Episodes

June 6, 2023

Tron (1982) vs. War Games (1983): Part 1

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)...

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May 29, 2023

Top 5 TV Theme Songs 1985-1989

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. Some...

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May 23, 2023

Top 5 TV Theme Songs 1980-1984

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 come up with a list of t...

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May 16, 2023

Top 5 TV Theme Songs 1975-1979

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 the driveway, grab a bowl of your ...

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May 9, 2023

Living Colour's "Vivid" (1988): Track by Track

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...

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May 2, 2023

Poison's "Open Up and Say...Ahh!" (1988): Track by Track

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...

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April 25, 2023

Big (1988) vs. Twins (1988): Part 2

"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 these mov...

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April 18, 2023

Big (1988) vs. Twins (1988): Part 1

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 was it?)!...

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April 13, 2023

The Best James Bond Girls: A Draft

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...

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April 4, 2023

Raising Arizona (1987) vs. The Big Lebowski (1998): Part 2

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 behind the scene...

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March 28, 2023

Raising Arizona (1987) vs. The Big Lebowski (1998): Part 1

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)! Join us as ...

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March 21, 2023

Top 5 Songs of 1988!

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 the World Series with one ...

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March 14, 2023

Billy Joel's "An Innocent Man" (1983): Track by Track!

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 ...

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March 7, 2023

A Billy Joel History to 1983: Pianos, Pills and Uptown Girls

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 a couple of suicide ...

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Feb. 28, 2023

Lionel Richie's "Can't Slow Down" (1983): Track by Track

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 ...

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Feb. 21, 2023

The Outsiders (1983) vs. Rumble Fish (1983): Part 2

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 ...

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Feb. 14, 2023

The Outsiders (1983) vs. Rumble Fish (1983): Part 1

In the mid sixties a young girl named Suzy Hinton wrote a story about teenage gangs in her school. The story, published while she was just 18, went on to create the Young Adult genre and sell millions of books. In 1983, "Th...

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Feb. 7, 2023

Groundhog Day (1993) vs. Multiplicity (1996): PT 2

Bill Murray and Michael Keaton were powerhouse men of comedy in the 80s and 90s. They combined with Harold Ramis to give us two great comedies with a science fiction flare in the 1990s. Join us this week as we give you the st...

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Feb. 2, 2023

Groundhog Day (1993) vs. Multiplicity (1996): Part 1

Director, writer, actor, and producer extrordinaire Harold Ramis gave us several great comedies in the 1980s and 1990s! Today on Groundhog Day, we begin Season 4 by diving into two of his best comedies! Both movies share not ...

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Jan. 30, 2023

A History of James Bond

The Legal Fight for the Rights to James Bond and the Battle of the Bonds in 1983

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Jan. 18, 2023

Talking Movies with Alex Keledjian and Ryan Gibson of How I Got Green…

The hosts of the How I Got Greenlit Podcast, directors and producers Alex Keledjian (Creator of Project Greenlight) and Ryan Gibson (Production Supervisor of God's Country) sit down with us to discuss the movies we all love a...

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