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Celebrating Rob Reiner: The Director Behind Stand by Me, The Princess Bride & More
Episode 767
We say goodbye to Rob Reiner by honoring the films he directed in the '80s and the parts he played throughout his career.
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5 months, 3 weeks ago
Author Michael Weitz on ‘We Be Dragons,’ Dungeons & Dragons & Growing Up in the ’80s
Episode 766
Award-winning author Michael Weitz joins Brad to talk about his new novel, We Be Dragons, which drops readers into 1986 in rural Washington State, wh…
6 months ago
Revisiting ‘Taps’ and ‘The Lords of Discipline’: Dark Military Dramas of the ’80s
Episode 765
Military school movies in the '80s? Yeah, they were a thing, though "Taps" and "Lords of Discipline" rose to the top of the ranks thanks to amazing c…
6 months, 1 week ago
Bret Michaels Interview Revisited: Poison, Hair Metal & Life in the ’80s
Episode 764
Poison frontman Bret Michaels visits Spearsy and Sean in this classic 2010 episode of the podcast. Bret is also the headliner on the 2026 voyage of T…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Taylor Dayne on ’80s Pop Stardom, Dance Hits & the MTV Era
Episode 763
Singer/songwriter Taylor Dayne joins Spearsy to talk about The 80s Cruise, opening for Michael Jackson and her start working in Russian clubs. Dayne …
7 months ago
Classic Tommy Lee Interview: Mötley Crüe, Hair Metal & the Wild ’80s
Episode 762
Tommy Lee from Motley Crue was our guest in 2011 in this repeat episode of Stuck in the '80s. Get ready for a rare blast of hair metal from hosts Spe…
7 months ago
Inside the Ultimate ’80s Arcade Airbnb: Retro Video Games, Neon & Pure Nostalgia
Episode 761
Have you dreamed of spending the day at your dream '80s arcade? It actually exists in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. We talk to Scott Leftwich, the o…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Best Goofy Vampire Movies of the ’80s: Horror, Comedy & Cult Classics
Episode 760
Halloween in the '80s wasn't all horror. Sometimes we got big laughs from the vampire flicks. In this 2019 episode, we honor our favorite "goofy vamp…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Author Mike Spring on the Best Cult Movies of the ’80s
Episode 759
Are you still addicted to the cult movie classics of the '80s. Author Mike Spring wrote a whole book about them called "I Want My Two Dollars: A Guid…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Ivan Doroschuk of Men Without Hats on ‘The Safety Dance,’ New Wave & the MTV Era
Episode 758
Ivan Doroschuk of Men Without Hats joins us this week to talk about the band's new anthem "I Love the '80s" and his upcoming appearance on The 80s Cr…
8 months, 1 week ago