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Three friends talk about the pop culture that made them who they are, and continues to impact them today.

Juliana, Rebecca, and Jen


    • May 2, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 34m AVG DURATION
    • 53 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Tip Up Your Cup and Turn the Podcast Up

    Big Fun: Heathers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 98:04


    Grab your red scrunch and shoulder pads - it's time to play some lawn games. Who will reign as the HHIC (Head Heather in Charge)? Join the ladies for one last episode before an indefinite hiatus as they revisit the 1989 black comedy, Heathers. 

    My Own Whole: Hedwig and the Angry Inch

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 92:51


    Put on your make-up, turn on the tape deck, and pull the wig back on your head - suddenly you're enveloped in punk rock chords, truly unique animations, and a boatload of glitter. Tip up some rainwater and Everclear and get to know the internationally ignored song stylist. Join the ladies as they revisit the 2001 musical dramedy, Hedwig and the Angry Inch. 

    For Jeff: Rudy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 80:33


    Feeling not quite good enough? Have the body of a lamb, but the heart of a lion? Don't give up. Follow your dream til they chant your name! Join the ladies as they revisit the 1993 biographical sports film, Rudy. 

    Cinde-f*ckin-rella: Pretty Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 109:27


    Thigh high boots or opera gloves - either one will do. Jump in the Lotus and head over to the Reg Bev Wil to witness the iconic fairytale (and/or problematic relationship) between Edward and Vivian. Welcome to Hollywood! What's your dream? Join the ladies as they revisit the 1990 romantic comedy, Pretty Woman. 

    Go Now, Go: My So-Called Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 125:37


    It's the ultimate love fest for the show that defines Generation Catalano. Don your flannel, tip up some Dr. Allen's Ginger Flavored Brandy, and turn up that Buffalo Tom. Join the ladies as they revisit the iconic 90s television show, My So-Called Life. 

    What's with Today, Today?: Empire Records

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 98:23


    Time to 'Damn the Man' and bake your special brownies. Grab your shortest skirt and combat boots - it's Rex Manning Day! Live out your teenage dream - or nightmare? - with the staff of the most drama filled music store on earth. Join the ladies as they revisit the 1995 coming of age dramedy, Empire Records. 

    F*ck-A-Doodle-Doo: Derry Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 102:31


    Throw on your Catholic school uniform, grab your Cranberries CD, and hide your diary. Time to delve into some Irish history, piss off some nuns, and embrace your inner Derry Girl! The ladies discuss the first two seasons of the outstanding comedy, Derry Girls, currently airing on Netflix. 

    To Love and Be Loved: Untamed Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 103:44


    Grab your tissues and your dog with no name. Melt your eyeliner and tease your hair. Will the ladies find light and love through the darkness or is hater nation in full effect? It's a tale of a very strange, enchanted boy and the girl he saved. Join the ladies as they revisit the 1993 romantic drama, Untamed Heart. 

    Wease on the Grindage: Encino Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 91:37


    Throw all logic out the window and grab your Pauly Shore dictionary. Cave men are among us, and they are so totally crusty. Some pump - and some slump - in this quintessential 90s romp through the mindlessly silly. Yet, there is still so much to unpack. Join the ladies as they revisit the 1992 comedy, Encino Man. 

    Vegas, Baby: Swingers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 94:38


    Time to leave your stuffy apartment and hit the bars. Will it be a Mike night or an Efron night? Only the beautiful babies know. Hope you know how to swing dance and remembered to bring the club for your k-car. The ladies are so money and they don't even know it as they revisit the 1996 cult classic dramedy, Swingers. 

    Legit Dead: Romeo and Juliet

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 103:14


    In fair Verona Beach, where we lay our scene: 90s heartthrobs, fast cars, vivid colors, sacred hearts, platform boots, romance, death, and trippin balls! Join the ladies as they revisit the the 1996 romantic drama, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. 

    Teen Spirit: 90s Rock

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 112:34


    Come as you are, throw on your flannel, and turn on MTV. It was the era of mysterious, beautiful frontmen - bad ass, inspirational women - and dark, thought-provoking, unforgettable music. Join the ladies as they each reveal their Top 10 Rock songs from the 1990s (with some necessary honorable mentions!). 

