In Retrospect with Susie Banikarim and Jessica Bennett

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Smells Like Teen Puberty

Can you understand U.S. cultural history without understanding Axe Body Spray? Listener, you cannot. In this mini-episode, Jess and Susie trace the scent that infiltrated school hallways and telegraphed wannabe masculinity for a generation of Y2K kids. Featuring a special appearance by Jess’s husband. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Update: Why the Menendez Brothers May Go Free

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  Madonna and the Making of a Cultural Icon (Pt 2)

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  Madonna And The MTV Moment (Pt 1)

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  What is ‘Girl Culture’?

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  How the Menendez Brothers Became Social Media Stars

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  Jessica Simpson, Monica Lewinsky, and Other Adventures in Journalism

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  Vanessa Williams v Miss America: ‘I Won’t Let That Man Destroy Me’ (Pt 2)

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  Vanessa Williams v Miss America: The Rise and Fall of the First Black Winn…

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  Growing Up with Sally Field's 'Not Without My Daughter'

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  The Rutgers Women Fight Back (Pt 2)

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  Rutgers Women’s Basketball & the Racist Radio Host (Pt 1)

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  Can Lip Gloss Teach Us About Friendship?

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  What ‘Sassy’ Magazine Meant To 90s Teens

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  ‘Generation Catalano’ and Your Other Suggestions

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  The Hidden History of the MILF

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  When Is A Woman ‘Past Her Prime’?