The Lost Art Of Podcast: Recent Episodes
Luke, Jason & Matt
Three guys who love all things 80's and 90's. Once per month we will be releasing an episode on Music, TV, Movies, Video Games, cultural icons or fads from our favorite decades.
The guys sit down to tell stories about the wonderful time during childhood when school was cancelled due to snow. Jason talks about being trapped in a hunting shack, Luke gambled and lost playing video games, Matt and Luke didn't get rich shoveling driveways and Matt talks about the importance of always taking a coat with you.
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Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
When the guys started the podcast they determined that 1980 would be the earliest year they would talk about because that was the year that Jason, the oldest member of crew was born. In episode 68 they revisit the songs and musical events of 1980, it was the beginning of the end for disco and the new wave was taking off.
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Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
The guys sit down to talk about the TV shows that shaped their life in 1992. Game shows for teens, old women, trailblazing black sitcoms, children's horror anthologies and critically acclaimed cartoons are amongst the shows of 1992. Luke tells the story about the time him and a friend Gina-ed a woman in a video store. We say goodbye to Johnny Carson and hello to Jay Leno.
Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
In the 5th installment of under-appreciated horror movies the guys loosen the reigns and talk a bit about some movies that were popular but don't get brought up in conversation as much anymore. They also discuss what they have been doing to get into the Halloween spirit and Matt and Luke talk about Halloween Ends.
Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
In the 5th installment of under-appreciated horror movies the guys loosen the reigns and talk a bit about some movies that were popular but don't get brought up in conversation as much anymore. They also discuss what they have been doing to get into the Halloween spirit and Matt and Luke talk about Halloween Ends.
Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
After taking the summer off the guys are back to talk about the biggest star in Hollywood in the 1980's and 1990's, Arnold Schwarzenegger. On top of his movie career they go into details about his early childhood, his body building career and his political career.
Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
The guys sit down to talk about 1992 and all of the video games that shaped their young pre-teen minds.
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Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
The guys sit down to tell stories about their first jobs and the people they met working there. Matt and Luke had paper routes. Luke worked at a grocery chain, Matt worked at a Mexican restaurant and Jason worked at both a Mexican restaurant and a grocery chain.
Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
The guys invite a special guest, movie critic, Tommy Wood from Reel Talk: A Movie Podcast to discuss what is quite possibly the best all time year for movies, 1999. Multiple genre defining masterpieces, completely original scripts, animation classics and multiple cult films make up this great year.
Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
Tommy
- Reel Talk: A Movie Podcast
The guys sit down to discuss the music that shaped their life in 1989. Jason really hates one of Matt's picks and Luke didn't have a lot of context for what was cool because of his age.
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Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
The guys sit down to talk about the TV shows that shaped their life in 1991. 1991 was a year for Nickelodeon and talk shows.
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Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
- Jason illustrated a children's book, The King Who Forgot, you can buy it HERE
The guys sit down to discuss one of the all time greatest children's entertainers and most recognizable character actors of the 1980's, Jim Varney aka Ernest P. Worrell. Since he is one of the most famous people from our neck of the woods we all know people who knew him personally.
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Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
- Jason illustrated a children's book, The King Who Forgot, you can buy it HERE
The guys sit down to talk about 1994 and all of the video games that made their Middle School lives so much better. Matt and Luke remember getting Sega Channel. They also discuss NBA Jam Ski Trips and Mortal Kombat tournaments.
Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
- Jason illustrated a children's book, The King Who Forgot, you can buy it HERE
Matt and Jason sit down to talk about their thoughts on the 2021 movie Ghostbusters: Afterlife. This is a supplemental episode to the full Ghostbusters episode. The review is 100% spoiler free.
Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
- Ghostbusters Afterlife Spoiler Free Video Review
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
- Jason illustrated a children's book, The King Who Forgot, you can buy it HERE
The guys sit down to talk about their love of Ghostbusters. Jason tells the story of how he got in trouble for calling his mom a rude name he learned from Ghostbusters and Matt recalls every detail of the day he saw Ghostbusters 2 in the theater.
Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
- Jason illustrated a children's book, The King Who Forgot, you can buy it HERE
In the final installment of a 3 part audio play we find out how everything is connected and who Terry, the towns gravedigger, really is. If you have heard last year's audio play you may even notice a bit of a connection.
Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental
Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
The guys welcome special guest Wes from Reel Talk: A Movie Podcast for the 4th annual unappreciated horror movie episode. Each of the guys brings some intriguing movies. Wes and Jason find they love 1970's vampire twins and Matt reveals why he really skipped Luke's wedding.
Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
Wes
- Reel Talk: A Movie Podcast
The second installment of a 3 part audio play that will be released this October. All 3 installments revolve around strange stories in a small town narrated by Terry, the towns gravedigger. This installment features the story of a serial killer.
Disclaimer:
Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
The first installment of a 3 part audio play that will be released this October. All 3 installments revolve around strange stories in a small town narrated by Terry, the towns gravedigger. This installment features a story of Nate, a new boy in town who meets a girl and her dog while walking in the woods.
Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
The guys sit down to talk about going back to school. It turns out the first day back to school left an imprint and there are stories about avoiding bullies, making friends and asking out teachers.
Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
The guys welcome special guest Gabe from Reel Talk: A Movie Podcast to discuss their favorite music of 1998. Some time is spent analyzing the lyrics or Meet Virginia, Gabe realizes he likes depressing songs and Matt talks about the best lyrics from the Can-I-Bus album.
Keep up with everyone:
Matt
- Video Game Blog
- Movie Review Facebook Group
- Movie Review YouTube Channel
Luke
- Luke wrote a novel, Into the Wallwood, you can buy it HERE
Jason
- Follow his art page on Facebook - Jason Shepard ArtworX
Gabe
- Reel Talk: A Movie Podcast
The guys sit down to talk about the pools, parks and vacations that shaped them. Matt and Luke introduce Jason to the childhood classic game M.A.S.H. Matt tells the story of Luke getting body slammed by a WCW wrestler and flashing his entire baseball team. Matt and Luke talk about their friend Taylor’s pool where they spent a lot of their summer days hanging out.
It's hard to believe that Matt, Luke and Jason have now recorded 50 episodes of The Lost Art of Podcast. The guys talk about their favorite episodes and favorite moments from episodes past. Don Knotts and James Brown stop in for a visit and the guys confuse each other on video game release dates as they talk through their favorite video games of 1986.
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The guys sit down to discuss one of cultural icon and one of the most dominant athletes of all-time, Bo Jackson. Starting in Bessemer, AL through his childhood, high school, college and professional career Bo impressed everyone he met. Jason wasn’t as familiar with Bo Jackson as Matt and Luke so they try to convince him of Bo’s greatness.
The guys sit down to discuss one of their all time favorite years in movies, 1987. Jason finally picks some movies that weren't panned by the critics and Luke picks a B movie that makes Jason proud. For the first time Luke doesn't bleep all of the cuss words (mostly Jason's) so for the first time, this is a PG-13 episode.
The guys discuss their favorite songs and albums of 1995. Matt discovers he likes rap songs that give driving directions. Luke discusses the first album by his all time favorite band and the guys all agree the year was a huge year for female artists.
The guys discuss the best TV shows of 1985. Turns out, Jason is really into cartoons aimed at young girls, Luke talks about watching G.I. Joe while sitting on a warm vent, Jason talks about the weird ritual he had when his ex-girlfriend was in the bathroom and Matt Mr. Belvedere's himself.
The guys sit down to talk about their favorite Christmas TV specials. Matt talks about hooking up the internet for a rich lady and talks about all of the celebrities that died right after he watched their movies.
In this episode the guys talk about the era of N64 and Playstation and the video games they played in 1998. Jason declared he was too busy going on dates to play video games so we brought in Matt's college roommate Jeremy to fill in. Jason is still here adding color commentary. There is also a surprising amount of talk about flipping cars and Matt drinks a salad.
In the 3rd installment of under-appreciated horror movies the guys sit down to talk about 15 more movies that more people should have seen. Not a single movie discussed is actually in 3D
This episode is a departure from our regular nostalgic look at 80’s and 90’s culture. To get everyone in the mood for Halloween our lovable co-host Luke wrote this horror story about a serial killer named “Jack the Machine” and it was turned into a short audio play.
Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
The guys sit down to discuss the man who is synonymous with basketball, Michael Jordan. On the journey of Jordan's life through high school, college, NBA, baseball and his father's murder they detour back to some stories of growing up playing basketball.
The guys sit and discuss the music of 1987. Matt and Luke found the year to be underwhelming, Jason had a hard time narrowing his picks. Matt talks about the time he met one of the biggest rock stars of all time, got backstage passes to a legendary band's concert and met a satanic metal head.
The guys sit down to talk about their favorite Amusement Park and County Fair memories from the past 30 years.
In their first episode recorded remotely the guys sit down to discuss the our favorite TV shows that premiered or ended in 1995 and the biggest events of the year including the OJ Simpson Trial, Cal Ripken's Ironman record, a murder on the Jenny Jones show and celebrities who died on Christmas Day.
The guys sit down to talk about the life and times of Mike Tyson, one of the most interesting men in sports history.
Matt and Luke declare this is their favorite year for music ever. The guys sing, play guitar and Jason interprets instruments with his mouth. Lyrics are analyzed and some poor guitar playing is demonstrated. So many great songs came out this year!!
The guys discuss the year of 1988 and all of the Video Games that they played back then, some of which they are still playing over 30 years later.
The guys sit down to discuss the biggest TV shows and events of 1986. Luke talks about shows he thinks he would like if he watched as he was too young to remember most of the shows from this year. Matt gets philosophical about how pointless our lives are and how things disappear into obscurity very quickly.
The guys sit down for a sequel to last years popular non-mainstream horror movie episode. 20 more under-appreciated horror gems are uncovered and discussed.
