https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pop-culture-diary--6742065enEntertainment NewsPaige Elmorehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1c79eb78939711e936dfef082065c964.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pop-culture-diary--6742065Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:19:40 +0000Paige ElmorePaige Elmorethepopculturediary@gmail.comOpen up The Pop Culture Diary! We’re going to flip through the pages of trends, gossip, and throwbacks. This is your time capsule for all things 80s to the 2010s. We're revisiting the pop culture moments that had us hooked: the scandals, the...falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/7-1984-part-iii-joystick-dreams-and-toy-store-nightmares--68374196


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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Joe:_A_Real_American_Hero 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68374196Sat, 01 Nov 2025 03:50:08 +0000Paige ElmoreArcades buzzed, robots and bears talked, computers were making their way into classrooms, and a lot of parents were in panic mode. In 1984, technology and toys didn’t just entertain us, they tested us! Were we the players… or were we we already being...


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  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68260375Fri, 24 Oct 2025 23:55:07 +0000Paige ElmoreOh, 1984… when Madonna scandalized the VMAs, Vanessa Williams lost her crown, Lionel Richie’s love life made as many headlines as his hits, and much more. Fame was messy, loud, wild, sometimes tragic, and definitely impossible to ignore. Let’s get...
  
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    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68096140Sat, 11 Oct 2025 00:23:21 +0000Paige ElmoreWelcome to part one of 1984! Let’s go through everything from the politics of fear and the excitement of the movie theaters packed with Ghostbusters, The Terminator, Indiana Jones, and more. On TV, The Cosby Show marked its spot in sitcom history and...
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    ]]>30031980s,britain,cartoons,cosbyshow,ethiopia,events,famine,ghostbusters,headlines,history,india,karatekid,losangeles,news,olympics,politics,russia,unitedkingdom,ussr,worldfalse15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/4-1983-cabbage-patch-riots-mtv-rules-and-michael-jackson-s-moonwalk--68007731
    
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    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68007731Sat, 04 Oct 2025 04:10:45 +0000Paige ElmoreImagine a year where shoppers brawled over dolls, a pop icon moonwalked into history, and the very first mobile phone cost nearly $4,000. That was 1983. But beneath the shoulder pads that were still going strong, there were scandals that rocked...
    
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    ]]>39171980s,80s,carriefisher,dance,eddiemurphy,familyties,johndelorean,kitt,knightrider,michaeljackson,mtv,newwave,preppy,punk,returnofthejedi,richardpryor,rockandroll,saturdaynightlive,snl,starwarsfalse14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/3-1982-e-t-phones-home-jackson-breaks-records-and-gossip-never-sleeps--67916226
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    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67916226Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:40:02 +0000Paige Elmore1982 was a year dripping with drama. From Princess Diana giving birth under the world’s watchful eye to Hollywood couples burning hot in the tabloids, gossip was everywhere…and we were eating it up. Music, movies, fashion, and scandals collided in a...
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    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1981 
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    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67912472Fri, 26 Sep 2025 23:55:07 +0000Paige ElmoreIn 1981, the world was restless. Style was bold, music was fierce, and scandal followed the stars like a shadow. Behind every hit song and fashion trend was drama, obsession, and the hunger for more. From the charts to the tabloids and the runway to...
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    ]]>26631981,80s,acdc,assassination,billboard,blondie,dynasty,iran,iraq,lionelrichie,nancyreagan,politics,princessdiana,reagan,reospeedwagon,ronaldreagan,saturdaynightlive,snl,styx,warfalse12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1-1980-wars-walkmans-and-who-killed-j-r--67904203
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    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67904203Fri, 26 Sep 2025 23:55:07 +0000Paige ElmoreWelcome to the very first entry of The Pop Culture Diary! 1980 was a year that simply refused to be boring. A President was elected, volcanoes erupted, and one of the world’s most beloved musicians was taken too soon. Meanwhile, fashion decided bigger...
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    • https://www.capture.com/blogs/insights/what-was-popular-in-the-80s
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    ]]>14241980,1980s,80shair,80smovies,80smusic,fashion,games,gaming,hairbands,history,movies,music,nostalgia,popculture,rockbands,sitcoms,television,toys,tvshows,videogamesfalse11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/welcome-to-the-pop-culture-diary--67832040This podcast will be broken up into many seasons to cover all the pop culture moments that had us hooked: the neon fashions, blockbuster movies, chart-topping hits, celebrity scandals, and the toys we couldn’t live without. From 1980 to 2020, if it made us laugh, cry, or gossip… it’s in the diary!
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    Season 1 begins on September 26th!
    
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    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67832040Sat, 20 Sep 2025 16:44:01 +0000Paige ElmoreWelcome to The Pop Culture Diary where we will talk trends, gossip, and throwbacks! This podcast will be broken up into many seasons to cover all the pop culture moments that had us hooked: the neon fashions, blockbuster movies, chart-topping hits,...This podcast will be broken up into many seasons to cover all the pop culture moments that had us hooked: the neon fashions, blockbuster movies, chart-topping hits, celebrity scandals, and the toys we couldn’t live without. From 1980 to 2020, if it made us laugh, cry, or gossip… it’s in the diary!
    So get ready to flip back the pages, and relive the fads, the drama, and the moments that shaped a generation.
    
    Season 1 begins on September 26th!
    
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