Living In The 80s: Recent Episodes

Rob Faught

Discussions about 80s pop culture including music, movies, TV and more!

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One thing that drives us crazy is when some publications call an artist a "one hit wonder" when they clearly had multiple hits! In this episode, we talk about some of those. Check it out and let us know if there are any you would say should be on our list?

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A great discussion and pretty eclectic list of one hit wonders!

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This episode we talk about some of the best sequels of the 80s, plus some of the worst!

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This episode, we interview Travis Young (aka Flounder) from Roundtown Radio and Star 107.9 and what it was like working at an 80s radio station and how he started his own online radio station!

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This episode we go back to the Oscars from 1980-1984 and look at the winners and weigh in on who we think should have won!

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This episode we go back to the Oscars from 1980-1984 and look at the winners and weigh in on who we think should have won!/p>--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livinginthe80s/support

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This week we talk about what it was like dating in the 80s!

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This episode we talk about some of the most iconic characters from 80s movies!

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Some of our favorite love songs from some of our favorite 80s movies!

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There were lots of romantic movies in the 80s. Here are some of our favorites!

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This episode we take a look at the best original Christmas songs - no cover tunes here!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livinginthe80s/support

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Here are some of our favorite 80s rap and hip hop artists!

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This episode we discuss some of our favorite songs that we remember from the golden age of rap and hip hop.

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Join us as we talk about many valuable life lessons we learned in the 80s!

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Join us this episode as we talk about some of our favorite 80s songs that give us good advice!

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The 80s had it's fair share of songs about paranoia, stalking and creepiness. This week, we talk about some of those!

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This is the second part of our discussion on our favorite action films of the 80s!

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This week, we pick some of our favorite action movies and talk all about why they were great, plus who would play the leading roles if these movies were remade?

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This episode, we are joined by radio personality Chris Adams and we're talking about his obsession (and mine) with the music charts of the 80s!

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Check out our interview with Mark Dantzer, who was a radio DJ in the 1980s and lived to tell about it!


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This episode, we go back and talk about some news events and pop culture happenings in 1984!


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Join us and my esteemed panel where we talk about some of our favorite memories of MTV, as we celebrate the 42nd anniversary of MTV's launch!


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Join us as we talk about the news and pop culture that helped shaped 1987!


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This is an edited version of a podcast from 2020. Join us as we talk about some of our favorite moments from Live Aid.

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This episode, we go back to 1982 and talk about the year in news and pop culture.

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Join us as we take a look back to the year 1988 and talk about what was in the news and pop culture!

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This episode, we are going back to the very beginning - the year 1980 and taking a look at the news, fashion and pop culture that shaped the first year of the decade!

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This week, we take a deep dive into some of the news events and pop culture of 1986!

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We take a look at some of the news events and pop culture of 1983

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I had a lot of friends join and help create the ultimate 80s summertime mixtape!

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This is an edited version originally broadcast in 2020. We talk all about our favorite mellow tunes of the Yacht Rock genre.

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Join us as we talk about some of the news events and music from 1989!

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This episode, we take a look at the news events and pop culture of 1981!

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This episode, we talk about some of the news, music, TV and movies we remember from 1985!

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This is our final episode dedicated to the 1970s. This week we talk about all of the music we loved and hated from the 70s.

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This episode, we talk about some of the beautiful women that we remember from the 70s. Plus, we talk about some of the guys the girls dug too :)

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Being a kid in the 70s was the best! This week we talk about some of our favorite cartoons and toys.

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Join us this week as we continue our visit to the 1970s and discuss some of our favorite movies.

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This week, we go back to the 70s and talk about some of our favorite television shows!

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This week we continue our conversation about some of the 80s most iconic movie scenes and the songs that are forever linked to them!

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This week we talk about some of the 80s most iconic movie scenes and the songs that are forever linked to them!

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We talk about some of our favorite Steven Spielberg films of the 80s.

