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80s guru Monty Griffin and music aficionado Aric Swaney talk each week about the most fantastic decade ever!! The 80s! Griffin and Swaney were the editors behind the Texas state-winning Eastwood High School newspaper Sabre in 1986. Griffin is a national touring feature comic and indie film producer. He recently got his Master's in New Media Journalism at Full Sail University. Swaney is the Director of Operations at Zoid Entertainment. He has Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Iowa. He has a law degree from Depaul University.
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It is here. It was 40 years ago that we entered 1984. We read the book. Listened to the album. Skipped the movie. Lived the year. Now experience the podcast. Monty and Aric preview the big events of 1984. #1984 #80s #80smusic #80smovies
Aric risks his life with another round of Pop Quiz, Hot Shot. Pod Distance Dedication is back! This Week In the 80s. Ringo Starr got married in 1981. Who was drafted before Dan Marino in 1983? The guys go to the valley to talk about Valley Girl. #80s #80smovies #80smusic #valleygirl
Monty gives Aric another pop quiz. Will Monty blow up Aric's computer again? Jack Black and Pitfall?? Rodney Dangerfield is a rapper? Aric turns 18 Again!
Aric is back with his pod distance dedication. Buckwheat is dead!! There is a Michael J. Fox documentary "Still" coming out next month on Apple TV. This week's movie is the Anthony Michael Hall career killer "Johnny Be Good."
Monty and Aric go over the Academy Awards in 1983 (films of 1982 and 1988 (films of 1987). Spoiler alert: they think both years got the Best Picture winner wrong.
Monty gives Aric his "Pop Quiz, Hot Shot" on the hits this week in 1983 and 88. They go over John Candy and Kerry Von Erich's death. They react to the Fatal Attraction remake series. Finally, the guys return to military school to discuss 1983's The Lords of Discipline. #80s #80smusic #80smovies #vonerichs #johncandy
Cure your Super Bowl hangover by hanging out with Monty and Aric. They go over Mike Tyson losing to Buster Douglas 33 years ago. They discussed the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition and rated the 80s cover girls. There is a John Candy documentary being made. Monty brings up the ill-fated Brady Brides show. Aric discusses Van Halen and Styx. The movie of the week is Action Jackson. #80s #80smovies #80smusic #80sonly
Monty and Aric talk about Ozzy Osbourne biting a head of a bat and peeing on the alamo. Aric has a Pod distance dedication from Perseus. They talk about Styx and David Bowie. It is the 40 anniversary of Def Leppard releasing Pyromania. The guys talk about its greatness.
Ryan "Red" Collmar returns to the podcast. He gives Monty Griffin an update on how Globe Life Field is doing. Collmar explains how the pandemic is affecting crowd behavior.
Ryan "Red" Collmar talks about going to the new Globe Life Field during COVID-19.
The guys go to the summer of 1989. Monty and Aric list their favorite music videos and movies.
Monty and Aric say happy birthday to MTV. They list their 5 favorite summer videos of 1984. It is the 40th anniversary of Prince's Purple Rain. Then Monty and Aric discuss the 1984 Summer Olympics.
The guys are back. The summer of 1984 is raging. Monty and Aric join Tom Hanks at a Bachelor Party. Then the guys watch the Jacksons' Victory Tour for an industry-high: $30 a ticket.
June 28th, 1985, St Elmo's Fire is released. 39 years later, Monty and Aric discuss Brats and all things Brat Pack. #80s #80smovies #thebratpack #80smusic
Monty and Aric are back. Their hair looks better than ever. They go over the Press Your Luck scandal. No whammies. Stop. Then, they preview the summer of 1984. #1984 #80s #pressyourluck #gremilins #80smovies
Grab your tux or your formal dress. It's Oscar time. Monty and Aric go over the 1984 and 1989 Oscars. Then, they go over who should have won. #80s #80smovies #80sOscars
39 years ago the song "We Are the World" was released. Aric forces Monty to discuss the song and the Netflix doc The Greatest Night in Pop. The guys also reviewed the 1984 Grammy Awards in which two major musical acts did not perform.
The guys say goodbye to Action Jackson, Carl Weathers. Monty goes over very special episodes of What's Happening and Diff'rent Strokes. Finally, Aric channels Michael Caine to explain Blame It On Rio.
Monty and Aric are back. They say goodbye to Sports Illustrated. Aric reviews Van Halen's 1984 album. Monty goes back in the Delorean Time Machine to pick up 14-year-old Monty and 15-year-old Aric. Those crazy teenagers review Hot Dog... The Movie.
Monty and Aric review the new Beverley Hills Cop: Axel F trailer. They share their favorite films of 1983 and 1988. They list the top ten box office results of both years. #80s #80smovies #80smusic
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