Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Luke Perry biographer Margaret Wappler joined us for a conversation about her hybrid memoir profiling the '90s heartthrob, and the impact Perry had on viewers from 90210 to RIVERDALE. We dug into Fran Rubel Kuzui's 1992 film BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, starring Perry alongside Kristy Swanson and Donald Sutherland. We particularly loved the comedic swings of supporting cast members Paul Reubens and David Arquette. Overall, we think the movie's feminist message and uneven tone are almost anachronistic, but can't deny its lasting impact.

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- Margaret's latest book, A Good Bad Boy: Luke Perry and How a Generation Grew Up: bookshop.org/p/books/a-good-bad-boy-luke-perry-and-how-a-generation-grew-up-margaret-wappler/20165592
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