This week, Mandy and Rob dive into a sublime trio of TOTC era music documentaries covering TLC, Duran Duran, and the incredible story behind the making of 1985's star-studded, ultra-classic charity single "We Are the World"! We've also got our TOTC Picks of the Week!

Hosts: Mandy Heaps and Rob Vera

Topic Links:

TLC Forever: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13220796/
Duran Duran--There's Something You Should Know: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8638750/
The Greatest Night In Pop: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30796448/

TOTC Picks of the Week Links:

How ‘Go,’ the Wildest, Druggiest, Horniest Cult Movie of 1999 Got Made (And Almost Didn't): https://www.gq.com/story/how-the-craziest-cult-movie-of-1999-got-made

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The TOTC Podcast is BACK for 2024 with a grab bag episode on the movies/music/TV consumed over the break! This week, we pine for the days of long TV seasons, talk En Vogue’s masterpiece Funky Divas, review The Iron Claw, argue the merits of Mystic River and much more!

Hosts: Mandy Heaps and Rob Vera

Topic Links:
"Can we PLEASE bring back TV seasons with 20-plus episodes?" by Kayleigh Dray: https://www.avclub.com/bring-back-the-20-plus-episode-tv-season-1851018940

Funky Divas by En Vogue:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7d2qNq4zap02SoWdvr0caA?si=8_ucltwET9ioFtbao47sCw
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/funky-divas/414127599

The Iron Claw (2023): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21064584/
Mystic River (2003): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327056/
30 Days of Night (2007): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389722/
Pontypool (2008): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226681/


TOTC Picks of the Week Links
Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow: https://a.co/d/b442Dvd
Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America by Abraham Riesman: https://a.co/d/6DJkJAH

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This week's episode is a holly jolly celebration of some of our favorite songs, TV episodes and movies of the 80s, 90s and 2000s featuring prime holiday content from Buffy, 90210, Living Single, Seinfeld, Babes in Toyland, Scrooged, Die Hard, Kurtis Blow, The Waitresses and more! Rob and Mandy opine on everything from the very special holiday episode TV template of the 90s to the magic of a young Drew Barrymore and Keanu Reeves doing a bizarro holiday TV movie and they explain why a certain Santa slasher movie sequel has captured their hearts. It's a large and in charge episode chock full of holiday picks on picks on picks--TOTC's big shiny gift to you!

Hosts: Mandy Heaps and Rob Vera

TOTC Pod Holiday Music Picks 2023 Mini Playlist (links below)
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/totc-pod-holiday-music-picks-2023/pl.u-YGgJmFxaroA3
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2K1wQbIsvh8TIDTbVUWX5V?si=e00tlL4DTKC3RYAqvsBKGg&pi=u-fm8CnWrlSkW9

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This week, Mandy and Rob are joined by friend and fellow film lover Chris White to take a deep dive into the classic 1995 Michael Mann crime drama, Heat. The gang discusses what makes this particular film transcendent, what makes a great heist film work, casting, other favorites of the era and--as always--there are plenty of non-sequiturs. We've also got our TOTC Picks of the Week including a couple classic 90s albums and a movie that we're into at the moment starring Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox and...Little Richard?

Hosts: Mandy Heaps and Rob Vera
Guest: Chris White

TOTC Picks of the Week Links
Unplugged by Alice in Chains (1996): https://open.spotify.com/album/5PdgIAHzwDvTZRjIGSQGtN?si=ZJyRlLPDSH6AHczISajrSQ
Retrospective by Red House Painters (1999): https://open.spotify.com/album/6huPju7fr9JgQkY6oizF2C?si=z7oEysnrT3ejV4LTPMGpFQ
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123324/

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Welcome to the Turn of the Century Podcast with your hosts Rob and Mandy! This first episode is all about explaining what the hell we're doing here, our love for the 80s/90s/00s and all that that implies as well as a little bit about what you can expect on the journey ahead!

Hosts: Mandy Heaps and Rob Vera

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This is Rob Vera, host of the all-new Turn of the Century podcast!nJoin me and my guests each episode for conversations that don’t suck about the weird and wonderful world of music, movies, television and more from our favorite pop culture era ever—the 80s, 90s and 2000s. What was Madonna’s best era? Is Heat the greatest heist film ever? Did the WB ruin an entire generation of teenagers? We’ll laugh, we’ll argue—maybe even cry a little bit—Turn of the Century will cover the art, the icons, and events that changed the world forever. Follow and Subscribe RIGHT NOW wherever you get your podcasts. Episode 1 drops this October!

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