# 0 The Class of '74: How the Series Came About

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 lives, and how she came to expand that idea to offer it to all baby boomers.

"Everybody needs more fun in their lives," Van Wormer says, "so let's have it together."