Episode 234: 1980s Technology Fails, Get A Life TV Show, An 80s Computers Educational Short Film, Dark Side of the Moon(3-4-2026)

About this episode

Episode 234 explores notable technology failures of the 1980s, a short-lived TV show, and an educational short film about computers.

Send us Fan Mail Order a copy of my acting debut film, Cape Cod Cthulhu! A short-lived TV show that was ahead of its time. A vintage educational short-film about the rise of computers. Some of the biggest tech fails of the 80s. Episode 234 helps March come in like a lion with a fresh batch of GenX nostalgia. It starts with a look back at a short-lived television show that might have been way ahead of its time. Get A Life starred Chris Elliot and at times felt like a comedy fever dream. Though...

People in this episode

Host: Christopher Setterlund

Topics covered

• 1980s technology
• television shows
• Gen-X nostalgia
• educational films
• tech failures
• comedy

Keywords

• 1980s
• technology fails
• Get A Life
• Chris Elliot
• educational short film
• Gen-X nostalgia
• Cape Cod Cthulhu

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Cape Cod Cthulhu, Get A Life, Dark Side of the Moon, educational short-film

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