New Karate Kid, No More Freddy and Sleep with Beetlejuice

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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 20241h 7min

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:0:00 - Introduction2:30 - Netflix is being sued over the Paul-Tyson fight15:30 - Have the...

25 Nov 202455min

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:0:00 - Introduction01:45 - Wicked movie XXX misprint10:50 - Danny DeVito praises The Peng...

18 Nov 20241h 8min

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:0:00 - Introduction3:45 - Is the new Running Man set in the 80s? We’ve got a theory.13:00...

11 Nov 202459min