Featuring Joe Wack & Keith Marsteller

The 80s-est

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Two lifelong Gen-X friends from a tiny Ohio community set out on a quest to find the totally 80s-est song ever recorded! Joe Wack and Keith Marsteller discuss 80s music, pop culture, celebrities, movies, music videos, and products through the lens of their rural upbringing. After arranging the songs into a bracket of 64, they then rely on audience votes to advance songs through the tournament, all in the service of finding "The 80s-est" song in all the land! the80sest.substack.com

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Featuring Joe Wack & Keith Marsteller

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S1E2: Movie Region Preview 31.05.2024 35:29

In this second episode of The 80s-est, the guys lay out the 16 songs and their seedings in the first region: The Movie Region! Here’s the bracket: follow on Spotify: subscribe on Apple Podcasts: or jump in on Google(now YouTube) Podcasts: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the80sest.substack.com

S1E1: The 80s-est Pilot 30.05.2024 27:14

In the pilot episode of The 80s-est, Keith and Joe lay out the premise behind the show: 64 songs will go head to head in four different regions, with listeners casting votes in each bracket, to determine which song most exemplifies the sound, the feel, the vibe of the decade that gave us Clara Peller, the Reagan Presidency and the saxophone player from The Lost Boys. Which song has the most synth,...