Stuck in the '80s Podcast
Stuck in the '80s explores that MTV-generation nostalgia that still stirs up emotion no matter what the age. Whether it's '80s movies, pop culture, music or old-school memories, this engaging podcast will help you reminisce and chuckle about a defining era of history. Rad!
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 767
- Years Active
- 2005 - 2025
541: New Music from Our '80s Heroes
Our '80s heroes are delivering a lot of new music these days. In this week's show, we review new tunes by Huey Lewis, Ozzy Osbourne, Psychedelic Furs, Jack Hues of Wang Chung and Marc Almond.
We als…
540: Love's Journey Through Music - Our Valentine's Day Tribute
Our annual Valentine's Day show this year marks the journey of love through music. We feature songs about longing, first love, first heartbreak, misery and finally "love at long last." We include son…
539: 80s Cruise Update with Theme Night Schedule
Here's a bonus edition of the podcast: 30 days before our voyage, Joey Fairchild of The 80s Cruise reveals the theme night schedule and other surprises for our 2020 trip.
538: Our Favorite Ad Campaigns of the '80s
For Super Bowl Sunday, we honor our favorite ad campaigns of the '80s, including famous marketing plots for Wendy's Hamburgers, Apple's Macintosh computer, California Raisins and more. Guest hosts in…
537: The Razzie Awards | Worst Movies of 1980
The Razzie Awards were born in the '80s, beginning with the movies of 1980. We recount the history, including nods to Jazz Singer, Can't Stop the Music and more. Plus some fun seggies.
536: Our Firsts in the '80s
Steve, Brad, and Jen with one N share some stories from the '80s - first cars, first R rated movies, and many more... Stick around for the seggies, we've got a new one this time out!
535: A Tribute to Rush's Neil Peart
Interview highlights and song memories of Neil Peart, Rush's legendary drummer who passed away at age 67.
534: No. 2 Songs of 1980 | Close But No Cigar
We're finally back in the 1980s here at Stuck in the '80s with our Close But No Cigar show about songs from '80 that peaked at No. 2 on the charts. This week's show includes songs by Dan Fogelberg, A…
533: Stocking Stuffer - Annual Outtakes Show
It's our last show of the decade! Our annual Stocking Stuffer show returns to feature a collection of our outtakes from a full year of podcasts. Plus, we look back at 2019, name our favorite shows an…
532: Sounds of the Holidays Before the '80s - Part 2
Our listeners picked all the songs for this week's episode - Sounds of the Holidays Before the '80s. We have five songs recorded between 1975 and 1980 to honor, including tunes by The Kinks, Greg Lak…
531: December 1979 albums - Clash vs. Cross
Our infatuation with the late '70s continues for at least one more show as we honor the albums released in December 1979. Actually, we just focus on "London Calling" by The Clash and "Christopher Cro…
530: Holiday Songs from Before the '80s
We've tried to wipe so many of them from our memory, but there were some fun Christmas songs in the late '70s. This week we go back in time to relive classics by Bruce Springsteen, The Eagles, Kenny …
529: Holiday Movie Season Showdown - 1979 vs 1989
It's time for another showdown on holiday movie seasons. Again we pit the plucky year 1979 vs. the stuffy but solid work from 1989. How will "The Jerk" fare against "Christmas Vacation?" Is "Star Tre…
528: Same Title, Different Songs Part 2 - Oh, Canada!
Oh, Canada - we're sorry if you felt insulted by the previous Stuck in the '80s episode, so we're doing a Part 2 right away to honor songs with the same titles. In this show, we'll highlight tunes by…
527: Songs with the Same Title Part 1 | 80s Music
Hey hey, we start a new series this week by honoring "Songs with the Same Title in the '80s." It sounds better than the title, trust us. Plus, we sprinkle in some nice seggies for flavor.
Tunes this…
526: Halloween Tribute to Goofy Vampire Flicks of the '80s
This year, we celebrate Halloween by honoring (or maybe dis-honoring) two goofy vampire flicks of the '80s: "Once Bitten" and "My Best Friend is a Vampire." You decide which one rules the night.
Thi…
525: Lori Majewski Talks Rock Hall and More
"Mad World" author and Sirius XM Volume Host Lori Majewski is our special guest this week to talk about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations, women in music and so much more. Listen to her "Fee…
524: No. 2 Songs from 1979 | Village People | Donna Summer
Oh, we're so close to the actual '80s, we can almost taste it. Well, you definitely can't hear it because the hit songs from 1979 bear little resemblance to the songs we'd love in our decade. This ep…
523: Our Ric Ocasek Memorial | The Cars | '80s New Wave
It took us a while to find the words. Maybe that's because we were so focused on the music. Here's our tribute to the late Ric Ocasek, the frontman of The Cars who passed away September 15, 2019.
522: We Honor 'Working Girl' | Harrison Ford | '80s Rom Coms
The movie Working Girl is 31 years old now (but she doesn't look a day over 29). Okay, bad joke. Hosts Jen with One N and Gayle in DC take the lead for this episode with Spearsy and Brad in LA coming…