My role in the rediscovery Corn’s-a-Poppin’ in 2007 will be my greatest accomplishment in life. I think I programmed maybe the first public screenings of it in 50 years(??) at Doc Films, back when my pals from CFS and I were all still in school together

Thanks for listening, Michael!

And exclusively for Slate Plus members, a special bonus episode! An interview I did with anthropologist Patrick W. Galbraith about Japanese idol culture, the fascinating phenomenon that Pink Lady helped define and that's still going strong.

So I talked with Mie and Kei of Pink Lady, along with their co-host Jeff Altman, head writer @evanier.bsky.social, and even the legendary producer Sid Krofft ("H.R. Pufnstuf!" "Land of the Lost!")—to find out the real story of how "Pink Lady & Jeff" got lost in translation.