Listen To Sassy: Life In The 90s
Episodes
Special: Change, Self-Care & You
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen To Sassy is changing from a weekly podcast to an every-other-weekly podcast; let us tell you why. (And also tell you we love you.)QUICK LINKS 🗒...
June 1989 Slumber Party: TV Trivia, Taco Bell & Tampons
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's one thing to test your TV trivia IQ today, when there are hundreds of networks and dozens of streaming platforms. It's quite another to test how ...
Special: Movie Commercials Of Summer 1989
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Summer movie season is just around the corner, so for our latest special episode, we're traveling back 33 years to recall the summer movie season of 1...
June 1989 Fashion Etc.: Marrakesh, Navy & The Return Of Bloomers
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Want to dress like a John Waters protagonist, but only half the time? Risk abuse in a Muslim-majority country by flouting their standards of modest dr...
June 1989 Pop Culture: Anthrax, Tiffany & Turtles
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wanted to: know what's in a lava lamp? Get Sassy to approve of your taste in music? Find out where Karen and Tiffany stand one year afte...
June 1989 Teen Life: Summer Jobs, Activists & Pimples On My Butt
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The June 1989 issue starts with a downbeat feature to end all downbeat features: first-person accounts from survivors of incestuous child abuse. Fortu...
May 1989 Slumber Party: Sleep, Skid Row & Psych!
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wanted to know how susceptible you may be to possibly developing an addiction to...anything? The May 1989 quiz -- Rate Your Addictabilit...
May 1989 Fashion Etc.: Blush, Stress & Split Ends
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Let's just say it's a May tradition to do a spread on day-glo swimsuits and a spread on white garments, because we got both of those in the May 1988 i...
May 1989 Pop Culture: Matthew, Deborah & Breathe
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The full complement of pop culture coverage returns for Sassy's May 1989 issue, PHEW. Following a What Now full of shrug items that read a lot like pl...
May 1989 Teen Life: Weightlifting, Shoplifting & What Guys Want
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're opening up a brand-new issue and discussing its Teen Life topics! What's it like to be a competitive weightlifter who is also female? Which camp...
Special: TV Commercials Of May 1989
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As poorly qualified as I am to uplift individuals and communities on a global scale to prescribe a course of action, I hope you will bear with me whil...
April 1989 Slumber Party: Nerds, Brainers & Epilady Disappointment
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Declining to submit ourselves to the literal vocabulary quiz in the April 1989 issue of Seventeen, we launch straight into your calls. What is it like...
April 1989 Fashion Etc.: Hats, Blurs & Swamp Swimsuits
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a slimmed-down Fashion (etc.) issue this month, but we still find plenty to yell about in the features. Why aren't any of the photos in "Going Fa...
April 1989 Pop Culture: Debbie Gibson, Tiffany & Peter DeLuise
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pop culture offerings are slimmed down this month -- everyone was tired after the big anniversary issue, perhaps! -- but there's still lots of What No...
April 1989 Teen Life: Spring Break, Cliques & Bra Sizes
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The April 1989 issue is a little stripped-down -- no fiction, no quiz -- but still gives us lots to chew on. Catherine's profile of Andi, a teen addic...
March 1989 Slumber Party: Accutane, Epilady & Popsicle Bras
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The March 1989 issue's quiz invited us to Rate [Our] Social Style, so we did -- and we were all a bit dismayed by the results that came back. Then we ...
March 1989 Fashion Etc.: Prom, Pool & Big, Beautiful Eyes
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your prom is going to be here before you know it, so the March issues of every magazine marketed to teen girls is going to be full of dress inspiratio...
March 1989 Pop Culture: Surfing, Beaches & Unprepared Interviewers
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If there's one thread that runs through nearly all the pop cultural coverage of the March 1989 issue, it's writers acting like preparation is for nerd...
March 1989 Teen Life: Shyness, New Orleans & Period Myths
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We spend a lot of time talking about what Tara was doing in March 1989 -- at band camp for what would be the last time -- and then it's another jokefe...
February 1989 Slumber Party: Alice, Change Rooms & Retainers
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After we take the confounding February 1989 quiz -- How Romantic Are You? -- and share our results, we dive into your latest calls, and they are doozi...
February 1989 Fashion Etc.: Flips, Clogs & Baths
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What looks did Sassy hope you would looooooove for Valentine's? Catalogue deliveries, mismatched prints, flipped hair, and Birkenstocks, for starters....
Special: Spot The Sassy
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are off for the holidays but bring you the Listen To Sassy x The Great American Pop Culture Quiz Show episode featuring three LTS listeners testing...
Special: Sassy Era TV Commercials
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's Christmas, so in lieu of a regular episode, we've filled your stocking with a whole stack of TV commercials from 1988 and 1989 -- because what's ...
February 1989 Pop Culture: DeLuise, Milano & LeBlanc
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While the reviews and What Now items educate us about peace signs and future druid Julian Cope, it's two real Italians and a fake one who get the most...