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In honor of Valentine's Day, we talk about some of our favorite 80s romcoms!

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Join us as we talk about several TV and movie stars that rose to stardom either in the 80s or after that had some not quite so memorable performances in the 80s!

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Here is part two of our top 10 list of 80s artists, as voted on from our Facebook page.

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Here is part one of our top 10 list of 80s artists, as voted on from our Facebook page.  

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This episode, we talk about some of our favorite Christmas movies, music and TV episodes, and share some personal Christmas memories as well.

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This episode was a ton of fun!  Me and Mike, Kevin and Matt play the Totally 80s edition of Trivial Pursuit.  It ended up being a little more difficult than we would have thought!

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Join us as we talk about some of the worst 80s fashions for women.  How many of these do you remember?

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Join us as we talk about some of the worst 80s fashions for men.  How many of these do you remember?

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Join us as we talk about some of the 80s political and social awareness songs.

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We had our fair share of breakup songs in the 80s.  This week, we take a humorous look at some of our favorites!

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We don't endorse infidelity here at Living In The 80s, but there were a lot of cheating songs in the decade!  Join us as we take a humorous look at some of our favorites.

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Join us as we talk about some of our favorite 80s songs performed by modern artists.

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We talk about some of our favorite 80s songs that were actually cover tunes.

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In this episode, we will be talking about some of our funniest moments over the first 100 episodes, and the stories behind them.  Be sure to join us!

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We made it to episode 100!  Join me along with Kevin, Matt and Mike as we talk about this milestone episode, go on a shopping trip to the mall, plus hear from lots of special guests!

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This week, Matt and I talk about the Christian music movement of the 80s, plus give you our top 10 CCM artists of the decade!

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This is a re-release where me and John Noss talk about our listeners' favorite 80s NFL players.

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This week, I am joined by Tamara Dever, Misty Moore and Debbie Conner.  The ladies take over and talk about their 80s music toolbox.  PLUS, Tamara talks about her new book, Ultimate Mix Tape Side B, releasing September 5 and quizzes us on 80s music trivia!  Don't miss it!!

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Like every good mechanic, you need the right tool for the job.  This week, our panel discusses their favorite 80s songs in several categories.

80s #80smusic #80smusictoolbox

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What was it like growing up in the 80s in England?  Join me with my very special guest, Robbie Burgess, as we talk about UK in the 80s and The 80s Rewind Show podcast.  Such a fun episode!

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This week, we talk about things we didn't say in the 80s, plus things we said then, but we don't now.  Trust us, this will be fun!  #80s

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This week, we talk about some of the most talked about scandals of the 80s.  #80s #scandals

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This week, we talk all about the phenomenon that is Stranger Things, and why every 80s kid and teenager should watch it. #80s #strangerthings

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This episode, the listeners take over!  Join us as some of our listeners share where they hung out at in the 80s, and the shenanigans that ensued!

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Who were our favorite celebrity heartthrobs in the 80s?  Join me, along with Debbie Conner and Matt Moore, as we find out who our favorite male and female heartthrobs were from our favorite decade!  This episode originally aired May 3, 2021 and is one of my favorites!

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Matt Taylor joins me as we discuss our favorite country music trends and stars of the 80s and perhaps some bird calls.  This episode originally aired May 16, 2020 and is one of our most listened to shows!

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This week, my special guest is Kevin Ackley.  We talk about this week in 1986 and in honor of prom season, join us as we count down the most popular love songs of the 80s!  Originally broadcast April 18, 2020.

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This is Episode 1 of the Living In The 80s podcast.  This episode was originally released on February 15, 2020 but was somehow not on available on Anchor or any of the platforms.  So if you missed it, here you go!

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Join me, along with Kevin, Matt and Mike as we talk about some 80s TV and movie stars that tried to transition to music careers - and not all were good!

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Join me along with Mike Moore and Matt Moore as we talk about our favorite tag teams of the 80s!

