Episodes

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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Jan. 6, 2023

Top 5 Songs of 1983

Best of 1983 Series

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Dec. 27, 2022

Star Wars Trivia

Difficulty: From Youngling to Jedi Master

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Dec. 13, 2022

Christmas Vacation (1989) vs. Scrooged (1988): Part 1

The 80s gave us some of the greatest Christmas movies of all time, including Christmas Vacation (1989) and Scrooged (1988). (Also, how bad did you want to see "The Night the Reindeer Died?!). These movies have become Holiday ...

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