Interviews with Laura About "The Class of '74" Podcast
As Season 2 approached I started accepting invitations to appear on other podcasts to talk about me and how the series began.
The Class of ’74
The Class of ’74 is a serialized fiction podcast set in a 1971 Connecticut high school, where friendships, secrets, and first loves unfold against the backdrop of a changing America.
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Monday Mar 23, 2026
Monday Mar 23, 2026
After a roadside emergency on the Whitestone Bridge, Cynthia rushes into danger to help a lost child, injures her ankle, and prays for friends and families as police and strangers race to help. The group barely recovers from the chaos before heading to the West Side Tennis Club, where class and glamour collide at the finals of the U.S. Open.
At Forest Hills they rub shoulders with tennis legends, endure awkward moments and capture a triumphant moment on film. The episode closes with friendship, reflection, and a warm sign-off inviting listeners to return next week.
Written and Narrated by Laura Van Wormer.
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Ending Music: Golden Hour by Golden Mist @ Uppbeat.io
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Bumper Music: "Bring the Energy" by Soundroll @ Uppbeat.io
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3 days ago
3 days ago
Cynthia and her friends return from Forest Hills after meeting tennis stars, but the night turns complicated when Mrs. Valladares confronts them about their behavior in the Schuylers' absence. Cynthia also must contend with her scraped knee and being forced to wear her mother's "Audrey Hepburn shoes" because of a sprained ankle.
At school Cynthia learns how the Fitzgeralds reacted to Greg and Annabel returning home with a huge dent in the side of their station wagon. Once again Cynthia learns more about Katie Langston than she wants to know, becomes upset with Evan for spreading rumors, and finds herself summoned to the front office but no one knows why.
Written and Narrated by Laura Van Wormer.
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Ending Music: "Final Witness" by Albert Behar
https://uppbeat.io/t/albert-behar/final-witness
License code: 5CYNUQY35NZYXH6M
Bumper Music: "Bring the Energy" by Soundroll @ Uppbeat.io
https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/bring-the-energy
License code: DZY6URYZV6Z4X7RK
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ASSORTED CONVERSATIONS
The former novelist, Laura Van Wormer, discusses the motivation and creative pivot that created the ongoing story of THE CLASS OF '74
LEGALLY GOFF
Laura Van Wormer talks about her most famous novel, RIVERSIDE DRIVE, a few famous friends & how she came to merge serialized storytelling with emotional time travel to create THE CLASS OF '74 podcast.
HISTORY TOLD FORWARD
We sit down with the creator of THE CLASS OF '74 podcast, Laura Van Wormer, to explore what it was truly like to grow up in America during the early nineteen seventies—a time before cell phones, before seatbelts, before the Internet, when kids roamed free and a nation wrestled with war, scandal, and cultural change.
Author/Narrator, Laura Van Wormer
When I was very little my mother used to tear out a picture from a magazine and ask me to tell her a story about it. I knew then whatever it was I was doing it was something I wanted to do forever because it felt magical. That's the way storytelling has been for me ever since.
This podcast marries everything I've ever been interested in, from the TV/Radio program at the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, my editorial tenure at Doubleday, my freelance writing for Lorimar, my 14 novels, my venture into a tech start-up--even spending 30 years piecing together the true life story of an 18th century actress turned countess!
What could more joyful than writing a story about high school in the early 1970's, knowing I DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK AND LIVE IT AGAIN! Talk about making me grateful for my life today! Talk about an attitude adustment regarding aging! And it all began with the 50th reunion of Darien High School, class of '74. Love you guys!