Dueling Decades

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  • Emo kid Mike Henneberger hits Rock Bottom and tells us who had the best week 1976, 1988 or 1995!

    Welcome back, Duelers! We're back to deliver some more nostalgia for this week, and we brought another special guest judge along with us. Mancrush has spoken ad nauseam about not having time to read books and his massive Audible book collection. Well, after listening to the book "Rock Bottom at the Renaissance: An Emo Kid's Journey Through Falling In and Out of Love In and With New York City", he was so blown away, he asked the author to come on the show! And since May is Mental Awareness month, his invitation made a lot of sense. All rise for an author, and Emmy Award-winning producer, Mike Henneberger! Now let's take a look at the contestants and the decades they will be fighting for. First up, going back to before he was even a glimmer in his father's eye, Drew Zakmin delivers his best mid-month week from May of 1976. His first opponent, coming off a surprising victory last week, Mancrush brings the best of his week in May of 1995. And rounding out the competition, Marc James heads back to childhood with his best week experience of May 1988.

    Stick around after the game, and listen to Mike Henneberger talk about his fantastic book! 50% of the proceeds from this book will be donated to mental health charities and artist relief funds to help out-of-work music industry crew members, so please check it out. I promise it's a fantastic read (or listen to the amazing Tyler Posey narrated version)! But, in this particular episode, you may hear something about: Ninety dollar VHS tapes, comedians on couches, the legend of Dick Pole, Drew gives us all intestinal problems, Vagisil ads, Jack Forrest cheats on his wife, Slash rides a banana bike with a top hat, Kirby's Silver Surfer is the only true Silver Surfer, living your life a quarter-mile at a time 70s edition, award ceremonies, mic drop moments in history, Mike Tyson is a generous dude, boring political stuff, Mary Jane enjoys it hard and fast, he wants your girlfriend to be his girlfriend too, philanthropy, Ambien, and did I mention Vagisil? All this week and more!

    Do you agree with Mike's rulings? Play at home and judge for yourself! Join us Wednesday 5/19/21 at 9pmEST on YouTube for a live episode with Chris DeMakes of Less Than Jake!


    Please don't forget to subscribe and review! Want to share some of your own 1980s & 1990s memories? Join the other thousands of people in our Facebook group and get more original nostalgic content every day! If you're into the 1960s & 1970s, join our other group! Links below:


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    1 hr 38 min
  • The Media King of the North Joe Findlay returns to rule over May of 1974, 1984 & 1994!

    Dueling Decades is back with another live episode where we examine the best the month of May has to offer!  Mancrush flips through the pages of May of 1974 and finds a really big pair of….Umm,  picks!  Marc James is poppin’ and lockin’ his way through the best of May 1984.  Rounding out the field, "The Professor" Drew Zakmin is back with the best of May 1994 in another stellar repeat performance!  Behind the bench this week is the host of Miscast Commentary and the man known the world over as the  Media King of the North! (and by the world over I mean the import store in the mall) It’s The Honorable Judge Joe Findlay!

    It's always fun to watch Joe work his judicial skills while simultaneously producing the show! That's right, "watch". If you didn't know, you can now WATCH the fellas on their YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/duelingdecades). Anyhow, in this episode, you might hear something about Clint Eastwood's cheery demeanor, the reason Marc used to carry cardboard everywhere, The Professor becomes The Repeater, Mel Garner throws his chips at Jodie Foster, the NFL gets a 15-yard penalty for thievery, Dick Clark on a pyramid of women and tiny pickles, Fonzie has to get a job, Bruce Campbell like you've never seen him, Prince giveth and taketh away, Lee Dorsey gets his Yoo-hoo Guaranteed, ganja jams that lead to optical inventions, the biggest bust to ever hit Playboy, fat boys, Holly undoes his sweater in the garage with surf wax and Jonas, and the debut of Stanley Rosiello!

    Do you agree with Joe's rulings? Play at home and judge for yourself!

