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Rad History

80s90s History

27 episodes

1 week ago

A history podcast ONLY about the 80s and 90s. The music, the movies, the people, the politics, the culture and more. Rad history for our troubled times.

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A history podcast ONLY about the 80s and 90s. The music, the movies, the people, the politics, the culture and more. Rad history for our troubled times.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes (20/27)

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The making and legacy of the classic NES game Duck Hunt.

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1 week ago

26 minutes 47 seconds

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25. The Making Of A Few Good Men

Continuing our tribute to Rob Reiner's career, by telling the behind the scenes making of: A Few Good Men.

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2 weeks ago

33 minutes 20 seconds

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24. The Making Of Stand By Me

Remembering Rob Reiner by telling the behind the scenes story of the making of the classic 80s movie Stand By Me.

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2 weeks ago

35 minutes 31 seconds

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23. Toys "R" Us

The nirvana of your youth. Why was Toys R Us the best? How (weirdly) did it create the template for late 20th century "big box" retail? Why did it die? Why is it kind of back?

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3 weeks ago

30 minutes 48 seconds

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22. A Christmas Story (The Movie)

You'll shoot yer eye out, kid!

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3 weeks ago

41 minutes 39 seconds

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21. Hair Metal (Part 3)

It's the decline and fall of the hair metal empire. But you can never kill hair metal. It can only get stronger. So, the death and resurrection...

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3 weeks ago

33 minutes 9 seconds

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20. Hair Metal (Part 2)

The height of Hair Metal! Bon Jovi! Poison! Guns N' Roses! Did Hair Metal have its appetite for (self) destruction baked in from the moment it conquered the world?

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3 weeks ago

35 minutes 14 seconds

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19. Hair Metal (Part 1)

It’s the sound, and the look, that makes you instantly think: 1980s. It’s power ballads all the way down, because today we’re starting our look back at Hair Metal.

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1 month ago

21 minutes 37 seconds

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18. The 1983 Invasion Of Grenada

The 1983 invasion of the tiny Caribbean nation of Grenada was the first major combat operation for the US military after the end of the Vietnam war.

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1 month ago

45 minutes 9 seconds

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17. New Jack Swing

As the 80s turning into the 90s, one sound of young America was Grunge. The other was New Jack Swing. Did New Jack Swing help inspire Pharrell, Bruno Mars, and... KPop?

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1 month ago

33 minutes 23 seconds

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16. Phil Hartman Part 2

The second half of Phil Hartman's career. Leaving SNL. NewsRadio. The tragic murder-suicide that ended his life. And what might have been...

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1 month ago

31 minutes 21 seconds

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15. Phil Hartman Part 1

You might know him from... but did you know he had a flourishing career before comedy designing 70's album covers? Did you know that he co-wrote the movie Pee-wee's Big Adventure? How did he become "the glue" at Saturday Night Live, but also, the guy everyone wanted to write for on The Simpsons? This is the first part of the Phil Hartman story.

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1 month ago

27 minutes 44 seconds

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14. Why The 80s Looked Like That: The Memphis Group

Why did the 1980s look like the 1980s? Nickelodeon, Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, Miami Vice, Saved By The Bell? I'll tell you why: The Memphis Group was a short-lived but highly influential Italian design and architecture collective, founded by Ettore Sottsass in 1980. They radically challenged the era's prevailing minimalism and functionalism by creating postmodern furniture and objects with bold colors, geometric shapes, and playful, clashing patterns. THIS IS why the 1980s looked the way it did.

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1 month ago

27 minutes 2 seconds

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13. The 1982 Tylenol Murders

It's one of the biggest, unsolved mass-murder/serial killings of the 1980s. It changed how every product you buy appears in a store. It changed how crisis management happens. The 1982 Tylenol murders/poisonings is one of the craziest/most tragic stories of the 1980s.

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1 month ago

30 minutes 47 seconds

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12. Total Request Live

This episode explores how MTV's Total Request Live changed the evolution of teen culture in media, how engagement with fans and the impact of social media have transformed entertainment for young audiences. The dynamic interaction between producers and fans and artists, laid the groundwork not only for reality television, but for social media.

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1 month ago

25 minutes 51 seconds

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11. Bo Jackson Part 2

Part 2 of the Bo Jackson legend. The glory years with the Raiders and the Royals. The ubiquitous ads. The injury that ended his career. What Bo has been up to in recent years.

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1 month ago

23 minutes 19 seconds

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10. Bo Jackson Part 1

This episode delves into the remarkable early part of the legend of Bo Jackson. His hardscrabble early life. His discovery of his remarkable athletic prowess, excelling in football, baseball and track-and-field. His extraordinary performances and the impact he had on Auburn football, including the unforgettable Iron Bowl against Alabama, and his recruitment first into professional baseball and then the NFL, ending with his unique deal with Al Davis: baseball first, football second.

Part 2 will go into his professional career.

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1 month ago

22 minutes 56 seconds

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9. America's Funniest Home Videos

Did America’s Funniest Home Videos not only predict YouTube and social media, but did it invent reality television as well? How did Bob Saget feel about the show? And how did producers make sure that video of Dad getting hit in the nuts was real and not staged. We’ve got laughs from coast to coast because today, Rad History is taking a look at America’s Funniest Home Videos.

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1 year ago

13 minutes 7 seconds

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8. The Challenger Disaster

It is maybe the one moment of tragedy where most 80s kids remember where they were when it happened. Today, RAD! 80s90s History is looking at the Challenger disaster.

Our guest is @fmanjoo

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1 year ago

1 hour 16 minutes 42 seconds

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7. The Rubik's Cube

How many possible permutations are there on a Rubik’s Cube? How did the Rubik’s Cube come out of the Soviet block before even Tetris did? And did the creator get rich off of his investment or not? It’s the 50th anniversary of its creation so today we’re looking at the history of the Rubik’s Cube.

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1 year ago

18 minutes 27 seconds