That 80s Podcast

Paul Combs

All things 80s from the greatest decade ever.

Episodes

  1. 07/07/2022

    The Best Teen Films of the 1980s (Part 1)

    The 1980s were a golden age of teen movies, and in today's episode we'll look at my five favorite from the first half of the decade.

    9 min

  2. 12/16/2021

    The Misinterpretation of "Born in the USA."

    In today's episode we'll look at the misunderstandings and misinterpretations that have sprung up around one of the most famous songs of the 1980s, "Born in the USA."

    7 min

  3. 03/31/2021

    The Best Albums of the 1980s

    On today's episode I venture into the perilous territory of Top 10 lists, this time my Top 10 Albums of the 80s. I am certain you will disagree with one or more on here, but at least give it a listen before you burn me in effigy. Let's get rockin'.

    11 min

  4. 03/27/2021

    Springsteen in the 1980s

    The 1980s are rightly known as an amazing musical decade. In today's episode we focus on the 1980s albums of the one and only Bruce Springsteen.

    14 min

  5. 01/28/2021

    Bret Easton Ellis: The Voice of Generation X

    In today's episode, we look at Bret Easton Ellis, author of Less Than Zero and American Psycho, and a key voice of Generation X.

    8 min

  6. 06/07/2020

    The Literary Brat Pack

    In today's episode we travel back to the glorious 1980s to re-discover (or maybe discover for the first time) a group of authors that you really should be reading. And as you you'll learn in the episode, I hate the term Literary Brat Pack, but unfortunately it's what they were called.

    23 min

  7. 06/05/2020

    The Myth of Reagan

    In today's episode we look at the myth that has grown up around one of the towering figures of the 1980s: the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan.

    8 min

  8. 06/04/2020

    The Saint and the Soviets

    Welcome back to That 80s Podcast after a long hiatus. Our return episode explores some of the causes of the fall of communism in the 1980s and especially the role of Pope John Paul II, the Polish priest who became a saint.

    8 min

  9. 09/25/2019

    Books of the 80s

    The 1980s is not usually remembered as a literary decade. That's a shame, and today's episode looks to correct that faulty notion.

    8 min

  10. 09/15/2019

    Welcome to That 80s Podcast

    Welcome to the first episode of That 80s Podcast, where we look back at the good (the music, clearly), the bad (nuclear war), and the ugly (the big hair...definitely the big hair) of the greatest decade ever.

    4 min
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About

All things 80s from the greatest decade ever.

Information

  • Creator
    Paul Combs
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2022
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Paul Combs
  • Show Website
    That 80s Podcast