Tag: 80s
75: “Sal’s Famous Pizzeria is Here to Stay” – Do The Right Thing
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/themfp.org/audio/WWWY75.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:02:39 — 105.8MB)Subscribe: RSSRiots. Fires. Police violence. Ruinous bigotry. A cacophony of voices calling for justice for Black Americans. These are all very present in today’s newspaper headlines and social media feeds, and also set the scene for Spike Lee’s seminal modern classic DO THE RIGHT THING,…
55: “Another Reason To Hate Christmas” – Gremlins
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/themfp.org/audio/WWWY55.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:20:40 — 66.4MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS Never get them wet. Avoid bright lights. Don’t feed them after midnight. And whatever you do, don’t miss When We Were Young’s holiday episode! The yuletide takes a dark turn this year as we take a look back…
54: “…And I’m All Out Of Bubblegum” – 80s Dystopias Part 2
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/themfp.org/audio/WWWY54.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:15:16 — 64.5MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS The 1980s may not have been quite as bleak as 1984 predicted, but the Reagan era did see plenty of doom and gloom in entertainment, from Mad Max and Blade Runner to The Terminator and RoboCop. In When…
53: “My Complication Had A Little Complication” – 80s Dystopias Part 1
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/themfp.org/audio/WWWY53.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:37:41 — 88.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS The 1980s may not have been quite as bleak as 1984 predicted, but the Reagan era did see plenty of doom and gloom in entertainment, from Mad Max and Blade Runner to The Terminator and RoboCop. In When…
52: “Come With Me If You Want to Live” – The Terminator & Terminator 2: Judgment Day
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/themfp.org/audio/WWWY52.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:51:33 — 98.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS We need your clothes, your boots, your motorcycle and your full attention for our new episode! James Cameron’s THE TERMINATOR (1984) put the filmmaker on the map, becoming a classic almost instantly upon its release. By the time…