Balloonfest '86: Tragedy or Triumph?

Prince's 1984 film "Purple Rain" is headed to Broadway. So, Will is joined by Marcus Taylor, the shows' resident Prince expert, to discuss the potential for a musical adaption. While the film was a a ...

14 Jan 202413min

In 2020, less than a year after the launch of our inaugural podcast, we reached out to a number of iconic 1980s artists who would wanted to interview. And although at the time we did not have a track ...

10 Jan 202439min

On this episode, we share clips from four of our most interesting discussions about 1980s songs. We discuss fascinating facts about more than a dozen tracks, including secret 80s cover songs, controve...

8 Jan 20241h 2min

As the year comes to a close, we share clips of the strangest 1980s news stories Will, Kat and Jon discussed throughout 2023. Those items include:Someone attacked the Goonies' house with a fish.Is Uno...

31 Dec 20231h 9min

Will, Kat and Jon discuss current Christmas Traditions from the 1980s.Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow.Become a patron at www.patreon.com/1980snowFor more episodes of 1980s Now...

24 Dec 202332min

Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:Throw Papa from the Train?Beverly Hills Cop sequel trailerWhamageddonThe Lost Boys musicalRay Stanz is "resentful"The 1989 beat that created a mu...

18 Dec 20231h 15min

Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:Toys "R" Us makes a come back...againHuey Lewis: The MusicalThe Running Man gets a rebootIntroduction - 00:001980s News - 5:301980s Christmas Wis...

11 Dec 20231h 31min

Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:A new Karate-Kid-iverse is comingThe Outsiders becomes an unlikely musicalChuck E. Cheese thinks it can shut down its animatronicsHall sues Oates...

4 Dec 20231h 1min