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Listen To Sassy: Life In The 90s

Tara Ariano, Pamela Ribon and David T. Cole

From 1988-1994, Sassy was the coolest magazine going for Gen-X teens. Celebrate that golden time by joining Tara Ariano, Pamela Ribon and David T. Cole for a deep dive into every one of its 80 glorious issues and remember what it was like hanging out with Jane, Christina, Catherine, Karen, and the whole crew, learning What Now, What Next, and so much more!

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26:55

July 1991 Pop Culture: Chapterhouse, Jamie Walters &...

Listen To Sassy: Life In The 90s ·

2025/12/23

It's summer, and everyone at Sassy is already too hot to work. Christina admits that What Now is kind of a flop -- she's even a month late mentioning Ian Svenonius's birthday! (It's June 1, in case you also want to mark your calendar for the most important event of the year.) One To Watch Jamie Walters, we can now agree, burned bright in his moment, but that his moment did not last long. And then the staff just foregoes Watch It, Listen Up, AND an entertainment feature, instead assembling an insert

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49:31

July 1991 Teen Life: Hamburger U, Girls' Self-Esteem...

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2025/12/09

The editors use an antique slur (sadly surging back to popularity) to describe a contributor's mentally handicapped sister, but let's not focus on that when the piece -- especially the photos it's built around -- is thoughtful and sensitive. Then, we can move on to why and how to dump a guy; no, taking you to the library isn't one of the reasons, though it does come up. Mike reports from the McDonald's training institute Hamburger University, where the sight of students and instructors actually

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54:38

June 1991 Fashion Etc.: Bikinis, Bandana Prints & The...

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2025/11/25

Just in case you haven't already picked out every bathing suit you're going to need for the summer of 1991, Sassy's bringing you one more fashion story on bikinis. Hope you like the way Bronwyn models them because there's very little variation in her poses! The issue also covers vaguely pan-Latin American looks, some kind of fairy tale beauty story, bandana and patchwork-y prints, and how to keep the sun's harmful rays off your precious skin. Sure, a deep tan sounds good now, but someday you'll be

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33:47

June 1991 Pop Culture: River, Noni & Munchkin Cats

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2025/11/11

Is "rotted" cooler slang than "rotten"? How "monotone" can Beat Happening's lead vocalist actually be? How does Christina rate the relative cuteness of Aleka's Attic, River Phoenix's band? Has the time come for a Toy Soldiers remake? Is it acceptable to call Winona Ryder "Noni"? These are but a few of the questions we answer in the June 1991 Pop Culture episode. We also have a few about Alek Keshishian, but he...probably shouldn't listen. You, however? You definitely should.QUICK LINKS 🗒 Full

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43:20

June 1991 Teen Life: Chilling Out, Quitting Church &...

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2025/10/28

Well, there's no way around it: the very first feature is about Black activism, written by a white author (Kim) who gets no help from her editor on how not to sound tone-deaf as she describes being judged by the color of her skin or feeling unwelcome in Black spaces. So let's quickly dispense with it and move on to the rest. Karen finds three couples to talk about their couplehood. Amy Turner -- who checks in from the present day, because she's Pam's friend IRL -- visits Antarctica. Everyone on

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38:18

May 1991 Slumber Party: Bores, The Doors & Body Horrors

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2025/10/14

Sassy's May 1991 quiz dares you to determine whether you're a big fat bore...but it could be that this is a more stressful prospect for a teenager than for a middle-aged person who's come to terms with liking TV and Cheetos. After comparing our own results, we move on to some of your latest calls on topics like how a recent vest makeover project worked out in real life, pro tips on Kool-Aid hair dye, gross things the male body is prone to, and much much more. Hit pause on The Doors and

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52:20

May 1991 Fashion Etc.: Outside, Blue & Tutti-Frutti...

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2025/09/30

School's about to end for summer, and Sassy is ready. It's got plaids for the bocce court. It's got swimsuits for...swimming. It's got tips for changing your hair color with a beverage........again. And it's got tons of historic inspiration if you want to make a BIG change to your look. It's also faking the news a little bit and of COURSE Neill is the offender there. Post up by the pool (indoors if you're not in a tropical zone) to hear about all this and tons more!QUICK LINKS 🗒 Full episode

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30:33

May 1991 Pop Culture: John Leguizamo, Balthazar Getty...

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2025/09/16

Pam is on assignment, but Dave and Tara are bravely carrying on without her. What Now brings us such items as the first news blurb Tara probably ever saw about the Texas mom who came up with a murder-for-hire scheme to advance her 13-year-old daughter's cheerleading career to the 1,000,000th update on reigning Sassiest Boy In America Ian Svenonius (LET IT END). Jane admits she can't be objective about R.E.M. generally and Out Of Time specifically, but at least she's right! The Doors is a five-dot

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46:07

May 1991 Teen Life: AIDS, Invisibility & Galactorrhea

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2025/09/02

It's May 1991, and Sassy knows exactly what your mom wants most for Mother's Day: you following her around the house quoting statistics about how bad school sucks in this country! When she tells you to give it a rest, you can learn about Kim Frey, a young woman living with HIV, or why you should consider making friends with boys. (It's not because they have amazing answers to the What He Said question about what they'd do if they were invisible, that's for sure.) Also: hay fever, plants, vitamins,

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31:34

April 1991 Slumber Party: Landlines, Rompers & Wild...

