What’s up, dudes? It was 1989, and the Griswolds had an amazing and quirky holiday staycation adventure with fantastic music woven throughout! Kevin Williams from ‘Tis the Soundtrack joins me to discuss the fabulous song selection and Badalamenti’s orchestral score to “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation!”A supposed 10th Anniversary Edition soundtrack CD was released by Warner Brothers in print-on-demand kiosks for their Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park. Apparently, only seven thousand o...

Christmas Vacation Score and Soundtrack (w/ Kevin Williams)

It's a show about the raddest time of year in the baddest decade ever! That's right! We talk all things Christmas in the '80s to the max! Toys, movies, specials, music, books, games, comics, decorations, food, fashion, and fads--if it was gnarly during Christmas in the '80s, we got it covered!

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What’s up, dudes? Matt Spaulding from North Pole Radio and Vinnie Brezinsky from Huey and Bax join me to talk all about the game show “Hollywood Squares!” It’s a full size tic tac toe with celebrities giving zingers and singing songs!In a 1987 episode, it’s Scott versus Becky with guest panelists Joan Rivers, Jim J. Bullock, Tracey Gold, Alyssa Milano, and Gary Coleman. The secret square contained a trip to Disney World! Talk about a prize! As it turns out, Scott came out with $150 and a bike...

Hollywood Squares (w/ Matt and Vinnie)

What’s up, dudes? I've got Jeff C. Smith with me to talk about the dynamic stroke of comedy genius that is 1985's "Clue!" Jeff is the writer/director/producer of "Who Done It: The Clue Documentary," and he shared some cool stuff! But waitasec, Gerry! I love the film, but it isn't a Christmas movie! Well, it was a Christmas season release, premiering in December of '85!  When six strangers are invited to a mysterious mansion for dinner, murder is on the menu. Mr. Boddy, the host, is...

Clue and Who Done It: The Clue Documentary (w/ Jeff C. Smith)

What’s up, dudes? I’m running up that hill with Mike and Rusty from Snow in Southtown to talk about Kate: Kate Bush Christmas Special and her song “December Will Be Magic Again!” Released in 1979, it proves that the singer, only 21 at the time, was already a tour de force. A year later she released the Christmas song as a single.The special is a mix of live performances and choreographed dance to prerecorded music. The live portion was recorded BBC Pebble Mills Studios in front of an audience...

Kate Bush “December Will Be Magic Again” (w/ Rusty and Mike)

What’s up, dudes? It’s a bonus episode! I’m talking with author, illustrator, teaching artist, cartoonist, and podcaster Jerzy Drozd! It’s all about his ’80s fantasy and horror graphic novel The Inscrutable Dr. Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue! Doctor Baer, expert in the occult, never once wanted to be an adventurer. But when years of hard work are demolished along with an ancient stone guardian that rendered harmless his collection of dangerous magical objects, he will have to ...

The Inscrutable Dr. Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue (w/ Jerzy Drozd)

What’s up, dudes? It's the 250th episode! So, we'll open up Rad Santa's Mail Fanny Pack and answer some listener questions! Then special guest Danny Davila and I dive into the Christmas-adjacent movie "Funny Farm!" Starring Chevy Chase and Madolyn Smith, it's a squirrel out of water story! Er...fish out of water! Andy and Elizabeth Farmer leave the big city to live in the quaint little town of Red Bud. Andy has aspirations to be a novelist. Misadventures ensue! First, their movers get l...

Christmas Vacation Score and Soundtrack (w/ Kevin Williams)

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