Pedal back to a simpler time when nobody wore a bike helmet but everybody had fun. Host Karen Morgan helps us remember how much fun we had on this groovy trip down memory lane. The Purple Bike Podcast covers four decades of nostalgia from 1975 to 2015: music, movies, television, current events and a few embarrassing hairstyles along the way. Why "The Purple Bike?" Karen got her first purple bike in 1975, a Huffy Rail with a sparkly banana seat and Malibu handlebars. She got her next purple b ...
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In this episode, we chat about GenX (and Boomer) TV shows: The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, and the Cousin Oliver Effect.Av Karen Morgan
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Welcome to Season 2 of the Purple Bike Podcast! Get ready to dive deep into the pop culture of Generation X this season. Whether you are a GenXer, a young Boomer or an old Millennial, you are going to have fun remembering all the fun things we did growing up. And if you are a GenZer, listen closely. You may just learn a few things from your parents…
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 2015 - Star Wars & Schitt's Creek
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2015 was a great year for The Force Awakens, Schitt's Creek & Uptown Funk. Oh, and someone got their second purple bike.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 2014 - What We Do in the Shadows & Last Week with John Oliver
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2014 was a great year for Guardians of the Galaxy, Silicon Valley and Pharrell Williams. Oh, and some people dumped buckets of ice on their heads.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 2013 - The Goldbergs & The Heat
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2013 was a great year for Selfies, Drunk History and Frozen. Oh, and some people did the Harlem Shake.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 2012 - Hunger Games & Girls
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2012 was a great year for Mumford & Sons, Veep, and rocking Gangnam Style. Oh, and some people opened an ice cream shop.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 2011 - Bridesmaids & Badgers
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2011 was a great year for Game of Thrones, Adele, and Downton Abbey. Oh, and some people went planking.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 2010 - Despicable Me & The Walking Dead
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2010 was a great year for Leap Year, Angry Birds, and iPads. Oh, and some people did their first triathlon.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 2009 - The Middle & Modern Family
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2009 was a year for Parks & Rec, The Black Eyed Peas, and The Hangover. Oh, and some people drank Rum Chata.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 2008 - Step Brothers & Summer Heights High
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2008 was a year for True Blood, Twilight and Breaking Bad. Oh, and some people built bunk beds to have more room for activities.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 2007 - Mr. Bean & Beyonce
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2007 was a year for iPhones, Flight of the Concords and the last Harry Potter book. Oh, and some people said Yes to the Dress.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 2006 - 30 Rock & Talladega Nights
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2006 was a year for Cars, Borat, and Larry the Cucumber. Oh, and The Devil Wore Prada.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 2005 - The Office & Fever Pitch
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2005 was a year for YouTube, Kelly Clarkson & The 40-year-old Virgin. Oh, and some people did the iPod shuffle.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 2004 - Boston Red Socks & Backyardigans
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2004 was a year for Napoleon Dynamite, The Black Eyed Peas & Facebook. Oh, and the Sox won the World Series for the first time in 86 years.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 2003 - Elf & Evanescence
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2003 was a year for Finding Nemo, Dirty Jobs and Buddy the Elf. Oh, and it was Five O'Clock Somewhere.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 2002 - My Big Fat Greek Wedding & Bourne Identity
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2002 was a year to Lose Yourself, for Lilo & Stitch and to go back to Sweet Home Alabama. Oh, and some people had their third child.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 2001 - Bob the Builder & A Beautiful Mind
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2001 was a year for Monsters, Inc., Harry Potter and iTunes. Oh, and some people bought Ugly Dolls.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: Special Episode with Talking in the Driveway
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www.thepurplebike.com www.talkinginthedriveway.comAv Ryan Curl, Jason Cameron, Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 2000 - Best in Show & Clifford the Big Red Dog
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2000 was a year for Cast Away, Caillou, and The Chicks. Oh, and some people had a daughter.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1999 - Sponge Bob & Smash Mouth
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1999 was a year for Freaks & Geeks, Mambo Number 5 & The Matrix. Oh, and some people worried about Y2K.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1998 - A Bug's Life & Barenaked Ladies
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1998 was a year for You've Got Mail, the Powerpuff Girls and Elmo's World. Oh, some people had their first child.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1997 - South Park & Shawn Colvin
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Link to the RIFF: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Z89ZUGBWpVfmiYHHOrkZN?si=SMSgya0USz-G1tKwt6uBSAAv Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1996 - Blue's Clues & The Birdcage
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1996 was a year for the Atlanta Olympics, Fargo, and The Crocodile Hunter. Oh, and some people moved clear across the country and got married.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1995 - Weird Al Yankovic & Windows 95
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1995 was a year for Toy Story, French Kiss, and Hootie & the Blowfish. Oh, and some people went on a blind date.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: Half Way There! Violent Femmes, White Animals & School House Rock
