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.
Music this week includes tunes by The Cure, Skid Row, Billy Joel and Alexi himself. Full playlist here.
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.
Stuck in the ’80s is sponsored this week by Bombas, the most comfortable socks ever. Send your kids back to school with the socks that keep them comfy, colorful, and ready to take on the school year. And since Bombas donates a pair of socks for every pair purchased, you should get yourself some, too! Visit Bombas.com/80s and get 20 percent off your first purchase.
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.
Also this week: Full seggies, our Top 5 list of malls in movies and a tribute to the late Rutger Hauer.
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, playing the hits of the supergroup and songs he and Geoff Downes wrote together. He joins the podcast this week to talk about the history of Asia featuring John Payne, his work outside the band and his upcoming gig on The 80s Cruise.
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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 movies of the summer.
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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! Tunes this week come from The Floaters, Crystal Gayle, Peter Frampton and more.
All the songs featured in this episode are on this handy Spotify playlist!
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