Hey Remember the 80s Podcast
@hrt80s.bsky.social
A podcast about 80s music, it's that simple.
Per Joe: “This playlist has me wanting to put on a floor length nightgown and stare out the window”. What an endorsement.
New playlist
THE BEST OF ADULT CONTEMPORARY 1987-1992
Sincere, mature, and dramatic songs about love
A nearly extinct style of music, people are too cynical now
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THE BEST OF ADULT CONTEMPORARY 1987-1992
Sincere, mature, and dramatic songs about love
A nearly extinct style of music, people are too cynical now
💝 Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/5S5...
❤️ Apple: music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
❤️🩹 YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
September 24, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Per Joe: “This playlist has me wanting to put on a floor length nightgown and stare out the window”. What an endorsement.
Grab your party hat and get ready to celebrate some birthdays with Kari and Joe. Toni Basil is turning 83 (and can probably still fit into that cheerleader outfit from the "Mickey" video), Tracey Thorn is celebrating and Jennifer Rush is blowing out some candles as well.
Episode 306 - Birthday Bash - Hey! Remember the 80's?
Grab your party hat and get ready to celebrate some birthdays with Kari and Joe. Toni Basil is turning 83 (and can probably still fit into that cheerleader outfit from the "Mickey" video), Tracey Thor...
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September 22, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Grab your party hat and get ready to celebrate some birthdays with Kari and Joe. Toni Basil is turning 83 (and can probably still fit into that cheerleader outfit from the "Mickey" video), Tracey Thorn is celebrating and Jennifer Rush is blowing out some candles as well.
Get ready to once again cruise through the pages of Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco chart book as Kari and Joe highlight some of the notable artists and songs that were soundtracking the clubs in the 80s. Alphaville is promoting a revolution (possibly of the sexual kind?)...
Episode 302 - More Dance Chart Fun - Hey! Remember the 80's?
Get ready to once again cruise through the pages of Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco chart book as Kari and Joe highlight some of the notable artists and songs that were soundtracking the clubs in the ...
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August 11, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Get ready to once again cruise through the pages of Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco chart book as Kari and Joe highlight some of the notable artists and songs that were soundtracking the clubs in the 80s. Alphaville is promoting a revolution (possibly of the sexual kind?)...
Get in losers, we're taking a road trip through the past seven years and 300 episodes of this podcast, can you flipping believe it?
Episode 300 - Road Trippin' Down Memory Lane - Hey! Remember the 80's?
Get in losers, we're taking a road trip through the past seven years and 300 episodes of this podcast, can you flipping believe it?
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May 25, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Get in losers, we're taking a road trip through the past seven years and 300 episodes of this podcast, can you flipping believe it?
Take your seats, your TAs Joe and Kari are ready to go over this week's lecture by Professor Kinzer in Music Theory 101 all about drones, those unchanging pitches held for a number of beats or even notes repeated over and over for an extended amt of time. We'll talk about some prime examples, incl.
Episode 299 - Class is in Session - Hey! Remember the 80's?
Take your seats, your TAs Joe and Kari are ready to go over this week's lecture by Professor Kinzer in Music Theory 101 all about drones, those unchanging pitches held for a number of beats or even no...
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May 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Take your seats, your TAs Joe and Kari are ready to go over this week's lecture by Professor Kinzer in Music Theory 101 all about drones, those unchanging pitches held for a number of beats or even notes repeated over and over for an extended amt of time. We'll talk about some prime examples, incl.
It's a mish mash of an episode with tidbits covering some recent songs with 80s flavor and a roundup of documentary news, including a "docu-concert" called The Phil Collins Story that mystified Kari and Joe even after several minutes of discussion. Then, new broadway musicals based on 80s movies...
Episode 297 - The Roof is on Fire! - Hey! Remember the 80's?
It's a mish mash of an episode with tidbits covering some recent songs with 80s flavor and a roundup of documentary news, including a "docu-concert" called The Phil Collins Story that mystified Kari a...
