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We kick off the movie portion of our Xennial Girl Summer 2026 series with the 1997 horror classic "I Know What You Did Last Summer." From the book that inspired the movie to where the young stars are today, find out if we think this summer slasher still holds up.

This episode was made possible by the following sources:

SYFY: 7 Facts About IKWYDLS

IMDB: Jim Gillespie

IMDB: Jennifer Love Hewitt

Wikipedia: Jennifer Love Hewitt

IMDB: Sarah Michelle Geller

Wikipedia: Sarah Michelle Geller

The following additional people on IMDB: Freddie Prinze Jr., Ryan Phillipe, Anne Heche, Bridgette Wilson Sampras, Muse Watson

Episode Topics and Mentions:

Kids Incorporated
Party of Five
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
All My Children
Swan's Crossing
Ghost Whisperer
Criminal Minds
Superstore
Burger King vs. McDonald's
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Ryan Phillippe
Freddie Prinze Jr.
Kevin Williamson
Jim Gillespie
Jamie Lee Curtis
Melissa Joan Hart
Nev Campbell
Scott Wolf
Fergie
Robin Williams
Reese Witherspoon
Selma Blair
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Scream
Scream 2
Cruel Intentions
She's All That
Scooby-Doo
The Lost Boys
Jaws
Party of Five
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Kids Incorporated
Ghost Whisperer
Superstore
Places & Organizations Mentioned
Los Angeles
New York City
Burger King
McDonald's
Arby's
Disney
Habitat for Humanity

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Joey and Pacey get locked overnight in a K-Mart and Dougie is back -- but for a not-so-great reason. Join us as we continue our rewatch of the Xennial TV classic, Dawson's Creek.

We rewatched these episodes:

Season 6, Episode 15: Castaways

Season 6, Episode 16: That Was Then

Watch Dawson's Creek with us on Hulu or Amazon Prime.

Episode Topics and Mentions:

Joey Potter
Pacey Witter
Dawson Leery
Doug Witter
Jack McPhee
Jen Lindley
Audrey Liddell
Natalie Portman
Katie (host)
Brooke (host)
Corey
Emma
Professor Hetson
Hetson's daughter
Capeside, Masschusetts
Boston
Super Kmart
Walmart
Capeside High School
Community theatre auditions
Next to Normal
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

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We continue to follow Audrey's struggles with substance -- and the inexplicable way she, Joey and Eddie all hop in a car from Boston to California (ah, to be young again). There's also tons of early 00's product placement, and an obsession with a giant TV from Best Buy.

For this episode we watched Dawson's Creek's:

S6, E13: Rock Bottom

S6, E14: Clean and Sober

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Episode Topics and Mentions

Joey Potter
Dawson Leery
Pacey Witter
Jen Lindley
Jack McPhee
Audrey Liddell
Eddie Doling
Emma Jones
Natasha Kelly
C.J. Braxton
Grams
Ben Affleck
Jennifer Lopez
Oliver Hudson
Kate Hudson
Seth Rogen
Busy Philipps
Lionel Richie
Jennifer Garner
Colin Hanks
Katie Holmes
Joshua Jackson
Freaks and Geeks
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
The Osbournes
Center Stage
Bad Boys II
Comics & Pop Culture
Tony Stark
Iron Man
Fabletics
Best Buy
iPod
Sheep
Judy Blume
Jane Magazine
California
Los Angeles
Boston
Tallahassee
Key West
Ohio
Indiana
Miami

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We're kicking off our Xennial Girl Summer (2026) with one of our favorites from childhood, Beverly Cleary's Ramona Quimby: Age 8.

Delve into the research with us and join us for some discussion questions about Ramona, Yard Ape and the overall angsts of being a kid (revisited).

We thrifted the book and listened to it on audiobook.

Don't miss all of our Xennial Girl Summer series!

This episode was made possible by the book itself and the following sources:

Wikipedia, Ramona (novel series)
Wikipedia, Beverly Cleary

Episode Topics and Mentions:

Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Beezus and Ramona
Ramona the Pest
Ramona the Brave
Ramona and Her Father
Ramona and Her Mother
Ramona Forever
Ramona's World
Henry Huggins
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Runaway Ralph
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Socks
The Dutch Twins
Beverly Cleary
Judy Blume
Lucy Fitch Perkins
Laura Ingalls Wilder
People Mentioned
Stockard Channing
Tom Cruise
Hugh Jackman
Emma Thompson
Larry David
Sarah Polley
Superstore
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Project Hail Mary
Sheep Detectives
Babe
Ramona (1988 television adaptation)
Oregon
Portland
Berkeley
Yakima
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Grant Park
University of California, Berkeley
University of Washington
Xennial Nostalgia Mentions
D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read)
School libraries
ThriftBooks
Audible
Kindle vs. physical books
New Kids on the Block
Sustained Silent Reading programs
Ramona Forever
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Dazed and Confused
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Dawson's Creek
Actors & Celebrities Mentioned
Joey King
Selena Gomez
Food & Snack Mentions
Hard-boiled egg
Ramen
Gushers
Fruit by the Foot
Fruit Roll-Ups
Bugles
Oreos
Dot's Pretzels
Broccoli
Chef Boyardee
Trader Joe's "fake Takis"

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Where were you the first time you heard Jamiroquai's "Canned Heat?"

