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GenX stories from the 1980's Oklahoma suburbs.
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Send us Fan Mail Remember the movie that freaked out a generation? We thought we did too. This week, Scott and Marc revisit The Amityville Horror. While it’s not a technically “great” movie, it’s not technically scary or entertaining either. What a mess. Editor note: Too many zeros were remembered on the price of the house. It sold for $80k. Oops. Special thanks to Dan Adams at EXP Realty This guy knows his stuff and the area. Info below EXP Realty danadamsteam.com (5...
Send us Fan Mail What do you get when you mix Jodie Foster, a presidential assassination attempt, a TV show that won’t go away, and a weird attempt at pitching woo? This week on Free Nights and Weekends, we rewind to one of the strangest cultural collisions of the 1980s — the obsession that drove John Hinckley Jr. to attempt to assassinate Ronald Reagan… all in a misguided attempt to impress a movie star. We break down: The bizarre connection between Taxi Driver and real-world violence H...
Send us Fan Mail Vinyl records are back… and somehow worth a billion dollars again. In this episode of Free Nights and Weekends, we drop the needle on the surprising comeback of vinyl—now officially a billion-dollar industry for the first time since 1983—and ask a bigger question: what did we actually miss? Scott and Marc rewind to the ritual of listening to albums in the 70s and 80s—studying liner notes, flipping sides, and sitting still long enough for music to mean something. Then they fas...
Send us Fan Mail Before influencers, before polished ad campaigns… there were local commercials. Loud. Weird. Unhinged. This week on Free Nights and Weekends, we’re diving headfirst into the glorious, low-budget chaos of hometown TV ads from the 80s and early 90s. The kind shot on VHS, edited on equipment held together by hope, and powered by one man screaming about financing options. We’re talking: Used car dealers who promised the impossibleFurniture stores that somehow felt like emer...
Send us Fan Mail Remember when Saturday mornings were almost sacred? In this episode, Eddie and I dive back into the golden age of cartoons, where cereal bowls were bottomless, and the lineup defined your weekend. From the shows we loved to the weird ones that sent us outside, we’re revisiting that fleeting magic—even the questionable moments. Grab a bowl of nostalgia, and join us! If you grew up before everyone carried tiny video cameras in their pockets chances are your best memories ...
Send us Fan Mail Picture it: a dusty Oklahoma road, where oil wells nod approvingly and cows side-eye your blisters. Join Scott and Eddie as we flashback to a time when the entire school district—from burly seniors to tiny second-graders—embarked on a several-miles odyssey from a Moore elementary school to an OKC lake. Blisters, tears, and questionable fundraising abound—and somehow, we survived to tell this ill-advised tale. If you grew up before everyone carried tiny video cameras in ...
Send us Fan Mail This week, Scott and Marc tackle the latest cultural panic: artificial intelligence. On this very special episode, Arnold Drummond doesn't get diddled at the bike shop but big stuff is still happening. But before you stockpile canned goods and apologize to your VCR, take a breath. We look back at the moments when groundbreaking technology made everyone nervous: • Y2K and the midnight meltdown that never came • The dot-com bubble and sock puppets with IPOs • “There...
Send us Fan Mail Before Amazon wish lists and two-day shipping, there was a thin paper flyer, a crumpled order form, and a check your mom wrote with mild suspicion. The Scholastic Book Club wasn’t just about books. It was about waiting. About forgetting you even ordered anything. And then one day, the teacher opened a giant cardboard box and the classroom turned into Christmas morning (for some of us). More on that later. This week on Free Nights and Weekends, we welcome guest co-host, ...
Send us Fan Mail In the 1980s, history didn’t arrive on your phone. It arrived on a rolling television cart that wheeled into your classroom and got parked next to the chalkboard like a sacred object. On the day the Space Shuttle launch was shown live in schools across America, some kids watched in stunned silence. Others cracked jokes. Some had to catch the news at lunch because they were in some nerd math class. Today, we welcome Chad Goucher to step up to the mic and we relive that ...
Send us Fan Mail We were going to be chased into quicksand by Bigfoot during an earthquake! And Spock was there learching around to narrate our demise. Marc joins us this week as we look back at these GenX myths and some closer to home. If you grew up before everyone carried tiny video cameras in their pockets chances are your best memories are sitting on a VHS tape somewhere. But here's the thing; those tapes don’t last forever That’s where the guys at Thedigitizecenter.com helps out.&...
