Stuck in the '80s Podcast

It's tough to find forgotten hits in 1983. We had to dig deep this week, and we're pretty sure you'll still remember these "somewhat forgotten" tunes by Ric Ocasek, Jackson Browne, Shalamar, Dave Edm…

We honor the songs from 1978 that stopped their chart crawl at the No. 2 spot, including tunes by Randy Newman, Roberta Flack, Gerry Rafferty and Foreigner. Seggies include Mystery Movie Moment and N…

Can you believe "Uncle Buck" is 30 years old? We honor the John Candy classic in this week's show. Also, full seggies are back, including I Want My Mystery TV Theme Song and What's Your '80s Obsessio…

Are you ready to wrap your brain around this? Fox Sport soccer analyst (and longtime Stuck in the '80s listener) Alexi Lalas joins the show this week to talk about favorite albums from 1989. 

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Pop culture journalist and writer Whitney Matheson joins to show to talk about nostalgia, her latest projects and more. Also, full seggies and a tribute to a longtime podcast friend.

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Photographer Michael Galinsky joins the show today to talk about mall culture in the '80s and his new book The Decline of Mall Civilization. Find out how you can help his project on Kickstarter.

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Hard to believe but John Payne was the frontman of Asia for 15 years before the band broke into two separate touring units. During that time he recorded six studio albums and toured the world, playin…

It's not the heat of this podcast that will kill you - it's the humidity. Or maybe this is a dry heat podcast. In any case, Brad, Steve and Jen return with their favorite "hot, hot, hot" songs and mo…

We had so much fun covering the songs that reached No. 2 on the charts in 1976 but no higher that we've returned to honor the same songs from 1977. It's our "Close But No Cigar" series! 

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"Rerun? What's a rerun?" This week's show features our 2014 interview with Loverboy's Mike Reno. But we added brand-new seggies and more to the show. It's a great chat with the legendary frontman, wh…

What was it with movie dads in the '80s? Their intentions were good but their methods of showing love were ... well, often quite bad. In this week's podcast, Brad, Jen and Steve decide which movie da…

This week, we set the podcast time machine back to 1976! Why? To discover all the amazing tunes that topped out at NUMBER 2 on the charts! It's a weird and nostalgic show, but aren't they all?

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Remember when summer movies were all the rage? Yep, during the late '70s and '80s. That's why this week we pit the summer movies of 1979 vs. the summer movies of 1989 for the title of - well, there's…

We love hearing new music from our '80s heroes. In this episode, we highlight new singles from Howard Jones, Berlin and Tiffany. And we have a very odd conversation about body powder and candles.

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Everything has to come to an end, and that includes our favorite TV comedies in the '80s. In this week's episode of Stuck in the '80s, your hosts each share the finale that meant the most to them, in…

We have the latest additions to the lineup for the 2020 voyage of The 80s Cruise! It's Bret Michaels, Loverboy and Grandmaster Flash. We have some other lineup news as well. And we talk to cruise pro…

This week, Spearsy and Jen with One N go deep with "Standing the Test of Time" as we examine which of our loves in the '80s have fared well over the following decades. From movies, TV shows, fashion …

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has a new class of artists enshrined in their museum, but some of their songs sound awfully familiar. Yes, even rock gods recorded cover songs in the '80s. Spearsy and …