Best Broads and Books Productions Podcasts (2025)

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"Bruno and His Classmates," Sophie Anne Hinkson 31:34

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Today on Midwest Weird: “Bruno and His Classmates," by Sophie Anne Hinkson. Sophie Ann Hinkson relocated to Chicago from Paris a few years ago. In France, she worked as a bookseller and journalist for a literary magazine and radio station. She is now teaching ESL and French at various colleges in Chicago. She holds an MA in Modern Literature from F…

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"Why I Don't Deserve to Be in Jail This Halloween," Itto and Mekiya Outini 11:15

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Today on Midwest Weird: “Why I Don't Deserve to Be in Jail This Halloween” by Itto and Mekiya Outini. Itto and Mekiya Outini write about America, Morocco, and all those caught in between. They’ve published in The North American Review, Modern Literature, Fourth Genre, and elsewhere. Their work has also received support from the MacDowell Foundation…

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Best and Worst Housewives! 1:14:57

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This week we've got a special bonus episode, with a special guest! Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fugly of the 80s and 90s. Three latchkey kids who made it out alive break down everything from Madonna and Masters of the Universe to Twin Peaks and Titanic. Join us to celebrate the hits, the misses and the mis…

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1999: Sopranos, Malkovich, and Notting Hill 1:13:29

2M ago1:13:29

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: 1999. From JFK Jr to Cher, from Being John Malkovich to Dogma, from Notting Hill to Cher, we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fugly of the 80s and 90s. Three latchkey kids who …

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What Do Privacy Scholars Maximize? – Law as a Practice and Law as a Science. 11:44

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Ignacio Cofone’s book “The Privacy Fallacy” is the starting point for a methodological discussion about how the notion of privacy is approached by law. It is distinguished between law as a practice and law as science. The first is a technique of conflict resolution, while the latter derives empirically testable hypotheses from a theory. In “The Pri…

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1989: Bill & Ted, NKOTB, and Heathers 1:16:45

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: 1989. From Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure to Look Who's Talking, from Heathers to New Kids on the Block, we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fugly of the 80s and 90s. Three…

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Coming September 1: The Art of Resistance 2:27

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From Wyrd Woman creator Amy Lee Lillard comes a new podcast about channeling our rage and fear into creation. Follow and listen to The Art of Resistance wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe for free behind-the-scenes content at www.theartofresistancepodcast.com.By Broads and Books Productions

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1992: My Cousin Vinny, Amy Fisher, and Bushusuru 1:07:02

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: 1992. From The Hand That Rocks the Cradle to Amy Fisher, from Topsy-Turvy Tail to My Cousin Vinny, we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fugly of the 80s and 90s. Three latchkey …

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1981: Mommie Dearest, Dynasty, and Bette Davis Eyes 1:06:01

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: 1981. From Natalie Wood's death to Road Warrior, from Mommie Dearest to Dynasty, from Bette Davis Eyes to fake news, we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fugly of the 80s and 90…

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1991: Miss Saigon, Color Me Badd, and Silence of the Lambs 1:15:45

4M ago1:15:45

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: 1991. From Pearl Jam's "Jeremy" to Color Me Badd's "I Wanna Sex You Up," from Miss Saigon to Silence of the Lambs, from the Van Gogh museum theft to the hubris of vulcanologists in love, we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Fuzzy Memories is the pod…

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"A Woman is a God: Part 1," Amy Lee Lillard 54:32

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Today on Midwest Weird: The first episode of a new audio drama by Amy Lee Lillard. All episodes of the show, A Woman is a God, will be available on July 9, wherever you listen to podcasts. The show and its original music comes from Amy Lee Lillard, the co-creator and producer of Midwest Weird. She is also the author of three books: Exile in Guyvill…

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"Pants Free in St. Paul," Erin Johnston 24:06

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Today on Midwest Weird: "Pants Free in St. Paul," by Erin Johnston. Erin Johnston is the co-creator and editor of Midwest Weird. And with Heath Smith and Amy Lee Lillard, she hosts the 80s and 90s pop culture podcast Fuzzy Memories. For a full transcript of this episode, visit www.midwestweird.com. _____ Midwest Weird is an audio literary magazine …

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"Covers We Didn't Need," Heath Smith 10:01