February 1989 Teen Life: Swimming, Braces & How To Tell If Someone Likes You
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
XXXOOO, says the February 1989 spine line, and the issue is full of Valentine's spirit...but first we need to talk about Christina's article on unhous...
January 1989 Slumber Party: Mom Breasts, Swear Loopholes & Period Bears
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our callers have a lot to say about our most recent episodes, including talking back to previous callers. The best way to shave legs? Setting makeup w...
Special: Prove How Well You Know Sassy
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We've carefully read 11 issues of Sassy so far, but how much information have we actually absorbed? For this special episode, Tara puts her co-hosts' ...
January 1989 Fashion Etc.: Menswear, Pajamas & The National Teen-Ager Foundation
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The holiday parties of late 1988 are behind us: time to hunker down for the long, long winter in pajamas and layered white leggings, sweaters, and sha...
January 1989 Pop Culture: Mary Stuart Masterson & Wacko Entertainment Poll Results
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The pop culture topics of the January 1989 issue cover a lot of ground, from a sad update on June 1988 child genius profile subject Adragon DeMello to...
January 1989 Teen Life: Tattoos, Teen Dads & The First-Ever Sassiest Girl In America
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
3, 2, 1, HAPPY NEW YEAR! It's 1989, and we're kicking off our coverage of the January issue by talking about its Teen Life topics. What's teen pregnan...
December 1988 Slumber Party: Honesty, New Jersey & Caboodles
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We hope you brought your sleeping bag because it's Slumber Party time! Your co-hosts share their results from the December 1988 quiz -- How Honest Are...
December 1988 Fashion Etc.: Marilyn, Layers & Spa Treatments
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The fashion (etc.) of the December 1988 issue features one spread inspired by the style of Marilyn Monroe, and another that shows you how to layer to ...
December 1988 Pop Culture: Tom Waits, Jason Bateman & R.E.M.’s Green
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Time to unwrap another holiday-season podcast, this time about the pop culture topics of the December 1988 issue! What Now serves up smog, some Sassy ...
December 1988 Teen Life: Smoking, Preachers & Persimmons
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for festive fun with the December 1988 issue, and that means...kicking off with a real bummer of a Catherine story about two teen preachers,...
November 1988 Slumber Party: Perfectionism, Australian Slang & Deborah Norville
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are You A Perfectionist? Only you can answer that for yourself (with Sassy's help); after you've finished completing the quiz, you can listen to your ...
November 1988 Fashion Etc.: Suede, Sunflowers & Scent
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's hard to know what the editors think their reader is doing in November 1988, based on the issue's fashion and style content. Is she dressing drabl...
November 1988 Pop Culture: Axl, Ricki & A Guy From INXS Who Is Not Michael Hutchence
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What Now? Or should we be pronouncing it "What NOW"? An extraordinarily salty Christina fills the two-page spread by denigrating Jane Wiedlin's animal...
November 1988 Teen Life: Sick Moms, Fighting Sisters & Virgins
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sassy is, of course, very proud of the work they did in their first few issues -- describing what readers' first sexual experiences might be like, dem...
October 1988 Slumber Party: Zits, Scams & Pens
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How Superstitious Are You? The October 1988 quiz helps us figure it out, but not all of us are happy with our results. Then we play some of your most ...
October 1988 Fashion Etc.: Coats, Beats & Hate Mail
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are you wearing in October 1988? Sassy wants to show you a lot of coats (which look good when accessorized with a boyfriend), a story inspired by...
October 1988 Pop Culture: Vibes, Dudes & Female Ones To Watch
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our coverage of October 1988's pop culture topics kicks off with a big announcement: we're on Patreon! And we've got lots of cool things planned for t...
October 1988 Teen Life: Fat Camp, Jelly Beans & Popcorn Lung
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our treat for October (as the spine line promises) is a brand-new issue, and we're starting things off by discussing its Teen Life topics! Catherine g...
September 1988 Slumber Party: Best Friends, Narc Facts & Office Supplies
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How Good A Best Friend Are You? We're not sure we totally agree with what ALL the options supposedly tell us, but we do share our results. Then it's t...
September 1988 Fashion Etc.: Fishing, Jean Jodhpurs & Unnecessary Accessories
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're dealing with the fashion, beauty, and magazine-y topics of the September 1988 issue, and not dealing with them well because the editors have giv...
September 1988 Pop Culture: Kevin Dillon, Amanda Peterson & Celebrity Style Fails
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is the POP CULTURE episode, not Fashion Etc., but given all the talk of hair, we'd get it if you got confused. As extensions! On arms! Stats abou...
September 1988 Teen Life: Racism, Boarding School & Talking Toes
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sassy's first back-to-school issue makes a few major missteps: a feature called "Living With Racism" whose white author relentlessly others her interv...
August 1988 Slumber Party: Guts, Cheese & Bathing Caps
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How gutsy are we? Gutsy enough to share our results from August 1988's "How Gutsy Are You?" quiz, and even to critique the framing of several question...
August 1988 Fashion: Sweaters, Denim & Smart Tartan
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Let's get fashionable, August 1988-style! It's time to start your back-to-school shopping, and you KNOW that means you're going to see a fashion story...
