Season Premier of Growing Up 80s!
And it's a BANGER with Pinball Wizard Brian Soares who has (thanks to the South Park guys) a pinball machine of my fave childhood restaraunt Casa Bonita. We get into his work with AEW's Reby Hardy & so much more

1983! One of my fave years as a child and title holder of one of the 2
Greatest Summers Ever titles (the other being 1982) Join us as we take you through a People's History of all the music, tv, films & our own lives of Growing Up 80s!

Scarface: The immortal film that launched Al Pacino as Tony Montana into everyone's vernacular returns to theaters for two days for it's 40th Anniversary! My mother & I, together OBSESSED with this film in the 80s wouldn't have missed it for the world. This is our retrospective & people's history of one of the greatest gangster films ever made.

 

Hot Wheels fans also have the chance to participate in the Hot Wheels Power Smashers Pre-Show, held two-and a-half hours prior to every performance. The unique experience provides fans access to the competition floor where they can see the outrageous designs and epic size of the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks along with autograph signings from their favorite drivers and performers. Each Hot Wheels Power Smashers Pre-show ticket includes an autograph card, glow stick, souvenir pass, and a lanyard exclusive to Hot Wheels Power Smashers Pre-show attendees. Passes will be available to purchase while supplies last.

The new Pre-Show VIP Backstage Experience is an exclusive tour guided by the hosts of Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live! Experience what happens behind the scenes before all of the smashing and crashing goes down. See the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks up close and personal, get your VIP merch bundle and receive early access into the Hot Wheels Power Smashers Pre-show! VIP passes are limited and available to purchase while supplies last.

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party is produced by Family Entertainment Live and brings fans’ favorite Hot Wheels Monster Trucks to life including Mega Wrex, Tiger Shark, Demo Derby, Bone Shaker, Bigfoot®, Gunkster, and the firetruck hero, 5-Alarm! The Glow Party production features spectacular lasers, dance parties, and Hot Wheels toy giveaways. Fans can also witness a special appearance from a transforming robot, plus the high-flyers of Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Freestyle Motocross Team.

3 Dudes Talking Comics Lives! Aaron Meyers & Mark Reznecik return for a major milestone in comics history to celebrate 60 years of the greatest team ever assembled, The Avengers!

Today the 30th anniversary celebration of NBA jam begins!
That voice, he's on fire. All those things. And the guy that introduced all that to our vernacular,
Tim Kitzrow row is here + author of NBA Jam: The Book Reyan Ali & more.
Get your copy now from BossFightBooks.com

 

 

Happy Star Wars Day! My mother & I celebrate today by revisiting our first SW theater experience
Return of the Jedi on it's 40th Anniversary. With new insight into the very special venue we saw it in 1983 for my 9th Bday & a love letter to that time in place in Little Rock, Arkansas & where we saw it today.
May the 4th Be With You!

 

 

UA 150 in LIttle Rock - 1980s

If you grew up in America & were a pre teen in the late 80s there's a good chance you collected baseball cards at some point. Today we welcome the man that shaped your experience, Dr. James Beckett & his Beckett Baseball Card Monthly that felt like a major event with each monthly issue.
Along with contributor Rich Klein, they take us inside the juggurnaut that had us all hooked in the 80s & 90s & still going strong today.

With the arrival of Stranger Things Season 4 this Spring/Summer it has literally taken over the world.
Join us for a people's history of all the events, pop ups, cross-branding, music & more culminating with our visit to Stranger Things: The Experience in NYC.
Music from Metallica
Live From The Upside Down featuring:
Corey Hart
The Go-Go's
Soft Cell
& Charlie XCX
Special Guest Co-Host:
Pat Fuller

My fave year as a kid for everything! We did the games, comics, & cartoons, now let's go deeeep into so many great classics that came out this year that shaped us. Fast Times At Ridgemont High, a Porky's watch-along, E.T. talking Six Pack with Barry Corbin & a Grease 2 mega-finale. This episode is packed, don't miss it!

 

The Toadies’ Mark Reznicek & Comics Therapy’ Aaron Meyers return along w/ Mr 867-5309 himself Tommy Tutone  to talk 1982 in Comics, Music & More! Books! Long time enthusiast & friend Rez drummer from Texas Royalty The Toadies fresh off of a lengthy tour have another nerdy day in the sun along with IMO the most authoritive voice in comics culture today Aaron Meyers. Check out his great podcast Comics Therapy here

Creator of the GI Joe Universe & Living Legend Larry Hama returns for a GIANT Sized 40th Anniversary Celebration of the comic & characters that launched a billion childhood memories.
Joined by IDW Consultant Specialist and friend of the program Diana Davis.
We get into it all, dont miss it & Yo Joe!

We get into All Things 1992!
A people’s history of where we were living, what we were listening to, watching reading & more.
Take this for personal trip down memory lane with all the music, pop culture & more of 1991, 30 years later!

To mark the 40th anniversary of the day we moved in to a very special place called Greybec, my sister Nicki & my mom sat down for a marathon 6-hr chat & this is the best of that conversation.
Some will be saved for a video version at a later date and even beyond that I’m putting together this whole thing as a formal docuseries with the same title as this here podcast.
Long live Greybec & 1982!

 





 

 

From 1980 to 1989 a special era of Rock N Roll ruled both coasts & soon the entire world.
Few people if any were at EVERY major event, pivotal moment & in the mix. That man is Mark Weissguy Weiss.
Join us as we take a deep dive into the Decade That Rocked

All Things 1981 (Part 3)
We finish up this special series with a double-sized episode featuring Tommy Tutone & so much more from the Fall of that magical year 1981.

 

All Things 1981 (Part 2)
We're back to tell the story of that magical Summer in 1981 where so many things began.
Three of the The Big Four of Thrash + Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth & MTV! And so much more.

 

A People's History of the pivotal year of 1981 (Jan-June)
Mötley Crüe forms, Ronald Reagan becomes President, DeLorean arrives as well as legendary albums from Phil Collins Juice Newton, Rush & Duran Duran + Kerrang & Night Flight debut & spent time at the cinema with Raiders of the Lost Ark, Superman II
, Clash of the Titans & so much more.

 

In our 3rd & final installment of our All Things 1991 series, we dive deep into the Fall that year & close out this magical year
A people’s history of where we were living, what we were listening to, watching reading & more.
Take this for personal trip down memory lane with all the music, pop culture & more of 1991, 30 years later.

Now as part of our All Things 1991 series, we dive deep into that magical Summer.
A people’s history of where we were living, what we were listening to, watching reading & more.
Take this for personal trip down memory lane with all the music, pop culture & more of 1991, 30 years later.
Stay tuned for the 3rd & final installment!