1980s Now
1980s Now is a weekly examination of the importance of 80s pop culture and its continued influence today. We demonstrate that nostalgia alone doesn’t account for the contemporary fascination with our favorite decade. Instead, we share personal experiences and interview experts--including icons from 80s music, movies and TV--to demonstrate the “era of greed” bore the greatest moments in movies, music, television and sports. The show is equally entertaining and informative. (80s is aka '80s.)
Episodes
Will chats with professor and author Cait McKinney about their book, I Know You Are, but What Am I? In it, Cait explores the cultural legacy of Pee-wee Herman and his beloved cult television show. They show how the “children’s show” perhaps prepares us for some of our current societal challenges, and how queer people relate to Pee-wee now.
0:00 - Introduction
8:10 - Interview Start
50:10 - Wrap-Up
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Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news.
0:00 - Introduction
4:00 - Ke Huy Quan is an action hero thanks to Steven Spielberg
12:20 - No, Rob Lowe didn’t record with Toto
19:18 - Donald Fagen has strong words for "Yacht Rock"
31:25 - Romulus director has fixed the cringey special FX (or so he says)
42:30 - Police Academy actor Steve Guttenberg fights LA fires
48:19 - Demi Moore w...
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat are joined by Meg from Desperately Seeking the 80s. Together, the trio discusses current 1980s news.
0:00 - Introduction
6:37 - Star Trek license plates cause tribble
13:24 - Unwrapped Christmas present from 1978
22:55 - Mike Myers was scared shitless
33:43 - MPA has notes for the creators of The Monkey
46:55 - Hulk Hogan was booed
55:55 - Wrap Up and Thank You
Will chats with author Douglas Burton about his newest book, The Heroine’s Labyrinth: Archetypal Designs in Heroine-Led Fiction. It boldly presents a paradigm shift for story structure that is exciting for writers and audiences alike.
Sourced entirely from heroine-centric stories. the heroine’s labyrinth model offers a completely original and groundbreaking alternative to the hero’s journey. The book has been endorsed by Hollyw...
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news.
0:00 - Introduction
6:10 - The top 80s reboots and sequels released in 2024
12:48 - A search for Bigfoot turned deadly
23:57 - Hollywood has found its Skeletor
31:28 - A new, dark Pac-Man game is chomping this way
42:59 - Did animated 80s movie spinoffs pave way for Disney+ shows?
51:23 - The rumored Labyrinth reboot from Nosferatu direct...
Will, Kat and Jon take a look back at the most unusual current 1980s news from 2024.
0:00 - Introduction
7:48 - Best place to be abducted by aliens
14:40 - Rock You Like a Hurricane was X-rated
21:25 - New comic book store smell policy
33:00 - New cut of Caligula was released
42:55 - Glass privacy blocks are back
54:54 - Jessica Rabbit is too sexy
1:06:00 - Tremors reboot is on the way
1:18:15 - Wrap Up and Thank You
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For the holiday, the 1980s Now crew gifts the joy of the GenXGrownUp podcast. After a brief introduction from Will, Kat and Jon, listen to our co-host Jon as he leads his own trio of retro enthusiasts, as they discuss a terrifying phenomenon that haunted our favorite decade.
In the 1980s, a wave of fear swept across America, fueled by rumors of satanic cults, ritualistic murders, and child abductions. This wave, known as the Satanic...
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon first discuss current 1980s news. Then, why do we like Christmas + horror?
0:00 - Introduction
2:40 - The best episode of Secret Level is Pac-Man
11:45 - Stephen King shutters his radio stations
17:20 - Popeye is out for blood
29:00 - Milli Vanilli wanted to give their Grammy back
41:00 - Silent Night, Deadly Night turns 40 years old
1:03:45 - Wrap Up and Thank You
On this episode, Will chats with Matt Manjourides, producer of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs and the follow up film to 1987's horror Street Trash .
Matt grew up in 1980s Swampscott, MA - inspired by the action and horror films at the time, he made home movies with friends when not working at the family restaurant in Boston.
After working with legend Lloyd Kaufman at Troma, Matt created production company N...
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon first discuss current 1980s news. Then, they share the tale of the true crime regarded as the most brazen robbery of the 20th century: The 1985 Christmas Heist.