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April 7, 2026 at 11:23 AM
It's a mish mash of an episode with tidbits covering some recent songs with 80s flavor and a roundup of documentary news, including a "docu-concert" called The Phil Collins Story that mystified Kari and Joe even after several minutes of discussion. Then, new broadway musicals based on 80s movies...
Slowly but surely Kari and Joe are making their way through every song that peaked on the Hot 100 in the 80s between number 41 and number 100. In this edition, it's three songs from early 1980 and three from late 1989. Get ready for an all night thing, Cheap Trick paying homage to the Fab Four...
Episode 295 - Going Juuuuuust a Bit Outside - Hey! Remember the 80's?
Slowly but surely Kari and Joe are making their way through every song that peaked on the Hot 100 in the 80s between number 41 and number 100. In this edition, it's three songs from early 1980 and thr...
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March 17, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Slowly but surely Kari and Joe are making their way through every song that peaked on the Hot 100 in the 80s between number 41 and number 100. In this edition, it's three songs from early 1980 and three from late 1989. Get ready for an all night thing, Cheap Trick paying homage to the Fab Four...
Get ready for some SUPERsized tidbits! You wanna hear about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees... we got you! How about a review of the documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead... hell yea, we got that too! Oh, what about Squeeze in the Radio 2 Piano Room... no problem.
Episode 294 - Supersized Tidbits - Hey! Remember the 80's?
Get ready for some SUPERsized tidbits! You wanna hear about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees... we got you! How about a review of the documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead... hell yea...
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March 3, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Get ready for some SUPERsized tidbits! You wanna hear about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees... we got you! How about a review of the documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead... hell yea, we got that too! Oh, what about Squeeze in the Radio 2 Piano Room... no problem.
Hi there! Taking inspiration from a playlist by MP3 blog pioneer @fluxblog.bsky.social, Joe and Kari are exploring songs with the "crazed energy or manic intensity" of a good ol 80s coke psychosis. Lindsey Buckingham was definitely (ALLEGEDLY) on something when he decided to record "I Want You".
Episode 293 - Coke Psychosis - Hey! Remember the 80's?
Hi there! Taking inspiration from a playlist by music guru and MP3 blog pioneer Matthew Perpetua, Joe and Kari are exploring songs with the "crazed energy or manic intensity" of a good ol 80s coke psy...
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February 10, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Hi there! Taking inspiration from a playlist by MP3 blog pioneer @fluxblog.bsky.social, Joe and Kari are exploring songs with the "crazed energy or manic intensity" of a good ol 80s coke psychosis. Lindsey Buckingham was definitely (ALLEGEDLY) on something when he decided to record "I Want You".
Sade, Mica Paris, Barbra Streisand and Dionne Warwick are here to soothe you and there's also some MEN we cover as well (Kari throws salt over her shoulder, lights some sage, and grabs a crystal to cleanse her soul.) Plus, a large tidbit about the origin about one of Joe's favorite songs.
Episode 291 - Adult Contemporary Education - Hey! Remember the 80's?
It's time for an Adult Contemporary Education (topic courtesy of the one and only Dom.) Kari and Joe talk about AC gems that did not cross over to the Hot 100, or if they did, barely made a dent on th...
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January 20, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Sade, Mica Paris, Barbra Streisand and Dionne Warwick are here to soothe you and there's also some MEN we cover as well (Kari throws salt over her shoulder, lights some sage, and grabs a crystal to cleanse her soul.) Plus, a large tidbit about the origin about one of Joe's favorite songs.
New episode alert! It's time for an Adult Contemporary Education (topic courtesy of the one and only @domshaheen.bsky.social.) @pizzakari.bsky.social and Joe talk about 80s AC gems that did not cross over to the Hot 100, or if they did, barely made a dent on that chart.
Episode 291 - Adult Contemporary Education - Hey! Remember the 80's?
It's time for an Adult Contemporary Education (topic courtesy of the one and only Dom.) Kari and Joe talk about AC gems that did not cross over to the Hot 100, or if they did, barely made a dent on th...
