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Let’s Pretend It’s 2005 and Read Teen Vogue Nov 07, 2025

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Grab your Lip Smackers and your flat iron, because this week on RAM Pop Culture, we’re cracking open our Teen Vogue archives and heading straight back to 2007. It’s a full on glossy magazine sleepover as we rediscover the quizzes, cover girls, and chaos that defined an era.

We take you through the “What Kind of Best Friend Are You?” quiz (are you a Selena, Blake, Zendaya, or Lindsay?), and of course play “Would You Rather: Teen Edition” We talk about the power of teen magazines in shaping our identities, political stances, and the performative perfection of the “It Girl,” and how every friendship in your teens felt like a cover story.

From Juicy Couture tracksuits to the “Young Hollywood” issue, from Zac Efron prom fantasies to finding yourself in the MySpace age , it’s our love letter to that formative, lip-gloss-sticky chapter of growing up. This magazine shaped us and Claire was even in it!

Because at the end of the day… history is just gossip, especially when it’s written in pink gel pen. RIP to a LEGENDARY magazine!

Created and produced by Claire Donald and Tess Bellomo

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How Diane Keaton Changed the Modern Muse Nov 03, 2025

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In this episode we honor the iconic, Diane Keaton. From her power suits, To Godfather legacy, to dating some of Hollywood's most eligible Bachelors and every single person falling in love with her on set, to becoming a single mom in her 50s, this woman is such an inspiration and Hollywood will forever miss her kookiness, style, wit, and heart. We love you, Diane!

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Vogue World, "Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now", & IS Joe Jonas Attractive? Oct 31, 2025

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On this week's episode of RAM Pop Culture Edition, we're diving into VOGUE Honey. Vogue World: the looks, the celebrities, the RAM coded throw backs (Hello Marie Antionette!) and of course discussing the controversial article that has swept the world, author Chante Jones "Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?" which has really shook single and partnered women and started a discussion: Why do boyfriends feel Republican? Then we talk about the industry's struggles in LA, Halie and Justin of course, and some celebrity couple updates!

Tangents include: The Jonas Brothers, The Male Loneliness Epidemic & Rosalia (WE STAN!)

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(SNEAK PEAK) The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping: The OG “Crime of the Century” Oct 27, 2025

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Before O.J., before JonBenét, there was the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. When Charles Lindbergh’s baby was kidnapped in 1932, it became the story that stopped the world. In this episode, we dive into how the “crime of the century” reshaped American law, created modern celebrity obsession, and revealed the darker side of the man once hailed as a hero.

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SOURCES: History's Greatest Mysteries , The New York Times, Wikipedia, The New York Times, Charles Lindbergh Wiki

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Jessica Simpson Lore, The Girls Are Fighting (Again), and All Things Bravo with JORDY CRAY! Oct 24, 2025

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This week we are joined by our fellow pop culture girly, Jordy Cray! We gush over our shared love for Jessica Simpson and get some amazing lore from Jordy before diving into this week’s top stories , including the latest in the Hailey vs. Selena saga sparked by that Wall Street Journal interview, and Kristen Bell’s confusing Instagram post. We wrap things up with all things Bravo and get the inside scoop on what Jordy will be up to at BravoCon.

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Elisa Lam: The Internet’s Mystery, a Woman’s Story Oct 20, 2025

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In 2013, a young woman named Elisa Lam checked into the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, and never checked out. Her mysterious disappearance and the viral elevator footage that followed turned a private mentalhealth crisis into a global guessing game.

In this episode, we unpack how Elisa’s story became one of the internet’s first true-crime obsessions ,and what that says about our collective relationship with mystery, voyeurism, and mental health. We trace the Cecil’s dark history, from the glamor of old-Hollywood travelers to its tragic ties to serial killers, and explore how an online army of “sleuths” blurred the line between empathy and exploitation.

TW: This episode contains conversations around mental health struggles, suicide, and rape.

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Is Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Over? Plus Kim Kardashian's Bush, & Why we all Bully J.Lo Oct 18, 2025

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In this episode of POP CULTURE edition, we have so much to discuss, truly. Everything from the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show seeming like a weird college kid going to high school parties, to who is considered an A, B or C list actor, and of course tangents around movie ratings, Reese Witherspoon, why everyone hates J.Lo, and ending with some Bravo news. We have it all for you here!

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Pocahontas: A Story We Stole Oct 13, 2025

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You think you know Pocahontas, but trust us, this is not the story you in history class (or from a raccoon and a willow tree...we do love you though, Meeko). This week, we’re breaking down the real history of Pocahontas, the woman behind the myth. From her kidnapping and forced assimilation to how England turned her into a PR campaign for colonization. Which also brings us to the MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) crisis. Although we can never give a voice back to all of the MMIW, we can change how society values Native American women. That evolution can only begin with the telling of the real story of Pocahontas, the most famous missing Native American woman in history.

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Sources: PBS, Smithsonian Mag, Wikipedia, The People's Profile Doc, The Indigenous Foundation

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Is "Life of a Show Girl" Taylor's Worst Album? Oct 10, 2025

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This week on our pop culture edition, we dive into everything from Hollywood's Ozempic use, our "unique "childhood crushes, Paul Hollywood, to our honest constructive criticism about Taylor's New Era that is frustrating us, and finally finishing off with some thoughts about The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and Miami. So buckle up, butter cups! And remember, we do not know these people, and let's all have a dialogue without losing our minds, Swifties!

"Life of a Show Girl" convo starts around 26:00.

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Victoria Beckham: Too Posh To Smile Oct 06, 2025

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This week we’re talking about the woman who went from a little Gucci dress to a global fashion empire: Victoria Beckham. Known to the world first as Posh Spice, Victoria perfected the art of the pout while quietly becoming one of the most fascinating figures in pop culture. From Spice Girls chaos and WAG tabloid drama to her reinvention as a serious designer, she’s mastered the long game of fame. Was she “too posh to smile”, or just too busy building an empire? We get into the gossip, the glamour, and the girl who turned “Posh” into a lifestyle.

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