133 Andy Kamenetzky – The Dreams of Dylan McKay

We are thrilled to discuss this unforgettable episode with Andy Kamenetzky, who originally joined us for the season two episode, “A Competitive Edge.” Andy is a sports reporter for ESPNLA 710, and he and his brother Brian together host the Kamenetzky Podcast. So, that makes him the perfect guest to analyze the gameplay in the KEΓ House flag football tournament at California University—just kidding, the trippy journey through Dylan’s psyche has always made this Andy’s favorite episode of the series.

Discussed on this episode:

• The Space Jam website

• “90210 What Becomes A Legend Most?” by David Browne for Entertainment Weekly, September 1994

• The opioid receptor antagonist Naloxone (brand name: Narcan) was approved for opioid abuse treatment in 1971 by the FDA with opioid abuse kits being distributed by many states to medically untrained people beginning in 1996.

  • If you or someone you know are battling opioid addiction, resources can be found at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website.

  • For information about opioid overdose, visit the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website.

• “Luke Perry’s Startling Vulnerability in the ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Episode ‘The Dreams of Dylan McKay’” by Dan Piepenbring for The New Yorker, March 2019

  • To learn more about Piepenbring’s description of this episode as a “Boschian hellscape,” read: “How Hieronymous Bosch’s Hell Lives on Today” by Nathan Dunne for The Atlantic, April 2016

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132 Our Friend Anna – Intervention

We’re very grateful that Kat is joined this week by our friend Anna to discuss the season five episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 in which Dylan’s substance abuse is confronted with a staged intervention and catastrophic consequences.

This episode features a frank discussion about mental health, addiction, and chemical dependency, and may be difficult for some listeners. The examples discussed in this interview are solely representative of the individuals speaking, and should not be generalized to apply to the vast diversity of lived experiences. If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, a resource for local support groups can be found at tinyurl.com/90210help.

Discussed in this episode:

• “Mackenzie Phillips,” People (1994); Breathe Life Healing Centers

• Substance Use and Abuse: Cultural and Historical Perspectives, Russil Durrant, Jo Thakker (2003)

• Alcoholics Anonymous a.k.a. “The Big Book” (4th edition, 2003)

• Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot and One Day at a Time—both featuring friend of the podcast Santina Muha!

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046 Andy Kamenetzky - A Competitive Edge

90210 superfan Andy Kamenetzky, ESPN LA radio host and co-host of the Land O’Lakers podcast, joins The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat to unpack Beverly Hills 90210′s take on steroid use in high school sports. It’s one of our most interesting episodes yet as we talk about sports, Steve, and much more. Buy the book Andy co-wrote, Fishing on the Edge, through our Amazon link, and read the article that inspired it, “The Happy Hooker,” at ESPN.

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