<p>Beyond the Neon plumbs the depths of the 1980s to ponder its wildest, most wonderful moments - and answer some of its most perplexing questions.</p>
<p>In episode 1, I ask if the decade was a place of harmless fun, or if it was potentially damaging to kids. I explore the paranoia of the decades that led us there, look the movies and shows of the day, and speak to experts about how our modern world shapes up in comparison.</p>

Beyond the Neon plumbs the depths of the 1980s to ponder its wildest, most wonderful moments - and answer some of its most perplexing questions. In episode 1, I ask if the decade was a place of harmless fun, or if it was potentially damaging to kids. I explore the paranoia of the decades that led us there, look the movies and shows of the day, and speak to experts about how our modern world shapes up in comparison.

Were the 1980s too scary?

The podcast dedicated to understanding 1980s pop culture, Beyond the Neon looks past the nostalgia to get beneath the skin of the decade of excess. Each documentary show looks at a different aspect of the era and examines the social, political and economic climate behind it.

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