Teaching ‘80s and ‘90s pop culture to Gen Z with Austin McCoy

Ready to feel old?References and suggested readings:Austin McCoy. 2026. Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age: The Music, Culture, and World De La Soul Made. Simon and Schuster.De La Soul. 1989. Me, Myself, and I. Flo Rida ft. T-Pain. 2009. Low (Apple Bottom Jeans). Hip-Hop Evolution. Netflix.OutKast. 2000. B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad).Keith Jopling. 2026. Body of Work: How the Album Outplayed the Algorithm and Survived Playlist Culture. Repeater.Liz Pelly Mood Machine. 2025. Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist. Atria/One Signal Publishers.Austin McCoy’s websiteText the show here!Support the showBrowse the American Campus bookshelf