Rediscover The 80s
Rediscover the 80s is your retro news and talk station hosted by Wyatt Bloom. Listen to the "Memory Jogger" talk show for a Gen X mind jolt. "Rediscovered" reviews obscure TV, film, and animation from the '80s. Plus, more specialty shows!
Episodes
Everybody Wants to Rule the World is a fictional book set in 1985 wherein 14 year old Peter believes that his mother's new boyfriend is a Russian agent. Join Wyatt as he interviews author Ace Atkins about his latest book which debuts on December 2, 2025.
Chris Bailey joins Wyatt Bloom in this edition of Memory Jogger. We discuss Halloween experiences as well as the Pacific Coast Native American culture.
Two years have trickled away since our dear friend and founder of Rediscover the 80s departed the earthly plane and arrived in Heaven. Jason Gross made a true impact on all of those in the retro community and we still reminisce and think of him often. This podcast is a simulcast with MASKast (agentsofmask.com) as he was very active on both. Wyatt delivers an update about his family, the websites, the script, and shared ...
Character actor and talented musical artist Courtney Gains interviews with Wyatt Bloom to discuss his vast career of Children of the Corn, acting career, and his musical career to include his latest song Fear the Boogie debuting on Oct 31, 2025. Take a listen to the interview and visit your favorite music app or download Courtney's latest song!
Who remembers that famed late night talk show host Johnny Carson? This man commanded a 30 year tenure as the Tonight Show host and Mark Malkoff along with David Ritz have authored this book researching over 400 individuals who knew Johnny Carson well.
Mark Malkoff has assembled all of those facts and hosted The Carson podcast for 8 years. He joins Wyatt on an episode of Rediscover the '80s podcast in which we learn about ...
Brian Cave is back with his third book in the Old School Evil collection of books titled Old School Evil: Our Darkest Hour. Brian shares the inspiration for his latest book and more about the trilogy as a whole.
Wyatt Bloom interviews Tamara "Tami" learning about her company TLCBookDesign.com, what inspired her to write the children's book titled "The Day We Found Yesterday", and learning about a few celebrities to include VJ Martha Quinn as well as learning about her illustrator Missy Jay of gigglebox.net who created the fantastic artwork. Take a listen!
Wyatt interviews Erik of Asylum Pro Wrestling. He and his team host wrestling events through the United States and he's partnered with Rediscover the 80s and our other site, Clearfield-County.Com, hosting a September to Dismember Pro Wrestling event in Clearfield PA on Sept 27, 2025.
Retrocon 2025 is coming up September 6-7, 2025. Wyatt provides you with a pre-show, celebrity rundown, and more details about this year's Retrocon. Grab a drink and have a listen to what is waiting for you this year!
In this episode, Wyatt invited Dustin Morrow of The Long Rewind to answer these questions. Dustin is a Professor of '80s Cinema as well as a prolific screen writer thus we requested his expertise to answer some of these questions since "curious minds want to know."
Take a journey with our guest Karen as we jog our memories about The Karate Kid and her crush on Ralph Macchio and the "Ken-like" Willam Zabka. We discuss the memories and where we watched the movies to include all of the Karate Kid successive series. We touch on but do not spoil the recent Cobra Kai series as well.
Join Wyatt and our new fellow GenX podcast friend Dustin of The Long Rewind as we discuss Video Rental Stores, our experiences, and the phenomenon or take-over of Blockbuster Video. This is a simulcast as we are published this episode on both the Rediscover the '80s podcast as well as The Long Rewind!
Rediscover the '80s is proud to honor all of those on Armed Forces Day who has and continue to serve within the United States Armed Services. Join Brian and Wyatt as they commemorate this day as they discuss their experiences serving in the U.S. Air Force.
Join Wyatt as he invited the Retro Resurgence team, Ken and Chad, on this edition of Rediscover the '80s, mystery Memory Jogger episode. We spin the randomizer and land on movie theaters and expand the conversation to include drive-in theaters. Visit our show notes to see photos of the theaters that we mention within the episode.
Join Wyatt Bloom and Brian Cave another journey down our memories on this mystery Memory Jogger episode. We embark on an initial conversation about the Little Rascals which leads us through remembering various black and white shows.
Join Wyatt and Brian as we discuss our memories of camping and family vacations during the 1980s.
This is a bonus episode in which Wyatt Bloom is invited to be a part of BBC2 Radio's Midnight Madness with Phil Williams
Enjoy a brief but charming and colorful podcast where we look back at a few sights and sounds we commonly encountered during the 1980s.
Join Wyatt Bloom and our honored guest as we commemorate October 25th as Jason Gross day! It is on this date in which our much-loved Jason left this world and we treasure him by reminiscing of fond memories with him.
Join us in an informative interview with Brian Cave. He is the author of Old School Evil and Old School Evil: The Rejects
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