After some technical difficulties (uh, Tod) we now have another Lost Episode. Goodbye, 104, we barely knew ya.

So we’re jumping right to 105, in which, for the first time besides our live shows, the Literary Disco gang recorded in the same room!We discuss Kevin Smokler’s insightful survey of 1980s teen films, Brat Pack America.This great book explores the history, meaning and legacy of a series of films that had a huge impact on more than one generation of Americans. Even Julia, who was way too young to see any of them in the theater, has a lot to say.

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