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Classic Interview: MTV VJ Adam Curry on Madonna, Moscow and His Feud With Richard Marx
Episode 795
When Stuck in the ’80s was just getting started, we somehow convinced Adam Curry to talk to us.
This was our second-ever celebrity interview, and Cur…
2 months ago
Stand By Me at 40: Revisiting the Classic Coming-of-Age Film
Episode 794
Some movies don't just survive the passage of time—they become part of who we are.
Released 40 years ago, Stand By Me captured something rare: the bi…
2 months, 1 week ago
License to Podcast: Ranking the James Bond Movies of the 1980s
Episode 793
James Bond didn't just survive the 1980s—he evolved.
The decade began with the familiar charm of Roger Moore, who somehow managed to save the world w…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Nick Heyward Charts a New Course with Haircut 100
Episode 792
Some bands reunite because nostalgia sells.
Others reunite because they still have something to say.
Listening to Haircut 100's new album, Boxing the…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Summer Albums of 1986: R.E.M., Genesis, the Cure and More Turn 40
Episode 791
Episode 791: Forty years ago, the summer of 1986 came with its own soundtrack.
It was a season when some of the biggest artists in music were reinven…
3 months ago
Pretty Wrecked: Tracy Viola on Addiction, Recovery and Growing Up in the '80s
Episode 790
Episode 790: Not every story from the 1980s comes wrapped in neon, movie quotes, and mixtapes.
Some begin in darkness.
This week on Stuck in the '80s…
3 months, 1 week ago
Summer Forever: A Classic 2008 Look Back at the Best of the '80s
Episode 789
Episode 789: Summer has a funny way of collapsing time.
One minute you're hearing a familiar song on the radio or smelling charcoal from the neighbor…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Toys of the '80s and Beyond with Jonathan Cathey of The Loyal Subjects
Episode 788
Episode 788: If you grew up in the 1980s, chances are your childhood memories can be measured in action figures, toy catalogs, and Saturday mornings …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Summer of '86: The Underappreciated Movies Turning 40 This Year
Episode 787
Episode 787: When people talk about the summer movies of 1986, the conversation usually starts with Top Gun and ends somewhere around Aliens, The Kar…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Novelty Songs of the ’80s: “Star Trekkin’,” “Rappin’ Rodney,” “Bomb Iran” and Other Weird Hits
Episode 786
Episode 786: From sci-fi parodies and comedy catchphrases to political satire and celebrity rap records, the ’80s produced some truly unforgettable n…
4 months, 1 week ago