Is there a cultural moment from your past that looks different in retrospect? Maybe it’s a scandalous tabloid story seared into your... more
Since we originally published this episode in May 2024, there has been significant developments for Lyle and Erik Menendez, brothers... more
When Madonna performed “Like A Virgin'' at the first MTV Video Music Awards in 1984, she scandalized the audience and... more
In 1984, a relatively unknown 26-year old Madonna appeared at the first MTV Video Music Awards. Dressed like a rock... more
Girl dinner. Hot girl walks. Weird girls. Clean girls. Rat girls. Snail girls. Everywhere we look, it seems, a certain... more
Lyle and Erik Menendez, two Beverly Hills brothers, were convicted of murdering their parents in a tabloid case that captivated... more
Hanging out with Monica Lewinsky for her first profile in a decade. Booking Jessica Simpson for a weight loss reveal... more
She made history as the first Black Miss America, then dramatically lost her crown in a scandal that would see... more
You may know her as the Grammy-nominated singer, or for playing the cunning and iconic Wilhelmina Slater on “Ugly Betty.”... more
In 1991, America’s sweetheart Sally Field starred in a movie about an American woman’s desperate escape from her abusive Iranian... more
As we revealed in part one, the 2007 Rutgers women’s basketball team was having a Cinderella season when radio host... more
Long before Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese were shattering records and making national headlines, there was the 2007 Rutgers team.... more
For a certain generation of girls, the trading of lip gloss was akin to sharing secrets — there was hierarchy,... more
It was the iconic and irreverent magazine that shaped a generation of 90s girls, teaching them about pop culture, fashion... more
You asked, we answered! In this episode, Jess & Susie take a trip down memory lane — responding to “in... more
Exactly 25 years ago, the blockbuster teen comedy “American Pie” launched the term “MILF” into the stratosphere — that is,... more
And what does that even mean? In this episode, Susie and Jess unpack how ageism has been used to diminish... more
What did a generation of strivers learn about what it means to get ahead from “The Devil Wears Prada”? Was... more
How do you turn the classic raunchy teen comedy on its head? Emma Seligman, writer and director of the critically... more
In part one, Jess and Susie revisited a famous episode of The Golden Girls, in which Blanche mistakes the word... more
“Not ‘Lebanese,’ Blanche. Lesbian!” The line originated on The Golden Girls in 1986, after a lesbian friend of Dorothy’s came... more
What did a generation of strivers learn about what it means to get ahead from “The Devil Wears Prada”? Was Miranda Priestly,... more