Send us Fan Mail Somewhere between the Diamond Ballroom and the North Canadian River in OKC lies Mecca for a 12 year old boy. The double space before the beginning of each sentence here lets you in that a guy who remembers ET in the theaters is typing this. But with that (a-hem) experience comes a wealth of "knowledge". Like, where to get cheap jumper cables and some sweet nunchakus. Let's go back to the mid-80's and explore The Old Paris Flea Market. &nbs...
Send us Fan Mail This week on *Free Nights and Weekends*, we get ready for The Grammys! We welcome in longtime friend and veteran musician Rick Toops — and the two dive headfirst into one of the wildest pop-culture stories of the late ’80s: the rise, fall, and unexpected comeback of Milli Vanilli. Yep. You read that right. Fab Morvan — one half of the most infamous duo in pop history — is nominated for a Grammy. Again. And it just so happens Rick was there, in Oklahoma City, watching Milli Va...
Send us Fan Mail See he was a bird and he was big, get it? That’s important. In this episode, we dig through the tucked away memories of Sesame Street, touch on the future of *America’s 4,230th favorite podcast about growing up in the 405. *estimate. If you grew up before everyone carried tiny video cameras in their pockets chances are your best memories are sitting on a VHS tape somewhere. But here's the thing; those tapes don’t last forever That’s where the guys at Thedigitizece...
Send us Fan Mail And that’s a wrap on 2025! From Sesame Street to Toys ‘R’ Us treasure hunts to the white-knuckle thrill of Driver’s Ed, VBS, and an eighth grade year that was really hard to believe are included too! We relived it all. Quick links Drivers ed Walk-a-thon Flea market My bully Paper route That one where you know, coach killed his wife VBS The Day After Sesame St Lawnchair Larry State fair Yugo Back To...
Send us Fan Mail A look back at the Christmas specials we grew up with and a heartwarming tale of an Ohio Christmas. Featuring a familiar voice and Scott schooling a Buckeye stater about the greatness of the BC Clark jingle. Merry Christmas! If you grew up before everyone carried tiny video cameras in their pockets chances are your best memories are sitting on a VHS tape somewhere. But here's the thing; those tapes don’t last forever That’s where the guys at Thedigitizecenter.com helps ...
Send us Fan Mail A Charlie Brown Christmas has been airing for 60 years, and we all agree it’s a classic. What we don’t agree on is how a cartoon with no visible adults, a depressed eight-year-old, and a dog eating what looks suspiciously like a pile of femur bones ever became “appointment viewing.” This week on Free Nights and Weekends, Scott sits down with his brother, Phil, a Nashville, TN area therapist whose license is probably more valid than Lucy’s, to talk about why Charlie Brown can’...
Send us Fan Mail This week on Free Nights and Weekends, we step back inside the cathedral of 80s childhood: Toys “R” Us. If you grew up in that era, this wasn’t just a store — it was the place where your pulse spiked, your hopes soared, and your parents quietly questioned every decision that led them into that building. Those sliding glass doors opened like the gates of Oz, releasing that unmistakable cocktail of plastic, rubber, cardboard, and unspoken financial dread. And yes, the South Okl...
Send us Fan Mail This week on *Free Nights and Weekends*, Scott is joined by longtime friend and veteran musician Rick Toops — and the two dive headfirst into one of the wildest pop-culture stories of the late ’80s: the rise, fall, and unexpected comeback of Milli Vanilli. Yep. You read that right. Fab Morvan — one half of the most infamous duo in pop history — is nominated for a Grammy. Again. And it just so happens Rick was there, in Oklahoma City, watching Milli Vanilli perform at the Myri...
Send us Fan Mail This week on the Free Nights and Weekends Podcast, Scott dives straight into the retail mayhem of a true Gen-X Black Friday — back when parents fought strangers for Cabbage Patch Kids, Atari games were stacked like sandbags, and leftover Thanksgiving turkey sandwiches were the fuel that powered America’s bravest shoppers. From 1983’s infamous Cabbage Patch riots to bargain-bin Atari cartridges and the sacred post-Thanksgiving sandwich that kept families alive in mall parking ...
Send us Fan Mail Scott takes a solo dive into 1980s photography: Fotomat drive-up kiosks, disposable cameras, one-hour photo labs, and the unforgettable feeling of opening a yellow envelope filled with freshly developed prints. From mystery film rolls to the family photo album era, this episode explores what we lost when photos stopped taking time — and why those imperfect old snapshots still matter. Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our Website Original music provided by a few of the g...
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