Stuck in the '80s Podcast
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Stuck in the '80s Podcast
The longest-running ’80s podcast—featuring interviews with music legends, movie stars, and MTV icons. Deep dives, debates, and Gen X nostalgia every week. Hosted by Steve Spears and Brad Williams, the show blends sharp takes with insider stories from the people who lived it. From ’80s music and m...
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Those Crazy Movie and TV High Schools of the '80s
If you could go back and spend four years at any fictional high school from the ’80s, where would you enroll?
Would you hang out with Spicoli at...
Classic Interview: MTV VJ Adam Curry on Madonna, Moscow and His Feud With Richard Marx
When Stuck in the ’80s was just getting started, we somehow convinced Adam Curry to talk to us.
This was our second-ever celebrity interview, an...
Stand By Me at 40: Revisiting the Classic Coming-of-Age Film
Some movies don't just survive the passage of time—they become part of who we are.
Released 40 years ago, Stand By Me captured something rare: t...
License to Podcast: Ranking the James Bond Movies of the 1980s
James Bond didn't just survive the 1980s—he evolved.
The decade began with the familiar charm of Roger Moore, who somehow managed to save the wo...
Nick Heyward Charts a New Course with Haircut 100
Some bands reunite because nostalgia sells.
Others reunite because they still have something to say.
Listening to Haircut 100's new album,...
Summer Albums of 1986: R.E.M., Genesis, the Cure and More Turn 40
Episode 791: Forty years ago, the summer of 1986 came with its own soundtrack.
It was a season when some of the biggest artists in music were re...
Pretty Wrecked: Tracy Viola on Addiction, Recovery and Growing Up in the '80s
Episode 790: Not every story from the 1980s comes wrapped in neon, movie quotes, and mixtapes.
Some begin in darkness.
This week on Stuck...
Summer Forever: A Classic 2008 Look Back at the Best of the '80s
Episode 789: Summer has a funny way of collapsing time.
One minute you're hearing a familiar song on the radio or smelling charcoal from the nei...
Toys of the '80s and Beyond with Jonathan Cathey of The Loyal Subjects
Episode 788: If you grew up in the 1980s, chances are your childhood memories can be measured in action figures, toy catalogs, and Saturday mornings s...
Summer of '86: The Underappreciated Movies Turning 40 This Year
Episode 787: When people talk about the summer movies of 1986, the conversation usually starts with Top Gun and ends somewhere around Aliens, The Kara...
Novelty Songs of the ’80s: “Star Trekkin’,” “Rappin’ Rodney,” “Bomb Iran” and Other Weird Hits
Episode 786: From sci-fi parodies and comedy catchphrases to political satire and celebrity rap records, the ’80s produced some truly unforgettable no...
Katrina Leskanich on “Walking on Sunshine,” Eurovision and The 80s Cruise
Some songs don’t just define a decade — they instantly improve your mood the second they begin playing. Few tracks from the MTV era carry that kind of...
Peter Gabriel’s ‘So’ at 40 | Songs, Stories and Legacy
Forty years later, So still stands as one of the most ambitious, emotional and sonically adventurous albums of the 1980s. Released in 1986, the landma...
783: Unlikely Cover Songs of the ’80s: Eddie Money, Chaka Khan, Bette Midler & The Clash
This week on the longest-running ’80s pop culture podcast, Steve Spears and Brad Williams return to one of their favorite recurring topics: unlikely c...
782: Star Cars of the '80s Part 1
This week on the longest-running ’80s pop culture podcast, Steve Spears and Brad in California hit the gas for a deep dive into the most iconic TV and...
781: Soccer and WWII Collide in 1981's 'Victory'
Soccer legend and longtime friend Alexi Lalas joins us to talk about the 1981 movie "Victory" starring Michael Caine and Sylvester Stallone.
On...
780: Meet the Rock Hall of Fame Class of 2026 Inductees
We introduce the 2026 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We talk who got in, who got snubbed, and which choices will have us yelling at our dash...
779: Reliving the Kenny Loggins Interview
Remember our amazing interview with Kenny Loggins? Here it is again from 2007. Full show with co-host Sean Daly.
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778: Pretty in Pink vs. Some Kind of Wonderful
Which '80s teen romance movie is stronger: "Pretty in Pink" or "Some Kind of Wonderful?" We decide today. Plus, full seggies, a book update, and our r...