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2025/08/12

With Pam out handling a family emergency (everything's okay now!), Dave and Tara bravely handle the Slumber Party on their own. After sharing their results from the "Are You Parent-Tolerant?" quiz, it's on to your calls: one serious one about Pam's massage story, then a lot of silly ones about: other places spooge has unexpectedly appeared; what to try if your nails are weak; that vulnerable feeling when you're wearing a romper and have to pee; and a TRULY horrifying tale of a restaurant trip gone

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54:40

April 1991 Fashion Etc.: Tights, Sun-In & Bloomers,...

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2025/07/29

It's spring...but summer is just around the corner. Start dressing for summer in holiday-ready gingham and all white eyelet everything! We get a moment-by-moment report on the process of shooting a Sassy cover, starting with the model's birth. (No: seriously.) The staff is trying tights, ruining a scarf, moving offices, and so much more. Pull up your bloomers and listen!QUICK LINKS 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our website 🖼️ Check out this episode's Visual Aids ☎️

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30:37

April 1991 Pop Culture: Susanna Hoffs, A Baby In A...

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2025/07/15

Whose voice is described in this month's Listen Up as "vomity"? It's sure not Sting because Catherine CANNOT be objective about him. It's also not Debbie Gibson protégé Chris Cuevas, though we do have a lot of opinions about the little photo of him we get in What Now. We also discuss whether L.A. Story is still worth seeing and whether it includes a baby in a basket on the side of the freeway; rate the tracks on R.E.M.'s Out Of Time; and wonder whether Christina's piece on why going backstage at a

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56:11

April 1991 Teen Life: Sneezes, Horses & A Saggy Old Mom

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2025/07/01

The April 1991 issue lulls you into a false sense of complacency by burying its biggest bummer feature in the middle of the island, but then there it is: "They're Shooting Horses." DAMN, KAREN! (Spoiler: this is a problem the U.S. government still hasn't solved -- hope you were sitting down to read this.) Around it, we get Christina's embedded report from a Black debutante ball in Georgia; Margie's mini-profiles of 5 people in cool and important jobs, What He Said about dating an unpopular girl, It

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45:14

March 1991 Slumber Party: Technology, Cuticles &...

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2025/06/17

Are you a techno head? In 1991, that meant "Do you know how a computer works?" but also possibly "Can you drive stick?" This quiz is trouble and we've got objections. We've got NO objections to your latest calls about The Grateful Dead, looking like Ben Seaver, The Bridge On The River Kwai, and (of course) cuticles. March on in and listen!QUICK LINKS 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our website 🖼️ Check out this episode's Visual Aids ☎️ Call The Hotline! Leave your

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68:55

March 1991 Fashion Etc.: Prom, Rompers & Cuticles

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2025/06/03

It's March, and that means it's time to start morbidly obsessing on prom, up to and including having a dress rehearsal five days out. All the frippery that fills the special pull-out prom insert feels very un-Sassy, so we hope sponsor Tampax at least paid a truckload of money for both that and a half-reassuring, half-fear mongering insert about periods. (No, your tampon can't get lost inside you...but then again why would they even bring it up unless MAYBE IT COULD?!) Elsewhere, there are tips on

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39:11

March 1991 Pop Culture: Hair, Gossip & The Replacements

Listen To Sassy: Life In The 90s ·

2025/05/20

Pam came to the taping with less than one hour to spare before she had to leave to see a movie, so we had NO time to waste getting through this episode's many pop culture topics. Perry Farrell cutting a bathroom line! How much of The Godfather Part III we've seen and/or is worth seeing! Neill's latest crappy review! Who The Replacements are and also who they are not! HURRY UP AND LISTEN, PAM'S GOTTA GOQUICK LINKS 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our website 🖼️ Check

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50:08

March 1991 Teen Life: Men, Bread & Trains

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2025/05/06

Sassy launched with the March 1988 issue and here we are in 1991, watching our friend turn 3! And if we were reading the issue in order, this would probably be a cool, fun party, but since we're starting with the Teen Life topics...the first feature is about a rape on campus at the University of Rhode Island that, spoiler, did not have a happy ending for the survivor. After that piece, things lighten up: Jessica revisits her old job as a substitute teacher. Christina collects a (somewhat

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42:44

February 1991 Slumber Party: Highlights, Woody's & Dinks

Listen To Sassy: Life In The 90s ·

2025/04/22

The February 1991 quiz -- How Good Are You In A Pinch? -- has us all doing a little introspection and a lot of complaining about the "d" options that aren't available. (As for Pam's husband Jason's score...well, listen and find out.) Then we're playing some of your latest calls on such topics as at-home highlight kits, turning into the Target lady upon injury, how much we miss catalogs and pleasant department store bathrooms -- and, of course, dinks. At least some of this will make sense when you

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57:34

February 1991 Fashion Etc.: Flowers, Hearts & The...

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2025/04/08

Pam is still out on assignment, so it's just Dave and Tara this week to talk about all the style contained in the February 1991 issue. Dress in florals, or straight out of a mall store! Dye your hair, for a while or forever! Annoy everyone you know by going overboard with a heart motif! DON'T buy the sketchy products advertised at the back of the issue -- let Karen tell you precisely why! And above all, when you're applying mascara, OPEN YOUR MOUTH. All of this and much much more awaits you in our

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42:47

February 1991 Pop Culture: Spam, Zines & The Worst...

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2025/03/25

Our very special guest Daniel Blau Rogge is back for another episode that really runs the gamut: from Evan Dando to Roky Erickson; from Edward Scissorhands to Hannibal Lecter; to a punk skateboarder who couldn't return a damn phone call; and to a dance lesson conveyed through printed words and still photographs, which is how we had to learn things before online video came along to improve our lives (...sometimes). Fry yourself up some spam and listen!QUICK LINKS 🗒 Full episode notes can be found

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