    Please don't forget to subscribe and review! Want to share some of your own 1980s & 1990s memories? Join the other thousands of people in our Facebook group and get more original nostalgic content every day! If you're into the 1960s & 1970s, join our new group! Links below:


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    1 hr 10 min
  • AJ Diaferio frontman of We’re Wolves judges this horror showdown between 1977, 1987 & 1997!

    This week we bring you a frighteningly good episode where we scare up all the best horror-themed selections from 1977, 1987, and 1997! Behind the bench, this week is AJ Diaferio frontman from the heavy metal band “We’re Wolves” AJ is a man of many talents and a huge fan of horror culture and movies so we knew he would be the right man to serve as judge, jury, and executioner for this delightfully dark duel! Marc James brings the scream greats from 1977 as Mancrush this time is back to the big bad ’80s with the horror of 1987! Mike Ranger is back and this time he wrangles up all the best frights from 1997! 

    I highly suggest listening to AJ's band We're Wolves softly in the background as you digest this episode! In this episode, you might hear something about nursery rhymes that begin with Klaatu Barada Nikto, the Torrance High School slayer, Lee Grant goes to Hell and hunts for dinner, massacre on Evergreen Terrace, vengeful wood carvings, evil French ticklers, sketchy Multiplex glory holes, Thunder in Paradise, spider wranglers, Marc goes SciFi, William Shatner saves the day, shapeshifting, Type O Negative covers Seals & Crofts, caught in a mosh with Stephen King, the real reason Mel Gibson became Martin Riggs, We're Wolves videos, you'll like my mother, The Weeknd is frightening, and Pluto is a gentleman! All this week and more!

    Do you agree with AJ's rulings? Play at home and judge for yourself!


    Please don't forget to subscribe and review! Want to share some of your own 1980s & 1990s memories? Join the other thousands of people in our Facebook group and get more original nostalgic content every day! If you're into the 1960s & 1970s, join our new group! Links below:


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    1 hr 24 min
  • Sean Kanan shows us The Way of The Cobra in this martial arts duel between 1975, 1985 & 1995!

    This week the Dueling Decades clan kick things into action with a special Martial Arts themed duel and we could not think of a better judge for this episode than the man who famously played “Karate Bad Boy” Mike Barnes in Karate Kid III. Actor, author, and producer, Sean Kanan returns to the show to share some stories and impart some wisdom from his new book ``The Way of The Cobra” but what will be the way to victory in this battle?

    The Media King of the North, Joe Findlay is Kung-Fu Fighting with the best martial arts picks from 1975. Mancrush is back to the 80s this week with all the spandex-laden high kicking action from 1985!  Marc James draws the 90s and he hopes his picks from 1995 will be The Best of The Best! 


    First, you should go check us out on YouTube (link is below)! Second, you might be saying to yourself "I don't even like Martial Arts". Wait, what?! Don't sweat it, I promise you'll still dig these picks! If you stick around, you might hear something about the most irresponsible camp to send your kids to, a news story straight out of the Robert Stack playbook, Off-Broadway fatalities, Eric Roberts big times a threequel, unlikely paths to stardom, Playboy models and gymnasts are a match made in Parmistan, Joe's pick took longer than Ali's fight, the real Karate Kid isn't from Newark, parachuting with 800 pounds of illicit powder, battle of the Bojangles Coliseum, Kanan rides with Carradine, kung-fu prostitutes, rubber karate chops and kung fu grips, don't mess with killer bees, you need the glow to grow, dudes who fight bears, Daniel don't do his own stunts, and kung-fu love songs! All this week and more!


    Do you agree with Sean's rulings? Play at home and judge for yourself! 


    Please don't forget to subscribe and review! Want to share some of your own 1980s & 1990s memories? Join the other thousands of people in our Facebook group and get more original nostalgic content every day! If you're into the 1960s & 1970s, join our new group! Links below:


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    1 hr
  • Joe La Scola jumps out of the Movie Dumpster to judge this birthday battle between 1979, 1986 & 1998!