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This week, we are joined by Matt, Kevin and Mike as we talk about the TV themes that were hits on the music charts, some of our favorite themes, plus we play a TV theme trivia game and talk about the legend that is Mike Post!

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Join me along with Mike Moore as we talk about some of our favorite 80s country crossover songs, artists and events of the Urban Cowboy era!

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Join me this week, along with Matt, Kevin and Mike as we talk about the songs, albums, artist and videos that were the most iconic in the 1980s!

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This week Mike, Kevin and Matt join me to talk about some of the most iconic athletes, sporting events and sports moments of the 1980s!

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This week, join me along with Matt, Mike and Kevin as we discuss some of the iconic fashions and trends of the 1980s!

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Join me this week as we construct an 80s mixtape of some of our favorite love songs in honor of Valentine's Day.

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This week I am joined by Kevin, Mike and Matt and we are going to play word association and talk about the first thing that comes to mind when we think 80s movies, TV and stars - not necessarily our favorites, but most iconic!

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This episode, join me along with Kevin and Snowball as we play a game of Trivial Pursuit 80s edition and find out who is the champion of the world!  Plus, you'll learn a bunch of 80s facts as well!!

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Join us this week as we talk about B-sides, hidden tracks and songs that we may have forgotten about!

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Join me and Debby as we talk about our favorite Christmas songs of the 80s!

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Join us as we talk about some of our favorite underrated bands of the 80s.  This is a very eclectic mix of artists and most you won't expect!

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This week, I joined the Chewing The Fat crew to talk all about some of our favorite 80s music.  We had a lot of fun!

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Join me as I welcome special guest, author and speaker Chris Clews, as we talk about his book "What 80s Pop Culture Teaches Us About The Workplace".  Plus, find out which iconic 80s movie that Chris has never seen!!

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Join me along with Matt and Jason as we talk all about the 1984 blockbuster Ghostbusters and play some Ghostbusters trivia, as well as preview the upcoming film Ghostbusters Afterlife.

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This week, I am joined by Debbie and Matt as we talk about the Brat Pack and a lot of other teen stars of the 80s!

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Join me along with Matt and Debbie as we discuss our favorite child stars of the 80s!

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This week, join me along with Debbie and Kevin as we talk about songs that maybe don't mean what we think they mean!

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Join me, along with guest hosts Mike Moore and Matt Moore, as we talk about the ultimate way to play hooky in the 80s!  We are going to be talking all about the 1986 classic movie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, along with Ferris trivia and script reading.  There also may be a little singing involved :)

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Join me along with Matt Moore and Mike Moore as we talk about what it was really like being a teenager in the awesome 80s!

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This is the second episode spotlighting my own personal favorite top 10 songs of the 80s.  I'll be covering 1985-1989.  Enjoy... or not!

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Someone once called me the "curator of all that is 80s" and that made me laugh!  This is my personal top 10 songs of the 80s.  Not all are huge hits, but they're all great songs that were part of my coming of age years between 1980-1984.  Enjoy... or not :)

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It's back to school time, so why not go back to Ridgemont High?  Join me, along with guest hosts Kevin Ackley and Matt Moore, as we talk all about this iconic 80s film!

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This week, I'm joined by Kevin Ackley and Matt Moore as we talk all about our favorite 80s catchphrases, plus we find out the sound a tapeworm makes!

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Join me, along with guest hosts Matt Moore and Mike Moore as we talk all about why we think Back To The Future is the greatest movie of the decade.

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This episode, I am joined by Matt Moore and Mike Moore, as we talk about our favorite movie bullies of the 80s!

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This week, MTV celebrates it's 40th anniversary, so we decided to do our own countdown of the most iconic videos of the 80s.  Join me, along with our admins Debbie Conner, Matt Moore, Kevin Ackley and Art Hughes as we talk about our favorite music video memories!

