The Pop Culture Diary

The Pop Culture Diary

Open up The Pop Culture Diary! We’re going to flip through the pages of trends, gossip, and throwbacks. This is your time capsule for all things 80s to the 2010s. We're revisiting the pop culture moments that had us hooked: the scandals, the soundtracks, the toys, the tech, and all the drama in between. From the big hair and neon-soaked 80s nights to 90s after-school rituals, the wild early days of the 2000s, and much more. Let’s relive the fashions, the music, the gossip, the games, the news headlines, and the unforgettable stories that made pop culture more than entertainment; they became our memories.

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October 10, 2025 50 mins
Welcome to part one of 1984! Let’s go through everything from the politics of fear and the excitement of the movie theaters packed with Ghostbusters, The Terminator, Indiana Jones, and more. On TV, The Cosby Show marked its spot in sitcom history and Miami Vice made crime look cool. Flip open the diary, grab your popcorn, and relive the news, movies, and television shows of 1984 with me!

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Imagine a year where shoppers brawled over dolls, a pop icon moonwalked into history, and the very first mobile phone cost nearly $4,000. That was 1983. But beneath the shoulder pads that were still going strong, there were scandals that rocked Hollywood and technology that quietly started to change what our future would look like.


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  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_in_the_United_States
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1982 was a year dripping with drama. From Princess Diana giving birth under the world’s watchful eye to Hollywood couples burning hot in the tabloids, gossip was everywhere…and we were eating it up. Music, movies, fashion, and scandals collided in a year that defined the glossy side of the ‘80s.

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  • https://www.history.com/a-year-in-history/1982 
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_in_the_United_States 
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September 26, 2025 23 mins
Welcome to the very first entry of The Pop Culture Diary! 1980 was a year that simply refused to be boring. A President was elected, volcanoes erupted, and one of the world’s most beloved musicians was taken too soon. Meanwhile, fashion decided bigger was better, shoulder pads were mandatory, and neon was basically a personality trait. Rubik’s Cubes frustrated a generation, Walkmans made us nod to songs no one else could hear, and ...
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In 1981, the world was restless. Style was bold, music was fierce, and scandal followed the stars like a shadow. Behind every hit song and fashion trend was drama, obsession, and the hunger for more. From the charts to the tabloids and the runway to the living room TV, this year left its mark… Loud, messy, and impossible to forget.

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  • https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/short-history/hostageend 
  • https://bestsellingal...
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September 20, 2025 1 min
Welcome to The Pop Culture Diary where we will talk trends, gossip, and throwbacks!
This podcast will be broken up into many seasons to cover all the pop culture moments that had us hooked: the neon fashions, blockbuster movies, chart-topping hits, celebrity scandals, and the toys we couldn’t live without. From 1980 to 2020, if it made us laugh, cry, or gossip… it’s in the diary!
So get ready to flip back the pages, and relive the fa...
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