Bruce Woolley: The Man Who Helped Kill the Radio Star
Before The Buggles made MTV history with "Video Killed the Radio Star," Bruce Woolley helped write the song that would define a generation....
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Stuck in the '80s Podcast
Do you believe in John Hughes, day-glo colors, Han shot first, new wave music, Reaganomics, lip syncing on American Bandstand, standing in line for concert ticket wristbands, Alex P. Keaton,...
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Classic Episode: Backstage at “We Are the ’80s” — 20 Years Later
We’re going all the way back to 2006 for a 20th-anniversary replay from the earliest days of Stuck in the ’80s. Sean Daly, Cathy Wos and Spe...
When in Rome’s Andrew Mann on “The Promise,” “Human Nature” and What Comes Next
Andrew Mann of When in Rome joins Stuck in the ’80s to talk about the enduring life of “The Promise,” the band’s early days, its unexpected...
Always Something There to Remind Me: Remembering Pete Byrne of Naked Eyes
Steve pays tribute to Pete Byrne of Naked Eyes, revisiting an early Stuck in the ’80s interview that blossomed into an unexpected and cheris...
Live Aid Runaways: Chasing a Dream to the Biggest Concert of the ’80s
Author Shane Robitaille and researcher Livi Stanford join us to talk about Live Aid Runaways, a new novel that sends two teenagers on an unf...
Remembering Dolly Parton: The Songs, Stories and Legacy of an American Icon
We remember the incomparable Dolly Parton with music journalist and author Annie Zaleski, whose new book, Dolly Parton: The Stories Behind t...
Book of Love and the Synth-Pop Bands We Wish We’d Heard More From
Episode 799: Book of Love singer Susan Ottaviano joins the show to look back at the band’s unlikely journey, touring with Depeche Mode, the...
Streets of Fire: Revisiting Our Tribute 15 Years Later
We all have that one ’80s movie that somehow became our movie. For Steve, it’s always been Streets of Fire. This week, we open the Stuck in...
Paul Simon’s Graceland at 40: The Album That Changed Everything
Paul Simon’s Graceland turns 40, and we’re going track by track through the landmark album, its South African influences, the controversy su...
Those Crazy Movie and TV High Schools of the '80s
Grab your Trapper Keeper and meet us by the lockers. We’re picking the fictional ’80s high schools we’d most want to attend — and the ones w...
Classic Interview: MTV VJ Adam Curry on Madonna, Moscow and His Feud With Richard Marx
In only our second celebrity interview from 20 years ago, Stuck in the ’80s talks with former MTV VJ and podcasting pioneer Adam Curry about...
Stand By Me at 40: Revisiting the Classic Coming-of-Age Film
Forty years after its release, Stand By Me remains one of the defining films of the 1980s. In this classic episode, Steve Spears, Brad Willi...
License to Podcast: Ranking the James Bond Movies of the 1980s
From Roger Moore's eyebrow raises to Timothy Dalton's tougher take on 007, the 1980s gave us six unforgettable James Bond adventures. Hosts...
Nick Heyward Charts a New Course with Haircut 100
Haircut 100 is back — and somehow they've managed to sound both timeless and completely refreshed. Steve sits down with Nick Heyward to talk...
Summer Albums of 1986: R.E.M., Genesis, the Cure and More Turn 40
The summer of 1986 gave us blockbuster albums from some of the decade’s biggest and most influential artists. Steve and Brad revisit records...
Pretty Wrecked: Tracy Viola on Addiction, Recovery and Growing Up in the '80s
This week on Stuck in the '80s, Steve Spears talks with author Tracy Viola about her unforgettable memoir "Pretty Wrecked: Confessions of a...
Summer Forever: A Classic 2008 Look Back at the Best of the '80s
Episode 789: A favorite from the Stuck in the '80s vault returns! Steve Spears and Sean Daly revisit the movies, music, and memories that ma...
Toys of the '80s and Beyond with Jonathan Cathey of The Loyal Subjects
Episode 788: This week on Stuck in the '80s, Steve Spears welcomes Jonathan Cathey, founder and president of The Loyal Subjects, one of toda...
Summer of '86: The Underappreciated Movies Turning 40 This Year
Episode 787: The summer of 1986 is often remembered for blockbuster giants like Top Gun, The Karate Kid Part II, and Aliens. But what about...
Novelty Songs of the ’80s: “Star Trekkin’,” “Rappin’ Rodney,” “Bomb Iran” and Other Weird Hits
Episode 786: This week on the Stuck in the ’80s podcast, Steve Spears and guest co-host Chuck Coverly dive into one of the strangest and mos...