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Join me this week, along with Matt Moore, David Martinez and Big Jay as we talk about some of our favorite summertime blockbuster movies!

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Join me this week, along with Matt Moore, David Martinez and Big Jay as we talk about some of our favorite summertime blockbuster movies!  

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Our last podcast where we talked about some of our favorite Yacht Rock songs was so well received, we thought we would get back on the boat and do it again.  Join me, along with co-host Captain Jim Lawlor, as we talk about some more of our favorite Yacht Rock tunes!

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They will never hold a candle to our favorite 80s tunes, but many artists have tried to capture that magic!  Join me along with Art Hughes and Shawn Laird as we discuss some pretty cool tunes in the 90s and beyond that have that 80s sound!

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No your eyes aren't deceiving you!  Join me along with Shaun Laird and Art Hughes as we talk about the songs that helped create the 80s sound, and many of them we feel like were 80s tunes!

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Is it Eddie Murphy, Sam Kinison or someone else?  Join me along with Matt Moore and Kevin Ackley as we discover our favorite comedians of the 80s!

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Join me, along with Art Hughes and Kevin Ackley, as we go through the worst songs of our favorite decade!

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Join me, along with special guest hosts Matt Moore and Mike Moore as we talk about Batman, The Berlin Wall, Milli Vanilli, and a lot more as we go back to 1989!

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This week, I am joined once again by Dean Woods and Kevin Ackley as we continue our discussion on our favorite 80s comedy movies from 1985-1989!

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Join me with special guests Dean Woods and Kevin Ackley as we discuss our favorite comedy movies of the 80s!

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This week we are talking about George Michael, Rain Man, George Bush is our new president and Murder She Wrote.  This week, join me with my very special co-host, Deborah Conner as we talk all about 1988!

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This week we take the 80s from Disco to the Dead Milkmen!  Join me and my very special guest, musician, music critic, and author Sean Gill as we talk about the evolution of music in the 80s and some of his favorite songs.  A very fun episode you don't want to miss!

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This week we are talking about Bon Jovi, Jim Bakker, Lethal Weapon and A Different World!  This week, join me with co-hosts Jim Lawlor and Matt Moore as we talk all about 1987!

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Join me with special guest hosts Jon McNeal and Matt Moore as we talk about Top Gun, McDLT and Hands Across America.  This week, it's all about 1986!

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Join me, along with co-hosts Kevin Ackley and Matt Moore as we get back into the DeLorean and talk about St. Elmo's Fire, New Coke, Madonna and a whole lot more!  This week, it's all about 1985!

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Join me with my very special guest, my wife Leah, as we talk about our favorite romantic movies of the 80s!

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Join me with special guests David Yuska and Art Hughes as we talk about Footloose, Murder She Wrote, Prince, Where's The Beef and being a teenager in 1984!

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This week, we travel back to the year of Swatch watches, Thriller and Flashdance!  Join me with guest hosts Art Hughes and Kevin Ackley as we take a look at 1983!

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Join me and Matt Moore as we go back to the days of E.T., The Dukes of Hazzard, Eye of the Tiger and $1.30 gas!  Let's go back to 1982!

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Join me with co-hosts Matt Moore and Mike "Snowball" Moore as we discuss the wrestling promotions of the 80s, along with our favorite wrestlers and the ultimate wrestling card!

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Jessie's Girl, Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Charles & Diana get married plus a whole lot more!  Join me and special guest host Kevin Ackley as we talk all about the year 1981!

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Miracle On Ice, Blondie, Blues Brothers and a whole lot more!  Join me with my co-host, Matt Moore as we talk all about the year 1980!

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This week is the Christmas episode part 2.  I'm joined by my two friends Aaron Benner and Jason Peitsmeyer, as we talk about our favorite toys of the 80s!

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Join me and my VERY special guest, my daughter Kayla!  This week, we are going to talk about our favorite 80s movies and music!

