's gossipy phone calls. Amy's household crime sprees while her mother was tethered to the phone. Amy's Aunts judging outfits and drunks. Robbie-Ann's parents' big summer barbecue parties. Genny Cream Ale and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. Ladies with cigarettes and unfortunate perms. Tons of hairspray. Oversized eyeglasses. 60s hair helmet holdovers. Frosted "hair cap" tips. Amy's parents' bbq parties:...
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EP 43 - GILLIGANS ISLAND
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The Girls do a deep dive off Gilligan's Island, with special guest and Gilligan Expert, Robbie-Ann's childhood bestie Karen. Karen talks about her all-things Tiki obsession, which evolved into a Gilligan's Island obsession. Robbie-Ann asks, and Karen answers, the tough questions: how did they get years out of that radio battery? Why didn't they build a boat? Where did they get all those wardrobe changes from just a three-hour tour (a threeee hour tour...)? Amy talks about her after-school joy watching Gilligan's Island, and her love for the vibrant colors on the show. Karen and Robbie-Ann...
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EP 42 - DAVID YONTEF INTERVIEW
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David Yontef, host and creator of the iconic, dish-y "Behind the Velvet Rope" podcast, returns to chat with The Girls about 80s icons, and how David was the last person to interview the late Tawny Kitaen. David shares his impression of the 80s video vixen and actress, and how Tawny dished about Harvey Weinstein and O.J. Simpson! Next, David talks about interviewing The Real Housewives of Orange County's "ZZ Top Girl" 80s video vixen Jeana Keough: yawns? Ru Paul's Drag Race fan Amy asks about David's interview with iconic drag queen Alaska: did Real Housewife Lisa Rinna kick Alaska out of the...
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EP 41 - GENX CHRISTMAS
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The Girls discuss a few of their favorite things from Christmases of yore... which Wrapping Type was your house? Random Slapdash, Artform Wrapping, or Gift Wrapped at The Store? The Giant Barbie Head. String tinsel. Robbie-Ann's magical mid-70s favorite cozy Christmas, when the power went out: a fire in the fireplace, her family intact. The Traditions: Amy reveals her family's Christmas Eves spent at her grandmother's house in Los Angeles. 60s ornaments, and all the vintage decorations. Groovy wrapping paper. The Nut Bowl. Christmas carols and the Christmas ham. Robbie-Ann describes the vast...
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EP 40 - 70s AND 80s HALLOWEEN
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The GIrls remember Halloween of Yore, from the plastic sweaty masks to the taped together pennies dropped in your pillowcase.
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EP 39 - JOHN HUGHES DEEP DIVE
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The Girls dive into the 80s teen movies from John Hughes. Which characters did you relate to?
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EP 38 - HAPPY DAYS DEEP DIVE!
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The Girls delve into what made Happy Days one of the most beloved and iconic sitcoms of the Twentieth Century. Which came first, American Graffiti or Happy Days? Or Love, American Style? The first season, a single-camera dramedy and older brother Chuck. Fonzi's windbreaker. The multi-camera sitcom that Happy Days became. Fonzi's hoodlum evolution. Incredible sidebar: a deeeeeep dive into the theme song, and an amazing vocal revelation about Jim Haas, the guy who sang it!
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EP 37 - WHAT I DID ON MY (70s and 80s) SUMMER VACATION
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The Girls reminisce about their school-aged summer vacations. Amy describes her last day of third grade, and the glorious feeling of being done with all things "school" for two months. Robbie-Ann still feels relief that she has no homework to do.
info_outlineThe Girls tackle the complicated music genre known as Yacht Rock, and they are totally serious about it because it's very important. Amy cites a textbook definition of Yacht Rock from smoothradio.com, but Robbie-Ann immediately has a problem with it, and then announces her self-appointment as the World's Authority on Yacht or Nyacht, and all her rulings are final. The West Coast Yacht/Nyacht Judge, Robbie-Ann's childhood bestie Karen. The Girls explore a few examples, trying to narrow down how to define a Yacht Rock song. Examples from Supertramp and Boz Scaggs lead to a discussion of the Yacht Rock Spectrum. Which bands' entire catalogs are Yacht Rock? A guideline: can you stand at the BBQ grill and bob your head while you're grilling? Robbie-Ann rules that the yachtrock.com Yacht Rock rejections are not valid, and defends her decision. Amy and Robbie-Ann go into a deep dive of Player's "Baby Come Back." Robbie-Ann's simple qualifying question: would you play it on your yacht? A celebration of Michael McDonald's Yacht Rock-defining classic "What A Fool Believes." Sidebar on Amy's childhood barbecues with pet snakes and beers. The nostalgia factor in Yacht or Nyacht. Robbie-Ann's controversial Yacht Rock ruling on Michael Jackson's "Human Nature." Little River Band: their entire catalog's Yacht ruling. Robbie-Ann offers to fight anyone who denies Toto's Yacht Rock status. Why "Pina Coladas (the Escape Song)" is a Yacht Rock absolute. The Yacht Rock "Vibe." Amy asks Robbie-Ann what the number one, quintessential Yacht Rock song is and she makes a ruling, and sings the praises of Christopher Cross. Robbie-Ann's impression of Michael McDonald's background bad-ah-dah-dahs. Kenny Loggins: which of his songs are Yacht or Nyacht? Robbie-Ann's difficult decision on "Your Mama Don't Dance." Amy tries to dissent. Robbie-Ann's ruling on the very first Yacht Rock song, the very birth of the Yacht Rock genre: hint, it was released 1973. Amy's analysis of the Yacht Rock Listener. Yacht Rock cover bands, including California's Yachtley Crew and Atlanta's Yacht Rock Revue. What is "Yacht Rock Adjacent?" Robbie-Ann explains. The "Soothing" factor. Why Marvin Gaye's classic "What's Going On" is Nyacht. Amy's insightful analysis of why Yacht Rock is necessary, and was the music more important than the lyrics? Ambrosia, and David Pack's insane voice. A very important Yacht/Nyacht ruling on Hall and Oates. Why is Yacht Rock sampled so much in Hip Hop and Rap music? Robbie-Ann's final Yacht/Rock ruling on Bruce Hornsby, and why (no political songs!).Yacht or Nyacht? Foreigner. The Eagles. Chicago. Fleetwood Mac. Kids aren't on the Yacht!