In this episode of Collaborate and Listen, we take a deep dive into Dragonslayer!

Join us as we break down the narrative structure, key highlights, standout moments, and everything in between. Whether you're here for the breakdown or just listening along with the crew, this is one episode you won't want to skip.

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This week on Collaborate and Listen, Charlie and George head into Cuesta Verde for the 1982 supernatural classic Poltergeist.

We get into the Spielberg/Tobe Hooper debate, the terrifying clown and tree scenes, the real skeletons used in the swimming pool, and the tragic stories that helped create the legend of the Poltergeist curse.

Then we lighten things up with a Cassette Tree built for an ’80s pool party, play another round of Finish the Phrase, and Alyssa stops by with some important life lessons—including the obvious one: if the chairs start moving by themselves, GET OUT OF THE HOUSE.

“They’re here…” 📺👻

For our big 50th episode, Charlie and George welcome Cousin Keith for the entire show as we jump into the phone booth and travel back to 1989 for Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure!

We’re talking Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin as Rufus, the crazy collection of historical figures, behind-the-scenes trivia, deleted scenes, favorite moments, and the big question: Does Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure still hold up?

We also look at the movie through a different lens: Could Rufus be the 1989 version of AI? Did he do Bill and Ted’s homework for them—or did he give two struggling students a new way to actually engage with history?

🌺 THE CASSETTE TREE: Episode 50 meets the 50th state! We’re picking songs from Hawaiʻi artists released during the 1980s and seeing which ones still take us right back.

⚔️ And somehow…we manage to get Joan of Arc herself on the podcast. You’ll have to hear that one for yourself.

Grab a drink, jump in the phone booth, and celebrate 50 episodes with us.

Be excellent to each other…and party on, dudes! 🤙🎸

This week on Collaborate and Listen, Charlie and George head to Truvy’s beauty salon for the 1989 classic Steel Magnolias.

We look back at the incredible cast—including Dolly Parton, Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis and Daryl Hannah—and talk about our favorite scenes and lines, behind-the-scenes stories, whether the movie still holds up, and just how hard those emotional moments hit.

Dolly Parton is the reason we picked this movie, so naturally she takes over the Cassette Tree! 🌳📼 We’re sharing songs connected to Dolly—her own hits, collaborations, covers, and other musical connections that take us down a few unexpected branches.

Grab a drink, pull up a salon chair, and join us for laughs, tears, ’80s nostalgia and plenty of Dolly.

This week on Collaborate and Listen, Charlie and George are going undercover with Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd in the 1985 Cold War comedy Spies Like Us!

We break down the movie, our favorite scenes and lines, the ridiculous spy training, memorable cameos, and plenty of behind-the-scenes trivia. Does Spies Like Us still hold up more than 40 years later?

Then it’s time for the Cassette Tree, where we dig into the music and take on a new challenge: Six Degrees of Paul McCartney! Can we connect our songs and artists back to Paul McCartney in six connections or fewer?

Grab a beer, report for duty, and remember...

“Doctor.” “Doctor.” “Doctor.”

🎬 Spies Like Us
🎵 Music, memories & Six Degrees of Paul McCartney
🍺 Craft beer
😂 And plenty of ’80s nonsense

Who ya gonna call… again? 👻

This week on Collaborate and Listen, Charlie and George celebrate the podcast’s second anniversary by heading back to New York for Ghostbusters II (1989)! We’re breaking down the sequel, from Vigo the Carpathian and rivers of mood-altering pink slime to dancing toasters, possessed paintings, and the Statue of Liberty taking a stroll through Manhattan.

Does Ghostbusters II deserve the criticism it gets, or was it just stuck trying to follow one of the greatest comedies of the ’80s? We talk favorite scenes, cast, behind-the-scenes stories, what still holds up, what doesn’t, and give the movie our final ratings.

Then it’s time for the Cassette Tree, where we’re going back to 1989 and picking some of our favorite songs from the year.

Grab a beer, fire up the proton packs, and help us celebrate two years of Collaborate and Listen. Whatever you do… don’t get slimed. 🍺👻📼

his week, we’re going stir crazy—in more ways than one! 😂 We’re talking about the 1980 comedy Stir Crazy with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor, from prison rodeos and mechanical bulls to some of the wildest moments in the movie.

Then we’re heading back to a time when McDonald’s wasn’t just somewhere to grab a burger—it was THE place to be a kid. 🍟🎂 We’re remembering McDonald’s birthday parties, Happy Meals, the McDonaldland characters, and all the wonderfully weird nostalgia that came with growing up in the golden age of fast food.

And since we’re traveling back to 1980, we’re turning up the music! 🎶 We’ll revisit some of the songs and artists that were filling the radio and defining the soundtrack of the year.

Movies, music, Happy Meals, birthday parties, mechanical bulls, and a whole lot of nostalgia—come hang out with us as we take another trip back to 1980!

This week, we’re going stir crazy—in more ways than one! 😂 We’re talking about the 1980 comedy Stir Crazy with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor, from prison rodeos and mechanical bulls to some of the wildest moments in the movie.

Then we’re heading back to a time when McDonald’s wasn’t just somewhere to grab a burger—it was THE place to be a kid. 🍟🎂 We’re remembering McDonald’s birthday parties, Happy Meals, the McDonaldland characters, and all the wonderfully weird nostalgia that came with growing up in the golden age of fast food.

And since we’re traveling back to 1980, we’re turning up the music! 🎶 We’ll revisit some of the songs and artists that were filling the radio and defining the soundtrack of the year.

Movies, music, Happy Meals, birthday parties, mechanical bulls, and a whole lot of nostalgia—come hang out with us as we take another trip back to 1980!