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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