'80s Professional Wrestling Part 2

Clue

In this episode, we unravel the chaos of the 1985 comedy whodunit Clue, based on the classic board game, where a group of strangers are summoned to a secluded mansion by a mysterious host who ends up dead. My guest Fran and I discuss the film’s origins, its connections to the game, our love for the cast and campy tone, and plenty more along the way—we’ve got it covered!

Choose Your Own Adventure

On this episode we discuss the classic book series, Choose Your Own Adventure!!! It's hard to imagine anything more ground breaking in '80s children's books. We'll talk about not only the history but how the books were composed. Some favorite titles along with some of the series that were competing against Choose Your Own Adventure. And, of course, we'll be trying to capture the magic and why these books matter!

'80s Professional Wrestling Part 3

Today Al and I finish up our ‘80s wrestling conversation.  We cover our favorite matches, live contests, GLOW, wrestling being “fake” (per John Stossel), and why 80s wrestling matters.  We’re gonna end this topic with a  clean finish!!!

'80s Professional Wrestling Part 2

We're back with part 2 of our '80s Professional Wrestling conversation!!! This episode has it all! Finishing moves, the Flair Flop, favorite announcers, Mello Yello, favorite interviewers, the WWF takeover, and of course why impressionable teenage boys end up hanging around a Philly airport Marriot bar (probably not what you think). Let's rewind!!! (00:00) Intro (01:05) Trivia (02:08) Finishing Moves (06:35) Nature Boy Origin (07:12) Flair Flop (10:03) Philly Airport Marriott Bar (12:40) Interviews (20:10) Throwback (20:46) Announcers (24:15) How Much Did Announcers Really Know? (27:47) WWF Takes Over & Al Isn’t Happy (36:34) Outro

'80s Professional Wrestling Part 1

The '80s was when professional wrestling landed in the mainstream of American culture. No longer on the fringes of sports and entertainment, it met success that few would have predicted. My guest Al and I discuss how it got there and what it was like to live it. (00:00) - Intro (00:58) - My Guest, Al (02:51) - Saturday Mornings (04:12) - The "Official" Rankings (11:55) - Al's Mom is a Saint (13:20) - Territories (14:58) - What the Hell is a Sub-Territory (15:08) - Georgia Championship Wrestling (17:26) - Throwback (18:03) - The McMahons (21:41) - The "South" vs. WWF (28:05) - Hogan (31:28) - Wit Getting Off Topic (31:53) - Back to Hogan (34:20) - Black Friday (36:18) - Closing