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Diane Keaton, Baby Boom and '80s Backlash Feminism (Ticklish Business with Kate Hagen)

This movie is so brilliant, and so 1980s

Kristen Lopez

04 Mar 2026 — 2 min read

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Kristen is back to flying solo and she didn't burn the joint down!

We're celebrating the life and career of the great Diane Keaton, looking at her career-changing performance in 1987's ⁠Baby Boom⁠. Joining Kristen is James Spader superfan and '80s lover, Kate Hagen! Kate and Kristen talk about women of the '80s, the Charles Shyer/Nancy Meyers ouevre, and Diane Keaton's best moments in this movie.

Are you a Diane Keaton fan? What's your go-to movie?

WORKS CITED IN THIS EPISODE

⁠Susan Faludi's Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women⁠

⁠How Serfdom Saved the Women's Movement by Caitlin Flanagan⁠

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