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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 22 hours 21 minutes
episode 60: High (Grange Hill and Degrassi Jr. High)
Melinda and Conrad explore the trailblazing teen shows Degrassi Junior High and Grange Hill.
episode 59: The Abyss (1989) with Movie Oubliette
Melinda and Aaron take a journey back to 1989 and take a deep dive into the Abyss (pun very much intended) with special guests Conrad and Dan from Movie Oubliette. They may or may not be saved by benevolent aliens, but they’re guaranteed to spend...
episode 56: Howard the Duck
We travel from the comic books of the 70s to George Lucas and Willard Huyck’s vision to Marvel’s current cinematic universe to discover Howard the Duck - trapped in a world he never made.
episode 55: Garbage Pail Kids
Join Melinda and Aaron as they dive deep into the dumpster containing the Garbage Pail Kids- they discuss the cards, the film, the cartoon, and more!
episode 54: Alien Autopsy
Melinda and Aaron dive deep into the swirling vortex that is the history of Alien Autopsy, that crazy special from the mid-1990s.
episode 53: The Craft (1996)
Dreamland goes goth and delves into the witchy world of The Craft from 1996.
episode 52: Twilight Zone 1985: Shatterday, A Little Peace and Quiet
Melinda and Aaron recall a memorable remake of the classic Twilight Zone series from their childhoods... that scared them intensely.
episode 51: Xanadu (1980)
Join Melinda and Aaron as they descend into the somewhat cringey fever dream that is 1980’s Xanadu. Where roller skating, disco, and big Hollywood musicals crash head-on into Greek mythology and romance, you’ll find… Xanadu.
episode 50: The 'Burbs (1989)
We delve into the seedy underbelly of American suburbia, look at our neighbors’ house and ask, “What’s he building in there?” And we talk about the cult classic 80s film starring Tom Hanks.
episode 49: Cover Songs and Space Travel
Melinda and Aaron have fought through the COVID-19 malaise and are each back with a surprise topic. Melinda delves into what makes a great cover song, with a handful of interesting examples, while Aaron recalls our hopeful visions of space travel from...