    We're back with another episode of everyone's favorite retro game show, Dueling Decades! This week a new friend grabs the gavel, we're joined by Joe La Scola from the Movie Dumpster podcast! Coincidentally, it turns out that Joe and Mancrush were both at this past Friday's - Monster Squad showing at the Mahoning Drive-In. How's that for a small world?! You'll have to tune in and find out if any underhanded deals were made to give Mancrush the edge. It was actually Mancrush's birthday this past week. So you know what that means, it's a nostalgic birthday battle! The birthday boy comes in hot with his 1st birthday in 1979. Marc James just celebrated his birthday back in February, but now he gets to do it all over again; as he brings his 8th birthday from 1986 into the fold. Last up, he might be the youngest of the crew, but he's the oldest birthday boy on this one. Drew Zakmin drives us home with his 18th birthday in 1998.

    When you finish up here, go and check out Movie Dumpster anywhere podcasts are found, we're sure you'll enjoy what Joe brings to the bench this week. Also, make sure to check out the Dueling Decades YouTube channel for the video version of the game! We will also be live on YouTube tonight 4/21/21 at 9pmEST with the Karate Bad Boy himself, Sean Kanan! In the meantime, on this episode, you may hear something about: Drew's fascination with hard balls, skinny dipping double-crosses, jiggle TV, dudes that can make explosives with tampons, a man gets banished from his home country for creating a scary movie, low budget blue meat-eaters, cartoons get interrupted for confusing carnage, questionable song lyrics, Dave can't help Drew score, Mazarati disappoints royalty, what-ifs, truck driving dancers with dogs, Jack Black explodes on to the scene, the Gorton's fisherman gives voice lessons, driving tanks in the living room, quality snowmobiles, Daniel Baldwin and Coolio together on the silver screen, Cumdar the conquerer, and a lot more!


    Do you agree with Joe's rulings? Play at home and judge for yourself! Come check us out live tonight at 9pm on YouTube with guest judge, Sean Kanan!


    Please don't forget to subscribe and review! Want to share some of your own 1980s & 1990s memories? Join the other thousands of people in our Facebook group and get more original nostalgic content every day! If you're into the 1960s & 1970s, join our new group! Links below:


