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- 🇺🇸US · Music History#17300K to 1M
- 🇦🇺AU · Music History#43100K to 300K
- 🇨🇦CA · Music History#6030K to 100K
- 🇬🇧GB · Music History#1105K to 30K
- 🇩🇪DE · Music History#1975K to 30K
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572K to 1.9M🇺🇸53%🇦🇺16%🇨🇦5%+17 more - Active Followers
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229K to 758K
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Summer of '86: The Underappreciated Movies Turning 40 This Year
Jun 19, 2026
Unknown duration
Novelty Songs of the ’80s: “Star Trekkin’,” “Rappin’ Rodney,” “Bomb Iran” and Other Weird Hits
Jun 10, 2026
48m 19s
Katrina Leskanich on “Walking on Sunshine,” Eurovision and The 80s Cruise
May 28, 2026
1h 03m 48s
Peter Gabriel’s ‘So’ at 40 | Songs, Stories and Legacy
May 19, 2026
1h 02m 01s
Unlikely Cover Songs of the ’80s: Eddie Money, Chaka Khan, Bette Midler & The Clash
May 10, 2026
40m 55s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/19/26 |  Summer of '86: The Underappreciated Movies Turning 40 This Year | Episode 787: The summer of 1986 is often remembered for blockbuster giants like Top Gun, The Karate Kid Part II, and Aliens. But what about the movies that didn't dominate the box office or become instant classics? This week on Stuck in the '80s, Steve Spears and Brad Williams take a nostalgic look back at four underappreciated summer films celebrating their 40th anniversary: SpaceCamp, Legal Eagles, Nothing in Common, and Ruthless People. | — | ||||||
| 6/10/26 |  Novelty Songs of the ’80s: “Star Trekkin’,” “Rappin’ Rodney,” “Bomb Iran” and Other Weird Hits✨ | novelty songs1980s music+3 | Chuck Coverly | Star Trekkin'Rappin' Rodney+1 | — | novelty songs1980s+3 | — | 48m 19s | |
| 5/28/26 |  Katrina Leskanich on “Walking on Sunshine,” Eurovision and The 80s Cruise✨ | musicEurovision+3 | Katrina Leskanich | Katrina and the WavesWalking on Sunshine | — | Katrina LeskanichWalking on Sunshine+3 | — | 1h 03m 48s | |
| 5/19/26 |  Peter Gabriel’s ‘So’ at 40 | Songs, Stories and Legacy✨ | Peter Gabriel1980s music+3 | — | Peter Gabriel’s ‘So’So+1 | — | Peter GabrielSo+5 | — | 1h 02m 01s | |
| 5/10/26 |  Unlikely Cover Songs of the ’80s: Eddie Money, Chaka Khan, Bette Midler & The Clash✨ | cover songs1980s music+5 | — | Stuck in the '80s | — | cover songsEddie Money+5 | — | 40m 55s | |
| 4/30/26 |  Famous ’80s TV & Movie Cars: KITT, the DeLorean, General Lee & Ecto-1✨ | star cars1980s+3 | — | General LeeDeLorean+1 | — | star cars1980s+3 | — | 1h 04m 00s | |
| 4/20/26 |  The Forgotten ’80s Soccer Movie ‘Victory’ with Pelé, Stallone & Michael Caine✨ | soccer1980s film+4 | Alexi Lalas | Victory | — | soccerVictory+5 | — | 1h 19m 45s | |
| 4/14/26 |  Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2026 Inductees: Biggest ’80s Legends, Snubs & Surprises✨ | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame2026 Inductees+3 | — | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | — | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame2026 Inductees+4 | — | 32m 18s | |
| 4/9/26 |  Kenny Loggins Interview Revisited: Footloose, Top Gun & the Soundtrack of the ’80s✨ | Kenny Logginsinterview+4 | Kenny Loggins | FootlooseTop Gun | — | Kenny LogginsFootloose+4 | — | 31m 40s | |
| 3/29/26 |  Pretty in Pink vs. Some Kind of Wonderful — Which John Hughes ’80s Movie Is Better?✨ | teen romanceJohn Hughes+3 | — | Pretty in PinkSome Kind of Wonderful | — | Pretty in PinkSome Kind of Wonderful+4 | — | 1h 11m 01s | |
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| 3/18/26 |  The Greatest American Hero Turns 45: William Katt Looks Back on the Classic ’80s TV Series✨ | 1980s TV showsinterviews+3 | William Katt | The Greatest American Hero | — | The Greatest American HeroWilliam Katt+5 | — | 49m 48s | |
