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Dreamland: The RetroBlasting Podcast

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  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    Death: The True Meaning of Christmas (80s Xmas Specials)
    Melinda and Conrad put the Dreamland spin on Christmas and review three decidedly dark 80s Christmas specials featuring the dark spectre of death: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985, Rankin-Bass), The Snowman (1982, John Coates), and The Christmas Toy (1986, Jim Henson Productions).
    29 December 2023, 4:18 pm
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
    Vampira vs Elvira - Horror Hosts History
    Vampira and Elvira definitely didn't get off to a good start with each other, but they definitely changed the televised landscape for horror and instigated some of our favorite B-movie anthology shows.
    28 October 2023, 9:00 pm
  • 1 hour 47 minutes
    Charity Singles and the 80s Spectacle of Giving: Live Aid and We Are the World
    Conrad and Melinda discuss the onslaught of charity singles in the 80s: the concept, the dramas, and the impact.
    9 September 2023, 9:25 pm
  • 1 hour 43 minutes
    80s Movie Visions of AI - Melinda Reacts

    Conrad gets Melinda to watch THREE 80s movies she's never seen before to get her reaction to the 80s vision of our artificial intelligence future. Will she guess their plots correctly? Will she like any of them? Can Conrad predict her reactions? Movies watched: 2010: The Year We Make Contact, D.A.R.Y.L., and Electric Dreams

    6 August 2023, 8:50 pm
  • 1 hour 36 minutes
    Stranger Danger and 80s Childhood Propaganda

    This month we're discussing the child safety panic of the 80s in the US and UK, the funny and the terrifying.

    20 July 2023, 5:43 pm
  • 1 hour 35 minutes
    DeLorean- The Story You Only Think You Know
    Melinda and Conrad discuss DeLorean: the man, the car, the myth - and what it's actually like to be in one!
    7 June 2023, 2:30 pm
  • 1 hour 19 minutes
    Classic Stallone Films: A Brit Reacts
    When Melinda discovered Conrad hadn’t seen any of Sylvester Stallone’s classic filmography, she had to take action. What will Conrad think of Rocky, Rambo, and Over The Top? Find out in our latest show!
    17 May 2023, 3:30 pm
  • 1 hour 28 minutes
    Fairy Tale TV Shows of the 80s

    Melinda and Conrad remember two fairy tale anthology shows from the 80s- Faerie Tale Theatre with Shelly Duvall and The StoryTeller by Jim Henson - and analyze the history of fairy tales in general. They also discuss their new obsession with the work of well-known Harvard folklore expert Maria Tatar.

    2 April 2023, 3:03 pm
  • 1 hour 44 minutes
    Generation X and the Nuclear Nightmare

    Growing up in the 80s for many of us meant a constant awareness and fear of nuclear war, along with everything that would follow. We explore the media of the decade and how it reflected these fears, with a focus on The Day After (US, 1983) and Threads (UK, 1984) - TV movies with a big message.

    5 March 2023, 10:12 pm
  • 1 hour 33 minutes
    Beanie Babies: From Boom to Bust
    We discuss Ty Warner, Beanie Babies, and the lasting impact to the collecting world.
    29 January 2023, 10:30 pm
  • 1 hour 49 minutes
    High (Grange Hill and Degrassi Jr. High)

    Melinda and Conrad explore the trailblazing teen shows Degrassi Junior High and Grange Hill.

    29 December 2022, 12:00 am
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