0:00 - Introduction
8:25 - Oregon Trail the Movie
16:30 - Village People Cop will Sue
24:50 - Mattel Sued Over Porn Link
35:13 - Do They Know It’s Christmas?
46:30 - True Crime: The 1985 Christmas Heist
1:15...
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:
0:00 - Introduction
4:45 - Kirk and Spock are back in a new short
18:30 - Elon Musk calls for Wizard of the Coast to "burn in hell"
29:30 - Live-action Voltron film is ramping up
34:30 - Quick-thinking man survives rollercoaster
46:10 - Ridley Scott regrets not protecting Aliens IP
55:00 - You’ll be able to live like Pac-Man in 2025
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Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:
0:00 - Introduction
2:30 - Netflix is being sued over the Paul-Tyson fight
15:30 - Have the original Ghostbusters retired?
21:00 - IHOP’s new Indiana Jones’ menu is lazy
28:30 - Ralph Macchio/Karate Kid news
33:50 - 1987’s Street Trash has a requel
42:10 - Star War’s latest project is Goonies in space
53:20 - Wrap Up and Thank Yo...
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:
0:00 - Introduction
01:45 - Wicked movie XXX misprint
10:50 - Danny DeVito praises The Penguin
17:25 - Thriller was originally lame
28:00 - Liam Neeson was originally Obi-Wan
39:50 - Fear Street 1988
44:50 - Tremors may get a reboot
56:30 - Tarantino saw 1984's Dune and that's enough
1:03:00 - Wrap Up and Thank You
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:
0:00 - Introduction
3:45 - Is the new Running Man set in the 80s? We’ve got a theory.
13:00 - Robert Zemeckis wants to go Back to the Future
23:30 - Jessica Rabbit Is Too Hot for Disney
35:30 - Voyager 1 spacecraft phones home 1980s style
43:55 - Alien Abductee Sues Netflix
58:20 - Wrap Up and Thank You
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Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon first discuss current 1980s news. Then producer Marcus challenges the trio to spot the true 1980s tale among three stories.
0:00 - Introduction
4:00 - Lost video clears Sammy Hagar
10:00 - Sean Astin stars in a new horror comedy
18:00 - Eddie Munson’s alive in a new comic
30:00 - The 80s secret in Rihanna’s song
36:30 - Spot the true 1980s tale of tragedy
1:24:15 - ...
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:
0:00 - Introduction
2:30 - New Karate Kid: Legends teaser
8:00 - Unique Star Trek figures
16:00 - 80s Costumes for your electric car
21:20 - What is Delorean's new product?
31:00 - Ariana Grande apologizes to Elvira
36:00 - Is Robert Englund done with Freddy?
43:40 - You can now stay at the Deetz’s
52:30 - Wrap Up and Thank You
On this episode, Will chats with Will Rigby, drummer and founding member of The dB's. While The dB's are credited with influencing the sound of others that came later in the decade, the band did not have the commercial success it deserved. Their path to greater exposure was likely hampered by the limited releases of their first two albums. In the 1980s, "Stands for Decibels" and "Repercussion" were only released on vinyl by the UK ...
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news. Then, Will shares the true (or is it "true) stories of one of the largest UFO conspiracies of all time.
0:00 - Introduction
4:15 - Top Five 1980s Horror movies
24:00 - The Dungeons and Dragons show coming to your town
29:15 - The huge UFO announcement
42:00 - The Rendlesham Incident
1:39:40 - Wrap Up and Thank You
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Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:
0:00 - Introduction
5:00 - Evil Dead: The Musical is on vinyl
14:00 - Purple Rain house is on Airbnb
25:30 - Ghostbusters donuts are at Krispy Kreme
34:30 - Another movie based on a 1980s video game
42:30 - Another video game with 1980s vibes
1:20:50 - Wrap Up and Thank You
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Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon first discuss current 1980s news. Then, Will shares the troubling true (or is it "true") story that inspired "Stranger Things."
0:00 - Introduction
04:10 - McDonald's Boo Buckets are Back
11:00 - Nacelle to produce Star Trek action figures
18:00 - Frank Darabont has been lured out of retirement
24:50 - The Montauk Project
1:20:50 - Wrap Up and Thank You
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