The wheels for a Last Christmas three-peat are in locomotion, and we’re prepared to go to war with Kylie over it!

A hop into Howick hurls Paulo into a hole of hard-hitting anti-apartheid hits — but will it make him heed the hedonistic call of Sun City?

Hell, yes!

Dori loves Paul Rudd’s beard and dedicates a soundtrack to it, while Paulo finds out what Sean Connery was up to between James Bond and The Untouchables.

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Christmas Music Charts and Wham vs. Kylie (00:02:32):https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/kylie-minogue-leads-official-christmas-number-1-single-xmas-together-for-palestine/

Sun City: Artists Against Apartheid (00:12:04)

Artists United Against Apartheid - Sun City: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aopKk56jM-I

Let me see you I.D.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0kngYVS7MI

Christmas in Cape Town: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVyhQ4qnWeY

It's Wrong (Apartheid): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbG3zIs4Q4E

The Shrink Next Door (00:25:00): https://www.tunefind.com/show/the-shrink-next-door/season-1

Sean Connery’s Outland: 80s Space Western (00:32:52) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7OzKVHzfiI

#1980s culture, #Christmas music charts, #Wham!, #Last Christmas, #Kylie Minogue, #Christmas Xmas, #charity single, #Together for Palestine, #The Pogues, #Fairytale of New York, #Elton John, #Step Into Christmas, #Boney M, #anti-apartheid protest songs, #Sun City, #Steven Van Zandt, #Bruce Springsteen, #E Street Band, #supergroup, #apartheid, #Nelson Mandela, #cultural boycott, #protest music, #hip hop artists, #Johnny Clegg, #Randy Newman, #Christmas in Cape Town, #Toy Story, #music and politics, #80s music, #protest songs, #South African Christmas, #nostalgia, #TikTok, #live stream, #Rage Expo, #Ballito, #Nelson Mandela Capture Site, #audio-visual experience, #cassette tape, #music history, #social injustice, #pop culture, #80s pop music, #documentary, #cultural significance, #music industry, #80s nostalgia, #Paul Rudd, #Will Ferrell, #The Shrink Next Door, #Foreigner, #Boy Meets Girl, #Whitney Houston, #Sean Connery, #Outland, #space western, #Jupiter’s moons, #mining colony, #drugging miners, #consequences, #80s pop culture references.

A special episode streamed live from Rage Expo onto (checks notes) TikTok.

Young people found that interesting, so who are we to argue?

The Curator Supreme of all things retro, Noel Opperman, joined us for a special show that made sure all the gamers around us knew that without the ’80s, there would be no video games.

Paulo impresses no one with stories of how he finished Contra and Super Mario Bros. on one life, while Noel spent a disproportionate amount of time in the 80s on the roof trying to watch SABC.

Shots are fired at CDogg AGAIN — but Corey knows he has supporters in us.

Paulo and Noel talk about Alyssa Milano for a while. We’re sure it had something to do with something else… but Alyssa Milano — am I right?

Paulo wraps up the movies so bad not even he could finish them. The gang agrees on James Brolin’s eyebrows; Paulo and Dori do not agree on Withnail & I.

Obligatory Stranger Things content is included for all those precious search words, and a round of 2 ’80s Truths and a Lie proves that Dori’s 20-year-honed ability to spot when Paulo is lying wins again.

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Arcade and Video Game Nostalgia (00:05:40)

Home Consoles and 80s Gaming Evolution (00:11:04)

Video Game Factoids and 80s Trivia (00:15:50)

Sibling Rivalry and Multiplayer Gaming (00:17:40)

Space Invaders, Tetris, and Coin Shortages (00:18:59)

Pez Bandit and 80s Collectibles (00:21:25)

Corey Feldman and 80s Child Stars (00:24:03)

Dancing with the Stars Drama (00:26:28)

Corey Feldman’s Divorce and Finances (00:32:40)

Forgotten 80s Sitcoms and Early TV Roles (00:39:28)

Living Dolls and Who’s the Boss? Spinoff (00:51:01)

Movie Recommendations: So Bad, They’re Bad (00:55:56)

Withnail & I: Cult Classic Debate (01:10:53)

Stranger Things and 80s Music Resurgence (01:22:21)

Retro Gift Wishlist and Miss Piggy’s Guide (01:33:56)

