In Retrospect, is a new podcast that takes us back in time to pop culture and media moments from the 80s and 90s that shaped us.
Each Friday, Emmy-winning journalist and filmmaker Susie Banikarim and New York Times writer and bestselling author Jessica Bennett examine cultural events that shaped a generation — and ask what did those moments teach us about the world, and our place in it?
It’s a chance to reexamine the plotlines, punchlines, language, fashion items, and even the scents that left an indelible mark on our collective memories.
In the first full episode, “A Soap Opera Romance That Started With An Assault,” Susie and Jessica unravel the story of Luke and Laura, a soap couple on General Hospital.
Their wedding was such a huge cultural moment that it drew more viewers than an actual royal wedding (twice) and Princess Diana sent them champagne when they got married.
They ask what did a generation of young women—and men—learn about sex and relationships when the most iconic romance on TV’s most popular soap opera of all time began with a rape?
The lineup of cultural critics and thinkers include Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Salamishah Tillet, journalist and advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, the media scholar and author Susan J. Douglas, filmmaker Emma Seligman, and Pamela Anderson.
In Retrospect is a co-production of iHeartPodcasts and The Meteor. The first two episodes are available now and can be heard in the UK via Apple, Spotify and Amazon.
