The 70s vs The 80s

Three podcasters. One buzzer. Zero dignity

This time, Spunky and Wolfman Mike put their friends to the ultimate test of old-school pop culture knowledge!

Joining us at the podium are Derek from the “Or Is It?” Podcast and Gaspar from “The Hoodrat Recap.” The categories are packed with the movies, TV shows, music, celebrities, cartoons, commercials, toys, and other glorious pieces of pop culture from the 1970s and 1980s.

Who remembers the most? Who hits the Daily Double? Who completely blanks on something they absolutely should know?

And, of course, hilarity ensues.

Grab your imaginary buzzer, make your wager, and play along with us in Jeopardy! Old School Pop Culture Edition!

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Grab your rhinestones and your tissues — this is a flash cast, and it’s all Dolly, all the time. We dig into the life and legend of one of the most beloved entertainers the world will ever know, tracing the arc from Tennessee Mountain Home to Dollywood empress. Joining us for the celebration: Derek from The Canadian Movie Crew and Gaspar from The Hoodrat Recap, two guests who bring very different flavors of chaos to a very sincere topic. Along the way we can’t help but drift into the year’s growing list of celebrity deaths — because apparently 2026 didn’t get the memo to slow down. Equal parts tribute and tangent, this one’s got heart, a few laughs, and at least one moment where we probably should have stayed on topic and didn’t.

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This week on The 70s Vs The 80s, Spunky and Wolfman Mike crank up the ultimate Rick Rubin playlist and pick their favorite tracks of all time from one of music’s most influential producers. From rock to rap and everything in between, which Rubin-produced songs make the cut?

Then it’s time to talk fashion: ESPRIT sweatshirts and Members Only jackets. Are these ’80s classics really making a comeback—or are we just paying way too much for overpriced nostalgia?

And finally, Spunky unleashes another round of “The 70s & 80s Strike Back” with more retro battles, arguments, and reasons why the past still refuses to stay in the past.

Listen to full Rick Rubin playlist here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ewl1sJ1ABt0eN21dBQsfx?si=wcAhcFjNTeubUmFVDhFGQA&utm_source=copy-link&pi=4M4m0u1_SF6sO

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/rick-rubin-8-mind-blowing-tracks/pl.u-yZb3TmNvPW

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After 100 episodes, we’ve realized we’ve overlooked more than a few legendary musicians, athletes, actors, and celebrities. Fortunately, they’ve all decided to write in… well, sort of. The emails and voicemails are real enough, but there’s one problem—they’re all unsigned! Can you figure out who’s sending the messages before Wolfman and Spunky reveal the answers?

Then it’s time for a lightning-fast edition of Six Degrees of Separation, connecting Eddie Van Halen, and Brian Wilson in ways only this podcast can.

Finally, we wrap things up with another competitive round of The Spotify Game, where you’ll try to put an artist’s songs in the correct order based on Spotify popularity. Think you know which hits still reign supreme? Play along and find out!

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One hundred episodes deserves one hundred percent chaos.

Pop Culture Yearbook and The Canadian Movie Crew walk into a Family Feud. Only one walks out with their dignity. Wolfman and Spunky host. Nobody is safe.

Bonus rounds follow, because apparently one game show wasn’t enough. Name That Tune (TV theme edition) separates the scholars from the frauds, and The Newlywed Game asks the question no one asked: do these two actually know each other? The answer is more complicated than expected.

Finally, Derek from The Or Is It Podcast runs a 70s and 80s Movie-Movie Game at a pace that does not allow for thinking.

Episode 100. We’ll see you at 200.

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Wolfman and Spunky carve their Mount Rushmore of greatest car songs — four spots, decades of contenders, from Johnny Cash to Prince.

Then it’s Spunky in the hot seat as he tries to outrun a trivia gauntlet on the NASL, ABA, and WHA’s long-lost franchises. Defunct teams, forgotten leagues — can he beat the clock before you beat him?

listen to this episodes playlist here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3mYmt17kNsCqt9yu2n0kVT?si=Rhm_XszTSiieM8wCiYtaJw&pi=quT1yikkRcSa2

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This week’s guest is Wendy — The Wicked Queen — a lifelong Alice Cooper devotee who has somehow also met Rod Stewart and Prince, because apparently that’s just what happened in the 70s and 80s if you were paying attention. Wendy walks us through what Alice Cooper’s music means to her, how she became the reigning villain of the local parade scene (candy included, kids beware), and makes a passionate case for the 1984 Pontiac Fiero — specifically its little-known stealth mode. Then we put her to the ultimate road trip question: Sonny Bono or Bono, one Fiero, no way out?

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Billboard dropped a list. Lee from Atlanta has thoughts. So do we — and none of us agree, especially when it comes to U2, a band that somehow manages to divide every room it enters. We break down the biggest snubs and the most baffling inclusions in Billboard’s Top 50 Rock Groups of All Time.

Then: a lost interview surfaces. Leonard Nimoy sits down with Bob Heironimus — the man who claims he wore the Bigfoot suit in the footage that launched a thousand conspiracy theories. We’re not saying it’s real. We’re not saying it isn’t.

We close out with a tribute to a NASCAR legend we recently lost. One last lap for a true icon of the sport.

Breaker breaker, good buddy — the boys are back and this time they’re hauling a full load of 70s trucker, CB radio, and redneck pop culture straight to your earhole. Spunky and Wolfman are joined by southern gentleman Lee for what might be the most important EGOT competition in podcast history. Who are the icons that went all the way — dominating the trucker lane, the CB airwaves, AND the redneck hall of fame? You will not see these triple-threat winners coming.

Oh, and yes — we are absolutely making the case that Han Solo was a long-haul trucker. Fight us.

Get your ears on, put the hammer down, and enjoy the ride. This one’s a genuine smokey magnet.

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Wolfman & Spunky head for the stars in this cosmic edition of The 70s Vs The 80s.

This week, we each carve out our personal Mount Rushmore of Moon Songs and Space Songs—and the debate gets heated fast. Does the crown belong to “Rocket Man”? Is “Major Tom” the ultimate space traveler? Can Sting out-orbit everyone by walking on the moon? And does Ozzy crash the party by howling his way into lunar legend with “Bark at the Moon”?

Expect bold picks, friendly arguments, and a few unexpected detours through the strangest corners of the classic-rock universe.

Then in Segment Two, things get theatrical.

We present dramatic readings of legendary rock lyrics—including our best “Orson Welles–style” performances of some of Prince’s steamiest lines. Yes… it gets intense. Yes… it gets weird. And yes… it absolutely gets dramatic.

It’s moonshots, synths, space suits, and purple poetry—only on The 70s Vs The 80

listen to all the music featured on this episode here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dzBxMYCQ7XHT19jlicekS?si=aGA6PKbEQdyWi8kWgHWWEA&pi=OJsk3lHrSKeLc

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-mount-rushmore-of-moon-space-songs/pl.u-4J59u19bKj

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