Have you ever wished you could run off to ballet school and prove the cynics wrong?

If you associate Mandy Moore with romantic motorcycle rides through Manhattan, you might be a Xennial fan of Center Stage, and so are we.

Join us as we delve into the history of this 2000 dance movie that launched the careers of Amanda Schull, Sascha Radetsky and freakin' Zoe Saldana.

This episode was made possible by the following sources:

Pointe Magazine: The Making of Center Stage

IMDB: Center Stage

Susan Stroman: Center Stage

People: Center Stage Behind the Scenes Facts


Episode Topics and Mentions:

Save the Last Dance
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Labyrinth
American Pie
One Tree Hill
Pretty Little Liars
Suits
J. Edgar
12 Monkeys
Sex and the City
Queer Eye
Gossip Girl
10 Things I Hate About You
Drive Me Crazy
Clarissa Explains It All
Star Trek: Discovery
Amanda Schull
Ethan Stiefel
Sascha Radetsky
Zoe Saldaña
Susan May Pratt
Peter Gallagher
Jenny Garth
Clint Eastwood
Brad Pitt
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Melissa Joan Hart
Kurt Russell
Goldie Hawn
American Ballet Theatre
School of American Ballet
San Francisco Ballet
Royal New Zealand Ballet
Milwaukee Ballet
Bolshoi Ballet
Kirov Academy of Ballet
American Choreography Awards
Mandy Moore
Dutch National Ballet
Flesh and Bone
Stella Abrera
Peter Gallagher
The O.C.
American Beauty
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
While You Were Sleeping
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Grace and Frankie
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Seven Days in Memphis
Zoë Saldaña
Crossroads
Drumline
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Star Trek
J. J. Abrams
Avatar
Guardians of the Galaxy
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Endgame
Bradley Cooper
Marco Perego
Emilia Pérez
Blake Lively
Ryan Reynolds
Kevin Spacey
Britney Spears
Jamiroquai
Robin
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Michael Jackson
Paul Rudd
Iron Man
Thor
Gamora
Movies, TV Shows & Media Mentioned
Center Stage
Center Stage: Turn It Up
Center Stage: On Pointe
Diana
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Guys and Dolls
Long Day's Journey Into Night

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The discussion on the table is Jen's always-on-point hair and whether Dawson is really director material yet. We're also worried about Audrey and wondering if Joey and Eddie's relationship will last.

For this episode we watched Dawson's Creek's:

S6, E11: Day Out of Days

S6, E12: All the Right Moves

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Episode Topics and Mentions:

The Breakfast Club
The Osbournes
Center Stage
Saturday Night Live
“Bangs vs. Bob” SNL sketch
“Xennial Girl Summer” series
Dawson Leery
Joey Potter
Pacey Witter
Jen Lindley
Jack McPhee
Audrey Liddell
Eddie Doling
HIV testing

Jack Osbourne
Michelle Williams
Oliver Hudson
Kate Hudson
Goldie Hawn
Kurt Russell
Bill Hudson
Courtney Love
New Kids on the Block

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Continue rewatching Dawson's Creek with us as we revisit the final holiday episode of the series. Will Joey recover from a night with Eddie? Will anyone recover from Audrey's drunk ramblings?

This episode we watched:

S6, E9: Everything Put Together Falls Apart
S6, E10: Merry Mayhem

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Episode Topics and Mentions:

Center Stage
Spider-Man
Guardians of the Galaxy
Hallmark Christmas movies
Oliver Hudson
Zoe Saldaña
Gamora
Boston
Wilmington
New York City
Central Park
Carnegie Hall
New Orleans
Ice skating dates
Punk fashion and safety pins
2000s fashion

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On this episode, we talk about the history of one of America's simplest, and most-enduring, games: Mad Libs. Then listen to us struggle to find the right words as we play Mad Libs live. How many adverbs will we have to name?

This episode was made possible by the following sources:

MadLibs.com (History)

Episode Topics and Mentions:

Mad Libs
Boy band culture
Trivia games
Christmas toys from the 80s
Broadway musicals
Leonard Stern
Roger Price
Larry Sloan
Bob Hope
Steve Allen
Meryl Streep
Fannie Flagg
Kathy Bates
Mary Stuart Masterson
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
The Honeymooners
Dawson's Creek
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
She-Ra: Princess of Power
ThunderCats
G.I. Joe
Laverne & Shirley
Out of Africa
Fried Green Tomatoes
The Lion King
Clueless
Rainbow Brite
Disney Channel
Trivial Pursuit
Nintendo
Cabbage Patch Kids
Teddy Ruxpin
Pound Puppies
Pound Purries
Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
Rent
Seussical
Sardi's
Whistle Stop Cafe
Kenya

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