    For Reggie: The Warriors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 120:38


    Listeners, come out to play-ay! Grab your spray paint, jump the turnstile, and do your best to honor the truce. The odyssey from the Bronx to Coney Island is filled with twists, turns, track fires, face paint, and roller skates. It's a surreal, iconic journey through NYC. Join the ladies as they revisit the 1979 cult classic, The Warriors. 

    Iconic: Say Anything...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 104:26


    How many times can the word iconic be used in one podcast episode? You may lose count. You MUST chill, stay away from Joe, jump in the Malibu, grab your pen to write that love letter, and decide: What's your boombox song? Guys, it's time to talk about the one and only Lloyd mothaeffin Dobler. Join the ladies as they revisit the 1989 romantic dramedy, Say Anything...

    Come With Me If You Want To Live: The Terminator

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 95:31


    The ladies are BACK (wink) with thoughts on the robot apocalypse, what makes a hero, and the evolution of special effects. It's a celebration of the 80s aesthetic, personal awakenings, and all the nooks and crannies. Join the ladies as they revisit the 1984 science fiction action film, The Terminator. 

    Only the Good Notes: The Holiday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 96:19


    Step out of your comfort zone and let the Santa Ana winds and English countryside bring change, love, and new beginnings. Discover your personal musical score and inner movie trailer voice while enjoying this love letter to cinema and becoming the leading role in your own life. Join the ladies as they revisit the 2006 romantic comedy, The Holiday. 

    Yes, but, Not Really: When Harry Met Sally...

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 107:09


    Grab your rolodex of single men and take your high maintenance transitional person on a date to Katz's Deli to ask: can men and women be friends? This is only one of many questions discussed as the ladies revisit the 1989 NYE-adjacent romantic comedy, When Harry Met Sally...

    Challah!: Love Actually

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 124:10


    Start practicing your drum solo and throw on your lobster costume - love and Christmas are all around us! It's time for iconic cue cards, inappropriate office conduct, and a dance party at 10 Downing Street. Join the ladies as they revisit the 2003 Christmas-themed romantic comedy, Love Actually. 

    Yipee Ki Yay: Die Hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 98:38


    Kick off your shoes (and socks) - time to shoot, shoot, bang, bang with John and Hans. Welcome to the party, pal! Join the ladies as they visit the 1988 (Christmas adjacent) action classic, Die Hard. 

    Invisible String: Serendipity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 98:18


    Follow the red thread of fate to discover this magical tale of love, destiny, and the ride or die friends that help us navigate it all. Is Prado more offensive than Lars's hair? Is the absence of signs a sign? Ponder this and more as you join the ladies in revisiting the 2001 Christmas adjacent romantic comedy, Serendipity. 

    Where the Money At?: It's a Wonderful Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 102:47


    Ring a bell, sip your flaming run punch, paste Zuzu's petals, and dance by the light of the moon - it's time to meet George Bailey, the richest man in town. It's week one of our Christmas Extravaganza! Join the ladies as they revisit the 1946 classic, It's a Wonderful Life. 

    Hurricane Del: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 108:32


    Get in the payphone line and call home cuz you're not getting home for DAYS. How does one navigate taxi wars, barefoot seat mates, broken down trains, and car fires? Find out as you join the ladies as they revisit the 1987 comedy, Planes, Trains and Automobiles. 

    Just Float: Home for the Holidays

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 111:34


    Squeeze in the window seat and buckle up - there is going to be turbulence on this flight home to dueling turkeys, lawn fights, 80s coats, fruit loop necklaces, and passive aggressive loved ones. Join the ladies as they revisit the most awkward Thanksgiving dinner in Baltimore - the 1995 dramedy, Home for the Holidays. 

    Hoo-ah: Scent of a Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 101:39


    Suit up and tip up a heavy pour of John Daniels - it's time to tangle and tango with Uncle Frank. It's a tour of life's pleasures that reminds us that hope is a powerful thing and that women are God's most wondrous creations. Join the ladies as they revisit the 1992 drama, Scent of a Woman.

    Awfully Good: Teen Witch

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 93:39


    Throw on your tiered skirt and shoulder pads and break out the aqua net and ponytail cone! Cast a love spell and spit some questionable rhymes in an attempt to 'top that.' It's the final week of our 3 weeks of Halloween themed episodes. Join the ladies as they revisit the 1989 teen fantasy comedy cult classic, Teen Witch.   

