The Class of ’74
Retro Baby Boomer Soap Opera, 1971-1974. A weekly dramedy about high school in a (fictional) wealthy Fairfield County, CT commuter town. Younger listeners may not believe half of what they hear, but that’s okay, because eventually they’ll get it: that a world without cellphones, personal computers, social media and streaming video was like living on a different planet. Written and narrated by novelist Laura Van Wormer.
Episodes
The premiere episode of a period dramedy, depicting the ups and downs of teenage life in a wealthy suburb of New York City, 1971-1974. The town of Brighton, CT is fictional, but emblematic of several charming Fairfield County towns that became too rich, too white and too bizarro for their resident children to fully cope with.
This episode paints a vivid portrait of how the town of Brighton came to be, from its rustic beginnings in ...
The halls of Brighton High quickly fill with mystery, intrigue, adventure, romance and chaos, to say nothing of baffling new acquaintances, bullies and a creepy vice principal.
Watch Cynthia navigate the labyrinth of social dynamics and school bureaucracy with great flair, wit and charm. Teenage rebellion has never been so funny and entertaining.
The Class of '74.
bumper music: “Bring The Energy” by Soundroll, from Uppbeat....
We're STILL on the first tumultuous day of school at Brighton High, September 8, 1971. It is another rock and roll episode of colliding good kids and bad kids, students, falculty, police, and mysterious neighbors.
Bumper Music Bring the Energy" by Soundroll @ uppbeat.io
Ending Music "House on the Hill" by Weary Pines @ uppbeat.io
Join novelist Laura Van Wormer as she introduces THE CLASS OF ’74, a serialized story inspired by her 50th high school reunion. The story begins in 1971 and follows the misadventures of teenagers in high school, ending with their graduation in 1974.
In this debut hello to listeners, Laura explains how seeing her baby-boomer classmates triggered the desire to entertain them with an ongoing story set in the time of their younger live...
This week, we dive into the 1971 mysteries surrounding Mrs. Watson's behavior, Victor Wronski's attack on Evan Whittaker, and Mrs. Schyler's devotion to her electric skillet.
Bumper Music: "Bring the Energy" by Soundroll @ uppbeat.io
Ending Music "Levitation" by Floor Model @ uppbeat.io
Brighton High's got some problems brewing, but Cynthia's popularity is not one of them.
Cynthia and Mimi secretly watch The Dick Cavett Show; Cynthia's triumphant arrival at the second day of school is marred by suspicion and the alphabetizing of home room situates her between the “Black Cloud of the Family" (beautiful cheerleader Betsey Satterfield) and blonde Adonis, Clay Seton.
Note: This is the complete version of Episode #5 which a technology glitch prevented from fully loading.
Bumper Music: "Bring the En...
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