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Dave and Holly, your 80s music aficionados, talk to the artists and music industry insiders that made it the greatest decade for music. We are a proud member of The Pantheon Network - Podcasts for Music Lovers

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Dave and Holly, your 80s music aficionados, talk to the artists and music industry insiders that made it the greatest decade for music. We are a proud member of The Pantheon Network - Podcasts for Music Lovers

    Ilana Kaplan Reviews My Name Is Barbra

    Ilana Kaplan Reviews My Name Is Barbra

    Ilana Kaplan uses her superpower ability to read the 1000 page Barbara Streisand memoir, My Name Is Barbra, in only three days! Ilana wrote the book review for the Los Angeles Times, and now joins us not only to discuss Babs, but Britney Spears, Sophia Coppola, and a preview of her own upcoming biography on Nora Ephron.
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    • 36 min
    Annie Zaleski Loves Christmas Music

    Annie Zaleski Loves Christmas Music

    Friend of the show, Annie Zaleski, joins us this week to talk about the stories behind 100 beloved Christmas songs. It's also the title of her new book, This Is Christmas, Song by Song: The Stories Behind 100 Holiday Hits. We can’t get through all 100 songs, but we hit on many of our favorites. It's the episode to get you into the spirit of the season!
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    • 55 min
    Thanksgiving Music Favorites

    Thanksgiving Music Favorites

    We talk turkey....and pie...and candy and occasionally about songs that make us think about Thanksgiving. This Thanksgiving episode from 2018 reminds us of how fortunate we are to have food, friends and music in our lives. We talk about Golden Girls, hippies throwing away trash and learn about the word "mondegreen". We are also very thankful to you for listening.
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    • 51 min
    Peter Jesperson: The Euphoric Music Fan

    Peter Jesperson: The Euphoric Music Fan

    If you thought you were an obsessive music fan, we'd like to direct your attention to Peter Jesperson. He's known for establishing the Minneapolis-based Twin/Tone Records, initial home to bands like The Replacements and Soul Asylum, but he also had his hand in everything related to the Twin Cities music scene. From record stores to music clubs to radio, Peter was practically everywhere, and now he's released his memoir entitled, Euphoric Recall: A Half Century as a Music Fan, Producer, DJ, Record Executive, and Tastemaker. Peter steps into our virtual studio to talk about his lengthy career in the music biz.

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    • 1 hr
    Happy Movember!

    Happy Movember!

    It's the most wonderful time of the year...at least for those allowed to grow a moustache in the month of November, aka Movember. The reason for this moustache celebration is because two Aussies (Travis Garone and Luke Slattery) wanted to create awareness for men's health issues. Cut to twenty years later, and the movement is bigger than ever. To celebrate the month, we invited Max Skinner, Community Development Manager representing Movember. We talk about the history, the ideas, and the causes they support. Of course, we also talk about our favorite musicians and songs that best represent the 'mo.
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    • 40 min
    Halloween Remastered 80s style

    Halloween Remastered 80s style

    It's not a repeat if you haven't heard it before, so this is the perfect time to revisit Dave's favorite holiday and the one Holly tolerates because candy is involved. We talk about our favorite Halloween songs and movies that Holly has yet to see…Dave is still waiting to discuss Ed Wood with her. Plus, Holly thinks Echo & The Bunnymen's "Killing Moon" is a love song until she learns the terrifying truth. It's a dead man's party, so who can ask for more! 
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    • 40 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
30 Ratings

30 Ratings

Brainadamant ,

Excellent listen!

Great listen for fans of music from the 80’s or really any decade.

Danny 1432 ,

Great Podcasts

Dave & Holly do an incredible job on this podcast. Great job

doc low ,

What difference does it make

What a great podcast !! Thoroughly enjoyed the personal home touch -David Sloan really knows how to carry on a conversation with people and it shows. You must listen to his podcasts and I can’t wait to hear his next one.

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