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Wednesday, July 23, 2025

In My Footsteps Podcast: Mixtape #1: Classic Mall Stores of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s(7-23-2025)

Grab your portable tape deck. Make sure it has fresh batteries, and pop in this mixtape!

It's something new this week on the podcast: the first mixtape. We are bringing multiple segments from past shows together in one super-sized episode. Every now and then, these will appear as a change of pace from the typical show.

Mixtape #1 is all about classic mall stores of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. In total, there are 30 stores that we will take a look back at.

The indoor mall is still a popular destination today; however, its heyday was definitely the '70s through the '90s.

You didn't need much money, as the 'mall rat' identity only required you to be inside a mall hanging out with friends. Kids of the day could spend hours sitting on benches or wandering the corridors, looking into some of the stores that will be mentioned on this show.

How many of these stores did you spend hard-earned money at?

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Listen to Episode 204 here

Sunday, March 31, 2024

The History of Bradlees: In My Footsteps Podcast

Bradlees was a beloved chain of retail stores in the Northeastern United States for several decades. Although it has been gone for over 20 years now there are so many who grew up with Bradlees that still have fond memories of shopping there. In this segment from the In My Footsteps Podcast we look back at the story of Bradlees, from its humble beginnings to fading slowly away, and every step in between. Enjoy some memories of Bradlees, the department store with a difference. To listen to episodes of the In My Footsteps Podcast click here: https://inmyfootstepspodcast.buzzsprout.com/ Become A Subscriber to the Podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/InMyFootstepsPodcast Purchase a DVD copy of the Lady of the Dunes documentary here: https://www.oldies.com/product-view/1176D.html Purchase the new book Searching for the Lady of the Dunes written by 12th Generation Cape Codder Christopher Setterlund at https://theladyofthedunes.com/ This video contains some images created with the help of Bing AI, some videos and photos used from Canva Pro. End Music: Local Elevator - Kevin MacLeod

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Going to the Video Store In the 1980s & 1990s

In these days seemingly all things entertainment are at our fingertips. Things were far different 20+ years ago. Back in the 1980s and 1990s if we wanted to watch a certain movie we had to go out of the comfort of our home and visit a video rental store. Those trips to the video store were full-on adventures that made growing up back then special. In this segment from Episode 136 of the In My Footsteps Podcast we are going to look at the entire experience that was visiting the video store. I know I miss those days, do you? To listen to episodes of the In My Footsteps Podcast click here: https://inmyfootstepspodcast.buzzsprout.com/ Become A Subscriber to the Podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/InMyFootstepsPodcast Purchase a DVD copy of the Lady of the Dunes documentary here: https://www.oldies.com/product-view/1176D.html Purchase the new book Searching for the Lady of the Dunes written by 12th Generation Cape Codder Christopher Setterlund at https://theladyofthedunes.com/

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Episode 129: Classic Mall Stores of the 1970s, 1980s, & 1990s Part 1(1-24-2024)

Let's go to the mall! Words that were always music to the ears of anyone who grew up in the '70s, '80s, and '90s. A visit to the mall was always a special and exciting time back then.
The indoor mall is still a popular destination today, however, its heyday was definitely the '70s through the '90s.
You didn't need much money as the 'mall rat' identity only required you to be inside a mall hanging out with friends. Kids of the day could spend hours sitting on benches or wandering the corridors looking into some of the stores that will be mentioned this week.
In Episode 129 of the podcast, we will look back at some of the popular, beloved, and maybe some lesser-known mall stores that attracted customers, or perhaps at least hordes of wandering mall rats.
How many of these stores did you spend hard-earned money at?
If your favorite store of the past isn't mentioned have no fear as there will be a Part 2 coming in the future!
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Listen to Episode 128 here

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