    Protect Ya Neck: Sleepy Hollow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 99:13


    Barns, windmills, churches, under the floorboard - there is nowhere to hide! Clutch your bosom, grab your talisman, and cast a protection spell - the Headless Horseman is on the loose! Join the ladies as they revisit the 1999 gothic supernatural horror film (comedy), Sleepy Hollow. 

    I'll Be Right Back: Scream

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 89:35


    Don't answer the phone, stay out of the garage, and trust no b*tch! The ladies answer the iconic question, "What's your favorite scary movie?" while they ponder if movies create psychos or make psychos more creative. It's the first episode of three special Halloween themed episodes! It's the 1996 slasher film, Scream. 

    Ode to Mona Lisa: My Cousin Vinny

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 83:05


    Jump in your 1964 Buick Skylark, don your floral catsuit and heels, and try to blend while brining that New York City vibe down south for the 1992 fish out of water courtroom comedy, My Cousin Vinny. It's your favorite ride or die couple: the goumba Winnie the Pooh and the force that is the one and only Mona Lisa Vito. 

    Baby Toes and Camel Tails: Superbad

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 102:48


    Grab your fake ID and your bottle of Goldslick - time to raise a toast to respecting women. It's the P and Va-gee, baby toes, and camel tail. It's the one and only McLovin. The ladies discuss the fabulously crass and uniquely smart 2007 coming of age bromantic comedy, Superbad...with their mouths. 

    One Big Quotable: Clueless

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 79:19


    The ladies share their own memories of learning to drive while untangling the mystery of Paul Rudd's eyes. Dye your hair putana red, head down to the Beeper Depot, and get ready to roll with the homies - aka Cher, Dionne, and Tai. It's the 1995 coming of age teen comedy, Clueless. A full on Monet? As if!

    36 Hours of Humiliation: Sixteen Candles

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 97:42


    The ladies share their own sweet 16 memories as they process the sins of the past and their impact on the present. It's fighting for the bathroom. It's passing notes at school. It's Farmer Ted and Jake Ryan. It's the conclusion of the three part deep dive into the John Hughes/Molly Ringwald trilogy as the ladies revisit the 1984 coming-of-age comedy, Sixteen Candles. 

    Can You Describe The Ruckus?: The Breakfast Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 101:42


    Pack your sushi lunch, grab the weed from your locker, gather in the library, and be prepared to describe the ruckus. Do we ever shed our labels? Have our hearts died? And most importantly - what happens on Monday?? It's Part 2 of the 3 Part John Hughes/Molly Ringwald trilogy deep dive as the ladies revisit the 1985 teen coming of age dramedy, The Breakfast Club. 

    The Mutha Effin' Prom: Pretty In Pink

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2020 83:00


    The ladies share prom memories as they bemoan Blane (aka Bland's) Big Dawson Energy and celebrate Steff: the most iconic douchebag that ever douched. It's the worst dress ever. It's Unrequited Love Syndrome. It's Team Duckie Forever. It's the 1986 teen romantic dramedy, Pretty In Pink. 

    The OG Romantic Hero: Pride and Prejudice

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020 103:40


    Dust off your white dress and attempt to calm your nerves. Let's hit up a ball, run through the rain, and find love in a hopeless place. Listen as the ladies ask themselves: is Elizabeth Bennett the OG Carrie Bradshaw? Is Darcy the OG romantic hero? It's the 2005 film adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice! 

    Pop Culture Radar: Current Obsessions and Award Season Kickoff

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 96:38


    Join the ladies as they find the positive in the whole lot of negative that has been the year 2020, discuss current pop culture (supersized edition!), and reveal their picks for this year's Emmy Awards and MTV VMA Awards.  

    Play on, Playette: 90s R&B

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2020 101:57


    Dig out a Sony Sports Walkman, ride it, jump on it, and keep it open like 7-11. Get a look in your eyes so devilish while you ask who it belongs to. It's knockin' boots (not tennis shoes) music, it's baby making music: It's 90s R&B! Listen as the ladies share their Top Ten songs.   

    Forced Family Fun: The Great Outdoors

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2020 78:16


    Gear up in your homemade hazmat and squeeze into the family station wagon. Head to the land of lips and assholes, bald bears, teen smokers, and talking raccoons. It's time for some forced family fun, and animals WILL attack. Join the ladies as they revisit the 1988 family vacation comedy, The Great Outdoors.