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The half way mark on The Purple Bike Podcast is a great place to talk about some fun things we forgot to mention in the first 20 years. Oh, and some people learned how to count by 3's.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1994 - 4 Weddings and a Funeral & 10,000 Maniacs
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1994 was a year for the Wonderbra, Forrest Gump & ER. Oh, and OJ Simpson went on a drive in a white Bronco.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1993 - Sleepless in Seattle & The Spin Doctors
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1993 was a year for Frasier, Gin Blossoms, and Jurassic Park. Oh, and some people (not me) drank Zima.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1992 - Mad About You & My Cousin Vinny
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1992 was a year for Toad the Wet Sprocket, Wayne's World and Barney. Oh, and some people started law school.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1991 - Shiny Happy People & Sun Chips
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1991 was a year for Nirvana, Delbert McClinton and Silence of the Lambs. Oh, and Arnold Schwarzenegger came back.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1990 - Pretty Woman & Pump Up the Jam
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1990 was a year for Wings, Home Alone, and MC Hammer. Oh, and some people headed down the Atlanta Highway to the Love Shack.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1989 - Parenthood & Paula Abdul
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1989 was a year for Seinfeld, Steel Magnolias and the Funky Cold Medina. Oh, and Harry Met Sally.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: Interview with Etiquette Expert Cindy Haygood
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1988 - Big & Bobby McFerrin
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1988 was a year for Eddie the Eagle, Lyle Lovett & Mystery Science Theater 3000. Oh, and some people for Glamour Shots.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1987 - Push It & The Princess Bride
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1987 was a year for Moonstruck, John Hiatt & The Simpsons. Oh, and some people Wang Chunged.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1986 - Peter Gabriel & Pretty in Pink
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1986 was a year for Top Gun, Cool Ranch Doritos & being Addicted to Love. Oh, and some people graduated from college.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: Interview with Bill Tush
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In this episode, we chat with television legend Bill Tush, who started on the ground floor at a humble Atlanta TV station that eventually became CNN. Bill had a lot of fun along the way, and he shares some great stories with us.Av Bill Tush, Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1985 - Pictionary & Pee-wee Herman
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1985 was a year for Blockbuster Video, The Breakfast Club & Brothers In Arms. Oh, and some people bought CDs.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1984 - Madonna & Miami Vice
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1984 was a year for Ghostbusting, Spinal Tapping, and Frankie going to Hollywood. Oh, and Love was a Battlefield.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1983 - Force Ghosts & Flashdance
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1983 was a year for sweating at football games, painting with Bob Ross, and Trading Places. Oh, and some people were doing the Safety Dance.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1982 - Leg Warmers & Lifeguards
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1982 was a year for The Go-Go's, Reese's Pieces, and high school graduation. Oh, and some people put Sun In in their hair which turned it orange.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: Interview with Van Temple of The Producers
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Karen chats with Van Temple, founding member of the Atlanta band The Producers (from our 1981 episode). The Producers are still performing together over 40 years later with original members Van Temple (guitar and vocals), Kyle Henderson (bass and vocals), Wayne Famous (Wayne McNatt)(keyboards), and Bryan Holmes (drums). Listen to why they are still…
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1981 - Ric Flair, Rick Springfield & Rick James
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1981 was a year for MTV, Indiana Jones and Super Freaks. Oh, and some people had fake IDs.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1980 - Bulldogs & B52s
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1980 was a year for preppy clothes, music from Athens, Ga., and a funny movie about golf. Oh, and a college football national championship.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1979 - Breaking Away & Buck Rogers
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1979 was a year for the Sony Walkman, Rapper's Delight, and Sci-Fi TV shows. Oh, and a baby doll that ate food and pooped her pants.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1978 - Disco & Dallas
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1978 was a year for Disco, Grease, JR Ewing. Oh, and a wholesome movie about going to college.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: Bonus Episode - Sid & Marty Krofft
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Sid & Marty Krofft are perhaps the most prolific children's television producers of the 1970s. They created shows like HR Pufnstuf, Lidsville, Land of the Lost and The Bugaloos. Oh, and a really cool indoor amusement park in Atlanta.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1977 - Orthodontia & Obi-Wan Kenobi
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1977 was a year for big collared shirts, Star Wars and shiny metal braces. Oh, and the evergreen 8-Track Tape.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1976 - Bicentennials & Bionics
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1976 was a year for America's Bicentennial, the Olympic Games and a very popular poster. Oh, and don't forget powder leisure suits.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast: 1975 - Sharks & Sleestaks
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1975 was a year for wide-legged hip hugger jeans, a killer shark movie and crazy Saturday morning television. Oh, and everybody was Kung Fu fighting.Av Karen Morgan
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The Purple Bike Podcast with Karen Morgan: Trailer
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