Two 80s Truths and a Lie(01:39:08)

#retro-themed podcast, #1980s pop culture, #video games, #nostalgia, #live-streamed show, #TikTok, #arcade culture, #vintage video cassettes, #retro memorabilia, #Noel, #retro curator, #gaming events, #Gen Z, #Alpha generation, #StreetFighter #Pac-Man, #Contra, #Donkey Kong, #Super Mario Brothers, #corner shop arcade, #20-cent coins, #gaming experience, #gaming consoles, #multiplayer gaming, #classic games, #Japan, #Tetris, #Corey Feldman, #80s sitcoms, #Living Dolls, #Who's the Boss?, #Alyssa Milano, #James Brolin, #ITWAN #Goonies, #Stranger Things, #ABBA, #pop music, #Richard Dean Anderson, #John Ritter, #Ghostbusters, #Who Framed Roger Rabbit, #80s movies, #nostalgia, #gaming history, #retro collectibles, #arcade games, #gaming anecdotes, #gaming culture, #video game history, #vintage gaming, #childhood memories, #classic arcade games, #retro gaming, #gaming nostalgia.

Jessica Rabbit fan fiction is about to enter the mainstream — and it’s going to be even sexier than anything Sora could imagine.

While comparing sitcoms and s*itcoms, Paulo remembers how much he hates flashback episodes, but at least we all grew up to be Al Bundy.

An R.B.F. brings Dori to The Golden Girls, and Paulo unpacks a movie so bad it’s actually dangerous to watch.

Last Christmas is already in the Top 40, which means the imitators have reared their heads — and we wrap up with Two 80s Truths and a Lie: The Cheers Edition.

Jump To:

Jessica Rabbit’s Origin and New Projects: (00:05:15) https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/roger-rabbit-returns-to-creator-new-movies-planned/

10/10 80s sitcoms: (00:09:23) https://screenrant.com/80s-sitcoms-every-episode-perfect?

Pluribus and The Golden Girls: (00:21:06) https://www.polygon.com/pluribus-golden-girls-connection-explained-carol/

Roar – The Most Dangerous Movie Ever Made (00:28:28) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqz7rPflvvE

Last Christmas Covers and Chart Update (00:39:00)https://www.mensxp.com/culture/music/180512-priyanka-chopra-wham-last-christmas-desi-version.html

https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/festive-music-returns-to-singles-chart-with-christmas-classics-set-to-compete-with-new-songs/093075

#80s pop culture, #That 80s Show, #nostalgia, #80s flashbacks, #Roger Rabbit, #Who Framed Roger Rabbit, #Gary K. Wolf, #Disney, #Looney Tunes, #Toontown, #Jessica Rabbit, #live-action movie, #80s sitcoms, #The Golden Girls, #Growing Pains, #Family Ties, #Murphy Brown, #Night Court, #Al Bundy, #Married with Children, #Seinfeld, #Better Call Saul, #Pluribus, #Apple TV series, #hive mind, #alien invasion, #individuality, #Rhea Seaborn, #sitcom rankings, #Christmas songs, #Last Christmas, #Priyanka Chopra, #Wham!, #Mariah Carey, #Kylie Minogue, #Michael Bublé, #Cheers, #Norm’s bar tab, #Bill Cosby, #sitcom trivia, #pop culture references, #80s cartoons, #nostalgia in media, #character development, #sitcom dynamics, #humor in the 80s, #contemporary adaptations.

We all want to live in Milli Vanilli Land, where dreadlocks are made of Fizzers and the rivers run with the tears of “what-if” careers.
Is Fab finally going to get Milli Vanilli the Grammy they deserve — and will it upset the Dalai Lama?

You know who’s never been in a superhero movie? Charlie Sheen. But we just found the character he was born to play.

What do Whoopi Goldberg and a nightclub in Sunninghill have to do with Dori’s movie — and why is Paulo reviewing an instructional video on how to raise the Titanic?

Far be it from us to use Gremlins 3 as clickbait, but can Dori separate the little guys from Paulo’s 80s lies?

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Milli Vanilli Grammy News (00:00:57) https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/milli-vanilli-member-fab-morvan-lands-2026-grammy-nod-1236108514/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIiebMAudRA

Comic Book Villain: Snowflame (00:05:31) Introduction to Snowflame, the cocaine-powered 80s comic book supervillain, and his bizarre storylines.