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Today on Midwest Weird: A special reading of Donzerly Light, our pop culture column from Heath Smith. Heath Smith is a special pop culture contributor to Midwest Weird. Read his column, Donzerly Light, at midwestweird.com, and get it direct to your inbox when you sign up. Heath is co-host of Fuzzy Memories, the 80s and 90s pop culture podcast. For …

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Autonomous Decision-Making as a Challenge for Legal Research. 21:21

4M ago21:21

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To get a better understanding of the fundamental problem that economic analysis of law has with autonomous decision-making, different routes for solving the problem are scrutinized. The analysis shows that the toolbox of Law and Economics does not yet provide a clear answer. Doctrinal law can also give no conclusive answers. Instead, this contribut…

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1983: Cujo, Moose Murders, and Jaws 3D 1:11:26

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: 1983. From National Lampoon's Vacation to Inspector Gadget, from Yuri Andropov and Samantha Smith, from Cujo to Jaws 3 to Moose Murders, we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fug…

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Coming July 9: A Woman is a God 1:45

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Hey everyone – this is Wyrd Woman creator Amy Lee Lillard. And if you’ve listened to Wyrd Woman, you might like a new show I’ve created. A Woman is a God is a narrated audio novel in seven parts. And all episodes will be available on July 9, wherever you listen to podcasts. A little about the show: When Shannon and her queer chosen family turned se…

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"How to Grow a House," LL Kelly 25:28

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Today on Midwest Weird: “How to Grow a House" by LL Kelly. LL Kelly currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her family. When not writing (or reading), she can be found working on new tricks with her dog, crafting, or gardening. For a full transcript of this episode, visit www.midwestweird.com. _____ Midwest Weird is an audio literary magazin…

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1996: Striptease, Tea Testers, and Mother May I Sleep with Danger 1:04:48

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: YEAR. From Fear to STriptease, from the three-parent baby to Bernie Tiede, from tea testing to Mother May I Sleep with Danger, we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fugly of the …

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Three Shorts, Mathew Serback 6:37

5M ago6:37

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Today on Midwest Weird: Three short works by Mathew Serback Mathew Serback is a re-educated goblin from the lower west side of Cleveland, OH, whose art and writing delve into the complexities of trauma, identity, and societal dissonance. Through his YouTube channel, he shares his creative journey, posting audio-visual poems and stories, including t…

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1987: Overboard, Full House, and Corporate Shenanigans 1:18:51

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: 1987. From Baby M to E.F. Hutton, from The Secret of My Success to Overboard, from Can't Buy Me Love to Full House, we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fugly of the 80s and 90s…

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"Flood," Stephanie Frazee 13:56

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Today on Midwest Weird: “Flood” by Stephanie Frazee. Stephanie Frazee's work is forthcoming from Variant Literature and has appeared in Marrow Magazine, Pithead Chapel, The Evergreen Review, Bayou Magazine, Juked, SmokeLong Quarterly, and elsewhere. She is online at www.stephaniefrazee.com and @stephieosaurus.bsky.social. For a full transcript of t…

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GDPR and abuse of right 15:37

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The GDPR has shaken up the world for both businesses and consumers. New rights and obligations have emerged, and many revolve around various data protection requests. The recent case C-307/22 was analysed by Larisa Munteanu in a brief study that highlights how inconsistency may arise from attempted consistency, at EU level: Can "abusive requests" b…

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1994: Beanie Babies, Tanya Harding, and Whatta Man 1:17:29

6M ago1:17:29

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: 1994. From Nancy Kerrigan to Pulp Fiction, from Legends of the Fall to Junior, from Whatta Man to Beanie Babies, we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fugly of the 80s and 90s. T…

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What Shall we do with the Drunken Sailor? Product Safety in the Aftermath of 3D Printing. 12:29

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3D-printing aligns the digital and the material world. It questions the necessity of large scale production facilities for producing homogenous cheap products. It also questions the distinction between producer and consumer. This has very tangible repercussions for attributing liability. The podcast is guided by the paper ‘What shall we do with the…

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Lobbying and social media: science communication as a case study. 14:36

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Social media has profoundly changed the communication between scientists and the public. Social media allows scientists to instantly communicate their sometimes not peer-reviewed research results to a wide audience. This gives scientists the chance to get political influence, although the research results are possibly wrong. What are the motives an…

