“Lightning in a bottle”: MTV VJ and IHeart80s radio host Martha Quinn on her crazy audition for the job of a lifetime, why there’s so much nostalgia for the ‘80s, and learning not to overload her “plate.”

* Martha Quinn at [email protected]

* Follow Martha on Twitter and Facebook

* Martha’s Mixtape – submit your ideas for a mixtape here

* VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV’s First Wave by Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter and Martha Quinn with Gavin Edwards. Great long read about your favorite ‘80s channel – here’s my review (and giveaway!) of that book when it came out in 2013

This feels like looking at my kids’ baby pictures. I’m verklempt with nostalgia.

Thanks as always to M. The Heir Apparent, who provides the music behind the Midlife Mixtape podcast – check him out here!Did you like this episode? Then you might also enjoy:

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