Episode 48: The Grand Finale
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Well this is it, folks. We have arrived at the end of an era. Here is the final episode of Return to the '80s. We saved the best for last as we have a full, wild crew on board! Paul, Del, Claire, Caroline, and Lizzie cover a wide range of 80s topics, and reflect back on some classic episodes. While this may be the final Return to the '80s episode, we will be coming back as the rebranded, We Are Generation X. Enjoy this episode! We had a blast recording it, and I enjoyed listening back to it! So I hope you love this And thank you so much for your support over the years! Del can be...
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Episode 47: Scrooged
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Welcome to the penultimate episode of Return to the '80s! Yes, I hate to be a Scrooge (or Frank Cross), but the end is near. But all is not bleak. We are rebranding into We Are Generation X. We open this episode talking about the rebranding. Then we get into the awesome Christmas Classic, Scrooged! And there are plenty of sidebars along the way. We have as much fun in this as if we were in our own '80s office Christmas party! Enjoy the show! Also, what are some of your favorite Christmas classics? We'd love to hear from you! And as discussed on the show, here is Large Marge from The...
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Episode 46: The Lost Boys; Halloween Candy and Memories
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The gang is back after a long summer and fall hiatus! We have a fun conversation about the 1987 classic movie, The Lost Boys. We also talk about the body switching genre, Halloween candy, and the necessity of St. Louis children to have a comedy set list ready if they want candy on Halloween. Del can be found on the show 80s at 8 on as well the where he posts 80s news. And you can follow Return to the 80s at: Find Twitter: Email: Also, you can subscribe to the Return to the ’80s podcast on
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Episode 45: The 2023 '80s Cruise
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The Return to the '80s podcast is finally back! Del and I are joined by fan favorites (and our favorites), Caroline and Claire! Caroline are fresh of this year's '80s Cruise, and give us an entertaining trip report. Some things mentioned on this episode: Ke Huy Quan's Oscar win Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Indiana Jones 5) trailer Del can be found on the show 80s at 8 on as well the where he posts 80s news. And you can follow Return to the 80s at: Find Twitter: Email: Also, you can subscribe to the Return to the ’80s podcast on
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Return to the ’80s On This Day – September 15, 1983: Huey Lewis and the News Release Sports
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On September 15, 1983 - Huey Lewis and the News Released the Sports Album. You can follow Return to the 80s at: Find Twitter: Instagram: Email: Also, you can subscribe to the Return to the ’80s podcast on if you have any questions for me, you can email us at Also, if you would like to join the free GenX Book Club, you can find it on the . Or if you are not on Facebook, you can go to .
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Return to the ’80s On This Day – September 14, 1985: First MTV Video Music Awards were Held
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On September 14, 1985, the first MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. You can follow Return to the 80s at: Find Twitter: Instagram: Email: Also, you can subscribe to the Return to the ’80s podcast on if you have any questions for me, you can email us at Also, if you would like to join the free GenX Book Club, you can find it on the . Or if you are not on Facebook, you can go to .
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Return to the '80s On This Day - September 13, 1980: Solid Gold Premieres
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Welcome to Return to the '80s On This Day. This will be a daily weekday series. On this day in 1980, Solid Gold Premiered in syndication. You can follow Return to the 80s at: Find Twitter: Instagram: Email: Also, you can subscribe to the Return to the ’80s podcast on if you have any questions for me, you can email us at
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Return to the '80s On This Day - September 12, 1981: The Smurfs Premiered
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Welcome to a brand new series called Return to the '80s On This Day. This will be a daily weekday series. On this day in 1981, the legendary Saturday morning cartoon series, The Smurfs premiered on NBC. Y ou can follow Return to the 80s at: Find Twitter: Instagram: Email: Also, you can subscribe to the Return to the ’80s podcast on if you have any questions for me, you can email us at Or you can find me as The Rhode Runner: Twitter: Instagram: You can also download and subscribe to the Journey of the Rhode Runner Podcast at: Also, if...
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GenX Book Club
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Special announcement – The GenX Book Club is up and running, and we will begin discussing the first selection this October! The Book club can be found as a or can be found on for those of you not on Facebook. We will select one book a month (for the time being) that members of Generation X will enjoy. It may be an autobiography/biography of a Gen X celebrity, or books that take place from the 1970s through the 1990s, or books that members of Gen X grew up reading. All generations are welcome here because we’re cool like that. There will be discussions throughout the...
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Episode 44: Phil Collins March Madness Tournament
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It’s that time of year again! Welcome to the 5th Annual Return to the ’80s March Madness Tournament. If you are new to this site, each year one artist is chosen for the March Madness Tournament. We pit their own hit songs against each other. As with last year, voting will be done right here on the site, Twitter – , And the . Previous winners have been: 2018 – “” in the Hall & Oates March Madness 2019 – “” in the Prince March Madness 2020 – “” in the Madonna March Madness 2021 – “” in Whitney Houston March Madness This year we are going t=with the...
info_outlineTodd, Del, and Paul Return to February 1989 to go over news events, movie releases, and album releases.
News Events
Feb 3 Military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay
Feb 10 Celtic KC Jones & Cavalier Lenny Wilkens elected to NBA Hall of Fame
Feb 15 Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends
Feb 21 Paul leaves for Navy boot camp at Great Lakes, IL
Feb 22 31st Grammy Awards: Don't Worry Be Happy, Faith, Tracy Chapman
Record of the Year
Linda Goldstein (producer) & Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
Album of the Year
George Michael (producer & artist) for Faith
Song of the Year
Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
Best New Artist
Tracy Chapman
Feb 24 Margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife
Feb 25 Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
Feb 26 Dallas Cowboys fire coach Tom Landry after a 29-year career
Feb 28 Memo by Bryant Gumbel criticizing Today Show co-workers becomes public
Movies
February 3 Her Alibi
Who's Harry Crumb?
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
February 10 Cousins
The Fly II
February 16 The Mighty Quinn
February 17 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
The `Burbs
True Believer
Music
February 1 The Great Radio Controversy by Tesla
Don't Tell a Soul by The Replacements
February 6 Beyond the Blue Neon by George Strait
Dylan & the Dead by Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead
February 7 As Nasty As They Wanna Be by 2 Live Crew
Blessing in Disguise by Metal Church
Mystery Girl by Roy Orbison
Spike by Elvis Costello
February 20 The Raw and the Cooked by Fine Young Cannibals
Storm the Studio by Meat Beat Manifesto
February 22 Jed by Goo Goo Dolls
February 27 Oranges & Lemons by XTC
February 28 Indigo Girls by Indigo Girls