Our 80s Life Podcast

What's so exciting about McDonalds bringing back their Halloween pails? Generation X can't wait to get their hands on these classics from the 80s! It got us thinking about some of our favorite Halloween memories growing up in the 1980s. Join us for a fun conversation about retro candy, those tacky plastic costumes, and more! 📺 Watch our videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/our80slife 🔴 WAT...

When it comes to 80s music, there are some songs we love so much we listen to them on REPEAT. We checked our Spotify listening stats to find out the music we played the most, and we'll each be sharing our Top 10 most listened-to songs from the 1980s in this fun countdown. We'll also share why we love them, along with some fun facts about each of these awesome songs.  📺 Watch our videos on Yo...

We have a quirky hobby of visiting and documenting "dead malls" of the 80s. Join us for a conversation about some of our favorite malls past and present. We'll share some of our mall memories, discuss the decline of these 1980's malls, and make some predictions about the future of the shopping mall.  📺 Watch our videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/our80slife 📺 Check out our DEAD MALL...

It's been 35 years since RoboCop was released in theaters on July 17, 1987. RoboCop was filmed in our hometown of Dallas, and we absolutely LOVE this classic 80's movie! We'll admit, we were late to the party having only just discovered this legacy film a few years ago. After that, we became a bit obsessed and tracked down ALL of the Dallas filming locations from RoboCop, as well the sequel which...

Remember hotlines? Back in the 80s, you might call a hotline for all kinds of reasons: to see what movies are playing, get a weather report, talk to your favorite stars, and more! They seem pretty obsolete now, but do some of these hotlines still exist? In this episode, we'll share some of our memories about hotlines of the 1980s and even discover some that actually still work! Join us for a fun c...

We attended an advance screening of the new Top Gun: Maverick, and it was AWESOME!! Not even exaggerating, this may be one of the BEST movies ever made! Of course, we entered the theatre completely biased because we totally love the original 1986 Top Gun film, and we're generally skeptical of sequels (especially when it comes to our favorite classic 80's movies) but Top Gun: Maverick blew us away!...

Hope you're hungry because today's episode is all about the foods we were raised on! We'll read some handwritten recipes from our childhoods and discuss our favorite foods from our mom's home cooked meals to the school cafeteria. Let's eat! 

Back in the 80s, when kids watched TV we also had to watch commercials. The 1980s brought us some very memorable and funny advertisements, along with catchy jingles that we still can't get out of our heads after all these years. In this episode, we'll share some of our favorites. Then we'll play a game to see who can identify the products using 80s commercials as clues. Play along with us! ...

Have you ever belted out lyrics from your favorite 80s song only to find out later that you had them totally wrong? In today's episode, we're talking about misunderstood lyrics of the 80s. We'll share some funny ones from our past and commonly misheard lyrics from the 80s, then we'll play a game to see who can guess the correct lyrics from some popular music of the 1980s.  📺 Watch our vlogs...

There's really nothing better than LIVE music! In today's episode, we'll discuss some of our favorite concert memories past and present, along with more recent performances from our favorite bands of the 1980s. Join us for a fun chat featuring some crazy concert mishaps and hilarious stories of our musical youth.  📺 Watch our vlogs on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/our80slife 😊 Say hello...

Welcome to our new podcast!! In this first episode, we'll share some behind-the-scenes stories and memories from the ultimate 80s party... The 80s Cruise! It goes without saying, we had an AMAZING time on the cruise!  We didn't capture all of the fun on-camera, so we're here to give you all the nitty-gritty details. We also have a YouTube channel where we make videos as a couple of 80s kids l...