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Liability of Artificial Intelligence Systems – or: In Search of Lost Time. 18:04

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AI causes accountability gaps, but there is not yet a methodological toolkit to close those gaps. What are the problems of the contemporary methods? A distinction is made between law as practice and law as science. Legal history is proposed as a source of inspiration for today’s legal problems of AI. The discussion is guided by an academic chapter …

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What can epistemology and moral philosophy teach law? 10:59

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This podcast asks on the most basic level, what the legal options are for giving AI legal status. This means a rigorous analysis of the relation between human and non-human decision makers. The podcast involves the question of consciousness, the meaning of legal personhood and a discussion of contractarian approaches. Only a good knowledge of these…

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Bridging the accountability gap of artificial intelligence – What can be learned from Roman law? 22:09

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AI creates new problems for the attribution of responsibility. The incumbent law is not yet ready to close those gaps of responsibility. The look back into Roman Law might be helpful to get an idea of how the past dealt with autonomous agents and liability. Especially, how the Romans integrated slaves as decision making agents in their business tra…

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"Eviction Notice," Joshua Grasso 28:55

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Today on Midwest Weird: “Eviction Notice” by Joshua Grasso. Joshua Grasso (he/him) is a professor of English at East Central University (OK), where he’s taught since getting his PhD in 2006. He teaches courses in writing, Shakespeare, world literature, and when he can, comic books. His works have appeared most recently in the anthology The Speculat…

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1982: NIMH, Robin Hood, and An Officer and a Gentleman 1:13:28

6M ago1:13:28

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: 1982. From An Officer and a Gentleman to The Secret of NIMH, from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas to "Gloria," from Fast Times at Ridgemont High to Robin Hood, we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates th…

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"The Death of the Dinosaurs," Kristin Harley 30:00

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Today on Midwest Weird: “The Death of the Dinosaurs” by Kristin Harley. Kristin Harley's fiction has appeared in Haunted MTL, Parcham Magazine, and most recently Third Name's a Charm: Tales of Trios and Triple Threats. She works at a library and freelances as a journalist, fiction writer, and science writer. Two novels in her four-book series about…

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1997: Buffy, Destiny's Child, and My Best Friend's Wedding 1:14:37

7M ago1:14:37

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: 1997. From Spice Girls to the Jenny Jones Show, from Vegas Vacation to Destiny's Child, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to My Best Friend's Wedding, we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad a…

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"The Shape of Her Life," E.F. Schraeder 15:48

7M ago15:48

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Today on Midwest Weird: “The Shape of Her Life” by E.F. Schraeder. A Rhysling and Pushcart nominated poet, E.F. Schraeder is author of The Price of a Small Hot Fire (Raw Dog Screaming Press, 2023), What Happened Was Impossible (Ghoulish Books, 2023), and several other works. Schraeder’s creative work and nonfiction has appeared in Mystery Weekly Ma…

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1986: Highlander, Hands Across America, and An American Tail 1:15:30

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: 1986. From Back to School to My Little Pony, Dan Rather to Highlander, and Hands Across America to An American Tail, we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fugly of the 80s and 90…

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"The Ghosts of Us," Daniela Barzallo 8:36

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Today on Midwest Weird: “The Ghosts of Us” by Daniela Barzallo. An Ecuadorian-American writer from Peoria, Illinois, Daniela Barzallo is currently pursuing her MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Missouri - Kansas City. She has a special love for speculative fiction, but she enjoys writing poetry and autofiction as well. You can find some …

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1993: The X-Files, Falling Down and Snow 1:10:30

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: 1993. From Living Single to Cool Runnings, from leap seconds to "Informer," we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fugly of the 80s and 90s. Three latchkey kids who made it out al…

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"Carnation," Gabriella Paz Hoggatt 21:38

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Today on Midwest Weird: “Carnation” by Gabriella Paz Hoggatt. Gabriella Paz Hoggatt is an MFA candidate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where they work as an Editorial Assistant for Ninth Letter Magazine. Their work has previously appeared or is forthcoming in BarBar and elsewhere. For a full transcript of this episode, visit www…

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Our Best Fuzzy Memories! (Part 1) 51:03

