Will chats with DJ Martinee the multi-platinum record-selling songwriter and producer, who helped pioneer freestyle music in the 1980s.

In 1984, DJ Martinee formed the hit vocal group Exposé, which became the first to attain four Top 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, including the song written by our guest “Seasons Change.” In fact, he wrote all of the songs on the band’s first album “Exposure” and most of the tracks on their 1989 follow up “What You Don’t Know.”

DJ Martinee has also produced, written and remixed tracks for a number of other popular artists, including Ricky Martin, Dead or Alive, Celine Dion and The Pet Shop Boys. Today, our guest continues to working on new music in the studio and spinning hits as a DJ in the clubs.

His latest group O-Baby, which includes Laurie Miller, a founding member of Exposé, will be performing March 7 at Café 27 in Southwest Ranches, Florida. And you can hear remixes of “Point of No Return,” featuring O-Baby, and including a wonderful ballad-version of the hit track, on all streaming platforms.

0:00 - Introduction

5:45 - Interview Start

31:00 - Wrap-Up

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

0:00 - Introduction

4:29 - Cher Goes Back to the 80s

13:45 - Atari’s New Asteroid Watch

24:55 - Eddie Murphy Documentary

31:25 - The Goonies Reunite for Ke Huy Quan

39:15 - Josh Brolin's Harsh Acting Lesson from Steven Spielberg

46:40 - The Creators of Superman Sue Warner Bros.

54:25 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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

0:00 - Introduction

2:55 - Blockbuster Video: The Restaurant?

16:30 - The Lost Boys: The Musical

28:00 - Dolly Parton: The Musical

33:25 - How Steven Spielberg stopped an ET Sequel

38:50 - The new Paul Reubens documentary

54:25 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss why there are no longer songs about working. Before that, the trio reviews current 1980s news.

0:00 - Introduction

3:20 - Trump appoints 80s icons to made-up ambassadorships

16:35 - MOTU x ThunderCats Crossover Figures Coming

25:15 - Kelly Clarkson Covered Depeche Mode As Country Song

34:30 - ‘The Toxic Avenger’ Reboot Is Finally Coming to Theaters

40:12 - Why isn't anyone singing about working anymore?

56:35 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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Will chats with professor and author Cait McKinney about their book, I Know You Are, but What Am I? In it, Cait explores the cultural legacy of Pee-wee Herman and his beloved cult television show. They show how the “children’s show” perhaps prepares us for some of our current societal challenges, and how queer people relate to Pee-wee now.

0:00 - Introduction

8:10 - Interview Start

50:10 - Wrap-Up

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

0:00 - Introduction

4:00 - Ke Huy Quan is an action hero thanks to Steven Spielberg

12:20 - No, Rob Lowe didn’t record with Toto

19:18 - Donald Fagen has strong words for "Yacht Rock"

31:25 - Romulus director has fixed the cringey special FX (or so he says)

42:30 - Police Academy actor Steve Guttenberg fights LA fires

48:19 - Demi Moore was a popcorn actor

1:00:51 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat are joined by Meg from Desperately Seeking the 80s. Together, the trio discusses current 1980s news.

0:00 - Introduction

6:37 - Star Trek license plates cause tribble

13:24 - Unwrapped Christmas present from 1978

22:55 - Mike Myers was scared shitless

33:43 - MPA has notes for the creators of The Monkey

46:55 - Hulk Hogan was booed

55:55 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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Will chats with author Douglas Burton about his newest book, The Heroine’s Labyrinth: Archetypal Designs in Heroine-Led Fiction. It boldly presents a paradigm shift for story structure that is exciting for writers and audiences alike.

Sourced entirely from heroine-centric stories. the heroine’s labyrinth model offers a completely original and groundbreaking alternative to the hero’s journey. The book has been endorsed by Hollywood and storytelling gurus such as Christopher Vogler and Matt Bird.

0:00 - Introduction

5:40 - Interview Start

43:50 - 80s Movies Examples

1:03:20 - Wrap-Up

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

0:00 - Introduction

6:10 - The top 80s reboots and sequels released in 2024

12:48 - A search for Bigfoot turned deadly

23:57 - Hollywood has found its Skeletor

31:28 - A new, dark Pac-Man game is chomping this way

42:59 - Did animated 80s movie spinoffs pave way for Disney+ shows?

51:23 - The rumored Labyrinth reboot from Nosferatu director

1:03:47 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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Will, Kat and Jon take a look back at the most unusual current 1980s news from 2024.

0:00 - Introduction

7:48 - Best place to be abducted by aliens

14:40 - Rock You Like a Hurricane was X-rated

21:25 - New comic book store smell policy

33:00 - New cut of Caligula was released

42:55 - Glass privacy blocks are back

54:54 - Jessica Rabbit is too sexy

1:06:00 - Tremors reboot is on the way

1:18:15 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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