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Big Hair, Big Riffs and Big Trivia | Ron and Don Higgins Discuss The Biggest Big Hair Book of Metal Trivia
Episode 666
The 1980s gave us many things.
Synthesizers. New wave. MTV. John Hughes movies.
But it also gave us towering stacks of Marshall amplifiers, guitar so…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Satanic Panic of the ’80s | Devil Songs, Horror Movies and Gen X Moral Panic
Episode 666
The 1980s gave us arcade games, MTV, heavy metal, slasher movies and one of the strangest moral panics in modern American history: the Satanic Panic.…
3 years, 4 months ago
Summer Movies Showdown | 1979 vs. 1989
Episode 675
There was a time when summer movies felt like a season all their own.
You studied newspaper listings. You watched trailers over and over again. You g…
3 years, 4 months ago
Deep Cuts from the Soundtracks of 1983 | Beyond the Hit Songs
Episode 665
The soundtrack albums of 1983 were stacked.
Everybody remembers the big songs. The radio hits. The MTV favorites. The tracks that became inseparable …
3 years, 5 months ago
Language Lessons: Non-English Hits of the ’80s | From Falco to Nena
Episode 664
Music has always had a remarkable ability to cross borders.
Sometimes a great melody, unforgettable hook or powerful performance can connect with aud…
3 years, 6 months ago
40 Years of the Violent Femmes Album | The Best Debut of the ’80s?
Episode 663
There are debut albums.
And then there are debut albums that feel like they've always existed.
That's certainly true of Violent Femmes.
Released in 1…
3 years, 6 months ago
Easter Eggs of the ’80s | Hidden Secrets in Movies, Music and Video Games
Episode 662
It wouldn't be Easter without Easter eggs.
And we're not just talking about the ones hidden in your backyard.
This week on the Stuck in the ’80s podc…
3 years, 6 months ago
Beyond the Hits of 1983 | Deep Cuts, Hidden Gems and Alternative Movie Picks
Episode 661
Let's be honest.
There are some 1983 hits we've all heard enough.
Not because they're bad songs. Quite the opposite. They're great songs. The problem…
3 years, 6 months ago
Close But No Cigar: The No. 2 Hits of 1989, Part 2 | Bobby Brown, Madonna and More
Episode 660
Second place can be a frustrating destination.
Especially when you're only one song away from chart immortality.
This week on the Stuck in the ’80s p…
3 years, 6 months ago
The 2023 Voyage of The 80s Cruise | Tears, Rubber Balls and Pure Gen X Joy
Episode 659
It always takes a few days to process The 80s Cruise.
You get home. You unpack. You try to remember what day it is. And then you begin sorting throug…
3 years, 7 months ago