1980s Now

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:

• Sony acquires the "Cola Wars" movie
• Did Road House reboot use AI?
• Wonka event makes children cry

Then, we discuss the power (and science) of music to transport us back to moments from our youths. And we share songs to try and evoke your memories...

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:

• David Lee Roth prodded Sammy Hagar
• Salem's Lot may never see daylight
• Draft Star Wars script sold at auction

Then, we discuss the current (and potential future) state of media and ask whether the 1980s was part of that evolution.

Finally, they give away a collectible thanks to www.kokomotoys.com...

Will chats with author Alexander Hamilton Cherin about his new novel "The Might Six-Ninety (690)." It's a fictionalized account of actual events that transpired in Southern California during the Summer of 1981.

A struggling AM radio station buried $50,000 in cash and gave its listeners clues as to its location, one a day, until the money was found...

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:

• Richard Marx chastises concertgoer
• "Fast Car" is a hit (again)
• Billy Mitchell settles "cheater" lawsuit

Then, Kat challenges us to identify 80s one-hit wonders by a clip and a clue. And she asks the harder question: Was the artist really a one-hit wonder?

Finally, they give away a collectible thanks to www.kokomotoys.com...

Will, Kat and Jon discuss whether they'd like to travel back to their youths and what they'd try and accomplish.

Then, Will chats with author Amy Weinland Daughters about her award-winning book "You Cannot Mess This Up: A True Story That Never Happened."

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Interview - 14:10

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Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including "Monopoly: The Movie," Ghostbusters delays, and a new zombie movie from the late creator of the genre. Then, Will shares the true, dark (read: cynical) tale of how "Rapper's Delight" became the first hip-hop record to hit the Top 40...

Will, Kat and Jon share their thoughts about John Carpenter's "The Thing" (1982). What terrified Will and Jon brings laughter to Kat.

Then, Will chats with Robin Block, CEO and Executive Producer at CreatorVC, about their forthcoming "expanded" documentary about the cult-classic thriller.

Introduction - 0:00

Interview - 13:19

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Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:

• Fans Sue Madonna
• Can new Road House defeat original Road House?
• Kid defeats Tetris

Then, the hosts discuss their (and your) fictional crushes and the benefit of having had them.

Finally, they give away a collectible thanks to www.kokomotoys.com...

First, Will, Kat and Jon reunite during their "break" to announce the new live show beginning on January 31. Kokomo Toys & Collectibles will be giving away a prize to a someone in the live audience. Join us on Facebook (or Youtube) on January 31 at 7pm Eastern for your chance to win. Plus, Jon shares a story of being spotted at CES.

Then, we hear collection of clips from some of our favorite interviews from 2023...

First, Will, Kat and Jon reunite during their "break" to announce the new live show beginning on January 31. Plus, they let us know that Kokomo Toys & Collectibles will be giving away a prize to a someone in the audience during the live show. Join us on Facebook (or Youtube) on January 31 at 7pm Eastern for your chance to win.

Then, we hear a replay of one of the most gut-busting true crimes our hosts have shared to date. It's the unbelievable, true tale of Cocaine Bear...