Pump Up The Volume

A DJ that plays Concrete Blonde and The Pixies but every now and then he fakes masturbation doesn’t make one want to listen to his show. Let alone the endless teen angsty diatribes. Why is this show so popular? We find out along with cassette tapes, Melrose Place guest stars, a 90210 call back, ancient school busses, a severed penis toy, oblivious parents, “Suddenly Seymore,” reading student writing out loud, Jimmy Swaggart, late 80s teen boredom, what memos were, violated confidentiality, horny magic pixie dream girls, poorly handling suicidal ideation, a proliferation of boom boxes on campus, Shep Sheperdson, short wave radio vs a good long distance plan, sitting too close to a microwave, male sexual assault and homophobic cops, “Without Me,” the 80s version of Turning Point USA, Seth Green, last minute parent assemblies, teacher try hards trying to be an AP, deciding not to get it on outside, teen pregnancy, how SAT data works, a January 6 noose, a baby’s arm, Brandon Carr, and school commissioners. 

Exit ticket: Ronnie has a news story about a frat’s podcast being shot down due to rape culture. Where’s the line between free speech and hate speech in a school setting? It depends on policies put in place. Ronnie and Justin have thoughts.