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January 20, 2026 at 1:11 PM
New episode alert! It's time for an Adult Contemporary Education (topic courtesy of the one and only @domshaheen.bsky.social.) @pizzakari.bsky.social and Joe talk about 80s AC gems that did not cross over to the Hot 100, or if they did, barely made a dent on that chart.
Today it's all about Charlie's 80s Attic on the pod. We loved talking about how being a part of the station for the past five years has changed our lives and how proud we are of the great community Charlie, Joe and Kari built together. <3
Episode 287 - A Very Special Episode - Hey! Remember the 80's?
Join Joe, Kari and Charlie to celebrate Charlie's 80s Attic, reminisce about almost six years on the air and hear some big news about the future of the station.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Today it's all about Charlie's 80s Attic on the pod. We loved talking about how being a part of the station for the past five years has changed our lives and how proud we are of the great community Charlie, Joe and Kari built together. <3
This one's a doozy! Kari and Joe take a crazy ride through a compilation Joe bought for 50% off at the Hollywood Bowl called Hits 80’s, and with that weird syntax and punctuation, you guessed right, it’s from France!
Episode 286 - Hits 80's - Hey! Remember the 80's?
Join Kari and Joe for a crazy ride through a compilation Joe bought for 50% off at the Hollywood Bowl called Hits 80’s, and with that weird syntax and punctuation, you guessed right, it’s from France!...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This one's a doozy! Kari and Joe take a crazy ride through a compilation Joe bought for 50% off at the Hollywood Bowl called Hits 80’s, and with that weird syntax and punctuation, you guessed right, it’s from France!
Join Joe, Kari and special guest DJ Matt Bailer to discuss Matt's special project revisiting the music of 1980 to create his own personalized top 40 charts! He has discovered so many great lost songs he wants to share with you! 1980 usually means boring boring boring, but not this time.
Episode 282 - DJMattB's 1980 Treasure Trove - Hey! Remember the 80's?
Join Joe, Kari and special guest DJ Matt Bailer to discuss Matt's special project revisiting the music of 1980 to create his own personalized top 40 charts! This has led him to discover so many great ...
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October 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Join Joe, Kari and special guest DJ Matt Bailer to discuss Matt's special project revisiting the music of 1980 to create his own personalized top 40 charts! He has discovered so many great lost songs he wants to share with you! 1980 usually means boring boring boring, but not this time.
New ep! We go just a bit outside to talk about those songs that hit the Hot 100 but peaked b/t number 41 and number 100. This time around it's 6 tracks from 1989, including brothers covering brothers, an icon in her adult contemporary era and more hair metal than you can shake a can of aqua net at.
Episode 281 - Just a Bit Outside, All 1989 Edition - Hey! Remember the 80's?
First up in tidbits, Kari and Joe also talk 80s artists collaborations with Miley Cyrus and once again beg some millionaires to just go to therapy already.Then they are going just a bit outside yet ag...
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September 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
New ep! We go just a bit outside to talk about those songs that hit the Hot 100 but peaked b/t number 41 and number 100. This time around it's 6 tracks from 1989, including brothers covering brothers, an icon in her adult contemporary era and more hair metal than you can shake a can of aqua net at.
New episode has dropped with special guest @domshaheen.bsky.social! We talk novelty songs (including some real doozies "by" Ronald Reagan), New Zealand superstar Margaret Urlich and some great live clips from 80s acts at the recent Radio 2 in the Park festival in the UK. Join us!
Episode 280 - Novelty Songs (with Friend of the Podcast Dom) - Hey! Remember the 80's?
Join Kari, Joe and special guest Dom (aka DC Sheehan) to explore the full range of novelty songs of the 80s. There's one that hit the top 40, one by the king of novelty pop himself, one that went all ...
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September 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
New episode has dropped with special guest @domshaheen.bsky.social! We talk novelty songs (including some real doozies "by" Ronald Reagan), New Zealand superstar Margaret Urlich and some great live clips from 80s acts at the recent Radio 2 in the Park festival in the UK. Join us!
