Dissecting The 80s

Dissecting The 80s

By Tripp and Andrew LainoComedyTV & FilmImprovFilm Reviews
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  • #77 Child’s Play

    Sorry folks, Hiatus is continuing for another month! Having a baby is hard, and both of us have real job issues making things more complicated. We're hoping to be back in July!

    For now, another archive episode: Child's Play!

    Note: Tripp is an idiot and picked the wrong microphone, so the first half of this sounds a mess! He’s super sorry – it’s fixed in the second half. We’re having another trip to “child” horror territory with Child’s Play … Continue reading →

    1 hr 19 min
  • #298 Say Anything (Clip)

    We're on hiatus here on the main feed, but we're still keeping to our Patreon schedule for April and June!

    Our next flick is Cameron Crowe's coming-of-age classic: Say Anything...

    Hear us get into a legitimate fight about this movie being #problematic! (It is not. I write the copy, so I determine this - Tripp). 

    “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Keywords: Hocus Pocus, Bette Middler, Sarah Jessica Parker, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

    3 min
  • #72 One Crazy Summer

    While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. 

    Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

     Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!

     

     

    We return to the Savage Steve Holland world of Dream Logic for One Crazy Summer, kicking off our summer episodes! The merits of graduation gown rental vs. purchase are discussed, Hoops McCann has a secret history with boats that no … Continue reading →

    1 hr 23 min
  • #62 Better Off Dead

    While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. 

    Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

     Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!

    Out of context quote from this episode “I also started hearing in my head guys playing ‘Wonderwall’ on the saxophone…like every dorm room has a saxophone in the corner.” On this episode, we ski the K-12 with John Cusack and … Continue reading →

    1 hr 20 min
  • #18 9 to 5!

    While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. 

    Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

     Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!

    The Mega Podcasting Powers return from a brief hiatus with 9 to 5 to celebrate Memorial Day Weekend! Could this movie BE any more sexist? Why has nothing changed in the last 35 years? Is Dolly Parton a good actress? … Continue reading →

    44 min
  • #2 Golden Girls S4E20, High Anxiety

    While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. 

    Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

     Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!

    “Old folks homes are f*ck city.” Just about sums up this episode, featuring drug use, discussions of rampant sex among old people and the struggles of racism with the elderly. Download here!

    27 min
  • #12 Rocky IV!

    While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. 

    Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

     Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!

    Tripp and Andrew continue FOUR-BRUARY with Rocky IV! Is this sweatier than No Holds Barred? Can Rocky defeat communism? Is Apollo Creed a baller? Just how is this fight legal?! Listen! All this and more! Thanks to Kevin MacLeod for … Continue reading →

    1 hr 12 min
  • #297 Hocus Pocus (CLIP)

    We're on hiatus here on the main feed, but we're still keeping to our Patreon schedule for April and June!

    Andrew's pick is Hocus Pocus!

    Does Tripp still not vibe with this movie? Is Thackery Binx the weirdest name possible? Find out at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for this episode, plus hours of bonus content!

    “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Keywords: Hocus Pocus, Bette Middler, Sarah Jessica Parker, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

    8 min
  • #10 The Running Man

    While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. 

    Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

     Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!

    Arnold Schwarzenegger makes his first appearance on the show, and even drops by for an interview! We were totally blown away to get the opportunity! Listen All this and more! Thanks to Kevin MacLeod for the theme song!

    1 hr 8 min
  • #7 BMX Bandits

    While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. 

    Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

     Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!

    Tripp and Andrew pedal into Nicole Kidman’s debut film, BMX Bandits! They ponder questions like: How long are they riding these damned bikes? Does anyone have a name? Just HOW BIG is her hair? All this and more! Thanks to … Continue reading →

    46 min

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Tripp and Andrew Laino have been watching movies together since 1992, and making fun of them together since 1999, when a rainy afternoon of babysitting turned into 8 hours of cheesy science fiction…