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Summer in the ’80s | The Movies, Music and Memories That Defined Gen X Summers
Episode 717
There was something magical about summer in the 1980s. School was out, MTV was on nonstop, blockbuster movies ruled the multiplex and every car seeme…
1 year, 9 months ago
Red Scare Movies of the ’80s | Revisiting Red Dawn, Top Gun and Cold War Cinema
Episode 716
The Cold War was everywhere in the 1980s — on the nightly news, in political speeches, in classrooms and especially in the movies. This week on the S…
1 year, 9 months ago
Remembering Greg Kihn | ‘Jeopardy,’ ‘The Breakup Song’ and a Classic 2011 Interview
Episode 715
The world lost one of the great voices of classic rock and early MTV music in 2024 with the passing of Greg Kihn. Best known for hits like Jeopardy a…
1 year, 10 months ago
Remembering Louis Gossett Jr. | ‘Enemy Mine’ vs. ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’
Episode 714
The world lost one of the most commanding and respected actors of his generation with the passing of Louis Gossett Jr.. Whether playing a tough milit…
1 year, 10 months ago
Celebrating 19 Years of the Stuck in the ’80s Podcast | Spearsy, Brad and the Story So Far
Episode 713
On July 25, 2024, the Stuck in the ’80s Podcast officially turned 19 years old — meaning the show has now entered its 20th year celebrating the music…
1 year, 10 months ago
Tami Stronach on The NeverEnding Story, Fantasy Movies and ‘Man and Witch’
Episode 712
For many Gen X movie fans, few fantasy films captured the imagination quite like The NeverEnding Story. Released during the golden age of practical-e…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Best Two-Hit Wonders of the ’80s | Men Without Hats, Tone Lōc, Quiet Riot and More
Episode 711
Everybody knows the term “one-hit wonder,” but the 1980s also gave us dozens of artists who managed to crack the Billboard Top 40 twice before fading…
1 year, 11 months ago
Reviewing Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F | Eddie Murphy Returns as Axel Foley
Episode 710
Nearly 40 years after Beverly Hills Cop helped turn Eddie Murphy into one of the biggest movie stars of the 1980s, Axel Foley is finally back. This w…
1 year, 11 months ago
Reviewing Brats | Andrew McCarthy, the Brat Pack and ’80s Movie Nostalgia
Episode 709
Few labels in 1980s pop culture became as iconic — or as controversial — as the “Brat Pack.” This week on the Stuck in the ’80s Podcast, Steve and Br…
1 year, 11 months ago
Purple Rain Turns 40 | Celebrating Prince’s Defining MTV-Era Masterpiece
Episode 708
Few artists have ever dominated pop culture the way Prince did during the summer of 1984. With the release of Purple Rain and the accompanying Purple…
1 year, 11 months ago