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    1 hr 24 min
  • Which week ruled? Judge Dave Schultz is back for this battle between 1970, 1980 & 1990!
    For the first-ever live episode of Dueling Decades, we bring you a most excellent Week Experience battle. Listener favorite Judge Dave Schultz returns to the show and steps back behind the bench for a contentious battle over the best first week of April. Marc James jumps back to April for some of the sounds of 1970. Mancrush is back in black with the first week of April 1980 and Mike Ranger bum rushes April of 1990 with some fantastic selections!
    In this episode you may hear something about sexy ladies in shimmery dresses, a Queen from Mississippi, life hands a band lemons and they make lemonade, drug-laced finger foods, Tommy hits his big head, Cheyenne knows how to get down, gonzo journalism, from Mypos to Hollywood, boring awards ceremonies, pivotal crime dramas, Dave all of a sudden likes wrestling, more Tricky Dick, and the best way to share your videos of getting kicked in the junk. All this week and more, on an all-live Dueling Decades!
    Do you agree with Dave's rulings? Play at home and judge for yourself! While you're at it, send your rulings to our Facebook and pick up 20 points on the Dueling Decades Leaderboard!
    Please don't forget to subscribe and review! Want to share some of your own 1980s and 1990s memories? Join the other thousands of people in our Facebook group and get more original nostalgic content every day! If you're into the 1960s and 1970s, join our new group! Links below:
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    1 hr 14 min
  • The Monster Squad’s Andre Gower proves he’s got nards when he competes in this battle between 1977, 1986 & 1993!
    We're back with a special episode of Dueling Decades! It's one thing to ask one of our celebrity guest judges to part with an hour or two of their lives to deal with the Dueling Decades crew. Trust us, that in itself is a serious undertaking. When Monster Squad's Andre Gower joined Dueling Decades back in November as a guest judge, he told the crew he wanted to come back to play the game. Andre wasn't just being polite, he ACTUALLY showed up to compete! With that, Andre brushed up on the Dewey decimal system, dusted off his encyclopedia Britannicas, and brought the very best he could muster, from April 1986! Coming off a crushing loss last week, Mancrush looks to rebound with his second offering of April 1993. Rounding out the competition, holding up a peace sign, and smoking a doobie, Marc James is back with a righteous April of 1977. Oh wow, I forgot to tell you who the judge was! Our good friend from the Great White North, the future producer of the show, Joe Findlay steps behind the bench, and does an amazing job!
    Important info to unpack here! No show next week! We're taking a vacation from research this week. Instead of researching, we will be working on the LIVE version of Dueling Decades! That's right, soon you will be able to see our ugly mugs live, and you'll be able to judge from the LIVE Twitch chat! So check the Twitch link below, and subscribe there so you don't miss our soft launch episode on April 7th (9pmEST)! https://www.twitch.tv/duelingdecades
    Now, for THIS episode, you may hear something about: a piece of electronic equipment you can use to anchor a schooner, Mancrush unearths an unopened 28-year-old gem, Hildegard teaches Andre to juggle, home renovations gone awry, MacTaggert drops the feather duster, stupid people in love, cucking for a million bucks, backlot basketball with Woody Allen, being late isn't always a bad thing, honeybees around the fruit cage invade MTV, iconic 80s music videos, psychotic stalkers named Darrian, Rivera goes primetime, what you'd probably watch if you only had four channels, an iconic band goes on its final ride, the midnight Barbarian debuts, a regional sports network gets extremely brutal, the cold war, Wolfman's got nards, double-dipping dates, sweaty coke parties, huge mouths, and who is all going to the Mahoning Drive-in next month? All that, and much, much more!
    Do you agree with Joe's rulings? Play at home and judge for yourself! While you're at it, send your rulings to our Facebook and pick up 20 points on the Dueling Decades Leaderboard!
    Please don't forget to subscribe and review! Want to share some of your own 1980s and 1990s memories? Join the other thousands of people in our Facebook group and get more original nostalgic content every day! If you're into the 1960s and 1970s, join our new group! Links below:
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    1 hr 55 min
  • Taking a Million Miler with Tom Higgenson of the Plain White Ts in this battle between 1978, 1986, & 1996!
    It's not every day you get a Grammy-nominated musician willing to guest judge an episode, but this week we got lucky. Although his band Plain White T's didn't blow up until the 2000s, Tom Higgenson is in love with the 80s! Matter of fact, he loves them so much, he started his own synth-pop solo project that's just dripping with nostalgia! So after you listen to this, head out and take a listen to his new solo work, Million Miler. Tom is a fantastic judge, and he calls em as he sees them! First up this week, back from returning tapes to the video store, Mike Ranger delivers a late "week experience" with March 1978. Mancrush drew Tom's favorite decade, but will it help? He brings the best of his third week of March 1986. Marc James rounds out the competition with a dandy offering from the third week of March 1996!
