Dreamland Podcast

You know how your subconscious makes connections between things as you slip into sleep? Dreamland helps you do this while you’re awake by mapping out surprising links and shining a light down the rabbit hole of hilarious and bizarre stories about the GenX pop culture phenomena you only thought you knew.

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 1h23m. Bisher sind 68 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint alle 3 Wochen.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 22 hours 21 minutes

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episode 72: Death: The True Meaning of Christmas (80s Xmas Specials)


Melinda and Conrad put the Dreamland spin on Christmas and review three decidedly dark 80s Christmas specials featuring the dark spectre of death: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985, Rankin-Bass), The Snowman (1982, John Coates), and The...


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 December 29, 2023  1h9m
 
 

episode 70: Vampira vs Elvira - Horror Hosts History


Vampira and Elvira definitely didn't get off to a good start with each other, but they definitely changed the televised landscape for horror and instigated some of our favorite B-movie anthology shows.


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 October 28, 2023  1h30m
 
 

episode 68: Charity Singles and the 80s Spectacle of Giving: Live Aid and We Are the World


Conrad and Melinda discuss the onslaught of charity singles in the 80s: the concept, the dramas, and the impact.


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 September 9, 2023  1h47m
 
 

episode 67: 80s Movie Visions of AI - Melinda Reacts


Conrad gets Melinda to watch THREE 80s movies she's never seen before to get her reaction to the 80s vision of our artificial intelligence future. Will she guess their plots correctly? Will she like any of them? Can Conrad predict her reactions?...


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 August 6, 2023  1h43m
 
 

episode 66: Stranger Danger and 80s Childhood Propaganda


This month we're discussing the child safety panic of the 80s in the US and UK, the funny and the terrifying.


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 July 20, 2023  1h36m
 
 

episode 65: DeLorean- The Story You Only Think You Know


Melinda and Conrad discuss DeLorean: the man, the car, the myth - and what it's actually like to be in one!


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 June 7, 2023  1h35m
 
 

episode 64: Classic Stallone Films: A Brit Reacts


When Melinda discovered Conrad hadn’t seen any of Sylvester Stallone’s classic filmography, she had to take action. What will Conrad think of Rocky, Rambo, and Over The Top? Find out in our latest show!


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 May 17, 2023  1h19m
 
 

episode 63: Fairy Tale TV Shows of the 80s


Melinda and Conrad remember two fairy tale anthology shows from the 80s- Faerie Tale Theatre with Shelly Duvall and The StoryTeller by Jim Henson - and analyze the history of fairy tales in general. They also discuss their new obsession with the work...


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 April 2, 2023  1h28m
 
 

episode 62: Generation X and the Nuclear Nightmare


Growing up in the 80s for many of us meant a constant awareness and fear of nuclear war, along with everything that would follow. We explore the media of the decade and how it reflected these fears, with a focus on The Day After (US, 1983) and Threads...


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 March 5, 2023  1h44m
 
 

episode 61: Beanie Babies: From Boom to Bust


We discuss Ty Warner, Beanie Babies, and the lasting impact to the collecting world.


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 January 29, 2023  1h33m