8M ago51:03

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Join us as we revisit some of our funniest moments across the seasons! Then head over to Patreon, where you'll get the full, super-sized version, including some of our favorite unmitigated gall. Check out the full episodes here: TMNT Pies: From 1991: Terminators, Turtle Pies, and Paternity Tests Jaws Revenge: From 1987: Shark Revenge and Brains for…

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"My Pretend Husbands," Sara Spry 19:18

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Today on Midwest Weird: “My Pretend Husbands” by Sara Spry Sara Spry is a barista, pet sitter and writer living in Chicago, Illinois. She spends most of her time working and writing, but also enjoys arts and crafts, going to the movies, and relaxing at home with a hot drink and a vintage Saturday Night Live episode. For a full transcript of this ep…

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1985: Dr. Ruth, Billie Jean, and Goonies 1:01:43

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: 1985. From Girls Just Wanna Have Fun to periods on TV, from The Legend of Billie Jean to Goonies, from Dr. Ruth and the USSR, we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Catch up with our first episode on 1985: 1985: Weird Science, New Coke, and Teddy Ruxp…

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"Transcendental Boy," Nick Thornton 23:57

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Today on Midwest Weird: “Transcendental Boy” by Nick Thornton. Nick Thornton is a speculative fiction writer whose work explores the intersection of cosmic weirdness and human connection. He lives in Michigan. For a full transcript of this episode, visit www.midwestweird.com. _____ Midwest Weird is an audio literary magazine from Broads and Books P…

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1990: Twin Peaks, T-Rex, and Dick Tracy 1:13:48

9M ago1:13:48

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: 1990. From smoking on airplanes to Captain Planet, from Hunt from Red October to Twin Peaks, from Sue the T-Rex to Dick Tracy, we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fugly of the …

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1980: Pac-Man, Xanadu, and Superholes 1:06:19

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: 1980. From Pac-Man to Xanadu, a lottery scandal to a superhole, and Airplane to Boogeyman, we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fugly of the 80s and 90s. Three latchkey kids who…

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1998: Furby, Jack Frost, and Schweddy Surprises 58:30

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: 1998. From Truman Show to Will and Grace, Furby to Jack Frost, and Schweddy Balls to Viagra, we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Listen to our first discussion of 1998! Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fugly o…

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Holidays: Dolly Parton, California Raisins, and Hans Gruber 1:06:51

11M ago1:06:51

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This week we're looking at holiday pop culture from the 80s and 90s! Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fugly of the 80s and 90s. Three latchkey kids who made it out alive break down everything from Madonna and Masters of the Universe to Twin Peaks and Titanic. Join us to celebrate the hits, the misses and the m…

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1988: Sexpot Preachers and Sewer Phantoms 58:28

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: 1988. From Jimmy Swaggert to Jarts, from Golden Girls to Phantom of the Opera, from Willow to Working Girl, we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fugly of the 80s and 90s. Three …

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1995: Fads, Fraud, and Final Days 57:19

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: 1995. From the Macarena to the Brady Bunch movie, from Publisher's Clearing House to Seven, from Richard Gere to Michael Jackson, we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Listen to our first episode about 1995! Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebra…

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Behind the Scenes: Midwest Weird Editors On Season 1, Making the Show, Tips for Submissions, and more 29:16

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Today on Midwest Weird: A special behind-the-scenes discussion with our editors, Amy Lee Lillard and Erin Johnston. Mentioned in the show: Fuzzy Memories Podcast Broads and Books Podcast Wyrd Woman Audio Drama Donzerly Light, a column by Heath Smith Books: Exile in Guyville, A Grotesque Animal, Dig Me Out _____ Midwest Weird is an audio literary ma…

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1984: Macs, Murder, and Movie Ratings 51:52

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This week we're looking at all the culture that popped from: 1984. From the first Mac computer to Sixteen Candles, from Murder She Wrote to PG-13 ratings, we've got it all. Plus, our unmitigated gall from the week and so much more. Check out our first episode on 1984! Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fugly of …

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"Space Aliens," Heath Smith 19:21

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Today on Midwest Weird: A special reading of Donzerly Light, our weird pop culture column from Heath Smith. Heath Smith is a special pop culture contributor to Midwest Weird. Read his column, Donzerly Light, at midwestweird.com, and get it direct to your inbox when you sign up. Heath is co-host of Fuzzy Memories, the 80s and 90s pop culture podcast…

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