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  • Nostalgia Power with Wyatt Bloom
    Feb 27 2026

    In a special interview, Will speaks with Wyatt Bloom, the co-founder and host of Rediscover the 80s. Together with his childhood friend, the late Jason Gross, Wyatt built a portal to the 80s, that reminisces about the decade through various lenses via countless articles, a handful of podcasts, and more. Will and Wyatt the power of nostalgia, and perhaps more succinctly the power of what we leave behind.

    0:00 - Introduction

    1:28 - Interview

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    43 min
  • Jaws 4, Princess Bride, and Rock 'Em Sock 'Em
    Feb 24 2026

    Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics:

    0:00 - Introduction

    3:20 - Jaws 4: The Shark That Roared

    14:15 - The source of Jaw's roar

    23:00 - The Princess Bride musical

    31:00 - Review: Bigfoot! a New Musical

    40:50 - Animated Stranger Things: Tales from '85

    52:00 - Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots the movie

    1:03:21 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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    1 h et 12 min
  • Chat with 80s Trivia Book Author Tamara Dever
    Feb 17 2026

    In a special interview, Will speaks with Tamara Dever, author of The Ultimate Mix Tape, a series of music trivia books. Tami has just published The Day We Found Yesterday, another unique tribute to the 80s music. Endorsed by MTV legend Martha Quinn, The Day We Found Yesterday is a vibrant, intergenerational story that celebrates connection, creativity, and the power of the past to shape our present. Although it was (supposedly) written for children, it is a thrilling way for Gen Xers to revisit the greatest decade for music. It includes over 500 clever, visual ’80s music references and illustrated celebrity cameos sure to delight GenXers.

    0:00 - Introduction

    1:10 - Interview

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    Learn more about Tami's other 80s books at www.totallycool80s.com.

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    35 min
  • 1984 Changed Super Bowl Commercials
    Feb 10 2026

    Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics:

    0:00 - Introduction

    5:50 - New York’s Longest-Running Play is also it’s “worst”

    13:50 - Bigfoot! The Musical was spotted on Broadway

    19:00 - The Cure Wins their first Grammys

    25:00 - Does Steven Spielberg deserve his Grammy?

    28:50 - McDonald’s has brought back an iconic 80s Happy Meal toy

    38:00 - The first Happy Meal movie tie-in was Star Trek

    44:40 - What happened to the Klingons look?

    53:50 - How 1984 changed Super Bowl commercials forever

    1:03:40 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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    1 h et 8 min
  • He-Man Trailer Has the Power
    Feb 3 2026

    Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics:

    0:00 - Introduction

    2:25 - He-Man Teaser for the Teaser Trailer

    7:40 - He-Man Teaser Trailer

    33:45 - Strange (Made-Up) He-Man Characters

    39:35 - The He-Man Effect

    51:10 - Interesting He-Man Lore

    58:30 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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    1 h et 1 min
  • Original Star Wars, Salt-N-Pepa, Terminator and More
    Jan 27 2026

    Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics:

    0:00 - Introduction

    3:45 - Ruling in Salt-N-Pepa lawsuit

    14:40 - Galaxy’s Edge is headed to a longer time ago

    31:54 - Melora Hardin couldn’t dance in Dirty Dancing

    38:50 - Eric Stolz treated Biff (Thomas F. Wilson) “very badly”

    47:44 - The Terminator made Gen Xer more wary of AI

    54:45 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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    59 min
  • Goodbye, Pop Culture
    Jan 20 2026

    Will is joined by experts who specialize in both psychology and pop culture (Ben Taitz, Colt Blunt, and Charlene McPherson) to chat about the emotional impact of losing your favorite show.

    Our Guests' Links:

    More about Ben Taitz>>>https://tinyurl.com/54x6v2xx

    Psychology for Geeks>>> https://www.psychologyforgeeks.com/home.

    Colt Blunt's Books>>>https://tinyurl.com/bdj84enj

    Debbie's Dream Foundation>>>https://debbiesdream.org/

    Charlene McPherson>>>https://www.nat20therapy.com/

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    33 min
  • Star Search, Billy Joel and MTV Are Back!
    Jan 13 2026

    Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics:

    0:00 - Introduction

    4:15 - Star Search is back

    13:30 - MTV is back—sort of

    22:15 - Billy Joel is back—sort of

    28:20 - Monchhichi is back—apparently it never left

    37:15 - What if Stranger Things had secret finale?

    45:35 - Michael J. Fox didn’t want to imitate Michael Jackson

    52:25 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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    57 min