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Join me as I welcome Aaron Benner and Matt Moore for the conclusion of our two part episode of our favorite glam metal bands of the 80s!

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Join me with guest hosts Aaron Benner and Matt Moore as we discuss glam rock of the 80s!

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Join us as we discuss 80s pop culture and those that lived it!  This episode is all about some of our favorite coming of age teen films from the 80s.

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We're mixing it up this episode and I'm flying solo.  Join me as you get my personal recollection of why I enjoy the 80s!

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Join me with special guest hosts Matt Moore and Jon McNeal as we discuss the films of our favorite 80s director, John Hughes!

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Join us as we welcome Matt Moore, David Martinez and Jason Peitsmeyer, as we discuss our favorite 80s horror films!

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Join me and cohost Matt Moore as we talk about some of our favorite TV and movie stars from the 80s who we've lost.

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Join me with guest hosts Kevin Ackley and Matt Moore, as we discuss our favorite 80s music stars that have passed away.

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We have a very special episode this week.  Join Matt Moore and I, along with Mike Moore as we crash the party at the Chewin' On The Fat podcast with our friend, Big J.  This week, we're talking all about 1985!

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This week, we continue our special episode with our discussion on the year 1985, along with our friends from the Chewin' The Fat podcast.  Enjoy!

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Join me with co-host Matt Moore, as we talk all about SNL from 1980-1989!

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Join me and co-host Matt Moore as we talk about our favorite 80s sports movies!

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Join me for part 2 of our discussion about our favorite NFL players of the 80s!

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Join me and special guest host John Noss as we talk about our favorite NFL players of the 80s!

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Join me with special guest host Randy Nelson as we talk about our favorite 80s cars!

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Join me and Matt Moore with our special guest, Joel McLaughlin as we talk about our favorite 80s video games!

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Join we and guest host Art Hughes as we discuss MTV and it's affect on music, fashion and 80s pop culture on their 39th anniversary!

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Join me with special guest host Timothy Klugh as we discuss our favorite moments from the Live Aid concert on it's 35th anniversary.

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Join me with co-host Kevin Ackley as we discuss our favorite One Hit Wonders from 1985-1989.

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Join me with guest host Kevin Ackley as we count down our favorite one hit wonders from 1980-1984.

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Join me and guest host Matt Moore as we go down memory lane and share some 80s trivia, plus go back in time to this week in 1981!

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Join me on this week's podcast with my very special guest, Living In The 80s Australia's own Marty "McFly" Wiseman as we discuss growing up in the 80s Down Under!

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Join me and guest host Jason Peitsmeyer as we talk about Weird Al's music and his influence on 80s pop culture.

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Join me with my very special guest host Jon McNeal, as we talk about our favorite Summertimes songs of the 80s!

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Join me and my special guest Koko Goldstein aka Jim Lawlor, as we discuss the Yacht Rock movement, as well as count down our top 10 Yacht Rock songs.

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Join me and Matt Moore as we talk about movies that didn't take place in the 80s, but are set in the 80s.

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Join me and Matt Moore as we talk about shows that didn't take place in the 80s, but are set in the 80s.

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We're joined by special guest Randy Nelson, as we talk about the top action movies of the 80s!

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Join us as we talk with this week's guest, Devlin Clemons about our favorite wrestlers of the 80s

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Matt Moore joins us as we discuss places we used to frequent in the 80s that no longer exist.

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My special guest this episode is my longtime friend Art Hughes.  Join us as we talk about our favorite 80s albums!

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Join me as I chat about our favorite 80s baseball players with Darrell Deer.

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Randy and Jason are joining me again and we're talking about our favorite breakfast cereals of the 80s!

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Join me, along with special guests Randy Nelson and Jason Peitsmeyer, as we discuss your top 10 cartoons of the 80s!

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Join us as we welcome Matt Moore and discuss the top 80s sitcoms.

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Join us as we talk about the top 5 Movie soundtracks of the 80s as voted on by our members!