777: 45th Anniversary of 'Greatest American Hero' with guest William Katt
TV's "The Greatest American Hero" debuted 45 years ago today - March 18, 1981. We honor the '80s TV show with a reairing of our 2007 interview with ac...
776: Stuck in the '80s Book Interview
The new Stuck in the '80s podcast book is finally for sale. Brad interviews Spearsy about a project 20 years in the making.
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775: 'Highlander' 40th Anniversary Tribute
"Highlander" is officially 40 years old. Well, technically Connor MacLeod is 508 years old now. Here's our tribute episode recorded in 2012 with co-ho...
774: Reliving the Miracle on Ice for US Men's Hockey
Relive the Miracle on Ice from the 1980 Winter Olympic Games and the gold medal performance of US Men's Hockey with hosts Steve Spears, Sean Daly and...
773: Martha Quinn Returns to Stuck in the '80s
Original MTV veejay Martha Quinn makes her first visit to Stuck in the '80s in 10 years. Martha talks about her induction into the Radio Hall of Fame...
772: Sean Daly Returns to Stuck in the '80s
Sean Daly, one of the original hosts of the Stuck in the '80s podcast, returns this week to talk about the podcast's first 20 years. Plus, full seggie...
771: When Gen X was Invincible with Author Becky Kliss
"When We Were Invincible: Life Lessons from the ’80s that Defined a Generation" is a new book by Becky Kliss, who joins the show to talk about Gen X a...
770: Interview with Glass Tiger's Alan Frew
Glass Tiger frontman Alan Frew joins the podcast to talk about the band's history, his background growing up in Scotland, and Glass Tiger's upcoming p...
769: 10 Classic Songs Turning 50 This Year
The year 1976 seems so long ago, and it was. Here are 10 songs we loved from that year that are turning 50 in 2026. Songs from Boston, ABBA, Diana Ros...
768: Looking Back at 1985 - A Year-End Review 40 Years Later
On New Year's Eve, we look back at the end of 1985 and see how it shaped the rest of the decade. Seggies include Stuck in the Arcade.
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767: Rob Reiner Memorial
We say goodbye to Rob Reiner by honoring the films he directed in the '80s and the parts he played throughout his career.
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766: 'We Be Dragons' Author Michael Weitz
Award-winning author Michael Weitz joins Brad to talk about his new novel, We Be Dragons, which drops readers into 1986 in rural Washington State, whe...
765: We Salute 'Taps' and 'The Lords of Discipline'
Military school movies in the '80s? Yeah, they were a thing, though "Taps" and "Lords of Discipline" rose to the top of the ranks thanks to amazing ca...
764: Bret Michaels Interview (From 2010)
Poison frontman Bret Michaels visits Spearsy and Sean in this classic 2010 episode of the podcast. Bret is also the headliner on the 2026 voyage of Th...
763: Taylor Dayne Interview
Singer/songwriter Taylor Dayne joins Spearsy to talk about The 80s Cruise, opening for Michael Jackson and her start working in Russian clubs. Dayne i...
762: Tommy Lee from Motley Crue (From 2011 Episode)
Tommy Lee from Motley Crue was our guest in 2011 in this repeat episode of Stuck in the '80s. Get ready for a rare blast of hair metal from hosts Spea...
761: The Ultimate '80s Arcade and Air BnB
Have you dreamed of spending the day at your dream '80s arcade? It actually exists in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. We talk to Scott Leftwich, the ow...
760: Goofy Vampire Flicks of the '80s
Halloween in the '80s wasn't all horror. Sometimes we got big laughs from the vampire flicks. In this 2019 episode, we honor our favorite "goofy vampi...
759: Cult Movie Classics of the '80s with Author Mike Spring
Are you still addicted to the cult movie classics of the '80s. Author Mike Spring wrote a whole book about them called "I Want My Two Dollars: A Guide...
758: Ivan Doroschuk of Men Without Hats
Ivan Doroschuk of Men Without Hats joins us this week to talk about the band's new anthem "I Love the '80s" and his upcoming appearance on The 80s Cru...
757: Forgotten Hits of 1989
Do you remember the forgotten hit songs of 1989? Sure, the charts were dominated by megastars like Madonna, Michael Jackson, Paula Abdul and Phil Coll...