Can Pop Culture Heal Us?

Will chats with author Douglas Burton about his newest book, The Heroine’s Labyrinth: Archetypal Designs in Heroine-Led Fiction. It boldly presents a paradigm shift for story structure that is excitin...

10 Jan 20251h 4min

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news.0:00 - Introduction6:10 - The top 80s reboots and sequels released in 202412:48 - A search for Bigf...

6 Jan 20251h 6min

Will, Kat and Jon take a look back at the most unusual current 1980s news from 2024.0:00 - Introduction7:48 - Best place to be abducted by aliens14:40 - Rock You Like a Hurricane was X-rated21:25 - Ne...

30 Des 20241h 19min

For the holiday, the 1980s Now crew gifts the joy of the GenXGrownUp podcast. After a brief introduction from Will, Kat and Jon, listen to our co-host Jon as he leads his own trio of retro enthusiasts...

23 Des 20241h 7min

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon first discuss current 1980s news. Then, why do we like Christmas + horror?0:00 - Introduction2:40 - The best episode of Secret...

16 Des 20241h 6min

On this episode, Will chats with Matt Manjourides, producer of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs and the follow up film to 1987's horror Street Trash .Matt grew up in 1980s Swampscott, MA - inspir...

12 Des 202441min

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon first discuss current 1980s news. Then, they share the tale of the true crime regarded as the most brazen robbery of the 20th ...

8 Des 20241h 17min

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:0:00 - Introduction4:45 - Kirk and Spock are back in a new short18:30 - Elon Musk calls for Wi...

2 Des 20241h 7min