August 1988 Pop Culture: Lou Diamond Phillips, Guest Critics & Baby River Phoenix
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The pop culture coverage in the August 1988 issue is a bit slighter than we're used to, allowing us to get into nearly every bit of it. What Now tells...
August 1988 Teen Life: Death Row, Teacher Crushes & Boys On Makeup
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When we say the Teen Life topics of the August 1988 issue run the gamut, that is precisely what we mean. We're going to start with the story of the yo...
July 1988 Slumber Party: Eating Disorders, David Byrne & The Sassiest Girl
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We've vetted all your applications (and we thank each and every one of you who filled one out), and the time has come to announce OUR Sassiest Girl In...
July 1988 Fashion Etc.: Stripes, Curls & Looking Like A Skater
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While the July 1988 cover goes hard for American-flag style (...and, okay, so does Sassy Club), the rest of the fashion in this issue is not overly pa...
July 1988 Pop Culture: Dating Game, Aussie Bands & Cool Breezes
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our discussion of the pop culture topics in the July 1988 issue of Sassy turns into a wild ride, as Dave takes tough stances on overstuffed comic book...
July 1988 Teen Life: Queer Couples, Guys Not To Date & Outdoor Parties
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What was going on in Teen Life in the July 1988 issue? A LOT. First, Catherine profiles a pair of queer couples she and Jane met at a legendary LGBT d...
June 1988 Slumber Party: Glop, Snail Trails & Being Artistic
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The June 1988 quiz purported to calculate how artistic we are, but not all of your co-hosts are on board with the magazine's methodology -- though we ...
June 1988 Fashion Etc.: Hippies, Hat Crimes & A Hacked-Up Prom Dress
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking about the fashion and beauty of the June 1988 issue! Why is "My Backyard" in black-and-white, and did it make us less likely to covet th...
June 1988 Pop Culture: Celebrity Crushes, Ziggy Marley & Beetlejuice
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pop culture in June 1988: let's get into it! What Now serves up Weird Al (kind of), newlyweds "Leonard" Kravitz and Lisa Bonet, and beach book recomme...
June 1988 Teen Life: Geniuses, Breasts & Wheels
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The time will soon come (heh) when Sassy can no longer talk about such things, so get your fill (heh heh) of Karen's piece on getting turned on NOW. T...
May 1988 Slumber Party: Vanity, Threesomes & The Sassiest Girl In America
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How Vain Are You? The May 1988 quiz determined our rates (and yours) in a very scientific way! We hear from listeners about the quiz, vintage legwear,...
May 1988 Fashion Etc.: Beaches, Bathing Suits & Natural Beauty
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's about to be summer, which means it's time for us all to look at some swimsuits, photographed in a tropical locale (St. John in the Virgin Islands...
May 1988 Pop Culture: Swayze, Satisfaction & Four To Watch
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
May 1988 was a big one for pop culture: the airing of the St. Elsewhere series finale meant the dawning of the Tommy Westphall Universe! After discuss...
May 1988 Teen Life: Stripping, Kissing, Moms & Monster Stepdads
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sassy is not messing around with the Teen Life topics this month. You're getting the straight dope on PMS. You're getting a BRUTALLY detailed story ab...
April 1988 Slumber Party: Compatibility & Amtrak Bangs
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sassy's second quiz -- How Compatible Are You? -- had SOME of us asking a lot of questions about whether we had actually married the right person clos...
April 1988 Fashion Etc: Prom, Lipstick & Floral Crafts!
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Let's get to the fashion and beauty topics of the April 1988 issue! Want to know what to wear "holidaying"? To prom? On a first date? You're also goin...
April 1988 Pop Culture: Tiffany, Tom Hanson & Twisted Sister
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Weeeeeeeeell…it's the pop culture topics of the April 1988 issue! What Now covers the latest in Madonna's acting career, Corey Haim's love life, and...
April 1988 Teen Life: AIDS, Divorce & Dating A Rock Star
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're back to TEEN LIFE topics, now in the April 1988 issue! Christina Kelly gets a first-person account from a man whose friend died of AIDS as a ...
March 1988 Slumber Party: Competition & Baking Soda
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We took Sassy's very first quiz -- How Competitive Are You? -- and so can you! It's online and linked right here in the show notes. We each pick one q...
March 1988 Fashion Etc: Bandanas, The Boardwalk & Bugle Boy
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Once Tara and Pam have described the fashions they were sporting or coveting in March of 1988, we critique the cover, and then get into the fashion st...
March 1988 Pop Culture: Mack, Mallory & Iron Lad
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After flicking through Mackenzie Astin, Keith Coogan (yes, again), Married To The Mob, Tom Cruise, and more (Glemby) in What Now, it's on to the revie...
March 1988 Teen Life: Sex, Flirts & Tiaras
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're delving into the features and ephemera regarding TEEN LIFE in the March 1988 issue! Karen Catchpole dares to be frank on the matter of "Losi...