Thursdeighties: The Greatest Decade Podcast
The Thursdeighties podcastwill explore memories of, and talk about the impact of, the 80’s - the good as well as the bad.
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Thursdeighties Episode 34: Save Ferris with Jason Klamm (opens the original)
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Episode 34 of the Thursdeighties Podcast features Jason Klamm, author of the most detailed, thorough, and entertaining "making of..." book I have ever read, and focused on one of the best 80s movies of that decade. The book? "Ferris Bueller: You're My Hero". Do yourself a favor and dive into the gold standard history of the making of one of the most enduring teen movies of the 80s. Forty years after Ferris first skipped school, borrowed a Ferrari, and talked his way past a maître d', we explore
Thursdeighties Episode 33: Surely You Can't Be Serious with Dan Pasternack (opens the original)
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"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?" If you can name the movie from which that quote is pulled, then you probably need to remember to take your Geritol vitamins. Or you just have phenomenally good taste in movies - either way, Episode 33 of Thursdeighties is for you! In this episode of the award-winning Thursdeighties podcast Billiam talks to Dan Pasternack - producer, writer, NYU Tisch School of the Arts teacher, and fellow 80s nostalgist
Thursdeighties Episode 32: Saving the Universe with Lance Guest (opens the original)
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Greetings, Starfighter! Episode 32 of Thursdeighties is very special to me, and I suspect it'll be special to you, too. Lance Guest joins me to talk about his tv and movie career, his music, Broadway and the Million Dollar Quartet, and so much more. A wonderful, talented, kind human - and let's not forget that once upon a time he saved the universe. Listen up! #LanceGuest #LastStarfighter #AlexRogan #HalloweenII #JawsTheRevenge #80sActor #80sMovies #CultClassic #SciFiActor #ThrowbackCinema #Clas
Thursdeighties Episode 31: The Show Must Go On with Billy Van Zandt (opens the original)
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the 80s...my guest, Billy Van Zandt, will give you even more reasons to make that trip back in time! He survived Jaws 2 (twice, in fact...they reshot his death scene "in case you die," said the producer, who was dead serious) and went on to build an incredibly prolific comedy writing career that has stood the test of time. And space - yep, Billy ALSO worked alongside Robert Wise and William Shatner in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (his character ge
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