What do Judge Reinhold, David Berkowitz, and Chaka Khan all have in common? Well, they were all newsworthy in June of 1981!

Why did the Plasmatics Wendy O. Williams bring a sledgehammer to Tom Snyder's Tommorow show? 

A sports star is brought out of the closet.

And was Tiger Woods born with a golf club in his hand?

All this info and more in the latest episode - diving into May 1981.

Starring Ringo Starr, Jodie Foster, and the JUICE!

Host and producer: Jay Jackson

Theme music by Jason Parkhurst. All other music used herein is the property of their respective songwriters, publishers, and recording companies, and are used within this podcast for historical educational purposes.

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The Billboard Top Ten singles chart used for this show was the week of March 14, 1981.

Don't blame me because John Lennon comes up at least 4 times in this show... and cut the guy some slack, he was just murdered. Plenty of other non-Lennon stuff as well!

The second season kicks off diving into 1981!

Your host: Jay Jackson

Theme music by Jason Parkhurst. 

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We celebrate the final episode of the debut season with a very special episode. Three of our most astute listeners will be challenged on their knowledge of movies, tv, and music of 1980. Thanks for listening!

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I'm going to take a little time off before tackling season two - 1981, I'm still trying to solve this Rubik's Cube! I will be back with another great season of pop culture facts by March 1st.

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Why was the name of the game Puck-Man changed before coming to the US? Does Muhammed Ali stand a chance against Larry Holmes? And whatever happened to Buckwheat? Those questions and more will be addressed in the latest episode of Pop History Podcast!