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In a special interview, Will chats with author Jendia Gammon about her newest book. It's the latest in the Choose Your Own Adventure book series: Dungeon Crawl at the Haunted Mall. Jendia is a Nebula and three-time BSFA Awards finalist author of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and thriller novels and short stories. She also conducts workshops and participates in panels on creative writing for conventions such as San Diego Comic-Con and Star Wars Celebration. 0:00 - Introduction 1:38 - Interview Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Get your copy of Dungeon Crawl at the Haunted Mall here. Learn more about Jendia Gammon here.

In a special interview, Will chats with Mario Toscano (Back to the 80s), Jim Butler (Children of the 80s), and Eric Shoars about the continued influence of 80s music in our lives. We also talk about Eric's new book Life Goes On, which is a collection of essays by Gen Xers that examines this topic. 0:00 - Introduction 1:24 - Interview Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Check out Back to the 80s with Mario: https://www.fm80s.com/ Check out Children of the 80s with Jim: https://bit.ly/4bVI4BT Get your copy of Life Goes On: The Lessons We Learned from Eighties Music anywhere books are sold.

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics: 0:00 - Introduction 5:25 - Run your own video rental store 13:45 - Name the 80s movie from the fake title 20:10 - Physical video is having its vinyl moment 34:20 - Some 1980s VHS tapes are worth plenty 42:20 -Young Sherlock is topping streaming charts 47:40 - Sherlock Holmes and the Caset of the Expired Copyright 55:20 - Sherlock in the 1980s 1:05:25 - Wrap Up and Thank You Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow

In a special interview, Will speaks with Mark Mendenhall aka Gen X Dad about his media empire Gen X Talks. Over the last several years, Mark has cultivated a tremendous following by discussing everything (and anything) from his unique Gen X point of view. 0:00 - Introduction 0:52 - Interview Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Get our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales of the 1980s at Amazon. Check out Gen X Talks at https://genxtalks.com.

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics: 0:00 - Introduction 2:15 - Bigfoot is in Ohio. Will Jon follow? 17:55 - Timothy Chalamet could use some Bugs Bunny 32:15 - The Brady Bunch house is now a landmark 42:45 - The hardest arcade games are from the 1980s 1:02:20 - A Wonder Years star has an interesting palate 1:11:25 - Wrap Up and Thank You Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics: 0:00 - Introduction 2:55 - Robert Carradine has died. 5:40 - Did you play TAG: The Assassination Game? 10:24 - Has Revenge of the Nerds Been Erased? 20:20 - Science says Gen X is the most emotionally durable generation ever 37:00 - A Last Starfighter sequel is finally coming 46:04 - 80s cereal mascots battle a milk monster 54:45 - Is the new Faces of Death real? 1:07:45 - Wrap Up and Thank You Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics: 0:00 - Introduction 2:25 - Racier than Hooters 7:25 - Hooters is becoming family friendly 12:05 - Hooters can discriminate against men 16:15 - Who invented Buffalo chicken wings? 19:30 - Can a boneless wing be a breast? 25:15 - Can a boneless wing have bones? 27:15 - RuPaul drags audience back to the 80s 34:05 - Read our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales from the 1980s! 35:20 - Zelda Turns 40, but Nintendo Hasn’t Wished Her a Happy Birthday 49:23 - Kate Bush’s "Wuthering Heights" is a hit again 1:09:40 - Wrap Up and Thank You Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow

In a special interview, Will speaks with Wyatt Bloom, the co-founder and host of Rediscover the 80s. Together with his childhood friend, the late Jason Gross, Wyatt built a portal to the 80s, that reminisces about the decade through various lenses via countless articles, a handful of podcasts, and more. Will and Wyatt the power of nostalgia, and perhaps more succinctly the power of what we leave behind. 0:00 - Introduction 1:28 - Interview Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Get our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales of the 1980s at Amazon. Visit Rediscover the 80s at https://www.rediscoverthe80s.com/.