    It's a feeling, a heartbeat: Dirty Dancing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 101:46


    Put a pickle on everybody's plate, join in on a pachanga class, shake your maracas as God Intended, and wackle while we walk away. It's summer at Kellerman's and it's gonna be a hot one! Join the ladies as they revisit the 1987 classic romantic drama dance film, Dirty Dancing. 

    There Goes My Hero: Varsity Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 100:27


    Join the ladies for their play by play of the 1999 coming-of-age sports comedy drama, Varsity Blues. Hop in Billy Bob's pickup, squirt on your whipped cream bikini, and try not to puke in the washing machine. It's time for the big game! Go Coyotes! 

    A love letter to Pacey: Dawson's Creek

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 116:40


    Dock your boat, book a room at the Potter B&B, climb in our window, and don't wait for your life to be over before joining the ladies in their labor of love - their Super Bowl - their love letter to Pacey Witter. It's the Dawson's Creek rewatch and deep dive!    

    We've got the Right Stuff: New Kids on the Block

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 98:58


    The ladies grab their pink cassette players, tease their bangs, slip into some neon, and reminisce over their years of devotion to the boy band of their time: New Kids on the Block. Dust off your posters and pins, practice your Right Stuff dance moves and Hang Tough as you ponder which of the 5 bad brothers from the Bean Town Land was your favorite.

    Crash and Burn: Hackers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 84:36


    The ladies tip up many drinks and share many laughs as they put a 'little pelvis and the booty' into their discussion of the 1995 campy crime tech adventure film, Hackers. Pick up a pay phone and always remember: hackers gotta hack, Wendell Pierce never ages, Burn's wetware matches her software, and just go ahead and 'hack the planet!'

    Boy Rents Girl: Can't Buy Me Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 73:30


    The ladies drive their drop top back to 1987 and rediscover the teen rom-com, Can't Buy Me Love. Why all the hair gel and obligatory big girl jokes? Let's go to the big dance and discuss transactions versus favors, when exactly do cliques form, being Team Kenneth, and how "you sh*t on my house!"

    We'll meet you in Montauk: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 86:59


    The ladies revisit the 2004 sci-fi romantic dramedy, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Is ignorance bliss? Do you take the good and take the bad and there you have - what makes us who we are? So many questions as they visit the 'sketchy little get-up' that is Lacuna, Inc., run along side Joely and Clem, and ulitmately veer off to discuss porch dicks, self love, and old halloween costumes. 

    The girls have, like, gone wild: Mean Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 57:17


    The ladies revisit the 2004 teen comedy, Mean Girls. Deck yourself out in pink, trust no b*itch, and stop trying to make fetch a thing. Join the ladies in rediscovering the importance of being kind to one another while pondering if butter is carb. 

    The KIDS are, like, not alright

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 74:25


    The ladies cover their eyes and peek through their fingers while rediscovering the 1995 cult classic, Kids. Sip your 40, scream in horror at the screen, and find the message in this polarizing depiction of young people who never think and only act. 

    That's, like, amore: Moonstruck

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 79:32


    The ladies rediscover the 1987 classic, Moonstruck, starring Cher and Nicholas Cage. Snap out of it, grab a split of mumm with some sugar cubes, howl at the moon, and get ready to talk magic, infidelity, transactional morality, big knives, and bigger love. Alla famiglia! 

    It's, like, a true story: MTV's The Real World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 86:58


    The ladies discuss the OG of reality TV: MTV's the Real World. Call your DARE Officer and prepare yourself for Boston accents, unsolicited ass grabbing, Wreckx-n-Effect, the modern day roman colosseum, the evolution of NYC taxis, the legacy of Pedro Zamora, and, like, is Norman a billionaire now?

    Just, like, CLERKS.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 78:44


    The ladies rediscover Kevin Smith's 1994 indie classic, Clerks while discussing snowballing, slut shaming, necrophilia, the joy of impressive cursing, and the fact that Dante may just be a runaway bride.

    Is Mr. Jones, like, 'Round Here?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 96:53


    The ladies discuss the lasting impact of the band Counting Crows.

    Remember, like, the WB Network??

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 94:39


    The ladies discuss the phenomenon that was the WB Network - specifically the angst filled classics Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dawson's Creek, Felicity, and Roswell.   

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