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The ’80s Horror Movie You Somehow Missed — With David Weiner
Episode 648
Episode 648: The great thing about horror movies in the 1980s is that they were rarely content to scare us just once.
A successful horror movie deman…
4 years ago
Growing Up in '80s Florida | Author Davida Breier Discusses Sinkhole
Episode 647
Episode 786: This week on the Stuck in the '80s Podcast, Steve talks with author Davida Breier about her novel Sinkhole, growing up in small-town Flo…
4 years ago
The Most Unlikely Cover Songs of the '80s | Featuring Pete Byrne of Naked Eyes
Episode 646
Episode 646: This week on the Stuck in the '80s Podcast, we revisit one of our favorite episodes from 2014, exploring the most unlikely cover songs o…
4 years ago
Three Classic Albums Turn 40 | Signals, New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) and The Nylon Curtain
Episode 645
Episode 645: This week on the Stuck in the '80s Podcast, Steve, Brad and special guest Chuck Coverly celebrate the 40th anniversaries of Signals by R…
4 years ago
Classic Interview: Olivia Newton-John on “Physical,” Xanadu and Her ’80s Reinvention
Episode 650
Olivia Newton-John didn't need the ’80s to become a star.
She entered the decade already famous thanks to a string of country-pop hits and a little 1…
4 years, 1 month ago
643: Nostalgia Triggers of the 1980s
Episode 652
What songs, commercials and other pop culture touchstones trigger your nostalgia for the '80s? Brad and Steve reveal their darkest secrets on this ep…
4 years, 2 months ago
642: 'The Beastmaster' turns 40 | 80s sword and sorcery movies
Episode 651
Kodo, Podo and Dar take a bow on the 40th anniversary of "The Beastmaster," a sword and sorcery movie that was beloved on cable networks in the '80s.…
4 years, 2 months ago
Diane Franklin on ‘The Last American Virgin,’ ‘Better Off Dead’ and ’80s Teen Movies
Episode 641
For Gen X movie fans, few actresses are as closely tied to the emotional awkwardness, humor and heartbreak of 1980s teen cinema as Diane Franklin. Fr…
4 years, 3 months ago
640: No. 2 Hits of 1988 Part 2 | Close But No Cigar
Episode 649
How well do you remember the chart-topping songs from 1988? How about the songs that only got to No. 2 on the chart but no further? This week, we loo…
4 years, 3 months ago
Midge Ure on Ultravox, Live Aid and Music as a Healing Force
Episode 639
Few musicians embody the ambition, creativity and emotional depth of the 1980s quite like Midge Ure. As the frontman of Ultravox and a driving creati…
4 years, 3 months ago