Hey! Remember the 80's?

Episode 37: This week in Tidbits - the new Netflix docu-series "The Movies that Made Us". Are you watching?? // Unsung Heroes: We take it behind the boards this time and discuss the career of super-producer Nile Rodgers. He's the man responsible for your favorite songs by Madonna, Duran Duran, David Bowie, to mention just a few! // Quiz: Yes, Kari is the Quizmaster once again. She flips the script on Joe and puts him to the test on his knowledge of TWO-hit wonders. Does he get a passing grade? Tune in and find out!

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Episode 36: You know the drill: poll results, tidbits, corrections (we're not professionals!). // Covers: That's right, we're STILL talking about covers, because there were a lot of them  hitting the charts in the 80's (266, to be exact). Joe and Kari discuss some more famous 80's songs that were either covers, or were covered somewhere down the line. // Let's Check the Clock: Think you know the longest and shortest top 40 hits from the 80's? You will after this segment! // Songs That Time Forgot - Covers Edition! Kari's throwback is a throwback itself (I just got dizzy typing that), and I hope you packed enough clothes because we're actually staying for Two Nights in Bangkok! 

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Episode 35: We begin with a quick update on polls, and then check in with Joe Christopher: Music Plagiarism Detective! Does Pablo Cruise have a case again recently crowned Artist of the Decade Taylor Swift? Weigh in online! // Joe and Kari go "Back in Time" all the way to 1988, where they check out the number one songs on the various charts! // Songs from the Electric Fetus: We'll also check out the oddities at the top of the Modern Rock Chart from 1988. 

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Episode 34: First up, Tidbits! Which Motley Crue video nearly "broke" MTV's request show? // New Segment Alert: That's What Friends Are For, where Joe and Kari discuss famous 80's artists that did a few favors by singing backup for their friends. Was it all worth it? // Quiz Time: Part 2 of Kari's One Hit Wonders quiz for Joe. Does Joe have what it takes to identify these One Hit Wonders that begin with the letter B? Don't "B" late to listen to the newest episode!!

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*Disclaimer: Sorry for the poor sound quality on Joe's end. It won't happen again!

Episode 33: You want tidbits? You got 'em! More tidbits than you can shake a stick at, but why would anybody shake a stick at anything in this day and age? Doesn't make sense. Joe and Kari have a lot to discuss this week: ELO, World Series of Pop Music, and the new film Last Christmas, among other things. // Time to do a deep dive on the man responsible for this podcast: Casey Kasem! Time to learn about the man behind the countdown, as well as the genesis of AT40. Then, your hosts recount some wacky stuff they've heard over the years on American Top 40. // Songs that Time Forgot: Some new names on the podcast this week with some forgotten gems that you'll need to add to your playlists!

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Episode 32: Reviews Galore! Joe and Kari issue a special report from the John Waite concert in Milwaukee. Unfortunately, they weren't able to get to the bottom of the "Missing You" / Nina Blackwood controversy, but they will give you the rundown of the performance. More reviews from Kari: a couple of 80's-related documentaries from the Milwaukee Film Fest. // New segment alert: Coming Around Again, a look at some hits that were re-released (for whatever reason) and made it even bigger on the charts with their second go-round. 

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Episode 31: No poll results to announce this week, but fear not, for there are multiple Tidbits to report, including one "Correction" that will put the Pointer Sisters back in your good graces. // Joe and Kari go "Back in Time" and take a look at what was on top on ALL the different charts on this week in 1982: Dance, R&B, Country, Adult Contemporary, no musical stone is left unturned. // Time for more "Covers" of 80's songs (or songs that were popular in the 80's that we actually covers. Joe and Kari discover that a fave of the podcast was actually a cover, and they uncover an 80's gem that should never have been covered at all. 

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Episode 29 begins with an update on Song of the Summer: 80's Edition. No winner just yet, so go out and VOTE!! // Songs From the Electric Fetus: Joe and Kari's picks for "alternative" (or whatever it was called then) songs from the 80's. // TOP OF THE POPS: A look at some songs that were topping the UK charts in the 80's. Some weird stuff happening here! // Songs That Time Forgot: A former Go-Go girl links up with a former Beatle for an almost-Top 10 hit! And a song by Lisa Lisa and Full Force with Cult Jam and the Funky Bunch and the Company and a Partridge in a Pear Tree. 

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Episode 28 begins with a quick update on the Song of the Summer: 80's Edition poll. Don't forget to vote! // Did Joe just really say "I love SPORTS" or are you hallucinating? Oh! Joe and Kari are discussing all the top 40 hits by Huey Lewis and the News! Will there be horns? Of course! // A very special wedding is approaching, and so a Very Special Segment appears! Joe and Kari discuss their favorite LOVE SONGS! Time to throw some rice at Anita Baker and Air Supply! 

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