June 1989 Teen Life: Summer Jobs, Activists & Pimples On My Butt

The June 1989 issue starts with a downbeat feature to end all downbeat features: first-person accounts from survivors of incestuous child abuse. Fortunately, the rest of the issue keeps it light: Karen tells you how to land a summer job; Christina profiles young-adult activists; all the female staffers discuss where the best guys come from. Outside the features, there's blisters, butt pimples, London slang, guys' views on feminists, a Hall Of Fame Stuff You Wrote submission, and so much more! Sit your pimply butt down and listen!QUICK LINKS
🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on ListenToSassy.com
🖼️ View select scans from this issue in this episode's Visual Aids
☎️ Call The Hotline! Leave your questions, comments and Sassy stories on the hotline at 720-SASSY-GO or record directly on our site
🐦 @ListenToSassy on Twitter
📷 @ListenToSassy on Instagram
🧑‍💻 Visit our website ListenToSassy.com
JOIN THE LTS CLUB AND GET THE GOODIES
📖 Full cover-to-cover magazine PDFs
💬 Chat with us and your fellow listeners on Discord
🐣 Get episodes earlier than the general public
👀 Monthly watch-alongs of Sassy-era movies and TV specials
🚫 Ad free episodes with chapter markers
👚 Merch discounts and free stickers
🤩 Join the Listen To Sassy Club today!
TOPICS
🎧 It Is June 1989
🎧 Feature: Real Stories About Incest
🎧 Feature: Five Easy Steps To Summer $$$
🎧 Feature: Who Wants To Change The World?
🎧 Feature: Where The Best Guys Come From
🎧 Body Talk
🎧 On The Road: London
🎧 It Happened To Me: Dating A Non-Cute Guy
🎧 Help
🎧 What He Said: Do You Like Girls Who Are Feminists?
🎧 Stuff You Wrote
🎧 Goodbye For Now
NOTES
⚠️ Inline notes below may be truncated due to podcast feed character limits. Full notes are always on the episode page.
🫠 "It's not just about sex: How to talk to young kids about consent, and why it matters" at The Washington Post
🖊 "Writing to Heal: Therapeutic Uses of Creative Writing by Adult Survivors of Incest" at SpringerLink
🎙 "A Conversation With Karen Catchpole" at Travel Writing 2.0
📃 Karen Catchpole at Contently
👩🏻‍🍳 WSIB "Top Chef" PSA on YouTube
👁 Eye Shrapnel PSA on YouTube
🌎 Rebecca Walker's website
🔗 Krista Alderson on LinkedIn
🏰 Eviction Defense Collaborative
🔗 Alisa Berger on LinkedIn
☹️ "Why teen depression rates are rising faster for girls than boys" at TheConversation.com
🧒🏼 "Mental health data shows stark difference between girls and boys" at The Guardian
🎉 "Hooray Henry" on Wikipedia
🏹 "Sloane Ranger" on Wikipedia
📖 "Skint" at Merriam-Webster.com
🔗 Lisa Sharpe on LinkedIn
🎊 Festival d'Annecy
📺 The June 1989 quiz: Rate Your TV Trivia IQ