If you're a longtime Latchkey Kids listener like Cousin Jana, you already know all about Mikey, the sweet little Miniature Schnauzer that loved nothing more than spinning around in a pillowcase and then eating French fries in the back of the car. For Aaron and Dr. Amy, Mikey was our very own "party animal" Spuds MacKenzie! Learn all about famous pets of the 1980s on this episode and PLEASE take a moment to add a photo of your beloved pet in the comments below!
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Episode 147: Gilligan's Island
We latchkey kids have SO MANY QUESTIONS about the hit 1960s TV show "Gilligan's Island," which we watched religiously all through the 80s thanks to the miracle of reruns. For instance, if the castaways could make coconut cream pies and build elaborate huts, why on earth could they not just patch the hole in the SS Minnow?! And, it's a three-hour tour, right? So why do the Howells have a foot locker full of cash, and why is Ginger wearing a sequin-studded evening gown? Let's get to the bottom of "Gilligan's Island," shall we? And maybe we'll find out if the seven castaways ever made it off the island.
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Episode 146: Celebrity Spotlight: Prince
Dearly beloved, where were you when you first heard the eternal, genre-bending music of Prince? Aaron remembers where he was: sitting in the bleachers at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, watching a semi-pro Arizona Wranglers football game. In that hazy, sun-parched environment, where the air hung heavy with the aroma of hot dogs, young Aaron first asked himself the question, "In 1999, are we REALLY gonna party like it's 1999?" Shortly thereafter, little Aaron, along with the rest of the world, was hit with the phenomenon that was "Purple Rain," a classic film and album that both shot to #1 on the charts. Join us this week as we take a look back at the incredible career of the one and only Prince.
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Episode 145: The Muppets
From the brilliant mind of the legendary Jim Henson, our childhood was filled with the zany and hilarious antics of the Muppet gang, who graced many a TV and movie screen in the 1970s and 80s. Did you have a favorite Muppet? Which member of the house band was the coolest? And how healthy was Kermit's relationship with Miss Piggy, really?
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Episode 144: Crime Spectacular, Part 3: Moral Panics
Are you concerned about Satan worshippers corrupting the nation's youth? How about communists who have infiltrated the government? Or suit-wearing, scooter-riding "mods" who are starting violent brawls with the ne'er-do-well "rockers?" If these scary scenarios get your blood pumping, you would've LOVED all the moral panics of the 1980s! Learn all about it on this episode of The Latchkey Kids.
Relive the magic of growing up in the American suburbs during the 1980s with siblings Aaron Selbig and Dr. Amy Besler. Every week, Aaron and Amy shine a spotlight on cultural artifacts from the era while processing what it was truly like to grow up a latchkey kid. And maybe they'll talk about their parents' divorce. Things could get weird.
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