| 3/11/26 |  Inside the New Stuck in the ’80s Book: 20 Years of Celebrity Interviews & Podcast Stories | The new Stuck in the '80s podcast book is finally for sale. Brad interviews Spearsy about a project 20 years in the making. | — | ||||||
| 3/7/26 |  Highlander Turns 40: Why the Cult ’80s Fantasy Movie Still Rules | "Highlander" is officially 40 years old. Well, technically Connor MacLeod is 508 years old now. Here's our tribute episode. | — | ||||||
| 2/22/26 |  Miracle on Ice Revisited: Why the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team Still Inspires America | Relive the Miracle on Ice from the 1980 Winter Olympic Games with hosts Steve Spears, Sean Daly and Tom Jones. | — | ||||||
| 2/18/26 |  MTV VJ Martha Quinn on the Radio Hall of Fame, MTV’s Rise & the ’80s Music Revolution | Original MTV veejay Martha Quinn makes her first visit to Stuck in the '80s in 10 years. | — | ||||||
| 2/9/26 |  Sean Daly Returns: Behind the Scenes of 20 Years of the Stuck in the ’80s Podcast | Sean Daly, one of the original hosts of the Stuck in the '80s podcast, returns this week to talk about the podcast's first 20 years. | — | ||||||
| 2/3/26 |  Author Becky Kliss on Gen X Nostalgia, ’80s Culture & When We Felt Invincible | "When We Were Invincible: Life Lessons from the ’80s that Defined a Generation" is a new book by Becky Kliss, who joins the show to talk about Gen X and what we learned from our teen years. | — | ||||||
| 1/21/26 |  Glass Tiger’s Alan Frew on ’80s Fame, “Don’t Forget Me” & the MTV Era | Glass Tiger frontman Alan Frew joins the podcast to talk about the band's history, his background growing up in Scotland, and Glass Tiger's upcoming performance on The 80s Cruise. | — | ||||||
| 1/12/26 |  10 Classic Songs Turning 50 in 2026 — The Hits That Defined the ’70s and ’80s | The year 1976 seems so long ago, and it was. Here are 10 songs we loved from that year that are turning 50 in 2026. | — | ||||||
| 12/31/25 |  1985 Revisited: The Biggest Movies, Music & Pop Culture Moments 40 Years Later | On New Year's Eve, we look back at the end of 1985 and see how it shaped the rest of the decade. | — | ||||||
| 12/23/25 |  Celebrating Rob Reiner: The Director Behind Stand by Me, The Princess Bride & More | We say goodbye to Rob Reiner by honoring the films he directed in the '80s and the parts he played throughout his career. | — | ||||||
| 12/17/25 |  Author Michael Weitz on ‘We Be Dragons,’ Dungeons & Dragons & Growing Up in the ’80s | Award-winning author Michael Weitz talks D&D and his new novel "We Be Dragons." | — | ||||||
| 12/10/25 |  Revisiting ‘Taps’ and ‘The Lords of Discipline’: Dark Military Dramas of the ’80s | Military school movies in the '80s? Yeah, they were a thing, though "Taps" and "Lords of Discipline" rose to the top of the ranks thanks to amazing casting with the likes of Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, David Keith and many others. | — | ||||||
| 12/4/25 |  Bret Michaels Interview Revisited: Poison, Hair Metal & Life in the ’80s | Poison frontman Bret Michaels visits Spearsy and Sean in this classic 2010 episode of the podcast. | — | ||||||
| 11/19/25 |  Taylor Dayne on ’80s Pop Stardom, Dance Hits & the MTV Era | Singer/songwriter Taylor Dayne joins Spearsy to talk about The 80s Cruise, opening for Michael Jackson and her start working in Russian clubs. | — | ||||||
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Chart Positions
22 placements across 20 markets.
Chart Positions
22 placements across 20 markets.