Get ready for episode 280 (dropping this Tuesday) on Novelty Songs by watching this video from "Reathel Bean & the Doonesbury Break Crew". Or absolutely do not do that and let Kari, Joe and special guest @domshaheen.bsky.social just describe the horror to you.
Reathel Bean & The Doonesbury Break Crew - Rap Master Ronnie
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September 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Get ready for episode 280 (dropping this Tuesday) on Novelty Songs by watching this video from "Reathel Bean & the Doonesbury Break Crew". Or absolutely do not do that and let Kari, Joe and special guest @domshaheen.bsky.social just describe the horror to you.
Episode 279 has dropped! Kari and Joe don't want to work, they just want to bang on the vibraslap all day, so... we did. Well, we talked about songs that used vibraslap for about 50 minutes, same difference. Join us for the fun!
Episode 279 - A Little Vibraslap and Tickle - Hey! Remember the 80's?
Kari and Joe don't want to work, they just want to bang on the vibraslap all day, so... we did. Well, we talked about songs that used vibraslap for about 50 minutes, same difference. Join us for the f...
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September 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Episode 279 has dropped! Kari and Joe don't want to work, they just want to bang on the vibraslap all day, so... we did. Well, we talked about songs that used vibraslap for about 50 minutes, same difference. Join us for the fun!
Also in this episode, it's time for the next part of the ongoing QUIZ series, find out if Joe finally catches up to Kari! Here are some visual clues for questions you will hear.
January 30, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Also in this episode, it's time for the next part of the ongoing QUIZ series, find out if Joe finally catches up to Kari! Here are some visual clues for questions you will hear.
Ep 240 has dropped! Time for part 2 of our series highlighting the Best Pop Songs NEVER to Hit the Hot 100, according to Billboard. Why did great songs from Change, Tears for Fears and others NOT hit the Hot 100? Billboard has their reasons, which are myriad (Heathers reference, nailed it).
Yes, and? Best Pop Songs Which Never Hit the Hot 100 - Hey! Remember the 80's?
Episode 240: Time for part two of our series highlighting the Best Pop Songs NEVER to Hit the Hot 100, according to Billboard Magazine. Why did great songs from Change, Tears for Fears, Womack and Wom...
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January 30, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Ep 240 has dropped! Time for part 2 of our series highlighting the Best Pop Songs NEVER to Hit the Hot 100, according to Billboard. Why did great songs from Change, Tears for Fears and others NOT hit the Hot 100? Billboard has their reasons, which are myriad (Heathers reference, nailed it).
They also discuss live versions, demos, or remixes. Get ready for chatter about Genesis, Janet Jackson, Bruce Hornsby & The Range, Cyndi Lauper, and more! Find out if any of your faves made this totally subjective list!
Our Favorite Number Ones - Hey! Remember the 80's?
Episode 237: Happy New Year, folks! Joe and Kari are starting off 2024 with a bang! They've chosen their Top Five Number One singles of the 80's and discuss each one's merits. They also discuss live v...
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January 6, 2024 at 3:41 PM
They also discuss live versions, demos, or remixes. Get ready for chatter about Genesis, Janet Jackson, Bruce Hornsby & The Range, Cyndi Lauper, and more! Find out if any of your faves made this totally subjective list!
Happy New Year, folks! Joe and Kari are starting off 2024 with a bang! They've chosen their Top Five Number One singles of the 80's and discuss each one's merits.
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January 6, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Happy New Year, folks! Joe and Kari are starting off 2024 with a bang! They've chosen their Top Five Number One singles of the 80's and discuss each one's merits.
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Happy new year to all 80s music lovers! Cheers to 2024.
January 1, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Happy new year to all 80s music lovers! Cheers to 2024.
Get your Saturday started right. 🏈
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September 23, 2023 at 2:58 PM
Get your Saturday started right. 🏈
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