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics: 0:00 - Introduction 3:20 - Jaws 4: The Shark That Roared 14:15 - The source of Jaw's roar 23:00 - The Princess Bride musical 31:00 - Review: Bigfoot! a New Musical 40:50 - Animated Stranger Things: Tales from '85 52:00 - Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots the movie 1:03:21 - Wrap Up and Thank You Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Read our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales from the 1980s!

In a special interview, Will speaks with Tamara Dever, author of The Ultimate Mix Tape, a series of music trivia books. Tami has just published The Day We Found Yesterday, another unique tribute to the 80s music. Endorsed by MTV legend Martha Quinn, The Day We Found Yesterday is a vibrant, intergenerational story that celebrates connection, creativity, and the power of the past to shape our present. Although it was (supposedly) written for children, it is a thrilling way for Gen Xers to revisit the greatest decade for music. It includes over 500 clever, visual ’80s music references and illustrated celebrity cameos sure to delight GenXers. 0:00 - Introduction 1:10 - Interview Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Get our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales of the 1980s at Amazon. Get your copy of The Day We Found Yesterday at https://www.yesterdaybook.com/. Learn more about Tami's other 80s books at www.totallycool80s.com.

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics: 0:00 - Introduction 5:50 - New York’s Longest-Running Play is also it’s “worst” 13:50 - Bigfoot! The Musical was spotted on Broadway 19:00 - The Cure Wins their first Grammys 25:00 - Does Steven Spielberg deserve his Grammy? 28:50 - McDonald’s has brought back an iconic 80s Happy Meal toy 38:00 - The first Happy Meal movie tie-in was Star Trek 44:40 - What happened to the Klingons look? 53:50 - How 1984 changed Super Bowl commercials forever 1:03:40 - Wrap Up and Thank You Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Read our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales from the 1980s!

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics: 0:00 - Introduction 2:25 - He-Man Teaser for the Teaser Trailer 7:40 - He-Man Teaser Trailer 33:45 - Strange (Made-Up) He-Man Characters 39:35 - The He-Man Effect 51:10 - Interesting He-Man Lore 58:30 - Wrap Up and Thank You Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Get the The He-Man Effect by Brian "Box" Brown. Read our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales from the 1980s!

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics: 0:00 - Introduction 3:45 - Ruling in Salt-N-Pepa lawsuit 14:40 - Galaxy’s Edge is headed to a longer time ago 31:54 - Melora Hardin couldn’t dance in Dirty Dancing 38:50 - Eric Stolz treated Biff (Thomas F. Wilson) “very badly” 47:44 - The Terminator made Gen Xer more wary of AI 54:45 - Wrap Up and Thank You Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Read our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales from the 1980s!

Will is joined by experts who specialize in both psychology and pop culture (Ben Taitz, Colt Blunt, and Charlene McPherson) to chat about the emotional impact of losing your favorite show. Our Guests' Links: More about Ben Taitz>>>https://tinyurl.com/54x6v2xx Psychology for Geeks>>> https://www.psychologyforgeeks.com/home. Colt Blunt's Books>>>https://tinyurl.com/bdj84enj Debbie's Dream Foundation>>>https://debbiesdream.org/ Charlene McPherson>>>https://www.nat20therapy.com/ Our Links: Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Read our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales from the 1980s!

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics: 0:00 - Introduction 4:15 - Star Search is back 13:30 - MTV is back—sort of 22:15 - Billy Joel is back—sort of 28:20 - Monchhichi is back—apparently it never left 37:15 - What if Stranger Things had secret finale? 45:35 - Michael J. Fox didn’t want to imitate Michael Jackson 52:25 - Wrap Up and Thank You Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Check out Gen X Talks here: https://genxtalks.com/ Get your MTV at MTV Rewind here: https://wantmymtv.vercel.app/ Read our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales from the 1980s!