Stuck in the '80s Podcast

The concert film "Stop Making Sense" is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a re-release in 2023. Spearsy and guest co-host Doug Arthur review the Talking Heads' masterpiece.

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Paul Reubens has left us, but his work remains to make us laugh. In this episode, we remember the magnificent actor of Paul Reubens and celebrate all the adventures of Pee-Wee Herman. Plus, full segg…

Did you ever reinvent yourself during a summer in the '80s? That's the premise of a new novel - "Once in a Lifetime" by Suzanne Mattaboni. We talk to the author about her continued love of the 1980s …

Do you think "AI" is something new? Hell, no, we had it in spades during the 1980s. Thing is, Artificial Intelligence mainly existed just in sci-fi movies. But close enough, right? Here are the films…

Who knew we were such Wham! fans? Spearsy, Brad and Jen with One N - in her triumphant return - review the new Netflix documentary about George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. 

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Mark A. Altman, writer and producer of "1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever," joins the show to talk about the new TV documentary and also share stories about '80s sci-fi movies and his 1999 movie "Free En…

Are you ready for the '80s to end? How about the end of our Close But No Cigar series? This episode marks the final installment of our Songs That Hit No. 2 But No Further Series. Chuck and B-Rad retu…

Here's a rerun from 2019 that's perfect for Father's Day: 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…

If the '80s were the decade of dance, then what were the Top 10 dance movies for our beloved moment in history? We go back to the summer of 2021 and review our favorite 10 dance movies of the 1980s, …

If hair metal and hard rock is your rally cry, you'll love the new book "The Biggest Big Hair Book of Metal Trivia." Authors (and twins) Ron and Don Higgins join the podcast this week to talk about t…

It took us an eternity, but Stuck in the '80s returns with a devilish take for Episode 666. We name our favorite 6 songs about the devil, 6 movies about the devil, and 6 headlines from the '80s about…

One of our favorite episodes from a few years ago: 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 sum…

We loved the movie soundtracks from 1983, but do you remember the deep cuts on each record? This week, Brad and Steve honor tunes on Valley Girl, Eddie and the Cruisers, D.C. Cab and more. 

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Songs by Los Lobos and Falco topped the charts in the 1980s. We examine those tunes and other non-English hits by Clannad and Nena as part of our new series: Language Lessons.

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It can't possibly be 40 years since the debut album of the Violent Femmes? Can it? Chuck and Steve share their stories about the album and argue whether it's the best debut album of the '80s.

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It wouldn't be Easter without Easter Eggs. We point out our favorite Easter eggs in '80s movies, music and video games. Oh, and we share the shame of our Easter memories. That's a Stuck in the '80s p…

Aren't you tired of the hits from 1983? Sure, we love Styx, Donna Summer, Eurythmics and Adam Ant, but there are other songs from them to love on the same albums. We will show you where. Also, our al…

Who's ready for more hits from 1989? Chuck "Mr. Mayor" Coverly joins Spearsy for Part 2 of our "Close But No Cigar" series for songs from 1989 that reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 but no furth…

We're back on dry land and finally ready to talk about everything that happened on the 2023 voyage of The 80s Cruise. There was a lot of unexpected crying, a slew of unexpected rubber balls, drinks a…

Our "Close But No Cigar" series for the 1980s is almost over. Here are the first four songs from 1989 that reached No. 2 on the charts but no higher, including tunes by Tone Loc, Taylor Dayne and She…