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Update: Why the Menendez Brothers May Go Free

10/25/2024 • 49 min

Since we originally published this episode in May 2024, there has been significant developments for Lyle and Erik Menendez, brothers who were convicted of killing their parents in the early 1990s. On October 24th, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón requested that the brothers be resentenced. We are replaying this episode in its entirety because it provi… Play episode

Madonna and the Making of a Cultural Icon (Pt 2)
Madonna And The MTV Moment (Pt 1)
What is ‘Girl Culture’?
How the Menendez Brothers Became Social Media Stars
Jessica Simpson, Monica Lewinsky, and Other Adventures in Journalism
Vanessa Williams v Miss America: ‘I Won’t Let That Man Destroy Me’ (Pt 2)
Vanessa Williams v Miss America: The Rise and Fall of the First Black Winn…
Growing Up with Sally Field's 'Not Without My Daughter'
The Rutgers Women Fight Back (Pt 2)
Rutgers Women’s Basketball & the Racist Radio Host (Pt 1)
Can Lip Gloss Teach Us About Friendship?
What ‘Sassy’ Magazine Meant To 90s Teens
‘Generation Catalano’ and Your Other Suggestions
The Hidden History of the MILF
When Is A Woman ‘Past Her Prime’?
What ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Taught Us About Ambition
Gay & Horny Teens on Screen with Emma Seligman
From ‘Mean Girls’ to ‘Glee,’ a Lesbian Joke Evolves (Pt 2)
How ‘Golden Girls’ Spawned an Enduring Lesbian Joke (Pt 1)
We’re Back!
Sex in the 90s with Emily Nagoski (Bonus episode!)
Countdown To Christmas!
Why Didn’t She Scream?
How the ‘Most Hated Woman in America’ Moves On (Pt 2)
The Vilification of Robin Givens (Pt 1)
When the ‘Good Girls’ Revolted
The Marriage Myth (Pt 2): Who Needs ‘Mr. Right,’ Anyway?
The Marriage Myth (Pt 1): When Newsweek Struck Panic in Single Women Every…
The Secret Politics of High Heels
We Regret To Inform You
‘Long Island Lolita’ (Pt 2): Amy Fisher Tries to Move On
‘Long Island Lolita’ (Pt 1): Amy Fisher Becomes a Trope
The Book of Britney Spears
Smells Like Teen Puberty
Hot for Teacher (Pt 2): Mary Kay Letourneau Enters the Chat
Hot for Teacher (Pt 1): Dawson’s Creek’s Weird ‘Romance’
The Word We Won’t Use on This Show
Oprah’s Little Red Wagon
Pamela Anderson & That Iconic Red Swimsuit
Meet Your Hosts (Hi!)
A Soap Opera Romance That Started With An Assault
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