Two lifelong Gen-X friends from a tiny Ohio community set out on a quest to find the totally 80s-est song ever recorded! Joe Wack and Keith Marsteller discuss 80s music, pop culture, celebrities, movies, music videos, and products through the lens of their rural upbringing. After arranging the songs into a bracket of 64, they then rely on audience votes to advance songs through the tournament, all in the service of finding "The 80s-est" song in all the land! the80sest.substack.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchTwo lifelong Gen-X friends from a tiny Ohio community set out on a quest to find the totally 80s-est song ever recorded! Joe Wack and Keith Marsteller discuss 80s music, pop culture, celebrities, movies, music videos, and products through the lens of their rural upbringing.
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The 80s-est publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 85 minutes across 227 episodes.
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The 80s-est is a music podcast with 227 episodes published.
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Episode #17
<p>The Fast Times Region is closing out its first round, and this one’s a genuine odd couple. </p><p>In one corner: Revenge of the Nerds, the 1984 comedy that became a cultural institution. Joe and Keith both ranked it...
<p>The Fast Times Region moves to its near conclusion! In one corner: Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo, the 1984 sequel that gave the English language a permanent shorthand for unnecessary follow-ups. The film contains a...
Episode #15
<p>The Fast Times Region has something special for us this week! To kick off our third year of The 80s-est, we welcome Alejandro Saya back to the show! We would also like to promote Alejandro & Marco’s show, “Lo más...
Episode #14
<p>The Fast Times Region serves up one of its most fascinating/lopsided matchups yet. </p><p>In one corner: Purple Rain, the 1984 Prince film that won the last Academy Award for Best Original Song Score ever given —...
<p>The Fast Times Region delivers a matchup that covers a lot of 80s ground. In one corner: Risky Business, Paul Brickman’s 1983 coming-of-age classic where Tom Cruise slides across a living room in his socks...
<p>Guys, we were recording, and I didn’t have a clock, time got away from us on this one! You do have a week to listen, so…enjoy?</p><p>This may be the Fast Times Region’s biggest matchup yet. In one corner: Beverly...
Episode #11
<p>The Fast Times Region doesn’t slow down! This week it’s a matchup of two very different flavors of 80s comedy, and maybe the most lopsided box office stories in the bracket. In one corner: Class, the 1983 prep-school...
Episode #10
<p>Welcome to the Fast Times Region! And what a way to kick things off! In one corner: Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Amy Heckerling’s sun-drenched 1982 snapshot of teenage California life, packed with a killer...
<p>It’s 1984 vs. 1982, and the SIXTEEN CANDLES Region is throwing down! In one corner: Footloose, the movie that made Kevin Bacon a household name and convinced America that dancing could start a revolution! In the...
<p>In this episode of The 80s-est, it’s (7)The Big Chill vs (10)National Lampoon's Vacation. We're diving into a fascinating Boomer clash from the Sixteen Candles Region between two very different sides of 1983: the...
<p>This week on a super-sized The 80s-est, we tackle a fascinating clash between two very different sides of the decade: the epic space opera that defined blockbuster filmmaking versus the domestic comedy that captured...
<p>In the Sixteen Candles Region, sixth-seeded Airplane! meets eleventh-seeded Streets of Fire in a matchup that is tough to quantify. Airplane! invented the modern spoof, launched Leslie Nielsen's second career, and...
<p></p><p>This week, it’s a battle of 1982 with (4)Tootsie up against (13) Rocky III . On one side, you've got Rocky III which practically sweats neon. You’ve got Mr. T in his film debut, Hulk Hogan in a wrestling...
<p>Blade Runner was near-future sci-fi; Amadeus was far-past musical composer drama. Since neither film is anchored in the 1980s, which will capture our votes for most 80s? Listen and see how we navigate the pillars of...
<p>Well, this is it, the hypothetically closest matchup in the tournament, as 8-seed “Hot Dog…the Movie” takes on 9-seed “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” These two were right in the middle of the rankings, 32 and 33...
<p>Season 4 starts off with a matchup of a dialogue-heavy teen movie against a dialogue-sparse post-apocalyptic action flick. Sixteen Candles struts in with John Hughes cred and a cast of 80s stalwarts, but MM2:TRW is...
Episode #1
<p>Hello, friends! We have returned for The 80s-est, Season 4! This season is called Reel A: 1980-84, and in it, we will explore the 64 most 80s movies, as voted by you, our loyal listeners! Today’s pilot episode will...
Episode #64
<p>It’s the end of the season, and yes, we reveal the winner of the Duets Region, and the ultimate winner of Season 3: Legends Only. No spoilers here in the post!</p><p>BUT FIRST…</p><p>Before we reveal those things...
Episode #3
<p>This is all that there is, there is no more. You have one more decision to make. Which of these incredibly legendary 80s songs will win this whole damn bracket, and take the Season 3: Legends Only crown? (OK, you...
Episode #62
<p>It’s all down to one last vote, so gather your justifications and your experiential data and get ready to crown a champion! Listen, then VOTE!</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this...
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