    If you're wondering, the new Million Miler album is coming in May, but you can already listen to a few of the new tracks on Spotify. Get ready for a real straight shooter, Tom has pretty even-keeled judging parameters! In this episode, you might hear something about: Not Jim Morrison's cousin releases a hit track, a platonic love story between coworkers, phone sex operators, Billboard chart-toppers you forgot, skanking made easy, Mike Ranger brings Cheese and Onions, a musician falls while another is almost fired, yoke filled aliens, Mike will win around with a little luck, the aftermath of Suge, suing psychics, balancing acts gone awry, HBO knocks out the competition, Michael Stivic's mustache, karate champs wear singlets, Delilah goes to the Grammys, Tom's new work with Milly, iCarly, Ringo Star, punk rock, and can I get a little cup of wrestling to go with my mayonnaise and shredded cabbage?
    Do you agree with Tom's rulings? Play at home and judge for yourself! While you're at it, send your rulings to our Facebook and pick up 20 points on the Dueling Decades Leaderboard!
    Please don't forget to subscribe and review! Want to share some of your own 1980s and 1990s memories? Join the other thousands of people in our Facebook group and get more original nostalgic content every day! If you're into the 1960s and 1970s, join our new group! Links below:
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    1 hr 29 min
  • Former gum merchant Scott Schiaffo returns for the worst of March 1976, 1983 & 1994!
    It's that time of the week again! Your three favorite decades are back to battle for supremacy, in this week's "worst of" March duel! For this worst of episode, we went straight to the gum merchant himself, Scott Schiaffo to judge this tomfoolery! As it turns out Scott's a pretty positive thinking guy. So deciding which decade was the pits was really difficult for him to do! Don't you worry though, Scott still swings that gavel, and picks the biggest loser. First up, Joe Findlay does what he does best, and brings the very worst of March 1976. Marc James drew the big straw this week and delivers his worst findings of March 1983. And rounding out this week's turd trifecta, Mancrush counters with some serious trash from March of 1994.
    Scott is fantastic, he does such a great job deliberating all his picks, and his perspective on things is top-notch. If you ever see him at a convention, we totally recommend stopping by and saying hello (and take a picture of course)! In this episode, you may hear about unfortunate typos, traditions broken, vicious dogs attack me in sleepless nights of summer, the prequel to Mike and Molly, there's no gas at a sheep station, whoa this show sucks, Mark Wahlberg diss tracks, missing persons, the mysterious case of Tammy Lynn Leppert, what thirty million dollars of blow gets you, Howard Stern's tax returns cause a stir, a movie so bad a veteran director never worked again, drunk dudes, Findlay bringing the sadness, little clowns and ladder matches, what genetic engineering sounds like, Ace of Bass needs to make a comeback, the perils of addiction, a musician's unfortunate demise, and a whole lot more!
    Do you agree with Scott's rulings? Play at home and judge for yourself! While you're at it, send your rulings to our Facebook and pick up 20 points on the Dueling Decades Leaderboard!
    Please don't forget to subscribe and review! Want to share some of your own 1980s and 1990s memories? Join the other thousands of people in our Facebook group and get more original nostalgic content every day! If you're into the 1960s and 1970s, join our new group! Links below:
    https://www.duelingdecades.com
    https://www.facebook.com/duelingdecades
    https://www.twitter.com/duelingdecades
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    1 hr 27 min
  • Keith Coogan and his toy soldiers March back for the week experience 1979, 1988 & 1998!
    Once again, the judging is doneeee, man! You asked for it, and Keith obliged. Back by popular demand, Keith Coogan is behind the bench to judge this battle between our favorite decades in, "the week experience"! Let's take a look at his toy soldiers this week. First up, a man that knows a little too much about adventures in babysitting, Trevor Gumbel takes his first crack at life in the 70s, with the best of the first week of March 1979. Next, a man that hasn't been hiding out from the win column, Mancrush brings the best of March 1st-7th, 1988 to the table. Rounding out the competition, it's don't tell mom that Marc James likes the Dead, with early March 1998!
    It was a joy having back another veteran judge like Keith! We tried to surprise Trevor and failed miserably when Mancrush put Keith's full name on the Zoom meeting title, wuh wuhhh. There are lots of goodies in the episode, including something about rusty instruments and Sesame Street, illiterate criminals, not really rings around Uranus, Trevor spoils a 40-year-old play, mom's swoon for Swayze, white Russians, wizards, Willie Carter's underground dance battles, Judge Reinhold was robbed, Coogan praises the Muppets, dudes who sing in speedos, Penthouse bush, Sally Field, reality television's pretend beginnings, bad movies vs unwatchable movies, the best television show you've never seen, the diabetes kid's club, Archie Bunker took big dumps, still waiting to cross the bridge at Rhode Island Comic Con, mysterious car alarms at The Mahoning Drive-in, and what the hell is Keith Coogan filming in New Jersey?!
    Do you agree with Keith's rulings? Play at home and judge for yourself! While you're at it, send your rulings to our Facebook and pick up 20 points on the Dueling Decades Leaderboard!
    Please don't forget to subscribe and review! Want to share some of your own 1980s and 1990s memories? Join the other thousands of people in our Facebook group and get more original nostalgic content every day! If you're into the 1960s and 1970s, join our new group! Links below:
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    1 hr 15 min

About Dueling Decades

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Dueling Decades is the totally awesome adult retro game show you've been looking for! Listen as the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s square off and do battle! Because it's your history, we just fight for it!