80s He-Man, Beastie Boys, and Bill Joel

About this episode

The hosts discuss various topics related to 80s culture, including music, collectibles, and parenting.

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics: 0:00 - Introduction 5:35 - FBI ripped off the Beastie Boys 12:55 - New music from Beastie Boys' Mike D 16:45 - Gen X parent fails their child: Who's Weird AL? 24:15 - Easter Egg in Steam Controller 33:05 - He-Man's collectible popcorn bucket 47:45 - Beware this He-Man mockbuster 53:40 - Billy Joel biopic without his music 57:35 - Letters from You Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow . Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow

People in this episode

Host: Will Padilla

Guests: Kat, Jon

Topics covered

• 80s pop culture
• music
• collectibles
• film
• Gen X parenting

Keywords

• He-Man
• Beastie Boys
• Billy Joel
• Gen X
• mockbuster

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: He-Man, He-Man mockbuster, Billy Joel biopic

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