NOTE - We had some audio issues for a lot of the episode. Everything is still able to be heard but just isn't up to our normal audio standards.
The guys discuss the lost art of commercials and commercial jingles. With DVR and streaming being so commonplace in the 21st century the classic commercials taking the world by storm has gone away.
The guys sit down to talk about the music of 1983 that has impacted their lives the most. They discuss and sing horrible renditions of songs from Elton John, Huey Lewis, Tears for Fears, Lionel Richie and more.
In episode 29 the guys sit down to talk about one of the biggest cultural icons of the 80's, Pee-Wee Herman, and the man who created him, Paul Reubens.
The guys sit down to talk about the movies of 1998 with special guest Justin (from the action figures episode).
The guys discuss the video games that they still play over 30 years after they came out. Matt believes this is his favorite year of video game ever.
The guys sit down and talk about some classic game show hosts, game show cheaters, and some obscure shows they enjoy watching.
The guys sit down with Matt's wife, Jenny, who is a Michael Jackson super fan to talk about what Michael Jackson meant to them growing up.
The guys sit down to discuss the biggest TV shows and events of 1997. Matt and Luke count down their top 5 while Jason goes off script and talks about shows he wishes he watched.
The guys sit down and have a discussion about the music from 1982 that they still listen to 37 years later.
In the first episode of 2019 (and the first episode of season 2) the guys get back together after a short holiday break to talk about the movie of 1991.
The guys sit down to talk about their favorite Christmas memories from childhood. Matt gets distracted and goes off on a million tangents. Don Knotts stops by for a visit.
The guys sit down to discuss their favorite and least favorite Christmas songs and go into a little bit of history on the classics. James Brown and Don Knotts stop by for a visit.
The guys, and special guest, Lauren, get together to talk about some history, fun facts and favorite memories regarding board games.
The guys sit down to discuss the video games of 1989 and what makes them so great. The 2013 short film "The Curse" the guys wrote and starred in about a particular video game of 1989 is also discussed.
The guys switch up the format for this seasonly appropriate episode. Instead of discussing their nostalgic view on a topic they take a deep dive into the zeitgeist of the American collective and how the fears of the day shaped the horror trends of each decade.
The guys (and special guest Suzy) sit down to talk about their favorite non-mainstream horror movies as well as a classic film that today's generation may have forgotten about. Matt tells the story of the Halloween night he was almost murdered by a real life Michael Myers
The guys sit down to discuss the best shows the small screen had to offer back in 1987.
The guys sit down and reminisce about the short period in their pre-teen years where their world revolved around professional wrestling.
The guys sit down with actor and professional stuntman, Neimah Djourabchi, to discuss the art of special effects in the pre-CGI era. They discuss the most influential effects artists in film history and Neimah tells on set stories.
The guys talk about the best time in any kids life, the three month summer break from school. Baseball, cookouts, swimming pools, exploring sewers like a ninja turtle, video games, eating junk food around a dumpster, saving firemen and all the things kids did before the internet.
The guys discuss their top 5 movies of 1997. Special guest Suzy (Luke's wife) stops by to talk about her favorite movies as well.) Matt tells a story about a school pageant he was in and the gang discusses how great the year was for Jake Busey.
The guys reminisce about some of their favorite TV show theme songs and discuss the reason there aren't as many classic theme songs in the 21st century. There are a lot of great videos mentioned in this episode that can be watched at thelostartofpodcast.wordpress.com
The guy's get together to talk about all things landlines and life before cell phones. Everyone tells their favorite stories and embarrassing moments while talking on the phone. Luke's wife Suzy stops by to tell some stories of spying on her brother on the phone.
The guy's get together to talk about their gaming memories from the year 1990. This was the last year the NES ruled the world and the gaming market began fragmenting into the Super Nintendo vs. Sega Genesis crowd. Matt discusses the time he met Weird Al Yankovic and the guys share similar stories of having to inconveniently hold the reset button in on the NES because someone got mad and tried to turn off their game.
The guys bring on a special guest who has an extensive background in Star Wars toys. They also discuss Barbie, G.I. Joe, Ghostbusters and many other action figures and their impact on society.
The guys sit down to talk about Mortal Kombat and its stranglehold on teen boys in the early to mid 1990s. Matt gets sidetracked talking about the time he visited Ernest P. Worrell's gravesite.
The guys talk about their top 5 songs released in 1985. As expected, Matt and Luke have similar tastes and Jason likes songs Matt and Luke have never heard. Matt also tells the story about the time he met the other guy from Wham!
The guys discuss The Lost Art Of cassette tapes, listening to albums straight through, making mix tapes and other aspects of cassette tape culture. Matt tells a story about Lisa Loeb and the musical guest is a recording Matt and Luke found on an old cassette tape of their dad's band performing a 90's rap classic.
The guys talk about their top five favorite movies of 1988 and what makes them so great.
In the premier episode of The Lost Art Of Podcast the guys introduce themselves and talk briefly about the history of video stores before diving into fond memories about spending every weekend browsing the aisles of their local small town video store.