Snowflame (00:08:15): https://share.google/images/OI763lslmttVlxQaE

https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Snowflame_(New_Earth)

Movie Recommendation: Bagdad Cafe (00:11:14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G2MEszpox0

Review: Raise the Titanic (00:20:24): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qDuKPetx04

#Grammynomination, #FabMorvan, #MilliVanilli, #BestAudiobookNarration, #storytelling, #Snowflame, #comicbookvillain, #BagdadCafe, #1987film, #movierecommendation, #Titanicmovies, #historicalfacts, #CliveCussler, #RaisetheTitanic, #ColdWar, #byzantiummeneral, #JasonRobards, #RogerMoore, #JohnBarry, #moviebudget, #Titanicwreck, #underwaterexploration, #80snostalgia, #quirkycharacters, #comedydrama, #Germanfilmmakers, #LGBTQthemes, #hiddengem, #moviereviews, #Gremlins3, #cashinmovies, #trivia, #80sfilms, #cultclassics.

Being chased by hundreds of Marty McFlys is a fantasy only Dori — and maybe Lorraine McFly — could have, and we find out how it came true at the real Twin Pines Mall.

We rediscover the man who directed nearly every iconic music video of the 80s and brought the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Coneheads to the big screen.

Oh, how the latex manufacturers of the 90s rejoiced.

Dori uncovers a Once in a Lifetime movie, while Paulo finds out how Sir Ian McKellen's first flop gave us Miami Vice.

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Steve Barron: Music Video & Movie Director (00:04:19): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Barron

Movie Review: True Stories (00:09:53): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MIHT9d25wY

Movie Review: The Keep (00:16:56): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQKZn3Rrinw

Back to the Future 40th Anniversary Event (00:26:45): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OFRJ8EaaxPg

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RaTuNqjP8cE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViAwnptnc48

Michael Jackson Biopic Controversy (00:29:33): https://www.imdb.com/news/ni65400742/

Two 80s Truths and a Lie (00:31:44)

# 1980s # movies # pop culture # Halloween

# movie recommendations # Steve Barron

# music videos # Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

# Take On Me # David Byrne # True Stories

# mockumentary # John Goodman

# Michael Mann # The Keep # horror # sci-fi # World War II

# Ian McKellen # Tangerine Dream # synth-heavy scores

# Back to the Future # anniversary celebration

# Michael Jackson biopic # Paris Jackson # Hollywood trivia

# Reebok Pump #GoldenGirls #Aha #Take On Me, #The Sun Always Shines on TV, #Hunting High and Low, #Cry Wolf, #Manhattan Skyline, #The Living Daylights, #Crying in the Rain, #Butterfly Butterfly
#Adam and the Ants #Antmusic
#Bryan Adams #Cuts Like a Knife, #This Time, #Run to You, #Heaven, #Summer of 69
#Culture Club #God Thank You Woman
#David Bowie #As the World Falls Down, #Underground
#Def Leppard #Let's Get Rocked
#Dire Straits #Money for Nothing, #Heavy Fuel
#Dolly Parton #Potential New Boyfriend
#Eddy Grant #Electric Avenue, #I Don't Wanna Dance, #Living on the Front Line
#Fleetwood Mac #Hold Me
#Fun Boy Three #It Ain't What You Do
#Heaven 17 #Penthouse and Pavement, #Let Me Go, #Temptation
#The Human League #Don't You Want Me, #Love Action, #Keep Feeling Fascination
#The Jam #Strangetown, #When You're Young, #Going Underground, #Dreams of Children
#Joe Jackson #Steppin' Out, #Real Men, #Breaking Us in Two
#Level 42 #Heaven in My Hands
#Madonna #Burning Up
#Michael Jackson #Billie Jean
#Natalie Cole & #Nat King Cole #Unforgettable
#Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark #Maid of Orleans
#Paul McCartney #Pretty Little Head
#Rod Stewart #Baby Jane
#Secret Affair #Time for Action, #My World, #Sound of Confusion
#Sheena Easton #For Your Eyes Only, #Telephone
#Simple Minds #Promised You a Miracle
#Skids #Iona
#Styx #Haven't We Been Here Before
#Supertramp #Cannonball, #Better Days
#Tears for Fears #Pale Shelter
#Toto #Africa, #Rosanna, #Stranger in Town
#ZZ Top #Rough Boy, #Sleeping Bag

Here’s an 80s kid test: complete this Roxette lyric — “I’m gonna get dressed…”
If you didn’t say “for some sex” we can’t be friends.

