December 1989 Pop Culture: Billy, Björk & Trixie
Mar 07, 2023, 10:00 AM
Roseanne and Cher are just two women of a certain age SAVAGED in this issue!
The pop culture topics of the December 1989/January 1990 issue fall into a few clear categories. Want to learn about age-appropriate boys? There are What Now items on Fred Savage and Jared Rushton. Want to get confused by feelings of horniness for unbelievably hot men? There's a shirtless Patrick Swayze and Billy Wirth, the latter apparently One To Watch. Want to be really mean about people who are wealthier and more powerful than you will ever be? There's a swipe at Cher for being old (at 43), and a WHOLE bunch of snark in the results of the entertainment poll -- including the magazine's editors snarking at YOU and your choices! We, however, think you're just great, so listen to what we have to say about all of the above, and more!
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TOPICS
🎧 It Is December 1989
🎧 What Now
🎧 Listen Up
🎧 One To Watch: Billy Wirth
🎧 Feature: Your Most Beloved And Despised Stars, TV Shows, Music And Movies
🎧 Feature: Natalie Merchant Can Get Cranky
🎧 Goodbye For Now
NOTES
⚠️ Inline notes below may be truncated due to podcast feed character limits. Full notes are always on the episode page.
🪦 Jeff Ballard obituary at Variety
🎮 Players review at Variety
🗑️ Esports.gg report on Players getting cancelled and removed from Paramount+
🤦🏻♂️ "Fred Savage denies allegations of misconduct after Wonder Years firing" at NBCNews.com
🤨 "What Really Happened With Fred Savage on The Wonder Years" at The Hollywood Reporter
🥀 "50 Wildest Guns N' Roses Moments" at RollingStone.com
🌎 R.E.M.'s "Dark Globe" on Discogs.com
🎶 "Dark Globe" on YouTube
🖕 "That oughta hold the little SOBs" reaction at Frinkiac.com
🪓 A Cry In The Wild on YouTube
👩🚀 List of MTV News personalities on Wikipedia
🎧 The December 1989/January 1990 mixtape on Spotify
🎷 "The True Story of The Lost Boys' Sax Man" on Gizmodo.com
🪖 War Party movie poster
🇺🇸 Billy Wirth on American Gladiators on YouTube
📷 Billy Wirth on Instagram
🪳 Andrew Roachford on Wikipedia
🍷 Port Wine Stain information at MountSinai.org
📷 Dana Trixie Flynn on Instagram
📻 NewsRadio S03.E01 "President" on Prime Video
😴 Natalie Merchant's children's book, Leave Your Sleep
🌴 The Again With This podcast website
🍆 My Year Of Dicks on Hulu (until March 17)
🧘♀️ Laughing Lotus
QUICK LINKS
🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on ListenToSassy.com
🖼️ View select scans from this issue in this episode's Visual Aids
☎️ Call The Hotline! Leave your questions, comments and Sassy stories on the hotline at 720-SASSY-GO or record directly on our site
🐦 @ListenToSassy on Twitter
📷 @ListenToSassy on Instagram
🧑💻 Visit our website ListenToSassy.com
🛍️ Shop the LTS Store
JOIN THE LTS CLUB AND GET THE GOODIES
📖 Full cover-to-cover magazine PDFs
💬 Chat with us and your fellow listeners on Discord
🐣 Get episodes earlier than the general public
👀 Monthly watch-alongs of Sassy-era movies and TV specials
🚫 Ad free episodes with chapter markers
👚 Merch discounts and free stickers
🤩 Join the Listen To Sassy Club today!
TOPICS
🎧 It Is December 1989
🎧 What Now
🎧 Listen Up
🎧 One To Watch: Billy Wirth
🎧 Feature: Your Most Beloved And Despised Stars, TV Shows, Music And Movies
🎧 Feature: Natalie Merchant Can Get Cranky
🎧 Goodbye For Now
NOTES
⚠️ Inline notes below may be truncated due to podcast feed character limits. Full notes are always on the episode page.
🪦 Jeff Ballard obituary at Variety
🎮 Players review at Variety
🗑️ Esports.gg report on Players getting cancelled and removed from Paramount+
🤦🏻♂️ "Fred Savage denies allegations of misconduct after Wonder Years firing" at NBCNews.com
🤨 "What Really Happened With Fred Savage on The Wonder Years" at The Hollywood Reporter
🥀 "50 Wildest Guns N' Roses Moments" at RollingStone.com
🌎 R.E.M.'s "Dark Globe" on Discogs.com
🎶 "Dark Globe" on YouTube
🖕 "That oughta hold the little SOBs" reaction at Frinkiac.com
🪓 A Cry In The Wild on YouTube
👩🚀 List of MTV News personalities on Wikipedia
🎧 The December 1989/January 1990 mixtape on Spotify
🎷 "The True Story of The Lost Boys' Sax Man" on Gizmodo.com
🪖 War Party movie poster
🇺🇸 Billy Wirth on American Gladiators on YouTube
📷 Billy Wirth on Instagram
🪳 Andrew Roachford on Wikipedia
🍷 Port Wine Stain information at MountSinai.org
📷 Dana Trixie Flynn on Instagram
📻 NewsRadio S03.E01 "President" on Prime Video
😴 Natalie Merchant's children's book, Leave Your Sleep
🌴 The Again With This podcast website
🍆 My Year Of Dicks on Hulu (until March 17)
🧘♀️ Laughing Lotus