Episodes

In the summer of 1981, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford and John Williams introduced us to a character named Indiana Jones. This character was part professor, part archeologist, and all hero! Since that time, w...

As part of our celebration of the summer of 1988, we can't leave out the "Dirty Dancing" Soundtrack, which was one of the top overall selling for that summer! With a mixture of all time classics from the 50s and …

After George Michael left Wham! in 1986, his future seemed a bit unsure. He released his first solo album in 1987 and it was a huge success. The album displayed an incredible range in style, with each song achieving success. …

To continue our celebration of the summer of 1988, we are rereleasing our podcast covering the INXS album "Kick". The album was hugely popular during that summer with tons of memorable songs and big hits like "New Sensation",...

After the success of "Every Which Way But Loose" in 1978, you knew Clint and Clyde would come back for seconds. They come back in the form of "Any Which Way You Can" released in 1980. This time the fight …

In the late 1970s, Clint Eastwood took a shot on a wacky comedy with some of his closest friends and an Orangutan named Clyde. It turned out to be one of the most successful and profitable movies of his career …

This week is the second of two episodes where we dive deep into the world of computers in the 1980s with Professor Chad Briggs. In this episode we discuss more domestic nuclear near accidents, the amazing Tron video game, the...

Join me on this special episode where I get to talk to some of the people behind the new movie, What Rhymes With Reason. This is a coming of age movie involving a road trip on a quest to find …

In the early 1980s, Hollywood began creating movies that involved the increasingly important technologies of computers and video games. Two of the most dynamic movies of that time that involved that subject were "Tron" (1982)...

During the late 1980s, cable tv, movie channels and VCRs gave people more options but television was still vitally important to pop culture. Join us this week as we pick our Top 5 TV Theme Songs from the years 1985-1989. …

This week we continue our journey through TV Theme Songs exploring the best of the early 80s! Now the world don't move to the beat of just one drum, so just the good ole boys, Dee and Jason, have each …

Today we will take you back to a time in the late 70s when your Dad made you be the TV remote! The late 70s introduced some of the greatest TV Theme songs of all time. Park your big wheel …

In 1988, Living Colour released an album that would simmer for nearly a full year before kicking down the door of the standard rock scene with one of the biggest pounding rock anthems of the decade. "Cult of Personality" bec...

When Poison broke big in 1986 they brought with them loads of glitz, glam, style, confidence and FUN. Unlike many of their peers though, they also had great songs. In May of 1988 they released their second album that included...

"Big" and "Twins" are two of the most beloved movies of the year 1988! The have an incredible amount of fun and charm, but are they perfect? In this second of a two-part episode we discuss our personal issues with …

As we begin our celebration of the summer of 1988, we remember that this was the year that Tom Hanks became THE Tom Hanks! It was also the year that saw Arnold Schwarzenegger star in his first mainstream comedy (or …

Pay attention, 00s... Ever since Ursula Andress' character "Honey Rider" emerged out of the crystal blue Jamaican waters in 1963's "Dr. No", fans of the James Bond movies have debated which of the "Bond Girls" was the best. T...

This week, if you're not into the whole brevity thing, we dive back into two Coen brothers comedy classics, one from the 80s and one from the 90s. Join us as we discuss the production of both movies, tons of …

In 1987 Joel and Ethan Coen released one the biggest cult comedies of the 80s. Then a little over 10 years later, they released one of the biggest cult comedies of the 90s (with a Best Picture Oscar in between)! …

1988 was the year that the Cold War began to thaw, when the Reagan era ended and the Bush era began. It was also the year where the USA lost in Olympic basketball for the first time, Kirk Gibson won …

When Billy Joel reemerged after his divorce in 1983 with his album "An Innocent Man", he was dating a super model (more than one, actually) and feeling like a teenager. This personal joy was reflected in this album. Not only …

Billy Joel is one of the few artists that is as big today as he was in the 70s. His rise to fame, however, was not an easy one. His history is littered with broken relationships, financial woes and even …

After years of success within the 70s funk group the Commodores, Lionel Richie reached superstar status in the 1980s with his album "Can't Slow Down". This album sold 20 million copies and produced 5 top ten hits with songs ...

Francis Ford Coppola started and finished his Tulsa movies in 1983. This year they reach their 40th anniversary. Join us as we continue our discussion covering stories surrounding the cast of "Rumble Fish", more stories from ...