Episodes

  • Show Update
    Jul 29 2024

    Will and Jon discuss the recent events that have delayed the show, but assure us the show will record live on July 31 at 7pm Eastern on YouTube and Facebook.

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    12 mins
  • Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Easter Eggs
    Jul 15 2024

    Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:

    0:00 - Introduction

    4:00 - Time Bandits TV Show Trailer

    18:40 - Mr. Miyagi Mystery in Cobra Kai

    27:25 - Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Easter Eggs and More

    1:15:15 - Wrap-Up and Thank You

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Inteview: Lance Guest ("The Last Starfighter")
    Jul 13 2024

    Lance Guest made his big screen debut in Halloween II, the sequel to John Carpenter’s iconic horror film. It was his appearance in that movie that helped him land his starring role in “The Last Starfighter,” one of our all-time favorite films. Released July 13, 1984, that film turns 40 this month. Listen to our chat with the star of the iconic film.

    Also check out our interview with screenwriter Jonathan Betuel from June.

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    42 mins
  • More 80s Dungeons, Beverly Hills Cop TV, Last Starfighter Video Game
    Jul 8 2024

    Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:

    0:00 - Introduction

    3:10 - Lance Guest Interview and Retrocon

    7:00 - More 80s-nostalgia coming to Dungeons and Dragons

    16:00 - Glass blocks are back

    28:00 - Beverly Hills TV show we never got

    40:45 - The Last Starfighter game we never got

    58:30 - Wrap-Up and Thank You

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Caligula, AI Lawsuit and Best Defense
    Jul 1 2024

    Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:

    0:00 - Introduction

    05:00 - The Fall Guy reaches milestone

    10:00 - Caligula returns to theaters

    20:00 - New Robert Zemeckis movie

    34:30 - New AI lawsuit

    46:50 - Lyrics have gotten worse since the 80s

    59:30 - Is Best Defense the worst movie of 1984?

    01:20:25 - Wrap-Up and Thank You

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Forgeries, Musicals and Rocket-Firing Boba Fett
    Jun 24 2024

    Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:

    0:00 - Introduction

    3:45 - Announcement

    *Come see us at RetroCon

    6:15 - Is Bon Jovi selling forgeries?

    16:10 - The 80s Musical that just won a Tony

    25:05 - The 80s Musical that was just cancelled

    40:50 - The 80s Musical that is headed to Broadway

    46:25 - Rocket-firing Boba Fett sets record

    01:09:20 - Wrap-Up and Thank You

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Interview: Author Steven Vass ("Let the Music Play")
    Jun 21 2024

    Steven Vass is the author of "Let the Music Play: How R&B Fell in Love with 80s Synths." It's the overlooked story of how R&B, disco and funk were transformed by the explosion of music tech in the era of ghetto blasters and Ronald Reagan. It traces how pioneers like Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock inspired a new generation of black musicians and producers to reinvent music with a whole new set of rules.

    00:00 - Introduction

    07:10 - Interview: Steven Vass

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    46 mins
  • Where Have All the Parodies Gone?
    Jun 17 2024

    Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon question whether a parody film could be successful today. But first they discuss current 1980s news including:

    00:00 - Introduction

    3:50 - Announcements

    * Listen to our chat with Steven Vass about "Let the Music Play: How R&B Fell in Love with 80s Synths." Get the book here.

    * Get The dB's iconic 1981 debut album "Stands for Decibels" here.

    10:00 - Andrew McCarthy was a "dick" to Jon Cryer

    17:30 - Gen Z wants their mommy (on a job interview)

    25:30 - The 80s-inspired Dungeons and Dragons companion book. Get on the invite list here.

    31:45 - Duran Duran's Rio has been identified

    38:50 - Is Josh Gad writing Spaceballs 2?

    47:20 - Could a parody succeed today?

    01:04:00 - Wrap-Up and Thank You

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    1 hr and 15 mins