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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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