# Season 1, Gen X — Episode 27 — Sixteen Candles (1984)

An episode of [Death is a Photograph](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1851854369), 7 Jun 2026, 44 min.

Audio: https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6a256eca0b42ed1fe16ac20b/size/63641709/audio-files/67f3e7b6c0e44b4fefd3ba4a/2502098f-53a2-4e19-97d6-cd82ed43961d.mp3

DPP ventures into the North Chicago suburbs as it broaches its first John Hughes film — Sixteen Candles (1984). What does adolescence look like in the affluent upper middle classes for Gen X? What role does the family play? What did dating look like for those coming of age in the epoch? Find out in today's episode.

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