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Aug. 15, 2023

Van Halen's "OU812" (1988): Track by Track!

In the summer of 1988, Van Halen released the album "OU812", their second with Sammy Hagar. This album, though divisive for hardcore Van Halen fans, contained several hit songs including "When It's Love", "Finish What You Sta...

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Aug. 8, 2023

Cinderella's "Long Cold Winter" (1988): Track by Track!

In July of 1988, Cinderella released their sophomore effort, "Long Cold Winter". With their opening track, "Falling Apart at the Seams", they demonstrate that they aren't like the standard glam bands of the day, but a titanic...

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Aug. 1, 2023

Top 5 Worst Sequels of the 80s!

Sometimes after a movie is successful, a sequel is made to further the adventures with the characters in that world. Many times that story is bad (but not always). Sometimes it is an outright embarrassment. In this episode...

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July 25, 2023

Vacation (1983) vs. The Great Outdoors (1988): Part 2

John Hughes gave us tons of great movies in the 80s and 90s. This week we continue our discussion of his movies involving taking the whole tribe cross country, "Vacation" vs. "The Great Outdoors". In this episode we discuss...

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July 18, 2023

Vacation (1983) vs. The Great Outdoors (1988): Part 1

In 1983, writer John Hughes was just getting his start becoming the "Shakespeare of the 80s". That year, along with director Harold Ramis and superstar Chevy Chase, he created a wacky road trip movie that people around the wo...

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July 11, 2023

Indiana Jones and the Ten Commandments for Making a Proper Sequel

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...

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July 7, 2023

Dirty Dancing Soundtrack (1987): Track by Track!

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 …

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July 5, 2023

George Michael's "Faith" (1987): Track by Track!

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. …

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July 3, 2023

INXS "Kick" (1987): Track by Track!

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",...

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June 27, 2023

Every Which Way But Loose (1978) vs Any Which Way You Can (1980): Pt 2

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 …

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June 20, 2023

Every Which Way But Loose (1978) vs. Any Which Way You Can (1980): Pa…

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 …

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June 13, 2023

Tron (1982) vs. War Games (1983): Part 2

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...

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June 8, 2023

What Rhymes With Reason (NEW MOVIE) - Interview with Kyle Roberts, Ga…

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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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)! …

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