But you should still listen to this unintentionally creepy show as we discover that Suzanne Somers is definitely not a pleasure bot.

Jumping on a bandwagon 40 years too late, Stranger Things resurrects ALF and another That 80s Show favourite.

Dori has caught Paulo’s “so bad it’s good” movie bug, while Paulo brings a movie with a behind-the-scenes story so good it could be a perfect Hart to Hart plotline.

Finally, Two 80s Truths and a Lie dives into scary music, demonic dolls, and a Craven misuse of power.

Jump To:

Suzanne Somers AI Robot (00:03:04): https://magic828.co.za/the-digital-resurrection-of-suzanne-somers-ai-brings-back-the-beloved-star/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZSQf_W5Mt0

Stranger Things Doritos Telethon (00:07:59): https://bloody-disgusting.com/the-further/3906254/doritos-launches-stranger-things-telethon-with-david-hasselhoff-paula-abdul-alf/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doritos-launches-stranger-things-telethon-with-david-hasselhoff-paula-abdul-alf

Review: Parasite (1982) – Demi Moore’s First Movie (00:13:44) : youtube.com/watch?si=FI28A5TTjdKbIMh5&v=dHyivNwZq2I&feature=youtu.be

Review: Brainstorm (1983) & Natalie Wood’s Last Film (00:25:05): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueYcVmH0edk

https://www.whatwentwrongpod.com/

80s Truths and a Lie: Halloween Edition (00:38:42)

#80s culture, #That 80s Show, #podcast, #Sylvester Stallone, #Over the Top, #arm wrestling, #Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, #Halloween special, #80s nostalgia, #Dori, #Suzanne Somers, #AI technology, #digital resurrection, #uncanny valley, #Halloween movies, #Parasite 1982, #Demi Moore, #post-apocalyptic, #sci-fi horror, #Stranger Things, #Doritos, #Stranger Things Telethon, #voice actors, #nostalgia trip, #Plex, #VHS quality, #B-movies, #Brainstorm, #Christopher Walken, #Louise Fletcher, #Natalie Wood, #memory recording device, #virtual reality, #Halloween trivia, #80s music, #pop culture, #film discussion, #movie reviews, #cult classics, #horror movies, #80s fashion, #gory effects, #digital personas.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the 80s, Dori takes a break from her matric exams so we can bring you a show that uncovers the link between Diane Keaton and Belinda Carlisle.

Lionel Richie has been discussing Michael Jackson’s hygiene habits — just WHAT was he doing at bath time?

We look at the best TV show released in every year of the 80s, discuss Balki bulking up, and Dori wants to have a word with J.K. Rowling.

What happens when you put Gene Simmons in a Frank-N-Furter cosplay and invite Uncle Jesse, Freddy Krueger, Vanity, and a kind-of James Bond? You get a movie so insane that it ends with a man biting another man’s boob and you're not even shocked by that stage.

Have mercy.

MTV is dead — and we remember its life with an MTV-themed round of “Two 80s Truths and a Lie.”

Jump To:

Diane Keaton’s Music Video Direction (00:02:11): https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/diane-keaton-directed-belinda-carlisle-music-videos-in-1980s-before-film-career/articleshow/124492616.cms?from=mdr

Michael Jackson’s Nickname (00:07:55): https://people.com/lionel-richie-says-pal-michael-jackson-was-nicknamed-smelly-for-poor-hygiene-11821087

80s TV Shows: Best of Each Year (00:10:24): https://screenrant.com/best-show-1980s-each-year/

Bulky Bartokomous: https://pagesix.com/2024/06/29/entertainment/bronson-pinchot-reveals-the-catalyst-for-his-wellness-journey/

Movie Review: Mio in the Land of Faraway (00:14:40): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMlZHZ8fKXY

Movie Review: Never Too Young to Die (00:21:17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4o4bQiBYt8

MTV Trivia: Two 80s Truths and a Lie (00:32:22): https://classicsdujour.com/25-interesting-facts-about-the-launch-of-mtv/

