That 80s Show
Shoulder pads, Rubik’s cubes, luminous clothes, angsty movies... and of course loads of factoids. Paulo and Dori are living in the past - and loving it!
That 80s Show meets Ivan Doroschuk from Men Without Hats
Barret sits down with Ivan from Men Without Hats, and discovers where their hats were, and why they weren't wearing them. Ivan explains the concept for the music video of 'The Safety Dance', how the whole village was involved in its making, and how it has influenced everything from The…
Another Johnny Depp Ex | Don Swayze leads us to an 80s sitcom hunk muse | Massive Nipples | Madonna's NSFW NFT
Johnny Depp ... Johnny Depp ... Johnny Depp. Like Candyman - if you say his name 3 times, the listens will appear! In this week's episode we sell some more copies of Jennifer Grey's autobiography, before accidentally finding out what 3 of the sexiest '80s sitcom stars had in common…
That 80s Show meets Kiki Dee
In this episode Barret sits down with Kiki Dee, just as she was recovering from COVID, to find out about 5 generations of creating music. They both get excited about how a CD is like a novel, and Kiki explains the difference between performing with a massive band, and how…
That 80s Show meets Dr Robert from The Blow Monkeys
Is Robert Howard a real doctor? And where does the name the Blow Monkeys come from? Barret chats to Dr Robert to find out the answers to these burning questions. Robert explains how he creates music for himself, the band, and other artists during this career retrospective. Keep up to…
Live from the Upside Down | Who wasn't F.R.I.E.N.D.S with his barber in the 80s? | George Michael Freedom Uncut
A new season of the 80s fuelled Stranger Things is looming and it kicks off with Corey Hart. Paulo and Dori then get into their movie recommendations, where they discover a hirsute pre-Friends star, and Dori gets in her feels over the new George Michael documentary. Part 1: Live from…
That 80s Show meets Benjy Mudie
Imagine being given free reign - and money - to sign any band you want in South Africa in the 1980s? This is how Benjy Mudie was probably responsible for your favourite band making it big (or semi big) back then. Benjy has stories for days... but we only had…
The Johnny Depp trial feat. Jennifer & Drew | An 80s Russian Doll | Paulo's Super Crush | A Cursed 80s Cruise
Boy Oh Boy it's good to be back. While Paulo and Dori took a break, the 80s did not!! This week we bring you the latest on Bruce Willis, The Johnny Depp trial which forced Drew Barrymore into a 7-layered apology and Jennifer Grey to come out of the corner…
That 80s Show meets Eddie Lundon from China Crisis
Liverpool was a melting pot of musical revolution in the 80s, and China Crisis played as big a part in this as anyone else. In this episode of ''That 80s Show meets'' we got together with Eddie Lundon from the band to discuss their beginnings, sharing band equipment, their unexpected…
That 80s Show meets Chesney Hawkes
If you had didn't have a Chesney Hawkes poster on your bedroom wall in the 80s, did you really even have a bedroom wall? In this episode of That 80s Show meets, Barret hops on the line with the amazing artist Chesney Hawkes and you'll fall in love with him…
That 80s Show meets Sananda Maitreya
He was once hailed as a rival to Michael Jackson and Prince but after you get to hear from the man Sananda Maitreya in this interview, you'll realise that was never his purpose in life. To be granted time with this truly inspirational human being was a gift to That…
That 80s Show meets Kym Mazelle
Who is the coolest person on your WhatsApp? For Barret it's an icon of 80s and 90s house music, Kym Mazelle. You cannot call yourself an OG of house music if Kym's tracks were not on your mixtape. Known as "The First Lady of House Music", her music style combines…
Boy George did not provide ''helpful answers'' | Fargin Iceholes | The Chart Savant
Boy George is being sued by an x-band member who also happens to be an ex-lover ... at this point we should make an obvious pun, but we were distracted by BG's bowler hat. Do the right thing and stick around for our movie recommendations, which include a spoof movie…
MORE 80s AirBnBs | Ghostbusters meets Romancing the Stone meets Temple of Doom, during their Night Shift
We're sorry for wasting your time with last week's 80s AirBnB because we found loads of better ones!!! Just avoid the Macaulay Culkin room. We then get into two movies that put the ''Anigans' into shenanigans and go back to the 80s to look at evil movie Russians. Thankfully those…
An 80s AirBnB | A-Ha, that's where they got the idea | The Heritage Chart
Paulo's voice started going AWOL, Dori's internet followed suit but we somehow prevailed and got back to the 80s. Looking for an AirBnB fit for an 80s fan? It's here, but we have some suggestions. Dori celebrates William Hurt's career with in an altered state and Paulo needs you to…
Dori's Haddaway FOMO | B-Grade movies get an A+ | New Kids ''Rolled'' Back on the Block
We're back from the 90s after a week's Buffalo-clad sojourn with Haddaway, and Dori admits she has FOMO. Which raises the question, can FOMO happen after you're missed out? We then get into two movies that are so bad they're brilliant - and Paulo plays Dori the new NKOTB song…
The 90s Edition with Haddaway
Bop your head, Night at The Roxbury style - Haddaway is in studio with Paulo and Barret. Dr Alban, David Bowie, touring, playing trumpet at age 5, Denniz Pop, army life, The Klitschko Brothers, SNL, an acapella rendition of Air Supply, Dr Dre, Eminem and gold plated toilet paper. It…
Meet Tom Selleck's kids | The Chart Savant | Anyone have a light? And a calculator?! | Modern Talking-ish
The best 80s show since last week's show, Paulo and Dori tie up a loose end and find out the names of Tom Selleck's kids. Movie recommendations also have a Tom Selleck flavour, just before we find out what magic chart savantry Barret has for us. Just before we sign…
Tom Cruise News | Ivan Reitman | George Michael Merch | ANOTHER Delorean is coming
Tom Cruise is in South Africa and we have the most reliable and up-to-date, "Heard from a friend who knows someone whose friend heard it from a guy who is on a whatsapp group with someone'' information!!! We commemorate the career of Ivan Reitman who gave us so many 80s…
Have we been tricked? | The Adventures of Tim Selleck | What would you pay for a Hoverboard that doesn't hover?
What connects Tom Selleck's imaginary son, a John Ritter movie and the Alien Xenomorph costume? According to Paulo and Dori - it starts with "P'' ends with ''orn'' - and is not Popcorn. We also ask what do you call a Hoverboard that doesn't hover? Try to act surprised that…
The real Weekend at Bernie's | Movie Factoids | Leo Sayer
Paulo and Barret are in charge of your nostalgia dopamine hit this week. Weekend at Bernie's comes to life...and Andrew McCarthy has the best response ever. We then get into outrageous factoids about the biggest 80s movies - none of which Barret has seen. We also preview our interview with…