Episode 237: Who Was Max Headroom?, the We Are the World Song, Biggest 70s Sports Stars(3-25-2026)

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Episode 237 explores the legacy of Max Headroom, the We Are the World charity song, and highlights some of the biggest sports stars of the 1970s.

Send us Fan Mail Watch my acting debut film for free, Cape Cod Cthulhu! Who in the world was Max Headroom? The legacy of the We Are the World charity song. Some of the biggest sports stars of the 1970s. Episode 237 rolls the weird, raucous, and wholesome bits of pop culture into one show. We Are the World was a massive undertaking more than 40 years ago. It was a humanitarian crisis taken on by many of the biggest names in music. The song and album sold millions and brought in millions. What ...

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Host: Christopher Setterlund

Topics covered

• Max Headroom
• We Are the World
• 1970s sports stars
• pop culture
• charity music

Keywords

• Max Headroom
• We Are the World
• 1970s sports
• pop culture
• charity song

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Books & works: We Are the World, Cape Cod Cthulhu

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