#1980s pop culture, #Diane Keaton, #Belinda Carlisle, #Heaven is a Place on Earth, #I Get Weak, #MTV, #music videos, #YouTube, #TikTok, #Michael Jackson, #Smelly Y, #yacht rock, #Kenny Loggins, #David Hasselhoff, #Susanna Hoffs, #Magnum P.I., #Hill Street Blues, #Dynasty, #Cheers, #Knight Rider, #The A-Team, #Miami Vice, #The Cosby Show, #Golden Girls, #MacGyver, #Perfect Strangers, #Star Trek, #Mystery Science Theater 3000, #Seinfeld, #Quantum Leap, #Scandinavian fantasy film, #Mio in the Land of Faraway, #Christopher Lee, #cult classic, #Never Too Young to Die, #John Stamos, #Gene Simmons, #Vanity, #Robert Englund, #campy movies, #80s nostalgia, #Two 80s Truths and a Lie, #MTV trivia, #Blondie, #Rapture, #Reo Speedwagon, #The Buggles, #pop culture icons, #80s films, #childhood memories, #gender identity, #language evolution, #cult appeal, #campy cinema, #hidden gems.

***CORRECTION. DUE TO MIDDLE-AGE BRAIN ROT - PAULO KEPT CALLING HIS MOVIE RECOMMENDATION, ''PARADISE RESORT'' - IT'S ''PRIVATE RESORT'' AND HE'S AN IDIOT.

CHANGING IT WOULD HAVE DELAYED THIS SHOW AND THE 80S WAIT FOR NO ONE***

Want some Corey Feldman? We’ve got Corey Feldman—and his early exit from Dancing with the Stars.

You want Michael J. Fox? We’ve got Michael J. Fox and his tell-all documentary. Dori swears she heard some stories for the first time—even though Paulo has told them repeatedly.

If our own co-host doesn’t listen to our nonsense, what hope do we have?

You want Johnny Depp? We’ve got Johnny Depp—and his quaalude-popping, horny granny.

You want Steve Guttenberg? Hell, we’ve got him too—with a story that is so Mahoney.

You want Rick Astley, Kylie Minogue, Billy Ocean and Sonia? Well, we don’t have them… and you’ll have to listen to find out why.

Jump To:

Corey Feldman on Dancing with the Stars: Elimination & Controversy (00:01:18): https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a68076360/dancing-with-the-stars-corey-feldman-response-to-criticism/

https://www.realitytea.com/2025/09/26/corey-feldman-distracted-during-dwts-by-charlie-sheen-headlines-says-source/

Icons of the 80s cancelled (00:07:48): https://iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/2025-09-28-icons-of-the-80s-concert-featuring-rick-astley-and-kylie-minogue-cancelled/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNHSK1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFVb2k4Y0ZsZllpMGJCTVg3AR7TSrBRLDGZfP2vPYYcE2lljFIxksgtkrNelwXYMk6JsMK-n1kAQkTbsGYJAw_aem__XtP1M4l1AJFNNJL2UkFlw

Michael J. Fox Documentary “Still” Review (00:13:50): https://youtu.be/lBrwkqlg1jA?si=lp-GR6eFeAKyemul

Johnny Depp’s Early Career & “Private Resort” (00:21:57): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq730WBoXbI

Steve Guttenberg’s Hollywood Hustle (00:29:44): https://www.facebook.com/share/1LkjgD1Pqs/?mibextid=wwXIfr

https://www.reddit.com/r/ActLikeYouBelong/comments/1mknepx/steve_guttenberg_snuck_onto_the_paramount_lot/

#That 80s Show, #1980s pop culture, #Gremlins, #Corey Feldman, #Dancing with the Stars, #Charlie Sheen, #Netflix documentary, #social media, #80s-themed concert, #Rick Astley, #Kylie Minogue, #Billy Ocean, #Sonia, #Durban concert, #concert promotion, #ticket purchasing risks, #Michael J. Fox, #Still: A Michael J. Fox Story, #Parkinson's disease, #advocacy, #Family Ties, #Back to the Future, #Johnny Depp, #Nightmare on Elm Street, #21 Jump Street, #Edward Scissorhands, #Ed Wood, #Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, #Pleasure Resort, #80s teen comedy, #Police Academy, #Steve Guttenberg, #Hollywood hustle, #nostalgia, #80s icons, #cultural relevance, #80s music, #pop culture analysis, #humor, #insider stories.